In this mini episode, we get serious!! But then we have some fun. Ashley tells us more about the dangers of leaving your child in the car and about some of the unfortunate outcomes that have happened as a result this year. Mallory then shares a bizarre account from a former North Korean detainee. After the break, join us for a trip down memory lane…

Mary Anderson and Lyle Stevik were two people that didn’t know each other, but they ended up having a lot in common. They both would be found dead in their hotel rooms, and had also both scrubbed their identities before they were found deceased. What was their motivation? And who were they? If you'd like to support us, please visit https://www.buym…

July is the deadliest month of the year when it comes to hot car deaths. So what better time to spread awareness? Coincidentally the most notorious hot car death case has been in the news recently. On June 18, 2014, Justin Ross Harris left his 22 month old son Cooper Harris in a hot car for 7 hours while he was at work. He was charged with his murd…

In this episode, we delve into the harrowing and inhumane experiments conducted by the Nazis during World War II. We explore the disturbing experiments, the key figures involved, and the devastating impact on the victims. This episode details one of the darkest chapters in human history, emphasizing the importance of remembering and learning from t…

Megan Hess was the owner and funeral director of Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in Montrose, Colorado. She was viewed as a pillar in her community - always donating her time and money to nursing homes, hospice centers, and local law enforcement. Megan knew that planning a funeral is one of the hardest things people will have to do, so her goal was to mak…

Humans have achieved many amazing things in history, but some things done in order to achieve these amazing things were done in not so amazing ways. Join us as we talk about history’s fastest amputator, a lobotomy gone wrong, and the intentional spread of Hepatitis in the name of creating a vaccine. If you'd like to support us, please visit https:/…

Astronomers have been on a constant quest to discover life beyond our planet. But once we make contact, how will we communicate with them? That’s where John C. Lilly came in — a world renowned neuroscientist obsessed with understanding consciousness — human and beyond. By the 1960s, Lilly was heading up an experiment backed by both NASA and the US …

2nd grader Kyron Horman’s stepmom Terri drove him to school for the big science fair in June 2010. Kyron was so excited to show off his project he did about Red-Eyed Tree Frogs. They got to the school and set up, and Terri left to go run some errands. Mysteriously, Kyron was marked absent all day and no one had seen him since that morning when he a…

Sandra Clifton was a family-oriented, single mother of two who was ready to start a new relationship. So, she signed up for online dating! What could possibly go wrong? She meets a man by the name of David Hendy. He's charming, he's generous, he was about to turn the Clifton's family upside down. Join us as we dive deep into the fantasy world of on…

When Robert Wone went to his close friends' house to stay the night after a late night at work in Washington D.C., little did he know it would be his last. His friends discovered him stabbed and unresponsive in the guest room later that night. A perplexing 911 call and an array of bizarre circumstantial evidence hint at a potential cover-up in this…

On July 15, 1976, a Dairyland Elementary School bus vanished out of thin air while dropping off children from summer camp. Luckily the 26 children and bus driver were found, but in the middle of a quarry over 100 miles away. This would go down as the largest kidnapping in US history. But, who were the kidnappers and what was their motive? If you wo…

We are so glad to be back!!! Tune in to this week's episode to learn what the heck we've been up to, and stay for a crazy story! In 2012, newly single dad Dave Kroupa moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he decided he was ready to brave the dating scene for the first time in 10 years. He signed up on the dating site plentyoffish.com and ended up dating a…

We are back a little early this week to bring you a mini episode! To start us off, Mallory brings us the haunting story of a camping trip gone wrong. Four Finnish teenagers set out on a camping trip, but only one of them makes it out alive - was it the survivor that killed the others or was someone else lurking in the woods? Then Ashley talks about…

We’re back after an unplanned hiatus! Thank you for sticking with us! On this episode, Ashley dives deep into the rabbit hole of 7M. What is 7M? Is it: A. A TikTok dance cult? B. A Christian movement to take over the world and usher in the apocalypse? OR C. All of the above? Take a listen and decide for yourself. Thank you to everyone who has suppo…

Richard Allen was charged with the murders of Abby Williams and Liberty German in October of 2022. If you’re unfamiliar with this case, we’d recommend you listen to episode 10. On this episode, Mallory walks us through the 130 page motion filed by Richard Allen’s defense team. The motion outlines why they believe the October 2022 search of Allen’s …

On this mini episode, Ashley shares some local lore about Lake Lanier, a man made lake in north Georgia with a dark history and an excessive amount of mysterious deaths. Then, Mallory tells us about the bizarre events leading up to the disappearance of Lars Mittank, a young German national who was on vacation in Bulgaria. A fight and bouts of paran…

What do you do on your downtime at work? Mallory discovers teensy weensy islands in the South Pacific. Tonight, Mallory tells us about one of those islands, specifically Pitcairn Island. It has a population of less than 50 people and by all accounts the people seem happy and friendly. The island is beautiful and the people of Pitcairn are eager to …

Reagan Hancock and her husband Homer had just celebrated their first wedding anniversary and were just 6 weeks away from meeting their baby girl, Braxlynn Sage. But on the morning of October 9, 2020, Reagan would be found brutally murdered in her own home. The murderer? A mutual Facebook friend and the Hancock’s wedding photographer. What could hav…

Infamous Redditor ReligionOfPeace was best known as a moderator on a barely legal subreddit called r/jailbait. This subreddit was a predator breeding ground and ReligionOfPeace further promoted his depraved interests by way of an image hosting site called That Old Guy's Image Host. But it had a strange URL that had users scratching their heads. It …

On this mini episode, Mallory shares the story of Candace Scott. A woman who worked at a crematorium that would cremate cadavers that were used for education purposes at the University of Arkansas anatomy lab. Her job was to pick up the bodies, take them back for cremation, then return the ashes to the school who would return the remains to the fam…

In 2012 an Instagram account called Healing_Belle was created. The description read: Belle Gibson, gamechanger with brain cancer and a food obsession. The feed was a highly curated selection of bright, well-composed photos of healthy meals, sunsets, and of a woman living her best life. Sounds like yet another wellness influencer, right? Wrong. Hear…

Faith Hedgepeth was a Native American student at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in September 2012. She was living with a good friend Karena while she was waiting to move into her own place a month later. Everyone loved Faith - that is, everyone except Karena’s ex-boyfriend who blamed Faith for splitting them up. One night, Faith and…

We’re back! After relearning how to have a conversation, Mallory and Ashley discuss two major trials - Idaho v. Lori Vallow Daybell and Colorado v. Letecia Stauch. Nothing is better than justice being served and it felt especially monumental that it was served in time for Mother’s Day. If you’re interested in hearing the full story behind these Mot…

If you were to turn on the afternoon news, on August 28, 2003 in Erie, PA, you may have seen Brian Wells on your screen. What started out as a normal day delivering pizzas progressed into Brian walking into a PNC Bank with a bomb strapped to his neck. It didn’t end well for Brian, and it didn’t end well for Jim Roden or Robert Thomas. What do all o…

In this "mini" episode Ash and Mal go over case updates for Lori Daybell, Alex Murdaugh, Stephen Smith, and a weird connection between the Delphi murders and a cold case from Kentucky. Then Mallory horrifies us with a case of a cannibalistic rapist named Allison Weaver. After the break, Ashley shares the story of Gannon Stauch, an 11 year old boy w…

On June 7th, 2021, a 911 call came in from Alex Murdaugh. He told 911 operators that his son and wife had been shot. The scene was extremely disturbing. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found brutally murdered at the kennels on the family’s property. Alex gave a witness interview the same night, and police began their investigation. They quickly notic…

Alex Murdaugh, disgraced Southern lawyer, was recently convicted of murdering his wife and youngest son in cold blood. How does anyone become a family annihilator? Especially someone who on the surface appears to be a down-to-earth, accomplished person who in his career seemingly offered help to many people in need? In this first episode in a serie…

In this "mini" episode Mallory shares an intriguing story of twin sisters June and Jennifer Gibbons. Then Ashley discusses the case of Dylan Redwine, a 13 year old boy who vanished while visiting his father Mark Redwine for Thanksgiving. Afterward, Mal and Ash go back in time reading their old facebook statuses and try not to die from excessive cri…

On episode 31, Ashley falls down a rabbit hole researching the disappearance and murder of Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner. Laci was reported missing on December 24, 2002 and all signs pointed to her husband, America’s least favorite golf bruh, Scott Peterson. Scott and Laci were viewed as the perfect couple from the outside looking in. Sc…

Amongst many tangents, Mallory takes us on a journey to Matamoros, Mexico - a popular spring break spot for college students across the US. While popular, Matamoros was quickly becoming known for its increasing amount of missing person cases. For context, our story takes place in the spring of 1989 and 60 people were documented missing in the first…

We're back - we apologize for the delay. We were busy coping with existence. Our focus for the last couple of months has been on the ongoing updates in the murders of the 4 University of Idaho students: Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. Most who have been following this case will know that there have been major update…

When we heard the news that Peacock would be releasing a 3 part series, "Where the Truth Lies", where Casey Anthony would be telling her “truth”, we knew it would be important to provide context that most likely wouldn’t be included in her retelling. Caylee Anthony was last seen on the morning of June 16, 2008. Casey told her parents (who she was l…

Happy Thanksgiving! This week Ashley and Mallory are bringing you a baby episode with some case updates on Lori Daybell, Debbie Collier, and the Delphi murders, as well as a discussion about the recent murders of four University of Idaho students.Autor: Rabbit Hole Happy Hour

Everyone loved Missy. She was a beacon of light to so many in her life and her community, especially through her fitness classes she held every week. Despite the rain, at 5 AM on Monday April 18th, 2016, her students were ready to be coached and enlightened by Missy at their fitness session with her. Their morning would turn out to be drastically d…

Happy Halloween! We have a spooky baby episode for you this week! Mallory kicks things off with a true story about a porn star that led crazy rituals using venomous toad scales. Next she tells the shocking story of an alleged LAPD police cover up. Ashley tells us about a father who came home to find blood and human teeth throughout the house. She a…

On July 5th, 2012, high school sophomore Skylar Neese would sneak out of her bedroom after her parents went to bed for the night. But the next day, Dave and Mary Neese would discover that their daughter never made it back. They looked to her best friends Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf who’d been with her earlier in the night, but who’d claimed to hav…

We're trying something new! Sometimes life is busy and when that happens we thought we could bring you guys a conversational episode filled with topics we've found interesting or horrifying in the news. We want your feedback on if you'd rather wait a little longer for a traditional episode or if you enjoy this kind of thing! This episode Ashley rec…

This mystery begins on Mother's Day 2020, when Suzanne allegedly went for a bike ride and never returned home. Investigators soon found that Suzanne's husband Barry took some suspicious moves the day Suzanne was reported missing - but did he have anything to do with her disappearance? After finding a spy pen and tranquilizer dart cap among bizarre …

NBC producer Benita Alexander was working on a story for a 2 hour television special focused on regenerative medicine. The subject of her documentary was the world renowned, yet controversial super surgeon, Paolo Macchiarini. Dr. Macchiarini was making waves in the medical world with his 3D printed tracheas and he’d already had a couple transplants…

20 years ago two friends went to grab some candy from a vending machine and disappeared into thin air. After the girls are found murdered, the search for their killer begins. Little did the public know that this killer was willingly participating in news interviews and putting himself in the spotlight since he publicly claimed to be the last person…

Harold Henthorn planned to surprise his wife Toni with a romantic getaway to the Rocky Mountains to celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary. He meticulously planned every detail and even Toni's colleagues at her ophthalmology practice were involved in the surprise! They gushed over how sweet the gesture was, but days later, Toni's colleagues, frie…

Shanda Sharer was a typical teenage girl growing up in the 90s. Life would get more complicated when Shanda started middle school. What started out as fight with an older girl would develop into something more romantic. This story of young love would take a horrific turn when the burned body of a woman was discovered in the woods of their hometown.…

Ashley tries her best to give a brief history lesson on the inception of Mormonism hitting on the concepts of polygamy and blood atonement - a crucial prelude into her story of the Lafferty brothers. Ron and Dan Lafferty were 2 clean cut Mormon boys with a tumultuous, extreme Mormon upbringing. The brothers stumble upon doctrine that lead them off …

Dr. Donald Cline - a fertility doctor in Indianapolis - was trusted by many due to his stellar reputation. He performed artificial insemination on many women who successfully went on to have children. Dr. Cline ensured the women that each donor would be used a maximum of three times to prevent a large number of related people in the same general ar…

This is the devastating and unbelievable story of a monster named Shelly Knotek. A mother who somehow managed to hide decades of abuse. A mother who would be called a serial killer, a psychopath, master manipulator, and a sadist. This story gained attention when Shelly's three daughters reached out to true crime author, Gregg Olsen, wanting to shar…

Three suitcases filled with body parts were discovered washed ashore on Virginia Beach. The remains were identified by friends as 39 year old, Bill McGuire. As police interview Bill's friends they learn that he'd been missing for over 30 days, but his wife Melanie never reported it. Melanie tells investigators that Bill took off after an explosive …

The most disturbing cases are often the ones where a seemingly successful pillar of society harbors a grotesque double life. Take Todd Kohlhepp for instance. Todd was a successful realtor who owned his own brokerage. He’d helped countless people in his community find their dream home. Little did they know that Todd Kohlhepp was an ex con, sexual pr…

Otto Warmbier was a bright college student with an even brighter future. He was eager to learn about the world beyond the United States and about the people of the world. He booked a trip with a group that advertised tours to "destinations your mother would rather you stayed away from". His trip to the isolated country of North Korea was fun, at fi…

Betsy Faria and Pam Hupp became good friends while they worked at State Farm Insurance together. They fell out of touch, but when Betsy was diagnosed with terminal cancer they rekindled their friendship - Pam was determined to help Betsy any way she could and often drove her to and from her chemo treatments. Such was the case on December 27, 2011 -…

Abigail Williams and Liberty German, two middle school best friends, spent their day off from school at the Delphi Historic Trails (specifically the Monon High Bridge). The girls had no idea that their fun day out at the park was going to be their last. A mysterious man with sinister intentions appeared on the bridge behind them. In a stroke of bri…