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Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO and Lore InterviewsBroken by Bullying: One Family’s NightmareTonight on the show, my special guest is criminologist and true crime author Judith A. Yates, here to discuss the deeply disturbing and controversial case of Sherokee Harriman—a 14-year-old girl whose tragic suicide in 2015shocked the town of LaVergne, Tennessee and sparked nationwide debate over bullying, teen mental health, and accountability in cyberbullying cases.On September 5, 2015, Sherokee drove a kitchen knife into her own stomach in a public park while other teens watched in horror. The coroner ruled her death a suicide, but was it truly a choice—or the final act of a young girl push...2025-07-2655 min
WomanicaWord Weavers: Judith ButlerJudith Butler (1956-present) is a renowned philosopher and gender theorist best known for their groundbreaking work on gender performativity, introduced in the influential 1990 book Gender Trouble. Their ideas have shaped the fields of queer theory, feminist thought, and critical theory, challenging traditional notions of identity, power, and the body. For Further Reading: Judith Butler Judith Butler - Biography On Judith Butler and Performativity Berkeley professor explains gender theory This month, we’re talking about Word Weavers — people who coined terms, popularized words, and even created entirely new languages. These activists, writers, artists, and scholars used langua...2025-05-2106 min
True Crime Uncensored with Burl Barer and Mark BoyerJ.A. YATES REVEALS THE HYENA OF AUSCHWITZhttps://www.amazon.com/Irma-Grese-Becoming-Hyena-Auschwitz/dp/B0DZBR8PV3Irma Grese - Becoming the Hyena of AuschwitzShy schoolgirl and farmer’s daughter turned vicious Nazi concentration camp guard IRMA GRESE is one of the most notorious female perpetrators to emerge from the Hitler regime. She moved quickly through the ranks of the concentration camp hierarchy due to her cruelty and fearlessness. At the age of 20 she was the youngest female camp supervisor in the SS.Prisoners recall Grese using her custom whip, gun, and attack dog as she moved through the camps, causing terror in prisoners wi...2025-05-0651 min
True Murder: The Most Shocking KillersIRMA GRESE—Becoming The Hyena of Auschwitz-Judith A. YatesIrma Grese “The Hyena of Auschwitz” entered Adolph Hitler’s concentration camps at the age of 18 as one of the most feared females in Nazi Germany. Before she was 20 years old, Grese became legendary for her insatiable cruelty and salacious liaisons, an alleged predator and sadist. Even Nazi supervisors were forced to curtail her brutal behavior. Irma Grese hailed from a small farming village. Her life’s goal was to become a nurse. Instead, she was a female guard in the most notorious concentration camps of the Third Reich. As WWII raged, so did Irma Grese’s behavior. When arrested and impris...2025-04-141h 14
Best True CrimeMaria Mandl "Mistress of Life & Death" author Susan J. EischeidAuthor SusanJ. Eischeid spent years writing the book "Mistress of Life & Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl." We peer into the frightening and cruel mind of the head overseer at Auschwitz's women's camp during WWII. Mandl left her good, anti-Nazi family to become one of the most hated and feared leaders in the Third Reich. What led her to assist in the slaughter of thousands? Why did she join the political party that her loving family despised? Susan conducted hundreds of interviews, traveled thousands of miles, and relentlessly researched to tell the gripping, complex story of...2024-12-1946 min
Best True CrimeThe Oldest Female Bank Robber - she had her gun in her walker!86-year-old Emily Coakley felt the Philadelphia bank had robbed her of $400. So, the next day, she went to the bank to get her money. She had a gun in her pocket and bullets hidden in her walker. From the book "Put the Money in My Purse! A history of female bank robbers". 2024-12-0110 min
Best True CrimeTexas Transgenders & Elimination - a new law threatens the trans communityA new ordinance in Odessa, Texas, rewards citizens for reporting transgender people who use the public bathroom. Is this price for elimination an effort to eliminate this population? An eye-opening episode on what it means to be transgender and discrimination in the Lone Star State.(The views & opinions expressed are those of the speakers and don't necessarily reflect views or positions of any entities they represent.)2024-11-0743 min
Best True Crime“Do I Scare You?” Behind the Fear of ClownsOver 50% of Americans report a phobia called coulrophobia: fear of clowns. I hate clowns. So, I decide to face my own fears. Let’s hold hands for support while discussing the fear of clowns including the history, the causes of our fear, and what some studies reveal. TRIGGER WARNINGS2024-10-2213 min
Best True Crime"I Was Going to Shoot My Teacher" - he carefully planned for campus carnage. Then he went home. What happened?“Al” was standing less that 50 feet away from the teacher he hated. Al had a shotgun in his backpack, and he had a plan. He had schemed for days on storming the office and killing this instructor. What led to Al’s plan, and how did it end? A rare interview with a school shooter who changed his mind and went home. 2024-10-0548 min
Best True CrimeThe Truth About Airport Security Are the airline safety and security measures working, or do they make us feel safe?Let’s discuss the biggest threat to our safety while flying.2024-01-2318 min
Best True CrimeLost Boy Found Lost: The Strange Case of Bobby DunbarA 1912 missing child case is solved in 2004 thanks toa DNA test. Still, the DNA test leads to more questions than answers. Where is Bobby Dunbar?And who is Bobby Dunbar?2023-12-1723 min
Best True CrimeSelfies at Auschwitz - why the graves of 6 million have become a backdropConcentration camp sites in Europe have reported a rising number of tourists taking selfies and inappropriate pictures. Why have mass graves become some people's fun backdrop?2023-11-2210 min
Best True CrimeThe case of Diamond Alvarez: Teen Domestic Violence & Victim Witness Statements 16-year-old Diamond Alvarez was murdered by her boyfriend in cold blood. Teen domestic violence did not make the news; the explosion in the courtroom did. Includes a discussion on victim impact statements.2023-10-2216 min
The Good Wives' Guide to True CrimeInterview- Bullied to Death- Judith A Yates, True Crime AuthorJudith (Jude) A Yates, is a renowned true crime author and Jaqueline of all trades. Her book about Sherokee was amazing and clearly shows that something that happened that day was tragic. She shares about the life Sherokee lived and how that impacted what happened the day her life was taken. Jude shares her experience writing the book and talks about several of her other books and knowledge as well.Don't forget to subscribe on your favorite platform. If you leave us a 5-star review or share and tag us on IG you will be entered in our monthly...2023-10-131h 39
Best True CrimeBurning As Capitol Punishment - History & FactsExecution by fire is part of world history. This is the true history about burning at the stake as capitol punishment, the stunning facts about fire and the body, and how fire continues as punishment today.2023-08-1413 min
Best True CrimeCargivers Turned Killers - the demise of Jazzmyne FikesJazzmyne Fikes' days were supposed to be healthy. Her legal caregivers assisted her with a prolonged death,2023-07-3114 min
Best True CrimeFuneral Crashed By A Woman Scorned Blair Whitten was a "woman scorn'd." So, she drove through her ex-lover’s funeral in an SUV in an attempt to kill people.2023-07-2414 min
Best True CrimeThe Aramoana Massacre of New ZealandOn November 13, 1990, gunman David Gray started the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand’s history for 29 years. It was 2 days of hell in the tiny village of Aramoana.2023-06-3020 min
Best True CrimeJoin A Cult! How members are recruited and why they stayRecruitment and membership in a cult is easier than most people believe. Also, my book "The Golden People- into the cult."2023-06-1219 min
Best True CrimeFBI profiler Mark Safarick on the Bittaker-Norris caseCriminologist and FBI profiler Mark Safarick discusses Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris. Bittaker and Norris murdered at least five girls in 1979. We also discuss sadistic killers, victimology, and bust the myth of "that" tape: the Shirley Ledford "torture recording."2023-05-3143 min
Best True CrimeEffects of childhood bullying on adults - how schoolyard bullying continuesStudies show how schoolyard bullying continues to affect people well after high school graduation. Social media posts reveal how adults continue to feel the repercussions of their childhood bullying.2023-05-1824 min
Best True CrimeUnit 731 - A Crawl Through Hell No One SurvivedUnit 731 was a covert warfare research facility of the Imperial Japanese Army operating from 1936 to 1945. No prisoners survived. And America benefitted from the atrocities. (WARNING Disturbing Content)(photo of Unit 731 Photo By 松岡明芳 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)2023-04-2915 min
Beyond the Rainbow PodcastS. 12 Ep. 3 1/2 Follow Up on Nashville Shooting with Award Winning Author and Criminologist Judith A. Yates (1)Join C.J. and her special guest True Crime Author, Paranormal Enthusiast, Podcaster and Criminologist Judith A. Yates for a talk about the recent Christian School Shooting in Nashville. Check out Judith's books @ http://www.judithayates.com/index.html Judith's podcast is https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/best-true-crime/id1646108094Another big thank you to Judith for taking the time to sit down with me, while I struggled with zoom technology. Proud Member of Darkcast NetworkPromo by Crime Divers PodcastDarkcast soundbite by Ashley of F**k That Podcast2023-04-1346 min
Best True CrimeOld Episcopal Burying Grounds - the Underground Railroad, cholera and faithThe Old Episcopal Burying Grounds sits hidden in the middle of Lexington, Kentucky. A dedicated volunteer is shedding light on dark history that includes a hero who history forgot. Until now. 2023-04-1033 min
Best True CrimeThe Nashville School ShootingOn the morning of March 27, 2023, a lone female gunman walked into a Nashville, TN. school and opened fire.. Why? BONUS PODCAST2023-03-2717 min
Best True CrimeDrag Haters & Law Makers- Tennessee’s time warpTennessee is the first state this year to outlaw drag shows, “a prurient interest.” Have they moved through a time warp?2023-03-2718 min
Best True CrimeMeet Apache Female Warrior “Two Spirit” DahtesteDahteste was a warrior, mother, wife, and two- spirit. Meet one of the fiercest warriors of her time. Her spirit is revered despite what was done to her life.2023-03-2015 min
Best True CrimeThe “Massacre of Hungerford”The 7,000 residents of Hungerford, England never experienced violent crime Then Michael Ryan picked up guns...(Explicit content)2023-03-1321 min
Best True CrimePregnant Widow Missing In Bizarre CaseMissing pregnant widow “Liz” Jasso was last seen visiting her husband’s grave before having induced labor of her twins. The truth was delivered instead...2023-02-2813 min
Best True CrimeCoffee Talk with True Crime Author Ron FranscellTrue crime author Ron Franscell has stepped out of the true crime genre to bring us ‘Def Row,” his first fiction in more than 20 years. We discuss this book along with criminal theory, writing true crime, and the voices in our heads.2023-02-2129 min
Best True CrimeThe Art of Entomology Forensic Entomology is the study of the insects associated with a human to determine elapsed time since death. For one entrepreneur, it is an art form – meet a woman who took her study of insects to another level.2023-02-1418 min
Best True Crime“Bullicide” - The Truth About Bullying & SuicideIn September 2015, in a Tennessee public park, fourteen-year-old Sherokee Harriman stabbed herself in front of her alleged bullies. It was called "Bullicide." Can bullying make a child commit suicide?Warning: triggers2023-02-0715 min
Best True CrimeMeet China’s “Jack The Ripper” His crimes were so terrible this serial killer was given a moniker: “China’s Jack The Ripper.” Mild mannered Gao Chenyong was China’s most elusive serial killer.2023-01-3124 min
Best True CrimeThe Werewolf Trial of 1589 In a 1589 German trial, a farmer named Peter Stummp admitted to being a werewolf He was tried in one of the most famous “werewolf trials” – and the ghastliest. (GRAPHIC)2023-01-2418 min
Best True CrimeThe Enyobeni Tavern – A Disaster In WaitingWith its illegal practices, alcohol service to minors and construction, the Enyobeni Tavern was a disaster in waiting. In June 2022, 21 victims paid with their lives. Their ages ranged from 13 to 17.2023-01-1723 min
Best True CrimeThe Lisa Presley I KnewAs a journalist I met and interviewed Lisa Marie Presley many times over her career. “You understand me,” she told me once. I also adored her for who she really was. 2023-01-1314 min
Best True CrimeTake A Ride with Stagecoach Mary the first black female of the US *** route mailSaddle up, grab your Winchester rifle and let’s move ‘em out - You are about to ride shotgun with “Stagecoach Mary” Fields: the first black woman to be a star route mail carrier.2023-01-1019 min
Best True CrimeBONUS: Behind The Affidavit: A hard look at probable cause in Moscow IN murders.Behind the scenes of the probable cause affidavit for Bryan Kohberger, Moscow IN murders suspect. Answering the questions you asked me. 2023-01-0723 min
Best True CrimeThe Titanic Card Sharps – Sharks Have Come Aboard! Part 2 of 2Come aboard RMS Titanic in April 1912 and meet the rascals and n'er -do -wells who boarded the ship to scam rich passengers. The biggest scam of all continues. Part 2 of 22023-01-0621 min
Best True CrimeThe Titanic Card Sharps – Sharks Have Come Aboard! p.1 of 2Come aboard RMS Titanic in April 1912 and meet the rascals and n'er do wells who have boarded the ship to scam rich passengers. Part 1 of 2.2023-01-0316 min
Best True CrimeAnother Weird Kid – Bryan Kohberger, suspect in the Moscow, ID Quadruple HomicidesFriends describe Bryan Kohberger as “The Weird Kid.” And now he is the suspect in the Moscow, Idaho quadruple homicides.2023-01-0218 min
Best True CrimeYellow fever, A Blacksmith & Walnut Street: The First Bank Robbery of the United StatesTravel back to 1798 and solve the first official bank robbery of the United States. Meet the first official suspect, the first official bank robbers, and the first stupid mistake that got a bank robber caught.2022-12-2714 min
Best True CrimeNobody Wins -The Jackpot, Parole & Shannon’s MurderOn April 18, 1996, wife and mother, Shannon Sanderson hit the jackpot at a casino in Tunica, Mississippi. And then she just- disappeared. Did her luck run out because the courts allowed a dangerous man on the street? This is a BONUS only for PATRONS ONLY.2022-12-1525 min
Best True CrimeMolly Williams - the first black person, and woman to serve as a firefighterYou are about to meet Molly Williams, the first black person, and woman to serve as a firefighter. This is a story of discrimination and heroism.2022-12-1315 min
Best True Crime"Gatching" – the cruelest form of ancient capital punishmentThe Persians used “Gatching” as a capital punishment to prevent and deter crime and punish offenders. “Gatching” combined history, politics, and social issues. In August 1896, you are about to witness this cruel and unusual punishment in Shiraz.2022-12-0716 min
Best True CrimeThis serial killer was released from prison 2 of 2Two serial killers murdered children and the elderly. They drive down the street where your kids play and shop beside your elderly parent. Because they were released from prison.2022-12-0614 min
Best True CrimeThis serial killer was released from prison. 1 of 2Two serial killers murdered children and the elderly. They drive down the street where your kids play and shop beside your elderly parent. Because they were released from prison. This is 1 of 2 .2022-12-0317 min
Best True CrimeLeonarda Ciancuilli - Why Did She Feed Her Victim's Flesh To An Unsuspecting Public? Part 2 of 2Leonarda Ciancuilli is considered Italy’s first Female Serial Killer. She fed her victim’s flesh to an unsuspecting public. Was her criminal behavior caused from an abusive environment that begin from the womb? Part 2 of 2.2022-11-2824 min
Best True CrimeLeonarda Ciancuilli - Why Did She Feed Her Victim's Flesh To An Unsuspecting Public? part 1 of 2Leonarda Ciancuilli is considered Italy’s first Female Serial Killer. She fed her victim’s flesh to an unsuspecting public. Was her criminal behavior caused from an abusive environment that begin before her birth? Part 1 of 22022-11-2117 min
Best True Crime"The Bandit Queen" From Mudhole to MillionaireIn the 1980s a serial burglar hit Florida mansions for 5 million dollars in goods by committing over 500 burglaries in a crime spree lasting almost 6 years. They called her “The Bandit Queen.”2022-11-1813 min
Best True CrimeHe Set Himself Ablaze in Church - help solve this baffling mystery In 1995, a man set himself on fire and died in front of the largest cathedral in Britain. His last words were haunting. Who was he?2022-11-1422 min
Best True CrimeThe Female Serial Killer Who Never ExistedShe committed 40 crimes in 15 years including 6 murders in 4 countries without any evidence except DNA. Who was the Phantom of Heilbronn? PART 2 of 22022-11-1112 min
Best True CrimeThe Female Serial Killer Who Never ExistedShe committed 40 crimes in 15 years including 6 murders in 4 countries without any evidence except DNA. Who was the Phantom of Heilbronn? PART 1 of 22022-11-0912 min
Best True Crime"HELP ME." Mental Illness & The School Shooter“The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.” One school shooter wrote hours before his rampage. Is a failing mental health system partially responsible for school shootings?2022-11-0717 min
Best True CrimeSerial killer Garland Milam - “addicted to sucking souls out of people”Serial killer Garland Milam was “addicted to sucking souls out of people” when he savagely murdered them. What caused the "Soul Sucker Killer"?2022-11-0417 min
Best True CrimeCannibal Issei Sagawa's Wanted Ad: “People who would willingly be eaten by me.” Issei Sagawa is a murderer, cannibal, and necrophiliac who practices bestiality. He walks the streets free, seeking his next fantasy: a beautiful female to kill him or to willingly be his next meal. A legal system kept “Japan’s Jeffrey Dahmer” out of prison.2022-11-0215 min
Best True CrimeHalloween History with Special Guest Gale CarrierSpecial Guest Gale Carrier is a Halloween historian, astrologist, psychic, and genealogist. She joins us to discuss halloween history- pagans, costumes, and the veil between the living and the dead. 2022-10-3124 min
Best True CrimeThe Granny Grifter$ - Helen Golay and Olga RutterschmidtMeet Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt. For years they have been con artists: credit card fraud, petty theft, shady real estate deals, extortion, and bogus personal injury claims. On November 8, 1999, the crimes turned to serial killing in a dark alley in Los Angeles, California. Both women were in their 70s. PART 2 of 22022-10-2827 min
Best True CrimeThe Granny Grifter$ - Helen Golay and Olga RutterschmidtMeet Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt. For years they have been con artists: credit card fraud, petty theft, shady real estate deals, extortion, and bogus personal injury claims. On November 8, 1999, their crimes turned to serial killing in a dark alley in Los Angeles, California. Both women were in their 70s. Part 1 of 2.2022-10-2620 min
Best True CrimeThe Vital Lesson in Daisy's Suicide & The Culture of Sexual AssaultOn August 4, 2020, Daisy Coleman, an activist against sexual violence, subject of a documentary and rape survivor, committed suicide. Sexual assault has been made a “girl’s problem” - why? What can we do to change this culture? (Please note: this is not a generalization of all males, but based on numerous studies through the last 20 years by various professionals. Best True Crime understands and acknowledges not all males sexually assault females.)2022-10-2424 min
Best True CrimeCora Hubbard -The First Lady of Bank Robbery Part 2 of 2It’s the wild, wild west as we ride along with the first woman who ever robbed a bank: Cora Hubbard, who relieved the McDonald County Bank in Pineville, Missouri, of $589.23 on August 17, 1897. Her story is chock-full of guns, horses, cussin’, and a slouch hat. Part 2 of 2.2022-10-2120 min
Best True CrimeCora Hubbard - The First Lady of Bank Robbery Part 1 of 2It’s the wild, wild west as we ride along with the first woman who ever robbed a bank: Cora Hubbard, who relieved the McDonald County Bank in Pineville, Missouri, of $589.23 on August 17, 1897. Her story is chock-full of guns, horses, cussin’, and a slouch hat.2022-10-1920 min
Best True CrimeAdvance of the fencing coach -Keeping children en garde. Part 2 of 2Robert Piraino was an award-winning fencing coach in Nashville TN with a stellar reputation. Now, he has been accused of sexual assault against minors. How can we teach our children to report sexual abuse? Part 2 of 2. 2022-10-1728 min
Best True CrimeAdvance of the fencing coach -Keeping children en garde part 1 of 2Robert Piraino was an award-winning fencing coach in Nashville, Tennessee with a stellar reputation. Now, he has been accused of sexual assault against a minor. Is he innocent or guilty? And how can we teach our children to report sexual abuse?2022-10-1419 min
Best True CrimeCancel Halloween? The Truth About Crime on Oct. 31 & What You Can Do About ItRazor blades in apples? Acid tabs in candy bars? Learn how history, media, and true crime contributed to “Halloween sadism.” Is it fair to say Halloween is no longer safe for kids? Let's dump our trick or treat bags and see...2022-10-1323 min
Best True CrimeArgentina’s 7-year-old Serial KillerSantos Godino was seven years old when his crime spree began with attempted murder. Torture, murder, arson, and sadism were his specialties until he was beaten to death at age 48.2022-10-1220 min
Best True CrimeThe 1,0366 Pound False Confession1,036 pound Mayra Rosales confessed to the murder of her nephew. Did she kill two-year-old Eliseo by falling on him? Or was there more to the big story?2022-10-1019 min