Murder Coaster
A roller coaster deep dive into the world’s most brutal and bizarre true crime stories, hosted by horror authors Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer. Keep your hands and feet in the ride and prepare for a descent into the darkest realms of murder and mayhem.
Episodes
Episode 112: Mia Zapata and the Snivelling Little Rat Faced Gits
Today we present to you a murder mystery solved after a decade by modern technology, but oh so much more, it’s a story of punk rock anarchists, the birth of the Seattle Grunge movement, Riot Grrrls, squatters, freaks and revolutionaries. It…
Episode 111: Shelly Knotek and the Raymond, Washington Torture Killings
Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, one of the wildest and strangest tales of gaslighting, manipulation, abuse, torture and murder in modern history. A tale too crazy to be believed, so weird police refused to even investigate it for y…
Sideshow Act: MINE
Due to technical difficulties we have to rerecord the episode scheduled for today, but we wanted to give you some content, so Matthew will read his short story “Mine” from his collection UNDER ROTTING SKY. Enjoy! See you next week. Matthe…
Episode 110: Ronald Gene Simmons and the Mockingbird Hill Massacre
Ladies and gentlemen, we must warn you, the story you are about to hear is one of the most disgusting and horrible in the history of true crime, a tale so foul and loathsome that it is often shunned and is little known, despite the fact tha…
Episode 109: Randall Woodfield the I-5 Killer
Randall Woodfield was many things to many people: a star athlete and high school jock who was drafted into the NFL and played for the Green Bay Packers, a devout Christian involved in prayer groups and fellowships, an all-American son and b…
Episode 108: Claude Dallas Modern American Outlaw
Claude Lafayette Dallas is considered by many a living embodiment of the American West. Even his name rings of a wild west novel, a name teeming with outlaw bravado, conjuring images of a lone cowboy wandering the desert, surviving off his …
Episode 107: The Tragic Death of Two Spirit Fred Martinez
Fred Matinez was a Navajo teenager who identified as a traditional nádleehi, one born as a male but whose gender is fluid and often functions in the role of a woman. Because of this entwining of male and female spirits, the term “two spiri…
BONUS: CULT FOLLOWING an interview with J.W. Ocker
We are thrilled to have Edgar Award Winning author and weird history expert J.W. Oker on the show to discuss his newest book Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations―and Take Over Our Lives an insightful yet quirky an…
Episode 106: Wayne Nance the Missoula Mauler
Wayne Nance, the Missoula Mauler, was a serial killer, wannabe sorcerer and bumbling occultist who found Wild West justice in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Hear the horrible tale of the Missoula Mauler today on Murder Coaster. MURDER …
Episode 105: The Satanic Panic and Tommy Sullivan
Today we cover a crime so horrific, horrible and brutal, and committed by such a young offender, a boy only fourteen years old, that many believed it had to have been of supernatural means, and to this day it is cited as definitive proof of…
Episode 104: Jenelle Potter and the Facebook Murders
Internet bullying, cat fishing, cyber-sex, myspace, Facebook, CIA assassins and cold-blooded murder. Ladies and gentlemen, this week we have one of the strangest and most unbelievable cases you probably never heard of: the story of Jenelle …
Episode 103: Lil Devil Christa Pike the Youngest Woman on Death Row
Christa Pike is the youngest woman ever put on death row in the United States. She was a wannabe devil worshipper, who, with her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp, carved a pentagram into fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer’s chest before caving…
Episode 102: THE LEAF KILLER Matthew Hoffman
What comes to mind when you hear the term "tree-hugger"? Most likely a hippie free-spirit and lover of nature, not a deranged psychopathic killer, but that is what we have today. Matthew Hoffman was obsessed with trees and leaves, spendin…
Episode 101: The Killer Jerry Lee Lewis Part Two
Welcome back to Part Two of the Killer: Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee Lewis was a scorching ball of fire, an unstoppable force of nature, dripping with musical talent, whose music is beloved around the world, but he was also an out-of-control …
Episode 100: THE KILLER Jerry Lee Lewis Part One
Jerry Lee Lewis was the original wild man of rock and roll, known as the Killer, and many people believe the Killer may have in fact have murdered his fifth wife. Some think he may have had something to do with his fourth wife’s mysterious …
Episode 99: Zack and Addie
Approchez, mon sha, today the Murder Coaster will be taking a ride down south, to New Orleans, Louisiana, the city that care forgot, for a brutal and disturbing love story like no other, the tale of Zach and Addie. Addie Hall and Zachary …
BONUS: Interview with TONGUES OF DECEPTION author Harry Reed
Ladies and gentlemen, we are thrilled to have Harry H. Reed on the show to discuss his book TONGUES OF DECEPTION, the story of the 1933 human sacrifice of Lucinda Mills by her son John during a backwoods Pentecostal revival outside Tomahawk…
Episode 98: The Cult of Unknown Tongues
Before there was Jim Jones, before there was Charlie Manson, there was John Mills and the Cult of Unknown Tongues. On February 8, 1933, after a ten-day long Pentecostal revival, John Mills sacrificed his own mother in a religious ceremony…
Episode 97: The Clown, the Candyman and Delta Project
Today we will be uncovering the horrible connections between John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, and Dean Corll, the Candy Man, namely the Delta Project, a disturbing network that went by many names, including the Odyssey Foundation and The …
Episode 96: John Wayne Gacy the Killer Clown Part Two
Welcome back to Part Two of our series on John Wayne Gacy, the killer clown. Today we discover the origins of Pogo the Clown and the horrifying rope trick. Proceed with caution, listener discretion is advised. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hos…
Episode 95: John Wayne Gacy the Killer Clown Part One
John Wayne Gacy, the killer clown, is one of the most infamous and terrifying of modern serial killers and supposedly the inspiration for Pennywise, the monster in Stephen King’s IT. His horrifying crimes shocked the world, and today we b…
Episode 94: The Candy Man Dean Corll
Prepare yourselves for a descent into darkness as we cover one of the very first modern serial killers: the Candy Man, Dean Corll. A sadist and sexual psychopath who lurked in the shadows of Houston Texas for years, abducting, torturing a…
Episode 93: The Granny Ripper Tamara Samsonova and Other Tales of Russian Madness
Behold! Five bizarre tales of Russian madness, mayhem, butchery, murder and cannibalism. Yes, a five-ring circus of terror presented for your auditory pleasures! Act One: the bizarre story of Viktor Jasinski and Olga Zajac. A tale too wil…
BONUS: The Pill Mill Killer an Interview with Author Philip Eil
We are thrilled to have award-winning journalist Philip Eil on the show today to discuss his debut true crime book Prescription for Pain, the story of the Pill Mill Killer Paul Volkman. Responsible for up to 34 deaths according to the DEA, …
Episode 92: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Part Two
Welcome back to part two of the story of James Earl Ray and the assassination of Martin Luther King. When we left you last, the intersection of these two men, one filled with hate and anger, the other with hope and love, came to be, in Me…
Episode 91: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Part One
The assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King in 1968 was one of the greatest of American tragedies, a truly horrific moment in time when a man of nonviolence and love, a man who’d fundamentally changed the world for the bette…
Episode 90: Melinda Loveless and the Horrible Murder of Shanda Sharer
Happy Valentine's Day, ladies and gentlemen! To celebrate we bring you one of the most disturbing and bizarre love stories in the history of true crime, a case exceptional because of both the sheer inhumanity, and the very, very young age…
Episode 89: The Happy Face Killer Part Two
Part Two of the Happy Face Killer. Today we see long-haul truck driver Keith Jesperson evolve into a full-blown serial killer, his murders rising in brutality and horror until he spins completely out of control. Brace yourself for a sav…
BONUS: An Interview with HAPPY FACE A FAMILY OF MONSTERS author Nicole D. Phoenix
We are delighted to have author Nicole D. Phoenix on the show to discuss the chilling and disturbing books she wrote with the Happy Face Killer Keith Jesperson: HAPPY FACE: A Family of Monsters. HAPPY FACE: A Family of Monsters is out now…
Episode 88: The Happy Face Killer: Keith Jesperson Part One
Keith Hunter Jesperson was a long-haul truck driver and serial killer who became known as the Happy Face Killer because of the graffiti he scrawled in bathroom stalls and the letters he wrote to the press in the early 1990s. Join us as on…
Episode 87: Isreal Keyes Part Two
Welcome back to Part Two of our series on Israel Keyes. Today we cover his capture, the infamous FBI interviews, other potential crimes, his death and the mysterious clues he left behind. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen …
Episode 86: Israel Keyes Part One
The FBI called Israel Keyes the most meticulous serial killer in American History. Raised by survivalists deep in the forest, trained by the military, proficient with any number of weapons or tactical gear, he killed men, women, young, ol…
Episode 85: Edgar Allan Poe Part 4
Welcome back to our fourth and final episode on the tragic life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe. Today we plunge into the downward spiral of the poet’s mysterious death, exploring the many theories, dismissing those we can, and offe…
Episode 84: Edgar Allan Poe Part 3
Welcome back to Part 3 of the Tragic Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe. Today we continue with Edgar living in Philadelphia with Virginia, his teenage cousin wife, and his Aunt Maria, during his most prolific time, when he beca…
BONUS: Beneath the Poet's House an interview with cohost Christa Carmen about her new novel.
Cohost Christa Carmen tells us about her newest novel and the brief and forlorn love affair between Edgar Allan Poe and poet Sarah Helen Whitman. Christa’s website: Christa Carmen Beneath the Poet’s House: Amazon.com: Beneath the Poet's Hou…
HOLIDAY BONUS: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Merry Christmas everyone, please enjoy our rendition of THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH by Edgar Allan Poe. Beneath the Poet’s House by Christa Carmen: Amazon.com: Beneath the Poet's House: A Thriller: 9781662513275: Carmen, Christa: Books …
Episode 83: Edgar Allan Poe Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of the Tragic Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, picking up right where we left off, with a wild and wily young Eddie entering West Point Military Academy where whacky hijinks would soon ensue. MURDER COA…
Episode 82: Edgar Allan Poe Part One
Dearest listeners, we welcome you on our journey through the tragic life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com Facebook: Murde…
BONUS: The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart
Murder Coaster presents: THE RAVEN and THE TELL TALE HEART Greetings dear listeners, we’re taking the week off, but didn’t want to leave you without some content for your listening pleasure. So, in honor of Christa’s new novel Beneath t…
Episode 81: Grant Amato and Ady Sweet
Sex, lies and family annihilation. Grant Amato would do anything to continue his relationship with cam girl Ady Sweet. Anything. Including the cold-blooded murder of his entire family MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen and Ma…