Brutal, bizarre, and boozy podcast
This is the podcast where we talk about brutal crimes, bizarre occurrences, and get you drunk with cocktails themed around one of our stories. Our story tellers are a mom and son combo who will bring you brutal and bizarre stories in a unique and fun way. This is the party where true crime, ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, paranormal, and much more come to hang out and have a cocktail together.
Episodes
#168: Sarah Hartsfield: Calculated Murder, the Mind’s Strangest Disorders and the Black Widow cocktail
In this episode of Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy, Jane dives into the twisted case of Sarah Hartsfield — a woman whose web of deceit and cold calculation led to a shocking death that stunned her Texas community. Meanwhile, Deklan explores the …
#167: The Knights of the Crystal Blade Cult, Dentist James Craig’s Murder Case, and the Southern Knight Cocktail
This week on Brutal, Bizarre & Boozy, Jane dives into the true crime murder case of Colorado dentist James Craig, who poisoned his wife Angela using cyanide in 2023. Then, Deklan explores the Utah doomsday cult known as the Knights of the C…
#166: Jack the Ripper Serial Killer, Kendra Licari Cyberbullying Case, and Delete That Text Cocktail
This week Deklan takes us back to the late 1800s when Jack the Ripper was terrorizing the streets of London. His identity was never determined and his victim count is also unknown. There are 5 victims that are typically attributed to Jack t…
#165: President Lincoln Assassination, Phaistos Disc Mystery, and Lincoln Club Cooler Cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the US. Most know that he was assassinated in 1865. Some don’t know there were multiple attempts against the president but we talk about them here.Jane tells u…
#164: Dean Corll Houston Serial Killer, Lake Peigneur Close Call, and The Accomplice Cocktail
This week Jane tells us about the serial killer Dean Corll. He had nicknames of The Candy Man and The Pied Piper. Corll used the help of two teens in abducting many of his victims. Corll met an untimely demise when it went too far with one …
#163: Whistleblower-Suchir Balaji, Mysterious-Alaska Triangle, and the Future Freeze cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about Suchir Balaji, he was a computer programmer who worked with Open AI. He became a whistle blower about potential copyright infringement that occurred with AI technology. After telling the press his beliefs, he…
#162: Serial-Joseph Naso, Robbery-2022 Brinks truck heist, and Old Fashioned
This week Jane tells us about serial killer Joseph Naso, also called the Double Initial Killer. His propensity for shoplifting led to his eventual arrest for multiple murders that he documented in a journal. The crimes had long gone cold an…
#161: Land-Oregon Sheep Wars, Politics-Watergate Scandal, and Journalist cocktail
This week Jane tells us a little known story about the open range in Oregon from the late 1800s. Cattle ranchers didn’t want to share the land with sheep so they brutally started to wage war against the sheep and sheep herders.Deklan tells …
#160: Take over- Battle of Alcatraz, Haunted-Leap Castle, and the Celtic Twilight cocktail
This week Deklan takes us back to Alcatraz and we go talk about when the inmates took over the island and the prison. Several inmates made an attempt to escape the prison by assaulted guards, stealing keys and weapons. It was a 3 day stand …
#159: Military-General Butt Naked, Experiment-Leonard Kille, and the Butt Naked cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about Joshua Blahyi, better known for his nickname, General Butt Naked. As a child he was identified as a future leader. During the Liberian First Civil War he was a military warlord. He believed he and his men wer…
#158: Brutal and bizarre- Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas Shooter and the Revolver cocktail
Happy 3 year anniversary to us! For this special episode we cover the brutal and bizarre aspects of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, NV. It is listed as the deadliest mass shooting ever conducted by a single shooter. However, there are …
#157: Convicted-Ezequiel Zayas, Bigfoot-Peter Byrne, and the Yeti cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about Ezequiel Zayas who had been diagnosed with psychiatric conditions after some troubling behavior. He was placed in jail for breaking into someone’s home. During his incarceration he killed his cell mate, Vance…
#156: Executed-Hamida Djandoubi, Psychology-Interrogation techniques, and the Interrogation cocktail
This week Jane tells us about Hamida Djandoubi, a convicted killer in France. He was given the death penalty in 1977 for killing his former girlfriend, Elisabeth Bousquet. She reported him for forcing her into sex work. He was the last pers…
#155: Sentenced-Bryan Kohberger, Whistleblower-Karen Silkwood, and the PHD cocktail
This week Jane tells us about the quadruple killing in Moscow, ID in 2022. It took police about 6 weeks to identify and arrest the suspected killer, Bryan Kohberger. Although he initially denied being the killer, in June 2025 he pleaded gui…
#154: Solved-Arlis Perry, Brain-Synesthesia, and the Ice Pick cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about the murder of Arlis Perry in 1974. Her body was strangely posed after bad things happened to her. There were a few suspects but her case went cold for decades. Thanks to DNA technology her murderer was finall…
#153: Freed-Gordon Cordeiro, Odd Roadtrip-The Tromp Family, Gordon’s Cup cocktail, and featuring special guest Dayvid from Dayvid Don’t Know
This week we welcome back a very special guest Dayvid! He has a great new podcast, Dayvid Don’t Know. He’s also the co-host of Won Nothing podcast. He also has an immense presence with Down The Rabbit Hole on social media where he posts all…
#152: Green widow-Mary Ellen Samuels, Brain-Acquired Savant Syndrome, and the Green Widow Cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about Mary Ellen Samuels who earned the nickname the “Green Widow.” She hired a hitman to kill her husband then wanted to tie off the loose ends of the hitman by hiring another. The nickname was given after a pictu…
#151: Strange death-Johnny Lewis, Science-Exploding Coffin Syndrome, and the Explosion cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about actor Johnny Lewis. His most notable role was in Sons of Anarchy. After leaving the show, people noticed his personality seemed to change. Police were called about an assault occurring and when they arrived t…
#150: Rampage-Olga Hepnarová, Animal-Siegfried & Roy, and Tiger’s Claw cocktail
This week Jane tells us about Olga Hepnarová, a Czechoslovakia woman who felt that society and her family hated her. She wanted to make a statement about how terrible people treated her and she wanted to be remembered. She used a truck to e…
#149: Special release-Happy Hour
This week we are doing a special release of a Happy Hour-ish episode. This is normally a Patreon exclusive episode but we are sharing it with everyone! Happy hour is our totally unscripted version with some current stories and lots of discu…
#148: Family annihilator-Timothy Blackburn, Haunted: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and the London Lemonade
This week Deklan tells us about Timothy Blackburn who was involved in one of the largest heists Las Vegas has seen. However, he was caught by police and placed in jail for the crime. He managed to escape jail and took his family hostage. Un…
#147: Serial-Randy Kraft, Ghosts-Fukushima, and the Tsunami cocktail
This week Jane tells us about a prolific serial killer from California, Randy Kraft. He was convicted for 16 victims but it is believed he had over 60 victims. He kept a cryptic diary of his escapades that helped convict him.Deklan tells us…
#146: Boys on the tracks-Don Henry & Kevin Ives, UFO-Rendlesham Forest Incident, and the Elderflower Aviation Gin cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about the strange deaths of Don Henry and Kevin Ives. Initially ruled as an accident, the ruling was changed after the boys’ families demanded a reevaluation. Conspiracies grew around the situation with those being…
#145: Liar-Daniel Krug, Revolution-Contras & Sandinistas, and the El Macuá cocktail
This week Jane tells us about Daniel and Kristil Krug. Kristil wanted to divorce Daniel so he started a digital stalking campaign against Kristil, posing as someone else. When Kristil was murdered Daniel tried to blame it on someone else bu…
#144: "Cult"-Samuel Mullet, Weather-Tri State Tornado, and the Gin and Sin cocktail
This week Jane tells us about the Amish culture and one Amish man who went a little rogue. Samuel Mullet decided his community of Amish people were not strict enough for his liking so he started his own. He broke a lot of rules inside of hi…
#143: Gang-Stanley Tookie Williams, Con-Robert Freegard, and the Blue Lagoon cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about Stanley Tookie Williams, the co-founder of the Los Angeles gang The Crips. He was born in Louisiana and later moved to LA where he eventually became a gang leader, even though during the day he was telling ch…
#142: Death row-Christa Pike, Radioactive-David Hahn, and the Lover’s Lavender Martini
This week Jane tells us about convicted killer Christa Pike. She had a rough childhood and turned to violence herself. When she felt another girl, Colleen Slemmer, was interested in her boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, she decided to take care of …
#141: Stalker-Ricky Simonds Sr, Heist-Lee Murray, and the UFC knockout punch cocktail
This week Jane tells us about convicted killer, Ricky Simonds Sr, who did prison time for manslaughter. Years after being released he becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of his son’s fiance, Jamie Riley. When Simond’s ex-girlfriend…
#140: Tragic-Jamie Lavis, Treasure-Forrest Fenn, and the Gold Rush cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about 8 yo Jamie Lavis who went missing after catching the bus in his hometown of Kidderminster England. The bus driver, Darren Vickers, who last saw Jamie joined the search party and befriended the family. The fam…
#139: Graves-Ed Gein, Mystery-Green children of Woolpit, and the Shamrock Midori Melon Martini
This week Jane tells us about Ed Gein, also called the “Butcher of Plainfield” and “Plainfield Ghoul.” Gein admitted to two killings and many grave robberies. These activities led the police to find completely gruesome things in Gein’s home…
#138: Outlaws-Bonnie & Clyde, Heist-Pappygate, and the Giddy Up cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about American outlaws, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. The couple went on numerous crime sprees causing death and destruction in their wake. With the deaths of over a dozen victims, they grabbed the attention of t…
#137: Suitcase killer-Melanie McGuire,Trafficked-Anneke Lucas, and Castle to Castle cocktail
This week Jane tells us about Bill and Melanie McGuire. When Bill disappeared, Melanie didn’t report him missing because she claimed he left her after they had a fight. Later, his dismembered body turned up inside of suitcases. Melanie main…
#136: Serial-Marc Dutroux, Spooky-Crater Lake, and Royal Blue cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about Belgian serial killer, Marc Dutroux. In the 1980s and 1990s he victimized numerous children and killed at least 5 people. Several of his victims he kept locked in a dungeon below his home. His crimes led to a…
#135: Robbery-Brian Wells, Controversy-Polygraphs, and the Collar and Cuff cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about the strange plan to rob a bank. Brian Wells participated in a very complex bank heist that included him wearing a collar around his neck that he believed was a fake bomb. Unfortunately for Brian, the bomb was…
#134: Tragedy-Sea World accidents, Escape-Pascal Payet, and the Frenchie cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about orca training at Sea World in San Diego, CA. Sea World has been known for decades as a marine life zoo. Unfortunately keeping large marine animals in captivity and training them for spectator shows has led to…
#133: Serial-Herb Baumeister, Tragedy-Hindenburg, and the Fireball Smash cocktail
This week Jane tells us about a lesser known serial killer, Herb Baumeister. In the 1980s and 1990s dozens of gay men went missing. Some were found within a few months while others are still listed as missing. The remains of several of thos…
#132: Serial-Robledo Puch, Cult-The Family, and Angel’s Delight cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about the Argentinian serial killer often referred to as the “Angel of Death.” Carlos Eduardo Robledo Puch went on a crime and killing spree with multiple accomplices, leaving nearly a dozen victims dead. Jane tell…
#131: Convicted-Menendez brothers, Poison-Mad Hatter’s syndrome, and Old Cuban cocktail
This week Jane tells us about the brutal slaying of Jose and Kitty Menendez. Police didn’t initially suspect the now orphaned brothers, Lyle and Erik. Months later though the brothers were arrested for the crime. The trial took years to com…
#130: Solved or not-Steve “Air” McNair, Mysterious-Circleville Letters, and the Full Circle cocktail
This week Jane tells us about former NFL quarterback, Steve “Air” McNair. Steve was married but having at least one affair. The known girlfriend, Sahel “Jenni” Kazemi thought Steve was leaving his family for her. She grew concerned with the…
#129: Ghost solved-Teresita Basa, Parapsychology-Telepathy & Autism, and Silent Seven cocktail
This week Deklan tells us about the murder of Teresita Basa. Her murder scene had few clues and the case was growing cold. One day her friend came forward with mysterious stories of being visited in her dreams by Teresita which lead to the …