WILDCIDE
Wildcide is a hybrid true crime podcast comprised of the wildest, most bizarre true crime cases mixed with interviews from filmmakers, authors, survivors, researchers, criminal investigators, psychiatrists, therapists and more. Your hosts Chelsea (an allied health professional) and Bailey (a therapist) are sisters who aren’t afraid to dive deep into concepts from systemic issues in the legal field to the pathology of offenders. So come hang out with us while we sing, cry and analyze the wildcides of the world together. Welcome home, besties and baddies!
Episodes
Profiling and Victimology: A Conversation with Pioneer Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess
In this episode of Wildcide, we sit down with one of the most influential figures in modern criminal profiling — Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, the real-life inspiration behind Dr. Wendy Carr from Netflix’s Mindhunter. Long before Mindhunter brou…
Jon Barry Simonis: The Ski Mask Rapist
Between 1978 and 1981, a quiet terror crept through the southern United States. Women and couples were attacked in their own homes—bound, blindfolded, and violated by a man wearing a ski mask who seemed to appear and vanish like a ghost. Hi…
Shortcide: 'Pick Me' Criminals are the WORST
Some people will do anything to be noticed — post, pose, or even escape from jail. This week, Bailey and Chelsea dive into the wild world of “Pick Me” criminals — THE MOST obnoxious types of criminals where their egos outweighed any rationa…
Treatment for Adolescent Offenders with Samantha Ammann, RN, LCSW, CSAT, RYT
Trigger Warning: This interview discusses sexual compulsive behaviors, juvenile sexual offending, trauma, and family dysfunction. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Bailey and Chelsea sit down with Samantha, a Licensed Therapi…
Adolescent Offender: The Hunter Heckel Case
Trigger Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of sexual assault involving minors and may be distressing to some listeners. In 2021, two assaults inside Loudoun County schools ignited one of the most divisive moral panics in mod…
The West Nickel Mines Amish School Shooting
⚠ Trigger Warning: This episode discusses violence against children, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised. On October 2, 2006, the quiet farmlands of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, were shattered when a local milk truck driver…
Trafficked: The Incredible Survival of Iasia Sweeting
The most devastating crimes don’t always start with violence — sometimes, they begin with a promise. A voice that sounds enlightened. Someone who claims to see something special in you… and then, piece by piece, rewrites what love means. Wh…
Preventing P*dophilic Offending: With Dr. Christoffer Rahm and Allison McMahan
Some crimes don’t begin in the shadows — they start in silence. In this groundbreaking conversation, we sit down with Dr. Christoffer Rahm, psychiatrist and lead researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and Allison McMahan, psyc…
Shortcide: Deathbed Confessions
Some secrets are buried forever. Others come spilling out in the final moments of life — whispered to a nurse, a prison guard, or an investigator when there’s no more time left to lie. In this Shortcide, Bailey and Chelsea dive into the uns…
Joël Le Scouarnec: France’s Most Prolific Predator
“I acted without any qualms and with a single objective — to commit sexual assaults as often as I could.” Those weren’t the words of a man caught in a single moment of weakness. They were the written confession of Joël Le Scouarnec, a Frenc…
Blood Ties: The Murders of Danielle Marzejka and Seren Bryan
When 18-year-old Danielle Marzejka and 19-year-old Seren Bryan vanished from their Clinton Township home in August 2018, friends expected them to pop back up with a laugh and a message. Instead, their belongings remained untouched—their pho…
Kenneth McDuff: The Broomstick Killer
**CORRECTED/UPDATED 9/3: Audio Issues with this episode** Kenneth McDuff was supposed to die in prison. Instead, a broken justice system set him free—and unleashed one of the most sadistic serial killers Texas has ever known. Nicknamed The …
The Heart that Lived Twice: The Case of Sonny Graham and Terry Cottle
In April 2008, neighbors in Vidalia, Georgia, were jolted awake by the sound of a shotgun blast. The man who died that morning was no stranger — Sonny Graham was a beloved golf director, a husband, a father. But Sonny also carried a secret:…
The Upper West Side Cult: Therapy, Sex, and Control
In this episode, Bailey and Chelsea peel back the layers of a New York story most people never knew was happening right under their noses. At the height of the city’s cultural revolution—where art, politics, and therapy collided—a radical p…
Shortcide: Conmen and the Audacity They Rode in On
Some criminals steal for money. These two stole for sport. Chelsea takes on Victor Lustig, the smooth-talking con artist who “sold” the Eiffel Tower — twice — and even conned Al Capone. From fake government papers to counterfeit money press…
Conspiracy: Who Bombed Judi Bari?
A car bomb. A forest war. And an activist caught in the middle. When Earth First! organizer Judi Bari was nearly killed by a bomb planted beneath the driver’s seat of her Subaru, the FBI didn’t hunt for the bomber—they arrested her. What fo…
The Art World’s Greatest Fraud with Filmmaker Barry Avrich
What happens when one of America’s most prestigious art galleries falls for an $80 million lie? From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Netflix’s Made You Look, Barry Avrich returns with The Devil Wears Rothko: Inside the Art Scandal That Rocke…
The Art of Deception: Wolfgang Beltracchi
For years, the name Wolfgang Beltracchi meant nothing to the art world. And yet, his fingerprints were everywhere—on canvases attributed to long-dead masters, hanging in prestigious galleries, and sitting in private collections worth millio…
Shortcide: Wild, Wild Wills
In today's Shortcide, we explore two outrageous real-life cases where the last wills and testaments caused chaos. First up is T.M. Zink, an Iowa attorney who left his fortune to build a women-free library, complete with “NO WOMAN ADMITTED” …
Betrayal Trauma with Dr. Jessica Lamar
Last interview, we sat down with Tamara Cooper to discuss compulsive sexual behavior. The question remained: what happens to the partners after betrayal? So this week, we sit down with Jessica Lamar, CPTT (Certified Partner Trauma Therapist…
Anatomy of Betrayal: The Case of Dr. Jean-Claude Dominique
When Dr. Jean-Claude Dominique was struck in a late-night hit-and-run, his Queens community mourned the loss of a respected OB-GYN, devoted father, and loving husband. His wife, Eliette, stood by as he lay in a coma—unaware that the real im…
How a Crime Novel Solved a Murder: The Case of Dariusz Janiszewski
It began with a body. In December 2000, the remains of a missing man surfaced in the Oder River in southwestern Poland. Dariusz Janiszewski—a young entrepreneur who had vanished weeks earlier—was found floating in the river by three fisherm…
Sex Addiction vs. Sex Offending with Tamara Cooper, CSAT
Sex addiction is often misunderstood, sensationalized, or dismissed altogether—but what’s the truth behind it? In this episode, we sit down with Tamara Cooper, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), to unpack the often-misunderstood wo…
Fall of a Titan: The Murder of Steve "Air" McNair
On July 4, 2009, the world woke up to shocking headlines: beloved NFL quarterback Steve McNair had been found dead in a Nashville condo, alongside 20-year-old Sahel “Jenni” Kazemi. What first looked like a mystery quickly unraveled into a t…
Shortcide: Freakshows—What a Weird Flex
Step right up, folks—today’s Shortcide takes you on a journey through the wonderfully weird (and slightly horrifying) world of historic freak shows! 🎪 We dig into the strange afterlife of Elmer McCurdy, the outlaw who somehow spent more ti…
Honor Killings and Honor Based Violence - A Conversation with Sab
In this powerful conversation, Sab sheds light on the hidden dangers of honor-based violence, detailing how it continues to affect countless lives across the world. Through her advocacy, she works to raise awareness, support survivors, and …
Honor Killing: The Case of Shafilea Ahmed
In 2003, Shafilea Ahmed, a 17-year-old British-Pakistani girl, was killed in a brutal act that shocked the world. Behind the walls of a seemingly ordinary family home, Shafilea's desire for independence clashed with her parents' rigid expec…
A Love Quadrangle: The Murder of Bruce Saunders
What happens when love turns deadly? Sharon Graham found herself at the center of a tangled web of emotions, caught between not one, but three men—each unknowingly playing a role in a twisted and dangerous plot. At the heart of this tragic …
Pantera & Family Ties: Michael 'Doc' Holt on Dimebag, Vinnie Paul, and Their Legacy
It's all about Pantera today! In this special episode, we sit down with Michael "Doc" Holt, the cousin of the legendary Abbott Brothers, Darrell "Dimebag" and Vinnie Paul, for an exclusive interview. As one of the few remaining close family…
When Metal Mourns: The Alrosa Villa Massacre
In this intense episode, we cover one of the most shocking and heartbreaking events in rock music history: the murder of Dimebag Darrell, guitarist of the iconic band Pantera, during a live performance in 2004. The episode delves into the t…
Killer Genes: The Murder of Rhonda "Chantay" Blankinship
In this episode, we dive into the haunting murder of Rhonda “Chantay” Blankinship, whose tragic fate would remain a mystery for over a year. Chantay’s disappearance seemed like an ordinary missing persons case, but what unfolded would leave…
Shortcide: Death Played Dirty
In this Shortcide, it's almost as if death itself is playing dirty, pulling off Final Destination-style tricks, taking lives in the most unexpected and bizarre ways. Bailey and Chelsea dive into two of the most perplexing and bizarre cases …
The Murders at Snowden House
In September of 1996, tragedy shattered the peace at the historic Snowden House, a grand estate resting in the heart of the Arkansas Delta. It was there that 75-year-old Sally Snowden McKay and her nephew, 52-year-old Joseph Lee Baker, were…
Beyond the Exam Room: Marie McKenzie on Forensic Nursing After Sexual Assault
In this gripping episode of Wildcide, we sit down with Marie McKenzie, a seasoned Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), to uncover the critical role forensic nurses play in the justice system. Marie shares firsthand experiences from the fie…
Zhenhao Zou: The UK's Most Prolific Serial Rapist
Content Warning: This episode discusses sexual violence and drug-facilitated assault. Listener discretion is advised. Zhenhao Zou appeared to be just another PhD student at University College London—until investigators exposed him as one of…
The Zizians: A Murderous Transgender Vegan Cult?
Content Warning: This episode discusses murder, suicide, and other sensitive or controversial topics. Ooof. This one is a full-blown inferno, and it is STILL DEVELOPING. Meet the Zizians—who refer to themselves as—wait for it—the Vegan Sit…
Shortcide: Death Took an L
Some call it luck, some call it fate—but one thing’s for sure, Death took a serious L on this one. In this Shortcide, we’re bringing you two cases of two different people who repeatedly dodged death like it was their full-time job. Chelsea …
'Welcome to Video' (Part 2): The Fall of a Dark Web Empire
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains content around child sexual abuse material and child exploitation. Listener discretion is advised. After authorities dismantled Welcome to Video, the largest known child exploitation marketplace on the…
'Welcome to Video' (Part 1): The Dark Web’s Most Vile Empire
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains content around child sexual abuse material and child exploitation. Listener discretion is advised. This case makes Dark Web Diaries look tame. This week, we dive into the horrifying Welcome to Video ca…
The Crimes of Robert Sparks: A Firsthand Account from Dallas PD’s Joe King
A horrific crime, a high-stakes manhunt, and the inside story from the officer who lived it. In this episode, we sit down with Dallas PD Officer Joe King, a key player in the investigation and capture of Robert Sparks, the man responsible f…