Melanin Mayhem Podcast
A true crime podcast with a melanated leading cast. Melanin Mayhem shines a spotlight on some of the most intriguing and lesser-known criminal masterminds you've never heard of. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renee-davis07 instagram.com/@MelaninMayhemPodcast facebook.com/melaninmayhempodcast twitter.com/MelaninMayhemPC youtube.com/@melaninmayhempodcast
Episodes
The Devil You Know
This week on Love Kills x Melanin Mayhem, it’s ugly, y’all. I can't even dress it up for you. I'm bringing you the story of a love triangle between a broke-down, ain’t-shit 21-year-old predator with a jealous ride-or-die dumb girlfriend, an…
The East End Killer
For years, a staggering number of Black women turned up dead in Bridgeport, CT. They died a horrific death- raped, strangled, stabbed, even burned. The streets whispered about a serial killer on the loose, but nobody knew who he was. Our ma…
Mayhem on a Train
This week’s Melanin Mayhem maker turned an ordinary commute into a nightmare. Picture it, a crowded train, rush-hour passengers just trying to get home, and in a matter of minutes— bullets start flying. The aftermath? Chaos and tragedy that…
Side Piece Trilogy
The Virgos have linked up, and y’all already know that means trouble. In this special collaboration, I’m joined by Tiffany from Melanin Mysteries and Brittany from A Sip of Redrum to bring you the Side Piece Trilogy—three twisted tales of w…
The Chuckie Cheese Massacre
Chuck E. Cheese is supposed to be all about kids running around on a sugar high, eating nasty pizza, and parents trying to survive the chaos. But in Aurora, Colorado, one night in ’93 turned into anything but fun.See what happened when a jo…
Scarface
Today we are starting out in Colorado to spill the tea on a man whose face and life were forever scarred, both literally and figuratively and forever branded with the nickname “Scarface” after a childhood trauma. Barely skating on murder ch…
Love, Lies & Chalk Outlines
Today’s cautionary tale is straight outta Virginia, where one man’s madness ripped through not one, not two, but three families. Cola Beale wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill narcissist—he was a gaslighting, smooth-talking storm who turned de…
Royally F*cked
I don’t usually cover gang shenanigans, mostly because I like my edges intact. But today I got some vintage tea on a wild story about one of Chicago's most vicious gang- the Royal Family, where “no witnesses, no mercy” wasn’t a motto; it wa…
FAFO
Listen, fam — you can only push somebody so far before they show you better than they can tell you. Emanuel Burl Patterson wasn’t a career criminal, wasn’t out here terrorizing folks… until one morning in Huntsville when an argument over a …
Red Flags, Deadly Intentions
This week we are headed to Dayton to tell the story of a man with a rap sheet a mile long who received a second chance to do the right thing but instead he walks right back into the same story he already wrote in blood. This episode tracks …
Livestreamed Mayhem in Memphis
Picture it, Memphis, September 2022. A teen with a long paper trail of criminality since he was knee high to a butterfly hits “go live” and turns a regular Wednesday into a citywide nightmare—random shootings, carjackings, and panic streami…
From Crack House to Death Row
Kimberly McCarthy had the kind of smile that could disarm you — and a hustle that could leave you dead. Once an occupational therapist, she fell deep into the streets, trading scrubs for a crack pipe and a dangerous game of survival. But wh…
Murder at Mule Creek
When love walks into a prison and never walks back out…Two women. Two “family visits.” Same California prison. Same deadly ending. In less than five months, 47-year-old Tania Thomas and 62-year-old Stephanie Brinson each stepped into Mule C…
Paroled to Kill
When a charming smile hides a bloodstained truth, how many warnings get ignored before the mayhem boils over? This week on Melanin Mayhem, we head to New York to dissect the chilling case of Nathaniel White—a convicted killer who stalked th…
One Shot Willie
Today we are taking the way back machine to 1902 to learn about the story of how one black man with one rifle held off a mob that was determined to get to him by any means necessary. This week we’re digging into the story of a man whose tri…
All Fired Up
Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem brings you the firey tale of a neighborhood vigilante whose warped sense of righteousness led to the death of nine innocent people in Akron, Ohio. In this scorcher of an episode, we’re striking the match on Stanl…
The Black Widow of Maryland
She played in everybody's face as the grieving widow when all the while she was playing them like poker chips. This week, we dive into the twisted tale of Josephine Gray — a woman whose lovers had a nasty habit of ending up communing with t…
The Predator In Her Bed
This week on Melanin Mayhem, we’re shining a spotlight on William Jennings Choyce — a wolf in sheep's clothing. He wasn’t just living a double life; he was living a deadly one. William Choyce terrorized California’s streets for years, slipp…
He Let Her Cook, Literally
This week on Love Kills x Melanin Mayhem, we dive deep into what happens when 'let her cook' goes wrong.When passion turns poisonous, some lovers don’t just walk away—they ignite a fire that consumes everything. Raymond Eugene Johnson set h…
Minister Merk a MF
This week on Melanin Mayhem:In Alabama, they called him Reverend… but he didn't have a pulpit. But Rev. Willie Maxwell was stacking bodies and cashing checks. Family members kept dropping like flies, and somehow the “Voodoo Preacher” always…
Justice Delayed, Mayhem Delivered
This week on Melanin Mayhem:Stewart Weldon was no stranger to a jail cell — in and out, time after time. His criminality on repeat. Each time, he slipped right back into his same routine, never facing the true weight of his crimes. A never-…
Love Don’t Live Here No More
Love ain't always enough—and sometimes, it turns deadly. This week on Love Kills x Melanin Mayhem, we going to Detroit, where a relationship spiraled into something dark, violent, unforgettable and unforgivable. What happens when your baby …
The Natchez Madam
She served up sin with a side of Southern charm — and business was always booming. This week on Melanin Mayhem, we peel back the bedsheets on Nellie Jackson, the legendary Natchez madam who turned her brothel into the hottest hoe house in M…
Franklin DeWayne Alix
Today, I’m bringing you the story of a man who went from church pews to cold-blooded chaos. Franklin DeWayne Alix didn’t just dip a toe into the dark side—he dove in headfirst. Over the course of six violent months, he left a trail of bodie…
Fueled by Fury, Finished in Flames
This week on Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem, we explore the story of Darrell Brooks — a young man once embraced by his community, offered guidance, support, and a way out. But when loyalty to the streets and a street code taken too far clashed…
Connected But Never Convicted - The Atlanta Child Murders
This week on Melanin Mayhem, we're diving into one of the most haunting cases in American history—the Atlanta Child Murders. But we're not just retelling the headlines. We’re examining the trial, the evidence (or lack thereof), and the calc…
First Ladies of Death Row Illinois
This week on Melanin Mayhem, we shine a light on two of the most audacious and overlooked women in Illinois criminal history — Geraldine Smith and Dorothy Williams. As the first and second women sentenced to death in the state, their storie…
Freezer Full of Fuckery
Behind a locked door in Detroit sat a freezer filled with secrets — the bodies of two children, betrayed by the one person meant to protect them. Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem unearths the horrifying case of Mitchelle Blair, a mother whose tw…
Young, Dumb & Deadly
This week on Melanin Mayhem, we’re diving headfirst into the dark, twisted chaos of two very different cases bound by one dangerous theme: youth doesn’t mean harmless.First, we head to St. Louis, where two friends took a dumb decision to a …
Sniper McSnipe Man
Imagine it, people being gunned down doing everyday regular degular shit—pumping gas, walking into stores, cutting grass. No warning. No motive. Just mayhem. And behind this reign of terror? A pair nobody would ever think or believe could b…
Holy Hell: The Cult of Marcus Wesson
When religion turns to manipulation and devotion becomes deadly, what’s left is a twisted legacy soaked in blood. In this episode of Love Kills X Melanin Mayhem, I'm diving into the disturbing case of Marcus Wesson—a man who called himself …
Anthony McKnight
This week on Melanin Mayhem, I'm shining a blacklight on a Navy man who was hiding straight-up diabolical tendencies behind his unform. Our mayhem maker had folks fooled—rockin’ uniforms by day and terrorizing women by night. A so-called fa…
The Shopping Cart Killer
This week on Melanin Mayhem, we’re rolling deep into the shadows of the DMV, where a smooth-talking hobosexual used one of the most ordinary items imaginable to cover up some of the most horrific crimes. Disappearances turned into headlines…
Welcome to Death Row
This week we are headed to New Orleans for the tale of a policewoman that said fuck the police and crashed out real bad all for a man. You won't believe this story of lust and homicide. This melanated officer of the gatdamn law killed three…
The Stockwell Strangler
Alright y’all, this week we're taking it to the other side of the pond—South London, 1986. Seems like America ain't the only place were sickos have a preference for shenanigans of the sexual nature against senior citizens . Our Melanin Mayh…
Black Ceasar
This week we dive into the mysterious and legendary story of one of the most powerful drug kingpins of the 20th century that you’ve probably never heard of. Rising from humble beginnings, our mayhem maker built a multi-million dollar empire…
Holly Wood ain't shit
Y'all ever hear a name and immediately know that person ain't gon' be shit? That's how we kickin’ off the Love Kills series. Today we’re diving into the tragic and infuriating story of Ruby Gosha — a young woman who fell for a smooth-talkin…
The Killer Who Snitched on Himself
It’s our one-year anniversary here at Melanin Mayhem, and you already know the country girl never shows up empty-handed! This week, we’re diving into a story that didn’t unravel piece by piece like most — it came crashing down because the k…
The Stocking Strangler
Hello lovers of Black true crime, and welcome back to Melanin Mayhem, where the stories are melanated, the mayhem is maximum, and the chaos never takes a day off.Now, I thought I had my little internal criminal ranking system all figured ou…
Pretty Ricky
Hey Noir Nation. Let me ask you something—what happens when good looks, smooth talk, and a taste for the finer things in life mix with a whole lot of broke and a petty thief? Well, today’s mayhem maker was just that—a pretty boy who knew ho…