Trigger Warning
A podcast full of stories... true crime, disasters, survival tales, paranormal. We've got it all!
Episodes
Survival - Angela Hernandez
Trigger Warnings: Severe Injuries, Brief discussion of drowning (but no drowning takes place)Episode: Angela Hernandez starts a long drive to visit her sister but a horrific accident leaves her struggling to survive. But survive she did! Di…
True Crime - Steve Carter / Marx Barnes and Carlina White
Trigger Warnings: Child abandonment, adoption, kidnappingEpisode: Imagine going to a website and finding a picture of yourself as a baby. But the website isn't Facebook - it's a website for kids who have been missing since they were infants…
Disaster - Hurricane Juan and the Killer Floods of 1985
Trigger Warnings: Flooding, Drowning, Animal DeathsEpisode: Hurricane Juan starts off in the Gulf of Mexico wreaking havoc on the coastline of the U.S. and then heads north. After meeting up with some other rain systems, it stalls and creat…
True Crime - Carroll Edward Cole, Serial Killer
Trigger Warnings - Child abuse, animal abuse, child death, drowning, murder, strangulation, polygamyEpisode: Carroll Edward Cole started out with the world stacked against him. But that gave him no excuse to become an asshole and murderer. …
Survival - Matthew Reum
Trigger Warnings: Childhood trauma/abandonment, Adoption, Traffic accident, claustrophobia, Suicidal thoughts and attempts, severe injury leading to amputationEpisode: Matthew Reum has plans for Christmas when he sets out for home on Decemb…
Mystery - The Disappearance of Joan Risch
Trigger Warnings: possible death, assault, brief mention of abortionToday's Episode: Joan Risch is a mother of two and a happy housewife in October of 1961 when she suddenly vanishes. The timeline of her last day is well known but then that…
Special Episode - Christmas in July Compilation
Trigger Warnings are listed before individual storiesA compilation of Christmas true crime, disaster, dumb criminals, and regular criminals. Sources:https://historynavigator.org/2019/12/21/the-italian-hall-disaster-and-the-copper-strike-of-…
Disaster - I35W Mississippi River Bridge Collapse
Trigger Warnings: Brief mentions of death by drowning, fire, and crushing, Death of a child, Death of an unborn child, Environmental Pollution, Eyewitness accounts of traumatic events, ClaustrophobiaToday's Episode: The collapse of a major …
True Crime - Double Murder in Great Falls, Montana in 1956
Trigger Warnings: Murder, Descriptions of Injuries, Sexual AssaultYoung couple Patty and Dwayne had only been dating for about a month when their bodies were found brutally murdered on a frigid day in January 1956. The case very quickly wen…
Mystery - Death of Rey Rivera
Trigger Warnings - Missing person, mention of suicide, conspiracy theories regarding secret societies, discussion of mental health conditions, descriptions of injuriesWhen Rey Rivera goes missing one evening out of the blue, his wife and fa…
Mystery - The Disappearance of Dennis Lloyd Martin
Trigger Warnings: Disappearance of a child, theories about his disappearance including discussions of abduction and deathSources:https://web.archive.org/web/20170709150118/http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/martin_dennis.htmlhttps://www…
** Sunday Release ** Spooky - Arizona Hauntings
Trigger Warnings: since this involves stories of hauntings everything mentioned is very brief, but I wanted to warn you anyway. Trigger warnings include: suicide, death of children, murderWant to get in touch? E-Mail us at triggerwarning411…
True Crime - Hillsville Massacre
Trigger Warnings: very brief mentions of child marriage. Otherwise, gun violence in the early 1900's. Movie moments shouldn't lead to a massacre but that's what we have here. A rom-com-esque moment at a dance leads to a bloody mess at the C…
Survival - Sharon Patyk Komlos
Trigger Warnings: Gun violence, rape, kidnapping, description of injuries, divorce, physical disabilityIn 1980, Sharon Komlos has a job she loves, a happy marriage, and three children she adores in their new home in Boca Raton, Florida. Sh…
SEASON TWO PREMIER! Disaster - Peshtigo Fire
Tigger Warnings: Fire, death, death of families - including children, death of animals, environmental destructionIn 1871, on the same night as The Great Chicago Fire, another fire raged through a small town in Wisconsin. Though it wiped out…
SEASON FINALE! True Crime - The Long Island Serial Killings
Trigger Warnings - Death, Dismemberment, Domestic Abuse, Death of a childIt started way back in 1993 but the full extent of the terrible crimes didn't come to light until much later. Young women, murdered, and their bodies discarded in vari…
True Crime - Murders of Antonio and Dawn Armstrong
Trigger Warnings: murder of parents, brief mention of arson, brief mention of mental health issues, brief mention of missing personWhen ex-NFL star Antonio Armstrong Sr. and his wife, Dawn, are murdered in their own bedroom, the police and …
**Sunday Bonus Episode** Mystery - The Disappearance of the Crew of The Mary Celeste
Trigger Warnings: Missing persons, Presumed death of child and adults, Ship AdriftThe Mary Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic in 1872. The ship was completely intact and seaworthy, leading to a mystery that invites theory and speculat…
True Crime - Murder of Becky Bliefnick
Trigger Warnings: brief description of method of murder, brief mention of possible child abuseBecky Bleifnick is a 41 year old mother of three when she's found shot to death in her own home in February of 2023. Who would have motive to kill…
Survival - Jose Salvador Alvarenga
Trigger Warnings: lost at sea, consumption of uncooked animals, cannibalism is mentioned in passingWhen two fisherman find a prime fishing spot one day in November of 2012, they ignore an incoming storm and wait too long before heading to s…
**Sunday Release!** Disaster - Union Carbide (Part 2)
TRIGGER WARNINGS: racism, mass death, death of children, death of families, descriptions of death by gasWe continue our story of Union Carbide Corporation. The company brought us products that led to more convenience in modern life; but al…
Disaster - Union Carbide (Part 1)
Trigger Warnings: Cancer, Racism, Corporate Greed, Work-Related DeathsUnion Carbide produced everything from asbestos to steel to antifreeze and their profits proved it. But sometimes a company's bottom line becomes their main focus and the…
True Crime - Murder of Karen LeClair
Trigger Warnings: description of method of murder, brief mention of body decomposition, adulteryA lovely Independence Day boat ride for the LeClairs ends in tragedy when Karen LeClair falls overboard and her husband is unable to save her. …
BONUS EPISODE - Hauntings by State - Alaska
Trigger Warnings - child death, ghosts, paranormal eventsOur hauntings by state series continues with Alaska! We didn't plan on giving you a True Crime that took place in Alaska on Wednesday followed immediately by paranormal goings-on ther…
True Crime - The Mass Murder of The Investor Family and Crew
Trigger Warnings: death of children, death of family, burned bodiesIn the small town of Craig, Alaska, people gather to watch as a fancy fishing boat burns in the water about a mile from town. At first it's a spectacle - something unusual t…
True Crime - Camm Family Murders
Trigger Warnings: death of children, brief mentions of child sexual abuse, descriptions of injuries to childrenIn September 2000, a small Indiana town is shocked when a young mother and her two children are found dead in their own home. The…
Mystery - U.S.S. Cyclops Disappearance
Trigger warnings: We don't really know because no one knows what happened to the U.S.S. Cyclops on its final voyage back to the United States from Brazil during WWI. Did it get sunk by a German U-Boat? Was there a mutiny? Did a Bermuda Tria…
Disaster - The Surfside Condo Collapse
Trigger warnings: death of 98 people, child deaths, climate change, animal death mentionedIn 2021, the small community of Surfside, Florida held its collective breath as rescue workers searched for the residents of Champlain Towers South. T…
Mystery - The Disappearance of Benjamin Bathurst
Trigger Warnings: war, spies, missing person, remains of human bodyDiz brings us a real head-scratcher! Benjamin Bathurst was on his way home from a dangerous mission as a spy. The worst of it was behind him... but then he disappeared. The …
Survival - Tales of Survival and Good Samaritans (Compilation!)
Trigger warnings: discussion of injuries, death, near-death, alone in the wildernessA handful of stories of people surviving dangerous situations, despite the odds against them. Also, a little hope: tales of other people helping out perfect…
Disaster - Libby Montana Asbestos Cloud
Trigger Warnings: environmental and human poisoningLibby Montana was a small mining town near the Idaho border. Many of the residents were employed by the local mine, which thrived for decades. But the mine owners ignored the health of the …
BONUS EPISODE - Hauntings by State - Alabama
Trigger warnings: child death, paranormal experiences. It's our first of the series as we cover some of the most haunted places in Alabama! Get ready for some spooky places and creepy ghosties!
Disaster - The Great China Flood
Trigger warnings: death of children, animals, drowning, starvation, disease -- In 1931, China is inundated with water - a combination of situations came together to create a disaster for the people of central China. See below for some of ou…
True Crime - Murders of Wendy Camp, Lisa Kraeger, and Cynthia Britto
Trigger Warnings: Child death, family murderWhen Wendy Camp, her daughter, Cynthia, and her sister-in-law, Lisa go missing after a family visit in May 1992, some believe that they simply ran away from their lives. But Wendy's family and he…
True Crime - Park Bench Murders
Trigger Warnings: Racism, "Random" Murders, Child (16) DeathThe tale of Carnell Sledge and Katherine Brown's murders at a city park have left a lot of questions with few answers. Were their deaths planned or a random shooting? Also, we del…
Disaster - West Fertilizer Plant Explosion
Trigger Warnings: Death of first responders, brief mentions of terrorismIn a small town in central Texas, a sudden explosion one evening rips through the silence. When the dust settles, the town must face great loss and destruction and are…
*** Early Release *** Ada Blackjack - Tale of Survival
Trigger warnings: death of children, possible domestic abuseDiz brings us the tale of Ada Blackjack, an indigenous Alaskan woman who did what several white men could not: survive in the great white north with nothing but her wit, strength,…
** Snowmageddon Early Release** Survival - Ada Blackjack
Half of the US is facing a large winter storm so we've decided to release our survival tale early! Download it while you have wifi and power and enjoy the Diz-a-fying episode while the snow comes down!! Trigger Warning: child death, death b…
True Crime - The Hodges Family
Trigger Warnings: child death, child molestation (non-descriptive), house fireThe Hodges Family lived a quiet life in the town of Vinton, VA in 1994, Despite some stressful issues happening at the time, they were looking forward to the futu…
Introduction to Trigger Warning
Just an introduction to us and our podcast!