Episodes

  • Episode 156: Fifty States of Murder: Louisiana

    Do you know the difference between Hoodoo and Voodoo? How about a cult and a church? Well, you’re about to learn! So pack your trunk and join Eli and Mel on an educational ride along Louisiana’s terrifying turn of the century railway for a lesson on the strange case of Clementine Barnabet, a woman who […]

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  • Episode 155: Fifty States of Murder: South Carolina

    In a state far, far away, there once lived a Karen… but not just any Karen… THE Karen. Yes, we’re talking about South Carolina’s Homecoming Queen and Mother of the Year, Susan Smith! Way back in 1994 the country was held captive by the gripping story of a pair of missing toddlers and the tearful […]

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  • Episode 154: Fifty States of Murder: Delaware

    Did anyone ever warn you not to take candy from strangers? Good thing that doesn’t apply to chocolate! Eli and Mel have outdone themselves this time as they unwrap a suspicious package in Delaware and make sure everyone gets a piece of this foil-wrapped story of 19th Century drunken debauchery! This love nest is fully […]

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  • Episode 153: Fifty States of Murder: Colorado

    What do ladies panties and dynamite have in common? Tune in to the latest episode of Fifty States of Murder to find out as Eli and Mel make a pit stop in the Liberal Hell known as Colorado! Even back in the day, the feminist agenda was making the world a better place as moms […]

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  • Episode 152: Fifty States of Murder: North Dakota

    Fifty States of Murder hits the Great Plains (or is it the Rocky Mountains?) with a trip to North Dakota! All aboard the Way-Back-and-Way-Whacked Machine as Eli and Mel share the tale of a quiet farming community transformed into a film noir by a double-barreled massacre that sends the neighbors running for the hills. Was […]

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  • Episode 151: Fifty States of Murder: Arkansas

    The DUSE drives straight through Arkansas before noticing that it’s the topic of this week’s Fifty States of Murder! (Sorry, not sorry.) If you’ve ever been to the state that has another state’s name in it, or you know, heard of it, you’ll get a kick out of the case of Ricky Ray Rector, a […]

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  • Episode 150: Fifty States of Murder: California

    Dr. Eli and Nurse Ratched — err, Mel — have a prescription for what ails you: another exciting episode of Fifty States of Murder! With their usual charm and tact, the DUSE documents the tragic story of Daniel Marsh, a California kid who waved so many red flags he could have landed a 747 in […]

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  • Episode 149: Fifty States of Murder: Kentucky

    Do YOU know where the Antichrist was born? Either way, you’ll enjoy this episode of the Fifty States of Murder as Eli and Mel document one of Kentucky’s other notorious native sons: Boone Helm, aka the Cannibal Cowboy! After murdering his cousin on his way out of the state, our boy Boone goes on a […]

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  • Episode 148: Fifty States of Murder: Utah

    In this episode of Fifty States of Murder, Eli and Mel bring you to Ogden, Utah, a sleepy little town where nothing interesting happens… unless you count the infamous robbery at the local Hi-Fi electronics store that ended in — you guessed it — cold-blooded murder! Sure they claimed they didn’t plan on killing anyone, […]

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  • Episode 147: Fifty States of Murder: Ohio

    The Fifty States of Murder hits a high note as Eli and Mel take you on a guided tour of one of Ohio’s most notorious murderers: the Cleveland Strangler! Anthony Sowell wasn’t the sort of guy you brought home to mama unless mama also had a crack addiction. But he was always a gentleman when […]

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