Episodes

  • 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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  • Episode 146: Fifty States of Murder: New York

    In this episode of Fifty States of Murder, Eli and Mel throw a dart at the wall and find themselves in the Blue wasteland that is New York State! And since they have to suffer, you have to suffer… So roll your spliff, pour a drink, and get comfortable as you endure the tale of […]

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  • Episode 145: Fifty States of Murder: Alaska

    The Fifty States of Murder is finally here! Eli kicks off our inaugural episode by making Mel guess the state by way of trivia questions so easy she embarrasses herself by getting them all wrong. (You can see the aurora borealis in Colorado, right??) Then we take a deep dive into a string of murders […]

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  • Episode 144: St. Patrick’s Day Special: 2 Gurls 1 Mic

    Top o’ the morning to ya, D.U.S.E. nation! It’s that special Monday morning where all anyone wants to see is green beer! Unfortunately you guys have to go to work. So in honor of your sacrifice, we’re here to do your drinking for you! Your host-with-the-most chest infections and death obsessions rings in America’s favorite […]

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  • Episode 143: Drop the Mic: An Interview with Paul Lonardo

    Eli and Mel welcome author Paul Lonardo to the show for a first-of-its-kind guest appearance! Paul has published everything from horror to romance, biography to true crime, spec-fic to sports history, horror haikus to a children’s book about a goblin baseball player! Eli and Mel pick his brain clean, getting the inside scoop on his […]

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  • Episode 142: The Great Egypt Conspiracy: Gator Raiders

    Eli and Mel wrap up another blockbuster Black History Month by plumbing the depths of the social-media cesspool so you don’t have to! What did we find? Black supremacist cults! Did you know that the United States is really Egypt? Or that Quikrete has been used to literally cover up the truth? And how about […]

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  • Episode 141: The Freeway Phantom: Tantamount to Murder

    The D.U.S.E. tackles an unsolved mystery as we document the trail of bodies left behind by the Washington D.C. Freeway Phantom in a Black History Month whodunit from way back in 1971! We have no answers but plenty of questions, like what happened to the victims’ shoes? Why weren’t suspicious characters like step-fathers and boyfriends […]

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  • Episode 140: Valentine’s Day Special: The Lonely Hearts Killers: Tortured By Love

    Those at the D.U.S.E. would like to make you feel loved this Valentine’s Day but we all know that’s impossible. So instead they’ve chosen to tickle your cockles and whatever else you want them to feel-up with this heart-warming story of a suave man with black hoodoo magic getting what he wants from any woman, […]

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  • Episode 139: The Corpse Collector

    In our latest installment honoring Black History Month, Eli and Mel go where no DUSE has gone before as they examine the deranged antics of a man with the double whammy of a low IQ and an unusual hobby. It’s Philly’s very own corpse collector! He didn’t paste them into scrapbooks or trade them on […]

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