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Episode 159: Fifty States of Murder: Pennsylvania
It’s time to hit the Hershey highway as The DUSE tackles the bizarre tale of Pennsylvania’s very own unicorn killer! (Disclaimer: No unicorns were harmed in the making of this episode.) It’s a bad hair day for the final girl when her Aquanet gets banned and her eco-warrior incel ex-boyfriend decides to do some canceling of his own. The cops take his word that she went out for sprouts and tofu and never came back,…
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Episode 158: Fifty States of Murder: Arizona
Care for an iced tea? The DUSE hits the road again for a Fifty States of Murder crime spree along the bloodthirsty highways of Arizona! One wrong turn leads to another in the early 1970’s as petty theft and forgery takes a pair of drifters down a dark road to assault, robbery, carjacking, and the murder of friends, neighbors, and complete strangers that can only be explained by copious amounts of drugs. Willie Steelman and…
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Episode 157: Fifty States of Murder: Georgia
The time-traveling twosome slide into their bell bottoms for a Fifty States of Murder field trip to the mean streets of Atlanta, Georgia… circa 1979! The kids definitely aren’t all right as a string of abductions end in murder and no one knows where the killer will strike next as families are advised not to let their children out of sight even for a moment. When a suspect is finally arrested, it’s hardly an open…
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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 took her devotion a little too seriously. Murder, mayhem, and mystery follow in her wake as one neighborhood family after…
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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 press conference of their grieving parents, except one of them was already under suspicion and couldn’t quite get her facts…
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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 loaded with infidelity, naughty photos, mommy issues, public lewdness, and of course… murder! At the heart of it all is…
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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 were encouraged to drop off their responsibilities at the nearest orphanage. Take the story of John Gilbert Graham, a little…
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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 it a homicidal maniac or a gang of sentient pigs? Was the hired boy a target or collateral damage? Will…
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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 man who turned a three-dollar cover charge into a crime spree that led to one of the most controversial trials…
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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 his backyard. Instead, he landed in the loony bin as the adults in his life decided that the problem wasn’t…
