This week’s case follows 17 year old Mackenzie Shirilla, her boyfriend Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan. What started out as a night celebrating graduation quickly turned into a high speed car crash, ending the lives of Dominic and Davion. But what was the cause of the crash? Driving under the influence? Vehicle malfunction? Or was this a premeditated murder-suicide?

Sources:

The Crash - Netflix documentary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Davion_Flanagan

https://people.com/read-mackenzie-shirilla-dominic-russo-chilling-texts-11983705

https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2024/2024-Ohio-4674.pdf

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/the-crash-mackenzie-shirilla

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-murdered-boyfriend-100-mph-crash-toxic-relationship-prosecutors-s-rcna100636

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mackenzie-shirilla-texts-surface-hell-wheels-drivers-appeal-collides-netflix-crash

We've got a classic for you this week - Lizzie Borden. In 1892 Lizzie found her father and stepmother brutally axed to death seemingly while she was outside looking for her fishing gear, or while she was eating pears in the barn, or maybe doing something else entirely. The circumstances surrounding this case remain unclear due to Lizzie's ever changing accounts of that day. Thus shifting suspicion upon herself, leading to her arrest. Was Lizzie really the one responsible for this heinous crime?

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden

https://lizzie-borden.com/

Crime Junkie Podcast - INFAMOUS: Lizzie Borden. Oct. 29, 2018

https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/borden-lizzie.htm

https://anacondaleader.com/content/strange-story-bridget-sullivan

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lizzie-Borden-American-murder-suspect

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260914-the-unsolved-mystery-of-lizzie-borden-and-the-grisly-fall-river-axe-murders

Morbid Podcast - Lizzie Borden Part 1. Oct. 20, 2019.

Morbid Podcast - Lizzie Borden Part 2. Oct. 26, 2019.

https://lizziebordenencyclopedia.com/lizzie-borden-charity-work/

Buckle up for our first serial killer case - The Weepy Voiced Killer. AKA Paul Michael Stephani. AKA the weirdest serial killer ever. During the 1980s in Minnesota, Paul Michael Stephani was targeting women in the city. The strangest part of his pathology - he would call 911 after each attack reporting that he had stabbed someone...but he would be performatively crying in a very high pitched weepy voice. Join us to hear the 911 recordings and learn how he got caught.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Michael_Stephani

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/stephani-paul.htm

Morbid Podcast - The Weepy Voiced Killer (Jan. 9, 2021).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KR-MUkowfw (A&E - Weepy-Voiced Killer Confesses to More Crimes)

Deathbed Confessions Podcast - The Weepy Voiced Killer: Paul Michael Stephani (March 29, 2023).

https://www.oxygen.com/unknown-serial-killers-of-america/crime-news/unknown-serial-killers-weepy-voiced-paul-stephani

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Michael_Stephani

https://www.kttc.com/2021/11/08/notorious-weepy-voiced-killer/

Kate and Kayla are going down the rabbit hole of the Delphi Murders. February 2017 in Delphi, Indiana, two best friends, Abby Williams (13 years old) and Libby German (14 years old), had the day off school and wanted to go for a walk on the forest trails. When they failed to show up at the entrance when Libby's father came to pick them up and they weren't answering their phones, the families started to get worried. They were quickly reported missing, and unfortunately, their bodies were found along the creek the next day. Once the investigation into their deaths got underway, the world learned just how smart these girls were -- they suspected danger before anything happened. Tune in to learn how Abby and Libby helped solve their own murders.

SOURCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Abigail_Williams_and_Liberty_German

Who is the Delphi Killer? ABC News, IMPACT x Nightline, 2024.

https://abcnews.com/US/wife-convicted-delphi-murderer-breaks-silence-husbands-monster/story?id=124072144

https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/teens-libby-german-abby-williams-killed-in-delphi-murders

Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders. HBO Max, 2021.

Crime Junkie Podcast: WANTED: Killer on the High Bridge. Feb. 11, 2018.

Crime Junkie Podcast: UPDATE: Killer on the High Bridge. April 22, 2019.

Crime Junkie Podcast: CAPTURED: Killer on the High Bridge. Oct. 31, 2022.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/us/video/delphi-murders-new-video-digvid

Down the Hill Podcast. Ep 1-11.

https://www.aetv.com/articles/richard-allen-delphi-murders

Law & Crime Network - Youtube

The gals have a silly one for ya! Well, murder is not silly, but the circumstances that surround this murder definitely are. It's Wisconsin in the early 1900s. A young woman named Walburga "Dolly" Korschel marries a successful older gentleman named Fred Oesterreich. But this is Crimes & Chaos after all so naturally there's a lot of infidelity, a little bit of murder and... a sex slave? Grab a drink and settle in for this wild case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walburga_Oesterreich

https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-legend-of-milwaukees-most-infamous-love-triangle/

https://medium.com/lust-for-power/43-the-little-man-in-the-attic-74c87c4458d4

https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/otto_sanhuber/

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/dolly-oesterrich-and-lover-attic-murder

The Dollop Podcast, Ep. 200 - Otto in the Attic.

We're diving into a missing persons case this week - in August of 2013, sophomore college student Bryce Laspisa started behaving very strangely, worrying his girlfriend and roommate. He soon planned what should have been a 7 hour drive home to visit his parents, but turned into 30 hours of truly bizarre behavior on Bryce's part, concerned parents, confused police officers, one good samaritan, and Bryce seemingly disappearing from the face of the earth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Bryce_Laspisa

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/bryce-laspisa-california-missing-person-rcna229928

Crime Junkie Podcast - MISSING: Bryce Laspisa. January 28, 2018.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bryce-laspisa

https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/the-unusual-disappearance-of-bryce-laspisa-90208dc9e27d

It is finally gloomy and raining in Portland, which means Kate is in her element and ready for spooky season - so she's taking Kayla on a paranormal journey! This week we're talking about one of the most haunted houses in America - The Whaley House in San Diego, CA. Fun fact - Kate and Kayla went on a tour of The Whaley House together back in 2017.

Sources:

https://www.whaleyhousesandiego.com/san-diego-museums-tours/

https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/museums/whaley-house-museum/

https://hiddensandiego.com/things-to-do/places/whaley-house

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Whaley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaley_House_(San_Diego,_California)

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/san-diego/whaley-house

https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-trending/the-whaley-house-museum/

Ghost Adventures - The Whaley House. Season 11 episode 11.

This week the gals discuss the attempted murder of Olga Rocco in 1946. A young woman named Pearl Lusk took a job from a private detective under the impression she would be aiding him in taking down a local jewel thief. Little did she know, she was actually being used to assassinate this man’s ex-wife. But how did he trick her into attempting to kill Olga without her knowing that’s what she was doing? Hop into this week’s episode to find out.

Sources:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1953/08/08/the-perils-of-pearl-and-olga

Morbid Podcast - The Attempted Murder of Olga Rocco. (Sept. 11, 2023).

https://www.nytimes.com/1953/04/22/archives/camera-gun-victim-loses-200000-suit.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/11/archives/lusk-girl-freed-will-leave-city-tool-in-cameragun-shooting-cleared.html