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  • Strange Stories: Body on the Golf Course

    Strange Stories: Body on the Golf Course
    Feb 9 2026
    We discuss the death of Dayana Chisaguano-Meleza, whose body was found in a New Jersey golf course. Her boyfriend, Andres Calvachi-Paz, confessed to the murder and body dump after Dayana sought to end the relationship. CW | TW: This episode discusses domestic violence, strangulation, and a body dump. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Woman Found Dead By Workers at New Jersey Golf Course (ABC7 Eyewitness News) Article: “Woman Found Dead Near Golf Course in Livingston, Police Launch Investigation” by Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff (Livingston Patch; patch.com) Article: “Woman Found Dead Near Golf Course in Livingston, Police Launch Investigation” by Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff (Patch Livingston; patch.com) Article: “Man Killed Woman Trying to Break Up, Then Posed As Her in Texts, NJ Officials Say” by Jennifer Rodriguez (The Sacramento Bee; sacbee.com) Article: “Dead Body Found Near NJ Golf Course: Officials” by Spencer Gustafson and Katie Corrado (PIX 11; pix11.com) Press Release: Arrest in Murder of Woman Found in Livingston via Essex Co. Prosecutor’s Office (njecpo.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 min
  • Strange Stories: State Trooper Tragedy

    Strange Stories: State Trooper Tragedy
    Feb 2 2026
    We discuss the tragic murders of Dr. Lauren Semanchik and her boyfriend, Tyler Webb, in August 2025. We chronicle the abusive relationship involving Semanchik and NJ State Trooper Ricard J. Santos. Case updates will be provided. CW | TW: This episode discusses abusive relationships, stalking, harassment, double murder, and unaliving oneself. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Voicemail Clip: Lauren Semanchik’s Voicemail to Franklin Police Asking About A Restraining Order (NJ.com) Article: “Murder Victim Told Cops Her Ex Was Stalking Her. Did Police Do Enough to Protect Her?” by Kevin Shea (NJ.com) Article: “‘You Would Never Expect This.’ N.J Cop Who Gunned Down His Ex, Her Boyfriend, Remains an Enigma” by Victoria Gladstone (NJ.com) Article: “Punk Rock Brought Together Veterinarian and Firefighter. An Ex-Boyfriend Took Their Lives” by Kevin Shea (NJ.com) Article: “State Trooper Who Guarded Governors Kills Ex-Girlfriend and Her Boyfriend, Then Himself” by David Wildstein (New Jersey Globe; newjerseyglobe.com) Article: “Lauren Semanchik Feared NJ Trooper Ex-Boyfriend Months Before Murder-Suicide. Texts Show: ‘Entirely Disturbing’” by David Propper (New York Post; nypost.com) Article: “NJ State Trooper Who Killed Ex and Her Boyfriend Manipulated Overtime Rules to Juice Salary to Over $400K, Suit Alleges” by Chris Nesi (New York Post; nypost.com) Article: “New Jersey Police Lieutenant Accused of Killing Ex-Girlfriend and Her Boyfriend in Murder-Suicide” by Minyvonne Burke (NBC News; nbcnews.com) Article: “New Jersey Officer Stopped at ATM and Pizzeria Instead of Investigating Double-Murder” by The Associated Press (NBC News; nbcnews.com) Article: “State Trooper Is Said to Be a Suspect in 2 Fatal Shootings” by Sharon Otterman and Tracey Tully (NYT; nytimes.com) Article: “Police ‘Failed’ Slain Woman Who Reported Ex’s Harassment, Family Says” by Tracey Tully (NYT; nytimes.com) Article: “N.J. Trooper Followed Ex-Girlfriend Home From Work Before Killing Her and the Man She Was Dating, Investigators Say” by Chris Sheldon (LehighValleyLive; lehighvalleylive.com) Article: “Mazie Slater Pursues Lawsuit Against Police for the Murders of Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb” via Mazie Slater Katz Freeman (mazieslater.com) Article: “NJ Trooper Suspected of Killing Veterinarian, Volunteer Firefighter in Apparent Murder-Suicide” via Eyewitness News (abc7ny.com) Article: “Prosecutor Seizes Control of Franklin Township Police Department Amid Double Murder-Suicide” by Anthony Johnson (ABC 7 Eyewitness News; abc7ny.com) Article: “Families of Double Murder-Suicide Victims in Franklin Township File Lawsuit” by Toni Yates via Eyewitness News (abc7ny.com) Article: “Grand Jury to Decide If Cop Bungled Probe in Double Slaying” by Mike Deak (The Bergen Record; pressreader.com) Press Release: Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office: Suspect in Double Homicide Investigation (FB) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 min
  • True Crime: Hall-Mills Murders

    True Crime: Hall-Mills Murders
    Jan 26 2026
    Drew solo hosts to thoroughly outline the unsolved Hall-Millers that occurred in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1922. Drew discusses crime scene details with the infamous “Pig Woman,” who claimed to be a witness to the brutal deaths of Reverend Edward Hall and choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details from a double murder and near-decapitation. Autopsy findings will be discussed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “Hall-Mills Murder Case” by Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg (EBSCO; ebsco.com) Article: “The Hall-Mills Murder: The Country’s First Sensationalized Trial” by Brooks Betz (Mr. Local History Project; mrlocalhistory.org) Article: “The Hall-Mills Murder Case: The Most Fascinating Unsolved Homicide in America” by Dr. Mary S. Hartman via Douglas College, Rutgers University (PDF available via Journal of U Libraries, Rutgers; jrul.libraries.rutgers.edu) Article: “A Sensational Murder Trial in the Newly Founded New Yorker” by Joe Pomepo (newyorker.com) Article: “Hall-Mills Murders: The Preach, the Choir Singer, and ‘The Pig Woman’” by Mark and Mark (Weird NJ; weirdnj.com) Book: The Hall-Mills Murder Case: The Minister and The Choir Singer by Dr. William Kunstler via the Internet Archive (free; archive.org) Book: Fatal Tryst: Who Killed the Minister and the Choir Singer? by Gerald Tomlinson (free; archive.org) Digital Archive: Hall Mills Murders via New Brunswick Free Public Library Archives (free; nbfplarchive.org) Digital Archive: Timothy Pfeiffer Correspondence (free; Internet Archive; archive.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 58 min
  • Strange Stories: D.B. Cooper

    Strange Stories: D.B. Cooper
    Jan 19 2026
    Harry solo hosts to chronicle the infamous D.B. Cooper case, and, yes, Drew made sure his parachutes were fully functional. Who is the elusive D.B. Cooper? DNA evidence might provide further clues. CW | TW: This episode discusses airline hijacking, explosives, partially working parachutes, and ransom money. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson News Clip: New Evidence Links Man to D.B. Cooper Case (Fox 13 Seattle) Article: “Who Was The Mysterious Hijacker D.B. Cooper?” by Ella Morton (History.com) Article: “D.B. Cooper Hijacking” via FBI Files (fbi.gov)Article: “From a Wheelchair Suspect to Titanium on a Tie, FBI Files Reveal New Clues in Unsolved Airline Hijacking by D.B. Cooper” by Christina Coulter (People; people.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • True Crime: Cleveland Torso Killer

    True Crime: Cleveland Torso Killer
    Jan 12 2026
    We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with DNA testing underway. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, decapitation, dismemberment, and dissemination of body parts. There are graphic details of these events. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Website: The Kingsbury Run Murders (Torso Killer) via Cleveland Police Museum (clevelandmuseum.org) Book: In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders by Dr. James Jessen Badal (InternetArchive; archive.org) Article: “The Torso Killer: Cleveland’s Lingering Mystery” via Cleveland Public Library (cpl.org) Article: “Torso Murders” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via EBSCO (EBSCO.com) Article: “Ness, Eliot” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via Biography.com Article: “A Byte Out of History: Eliot Ness and the FBI” via FBI Archives (archives.fbi.gov) Article: “Nearly A Century After The ‘Torso Killer’ Terrorized Cleveland, DNA Testing Is Underway To Identify Victims” by Kerry Breen (CBS News; cbsnews.com) Article: “Solving the Cleveland Torso Murders” by Erick Trickey (Cleveland Magazine; clevelandmagazine.com) Article: “First Victims of Torso Killer to Undergo DNA Testing for Identification Revealed” by Sara Goldenberg (Cleveland 19; cleveland19.com) Article: “Getting A Leg Up: A Brief History of Prosthetics Through the Lens of Our Collection” via Museum of Health at Kingston Blog (museumofhealthcare.blog) Article: “ArtiFacts: Built for Speed–Robert Liston’s Surgical Technique” by Alan J. Hawk (National Library of Medicine; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Article: “The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized A Terrifying Brain Surgery” by Jennifer Wright (TheCut; thecut.com; non-paywalled) Article: “The Historical Use of Restraints in Asylums” by Shawn Logan (Kentucky Historic Institutions; kyhi.org) Article: “Infant Skeletons Found Wrapped in 1930s Newspapers” by Nardine Saad (NBC News; nbcnews.com) Article: “So-Called ‘Mad Butcher’ Terrorizes Cleveland” by History.com Editors Article: “The Ruxton Murders - 1935” via The Glasgow Police Museum (policemuseum.org.uk) Article: “Cleveland’s Serial ‘Torso Killer’ Was Even More Vicious Than Jack the Ripper” by Todd Farley (New York Post; nypost.com) Mugshot: Florence (Flo) Pollilo via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) Series: Cleveland Stories: James Badal via TV20 Cleveland (YT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 15 min
  • True Crime: Tylenol Murders

    True Crime: Tylenol Murders
    Jan 5 2026
    We discuss the 1982 Tylenol murders, where seven victims in the Chicago area ingested capsules laced with cyanide. We also consider the 1986 death in New York that was eerily similar to the Chicago deaths, and a copycat cyanide murder in Washington State in 1991. CW | TW: This episode discusses bodily details of cyanide poisoning and death (including one child's death). Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Database: Tylenol Murders via EBSCO Factsheet: Cyanide via Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (centerforhealthsecurity.org) Article: “The Chicago Tylenol Murders” by JoJo Galvan (chicagohistory.org) Article: “The Tylenol Murders Revisits a Killer Who Lurked in US Medicine Cabinets” by Natalie Morin (Netflix; Tudum) Article: “Tylenol Contaminated with Cyanide: The Case of Five Murders in 1982 Reopened” by Admin (arlingtoncardinal.com) Article: “Cyanide Toxicity” by Inna Leybell, MD, et. al. (emedicine.medscape.com) Article: “Crisis Communication Strategies: Case Study” via U of Oklahoma (ou.edu) Article: “How the 1982 Tylenol Poisonings Nearly Canceled Halloween” by Dave Roos (History.com) Article: “Tylenol Made A Hero of Johnson & Johnson: the Recall That Started Them All” by Judith Rehak (NYT; nytimes.com) Article: “Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuits For Families in the Tylenol Packaging Cases” via Corboy & Demetrio (carboydemetrio.com) Article: “Netflix’s Tylenol Murders Doc Dives Into a Chilling Unsolved Crime” by Olivia B. Waxman (Time; time.com) Article: “Tylenol Held Tainted After Leaving Plant” by Marlene Cimons and Ronald J. Ostrow (L.A. Times; February 27, 1986; latimes.com) Article: “Tylenol is Linked To A Cyanide Death in Yonkers” by Peter Kerr (NYT; February 11, 1986; nytimes.com) Article: “Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Cyanide Poisonings Associated with Over-the-Counter Medication–Washington State, 1991” via CDC (cdc.gov; MMRW Weekly; March 15, 1991; 40(10); 161, 167-168) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 20 min
  • Strange Stories: Holiday Party

    Strange Stories: Holiday Party
    Dec 29 2025
    We discuss a trio of strange stories for our final episode of 2025. We tackle cases involving a No Kings protestor in a penis costume, a patron accidentally shot in a pizza shop, and the screening of hardcore porn aboard a ferry from France to England. CW | TW: This episode discusses sexual content and guns–it’s Severed, after all. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “Fairhope Police Arrest Woman in Penis Costume at ‘No Kings’ Protest” by Andrea Tinker (Alabama Register) Article: “Bodycam Shows Arrest of Alabama Woman Wearing Penis Costume at Protest: ‘This Is A Family Town’” by John Sharp (AL.com) Article: “89-Year-Old Woman Shot in Leg When Gun Goes Off in N.J. Pizza Shop, Cops Say” by Matthew Enuco (NJ.com) Article: “‘Adult Film’ Is Accidentally Screened in Passenger Lounges of Ferry, Leaving Young Passengers ‘Screaming’: Reports” by Becca Longmire (People) Article: “Ferry Firm Apologises as Porn Screened to Passengers” by Nathan Bevan (BBC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 min
  • Severed Podcast Trailer

    Severed Podcast Trailer
    Dec 28 2025
    Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format, in-depth analysis, and some humor. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 min