Too Close to Home Podcast

40: Ed Gein, Part 2 - Painfully Midwestern Confessions

We finish out our series on Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield, WI. You will learn all about the potential grave robbing, his house of horrors and flesh artisanry, and actual confession transcripts which have inspired (for better or worse) countless songs, games, and movies. Don your finest skin, and enter at your own peril.

39: Ed Gein, Part 1 - The OG Mama’s Boy

Let's tell you a story about a man named Ed... who looked like everybody's grandpa, only much more stinky and with an Oedipus complex. In part 1 of this very midwestern series, you will find out all about his family and upbringing, mama's favorite bible verses, and the events which led to his initial arrest. It's time to take a trip to Wis-CAN-sin.

38: Living (and Dying) in an Amish Paradise

It's time to churn butter and build barns with swole Jebediah and his godly bunch, which is all the more fun because they can’t listen to it anyway! After a quick background on Amish and Mennonite history and practices, we will be looking at some of the only recorded murders ever perpetrated by those from and within these oft misunderstood communities.

37: The Murder of Denise Amber Lee

Sometimes the actions of one person can make the difference between life and death. In this episode, we shed light on a quick-thinking mother whose tragic murder helped institute real change in the 911 dispatch operations in Florida and maybe even nationwide.

36: Fred and Rosemary West, Part 2 - Every Rose Has It’s Thorn

Private prostitution suites, incest, and basement graves... their depravity knew no bounds. Find out the fate of the murderous lady and the tramp in this disgusting conclusion of the Fred and Rosemary West series.

35: Fred and Rosemary West, Part 1 - Doesn’t Everybody Do It?

He was a boy, she was a girl… can we make it any more revolting? In part 1, we look at the disturbing upbringing of Fred West and Rosemary Letts, and the circumstances that allowed these two to come together in the unholiest of matrimony’s.

34: Randall Woodfield - Ding-a-Ling In The Wind

He was a small town boy with a dream; a dream of playing in the NFL. We have heard stories like this many times before, but maybe not any that go quite like it did for Randall Woodfield: (Temporary) Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver, purveyor of indecent exposure and athletic tape... oh and of course deadly rapist and serial killer! The I-5 was this receiver's favored route; enter the I-5 Killer!

Mind Bleach: Mr. Dr. Baker and Ghostless Gettysburg

Glad to be back after a short break, and we are coming at you with a super-sized Mind Bleach episode filled with some ectoplasm! We talk about the Crescent Hotel of Eureka Springs, AR; an elegant yet spooky destination filled with disturbing history, as well as the infamous Devil’s Den from the Battle of Gettysburg, where soldiers may still be present over 150 years later. Stick around after the main segment to hear a special bonus segment where Jenn was live at the Devil’s Den and Slaughter Pen!