Will anyone ever pay for this terrible murder?? One thing is for sure, and that's multiple people need to pay the price for what happened! Her lover? When she comes up missing, there's quite a few people who have an idea of what happened, but the truth is incredibly shocking, and disturbing!! Along the way, we find out what a Swamp Yankee is, how many thousand people can miss something incredibly obvious, and just how horrible a person do you have to be for people to want vigilante retribution against you!! A woman met a man at a function for singles, and they married within weeks. But who could have killed this seemingly upstanding family? Is he alive, and hiding? The whole thing is a mess of nepotism, and disaster!! It's a real mystery, and one strange & crazy story!! Along the way, we find out that a fake haunting can make a town famous, that the term "dolphin head" may be a much more perverted thing than you'd think, and that you should always be sure to kill the person that you want dead!! Was it the husband? Evidence doesn't quite back that up, with out of place blood spatter, and even more out of place gravel. This week, in Bloomingdale, Illinois, a man blows into town, charming some of the local women, but he turns out to have a shady past that very accurately predicts his murderous behavior in the future. Next thing you know, someone is bleeding out, and a multi county manhunt starts! This week, in Belle Terre, New York, a wealthy couple is found dead, in their own home. The only thing is, he swears that someone already got to the family, when he arrived, and his story of why he's covered in blood, and in possession of the murder weapons, needs to be heard to believe that someone would try to use it!! Fingerprints, blood, and even an eye witness end up being discovered, but is that enough to keep him from further terrorizing New Hampshire? This one is a mystery, wrapped in riddle! Along the way, we find out if Ru Paul was ever in a rodeo parade, how easy it was to be on the run from the law in the 1970's, and whether it may be possible to commit the worst acts possible & not remember a thing!! The window is open, the screen has been cut, and it looks like there may be a murderous sexual predator on the loose. This one is extremely graphic *******. From there, a twisted story emerges, leaving everyone in disbelief!! Ever!!! This week, in Flora Vista, New Mexico, a young woman goes looking for a job in broad daylight, then suddenly vanishes, sending the whole area frantically searching. What follows is pure insanity, including a show down with an angry mob at a Wal-Mart parking lot. They created Small Town Murder the following year. But they have no idea what kind of door they've opened, once they get to interrogate their best suspect. Like helping find someone to kill a former deputy's wife, at that deputy's request. Along the way, we find out that Slambodovia isn't a real country, that Merlin apparently had a forehead tattoo, and that when you're on a mission from God, you don't need an attorney! This week, in Donalsonville, Georgia, a strange group of dangerous people escape from a work camp, and end up on a rural farm, looking for gas & money to head to Mexico, in order to "live the good life". Along the way, we find out that there at least a few Italians in New Mexico, that some lies are too big to admit, and that just when we think we've heard it all, along comes this story!! This one is just gets stranger & stranger!! Along the way, we find out what goes on at a Turkey Festival, how easy it was to talk your way out of a 1970's murder interrogation, and how close a serial killer came to being released to the public!! Join us every Thursday! Hilarious!! This lands them in Colorado, which the marriage over, and several more to come. This week, in Gresham, Oregon, horrified bystanders watch as a dead & naked body is tossed off a 75 foot cliff, and into the river below. What's even crazier is the other people involved. It takes the stupidest of stupid moves by the killer for police to find, and capture him. It's a wild case, with a big ending!! His girlfriend's husband, of course. This week, in Peru, Indiana, an unlikely couple from different sides of the tracks have what appears to be a story book romance until you dig a little deeper, and find some very interesting tales from the past. None of this matters as he follows a path of violence, prison, escape, and even more violence, finally finding out that he's not the first in his gene pool to end up in the same situation that he finds himself. They include Small Town Murder, Crime In Sports, and PS I Hate This movie. A twisted mystery that seems solved, only to end up being even more of a mystery, before a very final ending! All of this, and the killer still describes it as "The Perfect Crime"! Whenever they are not working, the two are seen in comedy clubs. A monster of a human being becomes the stuff of nightmares with this brutal killing. This lands them in Colorado, which the marriage over, and several more to come. But when several plans fail to achieve the desired murder, the whole plan & target changes, and an unspeakably awful murder occurs, on a very innocent person, sending shockwaves into the community!! Will he get away with it twice?? New episodes every Thursday! James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman, hosts of popular audio series Small Town Murder and Crime in Sports, are doubling down on the genre and extending into new areas with the launch of Upside. Due to his secretive nature, Jimmie has managed to keep his exact age off the publics spotlight. This week, we look at the tiny, festive town of Santa Claus, Georgia, where a young man ruins the Christmas season for a whole town, by committing some of the most brutal acts imaginable. This week, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, when a teenage girl goes missing, the search take investigators deep into the backwoods. These beliefs include some VERY weird things, to say the least, including several people who God has apparently told them to murder, starting with some family members. Along the way, we find out that coal mines might not be the safest thing, that children are bad at helping dispose of bodies, and some people might actually deserve to be murdered! An awful lot, apparently! This week, in Newville, Pennsylvania, local Wal-Mart employees find love, but things don't go as planned, when a new woman starts work in the photo department. James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman, hosts of popular audio series Small Town Murder and Crime in Sports, are. Along the way, we find out that Pennsylvania German exists as a language, that happy family Christmas photos aren't always what they seem, and most of all, always be nice to your step parents!! What follows is a twisted road of fabrications, half truths, and complete lies. But who really committed the murder? Jimmie began his career as a comedian at the age of 23 years old. A person as deranged as anyone we've ever talked about, turns out to have their own twisted belief system that causes delusions of epic proportions. They will unearth chilling details from homicide case files in this weekly true-crime series which tells the actual stories of people who shared their lives with a killer or their victims. Or maybe one of the husbands of the many married women he was fooling around with, or a family member of one of the teenage girls he was dating? RUN!! This week, we check out the quaint, southern town of Easley, South Carolina, where there were zero warning signs before someone erupted in violence that resulted in a house full of death! This week, we look at the tiny, coal town of Fleming-Neon, Kentucky, where horrible people planned out, and executed a seriously cold blooded plot. Along the way, we find out that you may still need air conditioning in Wisconsin, that decapitation is a strange response way to handle an accident, and that you shouldn't hesitate to eat the fries that you find under your car seat!! Along the way, we find out that redheads need a festival, too, that hitchhiking in the hills of West Virginia is never a good idea, and that sometimes bad people police themselves brutally! On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Wondery, Wondery+, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts! A suspect finally emerges, after a police sketch is made, but he's not admitting anything, except one particularly embarrassing detail, that he says proves his innocence! The inevitable murder is a callous, and horrible act, that definitely didn't need to happen, but to one depraved person, it apparently did! Along the way, we find out how a grown man gets picked on in the bathroom, if there's anything more disgusting than peepholes into a dressing room, and that if a murder suspect is wearing heavy makeup, he should definitely have to wash it off!! This week, in Fletcher, Vermont, a very manipulative man, likened to Charles Manson, and Hitler by a psychiatrist, seems to be able to get anyone to do anything he wants. A truly bizarre & disturbing murder, that could have easily been avoided!! Happy 250!! To a man who has some odd beliefs when it comes to pyramids, mountains, and his own name. But why? This week, in Montville, Ohio, an act of kindness is rewarded with an act of terrible murderous brutality. This week, in Chadwicks, New York, when a new church comes to a quiet residential street, the neighbors are happy, until that church starts becoming the talk of all the local gossip. Or, is is something more sinister? Along the way, we find out that the northeast is REALLY into haunted houses, that grandmas don't usually beat their victims so severely that an eye pops out, and that sometimes, evidence is more important than ego!! This week, we look into the noticeably middle of the road town of Norwalk, Iowa, where the police were powerless to stop an inevitable horror that would take place in a quiet home, despite the all the warning signs in the world. Plus, jokes!! He was born in the United States of America. Along the way, we find out just how much sauerkraut can be eaten in one week, how violent people can still find partners to marry them, while still in prison, and if the state is cooperative if you beg them to kill you!! Along the way, we find out that there are easier ways to call seagulls than with your voice, that secret passageways are never a sign of sanity, and that when your neighbor shines airplane landing lights on your house, you should just move. Words can't express this weirdness!! This week, in Jacksonville, Alabama, it's no longer safe for teens to get it on, at make out spots, because there is apparently a Zodiac style killer, on the loose, when multiple incidents of attacks take place. This week, in Shelton, Washington, when a brutal murder is discovered in a woman's home, the police have very little to go on, except a mysterious, one-shoed man, found wandering the highway, in an older woman's housecoat. And nasty!! This week, in Climax Springs, Missouri, a retired doctor has decided to live the rest of his life in a new, swinging way, filled with drugs, and young ladies. A full on posse is organized, as well as the FBI, State, & local police, as a maximum effort is made to find this woman, hopefully alive. What follows can only be described as "insane". This week, in Skamania, Washington, where a bloodbath is discovered, in a local home, on New Year's Day. And they were, until one of them goes missing, and their family wants answers. Four of the five family members are found, deep in a National Forest area, but police & FBI don't know if Dad is a victim, or a terribly cold blooded murderer! It's a mess, with changing stories, many motives, and ridiculous excuses!! This one will keep you head shaking, for a while! Along the way, we find out that Mormons didn't settle all of Utah, that The Sundance Kid may have died here or not, and that dynamite is not the most efficient way to get rid of unwanted, non-living human beings!! The offending brother has a seriously weird story to tell police, as he tries to justify his actions. Along the way, we find out yard sales are considered a "festival" in some places, that you can only help your kids so much, and that no matter how bad your eye sight is, you know if a member of your immediate family is killing you!! This week, in Bonaparte, Iowa, a beloved, and affluent family is suddenly murdered in the night, leaving the entire town going crazy, and locking their doors. No one, except either her stepfather, or maybe two hillbillies, living in a makeshift shack, with crude drawings of dead girls, and women made out of electrical tape. Was it her beloved family? This week, in Lucedale, Mississippi, a most gruesome discovery is made in a rural motel room, leaving investigators many questions. Problem is, his incapacity to have a nice relationship results in this marriage falling apart. How do you use a potato for murder purposes? This week, we look into the affluent town of Warrenton, Virgina, where an heiress, and her Argentinian Polo player boyfriend's relationship turns sour, and leads to murder, among the horse farms, and large estates of the wealthy, and powerful.Along the way, we find out how the idle rich spend their time, how much it costs to field a country club polo team, and how much money you need to have to make jail similar to a Red Roof Inn! Along the way, we find out that apples & cheese go together, that public access television is always the worst, and that nothing is more unattractive than "a bucket of wriggling peckers"!! The victims are pillars of the community, with no known enemies, so police turn their attention to a nephew, who had a minor disagreement with the couple, and they even get a confession. The result is a the outing of a monster, and a tough legal battle. This one is twisty!! This week, in Jenks, Oklahoma, where a woman heads to Wal-Mart at two in the morning, then disappears into thin air, leaving her car, on the side of the road, with a flat tire. That said, we couldnt be more excited for the first two podcasts on our roster.. One of the group supports the parties with his monthly checks, but one day, the group seems to turn on one of their own, brutally murdering them, then committing some of the most heinous, but least intelligent acts, ever thought up. First, a man with a "history of meanness" takes vengeance & violence to a whole new level, with acts that so brazen, it's like he wants to spend the rest of his life in prison. This week, we look at the mountain town of Chimayo, New Mexico, where a man snapped, and began a massacre of everyone around his home. TAB ON THE MENU. This week, in Crandon, Wisconsin, a college student begins an affair with one of his professors, but problems begin to arise. This week, in Gretna, Louisiana, a fun night of drinking somehow leads to an understandable argument with the babysitter, that inexplicably turns incredibly violent. Someone else? This leads to a crazy showdown, and two very different accounts of what actually happened. This is followed by going on the run, while making their own meth, and trying to hide out on a farm. This leads to paranoia, conspiracy theories, and brutal, heartless violence. Along the way, we find out where watermelons come from, what happens when the school can no longer afford to employ the lunch lady, and if there is anything worse than a haunted prison. But who did it? The even crazier part is that the killer forced a large group of people to helplessly watch as he stabbed, beheaded, and began to eat the victim. The pair will discuss some of the most notorious cases from those who broke the law and those who were sworn to enforce it. It's a mess!! He also claims that jail is controlling his thoughts, with a large machine, and writes letters to everyone, including the President of the US to try to get some relief. The thing is, she might just get away with it. But will lousy police work, a seeming lack of effort, and some possible incompetence ruin the whole investigation, and make a family suffer even more? Game of Crimes is hosted by state trooper and detective Morgan Wright and Drug Enforcement Administration agent Steve Murphy, who is played by Boyd Holbrook in NetflixsNarcos. Finally, a greedy crime leads to an investigation, and the discovery of five bodies, and a twisted back story, uncovering very unlikely killers. Along the way, we find out that swap meets are 90 percent confederate memorabilia, how the department of corrections isn't always so good at correcting, and that some people are just plain evil!! Along the way, we find out that you don't want to be writing many editorials around here, that sex can motivate you to do some strange things, and that not all murder sentences are create equal!! Along the way, we find out that county fairs are always weird, that no matter the genders involved, jealously can always be an issue, and that being buried once, is enough for one person!! This week, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, a man with an incredibly troubled past lets it all out over the course of a night. It's one for the ages!! Jimmie Whisman and James Pietragallo are in studio after Good Sports, and the guys break down the bizarreness of 'Taboo II'. This week, in Troy, Illinois, a drifter, fresh out of prison, blows into town, and is caught with a stolen car, and quite the story of how he came to acquire it. One particular duo, which includes a young man known as "The Acid King", takes things to a new extreme, with a brutal & gory murder, that police call a "Satanic sacrifice". The whole thing somehow gets even wilder, when the case goes to court, and the possibility of death by firing squad is introduced!! This week, in Elizabeth, West Virginia, a series of events, that can only be described as pure madness, takes place in the back woods. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. Along the way, we find out how easy it was to raise a spouse's life insurance benefits, that you can't fight off a stabbing while you're unconscious, and how a mountain of circumstances doesn't equal a hill of doubt!! This one is as weird as it gets!! Somehow, this all triggers a 6,500 mile journey, while maiming, and murdering along the way. Along the way, we find out that tin is a disappointment, when looking for gold, that forcing someone to witness a murder is never a wise choice, and that you should never dressed like Darth Maul, when standing trial for murder!! There are many suspects, including the current boyfriend, the ex-boyfriend, and the ex-husband. And the manner of the actual killing is unnecessarily heartless. She escaped justice for over 20 years, before finally having to face her horrible crimes. Eventually, one of them, moves on to another relationship, and just when all seems settled, one of the parties disappears, and the hunt is on. When the murderer was taken into custody, he even had a few parts, in his pocket. Along the way, we find out why this is a place where people run from their problems, how many people can live possibly in one tiny trailer, and how far into the desert you need to bury people if you don't want them found! This week, in Washington, North Carolina, a very strange scene unfolds, when a man who doesn't seem to have much going for him, except a vampire name, has many women at his disposal, including a wife, and a pair of identical twins. This week, in Morgantown, West Virginia, an isolated house, at the top of a hill is the setting for a very confusing bloodbath, that leaves a lone survivor, a wild story, and possibly some aliens. This relationship causes huge problems, including for two people who are brutally murdered, in their own home. We look at the solid, middle class town of LaPorte, Indiana, where one man showed showed all the signs that he could someday be a budding serial killer, then started to follow through on his potenital.Along the way, we find out how expensive a bike ride can be, why it seems to be so easy to break out of jail, and what happens when society builds a monster, then tries to destroy him! This week, in Stafford, Connecticut, the disappearance of an exotic dancer leaves police with a few leads & suspects, but one particular person rises to the top of the list. Along the way, we find out that Maine people get drunker in the spring, that you must respect someone when they say they'll only tell a story one time, and that maybe you just shouldn't follow trails of blood that lead into the woods!! He convinces several morons that he is telling the truth, and gets them to "join the organization", through murder. This week, in Humble, Texas, a regular, blue collar family leads a seemingly great life, until the lady of the house is found in her own bed, stabbed 73 times. Also, check out James & Jimmie's other show, Crime In Sports! This week, we look at the town of Gun Barrel City, Texas, where a a serious of bad relationships, and failed marriages led to violence, and a series of disappearances, with only one suspect. The murder is unimaginably horrible, giving even the investigators nightmares, for years to come. Therefore, it is not available whether he is married, single, or dating. He starts out at the local bar, and ends up at his Ex's parents' house, with shotgun, and a bad attitude. Will he escape the electric chair? There are several bodies, and several loose ends, including a missing teenager, and a sick grandpa, who is incapable of speech, and can't be relied upon as a witness. Along the way, we find out what Burgoo is, if meth sweat can eat the varnish off of wood, and exactly how many times you can shoot someone in the face & still blame the doctor for not saving them!! Along the way, we find out that judges think pregnant women can't leave the house, that some family holidays are worse than others, and that some houses may just be cursed!! It's a hairy, dirty murder mystery, that will shock you, all the way up to the current day! Anywhere! It's a truly hilarious tale of despair, and cold blooded awfulness!! Well, let's just say it's two things that no man wants to live without!