True Crime Dumpster

Eli Weaver, the “Amish Stud” Murderer

Eli Weaver, AKA the “Amish Stud” from Wooster’s profile read: “Who wants 2 do an Amish guy!” Who wants to? Apparently quite a few women--Barb Raber for one, and also 2_much_ass, 69smileygirl, and naughtylittlesexysexslave. 

This week, we go into the dark and twisted mind of Eli Weaver, who was torn between a simple Amish life devoted to his beautiful wife, Barbara Weaver, and a torrid online dating life rife with multiple women in the complicated “English” world. Join hosts Amy and Kevin as they talk out the trash this week and educate you (and themselves) about Amish culture, Pennsylvania Dutch, Rumspringa, churning butter, and old-fashioned MURDER. 

 

During this quarantine, there has been a huge uptick in domestic violence and self-harm cases across the country. 

For anonymous, confidential help available 24/7, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) now.

You can also text 9-11 if it’s unsafe for you to talk. Or, you can call 9-11 and just remain on the line. Dispatchers are trained to use a series of taps to communicate with you if you can’t talk.

April is the Cruelest Month: Cho Seung-Hui & the Virginia Tech Massacre

 

April is the cruelest month, breeding

Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing

Memory and desire, stirring

Dull roots with spring rain

-T.S. Eliot, “The Wasteland”

Is April the cruelest month? Join hosts Amy and Kevin as they discuss some of the atrocities of this bitter month and then go into detail about The Virginia Tech Massacre which occurred on April 16, 2007--the most deadly school shooting in US history. 

In this episode, we honor the victims and try to understand the strange and twisted mind of Cho Seung-Hui, a first-generation Korean who seemed to have everything he needed to live a good, productive life. So, what went wrong? 

Check out shooting survivor Kristina Anderson's Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools that she created in the aftermath of this terrible tragedy: https://koshkafoundation.org/

It is a non-profit dedicated to helping local community and school stakeholders work together to prevent, respond, and heal in the aftermath of school violence, after becoming one of the most critically injured survivors from the 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy. Shot 3 times, Ms. Anderson returned to graduate from Virginia Tech with a degree in International Studies and Foreign Languages, and is now a resource to school administrators, teachers and students within higher education and K-12 regarding violence prevention initiatives and ways to increase individual personal safety awareness. The Koshka Foundation also partners with law enforcement agencies and first responders to provide educational presentations on surviving an active shooter from a survivor’s perspective, and best practices in incorporating lessons learned.

Earth Day & Ira Einhorn, the Unicorn Killer

On April 22, 1970 over 20 million people took to the streets over the lack of regulation of corporations’ pollution. Since then, Earth Day has been an annual chance to motivate citizens to do something good for the planet. Often people think that Ira Einhorn had something to do with the creation of Earth Day because of an iconic picture taken at a rally on that first day in April of 1970.

In the 1960s and early 70s, Ira Einhorn was known as an academic expert on the counterculture movement. However, he was hiding a dark side--one that abused the women that he was supposed to love. One woman, Holly Maddux, would not be able to escape him or his apartment, and 18 months after her disappearance, a Philadelphia detective would find her mummified remains shoved in a steamer trunk.

Join us this week as we go on a wild dumpster ride through from the 1970s to just this month as we talk about Ira Einhorn, the Unicorn Killer.

 

During this quarantine, there has been a huge uptick in domestic violence and self-harm cases across the country. 

For anonymous, confidential help available 24/7, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) now.

You can also text 9-11 if it’s unsafe for you to talk. Or, you can call 9-11 and just remain on the line. Dispatchers are trained to use a series of taps to communicate with you if you can’t talk.

Facing the Music: Metal on Trial

In 1985, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) sought to bring the music industry down, compiling a list of the “Filthy Fifteen” songs that they found too violent, too sexual, too devil-ish, and too drug-inducing for impressionable kids’ ears and eyeballs. Before the PMRC could put labels on all music they found offensive, the Senate agreed to hold a hearing in September of 1985 on what they called "porn rock." Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Frank Zappa, and John Denver all led the charge to keep the PMRC away from censoring art and music in these landmark hearings. It was a war of attrition, with the artists coming out with a little less carnage than the PMRC. 

We also discuss the political and social climate that helped to breed the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980’s and 90’s, discussing cases that involved Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest (our favorite), and Slayer. 

So, join Nipper and Tipper Gore as they go head to head to see who can talk out the most trash on this week’s episode. Cheers!

Facing the Music: Dimebag Darrell & Sam Cooke

Dimebag Darrell Abbott was the guitarist of the heavy metal band Pantera. Sam Cooke is considered by many to be the father of modern soul, with hits like “You Send Me” and “A Change is Gonna Come.” What do these two have in common? Almost nothing, except that they were both musical legends in their own time, and they were both tragically killed. Join us this week as we discuss the untimely deaths of these two musical titans and talk out the trash.

Facing the Music: True Crime & Music, Featuring Lisa Left-Eye Lopes

Music and true crime, unfortunately, seem to go hand-in-hand. This week, we discuss untimely deaths, mysterious and often controversial deaths, and other elements of true crime when it comes to some of our favorite musical artists. We also take a deeper dive to highlight the life of Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes from TLC and dispel some myths about her "crazy" facade as well as her premature death. 

We hope you are doing well during these difficult times! Stay safe and take care!

The Tragedies of Kelsey Grammer

Dr. Frasier Crane and Sideshow Bob have been beloved characters played by Kelsey Grammer, but what about the man behind the masks? Kelsey Grammer has lived one of the darkest existences in Hollywood, starting with the violent murder of his father. Kevin and Amy bring you this week's episode where we explore all the dark and twisty turns of his life. Hold onto your garbage lids--this one is quite a ride. 

Garbage People Regurgitated: The Michael Peterson Edition

Kathleen (Atwater) Peterson was a successful business woman in Durham, North Carolina. She had a daughter, Caitlin, and met who she thought was the man of her dreams, Michael Peterson. They happily blended their families together in their 14-room mansion they bought together. They married and lived happily ever...until the night of December 9, 2001. If you've seen the Netflix documentary The Staircase, then you know some of the story. Join us for our True Crime Dumpster Regurgitation of Michael Peterson as we continue to descend the staircase to see what happens after the cameras stopped rolling. 

Kidnappings: Jaycee Lee Dugard Part II

We're finishing up the amazing survival of Jaycee Lee Dugard in this episode. We also update you on everyone's least favorite garbage psychos, Phillip and Nancy Garrido. We're serving up justice, dumpster style! 

Kidnappings: Jaycee Lee Dugard Part I

Jaycee Lee Dugard was a sweet 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in June of 1991. Jaycee was held as a prisoner for 18 years in the couple’s secret backyard in Antioch, CA, but she survived. Repeatedly raped by Phillip, Jaycee eventually gave birth to two of their children. 

Listen to the first half of this terrifying tale in this week’s episode where we talk out the trash!