Episodes
April 15, 2025
99. A Deadly Obsession: The Murder Of Olga Duncan
In 1958, 30-year-old nurse Olga Duncan vanished from her Santa Barbara apartment. She was newly married, seven months pregnant, and full of hope for the future. But what no one could’ve imagined was that the person behind her disappearance wasn’t a stranger… it was someone much closer to home.
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April 2, 2025
98. The Doctor's Wife: A Searcy, Arkansas Murder Story
In 1974, the quiet town of Searcy, Arkansas, was shaken by the shocking murder of Fern Rodgers, the wife of local physician Dr. Porter Rodgers. What seemed like a tragic crime soon unraveled as more information came to light that implicated not one, not two, but three suspects.
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March 26, 2025
97. Blood in the Quarter: The 1927 Louisiana Trunk Murders
Send us a text 🎙️ Hard Times & True Crimes Show Notes: In the fall of 1927, New Orleans was buzzin’ with jazz, bootleg liquor, and secrets behind every shuttered window. But nothing prepared the city for what was found inside...
March 19, 2025
96. A True Crime Mystery Solved: The Murders of Aundria Bowman and Kathleen Doyle
Send us a text In this gripping episode of Hard Times and True Crimes, we uncover the hauntingly intertwined stories of Aundria Bowman and Kathleen Doyle - two women connected by tragedy and a ruthless predator who evaded jus...
March 12, 2025
95.Caril Ann Fugate: Hostage or Accomplice? The Truth Behind the Starkweather Murder Spree
Send us a text Episode Summary: This week, we’re diving into one of the most notorious crime sprees in American history—the 1958 murder rampage of Charlie Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. Was Caril Ann Fugate a hostage or a...
March 5, 2025
94.Sean Patrick Goble: The Serial Killer Truck Driver
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Truck stops, open highways, and a killer hiding in plain sight—Sean Patrick Goble was a long-haul trucker with a dark secret. 🚚💀 In the early 1990s, Goble crisscrossed the country, using his job as a cover to prey on vulnerable women leading to multiple murders. But what led t…
Feb. 26, 2025
93. The Gaffney Strangler: Murder, Mystery and Sweet Potato Pone in South Carolina
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In this episode of Hard Times & True Crimes, we take you back to Gaffney, South Carolina, a small Southern town known for its peaches, its mill-town roots… and one of the most chilling murder sprees in state history. Between 1967 and 1968, the community was terrorized by a man w…
Feb. 19, 2025
92. Blood in Birmingham: The 1983 True Crime Murder of Kathleen Bedsole by David Duren
In this episode, we revisit the dark case of Kathleen Bedsole's murder in 1983, a crime that shook the communities surrounding Birmingham, Alabama to their core. We delve into the disturbed mind of David Duren, the man accused of the brutal killing, and unravel the events that led to one of the mos…
Feb. 14, 2025
91.Love Lost: The Valentine’s Day Murders of Jesse McBane & Patricia Mann in Durham, North Carolina
Send us a text Episode Summary: On Valentine’s Day 1971, a young couple Jesse McBane and Patricia Mann vanished after a romantic night in Durham, North Carolina. Days later, their bound and strangled bodies were discovered d...
Feb. 5, 2025
90. Deadly Connection: The 2006 Chatroom Murder
In this episode of Hard Times and True Crimes, we dive into a chilling case that highlights the dark side of online interactions. In the early 2000s, an internet chatroom became the setting for a deadly deception - what started as a seemingly harmless online friendship between marine_sniper and tal…
Jan. 28, 2025
89. Murder at Muddy Creek: The Ida Ball Warren Case in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Send us a text In this episode, we delve into the lesser-known case of Ida Ball Warren, a woman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, whose story shocked the state in 1914. It all began with the discovery of a body in Muddy Cre...
Jan. 22, 2025
88. Mayberry's Dark Day: The 1951 Bombing in Mount Airy, North Carolina
Send us a text On New Year's Day 1951, a respected member of the Mt. Airy community was targeted in a car bombing. He was a teacher, a new husband, the son of a police chief, and an upstanding citizen. It took two years for t...
Jan. 15, 2025
87. Murder in the North Carolina Mountains: Nancy Ann Kerley
Send us a text In 1913 Nancy Ann Kerley's name became infamous in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Her story remains a chilling legend in the region's history. Listen to this episode to find out why. Music By Memp...
Dec. 24, 2024
86. Charlie and Frankie Silver: Tragedy in Western North Carolina
Send us a text Days before Christmas in 1831, Charlie Silver went missing from his home, leaving behind a young wife and baby. In the mountains of Western North Carolina, his family searched to no avail. Unfortunately, Charli...
Dec. 18, 2024
85. The Ashland, Kentucky Murders of 1881 (Pt.2)
Send us a text On Christmas Eve in 1881, the bodies of three teenagers were found in a burning house. The brutal way in which they were killed would shock the country. Listen to the conclusion of the story on this episode. Mu...
Dec. 11, 2024
84. The Ashland Kentucky Murders of 1881 (Pt. 1)
Send us a text On Christmas Eve in 1881, the bodies of three teenagers were found in a burning house in Ashland, Kentucky. The brutal way that they died would shock not only the community, but the entire nation. Music by Isa...
Dec. 4, 2024
83. The Morgan Murders: Cumming, Georgia
Send us a text The residents of Cumming, Georgia were in an uproar in 1972 after two sheriff deputies were murdered. Just months later, in the same vicinity, a middle-aged couple was murdered in their bed and the community w...
Nov. 27, 2024
82. Thanksgiving- Eve Murders of the Germond Family
Send us a text On Thanksgiving Eve in 1930 , a dairy farming family of four were brutally murdered. Their deaths shocked the nation. Ninety-five years later, the murders are still unsolved. Listen to the episode to see if y...
Nov. 20, 2024
81. The Thanksgiving Massacre: Jupiter, Florida
Send us a text On Thanksgiving Night, in 2009, Paul Merhige joined his family for their annual get-together. He had not been invited but decided to attend anyway. He called his father to get directions to his cousin's home an...
Nov. 13, 2024
80. The Murder of Crystal Faye Todd in Conway, South Carolina
Send us a text In 1991, seventeen year old Crystal Faye Todd didn't come after a night out with friends. Her mother instinctively knew something was wrong. Listen to the story of the disappearance, rape and brutal murder of a...
Nov. 6, 2024
79. Undark: The Story of The Radium Girls
Send us a text With the discovery of radium by the Curies in 1898, great strides were made in the scientific field. Along with the possibilities were risks not yet known. One of the inventions - luminous paint- made painting ...
Oct. 30, 2024
78. The Real Exorcist
Send us a text In 1973 a movie opened in theaters that scared the nation - The Exorcist. But you may not be aware that it was based on true events that took place in 1949. Billy Graham urged audiences not to see it due to its...
Oct. 23, 2024
77. Witches or Martyrs: The Salem Witch Trials
Send us a text The trials began in 1692 when a group of young girls in the Puritan village of Salem, Massachusetts claimed they were being tormented by local women who were practicing witchcraft. Male Narrator: Curtis Hildret...
Oct. 9, 2024
76. Carnage in Carthage: North Carolina's Deadliest Mass Shooting
Send us a text A rocky marriage, a controlling husband, an estranged wife, and alcohol addiction; a destructive combination that led down a deadly path and ultimately ended in tragedy for several families. Narrator: Curtis Hi...