Dark Deeds

44-year old Candace Craig, her 19-year-old daughter Salia Hardy, and Candace's boyfriend, Benny lived with Candace's mother, 71-year-old Margaret Craig in a Prince George's County Maryland home. Candace was unemployed and her mother's primary caregiver. While Candace was to be helping her mother as she lived in the house rent-free, she was actually taking every dime Margaret had behind her back and spending it on pointless material items. When Margaret discovered fraudulent charges on her bank card, she did not at first suspect her daughter, but when her new card never came in the mail, she did some investigating of her own and discovered Candace had stolen the card and had been making a significant amount of transactions, racking up her debt and leaving her unable to pay her own bills. On May 23, 2023, Margaret had enough and decided to confront Candace. When confronted, Candace did not deny it but became enraged, suffocating her mother with a trash bag and spending the next week attempting to dispose of her remains in various ways with the help of her daughter, Salia. SourcesABC 7 (2025)Fox 5 (2025)People (2025)Kark (2023) DocsLaw & Crime Network|Daughter Kills Mother Then Burns Her on Grill| YouTube (2026)Oblivioius|Humanit's Worst (Vol. 5)|YouTube (2026) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

n January 1992, the small town of Madison, Indiana, was rocked by a crime so brutal, so unfathomable, it grabbed headlines across the globe. Shanda Sharer was only 12 years old—a bright, vibrant girl with her whole life ahead of her—when she became the target of a horrific plot orchestrated not by hardened criminals, but by four teenage girls.The catalyst for this unthinkable tragedy was a toxic web of teenage obsession, intense jealousy, and peer manipulation. 16-year-old Melinda Loveless became fiercely fixated on a 15-year-old girl named Amanda Heavrin. When 12-year-old Shanda Sharer briefly dated Amanda, Loveless’s jealousy spiraled into a dangerous obsession. Driven by a desire for revenge over what she perceived as a stolen relationship, Loveless convinced three other local teenagers—Laurie Tackett (17), Hope Rippey (15), and Toni Lawrence (15)—to help her exact a terrifying revenge. Tragically, Tackett, Rippey, and Lawrence had never even met Shanda before the night of the crime. On the night of January 10, 1992, the group lured Shanda from her father’s home in Jeffersonville, Indiana, by falsely claiming they were taking her to see Amanda. Once Shanda was inside the vehicle, the situation escalated into a nightmare. Loveless brandished a knife, and the group held Shanda captive as they drove to a remote, abandoned property known locally as "The Witch’s Castle" in Madison.   Over the next twelve hours, Shanda was subjected to a horrific ordeal. She was severely beaten, choked, and stabbed by her captors. Despite Shanda's desperate pleas for her life, the teenagers locked her in the trunk of the car. The crime reached a final, incomprehensible level of brutality when they drove her to a secluded field, stabbed her again, doused her in gasoline, and burned her alive. Her body was discovered by hunters the following morning. SourcesLos Angeles Times (1993)All That’s Interesting (2026) WDRB (2019)ThoughtCo (2019)Crime LibraryDocsMean Girl Murders Season 2 Episode 3: Girls in the HoodsDeadly Women Season 2 Episode 4: Thrill Killers Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

In 2017, the Holston family who consisted of 25-year-old Stacey Holston, her husband Todd Holston, and their two sons, 8 year-old Devon and 2 year-old Braxton lived in a home on State route 93 in Pedro, Ohio. The family moved to this neighborhood to be closer to Stacey's family since most of them lived in this neighborhood or close by. It was here that Stacey struck up a romantic affair with her first cousin, 24-year-old Arron Lawson who also lived nearby.     On October 6, 2017, however, Stacey broke off the affair with Arron because she did not want Todd to find out from anyone else but her, and she wanted her normal home life back. Arron was devastated by this and concocted a plan to kill Stacey and her family. On October 11th, Arron snuck into the Holston home after Todd left for work and waited for four hours until Stacey sent Devon off to school and entered the back bedroom. There he shot and killed Stacey with a shotgun, and did the same to Devon when he returned home from school. Since Todd had not heard from his wife all day, he phoned her parents, Tammie and Donald McGuire to check on her, but unfortunately, when Tammie entered the home, she was met by Arron and was shot and killed, as well. Then, Donald was sent to check and met the same fate.             When Todd arrived home that night, he was also met by Arron and brutally stabbed in the head, neck, and chest but survived the attack and was able to call for help. Arron was apprehended 2 days later and has been sentenced to four death sentences plus an additional 59 years. SourcesFulton Sun (2017)WOWK13 (2019)ABC6 (2017)Herald Dispatch (2019)Documentaries/VideosSerialously|YouTube| Infatuated with WHO?! Love & Sex Obsessed Cousin Does The Unthinkable (2026)Cold Cases: True Crime Documentaries| YouTube| This Case Shocked the Whole Country. The Disturbing Story of Stacey Holston|True Crime Documentary (2026)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

On the night of May 22, 2019, police were alerted to an apartment lived in by 35-year-old Wade Allen on North Maple Street in Sturgis, Michigan. A report came in about Wade storing his girlfriend's body in his apartment. As police searched the apartment, Wade grew increasingly uncooperative, especially when officers asked to look inside a large cooler sitting in his living room. When officers finally gained access, they discovered the dismembered remains of 42-year-old Kelly Jein "KJ" Warner.      Wade asserted Kelly had died after a brain injury she sustained while making cereal and fainting in the kitchen, but the truth of KJ's brutal torture and murder came out when Wade bragged to his cellmates in prison about what he actually did to KJ. SourcesA&E (2026)State of Michigan-Court of Appeals (2021)WSBT (2019)Law & Crime (2023)DocsWade Allen's Chilling Crime, Told Through Body Cam Footage| Crime in Progress | A&E YouTube (2026)Cops Make the Worst Discovery of Their Lives | Explore With Us | YouTube (2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

In January 2018, 19-year-old Caitlin Denison boarded a plane from Reno, Nevada, to Midland, Texas, accompanying a man she had only recently met. She was bright, tattooed, and full of life—but within 24 hours of landing in the Permian Basin, that life was shrouded in a terrifying mystery. Before her phone went dark, Caitlin sent a series of desperate messages to her family, stating she was "afraid for her life" and was with a person who would get angry when trying to force himself on her and she rejected.  She was last seen at a Midland Walmart, and despite sightings of a specific Ford F-250 and a mysterious RV, the trail has remained cold for over 8 years.Missing Since: 01/10/2018Missing From: Midland, TexasClassification: Endangered MissingSex: FemaleRace: WhiteDate of Birth: 08/07/1998 (27)Age when missing: 19 years oldHeight and Weight: 5'5, 120 poundsClothing/Jewelry Description: A fur vest, a black shirt, black leggings with braid down the sides, and fuzzy boots.Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Denison's nose is pierced on both sides, her ears are pierced three to four times each, and her lower lip, upper lip, and tongue are pierced. She has scars on her arms and legs from self-inflicted cuts, a tattoo of the Libra scales on her right forearm, an alien head and the letter M on one of her left fingers, and a symbol on one of her right fingers.  Denison's hair had been bleached light blonde prior to her disappearance and was growing out, with light ends and darker roots.SourcesCharley Project Texas Department of Public Safety Your Basin (2025)News West 9 (2024) nfound.org (2025)News West 9 (2022)Audio/DocsDark Case Documentaries|YouTube|CAUTION: Disturbing Final Phone Call Leaks Twisted Secret - True Crime DocumentaryKendall Rae|YouTube|The Very Suspicious Disappearance of Caitlin Denison - Feat. Her SisterTik Tok|@findCaitlinDenisonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

Most of us have a sibling we’d do anything for. We grow up sharing toys, secrets, and eventually, the stresses of adulthood, but for Ken and Kari Allen, that bond took a sharp, lethal turn. It wasn't just 'us against the world'—it was 'us against anyone in our way.'Kenneth Allen, Jr. had spent most of his life away from his family, particularly his sister, Kari who was 11 years his junior, back in Indiana due to his parents, Sharon and Kenneth Allen, Sr divorcing when he was 14. Ken grew up in Florida while Kari lived with her mother in Noblesville, Indiana. After a life of counterfeiting, forgery, and theft, Ken decided to move home with his sister and mother at the age of 29 after doing a 14 month stint in prison in Arizona. He and 18-year-old Kari concocted a plan to kill their grandparents and take their money they had saved. Since their mother, Sharon, refused to help them, she had to die, too. After their killing spree, the pair buried the remains of all three victims under the basement floor at their grandparents' Indianapolis home and headed for Vegas, but a routine traffic stop uncovered their heinous crimes. SourcesJustia (2008)WTHR (2005)Los Angeles Times (2005)Sun Journal (2005)Find A Grave (2005)Find A Grave (2005)Find A Grave (2005)Audio/DocsEvil Kin Season 1 Episode 1 Thicker Than BloodKiller Kin Podcast Thicker Than BloodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

In February 2010, the quiet town of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, was shaken by a crime so senseless it defied logic. Jennifer Daugherty, a 30-year-old woman known for her kind heart and trusting nature, thought she was spending time with friends. Instead, she walked into a trap that would lead to one of the most harrowing cases of group-think and depravity in modern history. A group of six people she met and befriended at a place called West Place Clubhouse held Jennifer hostage in an apartment they all shared on North Pennsylvania Avenue for almost 2 days while they brutally tortured and humiliated her due to one group member's jealousy. The group ultimately decided to kill Jennifer, dismember her, and place her remains in a trash can which they placed in the parking lot of a nearby middle school. This case brought to light the frequent exploitation and abuse that individuals with intellectual disabilities often face and helped push a law into effect that allows witnesses of crimes to be charged if they don't report the crimes. SourcesSupremecourt.gov PAcourts.us (2020)Pittsburgh Post Gazette (2022) NBC News (2010) r/TrueCrime (2022) Audio/Docs Very Local |YouTube| Hometown Tragedy: The Twisted Horror of the Greensburg 6Cruel Intentions: Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (2013) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

In 1997, a house fire in Oakland, California, captured the hearts of the community. Emerging from the smoke was Stevie Allman, a beloved alleged anti-drug activist who claimed local dealers had firebombed her home in retaliation for her neighborhood watch efforts. As she lay in the hospital with severe burns, the city rallied behind her, even receiving a sympathy letter from the White House.But as police looked closer at the woman in the hospital bed, the story began to fracture. Fingerprints revealed a horrifying truth: the woman being hailed as a hero wasn’t Stevie Allman at all—it was her sister, Sarah Mitchell.While Sarah Mitchell was being treated for her burns and basking in public sympathy, investigators returned to the charred remains of the Allman home. They weren't just looking for arson evidence anymore; they were looking for the real Stevie.The search ended at a large, chest freezer located in the basement. It was securely padlocked and wrapped in heavy chains. When investigators finally cut the locks, they made a discovery that halted the investigation in its tracks: the body of Stevie Allman, dismembered and frozen, hidden in plain sight while her sister lived just feet away.Forensic analysis later revealed a haunting timeline. Stevie hadn't died in the fire; she had been murdered earlier. Sarah had been living in the house with her sister’s body, cashing Stevie's checks and perfecting her impersonation, using the "firebombing" as a final, desperate act to cover her tracks and explain Stevie's permanent disappearance.SourcesLuminol Pod (2022)SF Gate (1997)LA Times (1997)SF Gate (2000)Audio/DocsOxygen- YouTube: Destroyed House Reveals Sister's Shocking Secret (2022) Crime Zone-YouTube: They Called Her a Hero...UNTIL They Went Inside Her Home (2026) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

Deep in the woods of North Georgia, Dr. Charles Scudder and his partner, Joseph "Joey" Odom sought a peaceful, off-grid life in a hand-built brick mansion they called Corpsewood Manor.  Rumors always swirled about the lovers and their quaint handbuilt home in the woods. The fact that they were "homosexual devil worshippers" was often the talk of the area, but these men were kind, welcoming, and enjoyed the simple life with the occassional wild party.     But in 1982, their castle became the site of a grisly double homicide that shocked the nation when two young men devised a plot to rob the men, thinking they must be millionaires due to their extravagant home. Dr. Scudder and Joey invited a 17-year-old hunter in the area, Avery Brock to parties at their home when he stumbled upon it while hunting, asking if he could hunt on the property. Avery then discussed the men and their "so-called fortune" with his troubled roommate, 30-year-old Tony West.      On the night of December 12, 1982, Avery and Tony decided to put their robbery plan in motion by attending a party at Corpsewood Manor. They brought along two unsuspecting friends, as well, Tony's nephew, Joey Wells, and his friend, Teresa Hudgins. The pair weren't aware of the robbery plan. At the party, Avery shot and killed Joey Odom in his kitchen along with their two English Mastiffs when he tried to explain to them that there was no large fortune hidden in the home. Avery and Tony then tied up and tormented Dr. Scudder, and when he also gave them no fortune, the men shot him 5 times in the head before fleeing the scene with only silver jewelry and Dr. Scudder's black jeep.     To this day, Corpsewood Manor sits in ruins after a fire destroyed everything but the bricks. Many say it still has an eerie and sad air about it, with people claiming to hear the dogs barking, gunshots, and other unsettling noises. SourcesAbandoned Georgia (2023) Abandoned Southeast Atlanta Magazine (2022)Oxford American (2024) Atlas Obscura Church of Satan Justia Law- Supreme Court of Mississippi (1985)Books/DocumentariesThe Corpsewood Manor Murders In North Georgia by Amy PetullaDead Silent S01E2: Welcome to the Devil HousePodcast by ID: Deadly Nightmares: Welcome to the Devil HouseMystery Archives YouTube: The Untold Story of Corpsewood Manor-Georgia (2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

On a crisp Halloween morning in 1999, Dr. Dirk Greineder—a world-renowned allergist and pillar of the elite Wellesley community in Massachusetts—placed a frantic 911 call from the banks of Morses Pond. His wife of 31 years, Mabel "May" Greineder, had been brutally beaten, stabbed, and almost decapitated during their morning walk. Dirk told investigators that May had stopped to rest and he went on ahead, but when he returned to her, he found she had been attacked. As investigators looked past the doctor’s grief, they discovered a tangled web of secret identities, sex addiction, digital obsessions, and a "perfect" marriage that was anything but. Dirk has been incarcerated for almost 26 years and still maintains his innocence to this day.SourcesHistory (2009)Justia (2009)Vance Holmes (2010)Cape Cod Times (2001)Metro West Daily News (2010)Medium (2025)Audio/DocumentariesCBS Boston YouTube- I-Team: Dirk Greineder in Wife's Murder After 20 Years (2021)Court TV YouTube- 'The Good Doctor' Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall (2024)Prisoners' Legal Services YouTube- Dirk Greineder Testimony (2024)Dateline on ID- Season 2 Episode 14: Murder at Morses PondBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.