Ep. 291 — “Do You Party?”: A Very Stupid Hitman Plot

Send us Fan MailIn April 2020, Talina Galloway’s roommate, Kore Bommeli (Kore Adams) reported Talina missing from the home they shared in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Investigators found a slew of evidence in Talina’s home, including a burnt mattress and cleaned-up blood, but it would take months for Talina’s dismembered remains to surface. By that point, Internet sleuths were pointing fingers at more than one suspect.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4 Episode Source List:https://www.wagonercountyso.org/post?id=358 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGTos1VOIMw https://www.wkow.com/news/crime/woman-convicted-in-town-of-middleton-poisoning-scheme-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison/article_7d67f345-b6f7-4e00-9187-85587d7b0e92.html https://lawandcrime.com/crime/foul-smell-coming-from-trailer-in-the-middle-of-the-woods-leads-to-womans-plea-to-killing-her-roommate-and-dismembering-her-body/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/kore-bommeli-roommate-of-missing-talina-galloway-arrested https://www.stilwelldemocrat.com/news/wisconsin-woman-pleads-no-contest-to-roommate-killing/article_b2fa8b33-47cc-57ae-9538-adf68567ad11.html https://www.stilwelldemocrat.com/news/after-dateline-new-questions-emerge-in-galloway-murder-case/article_6c4326e9-d3a2-5e36-96cf-682d2c60b53f.html https://www.waow.com/news/woman-s-dane-county-arrest-comes-after-former-roommate-s-remains-found-in-freezer-in/article_5a03365f-8c01-5b15-a5dd-c2c0d259b735.html https://ktul.com/news/local/wisconsin-jury-convicts-woman-of-attempted-murder-with-ricin https://okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-woman-sentenced-after-roommates-body-found-in-arkansas https://katv.com/news/nation-world/attorney-for-alleged-roommate-killer-speaks-out-on-case-as-client-awaits-extradition https://people.com/talina-galloway-homicide-what-to-know-12164759https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/no-contest-plea-bommeli-rcna597050 https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/woman-who-believes-she-has-coronavirus-missing https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_386005a6-f4f4-49a1-b545-4cd09cbef5ae.html https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-what-happened-to-her-93564012/episode/belonging-talina-zar-e3-275474150/ https://www.cdc.gov/chemical-emergencies/chemical-fact-sheets/ricin.html The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailIn June 2019, Kaylynn Blue missed two workdays, which was unlike her. Friends and family members started worrying right away, especially when they saw her boyfriend Philip Schwab’s creepy Facebook posts over the past few days.    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodEpisode Source List:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6adW9ppoWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZuk1MV3VxM “Boyfriend’s Buried Secret is Uncovered.” On the Case with Chris Stewart. Season 3, Episode 28. https://www.postregister.com/news/crime_courts/schwab-sentenced-to-25-years-to-life-in-prison-for-murder/article_ad0e1f8f-12d3-5d5c-ae4c-ac7e75198f4f.htmlhttps://www.kcra.com/article/she-deserved-quicker-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-made-hundreds-of-disturbing-posts/28205906https://abc7chicago.com/post/disturbing-facebook-posts-lead-to-murder-arrest/5365703/ https://www.wfla.com/top-stories/man-arrested-for-killing-girlfriend-dogs-after-posting-about-it-online/ https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/06/man-who-killed-girlfriend-buried-her-in-garden-for-no-apparent-reason-goes-to-prison/ https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/06/its-been-one-year-since-kaylynn-blue-was-stabbed-to-death-heres-where-the-case-stands-today/ https://localnews8.com/news/2019/07/01/family-remembers-murder-victim/ https://kyma.com/cnn-regional/2021/07/01/man-who-killed-girlfriend-buried-her-in-garden-for-no-apparent-reason-goes-to-prison/ https://www.eastidahonews.com/2019/06/kaylynn-blue-tried-to-run-as-schwab-stabbed-her-to-death-court-documents-reveal/ The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailIn 1965, 24-year-old Constance Dunn let a vacuum salesman into her house for a demonstration. Two days later, her milkman arrived to find her 3-year-old son in poor shape, saying that his mother was hurt. This is the Nathan Eli case that I mentioned in the previous episode, Ep. 298. There is so much happening in this case, y’all! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy  Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2d/66/63.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1825145.html https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/46/233.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/7/420.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1827315.html https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-eli-24570/ https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-eli-22851/ https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NCT19650223.1.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NCSN19690223.2.89&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-feb-25-1965-p-1/#:~:text=The%20partially%20clothed%20body%20of,found%20slain%20in%20her%20home. https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/history/ The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan Mail28-year-old Elaine Bunyard was pregnant with her second daughter, due any day, when her 7-year-old found her brutally murdered in their home’s garage. Elaine’s husband, Jerry Bunyard, had an alibi for the murder, but a friend of his had a very interesting story to tell the police. My poem on Rattle: https://rattle.com/a-gateway-opens-by-danielle-blinka/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/45/1189.html https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-bunyard-33080/https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/news/2026/07/13/condemned-incarcerated-person-jerry-t-bunyard-dies/ https://stocktonia.org/news/public-safety/2026/07/14/stockton-man-who-paid-125-for-shotgun-murder-of-his-wife-and-her-unborn-child-dies-in-prison/ https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/people-v-bunyard-no-892344284 https://people.com/death-row-inmate-dies-decades-after-hiring-hitman-kill-pregnant-wife-12019006  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-12-mn-5696-story.html The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailRuny Medina-Pacheco disappeared from her Orlando, Florida, apartment on Christmas Day in 2022. At first, her roommate Gisselle Victoria-Gonzalez seemed worried. At least, until investigators found surveillance footage of her purchasing a chain saw at 6:00 am the day after Christmas. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodBe Witching Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qx7jeN4M1dd813IvoxPqO?si=lx-yAcmPT1KeNlb0C3k8Cw&utm_source=copy-link  ygAd: The ODDentity Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/show/5TN8fxppj4yaBznLsqjZ7C  Episode Source List:Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpkeDj4YsQ Law & Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoQYW1y3Zkc Law & Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E7KFp9Qnq0 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article295214259.html https://charleyproject.org/case/runy-leidy-medina-pacheco https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/01/woman-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-for-murder-of-roommate-whose-body-is-still-missing/ courttv.com/news/woman-seen-buying-chain-saw-after-roommates-disappearance-pleads-guilty-to-murder/  https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoPolice/posts/pfbid033vWdtw97iwcBedahrTkBNZqGrcfrFydV5zBrLjUgnSTsJoyUk8EhwKDz3v7bbYNZl The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailCourtney “Jerri” Winters disappeared in December 2020, but no one reported her missing. Seven months later, her mutilated body was found under a tarp in a basement, and police arrested her ex-boyfriend, Matthew Lewinski. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Caffeinated Conspiracies — https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/caffeinated-conspiracies/id1454287363 Episode Source List:https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20241028_C365350_51_365350.opn.pdfhttps://www.macombgov.org/departments/prosecutors-office/michigan-supreme-court-sends-macomb-county-murder-case-back-michiganhttps://www.macombgov.org/node/55/news/jury-convicts-clinton-township-man-charged-including-first-degree-murderhttps://www.macombgov.org/node/55/news/clinton-township-man-sentenced-life-prison-after-conviction-first-degree-murderhttps://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-published/2024/365350.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCXvND6So6I https://www.macombdaily.com/2026/05/21/clinton-twp-man-convicted-of-1st-degree-murder-in-ex-girlfriends-slaying/ https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/clinton-twp-man-accused-of-keeping-dead-girlfriend-in-basement-for-7-months-cutting-off-her-skin-due-in-court https://people.com/mich-man-lived-with-girlfriend-corpse-months-12019262 The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailIn 2010, three different hitmen tried to murder Houston socialite Yvonne Stern. Police had no idea who was trying to kill her, and each attempt got closer to killing Yvonne. She’d been shot in the abdomen during the third shooting, and it seemed the killer would keep trying when police finally got their break. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774  Episode Source List:https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2010/jun/nr061110-4.htmhttps://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2010/aug/nr082710-3.htm https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/houston-personal-injury-attorneys-and-case-runners-indicted https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/personal-injury-attorney-convicted-obstructing-justice-0 https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1456991/239043.pdfhttps://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourteenth-court-of-appeals/2013/14-12-00623-cr.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-5th-circuit/116510162.html https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/sex-lies-and-hit-men-2/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/houstons-juiciest-murder-for-hire-case-is-over/ https://abcnews.com/US/murder-hire-mistress-claims-emotionally-manipulated/story?id=16704172https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/first-defendant-pleads-guilty-in-alleged-hit-on-1537414.php https://abc13.com/archive/7501397/ https://abc7.com/archive/8698189/ https://abcnews.com/US/jeffrey-stern-murder-hire-plot-woman-charged-plotting/story?id=16553837 https://6abc.com/archive/7942450/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mistress-in-texas-murder-for-hire-plot-gets-20-years/ https://abc7news.com/archive/8747085/ https://abc13.com/post/lawyer-once-accused-of-hiring-hitman-back-in-the-spotlight/5481127/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-lawyer-denies-role-in-socialite-death-plot-1696705.phphttps://abcnews.com/US/mistrial-declared-houston-murder-hire-case/story?id=14878956https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/attorney-s-wife-suing-her-husband-s-former-3392801.phphttps://www.khou.com/article/news/alleged-hit-man-in-stern-murder-for-hire-case-gets-20-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges/285-339733906 https://abc30.com/archive/8750571/ https://abc7chicago.com/archive/8751262/ https://abc7ny.com/archive/8413865/ https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-21-12-11-52-michelle-gaiser-worlds-worst-hitman-hirer-allegedly-tried-to-kill-ex-lover-jeffrey-stern The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailIn February 2016, 19-year-old Morgan Bauer moved to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Two weeks later, she disappeared. Seven years later, investigators recovered her charred remains, and they had to piece together the truth about what happened to Morgan from admissions by the two people who murdered her—Katelyn Goble and Jonathan Alexander Warren. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodBe Witching Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qx7jeN4M1dd813IvoxPqO?si=lx-yAcmPT1KeNlb0C3k8Cw&utm_source=copy-link PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: The ODDentity Podcast  — https://open.spotify.com/show/5TN8fxppj4yaBznLsqjZ7C Episode Source List: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/atlanta/news/guilty-plea-in-murder-of-morgan-bauer https://www.atlantapd.org/community/crime-stoppers/missing-persons/morgan-aryn-bauer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfdyceQlT1E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Zq7YnZUSk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMxk9JxQC90https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTWF8i6c7dI https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/thousands-searching-teen-morgan-bauer-who-disappeared-after-moving-atlanta-n542596 https://people.com/couple-strangled-dismembered-and-burned-remains-of-teenager-after-luring-her-to-home-12107356 https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/morgan-bauer-case-katelyn-goble-found-guilty-2016-killing https://www.courttv.com/news/i-think-we-got-away-with-it-accused-killers-ex-recounts-disturbing-conversation/ https://www.harwellfuneralhome.com/obituary/Morgan-Bauer https://www.courttv.com/news/this-is-bob-bob-kills-people-prosecution-wins-fight-to-use-occult-evidence-at-womans-dismemberment-murder-trial/ https://www.courttv.com/news/judge-shows-no-mercy-for-killer-who-said-i-wanna-cut-her-up-before-victims-murder/ https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/investigator-bauer-case-involved-hundreds-of-hours/ https://www.courttv.com/news/defense-dismisses-defendants-obsession-with-death-and-murder-as-cosplay/ The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailIn 2012, 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart disappeared from the New Orleans French Quarter. Hours later, her dismembered remains started washing up on nearby Mississippi beaches. What seemed at first to be a case of jealousy turned out to be a whole occult murder. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4 Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/louisiana/fifth-circuit-court-of-appeal/2016/16-ka-163.htmlhttps://www.jpda.us/metairie-woman-pleads-guilty-to-death-dismemberment-of-jaren-lockhart/“Burlesque and Blood.” Lethally Blonde. Season 2, Episode 7. 2026. https://www.wdsu.com/article/man-accused-in-death-dismemberment-of-jaren-lockhart-back-in-court-for-second-day-of-trial/3377968 https://wgno.com/news/local/margaret-sanchez-pleads-guilty-to-killing-jaren-lockhart/ https://www.fox8live.com/story/29355416/former-cellmate-says-terry-speaks-confessed-to-killing-jaren-lockhart/ https://wgno.com/news/crime/terry-speaks-quits-representing-himself-amid-emotional-witness-testimony/ https://www.wafb.com/story/25713740/two-years-later-questions-remain-with-investigation-of-jaren-lockhart-murder/ https://www.wafb.com/story/25452231/police-arrest-woman-on-murder-charge-in-jaren-lockharts-death/ https://www.fox8live.com/story/18779959/jaren-lockharts-family-speaks-out-for-the-first-time/ The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Send us Fan MailFor two years, Christian Herbert Magee terrorized women in the area around Strathroy and London, Ontario. He murdered three women and assaulted two others before police caught him. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordyEpisode Source List:https://ca.vlex.com/vid/r-v-magee-c-680711453 Arntfield, Michael. Murder City: The Untold Story of Canada’s Serial Killer Capital, 1959-1984. FriesenPress, 2015. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-chris-magee-transfer-to-me/52016153/?locale=en-UShttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/19/serial-killer-london-ontario-canadahttps://coldcase.lailafarrell.com/index.php/2018/08/10/christian-magee/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-christian-magee-charg/51953837/?locale=en-US https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2006/01/16/Mad-Slasher-wants-to-apologize/19681137468884/ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20051006/281608120825417?srsltid=AfmBOooZoc4IxWmt05lBzAQfZp2Ftb-TDWYylFwSWb6dMZy4N7hC9xsM https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/magee-christian.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65816586 The Secret Is OUTThe Secret Is Out tells the coming-out stories of LGBTQ people —...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify