Necro Overtime: Jonathan Gerlach and the Mount Moriah Grave Robberies

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we cover the case of Lisl Auman — the only person in Colorado history convicted of murder while she was handcuffed in the back of a police car. In 1997, a 21-year-old woman brought some guys along to retrieve her stuff from an ex-boyfriend's place in the mountains. What followed was a high-speed chase, a standoff at a Denver apartment complex, and the shooting death of Officer Bruce VanderJagt — a murder committed by her associate Matthaeus Jaehnig, who then turned the gun on himself. Lisl never fired a shot. She was already under arrest when it happened. She got life without parole anyway. We'll break down the felony murder rule that made it possible, the two cops who suspiciously revised their reports two days after the fact using nearly identical language, and how a dying Hunter S. Thompson threw the full weight of his gonzo legacy behind getting her out — rallying everyone from Warren Zevon to Johnny Depp to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers along the way. It took eight years, but the Colorado Supreme Court finally agreed something had gone very wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we cover the folklore of Trinidad! We're diving into six figures from one of the most culturally mixed islands in the Caribbean — the Soucouyant, a skin-shedding vampire who flies through the night as a ball of fire; the Douens, faceless spirits of unbaptized children with backwards feet; La Diablesse, a beautiful woman with a cow's hoof hidden under her dress who lures men into the forest; Gang Gang Sara, a woman who flew across the Atlantic from Africa and lost her power; the Duppy Baby, a roadside spirit that grows heavier the longer you hold it; and the silk cotton tree that connects all of them. West African tradition, French Catholic structure, and centuries of survival all compressed into the stories people in Trinidad still tell their kids today. https://www.necrnomipod.com https://www.patreon.com/necronomipod Sponsored by BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/necro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan Broberg was kidnapped twice — by the same man — while her parents stood by and did nothing. In this episode of Necronomipod, we cover the true crime case behind the Netflix documentary Abducted in Plain Sight: how Robert Berchtold groomed Jan Broberg over years, manipulated her entire family, and carried out not one but two abductions. We break down how Berchtold gained the family's trust, the psychological manipulation and control he built over Jan, how the first kidnapping unfolded, and how he managed to insert himself back into their lives for a second abduction. We also cover the FBI investigation, the eventual reckoning, and where Jan Broberg is today. https://www.necronomipod.com https://www.patreon.com/necronomipod Sponsored by BetterHelp https://www.betterhelp.com/necro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we get into the disappearance and murder of Misty Morse! We’ll go through Misty’s last known movements, the search, and how investigators focused on her boyfriend, Brent Huck - including the key evidence and the details that prosecutors said tied him to the case. Then we get into the trial, the defense arguments, and how the verdict landed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we cover serial killer Carl Eric “Charlie” Brandt! We’ll start with the night in 1971 when 13-year-old Charlie shot and killed his mother and seriously wounded his father, then was allowed go on and live what looked like a normal, quiet life. Then we’ll get into what happened in 2004 when he was found dead by suicide in Florida, and police discovered what Charlie really was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us as we head to Taiwan and cover the Wu family exorcism case! In 2005 a horrifying series of events unfolded when a family became convinced that one of their own was possessed by an evil spirit. This spiraled into days of ritual abuse, beatings, and starvation, all carried out in the name of saving a soul. We'll go through the timeline step by step, explain the religious beliefs involved, including Taoist folk practices, written fú charms, and the sudden claim that Guanyin Bodhisattva had taken over. From there, we'll dig into how an entire household lost touch with reality at the same time. Then we'll wrap up the investigation, the arrests, and how the courts tried to make sense of this crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we discuss the Lane Bryant killings in Tinley Park, Illinois! On February 2, 2008, a man walked into a Lane Bryant store, forced employees and customers into the back, and killed five women before taking off. One woman survived the attack, and her call for help kicked off a huge investigation that still hasn’t led to an arrest. We’ll walk through what’s known from the beginning. The timeline inside the store, the suspect description and sketch, the forensic evidence investigators talked about, and the major leads and suspects that have surfaced over the years. Then we’ll get into where the case stands now, and what questions are still hanging out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight for another installment of Necro Overtime! Tonight we’re digging into the case of Jonathan Gerlach, the Pennsylvanian accused of breaking into mausoleums and graves at Mount Moriah Cemetery and stealing human remains. Cops say they caught him coming out of the cemetery with tools and a bag of remains, and that search warrants later led them to more than 100 sets of human remains at his home and in a storage locker, along with signs he was selling bones online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we head to a quiet village in the UK and get into the Scole Experiment! A run of séances in the 1990s where a small group said they were producing physical paranormal phenomena under semi-controlled conditions, like weird lights in the room, objects moving, and reports of photos and messages showing up on sealed film. We'll get into all the investigative details, and give our thoughts and what we think happened here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a beer and join us tonight for another installment of Necro Overtime! This week we'll get into the recent revocation of Morgan Geyser's release, and some High School Ian rumors around Catholic FamilyLand! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices