127: Brandon Schrand

This week’s guest is Ryan Wolf, host of the podcast Guilt, where he presents his deep dive investigations into unsolved cases from New Zealand. Ryan tells Bob and Erica about his stunt acting career and his dog Achilles, before the trio discuss the subject of season two of Guilt, the incredibly mysterious disappearance of Jim Donnelly.  Learn more about the case and listen to all episodes of Guilt here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/guilt-what-happened-to-jim-donnelly/id1590713932.

In today’s episode, Bob and Erica interview Mike Browne, host of the hit Canadian true crime podcast Dark Poutine. The trio spend quite a bit of time discussing poutine and Mike tells a great story from his days working security. The also discuss Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson Jr., an absolute psychopath who took the lives of 11 children in less than a year. To hear more about the case and listen to all episodes of Dark Poutine, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dark-poutine-true-crime-and-dark-history/id1304781389.

This week’s guest is Brandon Schrand, award-winning author and host of The Snake River Killer, a podcast covering an in depth investigation into a series of unsolved but connected murders, disappearances, and suspicious deaths in the Lewis-Clark Valley from 1979 to 1982. Before discussing the case, Brandon tells us about his experience living in an historic hotel as a child, as well as how he got into true crime and his connections to the recent University of Idaho killings. Follow along with the investigation into The Snake River Killer at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-snake-river-killer/id1651148825.

In this episode, Bob interviews Jaimie Beebe and Jake Deptula, hosts of the podcast Strictly Stalking. Every Tuesday, Jake and Jaimie present true stories of stalking cases, often by talking to the survivors themselves. The group spends a considerable amount of time discussing dogs, dating, and Bob’s potential as a TV actor. They also discuss a case where a man uses his military training to stalk and harass his ex-girlfriend, and how she trapped him and got him arrested.  You can hear more about the case in Strictly Stalking Episode “Trapping Her Stalker,” and hear more from Jaimie and Jake at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strictly-stalking/id1494237083.

This week’s guests are comedians and hosts of the popular podcast Sinisterhood, Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney. In the episode, Bob dissects everyone’s recording locations, Christie tells everyone about her pig, Petal, and the group weighs in on Bob’s new comedy endeavors. They also briefly discuss the case of Larry Ray and his cult at Sarah Lawrence College.You can hear more about the caseandget a new episodeof Sinisterhood everyweek: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sinisterhood/id1391483100

This week, Bob and Erica are joined by journalist and author Vanessa Grigoriadis to talk about her most recent podcast, Infamous, in which she dives into the stories behind some of the biggest scandals. Bob asks Vanessa about her book, “Blurred Lines,” her experience going to divinity school, and, of course, the pronunciation of her last name. They also discuss Joe Francis and the fall of the infamous Girls Gone Wild franchise. You can hear more about the case and get a new episode every week here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infamous/id1652941051.

In today’s episode, Bob and Erica are joined by award-winning investigative journalist and host of Wondery’s Suspect Season 2, Ashley Fantz. Bob asks Ashley about her career working as a CNN reporter and how she broke a story involving the destruction of untested rape kits by law enforcement. They then discuss the subject of Season 2 of Suspect, “Vanished in the Snow,” the 1984 murder of Jonelle Matthews. You can hear more about the case and binge all episodes of Suspect, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspect/id1580881826.

Sergeant Jill Evans is a small-town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries. Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits. But that would be boring, wouldn’t it? Instead, this is a love story like no other. It’s all going so well for Jill and Dean, until Halloween night, when Dean disappears. And Sgt. Jill is left to pick up the pieces. From Wondery and Novel, comes a new series. Hosted by Kerry Godliman. Follow Stolen Hearts on Amazon Music of wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App.  Listen to Stolen Hearts: Wondery.fm/SH_TCB

This week’s guests are Caitlyn and Cassie, hosts of PNW Haunts & Homicides, a podcast where they cover true crime and paranormal stories from the Pacific Northwest. In the episode, everyone discusses TikTok algorithms, tarot cards, and pickleball, while Bob tells everyone about his horny quails. They also very briefly discuss the horribly tragic murder of Holly Washa in 1991. You can hear more about the case, and binge all episodes of PNW Haunts & Homicides, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pnw-haunts-homicides/id1566754620.

This week, Bob and Erica are joined by the host of Scams & Cons, Jim Grinstead. On his podcast, Jim covers cases involving victims who are scammed and conned out of their money. Our hosts chat with Jim about Netflix shows, comedy, and winter weather. They also discuss The Russian Bride Scam, a long-running con where women form relationships with men online and eventually scam them out of their money.  To hear more about the case, and binge all episodes of Scams & Cons, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-russian-bride-scam/id1567590051?i=1000521721196.