Crime, Cults, & Coffee

Send those cold cases or unsolved mysteries our way! We love covering case suggestions from CCC listeners 🖤🔦🔍

Have a case or haunted place that you’d like us to cover? Do any stand out to you that you’d like our podcast medium Laura to connect with? DM us or comment your suggestions below!!! ⬇️❓🗃️

Ever had what you thought was an extraterrestrial encounter? What about a UFO sighting or crossing paths with a spirit or cryptid?! Send your stories to us through DM or email us at [email protected] 👽🛸👻 We’d love to check them out and feature your story on the podcast!

Still listening? Hope so. If not- time to catch up! New eppys on the way (soon) 🤞🏼💚🕷️

In the meantime: re-listen, try/tag us in some past coffee recipes, and send in those listener stories!

Is summer here?!! Our podcast has 157 episodes you can binge while lounging in this sunny weather (if it’s sunny by you- if not, you can still listen in the rain or whatnot). Catch up or re-listen until we’re back from hiatus with a new episode for you! 👻🌞🌊

Send in your spooky or ~strange~ stories! You can read them on an episode or we can read them for you—> DM us or email us at [email protected] 👻🕷️👀

Catch up or re-listen to some CCC episodes, while we’re still on an episode break! 🌚👂🏼💭

Serious question though… 🎃👻🍁

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We all have the cases or stories that haunt us. What episode stuck with you or did you listen to most? 🪦🔦🗃️

Got any weird stories? Aliens, spirits, crime related, cryptids, or just all around strange— send them in! You can be a guest on the show (telling your own) or have it read on CCC as a listener story. DM our insta or email us at [email protected] 👻👽🧌

Checking in from CCC! Still on leave (as the 4th trimester is VERY real)… but planning for what the future holds for the podcast 🎙️ Now’s the time to catch up or revisit some past episodes! Case suggestion or haunted place? Comment below! 🖤

EPISODE 157 was this podcast’s LAST EPISODE before a break for maternity leave.

Rachel Mellon Skemp was well-liked, thrived in school, & exuded positivity everywhere she went. Even with a tumultuous home life (at times), she seemed to have a glow about her. On January 31, 1996 — Rachel stayed home from school, only to mysteriously vanish by mid-day. Rachel has not been seen or heard from since. 🌡️🛏️💔

If you have any information regarding Rachel or her disappearance, please contact:
• Bolingbrook PD: (630) 226-0600
• Bolingbrook Police Department Investigations Division: (630) 226-8620
• Crime Stoppers: (630) 378-4772
• Callers can also submit a web tip at bolingbrookcrimestoppers.org
*These can be submitted anonymously*

Sidenote: this episode contains IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding future episodes of Crime, Cults, & Coffee 🎃👻🖤 Not ghosting you, just on a temporary hiatus. Tata for now!

This week’s coffee was “Brown Cinnamon Sugar” iced coffee from 🤎

EPISODE 156– Spooky RE-RELEASE from last October 👻 Thanks again for your understanding, listens, & support!

Again this is a delayed post… but here’s the description from this episode’s show notes: IT’S SPOOKY SEASON GUYS & GHOULS!!! If you’ve been listening long enough, you know how much we love this time of the year. So to be super festive, we’re bringing back the eerie.

This week we’re covering the story of Slender Man (aka Slendy) and the horrifying depictions that come along with him. Creature? Shadow? Human? How could a legend evolve into a murder plot of the most devious and disturbing kind? Listen in closely to find out… & maybe keep a light on. 🌲🔦👀

This week’s coffee was “Grand Prix” from Barista Parlor 🤍

EPISODE 155 is another RE-RELEASE. This was month 9 of my pregnancy and I was exhausted and trying to slow down a bit (since I hadn’t until then, along with running on fumes). I tried my best to still post something for you, even if that *something* wasn’t a brand new episode!

In one of the most perplexing cases yet— this week we covered the story of the Mary Morris Murders. Two horrific crime scenes. Four days apart. Similar case details. Not to mention, two women with the SAME NAME. There are sooo many questions and not nearly enough answers. ❓🤷🏻‍♀️😱

This week’s coffee was “Peru” from and 🧡

Playing catch-up on posts while I can ✨

EPISODE 154– This week’s episode was a RE-RELEASE and came with a TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

What do you get when you combine fire, murder, money, and a bat-sh*t crazy human with a pig farm? This. Episode. Let’s take you back to the early 1900’s... when searching for a husband in the personal ads was apparently a thing (at least in this story anyway), and people were going missing left and right across the U.S. If you’ve never heard of the crimes committed by Belle Gunness— you’re going to want to give this week’s episode a listen. Atrocious doesn’t even begin to describe it. 📰🔥🐖

This week’s coffee was our “Mourning Brew” collab blend with and an iced “Honey Cinnamon Latte” from Cloveberry 🤎

EPISODE 153 came with a TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

Peter Morin aka The Chameleon spent decades committing crimes... and 12 years (that we know of) taking the lives of others. Between living a transient lifestyle and going by a multitude of aliases, he evaded authorities and suspicion of certain crimes for years. Manipulative, cunning, and elusive — he found ways to ensnare those around him, with no regards to human life. Listen in to hear not his story... but the story of the lives that were taken and/or affected by Morin, as well as his eventual capture. 🎭🦎💔

This week’s coffee recipe was “Brown Sugar Apple” iced coffee 🍎

It’s BABY SHOWER WEEK!!! 🦇🎃🤍

EPISODE 152– This week’s episode is a RE-RELEASE & there’s been a couple requests for coverage of this case lately. So here it is again for those who missed it/haven’t gotten to it/didn’t realize we had an episode on it/want to re-hash Brian’s story again. CCC will be back with a new episode for next week’s podcast!

In 2006– a night at the bar with friends, evolved into a massive mystery. The disappearance of Brian Shaffer is baffling, devastating, and ongoing. Where could this med student have gone? Was it foul play, an accident, or by choice? What happened after leaving the view of outdoor cameras? So many questions and not nearly enough answers. 🍻🛫❓

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact:
— the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-2358
— Stopcrime.org to submit a tip online

According to the poster on fbi.gov you can also:
— contact Detective Andre Edwards of the Columbus Police Department, Ohio at 614-645-4624 OR [email protected]
— contact FBI ViCAP at (800) 634-4097 OR [email protected]

This week’s coffee was “Golden Sound” from 🤍

EPISODE 151– Asha Degree was a 9 year old girl, who was a star on the basketball court and had a loving and supportive family. February 14, 2000– she left her bed and disappeared into the rainy darkness. A timeline leading up to Asha’s disappearance since unfolded, clues were uncovered, and multiple questions arose. What happened to Asha in those early hours of Valentine’s morning & what truly motivated her to leave? 💝🎒⛈️

If you have any information regarding the disappearance or whereabouts of Asha Degree, please contact:
• The FBI: 704-672-6100
• Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office: 704-484-4788

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES ⚠️
Pic 2: Asha Degree
Pic 3: the t-shirt and book found in Asha’s backpack
Pic 4: the pic found of the unidentified little girl
Pic 5: a car resembling the car described by police

This week’s coffee recipe was an iced “Caramel Pumpkin Latte” 🎃

EPISODE 150– Gather round’ the campfire 🔥 Let’s tell some urban legends! This episode covers the tales of 100 Steps Cemetery and Goatman. A strange ghostly figure with prophetic visions & a bloodthirsty creature hiding in the woods. Do you believe these stories… or are they really just legend? 🪦🐐🩸

This week’s coffee recipe was an “Iced Nana Latte” or “Iced Nana Mocha Latte” 🍌

Playing catch-up on posts, so don’t mind the CCC flood on your feed ✨

EPISODE 149– This week’s episode was a RE-RELEASE because the week turned out to be very unpredictable and LOUD NOISES!

This episode dives into the drug rehab turned cult. Synanon began in the late 50’s-early 60’s, and grew to be a nightmare for most that attended. From shaved heads, to attack therapy, to a fleet of 400 motorcycles and an airstrip, Synanon became very well known to California residents. But no cult starts out as a “cult”! Find out how this rehab program on the beach was later twisted into something horrific! 🌊🏍️🛫

This week’s coffee was “Columbia Roast” and “Hazelnut” from Clover Valley 🤎

NEW EPISODE RELEASED TODAY❗️
EPISODE 148– Lindy Sue Biechler was a newlywed, 19 year old girl, whose beautiful life was just beginning. After a day of work and errands, she returned home to her apartment— only to be met with an intruder of the worst kind. Investigators worked tirelessly from 1975-on, never giving up on Lindy or her case. This episode comes with a timeline of information that makes you want to scream from the rooftops (in good ways & bad). Listen in to hear Lindy’s story and the power of perseverance and DNA technology. 🌺🛒🩸

If you have any information regarding Lindy’s murder or knew/witnessed Sinopoli during the 1975 timeframe, please contact:
• Lancaster County Detective Christopher Erb: 717-299-8100

This week’s coffee recipe was a “Maple Sea Salt Latte” 🤎

EPISODE 147 ➡️ On October 23, 1981- 17 year old Kurt Sova not only made some choices that were described as out of character, but mysteriously vanished that night. After 5 days of panic and worry, Kurt was located, but sadly no longer alive. From there, more mystery surrounded his whereabouts and the conditions in which he was found. Almost 42 years later and loved ones are still in need of answers. 🎃🍻💔

If you have any information regarding the case or death of Kurt Sova, please contact:
• Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County:
216-252-7463
• The Newburgh Heights Police Department: 216-641-2117
OR [email protected]

This week’s coffee recipe was an “Iced Pistachio Latte” 💚

Please & thank you 🙏🏼💀☕️

EPISODE 146– This week’s episode is a RE-RELEASE but also comes with a really recent UPDATE! ⚠️

Please take the time to listen (or re-listen) to these very important stories, while honoring these women and their families.

This episode covers two separate cases based out of the same Pennsylvania county. Samantha Lang was 22 years old when she was brutally murdered in March of 2007. Kelly Nicole Godfrey Smith was a young mother, whose life was tragically take in June of that same year. Both women need their stories told. Both women deserve justice. 🏠📲❓

If you have any information regarding the murder of Kelly Nicole Godfrey Smith:
— Call Lower Burrell Police Department at 724-339-4287

This re-release episode’s coffee was “After Dark” from 🌙

EPISODE 145 was released FRIDAY!
Nancie Carolyn Walker was a bright light & a beautiful soul, who LOVED to dance. When she disappeared in Chicago in 2003- the worst was assumed by her family, but her case was sadly not taken seriously. That was until weeks later, when nothing but foul play could be suspected. Nancie is one of the many black women who have met a tragic end, only to have her story bypassed in the media. The epidemic of violence, & in specific- violence against black and indigenous women- is very real and can be witnessed through Nancie’s story. 💃🏾❓💔

If you have any information regarding the murder of Nancie Carolyn Walker, please contact:
• Chicago PD: 312-746-8386
• FBI or FBI Violent Crimes Task Force: FBI.gov

This week’s coffee recipe was a “Brown Sugar Maple Whipped Coffee” from 🍁

EPISODE 144 came with a TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

Lisa McVey Noland was 17 years old and had already endured a lifetime of trauma that (thankfully) many people never have to experience. In the early morning hours of November 3, 1984-- she was abducted on her way home from work. Listen in to this episode to hear Lisa's story of bravery, intelligence, and awe-inspiring action. As is the thunder in the background, Lisa is a FORCE to be reckoned with. 🚲💭⚡️

This week’s coffee was a “Cinnamon Caramel Cold Brew” (no nitro-add oat milk) from 🤎

EPISODE 143 came with a TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

This episode takes place in 1930’s Florida. Elena de Hoyos was a young woman, sadly diagnosed with an infectious killer of that time— Tuberculosis. Through this ailment, she soon met a man that believed to have the cure for her… as well as an obsession that ran deep. Listen in to hear her story and what progressed throughout her life & into her afterlife. 🩻🩺🪦

This week’s coffee recipe was “Lavender Vanilla Iced Latte” from 💜

EPISODE 142– Edward and Bella will not be making a cameo in this episode, but the places being discussed are pretty epic in their own ways. In this 10th haunted places episode, the historical info and hauntings of 2 spooky locations were discussed. Listen to this episode for stories about “Carl Beck House” and “Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel”. Happy Hauntings! 🏚️👻🏔️

This week’s coffee was a Cold Brew from 🐻

EPISODE 141– Let’s talk about CRYPTIDS! This might have been the first episode covering strictly this genre. Can’t remember at this point… but it’s super exciting and really overdue either way! Who doesn’t want to hear about a strange creature that might be your own local legend?! This week’s episode contained information about The Loveland Frogman and the Flatwoods Monster— enjoy! 🐸📰♠️

This week’s coffee was a “Turtle Coffee” recipe 🐢