Death Over Cocktails

About Death Over Cocktails

Half true crime and half paranormal/history's mysteries every episode! Join us every week for true crime stories, laughs, and a cocktail and two!

Publisher

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss

Category

history · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Oct 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Episode 48 Colonel Sanders Killed a Man and Witches Bottles

   IT'S OUR ONE YEAR EPISODE!! Yes you read that right this week we will celebrating our one year of doing Death Over Cocktails and we can tell you it has been a very fun expierence for us as we hope it has been for you as well. We also thank everyone of you for listening to us every week. On this special episode Keitha will tell us a listener requested story about Colonel Sanders's early career life before he fried chicken and how a dispute with a rival business owner ultimately lead to a shoot out. Then Jess will tell us about archeological finds of bottles containing liquid (maybe piss) and other objects could possibly have been used to ward off curses in households all across England. So sit back and enjoy us reviewing a year of our podcasts and maybe check out some of the episodes that we think are our funniest or drunkest! And just for those of you that don't feel the absolute thrill of listening to us talk about a year of recapping episodes your normally scheduled Death Over Cocktails Podcasts will start around the 30 minute mark. Thank you and enjoy! Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ (https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/) Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947) Also shout out to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana (https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana) Keitha's Sources Fast Feud: When Colonel Sanders Shota Rival gas Station Owner by Ellen Gutoskey https://www.mentalfloss.com/food/kfc-colonel-sanders-shoot-out (https://www.mentalfloss.com/food/kfc-colonel-sanders-shoot-out) The Time Colonel Sanders Shot Another Person by Elias Nash https://www.thedailymeal.com/1132748/the-time-colonel-sanders-shot-another-person/ (https://www.thedailymeal.com/1132748/the-time-colonel-sanders-shot-another-person/) A Gunfight With Colonel Sanders by Al Hunter https://weeklyview.net/2025/12/11/a-gunfight-with-colonel-sanders-2/ (https://weeklyview.net/2025/12/11/a-gunfight-with-colonel-sanders-2/) Jess's Sources https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4k9wKxypN25pfyXv4k0lbks/nine-extraordinary-facts-about-british-witchcraft (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4k9wKxypN25pfyXv4k0lbks/nine-extraordinary-facts-about-british-witchcraft) https://news.lincoln.ac.uk/2025/01/24/rare-18th-century-witch-bottle-investigated-by-lincoln-student/ (https://news.lincoln.ac.uk/2025/01/24/rare-18th-century-witch-bottle-investigated-by-lincoln-student/) https://www.iflscience.com/a-nasty-and-fascinating-surprise-found-in-200-year-old-bottle-presumed-to-be-rum-77767 (https://www.iflscience.com/a-nasty-and-fascinating-surprise-found-in-200-year-old-bottle-presumed-to-be-rum-77767) https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2024/11/24/two-hundred-year-old-suspected-witch-bottle-unearthed-in-cliftonville-home/ (https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2024/11/24/two-hundred-year-old-suspected-witch-bottle-unearthed-in-cliftonville-home/) https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2024/12/09/cliftonville-witch-bottle-scan-at-cccu-reveals-contents-including-metal-pins-and-bone-or-wood/ (https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2024/12/09/cliftonville-witch-bottle-scan-at-cccu-reveals-contents-including-metal-pins-and-bone-or-wood/) https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/news/cliftonville-witch-bottle-scan-at-cccu (https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/news/cliftonville-witch-bottle-scan-at-cccu) https://research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/the-york-witch-bottle/ (https://research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/the-york-witch-bottle/) https://research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AWitchBottlefromtheJudgesLodgingandits16thand17thCenturyContext-MartinWhittaker.pdf (https://research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AWitchBottlefromtheJudgesLodgingandits16thand17thCenturyContext-MartinWhittaker.pdf) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7116482/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7116482/) https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/files/445063364/Modern_witch-bottles_inc_JP_edits.pdf (https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/files/445063364/Modern_witch-bottles_inc_JP_edits.pdf) https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/discovering-witches-marks/ (https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/discovering-witches-marks/) https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/1973 (https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/1973) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/witch-bottle-full-teeth-pins-and-possibly-urine-discovered-chimney-180973448/ (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/witch-bottle-full-teeth-pins-and-possibly-urine-discovered-chimney-180973448/) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-59073527 (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-59052737)

2. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Episode 47 The High School Catfish and The Great Emu War

   Hello all of you wonderful listeners! This week we have Jess telling you about a horrible mother who cyber bullies her own daughter and gets caught because she isn't the brightest crayon in the box. Then Keitha will tell us about a war in Australia. A war where the military was dispacted to fight emus and the emus won that war. So please sit back and enjoy your favorite drink and please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ (https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/) Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947) Also shout out to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana (https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana) Jess's Sources https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-where-are-lauryn-kendra-licari-now (https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-where-are-lauryn-kendra-licari-now) https://time.com/7313021/unknown-number-high-school-catfish-true-story/ (https://time.com/7313021/unknown-number-high-school-catfish-true-story/) https://people.com/where-is-kendra-licari-now-11801642 (https://people.com/where-is-kendra-licari-now-11801642) https://people.com/unknown-number-director-speaks-out-on-interview-with-mom-who-bullied-daughter-11803916 (https://people.com/unknown-number-director-speaks-out-on-interview-with-mom-who-bullied-daughter-11803916) https://www.eonline.com/news/1422105/unknown-number-director-theory-on-kendra-licari-participating (https://www.eonline.com/news/1422105/unknown-number-director-theory-on-kendra-licari-participating) https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/08/31/the-bizarre-true-story-behind-unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-who-was-the-texter/ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/08/31/the-bizarre-true-story-behind-unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-who-was-the-texter/) https://www.wnem.com/2023/04/28/isabella-co-woman-sentenced-catfishing-daughter-online/ (https://www.wnem.com/2023/04/28/isabella-co-woman-sentenced-catfishing-daughter-online/) https://www.9and10news.com/2023/03/22/catfishing-mom-pleads-guilty-to-stalking-faces-5-years-in-prison/ (https://www.9and10news.com/2023/03/22/catfishing-mom-pleads-guilty-to-stalking-faces-5-years-in-prison/) https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/michigan-educator-dan-boyer-discusses-netflix-s-21042793.php (https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/michigan-educator-dan-boyer-discusses-netflix-s-21042793.php) https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-kendra-licari-now/ (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-kendra-licari-now/) https://legalclarity.org/kendra-licari-messages-investigation-charges-and-sentencing/ (https://legalclarity.org/kendra-licari-messages-investigation-charges-and-sentencing/) https://legalclarity.org/kendra-licari-unknown-number-stalking-case-explained/ (https://legalclarity.org/kendra-licari-unknown-number-stalking-case-explained/) https://www.thecut.com/article/kendra-licari-daughter-cyberbully-mommy-meanest-true-story.html (https://www.thecut.com/article/kendra-licari-daughter-cyberbully-mommy-meanest-true-story.html) https://people.com/netflix-unknown-number-mom-cruel-catfishing-daughter-11807597 (https://people.com/netflix-unknown-number-mom-cruel-catfishing-daughter-11807597) https://people.com/where-are-owen-mckenny-parents-now-unknown-number-11806867 (https://people.com/where-are-owen-mckenny-parents-now-unknown-number-11806867) https://www.isabellacounty.org/departments/administration/foia-requests/ (https://www.isabellacounty.org/departments/administration/foia-requests/) https://www.michigan.gov/corrections/OTIS (https://www.michigan.gov/corrections/OTIS) https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/1n5c3tq/unknown_number_the_high_school_catfish_discussion/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/1n5c3tq/unknown_number_the_high_school_catfish_discussion/) https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixDocumentaries/comments/1n45xqa (https://www.reddit.com/r/NetflixDocumentaries/comments/1n45xqa) https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/1n4s7vw/strangest_part_in_unknown_number_high_school_catfish/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/1n4s7vw/strangest_part_in_unknown_number_high_school_catfish/) https://www.reddit.com/r/DocumentaryReviews/comments/1nd5t6t/my_opinion_about_unknown_number/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/DocumentaryReviews/comments/1nd5t6t/my_opinion_about_unknown_number/) Keitha's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War) The Bizarre Story of when Australia went to war with emus and lost by Rebecca Toy https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/australian-emu-war-history (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/australian-emu-war-history) The Great Emu War by Elizabeth Hall https://retrospectjournal.com/2025/11/16/the-great-emu-war/ (https://retrospectjournal.com/2025/11/16/the-great-emu-war/) The Great Emu War: In Which Some Large Flightless Birds Unwittingly Foiled The Australian Army by Bec Crew https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/ (https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/) The Emu Strikes Back: An Inquiry Into Australia’s Peculiar Military Action of 1932 by Richard J. Cook & Srðan M. Jovanović https://romanianjournalofhistoricalstudies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/richard-j.-cook-src491an-m.-jovanovic487-the-emu-strikes-back_an-inquiry-into-australiae28099s-peculiar-military-action-of-1932.pdf (https://romanianjournalofhistoricalstudies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/richard-j.-cook-src491an-m.-jovanovic487-the-emu-strikes-back_an-inquiry-into-australiae28099s-peculiar-military-action-of-1932.pdf) The Great Emu War by Damien Murphy https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-great-emu-war-20160121-gmaz3z.html (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-great-emu-war-20160121-gmaz3z.html) First World War 1914-18 by Australia War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/atwar/first-world-war (https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/atwar/first-world-war) https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/emu (https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/emu)

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 46 The Hinterkaifeck Murders and The Yuba County Five

   Hello Everybody! This week Keitha will revist the Black Forest of Germany to tell the mysterious murders that occurred to five people in their own home then Jess will tell us about the Yuba County Five where five men went missing coming back from a basketball game. Sit back, pour yourselves a drink and enjoy this weeks episode. Also please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ (https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/) Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947) Also shout out to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana (https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana) Keitha's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders) The Hinterkaifeck Mystery https://www.guyhadleigh.com/blog/the-hinterkaifeck-mystery (https://www.guyhadleigh.com/blog/the-hinterkaifeck-mystery) The Mystery of Germany’s Hinterkaifeck Farmhouse Murders by Alan McNairn https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/hinterkaifeck-murders/14960/ (https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/hinterkaifeck-murders/14960/) The Gruesome True Story of the Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders by Katie Serena https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders (https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders) Jess's Sources https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article226777394.html (https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article226777394.html)https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article226544615.html (https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article226544615.html)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/yuba-county-five-missing-persons-case/103472558 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/yuba-county-five-missing-persons-case/103472558)https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-back/f8b30b11-baeb-4351-89f3-26456a76a4fb/)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1978-03-10-mn-9448-story.html (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1978-03-10-mn-9448-story.html)https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-missing-5-foul-pl/13126392/ (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-missing-5-foul-pl/13126392/) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-missing-5-foul-pl/13126398/ (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-missing-5-foul-pl/13126398/)https://anomalydesk.com/yuba-county-five (https://anomalydesk.com/yuba-county-five)https://www.yuba.gov/departments/library/local_history_archives.php (https://www.yuba.gov/departments/library/local_history_archives.php)https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/ (https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/)https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/new-episodes/2022/3/15/yuba-county-five (https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/new-episodes/2022/3/15/yuba-county-five)https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5-revisited/ (https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5-revisited/)https://www.strangeandunexplainedpod.com/post/episode-3-19----the-truly-confounding-disappearance-of-the-yuba-county-five (https://www.strangeandunexplainedpod.com/post/episode-3-19----the-truly-confounding-disappearance-of-the-yuba-county-five)https://casepin.org/case/yuba-county-five-1978 (https://casepin.org/case/yuba-county-five-1978)https://www.charleyproject.org/case/gary-dale-mathias (https://www.charleyproject.org/case/gary-dale-mathias)https://www.namus.gov/ (https://www.namus.gov/)https://www.fs.usda.gov/ (https://www.fs.usda.gov/)https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/episodes/episode-279-the-yuba-county-five (https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/episodes/episode-279-the-yuba-county-five)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings