Murder Pie is a true crime podcast that serves up chilling, carefully researched murder cases. Then softens the blow with something unexpectedly comforting: pie. Each episode dives into the facts, the victims, and the psychology behind infamous crimes, followed by a themed pie recipe inspired by the story. It’s dark, factual, and occasionally twisted… but always ends with a slice of something warm
In December 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons Sr., a 47-year-old former military serviceman living in rural Pope County, Arkansas, went on one of the deadliest killing sprees in U.S. history. Over the course of a week, Simmons murdered 16 people, including 14 members of his own family, in what is considered the worst familicide on record in the country.
28 Jan 2026
Ozark Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie
This sickly sweet pie accompanies the story of Ronald Gene Simmons.
27 Jan 2026
Skin Deep: The Katherine Knight Story Pie Recipe
Meat pie
27 Jan 2026
Skin Deep: The Katherine Knight Story
In this episode of Murder Pie, we travel to Australia to tell the chilling story of Katherine Knight—one of the most violent offenders in the country’s history. Raised in extreme abuse and chaos, Katherine grew into a woman whose relationships were defined by control, obsession, and escalating violence. After a long pattern of terrorizing partners and their children, her final act crossed into unthinkable brutality. This episode explores the warning signs, the failures that allowed her violence to continue, and the murder that shocked a nation—followed, as always, by a pie recipe rooted in the place where the story unfolded
26 Jan 2026
Vanished in Plain Sight: The Unsolved Murder of Melissa Witt
In this episode of Murder Pie, we examine the unsolved 1994 disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Melissa Witt in Fort Smith, Arkansas. After vanishing from a busy parking lot in the early evening, Melissa’s remains were later discovered deep in the Ozark National Forest — leaving behind decades of unanswered questions. We walk through the timeline, investigation, arrests, and lingering theories in a case that continues to haunt her family and community, then close the episode with a classic Arkansas-style apple pie recipe.
26 Jan 2026
Hotel of Horror: The Cecil Hotel
In this episode of Murder Pie, we step inside the infamous Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a building haunted by decades of tragedy. From its glamorous beginnings to its descent into notoriety, we explore the hotel’s history of suicides, unsolved murders, serial killers, and the case of Elisa Lam that captivated the world. As myths and reality blur, we examine how neglect, mental illness, and circumstance shaped one of America’s darkest landmarks… then close the episode the only way we know how, with a rich dark chocolate cherry pie recipe to bring us back into the light.
8 Oct 2021
The Crimes of Portales
Phobias abound in this episode focusing on 3 horrific murders in Portales, New Mexico.
6 Oct 2021
Haunted Mini - The Amityville Horror and the Defeo Family Murders
If you have a 30 minute lunch break and want to waste 1/3 of that listening to a podcast then this is the episode for you. For this spooky mini I tell the true story of the Defeo family murders and the subsequent haunting of the Amityville home they died inside. Just hit play, spooky season is on.
23 Sept 2021
Who killed Caylee Anthony?
On this episode I talk about the messed up case of murdered toddler Caylee Anthony and the circus that was her mother, Casey.
18 Sept 2021
Andrea Yates and the drowning of her 5 children.
Andrea Yates is a name synonymous with child murder and postpartum psychosis. How did she go from loving stay at home mother to murderer and 5 children dead.
14 Sept 2021
The “un”solved murder of Nona Dirksmeyer
Nona Dirksmeyer was a beauty queen college student at the time of her horrific 2005 murder but who killed the 19 year old? Two people charged and 3 trials later and we still have no answers. Or do we?
11 Sept 2021
Natural Born Killers Mini
It’s a mini! This short episode is about the dynamic due (barf) Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, the killer couple who inspired the film Natural Born Killers.
18 Aug 2021
The Cecil Hotel and the Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam
Elisa Lam was a Canadian. That’s it. Now you know she’s an awesome person. Sadly though, she checked into LA’s Cecil Hotel while on a much needed road trip. Bad idea because the Cecil is like a fly trap of death. Once you check in, you never check out. The theories behind what or who caused her death are wild y’all.
14 Aug 2021
Cannibal Kate and the Mad Murder of John Price
Sometimes you just get into a relationship with an absolute crazy person. Unfortunately for the men in this episode they got involved with the queen of all crazy bitches, Katherine Knight. Known as Australia’s female Hannibal Lecter, she tortured her way through relationships eventually killing and serving her lover for dinner.
29 Jul 2021
Simmons Family Massacre: the case of the largest family massacre in the history of the United States
In December 1987 the sleepy town of Russellville, Arkansas was terrorized by a giant twatsicle of a man named Ronald Gene Simmons. He massacred his entire family then went on a shooting spree in town. This dude was sick and twisted and this story is darker than most.
28 Jul 2021
Poltergeist Curse and the Murder of Dominique Dunne
In this episode I talk about the 1980’s horror movie classic Poltergeist and the rumored curse that plagues those associated with the film, most notably the doomed actress Dominique Dunne, who was brutally murdered at the hands of her douchebag boyfriend.
7 Jan 2021
Snapchat Killer: The Delphi Murders
In this episode I talk about the horrifying and mysterious murders of Libby German and Abby Williams. Did The girls capture their murderer on video? I also recount the case of Bianca Devins who’s horrific murder was filmed and photos posted to social media.
10 Dec 2020
Murder in the Hills, episode 1: The Unsolved Murder of Melissa Witt & The Abduction of Morgan Nick
In part one of this multi-episode series I discuss the unsolved rape and murder of 19 year Melissa Witt and the kidnapping a few months later of 6 year old Morgan Nick in the next town over. Both crimes unsolved and a child still missing. Let’s talk crime scene and theories.
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