Tales of the Twisted is a cinematic true crime podcast exploring real stories of the strange, weird, bizarre, and eerie. Each episode dives into chilling true crime, unsolved mysteries, bizarre disappearances, cold cases, disturbing historical crimes, and dark psychological stories—told in a slow-burn, atmospheric style.<br /><br />From vanished-without-a-trace cases and unexplained disappearances to infamous killers, mysterious deaths, and true stories stranger than fiction, this show uncovers the unsettling details behind some of the world’s most haunting real crimes.<br /><br />If you love true crime podcasts, mysterious vanishings, paranormal-adjacent mysteries, eerie storytelling, and strange true stories based on real events, follow Tales of the Twisted and explore a new chilling case every week.<br /><br />Stay curious. Stay twisted.
Tales of the Twisted: True Crime Stories of the Strange
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Podcast Overview
Tales of the Twisted is a cinematic true crime podcast exploring real stories of the strange, weird, bizarre, and eerie. Each episode dives into chilling true crime, unsolved mysteries, bizarre disappearances, cold cases, disturbing historical crimes, and dark psychological stories—told in a slow-burn, atmospheric style.<br /><br />From vanished-without-a-trace cases and unexplained disappearances to infamous killers, mysterious deaths, and true stories stranger than fiction, this show uncovers the unsettling details behind some of the world’s most haunting real crimes.<br /><br />If you love true crime podcasts, mysterious vanishings, paranormal-adjacent mysteries, eerie storytelling, and strange true stories based on real events, follow Tales of the Twisted and explore a new chilling case every week.<br /><br />Stay curious. Stay twisted.
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Recent Episodes
December 15, 2025
Rebecca Zahau: The Coronado Mansion Death Ruled Suicide
The death of Rebecca Zahau remains one of the most controversial cases in modern true crime. In July 2011, the 32-year-old was found naked, bound, and hanging from a balcony at her boyfriend’s oceanfront mansion in Coronado, California. Authorities ruled her death a suicide — but the details of the scene immediately raised disturbing questions.<br /><br />This Tales of the Twisted episode delivers a cinematic, story-driven investigation into the evidence, timelines, and unanswered contradictions surrounding Zahau’s death. From the cryptic message painted on the door, to the bindings, to the people inside the mansion that night, we examine why so many believe the scene may have been staged — and why the case continues to divide experts, investigators, and the public more than a decade later.<br /><br />If you’re drawn to cases involving questionable suicide rulings, elite power dynamics, and crimes that defy logic, this story refuses to fade into silence.<br /><br />Related Episodes:<br />• <a href="https://www.talesofthetwisted.com/episodes/the-west-mesa-bone-collector-albuquerque-s-buried-secrets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The West Mesa Bone Collector — Albuquerque’s Buried Secrets</a><br />• <a href="https://www.talesofthetwisted.com/episodes/the-springfield-three-vanished-without-a-trace" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Springfield Three — Vanished Without a Trace</a><br />• <a href="https://www.talesofthetwisted.com/episodes/the-yuba-county-five-the-boys-who-vanished" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Yuba County Five — The Boys Who Vanished</a><br />• <a href="https://www.talesofthetwisted.com/episodes/the-sodder-children-the-christmas-eve-mystery" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sodder Children — The Christmas Eve Mystery</a><br /><br /><b>Follow for new unsettling true stories every week. </b><br /><b>Get more info at <a href="https://www.talesofthetwisted.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">talesofthetwisted.com</a></b>
December 3, 2025
The West Mesa Bone Collector: Albuquerque's Buried Secrets
<b>The West Mesa Bone Collector</b> is one of the most haunting unsolved cases in American true crime. Between 2001 and 2005, eleven women—and one unborn child—vanished from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their remains were discovered in 2009, buried across a remote stretch of desert now known as the West Mesa mass grave.<br /><br />This Tales of the Twisted episode delivers a cinematic, investigative deep-dive into the timeline, suspects, satellite imagery discoveries, trafficking theories, and the work of Detective Ida Lopez, whose missing-women list predicted the victims years before the graves were found.<br /><br />We explore the chilling possibility of a <b>serial killer</b>, a multi-state trafficking ring, and the still-missing women who may remain buried beneath the shifting sands of the mesa.<br /><br />If you follow cases like the <b>Gilgo Beach murders</b>, <b>Jeffrey Dahmer</b>, or the <b>Cleveland Strangler</b>, this episode exposes a case just as disturbing—and still unsolved.<br /><br />Related Episodes:<br />• <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-candyman-killer-the-true-story-of-dean-corll--68556107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dean Corll — The Candyman Killer</a><br />• <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-springfield-three-the-true-story-of-a-vanishing-that-haunts-missouri--68526030" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Springfield Three — Vanished Without a Trace</a><br />• <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sodder-children-the-true-story-of-the-christmas-eve-fire-that-erased-a-family--68535045" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sodder Children — The Christmas Eve Disappearance</a><br />• <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-yuba-county-five-the-boys-who-vanished-into-the-sierra-nevada--68461671" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Yuba County Five — America’s Strangest Missing Persons Case</a><br /><br /><b>Follow for new unsettling true stories every week.</b>
December 1, 2025
The Boy in the Chimney: The Unexplained Death of Joshua Maddux | Twisted Short
A young man vanishes during a simple walk… and seven years later, demolition crews uncover his mummified body wedged head-first inside an abandoned cabin’s chimney.<br />Who put him there? How did he get inside a chimney sealed with wire mesh? And why were his clothes folded neatly inside the house?<br /><br />In this Tales of the Twisted Twisted Short, we explore the chilling, real-life mystery of Joshua Maddux known worldwide as “The Boy in the Chimney.”<br /><br />This haunting case blends true crime, unsolved mystery, bizarre circumstances, and deeply unsettling questions investigators still cannot explain.<br /><br />If you love dark true crime, unexplained deaths, bizarre disappearances, and cases with impossible forensic details, this episode will pull you straight into the shadows.<br /><br />More Tales of the Twisted episodes you’ll want to hear next:<br /><br />• The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson — The 47-Minute Phone Call That Ends in Silence<br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-disappearance-of-brandon-swanson-the-47-minute-phone-call-that-ends-in-silence--68807104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-disappearance-of-brandon-swanson-the-47-minute-phone-call-that-ends-in-silence--68807104</a><br /><br />• The Ripper Crew of Chicago — Inside the Ritualistic Cult Behind the City’s Most Disturbing Murders<br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ripper-crew-of-chicago-inside-the-ritualistic-cult-behind-the-city-s-most-disturbing-murders--68802235" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ripper-crew-of-chicago-inside-the-ritualistic-cult-behind-the-city-s-most-disturbing-murders--68802235</a><br /><br />• The Hex Hollow Murder — Curse, Powwow Magic & the Hauntings of Rehmeyer’s Hill<br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hex-hollow-murder-curse-powwow-magic-and-the-hauntings-of-rehmeyer-s-hill--68786115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hex-hollow-murder-curse-powwow-magic-and-the-hauntings-of-rehmeyer-s-hill--68786115</a><br /><br />• The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula — The Midnight Intruder Who Terrorized a Town<br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-the-midnight-intruder-who-terrorized-a-town-twisted-short--68756668" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-the-midnight-intruder-who-terrorized-a-town-twisted-short--68756668</a><br /><br />• Amelia Dyer — Britain’s Baby Farmer Serial Killer<br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/amelia-dyer-britain-s-baby-farmer-serial-killer-victorian-infanticide-murders-true-crime-documentary--68745669" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/amelia-dyer-britain-s-baby-farmer-serial-killer-victorian-infanticide-murders-true-crime-documentary--68745669</a><br /><br /><b>About Tales of the Twisted</b><b></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Tales of the Twisted is a true story podcast exploring creepy real stories, unexplained mysteries, bizarre crimes, dark history, and eerie events that prove truth is stranger than fiction.<br /></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>New episodes every week.<br /></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow and listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.<br /></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Stay Curious. Stay Twisted.</b>
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