Very Scary People

About Very Scary People

An intense custody battle turns deadly when Christine Belford’s ex-husband and his family become obsessed with controlling the couple’s three daughters. The family is willing to do anything including stalking, kidnapping, and even murder to get their way. Over eight episodes, host Donnie Wahlberg takes listeners down a dark and twisted journey, exploring how one family’s obsession became a mother’s worst nightmare. With exclusive interviews and audio, the story goes beyond the headlines of the sinister Matusiewicz family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

ID

Category

history · true crime · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Mar 2022

Latest episode

24 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

5 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

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   24 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Your Next Listen - Mind of a Monster: The Killer Nurse

   If you enjoyed Very Scary People you may also like Mind of a Monster: The Killer Nurse, from ID. Listen to Episode 1, "Kristen Gilbert" here, and follow Mind of a Monster wherever you get your podcasts. From 1989 to 1995, nurse Kristen Gilbert murdered four of her patients, attempted to murder two more and is suspected of killing dozens of others at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Massachusetts by injecting a hard to trace drug into their bloodstreams. Across six episodes, criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward consults with detectives, journalists, victim’s families, and witnesses to dive deep into the case of Kristen Gilbert. Investigating her crimes, Dr. Ward delves into Kristen’s twisted mind to try to discover how she was able to kill right under the noses of her colleagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   16 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Your Next Listen: Who Took Misty Copsey?

   If you enjoyed listening to Very Scary People, we have another podcast we think you'll like: Who Took Misty Copsey? Listen to Episode 1, "Misty is Missing" here. Cold case investigator Sarah Cailean takes on the 1992 disappearance of 14-year-old Misty Copsey, who vanished after an afternoon at the Washington State Fair. The only evidence ever found was a pair of jeans, socks and underwear discovered months later along the side of a highway. Misty’s mother Diana spent her life searching for answers before passing away without resolution. Now, Sarah works with Misty’s brother Colton to uncover the truth. Can Sarah figure out who took Misty Copsey – and if it’s the same person who killed two girls whose remains were found near Misty’s clothing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   16 Apr 2025

   Ep.8: Last Chance

   The Matusiewicz family makes one last attempt to secure the girls, while law enforcement tries to manage a chaotic scene at the courthouse. Investigators are forced to risk everything to try and put the entire family behind bars forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

Your Next Listen - Mind of a Monster: The Killer Nurse

Published 24 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Typically, when studying violent offenders, I look at biology, health, genetic factors, who and what was in their orbit, what they're interested in, and how they present themselves to other people. It's here that we find a couple of interesting anecdotes, Dr. Catherine Ramsland. She also apparently liked watching General Hospital and aligned with the villainess, the female who was a bad nurse, nasty nurse. So these are the kinds of things you look at in childhood of what are they identifying with and why would they want people to think this about them? Why is this the impression they want to create? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

3,850 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

1,564 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

94

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