We're just your average couple, living normal lives, who happen to be obsessed with everything related to true crime. Shortly after relocating to the great Pacific Northwest, we realized there were stories upon gruesome stories to be told from this region. And we want nothing more than to share them with you.
So come join us every first and third Friday of the month as we take a deep look into the dark and twisted. It isn't for the feint of heart, but we promise it will be worth it.
And remember...what happens in the woods, stays in the woods.
Hello, campers, and welcome to our mid-season episode.
Once again, Jess has an old-timey crime for us to delve into. This episode contains information from author Steven C. Drielak’s book, Long Island’s Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping.
On June 9, 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons disappeared from the farm she and her husband ran in Long Island, with the help of their housekeeper, Anna Kupryanova. While not social darlings, both Alice and William Parsons were connected to wealthy families. Alice had recently been left with money and investments that would secure her future. Still, a change in her will made less than 30 days before her disappearance would indicate an interesting dynamic within the Parsons household.
Sadly, neither the local agencies nor the FBI were able to outsmart the responsible persons. Although there is a consensus on how the events went down, almost 90 years later Alice Parsons disappearance remains unsolved.
Information from this episode:
Long Island’s Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping:
Drielak, Steven C. The History Press, August 3, 2020.
https://crimecapsule.com/long-islands-vanished-heiress-and-the-kidnapper-that-didnt-exist/ (https://crimecapsule.com/long-islands-vanished-heiress-and-the-kidnapper-that-didnt-exist/)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175717087/alice-parsons (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175717087/alice-parsons)
https://www.nydailynews.com/2020/09/05/the-mystery-of-the-missing-heiress-and-her-two-timing-husband/ (https://www.nydailynews.com/2020/09/05/the-mystery-of-the-missing-heiress-and-her-two-timing-husband/)
31 Jan 2025
WTF Wednesday on Patreon #1
Bonus episode...
We are releasing our WTF Wednesdays on Patreon to the public! I told Jess that the regular public is not ready for this. To our Patreon fans, we love you. Thank you!
We will be back on the first Friday of February with a brand-new episode
So sit back and relax and enjoy the Fuckery!
True crime stories that will make you say WTF and fun facts with Aunt Cass!
17 Jan 2025
Amber alert
Welcome to another new episode! This week, we discuss a case that could easily define the term “legacy”. When 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered, no one could have imagined just how the world would be changed because of the crime.
Amber is remembered by friends and family as a bright, kind and energetic young girl. But for the United States and in some way, many other countries across the globe, her legacy lives on in the AMBER Alert system. Over one thousand children have been saved from abduction and returned to their families because of this system.
Join us as we discuss this precious little girl and how she lives on through the emergency alert system that bares her name.
Sadly, Amber’s case has never been solved and the man responsible has not been brought to justice. It’s been 29 years and there is still hope that it can be solved.
If anyone has information on Amber’s abduction or murder, there is a number to call. 817-575-8823 (http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B18175758823)will connect you to the Arlington Police Department.
This week, we featured a sneak peek into another podcast. Please give Simone with 90s Crime Time a listen. It is available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Tell her Jess & Brice sent you!
Information from this episode:
WFAA Documentary on Amber Hagerman
https://youtu.be/jKaqwlht1Xg?si=g4j8gxRiNVXNfByC (https://youtu.be/jKaqwlht1Xg?si=g4j8gxRiNVXNfByC)
In-depth Reddit post on the case
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/iii674/extensive_write_up_the_murder_of_amber_hagerman/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/iii674/extensive_write_up_the_murder_of_amber_hagerman/)
Wikipedia on Sex Offender Registry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registries_in_the_United_States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registries_in_the_United_States)
Wikipedia on Amber Alerthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_alert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_alert)
How AMBER Alerts came to be
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/bud-kennedy/article54808010.html (https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/bud-kennedy/article54808010.html)
20-year anniversary of Amber’s death
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/amber-behind-amber-alert-still-waiting-justice-20-years-later-n497696 (https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/amber-behind-amber-alert-still-waiting-justice-20-years-later-n497696)
Still waiting 25 years laterhttps://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer (https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer)
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/police-release-new-photos-seek-new-info-unsolved-1996-murder-amber-hagerman/DYCH62JDMVCOZFBRS265GCKCJU/ (https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/police-release-new-photos-seek-new-info-unsolved-1996-murder-amber-hagerman/DYCH62JDMVCOZFBRS265GCKCJU/)
First child saved by Amber Alert
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/radio-alert-rescues-child/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/radio-alert-rescues-child/)
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