True crime, horror, and the weird parts of history. Told with dark humor, and a little retro flair. Hosts Jordyn and Alyssa Martinez dig through strange murders, bizarre events, horror films, and cultural oddities that make you stop and ask yourself: What the hell was going on?
Episode 10: Christa Pike - The Murder of Colleen Slemmer
Grab your Tamagotchis, pop in your favorite Alanis Morissette CD, and try not to lose your mind over a game of Pogs, because we’re heading back to 1995. The Spice Girls were taking over, Clueless had us wanting a closet computer of our own, and the internet was making that glorious dial-up noise.
Today we’re diving into the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer, a 19-year-old college student whose life was taken by Christa Pike, another young woman whose name would become infamous in one of Tennessee’s most disturbing murder cases.
So grab your Surge, dust off your Discman, and leave your butterfly clips at home. This case is sure to leave you asking yourself... What the Hell Was Going On?
7 Oct 2026
Episode 9: Jay Kelly Pinkerton
Come with us as we journey back to 1979. Bell Bottoms were still in closets, "I Will Survive" was playing on radios across the country, Alien and Kramer vs. Kramer were drawing crowds at the movie theatre, and families all over were sitting down to dinner with a Coca-Cola, a plate of hamburger helper, and maybe a freshly introduced Mcdonalds Happy Meal waiting for the kids. The Sony Walkman had just hit the scene, and America was getting ready to leave the 70's behind.
But, of course, down in Texas - something darker was unfolding.
On this episode, we're talking about Jay Kelly Pinkerton.
So sit back, turn off Urban Cowboy, and grab a snack. It's time to ask yourself... What the Hell Was Going on?
13 Jul 2026
Episode 8: Israel Keyes
We're stepping back into 2012. The Mayan calendar had everyone wondering if the world was about to end. Macklemore had us blasting Thrift shop, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 was one of the year's most anticpated releases. 2012 truly felt different.
While millions of people were focused on what was happening in the spotlight, a nightmare was unfolding in Anchorage, Alaska. Samantha Koenig was closing up the coffee kiosk where she worked, unaware she was about to cross paths with one of the most methodical and terrifying serial killers in modern American history.
So stop recording yourself doing the Gangnam Style, grab a snack, and ask yourself... What the Hell Was Going on?
11 Feb 2026
Episode 7: Cameron Todd Willingham
It's 1991. The Seinfeld theme song is blasting on your TV, Your brother and his friends are fighting over The Super Nintendo, and your mom just stocked up on bagel bites and dunkaroos. Life as you know it is good.
In this episode, we discuss a small Texas town where a house fire shakes a community, and becomes one families tragedy. Investigators, experts, and the justice system lock onto one explanation, and one man. We talk junk science, shifting timelines, and what happens when doubt arrives too late.
So turn off Seinfeld, tell your brother to stop yelling, and grab your bagel bites because it's time to ask... What the Hell Was Going On?
20 Jan 2026
Episode 6: Tammy Cooper - A Family Homicide
It's 2004. CD's ruled car stereos, Mountain Dew was basically a food group, Usher had us all saying "Yeah!", and all of your friends had a Motorola Razr. The country felt loud, distracted, and permanently online. However, some stories slipped through the noise. Back in Lubbock, Texas, a mother and her three children fell victim to an unbelievable act of murder.
Put the Nintendo DS away, turn off The Simple Life, throw on your Juicy Couture tracksuit and ask yourself... What the Hell Was Going On?
15 Dec 2025
Episode 5: The Gainesville Ripper
We're headed back to the 90's today. VHS tapes ruled the living room, Caller ID was optional, and you never locked the front door. And while everyone was arguing about who did or didn't rewind Candyman, a series of brutal murders turned a college town into a nightmare. These harrowing events would also go on to inspire one of the most iconic horror films of all time.
So grab your oversized flannel, silence the landline, and double check the locks - because by the end of this, you're definitely gonna be asking... What the Hell Was Going On?
29 Nov 2025
Episode 4: What the Hell Was Going on? The Suitcase Killer
Let's go back to the early 2000's. Limewire destroyed your computer, you just figured out how to change your top friends on MySpace, The O.C. making everyone want side bangs, and Von Dutch trucker hats were all the rage.
Underneath the lingering Abercrombie Fierce smell you just couldn't escape from, something unsettling was happening.
In this episode, we trace the parallel stories of Summer Baldwin and Joanna Rogers. Two young women whose disappearances were separated by time, but forever connected by the same predator. We talk about how both cases collided, how the truth finally surfaced, and how justice finally caught up to the man who believed he could hide his crimes.
This is a case that shook Lubbock, Texas.
So set those AIM away messages, turn off The Simple Life, and ask yourself... What the Hell Was Going On?
17 Nov 2025
Episode 3: The Disappearance of Maegan Hembree
In 2013, when everyone else was worried about Snapchat filters, Vine loops, and what song ruled the radio, something far more unsettling was happening in West Texas. Thirty-year-old Maegan Hembree left her home in Smyer, Texas-- and was never seen again.
In this episode, we break down the entire timeline of Maegan's last known moments, the people she crossed paths with that night, evidence investigators uncovered, and the haunting silence that followed.
Because when someone just disappears, you have to ask yourself... What the hell was going on?
10 Nov 2025
Episode 2: What Happened to Sarah Rogers?
It's October 2000 - when butterfly clips were everywhere, friends were swapping burned CD's, and you couldn't use the house phone while someone was online. But in Lubbock, Texas, 14 year old Sarah Rogers never made it home.
In this episode, Jordyn and Alyssa rewind to the early 2000's. A time of dial-up tones, and TRL countdowns - to revisit one of Lubbock's tragic true crime cases.
So grab your wired headphones, log off AIM, and ask yourself... what the hell was going on?
31 Oct 2025
So... What the Hell Is Going On?
Welcome to What the Hell Was Going on? - our new mix of true crime, horror, and all the weird stuff we can't stop talking about. In this first episode, we're just hanging out, talking about why we're drawn to true crime and horror, and laying out what's to come.
New episodes drop every week. Join us as we unravel the strange, the tragic, and the just plain unbelievable. Oh and don't forget to ask yourself... what the hell was going on?
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