Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown
Kate and Kevin met way back when they worked together at a (likely haunted) theatre and the two became fast friends. Skip ahead a few years to present day, when all they do is sit around and talk about skincare products and true crime. From horrific homicides to unsolved mysteries, spooky haunts to behind-the-scenes secrets, these two are here to bring you all the drama - and trauma - of Tinseltown. Settle in, Misfits.
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Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
**Kate has a special announcement at the top of this episode - don't miss it!**
Angie Kukawski managed the finances of some very high-profile celebrities, including Nicki Minaj, Offset and the Kardashians, to name a few. Could her line of work have led to her murder? We might never know. There is little information about this case available to the public, and the suspect hasn't even gone to trial yet. Why haven't more people familiar with Angie spoken out about her? And why is it that the only photo associated with her is actually a photo of someone else?
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“Business manager to Kardashians found dead; boyfriend charged with murder, torture” by Lila Seidman
“Suspect Arrested in Death of Angela Kukawski, Business Manager for the Kardashians, Nicki Minaj” by Shirley Halperin
“Boyfriend arrested in torture-killing of Angela Kukawski, manager whose clients included Kardashians” by Josh Haskell
“Boyfriend Charged In Murder Of Former Celebrity Business Manager” by Beth Braden
“Kardashian Family Says Former Business Manager Angela Kukawski 'Will Be Greatly Missed’” by Olivia Jakiel
“New details come to light in apparent homicide case” by Michele Willer-Allred
“Rising Up from the Ashes” by Alicia Doyle
“Homicide victim will be ‘greatly missed’” by Michele Willer-Allred
Inmate Information Center
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Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Y'ALL. Where to even begin with this one... Kate and Matt are staying overnight in what Expedia named one of the top 5 most haunted hotels in the country! Many celebrities have experienced quite the spooky ooky while staying here, and Kate and Matt want to see if they have their own ghostly encounter. Spoiler alert: THEY DO.
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“The legend of the Pfister Hotel ghost” by Becky Mortensen
“Scary stories from baseball's haunted hotel” by Michael Clair
“The Haunted Pfister Hotel”
The Pfister Hotel
“The Pfister Hotel: Baseball’s Most Haunted Hotel Has Spooked Some of MLB’s Biggest Stars” by Joe Grobeck
Megan Thee Stallion Twitter Video
Joey Lawrence Tells His Tale
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Gavin Smith was a charismatic, successful film executive at Fox Studios. At 6' 6" the blonde, tan, athletic father of three stood out wherever he went. So when he went missing on May 1, 2012, his family and friends were baffled. Where did he go? A man of his stature should be pretty easy to find, right? That is, of course, unless someone took extreme measures to make sure he couldn't be...
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Episode Sources:
Dateline NBC - "Dark Valley" - Season 25, Episode 47
“Who Is Missing Hollywood Executive Gavin Smith?” By Luchina Fisher and Cecilia Vega
People v. Creech
“Fox Exec Gavin Smith: Investigators Say They Know ‘How and Why’ He Was Slain” by Soo Youn
“The Personal Trials of Missing Fox Movie Executive Gavin Smith” by Maria Elena Fernandez and Christine Pelisek
“Woman whose home was searched reportedly knew missing Fox executive” by Melissa Leu and Ricard Winton
“Wife of Missing Fox Exec Gavin Smith Acknowledges Extramarital Affairs, Suspects Foul Play” by Sophie Schillaci
“Authorities know ‘how and why’ Fox movie exec Gavin Smith was killed” by Kate Mather and Richard Winton
“Man who killed Fox executive having an affair with his wife gets 11 years in prison” by Marisa Gerber
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Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Hello Misfits! Kate here. Some of you have been asking where Kail has been so I wanted to give you a quick update. We're making some changes and taking a poll. After listening, be sure to comment with your answer to the question!
If you're listening on Spotify, you can leave your answer by clicking on the poll in the show notes. Or you can leave your comment on Instagram or Facebook.
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Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Since spooky season is right around the corner (we know it's June, but we can dream, can't we?), Kate's got a haunted theatre for ya today. The building that houses the Huntington Theatre broke ground 100 years ago, so you KNOW the place has seen its share of spook. We've got a piano-playing ghost named Leo, a spirit that is super protective of the theatre's hats for some reason, and a multitude of shenanigans by the original founder himself.
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Episode Sources:
Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Theatre
“No One Is Alone: Theatre Ghost Stories, Vol. 6” by Russell M. Dembin
“Hauntington theater: Staging two ghost stories - one’s fiction, the other …?” by Francis Ma
“Theater imbued with spirit of founder” by Eric McHenry
“Ghosts Steal the Spotlight at the Huntington”
Ghosts of Boston Town by Holy Nadler
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
19-year-old Maple Batalia was poised to take on the world. A talented artist, a beautiful model, an actress starting her career, and an intelligent young woman who also happened to be studying to become a doctor - she could do anything she set her mind to. Tragically, after a night of studying at Simon Fraser University's library, she walked out to the parking lot completely unaware of the evil she was about to encounter.
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Picture Perfect: The Shattered Dreams of Maple Batalia
“Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder of Maple Batalia” by Jennifer Saltman
“Maple Batalia's killer, Gurjinder Dhaliwal, sentenced to life in prison” - CBC News
“Man who was accessory to murder of Maple Batalia released early” - CTV News
“Family mourning death of daughter, 19, gunned down near B.C. university campus” by Keven Drews and Terri Theodore
“Maple Batalia’s ex-boyfriend arrested after high school receives threats” by Kevin Diakiw
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Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
When 26-year-old Jean Spangler left her home on the evening of Friday, October 7, 1949, she had no idea she wouldn't be returning. She told her sister-in-law she was working that night...but there was no record of her employment for that date. What was she up to? Where did she really go? This episode has Kirk Douglas, the Black Dahlia killer and "That 70s Show" star Laura Prepon. It's a doozy, folks.
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Episode Sources:
"The Missing Star Spangler Girl: Inside the chilling, still unsolved disappearance of Jean Spangler” by Maureen Lee Lenker
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Welcome to our first Misfit Monday! When Kate's friend Kevin co-hosted a couple of weeks ago, he mentioned he had some spooky stories to share. Kate's been under the weather (still, ugh) so she invited Kevin to share those stories on the Pod today. He's bringing us dead women doing dishes, a ghost cat named Jinx, and two little girls getting up to some shenanigans in the afterlife. Let's go!
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Kevin's memories
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