Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown
**2025 Ambie Award Nominee: Best Indie Podcast Hosts** 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, where they mostly sit around and talk about 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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Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
When we ended Part 1, Nancy had just moved from New York to London and met The Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious. In Nancy's opinion, Sid was an incredibly talented musician and wonderful boyfriend, but Sid had a violent side...
Episode Sources:
“In Search of Sid” - Radio 4 Documentary about Sid Vicious with Jah Wobble
“Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy” dir. Danny Garcia, 2015
“The Not So Lonesome Death of Nancy Spungen” by Ann Louise Bardach, Oct 26, 1978
“Cop Treated Sid Vicious Like A Regular Punk” - transcripts from grand jury presentation, The Smoking Gun
“25 Up: Punk’s Silver Jubilee: So Tough: The Boy Behind the Sid Vicious Myth” by Charlotte Robinson, PopMatters, Nov 08, 2001
“Sid: By Those Who Knew Him” - documentary
“And I Don’t Want to Live This Life: A Mother’s Story of Her Daughter’s Murder” by Deborah Spungen, 1983
“ABO Incompatibility in a Newborn: Why Blood Type Matters in Pregnancy” by Alicia Stevens, MD and Karla Robinson, MD, GoodRx, Apr 3, 2023
“My New York: Sid & Nancy” by Reed Tucker, New York Post, Jul 25, 2010
“Flashback: Nancy Spungen Found Dead at Chelsea Hotel” by Jessica Wakeman, Rolling Stone, Oct 12, 2017
“The Not So Lonesome Death of Nancy Spungen” by Ann Bardach, SoHo Weekly News, Oct 26, 1978
“‘He Said He Was Going To Kill’” by David Hershkovits & Lesley Vinson, SoHo Weekly News, Oct 19-25, 1978
“Nancy and Sid: A punk mystery story” by Deborah Orr, The Independent, Oct 11, 2003
“Sid’s Way: The Life and Death of Sid Vicious” by Keith Bateson & Alan Parker, 1991
“Freedom, festivity and dead by sunrise: Inside Sid Vicious’s drug-fuelled last party” The Independent, May 28, 2024
“The Day Punk Died” by Karen Schoemer, New York Magazine, October 17, 2008
“1978: Sex Pistol Vicious on murder charge” BBC, Oct 12, 1978
“The Jaw-Dropping Story Behind Sid and Nancy, Punk Rock's Most Tragic Romance” by Natalie Finn, E News, Nov 6, 2021
“When I Lived Across the Hall From Sid Vicious” by Donna Florio, Literary Hub, Mar 9, 2021
“Who Killed Nancy?” dir. Alan Parker, 2010
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Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
There was nothing simple about Nancy Spungen, punk rock fanatic and girlfriend of "The Sex Pistols" bassist Sid Vicious. Her life was a revolving door of psychiatric clinics, prescription-happy physicians and an undiagnosed mental illness stemming from a traumatic birth. The details of her death have remained a topic of discussion for decades. Police say it was a murder and Sid is the one to blame, but did he do it?
Episode Sources:
“And I Don’t Want to Live This Life: A Mother’s Story of Her Daughter’s Murder” by Deborah Spungen, 1983
“ABO Incompatibility in a Newborn: Why Blood Type Matters in Pregnancy” by Alicia Stevens, MD and Karla Robinson, MD, GoodRx, Apr 3, 2023
“My New York: Sid & Nancy” by Reed Tucker, New York Post, Jul 25, 2010
“Flashback: Nancy Spungen Found Dead at Chelsea Hotel” by Jessica Wakeman, Rolling Stone, Oct 12, 2017
“The Not So Lonesome Death of Nancy Spungen” by Ann Bardach, SoHo Weekly News, Oct 26, 1978
“‘He Said He Was Going To Kill’” by David Hershkovits & Lesley Vinson, SoHo Weekly News, Oct 19-25, 1978
“Nancy and Sid: A punk mystery story” by Deborah Orr, The Independent, Oct 11, 2003
“Sid’s Way: The Life and Death of Sid Vicious” by Keith Bateson & Alan Parker, 1991
“Freedom, festivity and dead by sunrise: Inside Sid Vicious’s drug-fuelled last party” The Independent, May 28, 2024
“The Day Punk Died” by Karen Schoemer, New York Magazine, October 17, 2008
“1978: Sex Pistol Vicious on murder charge” BBC, Oct 12, 1978
“The Jaw-Dropping Story Behind Sid and Nancy, Punk Rock's Most Tragic Romance” by Natalie Finn, E News, Nov 6, 2021
“When I Lived Across the Hall From Sid Vicious” by Donna Florio, Literary Hub, Mar 9, 2021
“Who Killed Nancy?” dir. Alan Parker, 2010
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Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
Welcome to the life of Benjamin Jonson—widely regarded as the second-best playwright of the Elizabethan era and ALWAYS in competition with Shakespeare. Before rising to literary fame, Jonson was part of the Admiral’s Men acting troupe in London, where he found himself caught in deadly dramas on and offstage. In 1598, he killed actor Gabriel Spencer in a duel—an encounter that turned fatal with a man already known for his violent streak.
Episode Sources:
“The Revels Plays: The Alchemist” by Ben Jonson, edited by F.H. Mares, Manchester University Press, copyright F.H. Mares 1967, published by Methuen & Co., pg. xvii - xxvii, accessed through Google Books May 2, 2025
“Ben Johnson A Life” by Ian Donaldson, Published by Oxford University Press, copyright Ian Doanldson 2011, accessed through Google Books May 2, 2025
“A History of London’s Prisons” by Geoffrey Howse, published by Grub Street Publishers, accessed via Google Books on May 2, 2025
“Middlesex County Records” from Middlesex County Record Society, accessed through Google Books on May 2, 2025
“Playwright Ben Jonson Duels to the Death” by Mathew Lyons, Volume 73, Issue 9, September 9, 2023, History Today
“Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson once beat a murder charge by translating some Latin” by Olivia Rutigliano, February 21, 2020, Lit Hub
“Ben Jonson’s Murder Charge” by Mike Paterson, November 21, 2018, London Historians’ Blog
“Isle of Dogs, The” from Lost Plays Database
“Psalm 51, New International Version” from BibleGateway
“Category: Gabriel Spencer” from Lost Plays Database
“Gabriel Spencer” from Find A Grave
“Ben Jonson and Shakespeare” with Greg Doran, Shakespeare birthplace trust
“Gunpowder, treason and Jonson” by Rosalind Miles, November 20, 2005, Prospect
“Privy Council” The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2025
“Benefit of clergy” by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Sep. 2007
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Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
We're talking today about the beloved children's classic that features a demonic recluse who delights in the torture of children, while his enslaved factory workers are forced to sing and dance in unison. Believe it or not I actually love this film. Come with me, Misfits. It'll be a scrumdiddlyumtious good time!
Episode Sources:
“Pure Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by director Mel Stuart with Josh Young, 2002
“The Real Story Behind Roald Dahl’s ‘Black Charlie’” by Maria Russo, The New York Times, Sep 22, 2017
“The Troubled History of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Yesterworld Entertainment, Mar 10, 2022
“Gene Wilder obituary: Willy Wonka and Blazing Saddles star who grew to dislike the business of ‘show’" by Tom Vallance, Independent, Aug 29 2016
“30 Deliciously Surprising Facts About 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’” by Haley Adams Raymond, Good Housekeeping, Dec 12 , 2023
“My life as an Oompa Loompa: 'Willy Wonka was my first and favourite film’” by Rusty Goff, The Guardian, July 27, 2005
“Berry Happy” by Michelle Tauber, People, Jan 22, 2001
“‘Willy Wonka’ at 50: Child Stars Recall the Making of the Film” by Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, June 30, 2021
“Strange Stories From Behind The Scenes Of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” by Erin McCann, Ranker, Apr 24, 2024
“Pure Imagination: The Story of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” documentary
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hero 'was originally black’” by Haroon Siddique, The Guardian, Sep 13, 2017
“The Strange Case of ‘The Miracle’” by Bosley Crowther, The Atlantic, Apr 1951
“A Century in Exhibition – The 1960s: The Collapse of the Studio System” Box Office Pro, Aug 12, 2020
“Cadbury faces fresh accusations of child labour on cocoa farms in Ghana” by Jon Ungoed-Thomas, The Guardian, Apr 3, 2022
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
As a teenager, Adriana Piñon took night classes in addition to her regular high school curriculum so that she could graduate early and focus on her acting and modeling career. At 17 she landed a gig as a recurring extra on "The Young and the Restless," and after her 18th birthday producers informed her they were upgrading her to a speaking role. Adriana was elated, but tragically someone robbed her of that dream before she got to have her moment in the spotlight.
Episode Sources:
“Man who murdered actress gets 40 years to life” San Diego Union-Tribune, May 15, 2003
“Death by Fame: The Young and the Jealous” Investigation Discovery, S3, E1, Jan 13, 2025
“Two Held in Killing of Aspiring Actress, 19” LA Times, Mar 31, 2002
“Aspiring Actress Shot to Death in Family Home” LA Times, Feb 02, 2002
“Adriana Piñon Murder: Where are Hugo Ariel Jimenez and Brian Aquino Now?” by Naman Shrestha, The Cinemaholic, Jan 12, 2025
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Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Pasinetta Prince was conquering the theatre world one starring role at a time. In February of 2006 she was in rehearsals for August Wilson's "Seven Guitars" at the esteemed John Beasley Theatre in Omaha - her hometown. Tragically, her life ended in a brutally violent way in her very own home.
Episode Sources:
“Suspect Arrested for Murder of Omaha Actress” by Meghan Youker, Fox42, June 23, 2009
“DNA Evidence Helps Police Make Arrest in 2006 Murder” by Meghan Youker, Fox42, June 24, 2009
Conversation between Patrick and Kozelichki
STATE v. BAULDWIN (2012)
“The Final Bow” Anatomy of Murder
“Nightmare Next Door: Murder in Omaha” Season 9, Ep 8, 2015
“Pasinetta Prince Murder: Where is Patrick Bauldwin Now?” By Viswa Vanapalli, The Cinemaholic, June 30, 2022
“Bauldwin to Serve Sentence of Life Without Parole” by Jenny Nowatzke, Fox42, Nov 17, 2010
"Prince Family Reacts To Guilty Verdict” KETV NewsWatch 7, Sep 14, 2010
“Omaha man denied new trial in murder case” by Margery A. Beck, Lincoln Journal Star, Apr 20, 2012
“October 25-26, 1997 | The snowstorm that changed Omaha's landscape” by Joseph Meyer, 3 News Now, October 25, 2023
“Former officer plans to be private eye” Lincoln Journal Star, Nov 25, 2003
“Charges Dropped in Ammons Case” The Daily Nebraskan, Nov 6, 1998
“John Beasley Is Ready for the Role of a Lifetime” by Leo Adam Biga, American Theatre TCG, Sep 6, 2022
“Go-To Character Actor John Beasley Lived His Purpose” by Leo Adam Biga, American Theatre TCG, June 06, 2023
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Wow, Broadway in the 1920s was a VIBE. Flappers were flapping, mobsters were mobstering, and rich people were indulging in all sorts of debauchery in the hidden corners of seedy speakeasies. Today's episode focuses on one rich person in particular - Joseph Force Crater. Joseph was a judge who enjoyed the company of Broadway's young and beautiful chorus girls, but when the judge mysteriously went missing one hot summer evening, those Broadway beauties had also seemingly vanished. Further complicating the investigation was the fact that, as it turns out, plenty of people would have liked Joseph out of the picture.
Episode Sources:
"The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 3" by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, 2016
“Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age New York” by Stephen J. Riegel
“History’s Greatest Mysteries, S4 E7: The ‘MIssingest’ Man in America” Mar. 13, 2023
“The Lurid History of Broadway in the 1920s”
“Broadway and the Theater District” by Pasquale Mele, Apr. 24, 2020
“Crater Fate Believed Held in Girl’s Memory” The Mercury, Nov. 8, 1939
“Case No. 13595: It’s thirty years later, there’s plenty of data - but still no Judge Crater” by Tom Meehan, NY Times, Aug. 7, 1960
“Crater is Reported Seen in Night Club” NY Times, Sep. 10, 1930
“Dancer in Hospital Gives Clues to Crater” NY Times, Oct. 18, 1930
“The Judge Steps Out (Part One)” by Clive I. Morrick, Jan. 3, 2016
“The Judge Steps Out (Part Two)” by Clive I. Morrick, Feb. 5, 2016
“The Judge Steps Out (Part Three): Rumors and Sightings” by Clive I. Morrick, Apr. 1, 2016
“Judge Crater, Call Your Office [the disappearance of Judge Crater]” Jul. 27, 2023
“Today in History: The Mysterious Disappearance of Joseph Force Crater” by Irene Madrigal, Aug. 6, 2021
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Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
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Misfits, we had such a blast at the Ambies Monday night so we thought we'd just share with you what our experience was like! Thank you to all of our listeners for tuning in each week, and your good luck wishes on social media. We love you guys!