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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Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Cristie Schoen Codd was an actress, a stunt performer and a movie set caterer. Her husband, JT Codd, was a key grip on a variety of TV shows and films. When the two decided to move from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood to the quiet mountain town of Leicester, NC, they never expected the horrors that awaited them in their serene new surroundings.
Episode Sources:
“A Good Kid: The Hollywood Murders (Episode 3)” - WLOS News 13
“Cristie Schoen - Food Network Profile”
“Suspect in killing of Food Network finalist had remains in woodstove, police say” by Faith Karimi and Joe Sutton, CNN, Mar. 21, 2015
“Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Food Network Star And Her Family” by Candace Braun Davison, Delish, Apr. 28, 2017
“Compassion, Empathy May Have Led to Murders of 'Food Network Star' Contestant and Husband, Say Friends” by Jeff Truesdell, People, Mar. 27, 2015
“Owens pleads guilty to Codd killings, avoids death penalty” by Abigail Margulis, Asheville Citizen-Times, Apr. 27, 2017
“Murder suspect had troubled criminal history” by Tonya Maxwell, Asheville Citizen-Times, Mar. 23, 2015
“Man charged in deaths has tie to 2000 cold case” - WCNC, Mar. 18, 2015
“Forensic pathology in NC: how experts identify burned remains” by Aaron Adelson, WLOS 13, Mar. 3, 2016
“Codds recalled: 'My heart just ripped in half’” by John Boyle, Asheville Citizen-Times, Mar. 17, 2015
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
It's the 112th Anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. This horrendous maritime tragedy is the basis of one of Hollywood's greatest hit movies: "Titanic" (1997). The production was fraught with challenges; on one particular night during filming some of the cast and crew enjoyed a meal of seafood chowder then soon began feeling..."iffy." What happened next was a WILD and raucous adventure, leaving everyone asking, "Who spiked the soup?"
Episode Sources:
“James Cameron recalls the night Titanic’s cast and crew were poisoned by PCP-spiked chowder” by Vivian Rashotte, February 10, 2023, CBC Radio - Canada
“25 Years Later, No One Knows Who Spiked the Titanic Chowder” by Matthew Jacobs, December 19, 2022, Vulture
“PCP-laced chowder details Titanic filming” by Jess Cagle, September 13, 1996, Entertainment Weekly
“James Cameron Addresses Set Behavior: ‘I Could’ve Listened More’ and ‘Been Less Autocratic’” by Zach Sharf, June 25, 2021, IndieWire
“Titanic’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery Involves a Conga Line, P.C.P., and an Unidentified Chowder” by Katy Rich, December 19, 2017, Vanity Fair
“‘Titanic’ Crew Recall the Night the Set Got Drugged With PCP From Spiked Chowder: ‘Grips Are Doing Wheelies in Wheelchairs’” by Zach Sharf, December 19, 2022, Variety
“Remembering When the ‘Titanic’ Crew Ate PCP-Spiked Clam Chowder” by Sami Emory, May 14, 2017, Vice
“Titanic” from iMDB
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Misfits, it's a morning recording and Kevin hasn't had his coffee yet. We're a little unhinged in this one - bear with us!
Born in 1891, B.H. DeLay was a pioneering aviator and entertainer, so working as a stunt pilot in the movie industry seemed like the perfect job. He was performing tricks in the air that had literally NEVER been done before! He was incredibly skilled, so taking a friend up for a ride in his plane seemed like nothing more than a typical Wednesday. But there was nothing typical about July 4, 1923 when the wings of DeLay's plane inexplicably snapped, causing the aircraft to plummet to the ground. DeLay and his friend were killed. Was it an accident? Or had someone tampered with the bolts?
Episode Sources:
“Murder in the Air? The Mysterious Death of Stunt Pilot B.H. DeLay” by Dean Jobb, March 27, 2023, CrimeReads
“A famed Bay Area daredevil died in a plane crash. Was it murder?” by Katie Dowd, January 3, 2022, SFGATE
“B.H. DeLay (1891-1923)” by Joseph Noronha, SP’s Aviation, Hall of Fame, Issue dated February 2023
“~Unsolved Mystery Articles~” from Aviators in Early Hollywood Unsolved Mystery
“B.H. DeLay” on Wikipedia
“B.H. De Lay” on iMDB
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Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
On Halloween night, 1992, Britain’s BBC 1 presented one of the most talked about programs in television history. The program was called "Ghostwatch" and it would eventually become one of the great “do you remember” moments of British television. The controversial airing left the public terrified and allegedly contributed to the suicide of an 18-year-old boy and PTSD in other children and adults. Today it is considered a cult classic.
Episode Sources:
“Ghostwatch: The BBC spoof that duped a nation” by Rebecca Woods, BBC News, October 29, 2017, BBC
“How we made: BBC mockumentary Ghostwatch” by George Bass, October 26, 2020, The Guardian
“Banned BBC show ‘Ghostwatch’ left traumatised viewers in tears and ‘unable to sleep for MONTHS’” by Damon Wilkinson and Steven White, October 30, 2022, Manchester Evening News
“Did anyone here watch Ghostwatch (1992) when it was first broadcast?” Reddit post and thread on “r/horror” by Yeetusboi690
“The Live Halloween Special That Terrified an Entire Nation” by Adam Donald, updated October 14, 2023, Collider
“Parents blame TV programme for son’s death” from The Independent on December 23, 1992
“Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains” 2012 Documentary (United Kingdom), directed by Rich Lawden, Lawman Productions, IMDB page
“Ghostwatch (1992)” from BBC One, directed by Lesley Manning, written by Stephen Volk, IMDB page
“Ghostwatch” on streaming service SHUDDER
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
This case is BANANAS, Misfits. When character actor Albert Dekker failed to show up for a planned date with his fiancée, she grew concerned. When she went to his apartment to see if he was okay, she fainted at what she saw.
No one could have imagined his life would end the way it did, but did detectives make the right call? Or did they rush the investigation in order to quickly close the case? Let us know what you think because we're still unsure. This one's a doozy!
Episode Sources:
“Hollywood Heartbreak: Albert Dekker” by Laurie Jacobson
“The Life and Death of Albert Dekker”
“Dekker's Death Accidental, Tentative Ruling Declares” The New York Times, May 9, 1968
Albert Dekker: Hollywood Star Walk, LA Times
“Actor Divorced” Reading Eagle, Feb. 19, 1964
“Troubling Details Of Albert Dekker's Unexplained 1968 Death” by Jennifer Deutschmann, Jul. 29, 2022
Albert Dekker Letters
“Tales of Hollywood: The Bizarre” by John Austin
“The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals: The Bizarre Death of Albert Dekker” by Michelle Morgan
“Actor’s Son Shot Dead” The New York Times, April 19, 1957
“Jeraldine Saunders, Whose Book Begat ‘The Love Boat,’ Dies at 95” The New York Times, Feb. 26, 2019
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, Mar. 9, 1967
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Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Known as the Merry Widow, Los Angeles socialite Mimi Boomhower was the toast of the town. Her husband passed away in 1943, leaving Mimi a large sum of money from a linoleum fortune and a vast collection of animal heads...from big game hunting. But the money didn't last long and Mimi could no longer keep up with her lavish lifestyle. On August 18, 1949, Boomhower vanished and was never seen again. She left a salad on her dining room table, a dress laid out on her bed and the lights of her Bel-Air mansion on. Was she a victim of foul play? Did she flee to start a new life? What happened to Mimi?
Episode Sources:
“The Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower” by The True Crime Edition, October 13, 2023
“Mimi Boomhower” from The Charley Project, originally published October 12, 2004, last updated May 1, 2017
“CA - Mimi Boomhower, 48, Los Angeles, 18 Aug 1949” post by 2sisters, December 6, 2006, websleuths.com
“2157DFCA - Mimi Boomhower” by Htmlcnvtr, added December 6, 2006, last updated May 18, 2022, TheDoeNetwork
“Wealthy Widow of Big Game Hunter Missing,” Mason City, Iowa Globe-Gazette, clipped by karsmith, Newspapers.com
“She Was The Widower Of A Wealthy Linoleum Tycoon Who Vanished In 1949, And She Was Wearing $25,000 Worth Of Jewelry When She Went Missing” by Katharina Buczek, March 2023, ChipChick
“Unsolved Mysteries: The Disappearance of ‘The Merry Widow’” by Michael East, February 22, 2021, True Crime Detective
“The Disappearance of "The Merry Widow": Wealthy Heiress Mimi Boomhower Vanishes from Her Home in 1949,” post by Robinwarder1 in r/UnresolvedMysteries, Reddit
“The Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower” by Josie Klakström, June 15, 2020, Medium
“Scar-Faced Man Sought in Widow’s Disappearance,” Long Beach Independent, August 25, 1949, Page 10, clipped by karsmith January 4, 2019, Newspapers.com
“Emily Edith Ann “Mimi” Luhan Boomhower” on Find A Grave.com
“Missing Widow” from The Los Angeles Times, August 26, 1949, Page 10, clipped by billygreenfield on November 1, 2018, Newspapers.com
“Novice E. Boomhower” on Find A Grave.com
“Boomhower Murder” under “Miscellaneous/FAQ section” by Steve Hodel on stevehodel.com/faq
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Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
CW: This episode contains discussion of suicide, sexual assault and domestic assault.
Here it is! We wanted to make sure you got the conclusion of the Gig Young story before the Oscars aired. We left off in Part 1 with Gig's marriage to Elizabeth Montgomery coming to a hostile end. Well misfits, things don't get any better from here. In this episode we'll get to Gig's final two marriages. When he moves into an apartment with his fifth wife, the previous owner warns him not to disturb the "nice ghosts" that live there, and another source warns of a malevolent presence lurking within the walls. Gig brushes the comments off as nonsense, but perhaps there was some foreshadowing in those warnings...
Episode Sources:
“Final Gig: The Man Behind the Murder” by George Eells, 1991
“Cops Say Actor Kills Wife, Self” Newsday (Suffolk Edition) p. 7, Oct. 20, 1978
“50th Anniversary: The Strange Case of Gig Young’s Oscar” by Orrin Konheim, Apr. 29, 2020
“Bill Cosby, Donald Trump and 7 More Scandalous Stars Immortalized on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame” by Paige Phelan, The Hollywood Reporter, Jul. 10, 2015
“Gig Young winning Best Supporting Actor for ‘They Shoot Horses, Don't They?’
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Ahhh...the Academy Awards - a night of fashion, festivity and future murderers. Wait, what?
Gig Young was quite the hottie back in his day (think George Clooney but in the mid-1900s). He had Hollywood starlets falling at his feet and a career many actors could only dream of. But he also had a lot of inner demons stemming from an abusive and traumatic childhood, and left untreated (or mistreated, as was often the case) those demons would eventually find their way to the surface.
Note: There's a section where I talk about his first wife, Sheila, and how she didn't like attending parties with him. But I accidentally say Sophie instead of Sheila. Sorry about the confusion!
Episode Sources:
“Final Gig: The Man Behind the Murder” by George Eells, 1991
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