
Death and Taxes
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Benny, Carrie, Lizzie and Clare use their lunch break to forget about tax accounting and discuss crimes that interest them.
Episodes
55 episodes
55 - Joss Stone
Joss Stone is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions. But what does this artist have to do with two men, a map, and a samurai sword? Lizzie covers th...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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44:28

54 - Sarah Williams (April Fools 2025)
In this bonus episode, Benny covers the 1986 abduction of a toddler by his 16 year old babysitter and half-sister, Sarah Williams.#Labyrinth #DavidBowie #JimHenson #JenniferConnelly
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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46:38

53 - Graeme Thorne
It's an incredibly famous building - perhaps one of the most recognisable modern buildings in the world - but the Sydney Opera House will also forever be linked to a crime that changed Australia forever. Benny presents this weeks case.So...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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1:25:20

52 - Christina Parcell
In 2021, 41-year-old veterinarian Christina Parcell was found brutally stabbed inside her South Carolina home. Her body appeared to have been posed, with rose petals strewn around her in what appeared to be some kind of ritual associated with t...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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57:10

51 - Behind 'The Wizard of Oz'
Asbestos and amphetamines and explosions - oh my! In our season 3 premiere, Carrie covers the disastrous production of 1939's 'The Wizard of Oz'.Sources:Sesame Street - Wicked Witch Scenes from Episode 847 (1976) - RARE...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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1:04:41

50 - The Williamson Sisters & "Starvation Heights"
In 1910, two wealthy sisters would respond to an advertisement that promised wellness in the Seattle wilderness. An institution devoted to natural therapeutics, "Wilderness Heights" was run by Dr Linda Burfield Hazzard. To locals, however, the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 50
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1:15:45

49 - Tamla Horsford
On November 4 2018, Tamla Horsford was discovered dead in the backyard of a home where she had been attending a slumber party with other "football mums" the night before. Some argue that her race played a role in the events leading up to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 49
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1:52:51

48 - The murder of Lana Clarkson
Lana Jean Clarkson was an American actress and fashion model. During the 1980s, she rose to prominence in several sword-and-sorcery films. On the morning of February 3, 2003, Lana was found dead inside the California mansion of record producer ...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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1:15:05

47 - Joseph Giarratano
We've all been there. You've had a big night of partying, wake up the next morning, and you don't remember all that much about the night before.On February 4 1979, this was the case for Joseph "Joey" Giarratano. Only when he woke up, he...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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1:03:28

46 - Pauline Parker & Juliet Hulme
At around 3:30pm on Tuesday, June 22nd 1954, a woman named Agnes Ritchie is working in a small tearooms or kiosk in a parkland known as Victoria Gardens. Suddenly she hears some commotion and hears footsteps running up the stone steps that lead...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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1:14:02

45 - The Glee Curse
The show Glee, which ran from 2009 to 2015, jumpstarted the careers of actors like Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Naya Rivera.But the show's cast and crew fell victim to a number of tragedies and scandals during the end of its run and s...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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1:23:46

44 - Lynette (Lyn) White
On the 8th June 1973, the body of 26-year-old, Lynette (Lyn) White, was found by her husband, Paul, in their Coogee apartment. She had suffered horrific injuries, but their 11-week-old son was found in his cot unharmed. Lizzie covers this tragi...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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40:14

43 - The Murder of the Romanov Family
It’s February 1920 in Berlin, Germany. A young woman has been found floating in a canal. She's still alive, but barely.Clinging to life, the woman refuses to give any information about her identity. She is dubbed ‘Frauline Unbekannt’, an...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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1:17:29

42 - Dan Markel
Daniel Markel was a Canadian-born attorney and a law professor, who wrote various works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing, with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice system. Shortly before 11 a.m. on July 18, 201...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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1:08:38

41 - Jenelle Potter's Facebook Feud
Barbara Potter is in a bit of a predicament. The year is 2011, Barbara is in her early sixties, and she lives with her husband Buddy and youngest daughter, 30 year old Jenelle. For some time now Jenelle has been the victim of severe online bull...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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1:16:43

40 - Rebecca Schaeffer
In 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer is on the verge of becoming a big star. Her celebrity status has taken off with the sitcom "My Sister Sam" and she is preparing to audition for Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part III". But for the past...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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1:13:32

39 - The Pelley Family Murders
Clare joins the team again to present one of her favourite cases! On the morning of April 30, 1989, the congregation at the Olive Branch Church waited patiently for their service to begin. Reverend Robert Pelley never showed. Even his family wa...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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1:14:43

38 - Rose Calvert (April Fools 2024)
This week, Benny covers the case of a woman whose actions are said to have contributed to, perhaps even caused, one of the most talked about maritime disasters of all time. But she will escape any interrogation or conviction for her role in the...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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39:42

37 - The Sampoong Department Store Disaster
Seoul, South Korea. June 29th, 1995. Within a luxury mall known as the Sampoong Department Store, an emergency board meeting is taking place. Members of the board have been called together within this nine story, pastel pink building to discuss...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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35:44

36 - Paul Bern
This week Carrie introduces us to Paul Bern, a film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932. But only two months later, he was found dead of a gunsho...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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51:01

35 - Nikita Russian & Project MS-2
Want to raise your profile? New Reality TV show seeks contestants! June 2002-2003. One year, £100,000. If you’re characterful, resourceful and energetic, email Nikita Russian.Benny covers this bizarre story about a TV show that "ruined ...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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43:22

34 - The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders
At 11pm on Friday December 6th, 1991, two seventeen-year-old girls lock the front door of a popular yogurt store and commence the nightly closing procedure. Two fifteen-year-old girls are also inside waiting for a lift home, and they are excite...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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1:04:10

33 - Macías Nguema: The Witch-Doctor President
In 1979, the president of a small country on the west coast of Central Africa was found guilty of genocide, mass murder, embezzlement of public funds, violations of human rights and treason. He was sentenced to death, but nobody was willi...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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43:29

32 - Thelma Todd
In this episode, Carrie brings you a Hollywood mystery that still endures(?) almost ninety years on. Who killed "Hot Toddy"? Was it a cold-blooded, sinister murder plot? A lovers tiff with accidental, tragic consequences? Or did she decide to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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1:03:54

31 - The Paria Pipeline Tragedy
This week, Lizzie covers the horrific story of five divers who were meant to be performing routine maintenance but ended up being sucked into a vortex and trapped in a narrow oil pipe... on the ocean floor. This case is crazy, and not for the c...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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51:29
