Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we examine the highly suspicious death of Jim Potts- a private investigator who was looking into a series of allegations of misconduct against the Galena, Kansas police department. Jim had expressed concerns for his safety in the months leading up to his death. Then, in the early morning hours of August 26th, 2003, his body was discovered - with a bullet wound to the back of the dead - lying on the side of the road right outside Galena. When police immediately ruled Jim’s death a suicide and closed the ca...

Send us Fan MailIn 1987, Elaine Dardeen and her two children were savagely beaten to death with a baseball bat. Her husband Keith was initially a suspect, that is, until his mutilated body was found in a nearby field, with three gun shots to the head. To this day, the case remains unsolved. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a...

Send us Fan MailIn this mini we discuss what is perhaps the worst music festival ever. From poor planning to over crowding to half the bands bailing last minute, the three day event started out badly and only got worse. By the time it was over, the venue was buried in garbage, the stage was burned, and two people were dead. So buckle up as we dissect the utter failure that was the Eerie Canal Soda Pop Festival. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.D...

Send us Fan MailIn 2011, police in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, were investigating a disturbing series of desecrated graves. But when investigators finally followed the trail to the apartment of Anatoly Moskvin, a respected historian and linguist with an unusual fascination with cemeteries, they discovered something far more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.Inside the apartment were life-sized dolls, dressed in children's clothing and carefully arranged throughout the rooms. But these weren't dolls. They were the mummified remains of children whose bodies Moskvin had removed from their graves and brought home.Redbeard SoundRedBeard...

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we cover the strange case of the Eriksson sisters- a pair of identical twins who, after living separate, completely normal lives for years, quickly went insane after reuniting. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the s...

Send us Fan MailAfter years of contention with fellow business men and city officials in Granby Colorado, Marv Heemeyer purchased a Komatsu bull dozer and spent the next two years transforming it into an impenetrable tank. Then, on June 4th, 2004, he used it to destroy several buildings in Granby- each one associated with one of his perceived enemies. When the big dozer finally powered down, Marv took his own life- the only life lost that day. In the decades since, Marv has become either a folk hero or a villain, depending on who you ask. So...

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we review the recent Netflix documentary “Maternal Instinct”, which covers the story of a woman named Taylor Parker, and how she deceived and manipulated everyone around her for several months. She faked an 8 million dollar inheritance, she pretended to be several different people through social media, email and text communications, she even faked being pregnant- all seemingly to win over the affections of a man named Wade Griffin and impress his friends and family. But what landed Taylor in prison, and in her own documentary, was her decision to murder Reag...

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we sit down with City of Prairie Grove Mayor David Faulk for an amazing conversation. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

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Send us Fan MailIn March of 1998, seventeen year old Jeffery Franklin murdered both of his parents and attacked 3 of his 4 siblings with a hatchet. He'd become obsessed with Satan and the occult, and had developed an addiction to snorting prescription pills. Jeffery soon believed that the devil himself was demanding a blood sacrifice- unfortunately, the blood of his own family.Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsDisclaimer...

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re covering the incredible case of Margot Freshwater- a woman given a 99 year sentence for murder in 1969. But just 18 months into her sentence, she escaped. Decades passed by, and everyone assumed she had likely died while on the run- she was even declared legally dead. However, in the spring of 2002, 32 years after he escape, Margot was found living under an assumed identity in the very same town she’d grown up in.Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.B...

Send us Fan MailIn 1990, 21 year old UCLA student Ronald Steven Baker's body was found in a train tunnel near the Manson Family's infamous Spahn Ranch near Los Angeles. His murder was initially believed to be occult related, but investigators would soon discover Ron's death was the result of a botched kidnapping plan carried out by his own roommates. (Subject Matter Begins @ 7:05) Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsD...

Send us Fan MailFrom 1976 to 1986, three women were found murdered and dismembered in Oklahoma City. To this day, no one knows exactly who their killer was, but he has since become known as the Oklahoma City Butcher. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.<p...

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we cover the mystery of the I-70 Killer- an unidentified man who murdered half a dozen people across several states during a 2 month period in 1992. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.BedJetEnd sleepless nights with the world's #1 best-selling cooling & warming sleep system for bedsDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we review the recent Netflix documentary "The Crash", and also do a brief synopsis of the case for those not familiar. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we examine the 1995 disappearance of 62 year wealthy socialite Jackie Levitz, who vanished from Vicksburg, Mississippi just weeks after moving there. Support the show

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we cover a few amazing events that have happened during passenger flights, from a boy stowing away in the plane's wheel well, to a passenger quite literally coming back from the dead. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Send us Fan MailWhen it comes to mobsters and organized crime in the 1920s and 30s, you probably think of cities like New York and Chicago, and gangsters like Al Capone, Bugs Moran and Lucky Luciano. But what if I told you that during that same period there was also an expansive criminal network made up of mobsters every bit as cunning and ruthless, not in the American Midwest or northeast, but in Sydney, Australia. Based on their affinity for carving each other up, this became known as the “razor gang” era. And within this deadly Down...

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Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Paul and Cody from the "Haunted Ozark Theater" podcast stop by to talk about all things horror. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show