Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations

byKim Davis, Adam "Tex" Davis, Jerry Kolber; True Crime Podcast

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Slaycation is a gripping and darkly comedic true crime podcast that delves into the chilling world of murders that take place on vacation. Was it an accident, or murder? Hosted by a true crime enthusiast, her comedy writer husband, and a seasoned TV producer, this unique and hilarious show will have you laughing, gasping and exclaiming 'WTF?' as you go on a twisted journey through the wildest slaycations that will have you canceling your flight.Embark on a chilling yet uproarious adventure with Slaycation, the true crime podcast that fearlessly unravels the darkest corners of vacation destinations. Hosted by...

Episodes(40 episodes)

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Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations

S1E101 - Bad Dad in the Adirondacks

Oof… This case. Too soon. Too sad. Too much WTF… And yet, here we are. There truly is no way to sugarcoat what happened to 9-year old Melina Frattolin, who was visiting her father, Luciano, the owner of a supposedly successful coffee business. But like most things in this case — there’s the truth and there’s the story that Luciano tells. And that story includes a tale of a white van pulling up to where Luciano and Melina were hanging out by the side of the road — and several kidnappers jumping out and taking the young girl. Thus...

Published: Oct 13, 2025Duration: 49:07

S1E100 - A Long Strange Trip Gone Wrong

Hey Slaycaters (and music fans) we’re taking you back to 1973 and the Summer Jam concert in Watkins Glen, New York. The headliners were The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers and The Band and over 600,000 people showed up to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway. Among the concert-goers were 16 year old Michael Weiser and 15 year old Bonnie Bickwit, two very smart and loving kids from Brooklyn, NY. Without a car, the pair decided to hitchhike to the show. They never made it home. Join us as we take a deep dive into this music-festival mystery that may ha...

Published: Oct 6, 2025Duration: 1:09:35

S1E99 - Throuples Counseling #5

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Published: Oct 3, 2025Duration: 19:38

S1E98 - Love on the Rocks in Mexico

OK Slaycaters, this episode starts with us taking a deep breath…something you’re going to want to do multiple times throughout this episode as we tell the equal parts horrifying, mystifying and frustrating case of Elliot Blair and Kim Blair-Williams — two young, public defenders spending their first wedding anniversary in Mexico. Without giving away any details, let’s just say in a town known for Police corruption, while staying at a hotel whose name literally translates to ‘The Rocks’ — the turn of events that befell our young lawyers almost seems foreshadowed. But of course, the gory details make this...

Published: Sep 29, 2025Duration: 57:59

S1E97 - Batsh*t Crazy in Gotham City!

Hey Slaycaters, welcome to what might be the most insane case we’ve ever covered on this show. Which is really saying a lot. Not only does this case take place literally in our backyard of the East Village of New York City, at a time (late 80’s/early 90’s) when all three of us were in and around the area — but what actually transpired is beyond the scope of any nightmare you could imagine. The less you know the better — but let’s just say poor Monika Beerle, a 26-year old dancer from Switzerland could not have found a...

Published: Sep 22, 2025Duration: 59:41

S1E96 - Win the Lottery, Lose Your Life

Hey Slaycaters, congratulations! You’ve just won the Jamaican lottery! All you need to do to receive your winnings is pay a small fee (to cover customs charges and shipping costs). Never mind that you never entered the Jamaican lottery — you won! Here is the untraceable way for you to send the fee… Now obviously you’re way too smart to ever fall for a scam like this — but believe it or not, hundreds of people do…including Heidi Muth, a teacher from California. Only, when she suspected she’d been scammed she hopped a plane to Montego Bay, Ja...

Published: Sep 15, 2025Duration: 1:06:14

S1E95 - Throuples Counseling #4

Published: Sep 11, 2025Duration: 22:42

S1E94 - Matinee Murder Mystery

Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with another shocking, mysterious death in Mexico — this time, beloved actress Carol Wayne, most known for playing the ‘Matinee Lady’ in sketches with Johnny Carson. Without giving too much away, let’s just say a fight with her travel companion in Manzanillo, Mexico led to Carol storming off. The next time she was seen — she’d be on the news, not The Tonight Show. This case, from 1985, is chock full of suspicious circumstances and an investigation that ranges from shoddy to shady — fueling a host of theories and conjecture to this very day! As alwa...

Published: Sep 8, 2025Duration: 1:08:50

S1E93 - Early Retirement in Henderson, Nevada

Hey Slaycation Nation, we’re back with one of the most baffling recent cases in the Las Vegas area… which is saying a lot! Without giving too much away — let’s just say that 30-year-old, Utah man, Steven Koecher drove his car into one of the most desirable retirement communities in Nevada, parked in a cup-de-sac and simply walked away. From there, things get truly strange. Lots of twists, turns and coincidences ensue — each only deepening the mystery. As always, we thank you for Slaycating with us and implore you to please stay safe out in these streets! <p...

Published: Sep 1, 2025Duration: 1:10:28

S1E92 - Throuples Counseling #3

Published: Aug 28, 2025Duration: 24:24

S1E91 - Time to Kill in Negril

OK Slaycaters, strap in for another case of paradise lost. In May of 2000, New York-based travel writers Claudia Kirschhoch and Tania Grossinger found themselves stranded in Negril, Jamaica when their business trip to Havana Cuba was suddenly canceled. However, 29-year old Claudia had just landed her dream job writing for Frommer’s Travel Guides and decided to make the most of her situation. While Tania booked a flight home — Claudia stayed and played, including going on a date with a bartender at the resort she was staying in. What happens next is something out of a movie…and defini...

Published: Aug 25, 2025Duration: 1:11:36

S1E90 - Fight and Flight in Bulgaria

Hey Slaycaters, here we go again… Another case that will have you scratching your heads and saying, “WTF???” On July 8th, 2014, Lars Mittank entered the airport in Varna, Bulgaria. It had already been an interesting vacation on the coast of the Black Sea that included a fight with locals in which Lars had sustained injuries preventing him from flying home with his pals. Now medically cleared to fly, Lars arrived at the Varna Airport — only to be seen suddenly running out of the airport doctor’s office headed straight for…our show. Get ready for one of the most biz...

Published: Aug 18, 2025Duration: 1:07:18

S1E89 - Alaskan Highway to Hell

Hey Slaycaters, today’s episode takes us out to the Alaska Highway for a cross-country case that will have you once again questioning humanity. Lucas Fowler, 23, and Chynna Deese, 24 were two avid RV’ers and hikers making their way through British Columbia, Canada on the way to Alaska. Let’s just say they never made it. We’ll save the details for the episode but the words ‘senseless murder spree’ can definitely be applied here — including a third victim. And when you find out who is behind it all — you’ll want to throw your hands in the air and scream, “WTF...

Published: Aug 11, 2025Duration: 59:16

S1E88 - Wave Goodbye

Hey Slaycaters, today’s episode takes place in the ocean, literally. Yes. In. The. Ocean. It’s the horrific tale of Tom Lonergan and Eileen Cassidy, a young couple of avid scuba divers excited to explore the Coral Sea off Australia’s Northeast Coast. What happens to them is the stuff of a horror movie, literally. The movie Open Water is based on this case (but it could have been called ‘Dude, Where’s My Boat?’) It’s also an extreme cautionary tale of what happens when people don’t speak up when they notice things out of the o...

Published: Aug 4, 2025Duration: 1:05:35

S1E87 - Throuples Counseling #2

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Enjoy! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Published: Jul 31, 2025Duration: 27:37

S1E87 - Losing Yourself in St. Thomas

Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with a truly bizarre and baffling case that’s as much a mystery of the mind as it is the body. Join us as we dive into the story of 32 year-old school teacher, Hannah Upp who was visiting St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands when she up and vanished during a trip to the beach. However, what makes this case even stranger is that this isn’t the first time Hannah’s gone missing. Thanks to a condition called ‘dissociative fugue’ which causes a loss of sense of time, space and identity, Ha...

Published: Jul 28, 2025Duration: 1:05:16

S1E86 - AD-FREE BONUS!!! More Kim #36 - Malcolm Jamal-Warner

Free bonus! Hey there Slaycaters. Every week our subscribers get ad-free listening + a bonus episode "More Kim" where Kim shares thoughts, insights, and information about something on her mind. They're awesome! We decided to share this weeks More Kim with everyone, subscriber or not, as a special bonus - especially since this one contains some great tips for ocean safety this summer. And it's even ad-free! This week on More Kim we confront the invisible danger of rip currents, responsible for actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner's tragic death. We will discuss the formation of these lethal currents and decode...

Published: Jul 26, 2025Duration: 21:28

S1E85 - Throw Momma From the Boat (Part 2)

OK Slaycaters, we’re back with Part 2 of the case of Nathan Carman — and the fishing trip that led to the disappearance and probable death of his mother Linda. Was it an accident as Nathan claimed, or a sinister plot to get rid of her in order to inherit Linda’s fortune? Adding to the intrigue is the family’s history which includes fantastic wealth, power, loyalty, betrayal and…another murder! You won’t believe where this case goes. But trust us, you’ll want to go there. As always thanks for Slaycating with us and please stay safe out there! ...

Published: Jul 21, 2025Duration: 1:05:06

S1E84 - Throuples Counseling #1

Hello and welcome to our first attempt at Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You ask the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Published: Jul 18, 2025Duration: 16:02

S1E83 - Throw Momma From the Boat (Part 1)

Hey Slaycaters, we’ve got another wild ride for you — this time on the high seas — as we take on the case of Nathan Carman and his mother Linda. When this duo decided to go on a mother-son bonding fishing trip — it turned into a classic case of two go out, one comes back. The strange details, implausible explanations and inconsistencies will leave you shocked and awed. But that’s only part of the story. As we dig into the Carman’s family history we uncover so much WTF we had to make this one a 2-parter. As always, t...

Published: Jul 14, 2025Duration: 59:45