Evil Everywhere: A True Crime and Horror Podcast

What would you do in the face of murder charges? Most people would be frantic, pleading their innocence, and very anxious of what is to come. But that was not the case for Jessie Costello in 1933. That February, she found her husband, Captain William J. Costello, dead on the floor of their home in Peabody, MA. At the request of close friends, an autopsy was performed which found poison, despite the body having already been embalmed...

Ever get that feeling like someone’s watching you but when you look, there’s nothing there? Or worse someone is there. Picture this: it’s late at night. Maybe you’re home alone, maybe you’re just starting to wind down and then there’s a knock at your door. You’re not expecting anyone. You hesitate but you check anyway. Standing outside are two children. They look… off. Pale. Quiet. Almost too calm. They...

In one of the sunniest counties in Ireland stands a mansion, known for being haunted but it all began with a simple game of cards. On the southeastern coast of Ireland, in County Wexford, Loftus Hall stands on the Hook Head peninsula overlooking the sea. It is often described as one of the most haunted houses in the world. The land itself has 800 years of history and stories, beginning with the Norman invasion in the 1100s. Over ce...

In October of 2024, 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem set up a tent at a remote campsite near Big Sky, Montana. He was planning a quiet weekend in the mountains and was supposed to pick up his girlfriend the next day so they could spend a few days camping together. But that pickup never happened, and no one could reach him. At first, the silence didn’t seem completely unusual. The campsite he had chosen was de...

In 1997, 44-year-old realtor Michael “Irish” McMorrow was known for his easy laugh and love of Central Park. He was always the life of the party so it came as a shock to all when he was at the center of one of the most shocking crimes New York City has seen. It started when a 15-year-old girl, Daphne Abdela, had been reported missing only to be found moments later washing blood off with her boyfriend, 15-year-old Christopher Vasque...

Back in the 1970s, the United States was facing the aftereffects of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. There wasn’t much to do for young teens like there is today so most teens would enjoy cruising in their vehicles with friends down long stretches of roads and stopping by the local Taco Bell to hang out. Carla Walker and her boyfriend Rodney did the same after they left their high schools Valentine’s Day Dance in Fort Wort...

Oshawa, Ontario, a quiet city along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. The kind of place where people know each other. Where neighborhoods feel familiar. Where nothing this horrific is supposed to happen. On the morning of December 29th, 2017, plumbers responded to what they thought was just another clogged pipe inside an apartment on McMillan Drive. What they found instead would unravel one of the most dis...

Built in 1773 in the heart of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the Red Lion Inn began its life as a colonial tavern, serving travelers for nearly a century. When the Plumb family purchased the property, they didn’t just preserve it they transformed it. Mrs. Plumb personally filled the halls with colonial furniture, china, and artwork, curating an atmosphere that still lingers today inside the Inn. Unfortunately, in 1896, a devastating f...

A mother and father are supposed to be a child’s first love, their safest place. But in some homes, the people meant to protect you are the ones you have to survive. Unfortunately, for the Turpin children, that was their reality. David Turpin and Louise Turpin presented themselves as devoted parents, guided by their Pentecostal faith and committed to raising a large family. Over nearly three decades, they had 13 children. From the ...

A mother and father are supposed to be a child’s first love, their safest place. But in some homes, the people meant to protect you are the ones you have to survive. Unfortunately, for the Turpin children, that was their reality. David Turpin and Louise Turpin presented themselves as devoted parents, guided by their Pentecostal faith and committed to raising a large family. Over nearly three decades, th...

In late 1980 and early 1981, the Northwest region of the United States was under a cloak of terror. It seemingly all began in October 1980 when a young woman named Cherie Ayers was found murdered in her Portland bedroom. No forced entry, No clear suspect. Weeks later, on Thanksgiving night, a young woman and her boyfriend are discovered murdered and bound with athletic tape. The only thing missing from the home was a .32 caliber si...

Harrisonburg, Virginia is known as a quiet Shenandoah Valley college town framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains, home to James Madison University, a place often described as safe, close-knit, and steady. But in late 2021, that sense of steadiness was shaken. Behind an unassuming shopping center on Evelyn Byrd Avenue, human remains were discovered concealed, discarded, and at first unidentified. What follow...

What if I told you that one of the deadliest outbreaks in history didn’t spread through sickness, but through movement? In the summer of 1518, in Strasbourg, the residents experienced an outbreak that had happened only in minor cases before.  A woman stepped into the street and started dancing. No music. No celebration. And she didn’t stop for days, not eating or sleeping. After just a week, dozens of people had joined her. But thi...

In the woods of Tennessee, there’s a circle you’re not supposed to step inside. Locals call it the Witches Circle, a ring of stone which sits somewhere outside Kingston, TN although the specific location is not known. Although not much information is confirmed, legend tells of a coven turned to stone for practicing their craft. People have seen dark figures roaming the forests and even heard whispers coming from the stones themselv...

Nature promises peace. Tranquility. A kind of freedom so many of us chase when life feels loud. For Sandra Johnson Hughes, known as Sandy, that pull toward the outdoors wasn’t an escape. It was a way of life. Sandy was free-spirited, constantly on the move, drawn to wild places and wide-open spaces. In early 2020, she relocated from Maui to California, just as the world was beginning to shut down. When ...

Montreal, Canada in 2012 was full of civil unrest. Between college protests and corrupt government officials, the city was full of tension. Among its residents was Jun Lin, a Chinese international student who came from China to attend college and brighten his future. At 33 years old, he was studying computer engineering while working at a corner store to help with the ever rising tuition fees. A great student, generous, kind and re...

When crimes go unsolved, the people left behind are trapped in a kind of limbo, unable to move forward, unable to fully grieve. But when a family believes they know who is responsible, and that person vanishes, the pain becomes something else entirely. That is what happened to the Carter family. David Carter was a fun-loving, ambitious man, a devoted father, a loyal friend, a protective brother. In October of 2018, a nightmare unfo...

We hear it all the time from those accused of committing crimes….”I’m Innocent….i didn’t do it”. The problem? Convincing every else, including a judge and jury and providing evidence. Patricia Stallings faced this same speculation in 1989 when she was accused of poisoning her infant son. While in jail awaiting trial, maintaining her innocence, Patricia discovered she was pregnant again. What she and her husband David couldn’t imagi...

Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Huntsville, Alabama, is a city where the past and future collide. Once a quiet Southern town-built frontier dreams, Huntsville transformed into “Rocket City”, a hub for NASA and military research. But beneath its veneer of progress, the city’s dense woods and old neighborhoods still harbor secrets, creating an atmosphere where isolation and darkness can thrive. It’s her...