Corrupt Podcast
Join podcast co-hosts, Paige and Angela, as we dive into our obsession with true crime, history, and mysterious stories. We’ll explore the intricate details of the corrupt, the cruel, and the calculating. Become part of the Corrupt Crew: patreon.com/CorruptPodcast or https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ABXKFYMSYLY5Y
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In 1932, Australia faced an unexpected enemy, more than 20,000 emus. Armed soldiers and machine guns were deployed, but after a strange forty-five day battle, the emus would be victorious.
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- Beyer, Greg. “The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds | TheCollector.” TheCollector, https://www.face...
Brenda Sue Schaefer disappeared in 1988, after planning to end her engagement to Mel Ignatow. She was never seen alive again, and double jeopardy, a law meant to protect Americans, ensured that justice would never be served.
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In 2009, a hiker near the Trans-Canada Highway stumbled upon the body of a woman in a tent. Known as Kenora "Millie" Jane Doe, her death would set off a search for truth.
Doe Network: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1507ufon.html
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On July 12, 2015, Tiffany Valiante was killed by a New Jersey Transit train. Authorities ruled her death a suicide but unanswered questions have led to many to wonder if it was actually a homicide.
Report a tip: https://damatolawfirm.com/report-a-crime/
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On June 5, 1986, Stella Nickell called authorities to report her fifty-two year-old husband, Bruce Nickell, was having a seizure. Bruce died later that evening at the Seattle Harborview Medical Center. Six days later, Sue Snow took two Excedrin capsules and died shortly afterward. The incidents threw the country into a panic, with concerns of Seattle dealing with a copycat of the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders
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On June 5, 1986, Stella Nickell called authorities to report her fifty-two year-old husband, Bruce Nickell, was having a seizure. Bruce died later that evening at the Seattle Harborview Medical Center. Six days later, Sue Snow took two Excedrin capsules and died shortly afterward. The incidents threw the country into a panic, with concerns of Seattle dealing with a copycat of the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders
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In the early morning hours of February 8, 2002, Jamie Lynn Stickle was found dead in her Jeep Wrangler. A cherished member of the LGBTQ+ community, her death has led to a hunt for answers for more than two decades.
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In a push to ban animal cruelty, laws have been passed against keeping orcas in captivity. For two orcas in France, Wikie and Keijo, this has left them in limbo after Marineland’s closure in January 2025.
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Welcome to the Wild Web! Our recurring collection of bizarre and downright strange stories from across the internet.
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We’re celebrating our podcast birthday this month with a special giveaway! Enter by January 20, 2026.
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In 2009, three people lost their lives in a typically peaceful community in rural Ohio. Wayne Mullet and his mother, Mary, were killed in a senseless act of violence by their husband and father, Dennis Mullet.
If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here: https://988lifeline.org/
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In May 2006, 32-year-old newlywed Rey Rivera suddenly disappeared. After receiving a phone call, Rey rushed out of his Baltimore home and never returned. Eight days later, Rey’s body was discovered in a conference room at the Belvedere Hotel, making the circumstances of his disappearance and death even more mysterious.
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It’s the final episode of 2025! We wanted to take this time to reflect on our first year of podcasting, share some blooper reel laughs and favorite moments.
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In December 1996, a woman was found in a Virginia cemetery next to a decorated Christmas tree. For more than 25 years, she remained unidentified, known as The Christmas Tree Lady. It wasn’t until 2022, through DNA genealogy, that her true identity was revealed.
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Five of the ten Sodder Children disappeared after a Christmas Eve 1945 fire at their home. Decades later, their fate is still a mystery. Were they killed in the fire, kidnapped or murdered? The Sodder family believed the five missing children survived the fire but despite the decades-long hunt for answers, no definitive answers were ever found.
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Lori Erica Ruff was an identity thief whose mysterious life and death sparked widespread speculation across the internet following her 2010 death. Law enforcement, journalists and online sleuths spent years attempting to identify the woman, eventually identified as Kimberly McLean.
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The bodies of Ed & Minnie Maurin were discovered on a logging road on Christmas Eve 1985. The elderly couple had been missing for days, and their deaths would shock the community, beginning a decades-long investigation into their murders.
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The Santa Claus Bank Robbery occurred on December 23, 1927. Just days before Christmas, four men held up the First National Bank in Cisco, Texas. The robbery was a failure that led to, at the time, the largest manhunt in Texas history. Of the four men involved, one died during the robbery, one was sentenced to death in the electric chair, one was lynched and one served time in prison before changing his ways.
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In 2002, Thad Roberts and three accomplices arranged a heist to steal moon rocks from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The stolen lunar material had been collected during every Apollo mission from 1969 to 1972, and was considered a national treasure until it fell into the hands of these four conspirators.
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David Brinson is a quadruple murderer convicted in 1994. From California State Prison he would murder his wife, Stephanie Dowells 30 years later.
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