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Taylor Parker: Part 2, Reagan Hancock, Braxlynn Sage, and the Lie That Collapsed
The Compendium PodcastJune 16, 2026
168
01:09:3963.77 MB

Taylor Parker: Part 2, Reagan Hancock, Braxlynn Sage, and the Lie That Collapsed

A fake pregnancy, a roadside birth lie, and years of calculated deception sit at the centre of Part 2 of the Taylor Parker case. This episode follows how Taylor’s manufactured world of forged pap...

Taylor Parker: Part 1, Fake Pregnancy, Inheritance Lies and a Foetal Abduction Case
The Compendium PodcastJune 09, 2026
167
01:02:2757.18 MB

Taylor Parker: Part 1, Fake Pregnancy, Inheritance Lies and a Foetal Abduction Case

The Taylor Parker case centres on a woman who convinced people around her that she was pregnant while also building a wider story of inheritance disputes, family sabotage and threats. In this fir...

Marilyn Monroe: Dark History of How Hollywood Built and Broke an Icon
The Compendium PodcastJune 02, 2026x
166
01:50:46101.41 MB

Marilyn Monroe: Dark History of How Hollywood Built and Broke an Icon

The story of Marilyn Monroe began unassumingly, with a shy, anxious girl known simply as Norma Jean. Out of a brutal childhood, Hollywood constructed the blonde bombshell: a persona shaped by dam...

Zodiac Killer: Unsolved Mysteries, Ciphers and the Dark History of the Hunt
The Compendium PodcastMay 26, 2026
165
01:24:2377.26 MB

Zodiac Killer: Unsolved Mysteries, Ciphers and the Dark History of the Hunt

The Zodiac Killer terrorised Northern California with a string of murders, taunting letters and cryptic ciphers that helped turn the case into one of America’s most infamous unsolved mysteries. T...

John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown Case and the Dark History Behind It
The Compendium PodcastMay 19, 2026
164
01:33:5686 MB

John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown Case and the Dark History Behind It

John Wayne Gacy was not just the “killer clown” of popular myth - he was a respected local figure who hid years of sexual violence and murder in plain sight. This episode follows the case from Ro...

Room 1046: A Kansas City Hotel Murder and One of True Crime’s Unsolved Mysteries
The Compendium PodcastMay 12, 2026
163
01:17:3571.03 MB

Room 1046: A Kansas City Hotel Murder and One of True Crime’s Unsolved Mysteries

The Room 1046 mystery begins with a man calling himself Roland T. Owen, a hotel room in Kansas City, and a death that never properly made sense. When the victim was later identified as Artemis Og...

Nepal Royal Massacre: A Dark History of Prophecy, Power and Palace Killings
The Compendium PodcastMay 05, 2026
162
01:11:3165.48 MB

Nepal Royal Massacre: A Dark History of Prophecy, Power and Palace Killings

The Nepal Royal Massacre began with a prophecy, a forbidden royal romance, and a family dinner that ended in gunfire. This episode traces Crown Prince Dipendra, Devyani Rana, and the palace killi...

Michael Jackson Allegations Part 2: Famous Trials, Settlements and the Legacy War
The Compendium PodcastApril 28, 2026
161
01:36:0387.95 MB

Michael Jackson Allegations Part 2: Famous Trials, Settlements and the Legacy War

Michael Jackson allegations sit at the centre of his legacy. We all know what we are talking about. In this episode, we examine the Chandler case that first ignited the scrutiny which would come ...

Michael Jackson Part 1: A Dark History of Fame, Motown and the King of Pop
The Compendium PodcastApril 21, 2026
160
01:17:5571.35 MB

Michael Jackson Part 1: A Dark History of Fame, Motown and the King of Pop

Michael Jackson became the most famous performer on earth, but how was the King of Pop actually made? Today, we trace his journey from family pressure and child stardom to Motown polish and a rel...

Peter the Dolphin: Weird History and NASA’s Experiment That Went Too Far
The Compendium PodcastApril 14, 2026
159
00:49:3145.34 MB

Peter the Dolphin: Weird History and NASA’s Experiment That Went Too Far

In the 1960s, NASA-funded experiments led by neuroscientist John C. Lilly saw researcher Margaret Howe Lovatt live with a bottlenose dolphin named Peter in a flooded house to try to teach him hum...

Julia Child: Weird History, Spy Secrets and the Making of The French Chef
The Compendium PodcastApril 07, 2026
158
01:22:2575.47 MB

Julia Child: Weird History, Spy Secrets and the Making of The French Chef

Julia Child goes from OSS odd-jobs (including shark repellent) to a late-blooming Paris obsession that turns into Le Cordon Bleu, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and TV immortality on The Fr...

H. H. Holmes: Murder Castle and the Historical True Crime Legend
The Compendium PodcastMarch 31, 2026
157
01:13:2667.25 MB

H. H. Holmes: Murder Castle and the Historical True Crime Legend

The life and crimes of H. H. Holmes, the man who engineered a building into a vessel of murder behind the scenes of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. From fraud to murder, and the myth versus realit...

Biosphere 2: Weird History of a Sealed World That Ran Out of Oxygen
The Compendium PodcastMarch 24, 2026
156
01:35:5987.89 MB

Biosphere 2: Weird History of a Sealed World That Ran Out of Oxygen

Biosphere 2 was meant to be a closed ecosystem proving humans could survive under glass, until an oxygen crisis forced secret fixes and triggered a spectacular public meltdown over trust, control...

Morgan Metzer: What Really Happened in the Gaslit by My Husband Case
The Compendium PodcastMarch 17, 2026
155
00:48:2044.27 MB

Morgan Metzer: What Really Happened in the Gaslit by My Husband Case

Morgan Metzer’s story begins as a terrifying home invasion and unfolds into something even darker: a case of coercive control, gaslighting, and an ex-husband trying to cast himself as both monste...

Nellie Bly: Her Strange True Story of Ten Days in a Mad-House and 72 Days Around the World
The Compendium PodcastMarch 10, 2026
154
01:17:3971.09 MB

Nellie Bly: Her Strange True Story of Ten Days in a Mad-House and 72 Days Around the World

A young reporter weaponises performance to reveal what happens when society locks people away and calls it care. Then she flips the whole enterprise into a global spectacle, racing the world itse...

eBay Stalking Scandal: How Corporate Scandals Turn Into Cyberstalking and Revenge
The Compendium PodcastMarch 03, 2026
153
01:18:2971.86 MB

eBay Stalking Scandal: How Corporate Scandals Turn Into Cyberstalking and Revenge

The eBay stalking scandal follows how criticism of EcommerceBytes escalated into cyberstalking, harassment, and a bizarre “Threat Matrix” operation that ended with an FBI investigation and federa...

West Memphis Three: Paradise Lost and What Really Happened in Satanic Panic
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 24, 2026
152
01:32:2984.68 MB

West Memphis Three: Paradise Lost and What Really Happened in Satanic Panic

The West Memphis Three case is a brutal lesson in how Satanic Panic logic, pressure, and a false confession can steamroll evidence. Even after release via an Alford plea, the fight for full exone...

McMillions: The McDonald’s Monopoly Frauds and Scams Story Explained in Full
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 17, 2026
151
01:14:1167.93 MB

McMillions: The McDonald’s Monopoly Frauds and Scams Story Explained in Full

A decade-long McDonald’s Monopoly Scam turns “random winners” into a pattern, and a single stolen game piece into a nationwide FBI operation with a name that sounds like a pub quiz answer.

Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping: Historical True Crime and the School Bus Buried Alive
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 10, 2026
150
01:10:0464.16 MB

Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping: Historical True Crime and the School Bus Buried Alive

In 1976, a school bus with 26 children and their driver was kidnapped near Chowchilla, California and buried in a quarry trailer. After more than 16 hours underground, bus driver Ed Ray and stude...

Suffolk Strangler: Steve Wright, British True Crime and the Ipswich Murders
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 03, 2026
149
01:21:4174.79 MB

Suffolk Strangler: Steve Wright, British True Crime and the Ipswich Murders

In late 2006, Steve Wright murdered five women in and around Ipswich’s red light district, sparking one of Britain’s largest manhunts. Known as the Suffolk Strangler, his capture came through met...