Mortal Musings Podcast

This week we talk about the 1929 Christmas Day murders of the Lawson family, and the theories as to why this happened. Our oddity is Wren Day. CONNECT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast OFFICIAL MERCH: https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast 10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL Sources: Newspapers.com: Winston-Salem Journal -          28 Dec 1929 -          04 Feb 1930 The Sentinel -           27 Dec 1929 The Herald Sun -           27 Dec 1929 The News and Observer -           27 Dec 1929 Watauga Democrat -          02 Jan 1930   White Christmas, Bloody Christmas by M. Bruce Jones & Trudy J. Smith   https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/secret-behind-photo-in-lawson-family-christmas-day-massacre-when-seven-people-died/news-story/080cd6dcee54a210d70098ca45dc3851   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson_family_murders   https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1220/1486756-christmas-st-stephens-day-dingle-kerry-1929/   https://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/wren-s-day.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_Day See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Part 2, we talk about the second and third murders committed by the Eyeball Killer, and the investigation which led to the arrest and conviction of Charles Albright. Our oddity is the story of how one woman chose to creatively remember her husband. CONNECT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast OFFICIAL MERCH: https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast 10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN: https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL Sources:  Newspapers.com: The Marshall News Messenger – 21 Nov 1991 Spokane Chronicle – 11 Jun 1991 The Monitor – 27 Mar 1991 Fort Worth Star – Telegram – 18 Dec 1991   https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/see-no-evil-3/   https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htm   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright   Born to Kill – S7 EP04   https://people.com/woman-frames-husbands-tattooed-skin-after-his-death-exclusive-11787625   https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-woman-turned-her-dead-husbands-tattoo-into-wall-decor/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In part 1, we discuss the background of Charles Albright, and the murder of Mary Lou Pratt, the first in a string of murders committed by the Eyeball Killer of Dallas, Texas. Our oddity is The Grilled Cheese. CONNECT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast OFFICIAL MERCH: https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast 10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL Sources: Newspapers.com: The Marshall News Messenger – 21 Nov 1991 Spokane Chronicle – 11 Jun 1991 The Monitor – 27 Mar 1991 Fort Worth Star – Telegram – 18 Dec 1991   https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/see-no-evil-3/   https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htm   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright   Born to Kill – S7 EP04   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38568587   https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/charges-for-grilled-cheese-standoff/   https://time.com/4628787/grilled-cheese-maryland-standoff/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're discussing the mystery surrounding an online challenge, and the so-called ‘Death Groups', where this challenge is alleged to have taken place. Our oddity is The Butt Sniffer. CONNECT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast OFFICIAL MERCH: https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast 10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL   Sources:  https://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/11/02/a-moscow-college-student-stabbed-his-health-instructor-to-death-and-then-killed-himself-with-a-buzzsaw   https://meduza.io/feature/2016/05/17/pyat-glavnyh-voprosov-k-materialu-novoy-gazety-o-podrostkovyh-suitsidah   https://allthatsinteresting.com/moscow-teen-murder-suicide   https://saint-petersburg.ru/m/society/grachev/353694/   https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blue-whale-game-suicides-russia/   https://www.narcom.ru/publ/info/400   https://www.aljazeera.com/video/true-crime-reports/2025/3/23/blue-whale-suicides-true-crime-reports   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36379815   https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-46505722   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Renata_Kambolina   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale_Challenge   https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/man-dubbed-butt-sniffer-arrested-again-in-burbank/3768636/   https://people.com/butt-sniffing-bandit-arrested-again-less-than-one-month-after-prior-incident-11796537   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/california-butt-sniffer-arrests-b2813125.html See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're talking about 16 year old Bodhi Potter & 18 year old Cody Thompson, and the ominous Bunker where their murders took place. Our oddity is Dr. Chapman, and his coffee concoction. CONNECT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast OFFICIAL MERCH: https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast 10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL PROMO - https://www.instagram.com/creepy_shit_podcast/  Sources: Newspapers.com: Desert Dispatch: -          08 Jan 2008 -          27 Feb 2008 The Los Angeles Times: -          18 Jan 2008 Daily Press: -          11 Jan 2008 -          19 Jan 2008 -          22 Jan 2008 -          22 Mar 2008 Press Dispatch: -          20 Jan 2008    https://www.sbsun.com/2016/09/27/last-two-suspects-in-2008-bunker-killings-near-barstow-sentenced-to-prison/   https://www.vvng.com/the-bunker-murders-bodhis-birthday/   https://eu.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2020/12/30/dead-silent-tv-series-revisits-2008-bunker-murders-near-helendale/4084538001/   https://eu.vvdailypress.com/story/news/crime/2013/07/20/protesters-want-justice-for-slain/37152246007/   https://www.pressenterprise.com/2016/09/21/man-charged-in-2008-bunker-killings-near-barstow-pleads-guilty/   https://www.pressenterprise.com/2016/09/27/last-two-defendants-in-2008-bunker-killings-near-barstow-sentenced-to-prison/   https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/mom-vows-to-help-local-kids-after-teen-daughter-shot-to-death-inside-military-bunker/   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23895992/christopher-cody-thompson   Dead Silent: S4 EP9    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg3gw8p7nro   https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-65925789 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.