Severed | True Crime Podcast

Harry solo hosts the Back-to-the-Future-esque criminal possession of drugs, alcohol, and one sweet (but crashed) DeLorean. He outlines the details of 33-year-old Luke Randall’s 80s-worthy cocaine binge and bottoming out in a parking lot. 

Drew solo hosts to discuss the gruesome murders of Alex J. Mengel, New York State’s serial killer, and the inspiration for the film The Silence of the Lambs. Drew details the gripping pursuit of the fugitive by New York State and his actions that align with notable characters from the film, Buffalo Bill and Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Drew solo hosts to analyze the major highlights of the Lizzie Borden case. Drew chronologizes key details leading up to the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden from six years to days before the double homicide. The episode concludes with the perception of Lizzie Borden in the media, at trial, and her accounting of the day of the murders on August 4, 1892.

We discuss the foul odors emanating from the hallways of West Florence High School, where a 32-year-old teacher’s assistant, Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, was caught on video spraying fart spray into a hallway and a classroom, which eventually permeated the school’s ventilation system. Students were reportedly overcome by the odors, struggling to breathe, or absent to avoid exacerbating underlying health conditions.

We discuss the menacing NYPD Officer, Ryan Olsen, who flashed his gun at a stripper outside The Carousel: Gentlemen's Club in Huntington Station, Long Island. We outline the complaints against him and identify patterns in his behavior.