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The Ominous Pod
Hosted by Tara · EN
This is a true crime podcast, we cover topics like serial killers, one off murders, cults and all things ominous.
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Hannah Upp
2w ago00:48:25Tap to summarizeWelcome to the new and improved Ominous Pod. We've had some big changes but I'm back and ready to bring you exciting ominous cases. Thanks for listening!Im going to start with the case of Hannah Upp. On August 28th, 2008 23 year old Hannah Upp went for a run in NYC and just didn't come back. Her disappearance would lead to a strange cycle that no one could explain. 2 storms, a ferry boat, and a lot of water all make this an ominous case. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8sources:Hulu - vanished in paradisehttps://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-co-woman-reported-missing/1953062/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/ferry-workers-rescue-missing-teacher/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/02/how-a-young-woman-lost-her-identityhttps://www.facebook.com/FindHannahUppUSVI/https://allthatsinteresting.com/hannah-upphttps://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP50503https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/nyregion/thecity/01miss.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Bournehttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/nyregion/17ferry.html
Transcribe →Moriah 'Mo' Wilson - The Cyclist - Episode 88
Nov 2900:36:02Tap to summarizeIn May of 2022, a week before her 26th birthday Moriah Wilson was staying in Austin, Texas for a bike race in Hico, Texas. She was staying with her friend who came home to a shocking discovery. Moriah, who went by Mo, came from a family of athletes and was a nationally ranked junior skier, captain of her high school soccer team, and professional gravel cyclist racer. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/kaitlin-armstrong-now-in-austin/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYM51k5CR64https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGEJGhBfUzQhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/love-rival-accused-of-killing-star-cyclist-anna-moriah-wilson-just-before-austin-texas-gravel-locos-race/https://www.fox7austin.com/news/kaitlin-armstrong-texas-love-triangle-murder-suspect-passport-charge-moriah-wilsonhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/a-bomb-went-off-in-my-world-colin-strickland-adapts-to-restoring-collectable-autos-after-stopping-racing-in-2022/https://www.granfondoguide.com/Contents/Index/7628/mo-wilsons-final-moments-heard-as-audio-leaked-from-courthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gptS-1HoHh8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gptS-1HoHh8https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moriah-mo-wilson-kaitlin-armstrong-how-us-marshals-captured-pro-cyclists-killer-48-hours/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Moriah_Wilsonhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/us/moriah-wilson-cyclist-death-what-we-know
Transcribe →Chelsea Bruck - The Halloween Party - Episode 87
Sep 2800:39:21Tap to summarizeOn October 25th, 2014 22 year old Chelsea Bruck went a halloween party at 'Big Mikes'. It was an annual tradition that usually had about 400 people show up but in 2014 it is estimated between 600-800 people showed up. Chelsea had a ride home but it fell thru and soon all her friends had left without her. A chance encounter with someone would end tragically after a huge search and over a million flyers. Podcast announcement - We are going to start doing ominous minisodes. A couple times a week I am going to be posting smaller stories that aren't enough for a main episode, they will be up on insta and Facebook, just brief written over views of current or interesting cases. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2017/08/17/clay-gets-40-to-75/19470278007/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/10/27/daniel-clay-chelsea-bruck-murder/805628001/https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/01/09/court-of-appeals-upholds-life-sentence-for-daniel-clay-in-2014-murder-of-chelsea-bruck/https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2019/339659.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiVAgV-FgIchttps://www.wtol.com/article/news/medical-examiner-testifies-cause-of-death-for-chelsea-bruck/512-2e5d6c26-4749-4597-af1f-398d74604b55https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFAVpWcHfghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKAb7J5YA4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq2eRuyY1bghttps://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/10/24/crimes-that-happened-on-halloween/
Transcribe →Lauryn Licari and the Catfish - Episode 86
Sep 2101:22:16Tap to summarizeWhen this episode starts in 2020 Lauryn Licari was 13 and was living the life of an average teenager, she had a boyfriend and was attending high school in her extremely small town. In October her and her boyfriend, Owen McKenny, would get a group text message from an unknown number. That would be the start of an almost 2 year nightmare for the teenagers. This episode is gonna be a little different but we wanted to cover it since catfishing is a big problem and can get ominous, especially how far this instance of it goes. Also we recorded this in a new location so some of the audio volume is a little up and down, we are working on fixing it for the next episode. Thanks for listening. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:Netflix: unknown number: the high school catfish https://www.today.com/popculture/lauryn-licari-now-rcna229882https://people.com/unknown-number-jaw-dropping-details-11808116
Transcribe →Rodney Marks - Murder at the end of the world - Episode 85
Sep 900:38:56Tap to summarizeOn May 11th, 2000 in Antartica 32 year old Rodney Marks was walking between stations when he started to feel really sick. His symptoms would escalate as the night went on. The technology they had that could have helped them was down as was the phones and internet so they were left to figure it out on their own. Thanks for listening. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIVku_tWoOAhttps://www.mensjournal.com/travel/a-mysterious-death-at-the-south-pole-20131125https://unresolved.me/rodney-markshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Antarcticahttps://www.methanol.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/FAQ-on-methanol-poisoning-treatment-20160322-EN-general.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2B_2wnrbJTkhttps://www.science.org/content/article/tragedy-strikes-south-pole-stationhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/rodney-markshttps://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/blueflash/marks.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Markshttps://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/blueflash/marks.htmlhttps://www.southpolestation.com/trivia/blueflash/funeral.html
Transcribe →Erin Patterson - Episode 84
Sep 101:22:21Tap to summarizeOn July 29th, 2023 Erin Patterson invited some of her in laws to come to a dinner at her house. It would lead to a devastating end. This case has a rocky background, 4 cell phones, a weird gas station trip and an incriminating dump run. Thanks for listening. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5496399/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-poison-husband-australia#:~:text=Erin Patterson was convicted last month of killing her in,occasions before that fateful lunch.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74zwevy181ohttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-06/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-evidence-timeline/105245152https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/02/erin-patterson-gives-evidence-in-mushroom-lunch-trial-ntwnfbhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/erin-patterson-husband-simon-mushroom-lunch-murder-trial-australia-ntwnfbhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-live-blog-court-hearing/105272402https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-28/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-wednesday-may-28/105348612https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/28/erin-patterson-computer-text-messages-mushroom-lunch-trial-australia-ntwnfbhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/09/erin-pattersons-daughter-says-accused-murderer-was-a-very-good-cook-trial-hears-ntwnfbhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZBexnIe10https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=erin+patterson+interview&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:47b85422,vid:lf5QfJ8Kd_I,st:0https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8e1l55kkohttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/07/erin-patterson-hospital-visit-beef-wellingtons-mushroom-exhibits-revealed-ntwnfbhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqeFsotonochttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx554n1x0wohttps://theconversation.com/a-shakespearean-small-town-murder-why-australia-became-so-obsessed-with-the-erin-patterson-mushroom-case-259982https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dek63gxp6ohttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-husband-jury/105237404https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/mushroom-killer-suspect-had-expletive-laden-rants-over-school-fees-6r3vb5zphhttps://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5451735/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-verdict
Transcribe →Tiffany Valiante - Mile Marker 45 -Episode 83
Aug 1000:41:18Tap to summarizeOn July 12th, 2015 Tiffany Valiante was at a graduation party across the street from her house. She had plans to go out afterwards but a phone call would change the course of the night and in under a minute a lot of things would change her whole family. From a lot of theories to a horrible and questionably fast investigation this case still has a lot of unanswered questions. Thanks for listening. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:unsolved mysteries volume 3 on Netflix titled mystery at mile marker 45https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-tiffany-valiante-all-about-us-teenagers-unsolved-death-in-2015-101752331373542.htmlhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tiffany_Valiantehttps://sjmagazine.net/featured/tiffany-valiantes-last-nighthttps://people.com/what-happened-to-tiffany-valiante-8690877
Transcribe →Heather Elvis - Episode 82
Aug 600:36:34Tap to summarizeOn December 17th 2013 20 year old Heather Elvis went on a date with a new guy. The next day she was no where to be found, while it initially seemed like there was one main suspect the case quickly changed and 2 suspects emerged. This case has a lot of ominous parts and is only half solved. Thanks for listening. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.wbtw.com/news/sidney-moorer-claims-he-was-handcuffed-to-a-bed-the-night-heather-elvis-disappeared/https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/day-1-of-testimony-in-sidney-moorer-retrial/https://www.wbtw.com/crime/sidney-moorer-retrial-set-for-week-of-september-9/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/heather-elvis-missing-sidney-tammy-moorer-charged-girls-22646010https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/tammy-moorer-found-guilty-heather-elvis-case-husbands-76289226https://abcnews.go.com/US/south-carolina-love-triangle-womans-affair-married-man/story?id=76209188https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/report-lists-new-details-about-male-human-remains-found-in-heather-elvis-search/article_a35a9c16-9787-11e3-a2ec-001a4bcf6878.htmlhttps://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24788974/timeline-of-events-in-the-heather-elvis-case/https://x.com/heatherelvis?lang=enhttps://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24322587/skeletal/https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/dna-analysis-of-remains-found-in-florida-complete-findings-inconclusive/article_5dfdaea6-2a12-11e4-93d5-0017a43b2370.htmlhttps://www.wbtw.com/news/detailed-timeline-of-heather-elvis-disappearance-and-events/https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/socastee/the-heather-elvis-case-wednesday-marks-11-years-since-horry-county-disappearance/https://www.wbtw.com/news/moorer-found-guilty-in-obstruction-of-justice-trial-judge-sentences-him-to-10-years/https://www.wbtw.com/crime/grand-strand-crime/sidney-moorer-found-guilty-in-retrial-for-kidnapping-of-heather-elvis/
Transcribe →Tamla Horsford - Episode 81
May 29, 202501:02:02Tap to summarizeOn November 3rd, 2018 mother of 5 Tamla Horsford went to a birthday party at her friend's house. She planned to spend the night with some of the other moms in the group. It seems plans changed through the night and then the next morning a horrible discovery was made. Accounts of the night changed a lot, possible bribes happened and a lot of evidence was lost or never accounted for. Thanks for listening. Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AlCW_3u9S8&list=PLRwPxBQb2Mx7MHxTrEwd0nBPiA4uRRFlv&index=10https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3c6Tlqx8_Yhttps://forsythnews.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/documents/Tamla_Horseford_Crime_Scene_1.pdfhttps://soundcloud.com/user-876224912/interview-with-bridgett-fuller-tamla-horsford-investigationmp3https://soundcloud.com/user-876224912/tamla-horsford-911-callwavhttps://forsythnews.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/documents/Tamla_Horsford_Investigation_set_1.pdfhttps://www.11alive.com/gallery/news/uploaded-gallery/85-8e3e5f76-cfe6-4ccd-bd28-8ecee3a8564bhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/tamla-horsford-investigation-independent-autopsy/85-a7ad99b5-58f9-4c18-8be8-a0172aa8fbd7https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0-Ed0To7sghttps://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/tamla-horsford-fell-her-death-after-ga-slumber-party-her-friend-thinks-it-was-no-accident/XW2G46G4PRFVTCBKXO2BUM4K64/https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/blog/forsyth-1912-a-timeline-of-the-forced-exile-of-black-residents-from-forsyth-county/#:~:text=Forsyth County Sheriff Bill Reid,sexually assaulting and murdering Crow.https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tamla-horsford-death-georgia-1026889/https://soundcloud.com/user-876224912/jose-barrera-gbi-interview-tamla-horsford-investigationmp3https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForTam/posts/bridget-fuller-admits-to-giving-her-xanax-to-jeanne-and-stacy-on-several-occasio/209543567848479/
Transcribe →John O' Keefe and Karen Reed - Episode 80
Apr 27, 202501:17:49Tap to summarizeOn the night of January 28th, 2022 John O' Keefe and Karen Reed were out with some of his friends. After some bars there was an after party at a house, this house would become the scene of one of the most controversial cases we have heard of. From broken phones, alleged affairs, a lot of cops, missing footage and a broken tail light everything is called into question. Thanks for listeningMusic Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusicMusic Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8SOURCES:https://www.reddit.com/r/KarenReadTrial/comments/1dfgdbb/michael_proctor_text_transcripts/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL_Xbtgi-FYhttps://www.boston25news.com/news/local/sisters-who-vacationed-aruba-with-read-okeefe-before-his-death-detail-tense-moments-during-trip/NPN36L3Q65BSNGSQ3BAWWEH42Y/https://www.town.canton.ma.us/348/Select-Boardhttps://tbdailynews.com/canton-coverup-part-60-animal-control-records-show-brian-alberts-dog-sent-2-people-to-er-after-biting-them-attorney-greg-henning-committed-perjury-in-attempt-to-keep-records-sealed/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jaf_kz01s8https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-live-stream-today-brian-higgins/#:~:text=https://apnews.com/article/karen-read-officer-death-boston-officer-testimony-14ed255442a844b3c2d51e50e0549a9b#https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-trial-timeline-john-okeefe/https://apnews.com/article/karen-read-boston-murder-trial-okeefe-2ee31aa52ba3d76a5eb831f297ac7527https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-live-stream-today-murder-trial-day-13/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/karen-read-trial-john-okeefe-death-what-know-rcna155905https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/heres-what-karen-read-and-john-okeefe-messaged-about-on-the-day-before-he-died/3404179/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdq8Kd_hMJohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CiSXzBJJA8https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/05/22/karen-read-murder-trial-livestream-video-wednesday-may-22-jen-mccabe/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzlWLwkhfx4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQy9FAaD3Lohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5qbM2CzVMohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ7YM8OgqEs
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