Castos https://www.facebook.com/icycoldhandsofcake We dishonor the dead by retelling their stories poorly. It's what we do. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:46:20 +0000 en © 2021 US https://episodes.castos.com/6116f5505562e3-73419587/images/Sweet-Sweet-Death-Cover-Correct-size.jpg https://www.facebook.com/icycoldhandsofcake We dishonor the dead by retelling their stories poorly. It's what we do. Heather and Laura episodic We dishonor the dead by retelling their stories poorly. It's what we do. Heather Waterman icycoldhandsofcake@gmail.com true https://feeds.castos.com/d42om yes Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:46:20 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1673423 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-zanesville-zoo-massacre-and-beverly-jarosz Well, we're back. This round we tackle Ohio. We cover the sad story of sixteen year old Beverly Jarosz whose case went cold. We also look into Terry Thompson and the Zanesville Zoo massacre. We hope you enjoy!

]]> full 44 true Well, we're back. This round we tackle Ohio. We cover the sad story of sixteen year old Beverly Jarosz whose case went cold. We also look into Terry Thompson and the Zanesville Zoo massacre. We hope you enjoy!

]]> 01:03:03 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 03:54:57 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1616817 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/west-virginia-mine-wars-and-mothman Well, we're exhausted but we're back. This time we have a go with West Virginia and start with the Mine Wars and end with the origin of the Mothman prophosies. We're a little rusty, guys. Thanks for tuning in!

]]> full 47 true Well, we're exhausted but we're back. This time we have a go with West Virginia and start with the Mine Wars and end with the origin of the Mothman prophosies. We're a little rusty, guys. Thanks for tuning in!

]]> 01:20:27 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:42:30 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1554553 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-murder-of-lucy-pollard-and-the-start-of-the-jamestown-settlement This week we cover the gruesome murder of Lucy Pollard followed by the confusing trial. We also discuss the disastrous start of Jamestown. As you all know sound quality is weird but the content is slightly better. Enjoy!

]]> full 48 true This week we cover the gruesome murder of Lucy Pollard followed by the confusing trial. We also discuss the disastrous start of Jamestown. As you all know sound quality is weird but the content is slightly better. Enjoy!

]]> 01:09:32 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:00:18 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1529926 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-hog-farms-of-north-carolina-and-jeffrey-macdonald This week we get into North Carolina. We cover the environmental racism of the hog industry and the gruesome death of Jeffrey MacDonalds family.

]]> full 49 true This week we get into North Carolina. We cover the environmental racism of the hog industry and the gruesome death of Jeffrey MacDonalds family.

]]> 01:18:20 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:31:56 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1491256 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-murders-of-joe-and-joy-pittman-and-the-2015-charleston-shooting This week we take a look at South Carolina. We cover Christopher Pittman murdering his grandparents at a young age and the massacre at the AME Church in Charleston by Dylann Roof in 2015. Please enjoy!

]]> full 46 true This week we take a look at South Carolina. We cover Christopher Pittman murdering his grandparents at a young age and the massacre at the AME Church in Charleston by Dylann Roof in 2015. Please enjoy!

]]> 01:11:49 Mon, 08 May 2023 13:56:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1474087 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-atlanta-child-murders-and-the-lynchings-of-forsyth-georgia It was a long wait, but hopefully worth it. This time we discuss the horrible negligence of the Atlanta Child Murders that left the community devestated. We also talk about the events leading up to every Black resident of Forsyth, Georgia being violently removed from town in 1912. 

]]> full 44 true It was a long wait, but hopefully worth it. This time we discuss the horrible negligence of the Atlanta Child Murders that left the community devestated. We also talk about the events leading up to every Black resident of Forsyth, Georgia being violently removed from town in 1912. 

]]> 01:19:52 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:42:53 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1448665 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-casanova-killer-paul-john-knowles-and-the-white-house-boys This week we cover America's penis, Florida. We discuss the creepy handosme man known as the Casanova Killer and the horrific boys reform school in Mariana, known as the Arthur G. Dozier School. Until next time!

]]> full 42 true This week we cover America's penis, Florida. We discuss the creepy handosme man known as the Casanova Killer and the horrific boys reform school in Mariana, known as the Arthur G. Dozier School. Until next time!

]]> 01:04:11 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:10:45 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1425733 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/black-history-month-2023 Hello again! This time we cover some important figures from American History. We speak on the lack of recognition with NASA computers and the history of the Black Panther Party. Please enjoy this special episode regarding Black History. Until next time!

]]> full 43 true Hello again! This time we cover some important figures from American History. We speak on the lack of recognition with NASA computers and the history of the Black Panther Party. Please enjoy this special episode regarding Black History. Until next time!

]]> 01:18:37 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:16:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1404406 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/kentucky-pt-2-the-walker-family-lynching-and-muhammad-ali This week we're back at it! We cover the horrible murders of the Walker Family and finish up with the incredible life of Muhammad Ali. Please enjoy!

]]> full 42 true This week we're back at it! We cover the horrible murders of the Walker Family and finish up with the incredible life of Muhammad Ali. Please enjoy!

]]> 01:08:25 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:30:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1388939 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/muhammad-ali-pt-1 In an attempt to cover Kentucky, Heather may have gone crazy with her Muhammad Ali story and taken over the entire episode. This week we cover Muhammad Ali and him alone. The man was so much more than a boxer and should be remembered for all time. Stay tuned for part 2!

]]> full true In an attempt to cover Kentucky, Heather may have gone crazy with her Muhammad Ali story and taken over the entire episode. This week we cover Muhammad Ali and him alone. The man was so much more than a boxer and should be remembered for all time. Stay tuned for part 2!

]]> 01:12:16 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 04:41:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1346673 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-murder-of-garnet-gin-and-the-story-of-strange-fruit This week we take some twists and turns with the very upsetting and mysterious death of Garnet Gin, as well as the dark history of Billy Holidays 'Strange Fruit.' 

]]> full 40 true This week we take some twists and turns with the very upsetting and mysterious death of Garnet Gin, as well as the dark history of Billy Holidays 'Strange Fruit.' 

]]> 01:00:25 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:04:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1318468 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-kobe-cannibal-and-the-halifax-explosion This week we cover the Japanese cannibal Issei Sagawa and his creepy meal planning while obsessing with western women and the Halifax explosion that killed at least 2,000 people and required hundreds of eyeballs be removed. Please enjoy!

]]> full 37 true This week we cover the Japanese cannibal Issei Sagawa and his creepy meal planning while obsessing with western women and the Halifax explosion that killed at least 2,000 people and required hundreds of eyeballs be removed. Please enjoy!

]]> 00:52:53 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:59:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1303586 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-italian-hall-massacre-and-delthea-word-and-gail-webster Hello again! This week we cover a few Michigan stories starting with the Italian Hall Massacre in Calumet. We also jump into the horrific and cruel transgressions that led to the death of Delthea Word, as well as the unsolved case of poor Gail Webster. Also, Asal, you rule for sharing the Italian Hall Massacre. Thanks!

]]> full 38 true Hello again! This week we cover a few Michigan stories starting with the Italian Hall Massacre in Calumet. We also jump into the horrific and cruel transgressions that led to the death of Delthea Word, as well as the unsolved case of poor Gail Webster. Also, Asal, you rule for sharing the Italian Hall Massacre. Thanks!

]]> 01:05:07 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:51:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/30417/episode/1289397 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-murder-of-jeffery-dahmer-and-the-great-peshtigo-fire Hallo! This week we cover the satisfying murder of Jeffery Dahmer in prison and the little known yet highly deadly fire of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. We hope you enjoy!

]]> full 37 true Hallo! This week we cover the satisfying murder of Jeffery Dahmer in prison and the little known yet highly deadly fire of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. We hope you enjoy!

]]> 00:49:04 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:15:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/the-true-accounting-of-hh-holmes-and-the-eastland-disaster https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-true-accounting-of-hh-holmes-and-the-eastland-disaster Hello again!  This week we cover the real accounting of H.H. Holmes who may or may not have murdered all those people, and the tragic Eastland Disaster boat accident that took 844 lives. Thanks for listening!

]]> full 36 true Hello again!  This week we cover the real accounting of H.H. Holmes who may or may not have murdered all those people, and the tragic Eastland Disaster boat accident that took 844 lives. Thanks for listening!

]]> 01:02:02 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:18:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/the-new-london-school-explosion-and-diane-downs https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-new-london-school-explosion-and-diane-downs This round we take a look at the New London School explosion that resulted in the deaths of nearly 300 children in Texas. We also learn about the horrible monster called Diane Downs that shot her children all for a man that didn't want her. Bummer. Don't forget to watch Small Sacrifices. We hope you enjoy!

]]> full 35 true This round we take a look at the New London School explosion that resulted in the deaths of nearly 300 children in Texas. We also learn about the horrible monster called Diane Downs that shot her children all for a man that didn't want her. Bummer. Don't forget to watch Small Sacrifices. We hope you enjoy!

]]> 01:03:47 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:01:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/history-of-the-kkk-and-the-alabama-hostage-bunker-crisis-pt-2 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/history-of-the-kkk-and-the-alabama-hostage-bunker-crisis-pt-2 We did it! This week we wrap up our stories with diving deeper into the KKK and the Hostage Crisis in Alabama. We'd like to say sorry for taking so long in between recordings, but we're doing our best :) We hope we've done the stories justice!

 

]]> full 34 true We did it! This week we wrap up our stories with diving deeper into the KKK and the Hostage Crisis in Alabama. We'd like to say sorry for taking so long in between recordings, but we're doing our best :) We hope we've done the stories justice!

 

]]> 00:53:58 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:14:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/the-history-of-the-kkk-and-the-alabama-bunker-hostage-crisis-pt-1 https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-history-of-the-kkk-and-the-alabama-bunker-hostage-crisis-pt-1 It only took a month, but we did it!  This week we make an attempt to cover the intense history of the KKK and the terrifying 2013 hostage crisis out of Alabama. This is a two parter for both of us as there was just too much information to cover in one episode. We hope you enjoy!

]]> full 32 true It only took a month, but we did it!  This week we make an attempt to cover the intense history of the KKK and the terrifying 2013 hostage crisis out of Alabama. This is a two parter for both of us as there was just too much information to cover in one episode. We hope you enjoy!

]]> 01:15:20 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:49:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/mississippi-burning-case-and-vernon-dahmer https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/mississippi-burning-case-and-vernon-dahmer This week gets a little deep. We cover the horrific killings of the three Civil Rights activists that received national attention and the ordered killing of Vernon Dahmer for daring to fight for voting rights. Both cases involve Sam Bowers, notorious Klan leader. We hope you learn a little something about a dark era and remember to keep staying skeptic!

]]> full 31 true This week gets a little deep. We cover the horrific killings of the three Civil Rights activists that received national attention and the ordered killing of Vernon Dahmer for daring to fight for voting rights. Both cases involve Sam Bowers, notorious Klan leader. We hope you learn a little something about a dark era and remember to keep staying skeptic!

]]> 01:02:38 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 23:32:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/louisiana-and-some-voodoo https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/louisiana-and-some-voodoo How are you all doing? We're doing our best on this end and doing a bit of a bang up job. In this weeks struggle to articulate ourselves, we attempt to give an incredibly brief history of Voodoo and the possible murders done by the Human Five Gang that may or may not have done some bad things. Was it pencil? Was it blood? Who can say. Strap in and do your best to enjoy. No Regerts.

]]> full 30 true How are you all doing? We're doing our best on this end and doing a bit of a bang up job. In this weeks struggle to articulate ourselves, we attempt to give an incredibly brief history of Voodoo and the possible murders done by the Human Five Gang that may or may not have done some bad things. Was it pencil? Was it blood? Who can say. Strap in and do your best to enjoy. No Regerts.

]]> 00:59:08 Tue, 17 May 2022 21:13:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/the-elaine-massacre-and-ronald-gene-simmons https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-elaine-massacre-and-ronald-gene-simmons This week we cover the indescribably horrific events that took place in Elaine, Arkansas and the unexpected family murders done by Ronald Gene Simmons. As always thanks for your patience and we hope you enjoy!

]]> full 29 true This week we cover the indescribably horrific events that took place in Elaine, Arkansas and the unexpected family murders done by Ronald Gene Simmons. As always thanks for your patience and we hope you enjoy!

]]> 00:57:23 Tue, 03 May 2022 13:39:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/the-feeney-family-murders-and-the-branson-duck-boat-capsize https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/the-feeney-family-murders-and-the-branson-duck-boat-capsize Well, we're doing our best, how about the rest of you? After disappearing for three weeks we're back with some Missouri stories for you! Laura discusses the gruesome murders of the Feeney family and Heather goes over the events that led to the sinking of the Ride the Ducks tour boat. Hope you somewhat enjoy!

]]> full 28 true Well, we're doing our best, how about the rest of you? After disappearing for three weeks we're back with some Missouri stories for you! Laura discusses the gruesome murders of the Feeney family and Heather goes over the events that led to the sinking of the Ride the Ducks tour boat. Hope you somewhat enjoy!

]]> 00:54:09 Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:37:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/michelle-martinko-and-joey-jordison-of-slipknot https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/michelle-martinko-and-joey-jordison-of-slipknot Welcome back! Through our ridiculous sound problems we get to Iowa. We cover the horrible murder of Michelle Martinko whose case went cold and the insane life of Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot. So huff a dead crow, try to get over the lack of editing, and have a listen!

]]> full 26 true Welcome back! Through our ridiculous sound problems we get to Iowa. We cover the horrible murder of Michelle Martinko whose case went cold and the insane life of Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot. So huff a dead crow, try to get over the lack of editing, and have a listen!

]]> 01:11:12 Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/tilmer-eugene-thompson-and-the-us-dakota-war https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/tilmer-eugene-thompson-and-the-us-dakota-war Sorry for the delay, as always time gets the better of us. This week we get into Minnesota and uncover the grizzly murder plot by Tilmer Eugene Thompson and the unfair treatment and injustice of the Natives in Minnesota that errupted into warfare. Please enjoy!

]]> full 25 true Sorry for the delay, as always time gets the better of us. This week we get into Minnesota and uncover the grizzly murder plot by Tilmer Eugene Thompson and the unfair treatment and injustice of the Natives in Minnesota that errupted into warfare. Please enjoy!

]]> 01:08:00 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000 Heather and Laura https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/podcasts/30417/episodes/teddy-roosevelt39s-statue-removal-and-eugene-butler https://sweet-sweet-death.castos.com/episodes/teddy-roosevelt39s-statue-removal-and-eugene-butler This week in an attempt to cover North Dakota, we discuss New Yorks decision to remove the Teddy Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum of Natural History and rehome it to North Dakota as well as the national push to remove other conflicting monuments. We also go over the life of Eugene Butler and his mysterious life and findings of bones on the mans property. We do apologize for the minor audio issues and will be posting just a couple days late next week as we've got a lot going on. Thanks for listening!

]]> full 24 true This week in an attempt to cover North Dakota, we discuss New Yorks decision to remove the Teddy Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum of Natural History and rehome it to North Dakota as well as the national push to remove other conflicting monuments. We also go over the life of Eugene Butler and his mysterious life and findings of bones on the mans property. We do apologize for the minor audio issues and will be posting just a couple days late next week as we've got a lot going on. Thanks for listening!

]]> 01:05:02