Based on a True Crime
BASED ON A TRUE CRIME is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. We discuss murders and mysteries and how they have inspired film adaptations, television, books and more.
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Episode 23: Starkweather & Fugate & Natural Bor...
Between January 21 and January 29 of 1958, 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Fugate, went on a killing spree across America’s Heartland that left 10 ...
96 min
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Episode 22: The Night of the Hunter & Harry Powers
In August of 1931, police searching a farm in Quiet Dell, West Virginia made a gruesome discovery: five bodies, three of them children, buried in ...
100 min
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Episode 21: Janett Christman and When a Strange...
On March 18, 1950, 13-year-old Janett Christman was babysitting for the Romacks in their small, isolated home on the outskirts of Columbia, Missouri. That night, ...
83 min
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Episode 20: Have Yourself a Scary Little Black ...
Before he directed the holiday classic A Christmas Story, Bob Clark helmed a film that was quite a bit darker: Black Christmas, an early entry to ...
81 min
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Minisode: Christmas Murders
In this special crossover episode with The Little Podcast of Horrors, we chat with Julie about a couple of Christmas murders, including the Los Feliz Murder Mansion and ...
36 min
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Episode 19: Bob Crane & Auto Focus
By the late 1960s, Bob Crane was a household name, famous for his portrayal of the wisecracking Colonel Robert Hogan on Hogan’s Heroes. Less than 10 years ...
93 min
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Minisode: Winter Holiday Horror
In this minisode, we celebrate winter holiday horror movies (mostly Christmas horror movies). We begin the discussing with an overview of the controversy surrounding 1984's Silent Night, ...
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Episode 18: Maria Marten & Murder in the Red Barn
Note: In this episode we use an outdated term for the Romani people. We are very sorry and appreciate our listeners taking the time to ...
70 min
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Minisode: My Friend Dahmer
My Friend Dahmer is the film adaptation of Derf Backderf's true story graphic novel about his time hanging out with Jeffrey Dahmer in high school, before Dahmer started killing ...
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Episode 17: Richard Ramirez & Nightstalker
Between June of 1984 and August of 1985, a spree of home invasion robberies, rapes, and murders terrified residents of Los Angeles and San Francisco. ...
87 min
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Minisode: Crime-Solving Ghosts & Lady in White
In this minisode we discuss ghosts who solved their own murders and the 1988 film "Lady in White."Based on a True Crime is a podcast where ...
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Episode 16: Deadly Dreams and A Nightmare on El...
Join us as we detail a string of mysterious sleep-related deaths that inspired the late, great horror master Wes Craven and his 1984 slasher film, A ...
73 min
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Minisode: The Poughkeepsie Tapes
It's a minisode! The Poughkeepsie Tapes may be too scary to contain in one episode, so we teamed up with the Victims and Villains podcast for ...
42 min
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Episode 15: Jack the Ripper and From Hell
Join us for another spooky October discussion! This time it's all about the 1888 London murders committed by Jack the Ripper and as told in the film ...
94 min
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Minisode: Robert the Doll & Child’s Play
In this special Halloween minisode, we tell the story of Robert the Doll, the creepy real-life inspiration for the murderous Chucky in "Child's Play" (1988).Based on ...
56 min
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Episode 14: The Conjuring Universe
Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated over 10,000 cases of paranormal activity and founded the New England Society for Psychic Research. Join us for a spooky chat ...
77 min
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Minisode: The History of Halloween & Our Top Ha...
It's Halloween season, so we thought it would be the perfect time to talk about the history of Halloween and list our favorite Halloween movies! If you're looking ...
45 min
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Episode 13: The Town That Dreaded Sundown
In the spring of 1946, a string of killings committed by a so-called "Phantom" terrified the Texarkana region, and inspired the 1976 film "The Town ...
82 min
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Minisode: Delphine LaLaurie & The Axeman of New...
We're heading on a trip to New Orleans to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, so in this very special minisode, we figured that it's the ...
36 min
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Episode 12: Murder by Numbers
On May 21, 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was killed for the thrill of it by two wealthy Chicago-area teens looking to commit the perfect murder. ...
99 min
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Minisode: The Exorcism of Emily Rose
In this minisode, we talk about the deadly exorcism which inspired the 2005 horror movie “The Exorcism of Emily Rose.” Based on a True Crime is a podcast ...
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Episode 11: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The late, great director Tobe Hooper was a true Master of Horror. In this episode, Chelsea and David discuss real life cannibal families.
89 min
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Episode 10: In Cold Blood
In this deluxe episode, Chelsea and David discuss details surrounding the Clutter family murders by ex-convicts Richard Hickock and Perry Smith as detailed in the film adaptation ...
101 min
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Episode 9: Real Life Home Invasions & The Stran...
Do stories of home invasion freak you out? They terrify us! In this episode, we chat about a handful of real-life home invasions, including the ...
70 min
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Episode 8: River’s Edge
On November 3, 1981, 14-year-old Marcy Renee Conrad was murdered by her friend, Anthony Jacques Broussard. For two days afterward, he bragged about the killing ...
66 min