Got the Morbs: An Oddcast
by Got the Morbs
The Backpack Killer (live at Vinyl Groove Records)
About this podcast
A podcast for fans of true crime, haunted places, weird things, creepy stories, and all that is morbid.
Backstory: two cousins, obsessed with everything weird and dead, rope their brothers into starting a podcast with them. Hilarity ensues (or something).
Creepin it in the family!
Hosts: Beth Cieslik, Erin Ryan and Ken Dillon
Research: Beth Cieslik and Erin Ryan
Editing and music: Ken Dillon
Photography: Mike Rahel
Episodes
The newest 20 of 25 episodes
- The Backpack Killer (live at Vinyl Groove Records) · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 24Our first-ever podcast taping with a live studio audience! If you couldn’t make the live show at Vinyl Groove Records, not to worry: we’re releasing it as an episode! You’ll hear…
- Bigfoot Took Her · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 23What happened to Theresa? You’re gonna need a beer (bier?) to make it through this twisty tale of crime and cryptids. Sources: IMDB page for “Bigfoot Took Her”…
- The Shepherds Leading the Flock Astray · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 22When a bizarre and brutal crime occurred in New River, Az, the small community of New River Bible Chapel was rocked. Why would someone target Pastor Bill? Was it one of their…
- The Singing Sex Offender · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 21Once upon a time, a guy named Edward Muscare was creepy in a cool way. But then he did something that was creepy in a very NOT cool way. Listen to his story and then ask…
- Moody Boy · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 20Do you believe in fate? What started as an ordinary day at work in 2008 turned into one of the most unusual experiences Erin has ever had. This is a hard one. It is a tribute to…
- Dead and Buried · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 19Imagine sifting through years’ worth of debris and possessions in an old, eccentric relative’s house and finding … a human body?! Hear the stories of Bruce Roberts, Shane…
- The Phone Booth · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 18We can all agree that relationships can be messy and complicated. That seems like an understatement for this stranger than fiction story of love and betrayal. Let’s go back to…
- Burning Love · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 17Beth presents the thoroughly unsettling story of Burt and Linda Pugach. Hold on to your butts—it’s a wild ride. REFERENCES NOTE: “Crazy Love” is available free (with ads) on…
- The Haunted Buxton Inn · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 16The Buxton Inn in Granville, Ohio has 200+ years of history…and maybe a few ghosts? Beth and Erin share their experience after staying in the most haunted room. Plus our very…
- Betrayal of Innocence · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 15Three stories with one thing in common - none of this should have happened. Sensitive content warning for child death.
- Mad Medicine Part 2: Nicotine, Narcotics and Neurosurgery · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 14Join us for part two as Beth explores more quack medicine and horrifying medical experiments. REFERENCES • Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything…
- Mad Medicine: Bloodletting, Blubber, and Birth Control · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 13Ever heard of the rheumatism hotel? Wondered how George Washington really died? Considered adorning your bosom with weasel testicles? We certainly hadn’t. As it turns out…
- The Kansas City Butcher · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 12Got the Morbs takes on its first serial killer case (with an Ohio connection). This is one of the most brutal stories we’ve told to date - not just for the murders but for the…
- Daniel LaPlante · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 11Once upon a time, in rural Massachusetts, a creepy, stinky teenage boy called Danny escalated from petty theft to stalking to triple homicide in the span of two years. This is…
- Matthew Hoffman: The Leaf Killer of Mount Vernon · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 10A case with three gruesome murders and one twisted abduction from our home state of Ohio. We promise you’ll never look at a pile of crisp autumn leaves in the same way again…
- The Red Barn Murder · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 9The unfortunate life of Maria Marten and The Red Barn of Polstead References: • Listen to “Murder in the Red Barn” by Tom Waits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5ycbCKg7Y •…
- The Villisca Axe Murders · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 8Today’s episode combines two of our interests: true crime and the supernatural. WHY IS THERE BACON?!?! https://bestattractions.org/usa/iowa/villisca-axe-murder-house-ia/…
- History’s Horndogs · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 7Oh look, our first explicit content warning! (Thanks, Beth!) Join us for our most juvenile episode to date, as we learn about five famous men and their... eccentricities. Much…
- Charlie Brandt · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 6The baffling case of Carl Eric “Charlie” Brandt Sources: https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/brandt-carl.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/charlie-brandt…
- Victorian Mourning Customs · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 5Beth teaches us about the customs and traditions of Victorian mourning culture, from funeral cakes to post-mortem photography. Ken instigates. Erin absolutely loses her shit…







