Tapes from the Darkside | Crime & Psychology

In this episode, we'll travel to Tarkov, Russia. Where Chaz and his friend, Smitty, fought side-by-side in a brutal never-ending war. Episode images: https://imgur.com/a/cfVdtRh For more info about the online community that Smitty mentions...for veterans, first responders, and medical personnel: https://www.forwardoperatorsgroup.com/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/bandeofdarksiders Secret Instagram Page (livestream this Friday at 11pm EST) Subcribe to Patreon for the page url / @. — Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop Leave us a Review (...it really helps!) https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/rate/ PayPal Donations https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/paypal/

Let's step inside the interrogation room with a cold-blooded killer. This is Chapter 6 in a multi-part series. If you're new to the story please start at the beginning. https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/category/s11-the-haldersons/ Episode gifs: https://imgur.com/a/RIgLpdx — Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside PayPal Donations https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/paypal/ Leave us a Review (it really helps) https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/rate/ — Sources: Rottweiler Investigations www.youtube.com/@rottweilerinvestigations Law and Crime Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4t3IOAES8&list=PLgQo91LygInIYqim8nRBBQfU51YksH11u Music: Augusta Treverorum https://spoti.fi/496IfXk https://www.youtube.com/@augustatreverorum8397 https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ — Private Facebook Discussion Group https://facebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarkside Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/ Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop

The date was June 29, 2021. An ordinary Tuesday afternoon. But in just two days time, Bart and Krista Halderson would be dead. Their body parts strewn across rural Wisconsin. Omar Jobe, 33-years-old, answers the phone while working his job at the Madison Area Technical College help desk. He's connected with a man named Bart Halderson (pictured below). Bart would assume his son's identity in an attempt to get to the bottom of a seemingly impossible, year-long struggle to obtain his son’s college transcripts. And it's during this phone call that Bart would finally learn the truth about his son's academic situation. Chandler Halderson's intricate web of lies was about to be unspun—one thread at a time. This is Chapter 5 in a multi-part series. Please start at the beginning if you're new to the story. https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/category/s11-the-haldersons/ Episode images: https://imgur.com/a/lhooZiH — Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside PayPal Donations https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/paypal/ Leave us a Review (it really helps) https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/rate/ — Credits: Omar Jobe, full call starts at 40:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mF_bH8gPYg Rottweiler Investigations www.youtube.com/@rottweilerinvestigations Law and Crime Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4t3IOAES8&list=PLgQo91LygInIYqim8nRBBQfU51YksH11u Music: Augusta Treverorum https://spoti.fi/496IfXk https://www.youtube.com/@augustatreverorum8397 https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ — Private Facebook Discussion Group https://facebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarkside Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/ Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop

On June 17, 2021, Chandler slipped and fell down the stairs at his parents' house. And in that one brief moment the entire trajectory of his life was forever changed. Thanks for being patient with me on this episode 🐌. Support the show. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Episode images. https://imgur.com/a/HoYpVoL — Credits: Rottweiler Investigations www.youtube.com/@rottweilerinvestigations Law and Crime Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4t3IOAES8&list=PLgQo91LygInIYqim8nRBBQfU51YksH11u Music: Augusta Treverorum https://spoti.fi/496IfXk https://www.youtube.com/@augustatreverorum8397 https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ — Private Facebook Discussion Group https://facebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarkside Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/ Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop

We travel into the interrogation room with Cat. And also learn more about her background. Picture: https://i.imgur.com/tdyk1yq.png Support the show and get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Private Facebook Discussion Group https://facebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarkside Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/ Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop

The twenty-three-year-old Chandler Halderson appeared to be living the ideal life. Beautiful girlfriend, a loving family, and the dream job. How did it all go so wrong? Support the show on Patreon and get bonus stuff. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Credits: Rottweiler Investigations www.youtube.com/@rottweilerinvestigations Law and Crime Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4t3IOAES8&list=PLgQo91LygInIYqim8nRBBQfU51YksH11u Music: Augusta Treverorum https://spoti.fi/496IfXk https://www.youtube.com/@augustatreverorum8397 https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Private Facebook Discussion Group https://facebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarkside Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/ Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop

A jailhouse phone call. An interesting phenomena in its own right. The prison industrial complex in the USA generates an estimated 1.3 billions per year. In March of 2020, when the Dane County Jail stopped all in-person visitations due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus they implemented a policy in which every inmate was allotted two 15-minute phone calls per day. No matter if it's free or charged, if you happen to be on either end of a jailhouse phone call you should be aware this is not a normal phone call. That’s because there’s an inherent irony in this kind of call. Especially one that takes place pre-trial—like the one you hear at the beginning of this episode between Chandler Halderson and his girlfriend Catherine. And the irony is this. You’re free to talk about nearly any subject you'd like—except for the one that you both would like most to discuss. ——— This episodes was available early and ad-free on Patreon. Join now and get instant access to our entire back catalogue + all future episodes. Inflation proof. Lock in your subscription today and you'll never pay a higher rate. Discounts for yearly members. Merch discounts. Exclusive bonus episodes. And more. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside ——— Music by: Augusta Treverorum https://spoti.fi/496IfXkhttps://www.youtube.com/@augustatreverorum8397https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrmMain theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Private Facebook Discussion Group https://facebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarkside Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/ Merch https://darkside.launchcart.store/shop

Bart and Krista Halderson went missing in July of 2021. Their bodies were found dismembered, decapitated, and strewn throughout rural Wisconsin. The last person to see them alive was their son, Chandler, and he quickly became the lead suspect in a criminal case. But what could possibly lead a person to murder their own parents? This is "The Haldersons" presented by Tapes from the Darkside.

“In the end, however, despite all the mystery still surrounding Otto, it is essential to remember two facts that endure as unyielding as gravestones: Otto’s death and the grief of those he left behind.” —Doug Bock Clark, investigative reporter ... 50% of September (and 50% of the first week of October) Patreon pledges will go directly to "Liberty in North Korea." Helping rescue North Korean refugees. Certified & trusted 501(c)(3) and Four-Stars on Charity Navigator. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside NIGHT TERRORS (a new supporter-exclusive show)...first episode is out now. https://www.patreon.com/posts/night-terror-1-90162784 ... Donate to "Liberty in North Korea" directly: Website https://libertyinnorthkorea.org/ PayPal https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/163965 Venmo @libertyinnk https://account.venmo.com/u/libertyinnk ... Lead writer this season: Carissa Collinge Carissa.collinge@gmail.com Main theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Additional music: Augusta Treverorum https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm Emmanuel Witzthum, Soul Cathedral https://eileanrec.bandcamp.com/track/emmanuel-witzthum-soul-cathedral ... Sources https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-discussed-using-nuclear-weapon-north-korea-2017-blaming-someone-rcna65120 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/u-s-speaking-one-voice-north-korea-state-dept-spox-n791261 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-crisis-how-events-have-unfolded-under-trump-n753996 https://abcnews.go.com/International/fire-fury-rocket-man-barbs-traded-trump-kim/story?id=53634996 https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/trump-fire-fury-improvise-north-korea/index.html https://thetab.com/us/2017/06/26/professor-said-otto-warmbier-got-deserved-will-not-rehired-69870 https://www.thedailybeast.com/larry-wilmore-apologizes-to-otto-warmbiers-family https://web.archive.org/web/20180217063012/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/otto-warmbier-death-professor-facebook-post-north-korea-delaware-university-fired-a7809146.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/9/28/no-signs-of-torture-in-death-of-otto-warmbier https://www.wlwt.com/article/president-recognizes-otto-warmbiers-parents-during-state-of-the-union/15932163 https://nextshark.com/white-people-made-comedy-north-korea-now-want-sympathy-otto-warmbier ... Questions, inquiries, feedback. tapesfromthedarksidepod@gmail.com

Intricacies of international diplomacy plays and political power-plays unravel while a young man's life hangs in the balance. While Otto Warmbier faces 15 years in a North Korean prison camp, the tension between superpowers begins to boil, political tides shift, and strategies of the past are weighed against the fate of an American held hostage abroad. Amidst these high-stakes negotiations, who would anticipate a former NBA legend would come to play a critical role in the process? The final episode of the Otto Warmbier series is available to stream now on Patreon. It will be released on the public feed (ad-supported) on Monday Oct 2. patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside 50% of September’s Patreon pledges will go to Liberty in North Korea. https://libertyinnorthkorea.org/ Donate directly through PayPal https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/163965 or Venmo @libertyinnk https://account.venmo.com/u/libertyinnk Lead writer this season: Carissa Collinge Carissa.collinge@gmail.com Main theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Additional music: Augusta Treverorum https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm

If convicted of this alleged crime what kind of punishment was awaiting Otto Warmbier? Allow me to introduce you to the North Korean "re-education" prisons; a network of concentration camps that perpetually holds and brutally tortures approximately 200,000 people. 50% of September’s Patreon pledges will go directly to Liberty in North Korea. https://libertyinnorthkorea.org/ Donate directly to Liberty in North Korea: PayPal https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/163965 Venmo @libertyinnk https://account.venmo.com/u/libertyinnk Human Rights Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZby_vxrJ0Q&ab_channel=HumanRightsWatch Lead writer this season: Carissa Collinge Carissa.collinge@gmail.com Main theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Additional music: Augusta Treverorum https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm Articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_experimentation_in_North_Korea https://web.archive.org/web/20120513133927/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3326738/I-saw-an-entire-family-being-killed.-They-were-put-in-the-gas-chamber-where-they-all-suffocated.-The-last-to-die-was-the-youngest-son.html https://ethnoscopes.blogspot.com/2013/03/eyes-of-tailless-animals-book.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/life-north-korean-labor-camp-no-thinking-just-fear-n32076 https://www.finishing-technology.com/home.html

It was the last time his family would hear him speak. This is Otto Warmbier's confession. Buy a shirt—the store is open until August 31st. https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/merch Support the podcast and get 30% off all merch. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Lead writer this season: Carissa Collinge Carissa.collinge@gmail.com Main theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Additional music: Augusta Treverorum https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm All of our links: patreon.com/tapesfromthedarksidepaypal.me/tapesfromthedarksidetapesfromthedarkside.com/merchfacebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarksidehttps://www.instagram.com/thedarksidepod/https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/

Calvin says that the first thing you noticed right away was the low ceilings. It was half that of the other floors. This truly felt like a nonexistent floor. Built between the crawlspaces of two actual floors. The taller members of the group buckled their knees to give the necessary headroom. And then excited, but also anxious, the group spread out and began to explore. Calvin cautiously walked the length of a dimly lit, concrete hall. The layout wasn’t much different than your normal hotel corridor. Doors branching off on either side to other rooms. Most were locked, but one was open. Our merch store is now open for a limited time. Patreon Supporters—at checkout use your discount code for 30% off everything. https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/merch Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Lead writer this season: Carissa Collinge Carissa.collinge@gmail.com Main theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Additional music: Augusta Treverorum https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm Research Credit: https://monsoondiaries.com/2011/08/23/piso-cinco/ @meghamohan https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44469005All of our links: patreon.com/tapesfromthedarksidepaypal.me/tapesfromthedarksidetapesfromthedarkside.com/merchfacebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarksidehttps://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/

The story of Otto Warmbier, an all-American boy with an adventurous spirit. A former high school standout who would decide to take a daring vacation to North Korea during his college years. This episode begins to unravel the mystery of his New Year's Eve night in Pyongyang that would forever change the trajectory of his life. Discover the untold truths behind his capture, the resulting international controversy, and the cruel fate Otto was ultimately destined to endure. Our merch store is now open for a limited time. Patreon Supporters—at checkout use your discount code for 30% off everything. https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/merch Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Lead writer this season: Carissa Collinge Carissa.collinge@gmail.com Main theme music: 20Six Hundred https://20sixhundred.bandcamp.com/ Additional music: Augusta Treverorum https://soundcloud.com/agsttrvrrm patreon.com/tapesfromthedarksidepaypal.me/tapesfromthedarksidetapesfromthedarkside.com/merchfacebook.com/tapesfromthedarksidefacebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarksidetwitter.com/theDARKSIDEpodhttps://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/

The extended version of this episode is available ad-free on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/posts/87357593 — Bob Motta has been practicing law for over 20 years. He graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law and became licensed in 2001. Since then, he helped found the law firm Motta & Motta where he practiced law alongside both his father and his wife. Mr. Motta has been named a top 100 trial lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers Association and he's a long-standing and respected member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. His so-called true crime "claim-to-fame" is the fact that his father, Robert M. Motta I, was the defense attorney for the notorious serial killer, John Wayne Gacy. Today, Bob is going to help us break down the upcoming legal case against Eleanor Hunton Hoppe. After you listen to this episode, please go binge his podcast series Defense Diaries: Season 1, The Gacy Tapes in which he reveals mind-blowing secrets about the handling of the Gacy case by the Chicago PD...I can't tell you more, you'll have to hear it to believe it. Listen here: https://apple.co/3OpeXd5 https://spoti.fi/3DKop67 https://defensediaries.com/

Part 2-of-2 Ad-free, premium version. Exported in 320kbps mp3 format for high-definition audio (approximately 2x the quality of the public feed). Available at patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside. — In a video on the official Facebook page for the USA's largest volunteer-supported child mentoring group, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Eleanor Hunton Hoppe stares down the barrel of the camera's lens and states: "I'm Eleanor and I support Big Brothers and Big Sisters because our mentoring model works." Eleanor was employed by the organization from December 2017 to June 2019 and once even served briefly as their interim Director of Philanthropy. This is one detail among a cache of brand-new information we have unearthed for you in this episode. Information that—as far as we're aware—has not yet been covered by any news media organization, outlet, blog, or website. We're breaking this one wide open. Help the podcast grow. Tell a friend about us. Thanks love you all. — Support the show and get access to our ad-free premium feed. Plus...bonus episodes, merch, and more. patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Massive merch store update coming soon. Sneak Peek: https://i.imgur.com/byi3pCm.png — patreon.com/tapesfromthedarksidefacebook.com/tapesfromthedarksidefacebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarksidetwitter.com/theDARKSIDEpod

Part 1-of-2 Ad-free, premium version. Exported in 320kbps mp3 format for high-definition audio (approximately 2x the quality of the public feed). Available at patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside. — During the afternoon hours of March 16, 2023, a forty-five-year-old woman named Eleanor Hoppe got into her SUV and began the one-and-a-half-hour drive from her home in Charlottesville, Virginia to a hotel located in Warrenton. To say Eleanor was excited about this road trip would be an understatement. She had been planning it for weeks. And as her car took the on-ramp to US 29 North and the white noise of rubber on asphalt hummed away—sexual fantasies flooded Eleanor’s mind. But these were not normal sexual fantasies. And this was not a normal road trip. Eleanor didn’t know it at the time, but the man she was planning to meet was not who he said he was. He didn’t have an eight-year-old daughter like he and Eleanor had discussed in their chats on an encrypted messaging app. The man was in fact an undercover FBI agent. This is the depraved tale of Eleanor Hunton Hoppe, or as she was known online: tori4fun. — Update: I thought this would be a one-off episode, but tonight I’ve discovered WILD new information and am working on a part 2 right now. Will release it as soon as it’s finished. — Massive merch store update coming soon. Sneak Peek: https://i.imgur.com/byi3pCm.png — patreon.com/tapesfromthedarksidefacebook.com/tapesfromthedarksidefacebook.com/groups/tapesfromthedarksidetwitter.com/theDARKSIDEpod

"It is undoubtedly the most hideous and dastardly crime I have ever known," the medical examiner, Dr. Weisman, said, as he left the autopsy room. Sheriff Ludwick agreed. "[It’s] the worst thing that’s happened in Knox County while I’ve been here.” Leaves crunched under his shoes and the sun’s last rays pried their way into his squinted eyes as John walked down Crescent Street. He had an errand to run. John and Albert lived on the same street—merely its name changed as you crossed Main Street. John knocked on his neighbor’s door. He had gotten fed up with his stepdaughter’s long absences. It had been a week since he’d seen Pauline. Albert came to the door and John asked for her. “It’s time to come home, Pauline.” She was just 16 years old, but had a mind of her own, and John was growing impatient with her. She obliged and they walked home, their backs to the setting sun. It was Halloween night and John wanted his family together.When they arrived home, around 5:30PM, John asked his daughter, Rachel, who was 11, to call his wife at work, and let her know that Pauline was back. Rachel got her on the line and Thelma asked her to keep Pauline at home until she could get there at 7:00PM. Then the kids—Rachel and her younger brother, Bernard—went out trick-or-treating, leaving Pauline and John alone. I'm excited to share with you one of the most meticulously researched true crime podcasts I've ever heard. This is MURDER, SHE TOLD. Show notes: murdershetold.com/episodes/alzada-pauline-young Another episode I think DARKSIDE fans would enjoy: spoti.fi/43nEskw apple.co/3ObcnbJ New TAPES FROM THE DARKSIDE episode coming next week. Early access for our Patreon members. patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside

You have heard bits and pieces of this audio already in the Jacob Jeremiah Landin season. But this is the full uncut interview. I actually recorded this as a sort of "aftershow" before the season was even completed—mainly to ask Eric about his relationship with his brother. I hope you find it interesting. — Support TAPES FROM THE DARKSIDE. patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside Again, please consider subscribing to Eric's show. https://www.trueconsequences.com/

I think this is one of the most fascinating pieces of audio you could ever hear. It's Eric's raw conversation with his mother. The first time they've ever discussed Jacob's death. Thank you to Eric for letting me re-post this audio on my feed. Go subscribe to his show. https://www.trueconsequences.com/ Please consider supporting Tapes from the Darkside on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside