People are the Worst

When Anna Pleskovic looked out the window of her parents’ Strongsville, Ohio, home and saw a stranger pressing his face against the glass, she had no idea it was the beginning of a nightmare. Over the next several months, the Pleskovic family experienced a bizarre series of break-ins, strange noises, missing keys, cut security-camera cords, and people lurking around their property. They were convinced someone was targeting their home, but they had no idea why. On October 23, 2017, they got their answer.  Research Assistant: Jim Rowley Join our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Shop ⁠⁠merch⁠⁠ Follow us on socials: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ; ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Sponsors: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/PATW for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2001, Leslie & Sandy Preer were empty nesters with a picture perfect life in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Their daughter Lauren lived nearby and even though she was an adult, the 3 of them were closer than ever.  But on May 2, 2001, tragedy struck. Leslie's boss called Sandy to tell him Leslie didn't show up for work and within hours, the Preer family's lives changed forever. Even with a few immediate suspects, the case would go cold for over 20 years before an arrest is made with the help of customs agents at Washington Dulles International Airport. And they learn the person behind it was someone nobody suspected.  Research Assistance: Jim Rowley Join our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Shop ⁠⁠merch⁠⁠ Follow us on socials: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ; ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Sponsors: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/PATW for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynthia Hoffman was 19-years-old living in Anchorage, Alaska with her family who she was extremely close with. On June 2, 2019 Cynthia told her father she was going on a "highke" with her friend,  Angela. Then she vanished. As her friends & family frantically searched for her, police uncovered a motive that's so bizarre, they initially didn't believe it. But the further they dug, the more disturbing the truth became. *Trigger warning: small portions of this episode involve minors (not the main story) Research Assistance: Molly McGuigan Join our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Shop ⁠⁠merch⁠⁠ Follow us on socials: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ; ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Sponsors: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/PATW for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For todays palate cleanser, we're going to tell you about a (hilarious-turned-not-so-much) scuffle between husband and wife over the name of their unborn baby Original Post Sponsors: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/PATW for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love going down internet rabbit holes, you are going to love CRIMES OF REDDIT with Alexis Linkletter and Sabrina Deana-Roga. Every Tuesday, one host brings a set of true-crime stories while the other reacts in real time with no prep, no spoilers asking the questions on everyone’s mind. They pull at every thread until the whole twisted picture comes into view. It’s dark, it’s messy, and the scariest part is simple: THESE ARE STORIES POSTED BY REAL PEOPLE. Follow CRIMES OF REDDIT for a new episode every Tuesday. https://pod.link/1838511303 CRIMES OF REDDIT is a Crime House original powered by PAVE Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, a young couple named Charlie Carver and Kala Brown went missing from Anderson, South Carolina. After over two months of searching, investigators were led to a 95-acre property owned by successful real estate agent, Todd Kohlhepp. What they find on the property is chilling and it will help them solve crimes they didn't even know were connected. They'll also discover some creepy product reviews left by the killer buying his weapons off of Amazon. Research Assistance: Jim Rowley Join our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Shop ⁠⁠merch⁠⁠ Follow us on socials: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ; ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Sponsors: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/PATW for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the outside, Isaiah Carvalho and Valerie Cincinelli's life looked picture-perfect. But behind closed doors there was a crumbling marriage, a secret relationship, accusations of abuse, and bunch of restraining orders! In 2019, karma finally does its thing and the chain of events that follows is so unbelievable that even seasoned investigators struggled to process it.  Research Assistance: Molly McGuigan Join our ⁠Patreon⁠ Shop ⁠merch⁠ Follow us on socials: ⁠TikTok⁠ ; ⁠Instagram⁠ Sponsors: -Goodles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Goodles.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ruggable.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat Torres had a terrible childhood growing up in Brazil. She was determined to break away from her family & make a name for herself. After a modeling agency discovered her, that dream became a reality and she started jet setting all over the world. In 2013, she landed in LA where she rubbed elbows with the Hollywood elite -- she was even rumored to date Leonardo Dicaprio. As her social media followers grew, so did her naysayers, specifically another famous Brazilian model, Yasmin Brunet. Millions of people watched their public feud over Instagram and in 2022, it would unveil an incredibly dark story that would lead to the rescue of two missing young women. Sponsors: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/PATW for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On August 2, 1979 at 3:30 a.m. Donna Ferres was working the overnight shift at a 7-Eleven when a man walked through the door. He kept his hat low and his head down, immediately making her uncomfortable, but when he asked about her sister—by name—Donna’s guard came down.  They made small talk, but when Donna asked his name, he wouldn’t tell her. Then he walked outside, lifted the hood of his perfectly functioning car, and returned to the store with a request: to help him start his car.  Research Assistance: Molly McGuigan Join the Patreon , Shop merch Socials: TikTok ; Instagram Sponsors: -Goodles: ⁠⁠⁠Goodles.com⁠⁠⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠⁠⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: ⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠⁠⁠Ruggable.com⁠⁠⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠⁠⁠ for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: ⁠⁠⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: ⁠⁠⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order ⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠ for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine donating to a cause and accidentally donating 100x more than you meant to... Click here for the original post Click here for the GoFundMe Sponsors: -Goodles: ⁠⁠⁠Goodles.com⁠⁠⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠⁠⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: ⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠⁠⁠Ruggable.com⁠⁠⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠⁠⁠ for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: ⁠⁠⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: ⁠⁠⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order ⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠ for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1994, 19-year-old Emory University student, Shannon Melendi, was working as a scorekeeper at a softball game when she left in between games and never came back. She seemingly vanished without a trace until 10 days later when an anonymous phone call came in from a man claiming to have her. And he did...he even left proof. This kicks the investigation into high gear and would become Georgia's first "no body" murder conviction. Click here to sign the change.org petition to keep Shannon's killer behind bars! Sponsors: -Goodles: ⁠⁠Goodles.com⁠⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: ⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠⁠Ruggable.com⁠⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠⁠ for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: ⁠⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: ⁠⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order ⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠ for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2005, 27-year-old EMT, Jennifer Holliday, was living in Lufkin, TX with her son and 18-year-old cousin, Ana Franklin.  On the night of May 29th, Jennifer was picking Ana up from a babysitting job when they decided to stop at a convenience store for a midnight snack. They had no idea that while making this (very) innocent errand there was a dangerous man watching them. What followed was a series of terrifying events, AND one of the most remarkable survival strategies you'll ever hear. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh -Goodles: ⁠Goodles.com⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: ⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠Ruggable.com⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠ for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: ⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: ⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order ⁠Click here⁠ for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 1990, a small mountain town in California was shocked when two people were shot at the beloved Camp Nelson Lodge, a retreat in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The victims: the owner, Bonnie Hood, and the lodge's handyman, Rudy Manuel. Investigators speak to the staff and patrons of the lodge and learn about a stranger that everyone seemed to notice. They finally find out that he is an out-of-towner Bruce Beauchamp, but his connection makes no sense. Before we find the truth, a slew of secrets come out and there will be a 3rd shooting. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/theworst for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Click here for a full list of sponsors and discount codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is a bonus for everyone! This will NOT take away from this week's episode, you're getting 2 because you rock. Today we're talking about specific cases we learned about at CrimeCon and an update on one of our most popular cases.   Roblox change.org/p/remove-david-baszucki Ali Lowitzer Stephanie Wasilishin Melissa Casias Paul Fronczak ( Episode 82 ) / Fronczak Files Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order  -Quince: Quince.com/theworst for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is a special edition where we sit down with Murderish podcast host, Jami Rice, to talk about the Netflix documentary, Maternal Instinct, which details the heinous crime committed by Taylor Parker. We covered this case last year in episode 143, but re-released it right before this episode in case you need a recap because honestly, the documentary left A LOT out. Check it out if you want a real deep dive then join us and Jami Rice here to talk mad shit. Join our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for bonus episodes, check out our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ for merch, and follow us on ⁠⁠TikTok,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Sponsors: ⁠⁠Mood⁠⁠: Use code THEWORST for 20% off your first order. ⁠⁠Happy Mammoth⁠⁠: Use code THEWORST for 15% off your first order Quince: Visit ⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order Better Help: Visit ⁠⁠BetterHelp.com/PATW⁠⁠ to get 10% off your first month Factor Meals: ⁠⁠factormeals.com/worst50⁠⁠  use code worst50 to get 50% off your first  box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally aired 3/13/2025 Following the new Netflix documentary, Maternal Instinct, we are re-releasing our own episode on Taylor Parker. Truth be told, the documentary left out alotttt of details out so if you want a deep dive, give it a listen. Also check out our next episode (#214), where we discuss the documentary with the host of Murderish podcast, Jami Rice. Let the sh*t talking begin! ________ Wade Griffin and Taylor Parker lived on a hog farm in rural TX. In 2020, they fell on hard times and were looking to sell some of their livestock when they came across a man online who was in the market for hogs. Scott Robinson lived in Wynnewood, OK which is over 3 hours away and with Taylor being over 9 months pregnant, she opted out of traveling but insisted Wade go so they don't lose the sale. Taylor was being induced that day so the plan was to meet at the hospital after the deal was done. Wade made the trek only to be told by the homeowner that he had been catfished. He was pissed at the thought of missing the birth of his first child, but he had no idea what type of evil he was actually dealing with Today's episode is a dark one...   Join our ⁠Patreon⁠ for bonus episodes, check out our ⁠website⁠ for merch, and follow us on ⁠TikTok,⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠YouTube⁠ Sponsors: ⁠Mood⁠: Use code THEWORST for 20% off your first order. ⁠Happy Mammoth⁠: Use code THEWORST for 15% off your first order Quince: Visit ⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order Better Help: Visit ⁠BetterHelp.com/PATW⁠ to get 10% off your first month Factor Meals: ⁠factormeals.com/worst50⁠  use code worst50 to get 50% off your first  box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Detective Morris McGowan walked into the brutal crime scene of a 33-year-old woman in Dallas, TX, he knew it wasn't going to be an ordinary investigation...but holy shit he could've never guessed it would be like this! What starts as a (seemingly) straightforward homicide turns far more complicated when everyone's secrets start coming out. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh Research Assistance: Jim Rowley SPONSORS: -Goodles: ⁠Goodles.com⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order -Quince: ⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠Ruggable.com⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠ for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: ⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: ⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another month, another problematic fiance. In today's AITW ep, we discuss boundaries and overstepping in-laws. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh SPONSORS: -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order -Quince: Quince.com/theworst for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On October 2, 1987, a city worker in Central City, Kentucky noticed a car parked where it shouldn't be. Upon examining the car, he realized blood was dripping out of the trunk. He called 911 and lead homicide detective Billy Fields arrived to find 20-year-old Corinna Mullen brutally murdered. There was very little physical evidence, yet a few possible suspects surfaced. Even so, it would be almost 20 years before there was justice and the true story behind what happened and who is behind it is absolutely batsh*t. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh Research assistance by Jim Rowley Sponsors: -TaskRabbit: ⁠⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Goodles: ⁠⁠Goodles.com⁠⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order -Quince: ⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠⁠Ruggable.com⁠⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠⁠ for a $1/month trial -Zenni: ⁠⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 2015, a developer was checking his construction site in North Ridgeville, Ohio when he finds the body of a young woman behind a mound of snow. She was beaten, bound and naked from the waist down. There was no purse, no ID, no phone and no missing persons report. Nothing. After two days and zero leads, police do something they almost never do: they show a black-and-white photo of her face on the evening news... post-mortem. Across town, a 45-year-old mother is sitting on her couch when she looks up and sees her own daughter's dead face on the television. What unravels from there is shocking and infuriating... Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh Sponsors: -TaskRabbit: ⁠Taskrabbit.com⁠ Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Goodles: ⁠Goodles.com⁠ Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: ⁠Oseamalibu.com⁠ Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order -Quince: ⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠ for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: ⁠Ruggable.com⁠ Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: ⁠Shopify.com/WORST⁠ for a $1/month trial -Zenni: ⁠Zenni.com/podcast⁠ use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices