
The Book of the Dead
Courtney Liso
A weekly true crime podcast, hosted by a mother and daughter, striving to be the voices of those who can no longer speak for themselves. The inspiration behind the Book of the Dead...
Episode list
86
July 30, 2025
31 min
Chapter 111: Something Wicked-The Murder of Joshua Bennett
In August 2005, 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier Joshua Bennett returned home to Illinois, grieving the unexpected loss of his father. Ne reconnects with his mother, who invited him t...
moreJuly 23, 2025
1 hr 9 min
Chapter 110: A Hidden Crisis-American Infanticide & The Emile Weaver Case with Clara S. Lewis
Today I sat down with Clara S. Lewis, author of American Infanticide: Sexism, Science, and the Politics of Sympathy, to examine the deeply unsettling and complex case of Emile Weav...
moreJuly 16, 2025
37 min
Chapter 109: The Devil Made Me Do It-The Beasts of Satan Murders
In the late 1990s, Italy was worried that Satanism was on the rise. There were whispers of cults and worshippers performing dark rituals to appease the devil and citizens were floc...
moreJune 25, 2025
41 min
Chapter 108: Secrets in Spanish Fork-The Disappearance of Kiplyn Davis
In 1995, 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis disappeared in broad daylight from her high school in Spanish Fork, Utah. Her belongings were abandoned in her locker, and she never made it to he...
moreJune 18, 2025
25 min
Novela 9: The Highs Ice Cream Store Murders w/ Rainbow Crimes
Join CJ from Rainbow Crimes as she tells the story of the Highs Ice Cream Store Murders. On April 11, 1967, in Staunton, Virginia, Sisters-in-law Constance Smootz Hevener and Carol...
moreJune 11, 2025
31 min
Chapter 107: The Good Die Young-The Murder of Mia Zapata
Among the legendary singers of the 27 Club who captivated the world with their music and lyrics, is a woman who is not as well known—one whose powerful voice and thought-provoking ...
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