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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...

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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...

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  • July 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...

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  • July 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...

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  • June 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...

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  • June 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...

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  • June 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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