Eduardo & Jayne Valseca met in the early 90s and had a whirlwind romance. They got married, had 3 kids, and lived on a 1000-acre ranch in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. One morning in 2007, they dropped off the kids at school and an absolute nightmare ensued. The nightmare didn't end for 7.5 months and just when it can't get worse...it does.
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Sean Lanier was a chef living in Salt Lake City when he met 37-year-old Margie Danielsen. Both being single parents, they hit it off immediately. After a year of dating Sean proposed and the future looked bright for the couple. However, shortly after their wedding Margie starts acting "off". It's as if she's hiding something and Sean becomes incredibly suspicious. Things come to a head before he has a chance to confront her, and the reason for her behavior is mindblowing.
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This is one of our most requested cases. We've been nervous to do it because it's really brutal, but it's a shocking story that deserves to be told. In 1994, 27-year-old Alison Botha was returning home when a man wielding a knife kidnapped her. She didn't know at the time, but the man was Frans Du Toit and he was going to pick up his satanic counterpart, Theuns Kruger. These two monsters go on to brutally attack Alison & leave her for dead. When they're finally caught, they're shocked when they hear the charges.

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Anne and Bill Stout had gone through a lot with losing their oldest son in 2000, but they got through it and focused on raising their other two boys in the small town of Darby, MT. Just when things seemed to get back to normal, a high school girlfriend comes back into Bill's life. Little did they know this woman, who lived 1600 miles away, would turn their entire world upside down.
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Between 2001 - 2008, a series of murders & attacks on young women horrified Los Angeles, California. The crimes were meticulously planned but ultimately he messes with the wrong girl and after a huge struggle, leaves DNA behind. That DNA links him to a 1993 cold case that should've landed him in jail before he could kill again. When he finally goes to trial, the prosecutor has a very surprising star witness. Stick around to the end because there are some new (and damning) allegations. This is the story of Tricia Pacaccio, Ashley Ellerin, Maria Bruno, and Michelle Murphy.
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In 2007, Darlene Ewalt was on the phone with her friend, Chet, planning their upcoming vacation in the Caribbean. After 4 hours on the phone, Chet heard Darlene suddenly say in a trembling voice "oh my God" then it went silent. He screamed her name several times but all he could hear was the sound of leaves crunching as if someone was walking away. At 2am, he rushes over there to find a gruesome scene. This would be the start of a spree no one saw coming...that is until this monster walked into the wrong house...

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Happy Halloween! For this episode, we're bringing back scary ass listener stories and y'all really brought it. We have 5 stories that include: waking up to a stranger sitting on your bed, spending time with a future murderer, a paranormal conversation, and more. Thank you to everyone who submitted stories & please keep them coming for future episodes: peoplearetheworstpod@gmail.com
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Jennifer Still grew up in the tight-knit community of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. She struggled to fit in as a teenager but after high school she found her way, and life was filled with promise for the 20-year-old aspiring poet. However, this was all ripped away from her in the Summer of 1999 when her boyfriend, Kevin, came home from work and found her nearly decapitated on the bedroom floor. Detectives said it was the most brutal crime scenes they had ever seen....until March 2006 when Jennifer's friend was met with the same fate

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