Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

• Ep. 256 — The Murders of Jennifer & Robbie Tower

  Send us a textIn 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source List:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAWjmT4pkhghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAMekrZe1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlmRs7vLgvchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c60dygOWurghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_z0wmqPczEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcW8M99FLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBs9DwRlObM https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/17/dima-tower-murder-trial-parents-sarasota-north-port-florida-sentence/87270341007/ https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/dima-tower-found-guilty-first-degree-murder-parents-deaths/https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/an-evil-spirit-judge-hands-down-maximum-penalty-convicted-killer/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/dima-tower-stabbed-parents-florida-b2407066.htmlhttps://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-accused-killing-adoptive-parents-could-face-life-prison https://people.com/adoptive-son-on-trial-parents-massacred-bodies-found-head-to-head-11848252 https://robersonfh.com/obituary/robbie-tower/https://robersonfh.com/obituary/jennifer-christine-tower/ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Parents-Who-Get-Killed-and-the-Children-Who-Kill-Heide/2065d32fb8cd2957a8cfbb7392da17252bc2e668 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31463985/ https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/adoption-and-murder-advances-psychology-and-law-p-274-280-1997 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34131962/ Prison Pen Pal PodcastHear real stories from prison inmates, their free-world pen pals, family, and friends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Living the Dream with CurveballOn the living the dream with curveball podcast I interview guests that inspire.Listen on: Apple Podcasts

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• Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike, Lyrik Poike, and Dakota Smith

  Send us a textOn September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/2024/20220560.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ut-supreme-court/115885520.html https://www.scribd.com/doc/283369702/Alexander-Tran-Charges https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/judge-orders-alexander-hung-tran-to-three-life-sentences-without-the-possiblity-of-parole-for-2015-aggravated-murders/https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/jury-finds-alexander-hung-tran-guilty-of-three-2015-aggravated-murders/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/triple-murder-suspect-allegedly-said-mom-made-me-do-it/ https://www.ksl.com/article/51367190/jury-finds-salt-lake-man-guilty-of-3-counts-of-aggravated-murder-in-2015-triple-killing https://www.deseret.com/2015/10/1/20573462/homeowner-accused-in-triple-homicide-had-wanted-renters-to-leave-charges-state/ https://www.ksl.com/article/36596650/neighbor-killed-man-grandmother-2-month-old-baby-police-sayhttps://www.deseret.com/2015/9/21/20572866/motive-for-3-killings-unknown-but-dad-says-answers-may-never-be-known/ https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2977019&itype=CMSID https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/heike-poike-23208/obituary https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/lyrik-amorpoike-23208/obituary https://www.peelfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dakota-smith https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/four-federal-indictments-unsealed-alleging-sex-trafficking-children-transportation-minorshttps://www.ksl.com/article/37687105/sandy-woman-accepts-plea-deal-in-child-sex-trafficking-casehttps://kutv.com/news/local/8-charged-after-child-trafficking-bust https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3287203&itype=CMSID https://lawandcrime.com/crime/increasingly-obsessive-murderer-fixated-on-woman-blows-away-her-mom-infant-daughter-in-a-baby-bouncer-and-a-family-friend/ Prison Pen Pal PodcastHear real stories from prison inmates, their free-world pen pals, family, and friends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Living the Dream with CurveballOn the living the dream with curveball podcast I interview guests that inspire.Listen on: Apple Podcasts

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• Ep. 254 — How (Not) to Solve Your Problems With a Hitman

  Send us a textToday, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List:Gregory Hesshttps://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/487-mda-2019.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/manipulator_or_target_of_oppor.html https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/york-county-man-accused-of-hiring-hit-man-now-accused-of-hiring-second-hit-man-to-kill-the-first/ https://www.wgal.com/article/police-man-offers-hitman-30-000-to-kill-wife-s-friend/6231342 https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-man-accused-of-3-murder-for-hire-plots-out-on-bail/6236175 https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/hess-sentenced-in-murder-for-hire-case-faces-up-to-24-years/521-ea9d86a1-9cd7-4c76-954c-cd960e9a23be https://local21news.com/news/local/closing-remarks-made-in-gregory-hess-trialhttps://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2015/12/31/hess-sentenced-12-24-years/78122334/ https://www.wgal.com/article/man-accused-of-trying-to-hire-hit-man-repeatedly-heads-to-hearing/5914750 https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2015/05/he_wanted_to_kick_his_ass_daug.html https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2014/06/son_of_york_county_man_charged.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/03/toby_hess_gregory_hess_murder.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/gregory_hess_trial_deliberatio.html https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2016/03/01/murder-for-hire-hit-man-hess/81167700/ https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2015/05/27/verdict-reached-murder-hire-plot-trial/31254019/ https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/22/prosecution-rests-greg-hess-trial/31267675/ https://www.wgal.com/article/man-accused-in-murder-for-hire-plot-now-accused-in-second-plot/6232094 https://sevenvalleysborough.com/history/ Prison Pen Pal PodcastHear real stories from prison inmates, their free-world pen pals, family, and friends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Living the Dream with CurveballOn the living the dream with curveball podcast I interview guests that inspire.Listen on: Apple Podcasts

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• Ep. 253 — “The Boy is Mine”: A Hitman Case

  Send us a textOne boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List:telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/woman-workplace-love-triangle-searched-dark-web-hitman-murder/ https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/woman-in-bizarre-milton-keynes-love-triangle-hitman-case-convicted-of-soliciting-murder-3779157 https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/jealous-woman-hored-hitman-to-kill-love-rival-as-they-were-both-having-affair-with-boss/news-story/42619183b25232f8afa9ccbf69a997a0?amphttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63010910 https://theweek.com/news/uk-news/957400/sports-direct-trial-woman-accused-of-hiring-hitman-over-work-love-triangle https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/love-rival-asked-how-to-get-away-with-hit-rsgsfjqn6 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21749633/sports-direct-worker-tried-hitman/ https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/23/sports-direct-worker-jailed-for-attempting-to-hire-dark-web-hitman-17435327/ Prison Pen Pal PodcastHear real stories from prison inmates, their free-world pen pals, family, and friends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Living the Dream with CurveballOn the living the dream with curveball podcast I interview guests that inspire.Listen on: Apple Podcasts

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• Ep. 252: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: H.H. Holmes

  Send us a textIn the 1890s, Dr. H.H. Holmes became famous for being America’s 1st Serial Killer, even though he technically wasn’t the first. He’s also famous for building a murder castle in Chicago, where he reportedly murdered over a hundred victims with torture devices, secret gas chambers, and a secret crematorium. But what really happened in Holmes’ murder castle? Today, we’re going to talk about H.H. Holmes and his basic BS. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4Episode Source List:H.H. Holmeshttps://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/immigrant-neighborhood/h-h-holmes/ https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes https://www.history.com/articles/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-post-office/ https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=forensic_scholars_today https://poklib.libguides.com/c.php?g=648949&p=4551261 https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes-victims https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/a-serial-killer-is-hanged https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-h-holmes https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/05/28/chicago-journalism-history/ Belle Gunnesshttps://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness/https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-belle-gunness-murder-farmhttps://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-belle-gunness-murder-farm/selected-articles https://www.pbs.org/video/death-on-the-farm-how-belle-gunness-amassed-a-fortune-by-luring-men-to-her-farm-and-chopping-them-to-pieces-l6avan/Prison Pen Pal PodcastHear real stories from prison inmates, their free-world pen pals, family, and friends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Living the Dream with CurveballOn the living the dream with curveball podcast I interview guests that inspire.Listen on: Apple Podcasts

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