Twisted Travel and True Crime

A phone call triggered by a missing employee led to the gruesome discovery of sheep shearer Mick Lewis and his wife Sue. They had been shot dead in their remote homestead. Their four-year-old daughter was left fending for herself as well as caring for her three-year-old brother and their puppy while her parents' bodies decomposed nearby.

They fell through the sky holding hands, laughing and smiling. They let go of each other, preparing to open their parachutes. The fleeting feeling of happy exhilaration was followed by fear and dread as Els Van Doren discovered that hers wouldn’t open properly. From the sky, her teammates watched as she plunged to the ground screaming. As the investigation unraveled, like the strings of her parachute, it was discovered that the cords had been cut. She had been murdered...

Part 2

This Halloween, brace yourself for an eerie gathering of 13 independent true crime podcasts, including this one. Uncover the sinister secrets of haunted houses and delve into the minds of serial killers as we trade stories. These tales aren't for the faint of heart. When darkness calls, will you answer?

Listener discretion is advised...

This Halloween, brace yourself for an eerie gathering of 13 independent true crime podcasts, including this one. Uncover the sinister secrets of haunted houses and delve into the minds of serial killers as we trade stories. These tales aren't for the faint of heart. When darkness calls, will you answer?

Listener discretion is advised...

On Halloween we are accustomed to the festivities that come with the Holiday.  Costumes, candy, and playful pranks are part of many communities who embrace the spirit of fun and revelry. 

 But in 2012, in Mount Pleasant Michigan, one man let the evil lurking within him take control. Instead of celebrating the holiday, he unleashed a darkness that would send shockwaves through his community...

A short refreshing dip in the ocean, turns into a nightmare as a father and son are swept out to sea. As night falls with no hope of a quick rescue, a father realizes that if he and his son remain together, they will both drown. He makes a heart wrenching decision that will change his life forever. DONATE:  One time: Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/twistedtravelandTC Monthly:  Patreon:  https://patreon...

Two young girls go missing from the Oklahoma State Fair. They were lured away with the promise of a job and are never seen again. Years later, two more girls go missing but one escapes to tell a terrible tale. Her kidnapper Royal Russel Long will go to jail for kidnapping charges but is linked back to the first pair of missing girls...

Imagine you and your best friend sailing to a deserted island and trying to live there, relying only on yourselves for a year. What would you be most concerned about? In 1974, two couples had the same idea, to enjoy themselves on an island of their very own. The first couple, the Grahams were married and experienced sailors. The second couple, an ex-con named Buck Walker and his hippie girlfriend Stephanie Stearns, wanted to create their own garden of Eden. One with out authority and rules...

In 1981, a 10 year old girl was biking come from her aunts house. It had been a fun filled and busy day. She had just started secondary school and her parents let her bike home alone through a two mile stretch of woods between her aunts house and her own. It wasn't the first time she'd taken this route but it was her last. She disappeared. It was 16 days before she was found dead, buried in a box that looked like it had been designed to sustain her...

After a series of murders spark terror and intrigue in Madrid authorities search for a suspect. A deck of playing cards are the center of his gloating. He left one at three different crime scenes. The killer brutally murdered his victims, shooting them from point blank range. As month went by, the police struggled to find a suspect that fit the crimes. The citizens of Spain were angry. Four months after the last murder a drunk man would confess to the crimes...