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In this episode of Triggered, we tell one of the most horrifying, and ultimately inspiring, survival stories in true crime history. In 1994, South African woman Alison Botha was abducted, brutally assaulted, and left for dead after a night out with friends. Her attackers slit her throat, disemboweled her, and abandoned her in a desolate area, convinced she wouldn’t live.
But Alison refused to die.
Through unimaginable pain and sheer force of will, she held her own body together and walked toward help—saving her own life and later helping authorities bring her attackers to justice. This is not just a story of violence. It’s a story of raw human survival, resilience, and what it means to choose to live when death is certain.
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THROWBACK EPISODE!
Welcome to the Cecil Hotel...you can check in but you may never leave.
For nearly a century, the Cecil Hotel has stood in the heart of Los Angeles as more than just a building. Its walls have absorbed tragedy, violence, disappearance, and death, each floor whispered with secrets, each room touched by something unsettling.
In this episode, we descend into the dark history of the Cecil. From its early days as a glamorous destination to its slow decay into a magnet for the vulnerable, the desperate, and, in some cases, the predatory. We’ll unravel the infamous residents, unexplained deaths, and the eerie patterns that seem to cling to the hotel like a stain that won’t fade.
Is the Cecil simply a reflection of its surroundings? Or is there something more ominous at work — a force that pulls certain people through its doors and refuses to let them leave alive?
Lights off. Doors locked. Let’s check in.
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In August 2013, 19-year-old college student Bryce Laspisa vanished without a trace on a dark stretch of California highway. His abandoned car, overturned near a remote lake, became the center of a chilling mystery filled with unanswered questions, erratic behavior, bizarre phone calls, and sightings that never quite made sense.
In this episode, we dive deep into the hours leading up to Bryce’s disappearance: the strange detours, the midnight conversations, the emotional unraveling, and the final moments where he was seen alive. And while we follow the facts, patterns, and theories that have haunted this case for over a decade, we also explore an unsettling possibility: that what happened to Bryce might not fit within the world we know.
Inspired by the eerie cultural pull of Stranger Things and the concept of “the upside down,” this episode examines whether Bryce’s disappearance was simply a tragic accident… or if the truth lives somewhere darker, stranger, and impossible to explain.
No body. No answers. No closure.
Just a young man who seemed to be slipping further and further from reality until he was gone.
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Eight-year-old Gizzell Ford had dreams, hopes, and a little diary where she wrote about wanting to be a “good girl” and make her family proud. Instead, her final months became a haunting record of unimaginable cruelty, captured in her own handwriting.
In this episode of Triggered, we walk through the heartbreaking story of Gizzell’s short life, the warning signs that were missed, and the horrifying events that unfolded inside a Chicago apartment where she should have been safe. You’ll hear the chilling entries from her diary, the disturbing family dynamics at play, and the investigation that uncovered the truth behind her injuries, her isolation, and the abuse that ultimately took her life.
This is an episode about resilience, systems that failed a child, and the justice that followed, but it’s also a reminder of why stories like Gizzell’s matter. Because children who can’t speak for themselves need us to speak for them.
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When 8-year-old Leila Fowler was found stabbed to death inside her family’s home in Valley Springs, California, her small community went into a full-blown panic. Neighbours armed themselves, parents kept their kids indoors, and deputies launched one of the largest manhunts the county had ever seen. Because according to Leila’s 12-year-old brother, an unknown intruder had slipped inside the house… and vanished.
But as investigators dug deeper, the story began to unravel. Witness statements shifted. Timelines blurred. Evidence didn’t quite add up. And the truth hiding behind the Fowler family’s walls was darker, and closer, than anyone wanted to believe.
In this episode of Triggered, we walk through the chaotic investigation, the fear that gripped an entire community, and the heartbreaking truth at the center of the Fowler home. This is the story of a little girl whose life was cut short… and the mystery that consumed a town.
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Jane Toppan: the so-called “Jolly” nurse who used charm, confidence, and a warm bedside manner to mask something far darker. Behind the smile was a woman who experimented on her patients, poisoned with precision, and confessed she wanted to kill more people than any man who ever lived.
In this episode, we unravel the trauma that shaped her, the victims who trusted her, and the psychology of a woman who believed she had the right to decide who lived and who died. This is the story of a caregiver turned predator… and the deadly power she believed she held over every life she touched.
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In the late 1920s, a quiet patch of land in Wineville, California hid one of the most disturbing crimes in American history. Children vanished. Families searched. And behind the walls of a chicken farm, a predator lurked.
In this episode, we dive deep into the life and crimes of Gordon Stewart Northcott; a man whose brutality shattered families, reshaped a town, and haunted an entire generation. Through survivor accounts, historical records, and psychological insight, we unravel what happened on that isolated farm… and how the truth finally clawed its way into the light.
This is a dark and difficult case involving child victims. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
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Imagine being told that your unarmed son who was shot point blank in the face "asked for it". It almost sounds too ludicrous to be true. But for Samantha, Aaron Dakota Biddle's mother, this was reality. In May 2018, while picking up his things from an ex-girlfriends house, Dakota was shot in the face and died instantly. The circus that followed his untimely death is truly astonishing.
Join Ashley and Chantal and special guest, Samantha as we talk about Dakota's life, murder and how his family has been treated by authorities since his death.
Please sign the petition for Dakota here; https://www.change.org/justice4dakota
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What happens when the supernatural takes the stand?
In this episode of Triggered, we dive into real-life trials that blurred the line between crime and the unexplainable.
From Arne Cheyenne Johnson, the man who claimed demonic possession made him kill…to the Greenbrier Ghost, where a dead woman “testified” from beyond the grave…and the sleepwalking killers — Scott Falater and Kenneth Parks — who forced courts to ask what “intent” even means when the mind is asleep.
Join the gals as they chat about how the justice system wrestles with demons, ghosts, and the gray areas of human consciousness.
Were these defendants guilty — or haunted?
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Welcome to Season 2!!!
Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins was one of the most sadistic serial killers in American history, but he didn’t start that way. Born into poverty in South Carolina, “Pee Wee” spent his early years bouncing between abuse, reform schools, and prison, where his hunger for control and violence began to grow. Over the decades, Gaskins would leave behind a trail of bodies, lies, and twisted confessions that blurred the line between truth and delusion.
In this episode, we trace the evolution of a man who called himself “the meanest man in America”, from small-town troublemaker to the so-called “Coastal Kills” that turned his name into a legend of terror.
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Join Chantal and Ashley on their one-year anniversary of Triggered! The gals took a trip back to where it all began...the Ottawa Valley. This episode is chaos, but it's Triggered chaos so it's fair game.
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A family home in a quiet London suburb becomes the center of one of the most chilling hauntings ever documented. In 1977, the Hodgson family began experiencing the unexplainable, furniture levitating, violent knocks echoing through the walls, and a young girl speaking in a growling voice that wasn’t her own.
Investigators, skeptics, and journalists all witnessed activity that defied logic. Was it a troubled child seeking attention… or something darker, demanding to be heard?
In this episode of Triggered, we dive into the infamous Enfield Poltergeist case with a detailed, narrative retelling of every terrifying moment: the voices, the investigators, the controversy and the entity that refused to leave.
Lock your doors. Keep the lights on. And whatever you do… don’t answer if the house comes knocking.
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Two truly unsettling tales — one from the carnival ring and one from a quiet Arkansas street — both haunted by violence, deformity, and the darker side of spectacle.
First up: Grady Stiles Jr. He was born into the sideshow world, billed as “Lobster Boy” thanks to his ectrodactyly (claw-like extremities), and performed as part of a traveling carnival family. But stage lights can cast shadows: behind the act was alcoholism, abuse, murder of his daughter’s fiancé the night before the wedding, and ultimately his own gunning down—allegedly in a conspiracy involving his wife and stepson.
Then: Jarrell Floyd Bettis—aka “Dog Boy”—a childhood and adulthood marred by animal cruelty, alleged parental abuse, and the legends surrounding his house in Quitman, Arkansas. From tortured strays to locked-away parents, his story spirals into a home so feared that even today the house is rumored to be haunted.
We’ll explore both how spectacle and deformity became props for a harsh existence, how abuse and power dynamics played out in each story, and what these men’s ends tell us about the world they inhabited. Plus, we’ll ask: is it enough to say “weird”? Because this week, weird doesn’t even cover it.
Grab your headphones, adjust the lighting, and join us as we step into carnival shadows and suburban dread…
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In July 2007, the quiet town of Cheshire, Connecticut, was shattered by a home invasion so brutal it shook the entire nation. The Petit family’s ordinary summer evening turned into a night of unimaginable horror, an act of cruelty that left deep scars on everyone who heard their story. In this episode, we walk you through every harrowing moment, the investigation that followed, and the disturbing psychology behind the men who turned a family’s home into a nightmare. This is the story of the Petit Family Murders, one of the most haunting crimes in American history.
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Join Ashley and Chantal as they dive into four haunting missing persons cases that have long since gone cold.
Each disappearance carries its own chilling clues, eerie coincidences, and unsettling twists that defy logic. From sudden vanishings to bizarre last sightings, we explore what might have really happened, and the strange, almost supernatural occurrences that continue to surround these cases.
Join us as we piece together timelines, sift through theories, and ask the question that haunts every cold case: how can someone just disappear?
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In this throwback episode (from March 2025) we’re diving into the twisted mind of John Haigh, better known as the Acid Bath Killer. Haigh believed he could outsmart the law by making his victims vanish—literally—using sulphuric acid. But as his greed grew, so did his body count.
Join us as we unravel his gruesome crimes, the shocking mistakes that led to his capture, and the chilling psychology behind a man who thought he had found the perfect murder method. Was he a criminal mastermind or just another overconfident killer? Tune in and decide for yourself.
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In the quiet town of Essex, England, John and Lois McCullough seemed to disappear without a trace. Their daughter, Virginia, told neighbours and friends they had moved away and that they were happy and simply wanted privacy.
But when police entered the family home years later, they found the grim truth. John and Lois had never left. Their remains were discovered inside, hidden by the daughter who had murdered them.
In this episode of Triggered, we explore the disturbing case of Virginia McCullough, a story of loneliness, manipulation, and denial. What drives someone to not only kill their parents but to live alongside their remains as though nothing happened?
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When former Arkansas State Senator Linda Collins was found murdered outside her home, the small town of Pocahontas was rocked to its core. What began as a suspected domestic dispute soon spiraled into something far darker, a betrayal that no one saw coming. As investigators followed the trail, suspicion fell squarely on her ex-husband… until the shocking truth emerged.
In this episode, we unravel the disturbing story of Linda Collins, her rise to power, her tumultuous marriage, and the devastating twist that exposed a deadly secret buried close to home.
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The 1982 horror film Poltergeist is remembered for its groundbreaking scares, but its legacy goes far beyond the screen. In this episode of Triggered, we investigate the infamous “Poltergeist Curse.” Why did so many cast members meet tragic ends? What sinister coincidences fueled the legend that the production was haunted? And could there be truth behind the whispers of a Hollywood curse? Settle in as we pull back the curtain on one of cinema’s most unsettling mysteries.
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Domestic abuse is often seen through one lens: men as perpetrators, women as victims. But the truth is far more complicated.
In this episode of Triggered, we flip the stereotype and uncover two disturbing cases where women were the abusers and their partners paid the ultimate price.
We explore the high-profile case of Courtney Tailor, the OnlyFans model who killed her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, and the lesser-known but equally harrowing story of Maureen Rickards, who tormented and murdered her husband Jeremy before hiding his body in their garden.
These cases force us to confront a difficult reality: abuse doesn’t always look the way we expect, and ignoring it can be deadly.
Domestic Abuse Hotline US: 800.799.SAFE (7233)
Domestic Abuse Hotline Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html
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