Crime and Theerie

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Notorious cases, frank asides, and one rule: don't get haunted.

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Crime and Theerie pairs true crime research with an open, conversational delivery: host Ashley reads a ransom note and a district attorney's letter aloud, then says plainly what strikes her as odd. The cases range from a four-part JonBenet Ramsey series to King James and the witch hunts to Albert Fish.

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About Crime and Theerie

Crime and Theerie is a true crime show hosted by Ashley. It is built on her own research, delivered in a loose, talkative voice with room for side comments. The cases range widely. A four-part series on JonBenet Ramsey runs alongside episodes titled 'It's A Witch Hunt! The King James Version' and 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Albert Fish'. The Ramsey series shows how she works. In the first part she reads the ransom note aloud, then asks why kidnappers would leave it on the stairs rather than on the fridge or the dining table. The second part takes on the argument that an undisturbed spider web ruled out an intruder coming through a broken window, and she counters that a spider could have repaired it within an hour. She also admits the figure came from a quick Google search about a common household spider. The third part reads the Boulder District Attorney's letter clearing the Ramsey family, and she calls the case a perfect example of trial by media. The fourth, which she billed as the suspect episode, looks at figures including the McReynolds family and cites reporting from the Associated Press and CNN. Naming her sources and marking what she doesn't know are habits across the show. She says outright that she will never report older cases perfectly, and she asks listeners to check the record for themselves. The historical material gets the same approach, with a lighter touch. She announces a bone to pick with King James, refuses to read his Demonology, and works instead from the record of a chronicler named Carmichael. The episode describes a schoolteacher accused of witchcraft, alongside confessions about dug-up corpses, dead cats and a storm meant to destroy the king. She is also frank about the show itself: she mentions taking a year away for her mental health and says how proud she is of the project. Her stated aim is to educate and entertain, not to imitate the other true crime podcasts she names. Content warnings come before the hard material. The Albert Fish episode tells anyone with a sensitive stomach to skip it and not to play it around children, and she adds that she has not eaten red meat since the research. Each episode ends on a short piece of advice drawn from the case, such as looking at clues from every angle, resisting media manipulation or trusting no one around children, followed by her usual farewell: don't get haunted. To hear her method at its fullest, start with the Ramsey series at part one, where she lays out the family and the scene.

Made for: Suits a listener who likes true crime from a single researcher thinking out loud, with source documents read on air, blunt views on media coverage and dry humor. It also suits someone who can handle graphic material involving children.

What sets it apart: Ashley marks the edges of her own research, from citing the Associated Press to admitting a detail came from a quick Google search, and keeps asking listeners to check her work. Each episode ends on a practical piece of advice drawn from the case before the sign-off.

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Dedicated to everything outside the parameters of "normal".

JonBenet Ramsey caseRansom note and intruder theoriesTrial by mediaKing James and witch huntsAlbert FishWeighing suspectsChecking sources and doing your own research

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JonBenet Ramsey pt. 4

JonBenet Ramsey pt. 3

JonBenet Ramsey pt. 2

JonBenet Ramsey pt. 1

It's A Witch Hunt! The King James Version

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Albert Fish

And The Ripper Said "We're All Mad Here"

Jack the Ripper: Dark Mage Lurking In The Shadows....Yeah I Don't Buy It Either

Fanny Mortimer, You Had One Job!

Sir, How Big Are Your Wine Glasses?

Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins: Monster Incarnate

Beam Me Up Scotty...Scotty? Hello? Anybody?

The Unsolved Case Of Amber Lundgren

But If He Was A Teacher, Why Couldn't He Spell Clue? (Zodiac pt. 2)

The Zodiac Special Pt. 1

All Of The Panic, None Of The Disco

Oh, Poor Grandma

A Holiday Special And A Test Run With A Side Of Trigger Warning

Revere the Revenant (Phasmophobia pt. 2)

Phasmophobia But Make It Real Life

Canada Knows Their Horror

A Killing In Cabin 28

The Curious Case of Rodney Marks

A Halloween Homicide Or Two

Z Is For...

Demonic Possession Was Not How Jabba The Hutt Came To Be

Don't Listen To This One In A Theater!

The Devil Went Down To......Ireland?

Belgian Waffles, Belgian Chocolate, Belgian Government Corruption?

A Xenomorph is a Better Option Than Human Traffickers

Monsters Among Us

Captain Cryptid Kangaroo

Mothman's Our Boyfriend Now

We're All Mad Here

Electroshock Isn't Always Therapeutic

A Hollywood Crime Noir

St Augustine and the Ghost Whistler

Tragedy at Camp Scott

Asha Degree: 20 Years Missing

A Haunting We Will Go 2: South Africa

The Fall of NXIVM

Keith Raniere and His Little Bottles of Poison

Annihilator or Ripper?

The Servant Girl Annihilator aka Austin Axe Murderer

But You'll Die Smiling

John Burgwin and the Metaphorical Mullet Mansion

Like Babes in the Wood

I'll Take World History and The Occult for 200 Alex.

Welcome To Aliens 101. Meet Your Professors.

Very Superstitious