Annie Weaver
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A True Crime Podcast that will highlight brave survivors, depraved maniacs and creepy things that go bump in the night. We also will sprinkle in stories of near death experiences, people that have actually died and have come back with a story to tell in our Afterlife Series! Author HJ Tidy has graciously allowed us to tell her stories from her amazing books of True Crime and her Ghost Stories- which are ALL TRUE!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Annie Weaver pairs detailed crime narratives with direct moral commentary and sustained attention to survival.
Annie Weaver tells these stories with an openly personal voice, combining detailed case narration with firm moral judgments about the people involved. In Episode 79 The One That Got Away, she keeps Jennifer S. Benson's survival larger than the notoriety of her abductor.
A survivor's escape and the Bermuda Triangle share Annie Weaver's shelf; your curiosity can roam.
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A tense roadside case with a blunt, survivor-centered moral line.
This episode gives the roadside kidnapping and assault case real force by keeping Abby Pimentel and Roy Nelsch at the center. The writing stays plainspoken and measured, which suits an active investigation, and the timeline is easy to track without softening the stakes.
A cozy post-Christmas ghost story that turns a childhood sighting in the woods into a lingering mystery.
Annie begins with a post-Christmas cabin-in-the-woods setup and stays close to the cold, lived-in details: firelight, a mug, a radio, and a fleece blanket.
A survivor-centered true crime episode that keeps Jennifer S. Benson at the center.
Heroes and Zeros keeps its attention on Jennifer S. Benson, the only survivor of one of America's most notorious serial killers, and treats her as a person instead of a case file.
A practical true-crime check-in on how thieves size up homes and how listeners can make theirs harder to target.
True Crime Shorts returns after a long break with a practical look at home security. The hosts describe how thieves may watch a property for weeks, using cameras, disguises, lookouts, and even AirTags on a vehicle before they strike.
A plainspoken, morally serious account of Mary Flora Bell that stays centered on harm.
This episode treats Mary Flora Bell's case as harm first, not spectacle. It follows the killing of Martin Brown, Bell's abusive childhood, and Sereny's later interviews with Bell, while keeping the attention on the children and the adults around them.
A tornado story told through faith, fear, and eyewitnesses who saw butterfly people.
This episode stays close to the ground. It moves from porch-level weather memories to the Joplin, Missouri tornado, then into the EF5 destruction, the hospital tribute to Mason, and the eyewitness details that keep the story tied to fear, grief, and survival.
A Halloween-season roundup of short true stories with a paranormal edge.
Episode 75 lines up a Halloween-season batch of short, spooky, strange, unexplained, and true stories. Annie keeps the tone conversational and unforced, moving cleanly from the Enfield Monster to a haunted doll, a graveyard sighting, a poltergeist-ridden basement apartment, and…
A blunt survivor story that keeps its focus where it belongs.
Heroes and Zeros treats the Colleen Stan case as a hard, unsparing survival story. Annie keeps the focus on Colleen Stan, the girl in the box, and on the facts that make the case so hard to shake.
Crime stories with impact and consequence.
Betrayal, evidence, and the breaking point.
Epstein-case coverage with teeth.
The host Annie explores the scientific investigation into what happens when we die, focusing on the groundbreaking AWARE study.
This episode tells the harrowing story of Abby Pimentel, who fought off truck driver Roy Nelsch after he kidnapped her on I-24.
The episode explores the haunting of the Mount Washington Hotel by Princess Carolyn Stickney, focusing on a 2008 paranormal investigation that captured Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) recordings of what appears to be her ghost responding to questions.
Annie and Gail return to True Crime Shorts after a 483-day hiatus.
Colleen Stan’s life is traced from a blue-collar California childhood into the nightmare that made her known as the girl in the box.
Annie opens with a warning for torture and murder, then tells Kellyanne Bates’s story.
This episode turns to Mary Flora Bell, a 10-year-old girl from England who killed two preschool age boys in Scotswood in 1968.
Annie resumes Colleen Stan's story with the warning Hooker has already made and the message he leaves behind.
Annie opens episode 75 with a Halloween greeting and a nod to the cold Iowa weather.
This episode delves into the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, covering its history, notable disappearances like the Mary Celeste and USS Cyclops, and various theories from scientific explanations to paranormal phenomena.
A woman recounts returning to her uncle's remote cabin in the Northern California woods, where childhood memories of a mysterious hairy figure in the forest resurface and culminate in a terrifying adult encounter.
Annie starts with storms.
This episode features personal stories from individuals who had near-death experiences, exploring how these events transformed their beliefs, behaviors, and perspectives on life and spirituality.
True crime host Annie tells the story of Jennifer S.
Heroes & Zeros presents H.J.