Crime Time with My Bestie

Episode 25 - The Cult Aum Shinrikyo

BIG DAY BESTIES.... It's our first cult episode!!!Now you may or may not have heard of this cult before, we sure hadn't! We are covering the cult Aum Shinrikyo and their continuous attacks on the Tokyo public.This cult leader has copied and pasted all of the cult stereotypes and then doubled them!Let us know what you think of his 'leadership skills' and if there are any other cults you would like us to cover! Podcast Artwork by Kit Doodles  Keep up to date with all our silliness, as well as teasers for each episode on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook under the name Crime Time with my Bestie. Remember you MUST engage with the posts to keep them appearing on your feed! Build us into your algorithm!   Teasers Subway  Aerosol Sarin Triggers Terrorism  Asphyxiation Drug use  Shock Therapy  Blood Kidnapping  Coercion  Murder Sources https://historycollection.com/16-infamous-cults-in-history/ [https://historycollection.com/16-infamous-cults-in-history/] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35975069 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35975069] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Shinrikyo#Early_activities [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Shinrikyo#Early_activities] https://irp.fas.org/congress/1995_rpt/aum/part03.htm [https://irp.fas.org/congress/1995_rpt/aum/part03.htm] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichiren_Buddhism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichiren_Buddhism] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_family_murder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_family_murder] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/14/national/history/cult-attraction-aum-shinrikyos-power-persuasion/#.XoUEJITTVhE [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/14/national/history/cult-attraction-aum-shinrikyos-power-persuasion/#.XoUEJITTVhE] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsumoto_sarin_attack [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsumoto_sarin_attack] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-crime-sarin/several-ex-members-of-japan-doomsday-cult-including-leader-executed-media-idUSKBN1JW009/ [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-crime-sarin/several-ex-members-of-japan-doomsday-cult-including-leader-executed-media-idUSKBN1JW009/] https://web.archive.org/web/20150322174059/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/425960/HERES-A-CHRONOLOGY-OF-POISON-GAS-ATTACKS-IN-JAPAN.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20150322174059/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/425960/HERES-A-CHRONOLOGY-OF-POISON-GAS-ATTACKS-IN-JAPAN.html] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1999/11/04/national/the-asahara-trial-aum-member-explains-vx-attack/ [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1999/11/04/national/the-asahara-trial-aum-member-explains-vx-attack/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDiCtjnwi0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDiCtjnwi0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz9KYxRj8bk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz9KYxRj8bk] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4yr1YqA9U [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4yr1YqA9U] Good News:https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-15-of-2026/ [https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-15-of-2026/]

Episode 24 - Gareth Williams - The Spy in the Bag

Hello Besties! We are back for a new episode and this time Jess has dived back into the world of Spies! If you didn't get enough from the Isdal Woman this episode we are covering the case of Gareth Williams, an MI6/GCHQ Agent found dead under incredibly suspicious circumstances. Did Gareth take his own life, or was there a third party -we would love to know your verdict! Podcast Artwork by Kit Doodles Teasers MI6 Duffel Bag Bathtub  Triggers Claustrophobia Decomposition Suffocation Sources https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/murder-the-likely-story-of-gareth-williams [https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/murder-the-likely-story-of-gareth-williams] https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/what-happened-gareth-williams [https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/what-happened-gareth-williams] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gareth-williams-mi6-bag-bath-b2490768.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gareth-williams-mi6-bag-bath-b2490768.html] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68202900 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68202900] https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28993082/spy-in-the-bag-gareth-williams-death-mystery/ [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28993082/spy-in-the-bag-gareth-williams-death-mystery/] https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/21/world/europe/europe-codebreaker-faulding [https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/21/world/europe/europe-codebreaker-faulding] https://the-line-up.com/gareth-williams-spy-in-the-bag-mysterious-death [https://the-line-up.com/gareth-williams-spy-in-the-bag-mysterious-death] https://www.npr.org/2013/11/19/246201804/death-of-british-spy-found-shoved-into-bag-ruled-accidental [https://www.npr.org/2013/11/19/246201804/death-of-british-spy-found-shoved-into-bag-ruled-accidental] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams]

Episode 23 - The Case of Victoria Cilliers

Well hello Besties!This episode's case was a big one in the UK in the mid 2010s so naturally neither me, nor Jess remember it (we promise we do pay attention to true crime) Whilst most documentaries and sources take a straightforward approach, I've decided to keep you guess with this one... can you work out the cliffhanger? Let us know in the comments if you knew the case or if I'm not as clever as I believe and you guessed the cliffhanger. Podcast Artwork by Kit Doodles  Keep up to date with all our silliness, as well as teasers for each episode on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook under the name Crime Time with my Bestie. Remember you MUST engage with the posts to keep them appearing on your feed! Build us into your algorithm!   Good News: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farrington/feel-good-news-stories-reddit [https://www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farrington/feel-good-news-stories-reddit] Teasers: Parachute  Army Gas valve Sources: https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/my-terror-in-the-sky-wife-tells-of-horror-after-her-husband-sabotaged-parachute/ [https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/my-terror-in-the-sky-wife-tells-of-horror-after-her-husband-sabotaged-parachute/] https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/victoria-cilliers [https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/victoria-cilliers] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-44237336 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-44237336] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41883027 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41883027] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-44142584 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-44142584] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cilliers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cilliers] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/24/shocking-betrayal-the-soldier-the-lover-and-the-sabotaged-parachute-emile-cilliers [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/24/shocking-betrayal-the-soldier-the-lover-and-the-sabotaged-parachute-emile-cilliers] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Losn-FiEs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Losn-FiEs] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44209421 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44209421] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/victoria-cilliers-emile-wife-channel-the-fall-skydive-b2561127.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/victoria-cilliers-emile-wife-channel-the-fall-skydive-b2561127.html] Trigger Warnings: Domestic Abuse  Heights / Skydiving Gambling Attempted suffocation Ephebophilia (sexual interest in those aged 15-18)

Episode 22 - The Isdal Woman

Getting this episode out was ROUGH! But we are here… if a bit late. We surpassed the milestone of 21 episodes and are here with episode 22 covering the mysterious case of The Isdal Woman! A case with so many conspiracy theories they would need an episode each to cover - this case is truly strange! We are currently releasing an episode every 3 weeks whilst we navigate this rather tumultuous period of life - but we are still on socials where we are Crime Time with my Bestie on all the things! Podcast Artwork by Kit Doodles Triggers Burning Murder Suicide Graphic details of a corpse Good News https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/radioactive-isotopes-being-embedded-in-rhino-horns-seen-as-magical-anti-poaching-solution/ Sources https://www.lifeinnorway.net/isdal-woman/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-48736937 https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Isdal_Woman https://www.nzz.ch/english/new-leads-in-unsolved-1970-death-lead-to-nazi-allied-swiss-banker-ld.1741613 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenobarbital Conspiracy Theories Podcast - The Isdal Woman

Episode 21 - The Zodiac Killer

HI BESTIESSSSSS!!!! We made it to our goal! Anna once heard that only 1% of podcasts make it to their 21st episode so she made it our mission to get there (and beyond)! And we did it! Feels good to be part of the 1%! Did you guess that the case connected to the Black Dahlia was the Zodiac Killer?We know almost every podcast has covered it at some point, but let us take you on the journey of the Zodiac's attacks and his audacity when it came to contacting the media. At the end of the podcast we will explain the connection between the two cases, but I wonder if you already know...  Podcast Artwork by Kit Doodles  Keep up to date with all our silliness, as well as teasers for each episode on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook under the name Crime Time with my Bestie. Remember to engage with the posts to keep them appearing on your feed!  Good News: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/washoe-tribal-land-return-california [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/washoe-tribal-land-return-california] Teasers: Crosshair Cipher  California Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIxYdWVbm0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIxYdWVbm0] https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/zodiac-killer-18436725.php [https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/zodiac-killer-18436725.php] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BknKrUdpNaM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BknKrUdpNaM] https://kapextmediassl-a.akamaihd.net/pubSafe/Media/CJ101/CJ101_1403B/Unit2/presentation_html5.html [https://kapextmediassl-a.akamaihd.net/pubSafe/Media/CJ101/CJ101_1403B/Unit2/presentation_html5.html] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptogram [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptogram] https://people.com/why-was-the-zodiac-killer-never-caught-8732010#:~:text=Possibly%20the%20biggest%20reason%20why,The%20Sacramento%20Bee%20in%202019 [https://people.com/why-was-the-zodiac-killer-never-caught-8732010#:~:text=Possibly%20the%20biggest%20reason%20why,The%20Sacramento%20Bee%20in%202019]. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-23/black-dahlia-zodiac-killings-connected-one-killer-theory [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-23/black-dahlia-zodiac-killings-connected-one-killer-theory] https://cccoa.us/ [https://cccoa.us/] Trigger Warnings: Stalking  Shooting Stabbing Mentions of a child abuser  Theft