Welcome to the Death House: Dorothea Puente (Part 2)

3 Guys 1 Hammer: The Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs Murder Spree

3 Guys 1 Hammer is the name attached to one of the most disturbing crime videos ever circulated online, but the full story of the Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs is somehow even worse. In 2007, Viktor Sayenko and Igor Suprunyuk launched a vicious murder spree across Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, targeting vulnerable strangers and recording several of their attacks. In only a few weeks, 21 people were dead, investigators were scrambling, and two teenage assholes with a camera had created one of the internet’s darkest true crime cases. This week, Hot Mess Murder Club is breaking down the killers behind 3 Guys 1 Hammer, their escalating violence, the victims they chose, the infamous leaked footage, the evidence that exposed them, and the spectacularly stupid mistakes that finally ended the spree. Because apparently committing multiple murders was not enough. They also had to document the evidence and practically gift-wrap it for the police. Gold star criminal planning. #3Guys1Hammer #DnepropetrovskManiacs #TrueCrime #comedy #fyp #TrueCrimePodcast #SerialKillers #crime #news #youtube

No Episode This Week: LIVE Episode Coming + Win a Free HMMC Tee

Shop HMMC here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HotMessMurderClub [https://www.etsy.com/shop/HotMessMurderClub] No full episode this week, Murder Nerds. Between 4th of July activities, family chaos, and freedom ringing loudly enough to make the whole neighborhood feel patriotic and mildly concussed, we’re taking a quick pause. But don’t get too comfortable. We’ll be back with more Hot Mess Murder Club madness soon, and in the meantime, you can check out our merch, grab a tee, and support the show while pretending online shopping is a personality trait. We also want YOU to help pick the case for our LIVE episode. Leave us a comment with the case you want us to cover, and play episode bingo for a chance to win a free tee from our shop. Because nothing says “healthy hobby” like true crime, bingo, and merch. Thanks for hanging with us, being patient, and enabling this whole murder-adjacent circus. 🖤 #truecrime #shopping #merch #podcast #fyp ##newepisode #live #bingo #4thofjuly

The Lucy Letby Case: Death, Denial, and Hospital Bullshittery

QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT! Our OFFICIAL MERCH store has launched on ETSY! We have a select few designs available now, with may more in the works. Don't worry your pretty little head... Check out the new store by following the link below: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HotMessMurderClub [https://www.etsy.com/shop/HotMessMurderClub] In this episode of Hot Mess Murder Club, we’re covering the deeply disturbing case of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse convicted of murdering and attempting to murder babies in her care at Countess of Chester Hospital. This is one of those cases that makes you stare at the wall for a second because the details are horrific, the failures are infuriating, and the trust that was broken is almost impossible to wrap your head around. We’re getting into who Lucy Letby was, what happened inside the neonatal unit, how suspicions started building, why concerns were allegedly ignored, and how a place meant to protect the most fragile lives became the center of an unimaginable true crime case. It’s tragic. It’s enraging. It’s complicated. And somehow, the hospital system still manages to make itself look suspiciously like a group project where everyone waited until the night before to admit something was wrong. Grab your caffeine, your judgment, and maybe an emotional support blanket, because this episode is heavy. #LucyLetby #LucyLetbyCase #TrueCrimePodcast #TrueCrimeCommunity #ViralTrueCrime #CrimeTok #HotMessMurderClub #HMMC #fyp #fyp;) #TrueCrimeAndComedy #DarkComedyPodcast #HospitalTrueCrime #comedy #funny

The Want-Ad Killer: The Original Toxic Workplace

This week on Hot Mess Murder Club, Kat and Holly are dragging you back to the 1970s to scream about one of the most rage-inducing failures of the justice system we've ever covered: Harvey Carignan. Better known as The Want-Ad Killer—or Harvey the Hammer if you’re nasty—this predator should have been locked in a cage permanently after a brutal attack in 1950. Instead, thanks to a botched interrogation and a series of maddening procedural loopholes, the courts essentially handed him a hall pass to unleash decades of cross-country terror. We are breaking down exactly how Harvey weaponized newspaper classifieds to hunt down vulnerable young women—including 15-year-old Kathy Sue Miller—before pivoting to a chaotic "ghost strategy" along the midwestern hitchhiking routes. You'll hear about the terrifying mobile trap he built inside a pea-green Chevy Caprice, his stash of tape-wrapped ball-peen hammers, and a deeply chilling road map covered in 181 hand-drawn red circles. But we’re also talking about the badass women who finally brought him down. From Gwen Burton’s miraculous survival and photographic memory after a horrific attack in a Sears parking lot, to the two quick-thinking teenagers who bolted at a rural gas station, this episode is a testament to victims outsmarting a monster while the system was still playing catch-up. Prepare to launch the entire judicial branch into the sun, because the level of incompetence that allowed this guy to live comfortably behind bars until he was 95 years old is going to ruin your day. Stay safe, trust literally no one offering you a ride or a job, and welcome to the madness. Episodes drop every Monday! Make sure you are following and subscribed to HMMC wherever you listen to your podcasts. #HotMessMurderClub #fyp #foryou #HarveyCarignan #TrueCrimePodcast #TheWantAdKiller #SerialKillers #New #TrueCrimeAddict #CrimeAndPunishment #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeJunkie #storytime #comedy

Fatal Attraction in Kentucky: The Ryan Poston Tragedy

Welcome back to the mess. This week, we are dissecting a relationship dynamic so profoundly cursed it requires a biohazard suit just to look at. We are mapping out the entirely chronological, disastrous timeline of Ryan Poston and Shayna Hubers. Ryan was a sharp, successful Kentucky attorney desperately trying to pull the ripcord on an exhausting, on-again-off-again situationship. His grand escape plan? Finally cutting ties so he could go on a date with a literal Miss Ohio contestant. Enter Shayna: a walking, talking air-raid siren of a girlfriend who decided that if she couldn't have him, a pageant queen certainly wouldn't either. Instead of gracefully bowing out and updating her Tinder profile, Shayna let herself into Ryan’s condo on the night of his date and unloaded six bullets into him. Her defense? A masterclass in pure delusion. She claimed self-defense while casually dropping the detail that she shot him in the face to give him the "nose job" he had always wanted. Yes, she said that out loud. To the police. But the actual crime scene is just the appetizer to the three-ring circus that followed. We are breaking down every jaw-dropping, factual detail of Shayna’s police interrogation, where she decided the best way to cope with just having murdered her boyfriend was by doing literal gymnastics, pirouetting around the room, and belting out hymns. Plus, we’ll drag you through the judicial nightmare of her two trials, because apparently, even the court system couldn't handle this level of chaos without fumbling the bag. Buckle up, double-check your red-flag detectors, and let’s get into the timeline. #truecrime #RyanPoston #fyp #fyp;) #TrueCrimePodcast #ToxicRelationships #TrueCrimeCommunity #murder #comedy #storytime #MurderMystery #InterrogationFootage #CrazyEx