The "Disappearance" of Rudy Farias

Katherine Knight

After a short 4 month hiatus, we're back with a real doozy! In this episode we discuss the horrific crime and violent tendencies of Australia's most sadistic woman, Katherine Knight. Listener discretion advised on this one! Twitter/X - @deadspotpod [https://twitter.com/DeadSpotPod] Instagram - @deadspotpod [https://www.instagram.com/deadspotpod/] Music: They Come At Night by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Katherine Knight Killed Her Boyfriend — Then Served His Remains To His Children [https://allthatsinteresting.com/katherine-knight] Katherine Knight: Inside the mind of a cold-blooded ‘cannibal killer’ [https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/katherine-knight-inside-the-mind-of-a-coldblooded-cannibal-killer/news-story/dfa4c52ea6c6f5327bc429959c4dcc7f] Disturbing And Fascinating Facts About Australian Cannibal Katherine Knight [https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-australian-cannibal-katherine-knight/cat-mcauliffe] Victims of Homicide - John Price [https://victimsofhomicide.fandom.com/wiki/John_Price] Katherine Knight butchers husband, John Price, then boils his head and plates him up [https://7news.com.au/news/crime/katherine-knight-butchers-husband-john-price-then-boils-his-head-and-plates-him-up-c-1852824] Murderpedia - Katherine Knight [https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knight-katherine.htm] Cannibal killer Katherine Knight's life in prison [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/cannibal-killer-katherine-knights-life-in-prison/YN3Y2NV3J7YVCNLHAAGDLXVI6A/] Intro Audio - Katherine Knight: LIFE Sentence | Crimes That Shook Australia | Crime Stories - YouTube [https://youtu.be/Xkup8saIatQ?si=C3tAK-Av9joNLgbl]

Dylan Schumaker

On March 19, 2013 16 year old Dylan Schumaker called 911 to report his girlfriend's 23 month old baby Austin Smith as unresponsive. Upon arrival, first responders immediately sensed that there was more to the story than Dylan had claimed, and they would soon find out the shocking truth. Twitter/X - @deadspotpod [https://twitter.com/DeadSpotPod] Instagram - @deadspotpod [https://www.instagram.com/deadspotpod/] Music: They Come At Night by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Teen gets lengthy prison term in toddler's death [https://courts367.rssing.com/chan-6030509/all_p154.html] Facebook - Memorial Benefit for Austin James Michael Smith [https://www.facebook.com/events/475021412569276?active_tab=about] 'All I have to do is cry’: Teen conspires to use white privilege in court [https://thegrio.com/2017/03/04/all-i-have-to-do-is-cry-teen-conspires-to-use-white-privilege-in-court/] Dylan Schumaker: Reasonable Lenity or White Privilege? [https://medium.com/@clsesq/dylan-schumaker-reasonable-lenity-or-white-privilege-9e127d3734fa] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. DYLAN SCHUMAKER DEFENDANT APPELLANT (2016) [https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ny-supreme-court-appellate-division/1725764.html] Springville teen given max sentence for toddler's death [https://www.wbfo.org/crime/2014-01-10/springville-teen-given-max-sentence-for-toddlers-death] 16 YEAR OLD DYLAN SCHUMAKER BEATS HIS GIRLFRIEND’S TODDLER TO DEATH [https://www.paranormalcatalog.net/true-crime/16-year-old-dylan-schumaker-beats-his-girlfriends-toddler-to-death]

Torture Methods

The Brazen Bull. Death by a Thousand Cuts. White Torture. In this episode we discuss a few historical methods of, you guessed it, some good ol' fashioned torture. P.S. my mic cracks here and there so, please don't be mad at me - Garret. Twitter/X - @deadspotpod [https://twitter.com/DeadSpotPod] Instagram - @deadspotpod [https://www.instagram.com/deadspotpod/] Music: They Come At Night by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com The Brazen Bull May Have Been History’s Worst Torture Device [https://allthatsinteresting.com/brazen-bull] The Brazen Bull: One of History’s Most Notorious Punishments [https://www.historydefined.net/brazen-bull/] The Horrifying History Of Scaphism, The Excruciating Execution Method Of Ancient Persia [https://allthatsinteresting.com/scaphism] Death by 1000 cuts: The gruesome history of the notorious ancient Chinese punishment of Lingchi [https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-7/death-by-1000-cuts/] Wiki - White Torture [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_torture] The medieval ‘Shame Flute’ was used to punish bad musicians in the Middle Ages [https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/medieval-shame-flute-punish-bad-musicians/] Tickled to death by Goat’s Tongue: Shocking Torture Method [https://wicnews.com/world/tickled-to-death-by-goats-tongue-shocking-torture-method-023061915/]

The "Disappearance" of Rudy Farias

Rudy Farias was nearly 18 years old when he was reported missing. But several years later, he was discovered near a local church. Alive. That's only the beginning of the crazy ride we take you on in this episode as we discuss the "disappearance" of Rudy Farias. Twitter/X - @deadspotpod Instagram - @deadspotpod Music: They Come At Night by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Independent - Was Rudy Farias’ mother suffering from Munchausen syndrome by proxy? PI reveals disturbing new details Rudy Farias mom Janie Santana has taken eight 'husbands' to court; two have called her a serial bigamist Chron - HPD officer who apparently killed himself identified NY Post - Rudy Farias’ mom reportedly on the run after allegations she held him as ‘sex slave’ People - Rudy Farias, Previously Believed to Be Missing for 8 Years, Speaks Out: 'At Peace Now' ABC13 - Activist Quanell X says Rudy Farias was sexually abused and drugged by mother for 8 years E Online - The Baffling Story of Teen Rudy Farias: "Brainwashed" at Home and Never Missing Amid 8-Year Search NPR - 'Missing' Houston man Rudy Farias says his mother brainwashed him

Giulia Cecchettin

Giulia Cecchettin was a young, vibrant college student just days away from earning her degree from the University of Padua. But Giulia's future was destroyed by her possessive, manipulating, and volatile ex-boyfriend. In this episode we discuss the tragic death of Giulia Cecchettin and how it resonated with the people of Padua, and all over Italy. Music: They Come At Night by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com ABC News - Italian woman's death, allegedly at the hands of ex-boyfriend, sparks outcry against femicide Who are Giulia Cecchettin and Filippo Turetta and what we know about the missing children in Veneto (English Translation) Elena Cecchettin: “Giulia's disappearance and my brother's message in the morning: I understood immediately” (English Translation) Turetta's obsession in Giulia's messages to her friends: "She says I'm bad because I go out with you" (English Translation) Filippo Turetta and the outburst in the ice cream shop, the story of Giulia's friend: "She was scared" (English Translation) AP - Father of slain Italian woman challenges men to be agents of change against femicide BBC - Giulia Cecchettin's killing sparks Italian reckoning over femicide Balkan Insight - Giulia Cecchettin’s Femicide Sparks Outcry in Italy – and Calls for Change la Repubblica - The missing mobile phone and the objects found in the car: all the dark points of Giulia's murder BNN - Padua Institute Autopsy Reveals Stab Wounds as Cause of Giulia Cecchettin’s Death UK Mirror - Italian student on run for eight days arrested in Germany over ex-girlfriend's murder Gino Cecchettin Memorial Service Speech Transcript Padua burns for Giulia BBC - Giulia Cecchettin: Slain Italian woman's funeral attended by thousands