Spooky B*tch Walk

Fraudster: Belle Gibson

In 2009, a young woman in Perth, Australia, was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and told she had 4 months to live. She started doing conventional treatment which made her very sick. During this time, she found out she was pregnant. She stopped all treatments at this time and completely changed her diet. Three years later, she was still alive and thriving. She created an Instagram account where she documented her healthy lifestyle and claimed this lifestyle had cured her cancer.  She quickly grew a massive social media following which led to a health and wellness app, The Whole Pantry, and a book deal of the same name. Her followers were inspired by her and thought her story was amazing. And it would be…if any of it were true.  Come along with Hannah and Bob as they discuss Hannah’s dust phobia, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Dr. Phil.     CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of fraud and cancer. Listener discretion is advised. — Please subscribe, rate, and review. Follow us on Instagram @spookybitchwalk and Facebook at Spooky Btch Walk for all the updates. Email us at spookybtchwalk@gmail.com [spookybtchwalk@gmail.com] to share all your spooky stories and case suggestions.   Sources: 60 Minutes Australia. (2025, February 17). Unmasking Belle Gibson: The real story of the infamous wellness scammer [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahOX8VBXCc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahOX8VBXCc] 60 Minutes Australia. (2018, December 11). Confronting Belle Gibson: The health advocate who faked cancer [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCN2Uvyz72k [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCN2Uvyz72k] Arman, E. & Boseley, B. (Executive Producers). (2023). The search for Instagram’s worst con artist [TV series]. Netflix. Davey, M. (2015, June 28). Belle Gibson on 60 Minutes: No remorse and the lies kept coming. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/29/belle-gibson-tells-60-minutes-she-was-the-victim-after-her-lies-were-exposed [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/29/belle-gibson-tells-60-minutes-she-was-the-victim-after-her-lies-were-exposed] Kinsella, E. (2020, January 23). Fraudster Belle Gibson says she has been ‘adopted’ by Melbourne’s Ethiopian community. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-23/belle-gibson-says-she-has-been-adopted-by-ethiopian-community/11895252 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-23/belle-gibson-says-she-has-been-adopted-by-ethiopian-community/11895252] Lusher, A. (2015, March 18). The Whole Pantry withdrawn: Holistic recipe book taken off shelves as Belle Gibson’s cancer claims are disputed. The Independent. https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-whole-pantry-withdrawn-holistic-recipe-book-taken-off-shelves-as-author-s-cancer-claims-are-disputed-10114642.html [https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-whole-pantry-withdrawn-holistic-recipe-book-taken-off-shelves-as-author-s-cancer-claims-are-disputed-10114642.html] Smith, R. (2020, January 24). Belle Gibson has been adopted by Ethiopian community in Melbourne. news.com.au https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/belle-gibson-has-been-adopted-by-ethiopian-community-in-melbourne/news-story/faef622ee9d2b5bee4e4a9518420c315 [https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/belle-gibson-has-been-adopted-by-ethiopian-community-in-melbourne/news-story/faef622ee9d2b5bee4e4a9518420c315] The New Daily. (2020, January 23). Cancer fraudster Belle Gibson ‘adopted’ by Ethiopian community. The New Daily. https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/people-entertainment/2020/01/23/belle-gibson-ethiopian-oromo [https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/people-entertainment/2020/01/23/belle-gibson-ethiopian-oromo]

Serial Arsonist: Paul Keller

Over a 6 month period of 1992 in Seattle, WA, a serial arsonist was on the loose. He started by burning down churches and then moved on to businesses and homes. He was quick and sneaky, and police couldn’t catch him. Eventually, with the help of a forensic hypnotist and sketch artist, police received a tip from a man who believed his son, Paul Keller, was the arsonist. After surveilling Paul for ten days, he was arrested and confessed to setting over 75 fires, one of which led to the death of three elderly women.   Come along with Hannah and Lainey as they discuss bringing a friend on walks, hypnosis, and do taller people walk faster?  CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of arson and homicide. Listener discretion is advised. — Please subscribe, rate, and review. Follow us on Instagram @spookybitchwalk and Facebook at Spooky Btch Walk for all the updates. Email us at spookybtchwalk@gmail.com [spookybtchwalk@gmail.com] to share all your spooky stories and case suggestions.   Sources: Court TV. (2003, May 31). Fire proof [TV broadcast]. Forensic files. Houtz, J. (1993, May 4). The two sides of arsonist Paul Keller. The Seattle Times. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19930504/1699416/the-two-sides-of-arsonist-paul-keller [https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19930504/1699416/the-two-sides-of-arsonist-paul-keller] Investigation Discovery. (2017, January 2). Not my boy [TV broadcast]. Evil lives here.  Malhotra, N. (2020, September 19). Paul Keller: Where is the serial arsonist today? The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-paul-keller-now/ [https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-paul-keller-now/] Norton, D. & Houtz, J. (1993, December 23). Keller confesses in fatal arson. The Seattle Times. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19931223/1738502/keller-confesses-in-fatal-arson [https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19931223/1738502/keller-confesses-in-fatal-arson] UPI Archives. (1993, May 7). Northwest serial arsonist gets 75 years in prison. UPI. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/05/07/Northwest-serial-arsonist-gets-75-years-in-prison/3153736747200/ [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/05/07/Northwest-serial-arsonist-gets-75-years-in-prison/3153736747200/]

National Day of Awareness for MMIW: Hanna Harris

Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In honor of this day, today’s episode is about just one of these missing and murdered women.  Hanna Harris was born on May 5, 1992 in Montana. She was raised in Lame Deer, MT on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. On July 3, 2013, Hannah left her 10 month old son in the care of her uncle while she went out with family and friends to the 4th of July Powwow. Her car was found abandoned on a dead end road early the next morning.  Without the help of police, her family was able to gather over 100 people to help search for Hanna. After five agonizing days, her body was discovered in a field near her car. Hanna’s killers were eventually arrested and prosecuted, but if the authorities would have stepped in and helped from the beginning, maybe one of her killers wouldn’t be free right now.  This is just one Indigenous woman’s story, but there are countless others. The statistics are staggering. If you want to help bring awareness to this epidemic, wear red today, share this episode, donate to or get involved with the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center at https://www.niwrc.org/ [https://www.niwrc.org/].   CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, violence, and homicide. Listener discretion is advised. — Please subscribe, rate, and review. Follow us on Instagram @spookybitchwalk and Facebook at Spooky Btch Walk for all the updates. Email us at spookybtchwalk@gmail.com [spookybtchwalk@gmail.com] to share all your spooky stories and case suggestions.   Sources: Agtuca, J. (n.d.) National day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women May 5th actions calling for justice. National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/february-2020/national-day-awareness-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-may [https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/february-2020/national-day-awareness-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-may] American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Cloak of invisibility: Missing and murdered Indigenous women. APA. https://www.apa.org/pi/women/committee/cloak-invisibility [https://www.apa.org/pi/women/committee/cloak-invisibility] Gowder, P. (2020, March 11). MTV True Life Crime: The Hanna Harris story. PowWows.com https://www.powwows.com/mtv-true-life-crime-the-hanna-harris-story/ [https://www.powwows.com/mtv-true-life-crime-the-hanna-harris-story/] Institute of Native American Studies. (2020, May 9). Say her name: Hanna Harris’ murder is why we remember our missing and murdered Indigenous people on May 5. Institute of Native American Studies. https://inas.uga.edu/news/stories/2022/say-her-name-hanna-harris-murder-why-we-remember-our-missing-and-murdered [https://inas.uga.edu/news/stories/2022/say-her-name-hanna-harris-murder-why-we-remember-our-missing-and-murdered] Limberhand, M. (2018, May 5). A mother’s walk for justice. National Indigenous women’s resource center. https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/june-2018/mothers-walk-justice [https://www.niwrc.org/restoration-magazine/june-2018/mothers-walk-justice] Mabie, N. & Catron, D. (2025, July 23). ‘My daughter is missing’: New laws fail to shield Indigenous women from higher murder rates. Great Falls tribune. https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/crime/2025/07/22/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-awareness/85323213007/ [https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/crime/2025/07/22/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-awareness/85323213007/] MTV. (2020, February 26). Mom gone missing: Runaway or murder victim [TV broadcast]. 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The Brutal Murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers

In 2015, Dr. Teresa Sievers was brutally murdered in her home in Florida. She had left a family trip early because she had a medical practice to run. Her husband and two daughters were thousands of miles away at the time of the murder, but investigators still suspected her husband almost immediately. Mark Sievers was over the top dramatic during his initial interview with police. Unfortunately, investigators had nothing to link him to the crime.  Until two weeks later when they received an anonymous tip from someone in Missouri. This led them to Curtis Wayne Wright and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. Turns out, Curtis and Mark had been best friends since high school. In fact, Mark had just been Curtis’s best man in his wedding two months earlier.  With the help of recovered GPS records and CCTV footage, detectives were able to link Curtis, Jimmy, and Mark to the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers. All three received different sentences and two of them continue trying to appeal.   Come along with Hannah and her mom as they discuss Hocus Pocus the cat, the “Hammer”, and how we’re not the friend you call to help you bury a body.  CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of violence and homicide. Listener discretion is advised. — Please subscribe, rate, and review. Follow us on Instagram @spookybitchwalk and Facebook at Spooky Btch Walk for all the updates. Email us at spookybtchwalk@gmail.com [spookybtchwalk@gmail.com] to share all your spooky stories and case suggestions.   Sources: A&E. (2020, December 3). The doctor is dead. [TV broadcast]. Killer Cases. Brasch, B. (2015, October 27). Medical office of murdered Dr. Teresa Sievers to close. News-Press. https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/estero/2015/10/27/medical-office-murdered-dr-teresa-sievers-close/74706690/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114480e114480v000049&gca-ft=168&gca-ds=sophi [https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/estero/2015/10/27/medical-office-murdered-dr-teresa-sievers-close/74706690/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114480e114480v000049&gca-ft=168&gca-ds=sophi] Braun, B. & Brasch, B. (2015, December 1). DCF aware of Sievers accusations. News-Press. https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/01/sievers-husband-hired-killers-investigation-shows/76625982/ [https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/01/sievers-husband-hired-killers-investigation-shows/76625982/] Curtis, J. (2026, February 24). Judge denies Mark Sievers’ motion to vacate conviction and death sentence. Gulf Coast. https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/florida-mark-teresa-sievers-murder-sentence-appeal/70485707 [https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/florida-mark-teresa-sievers-murder-sentence-appeal/70485707] DeLuca, D. (2020, February 14). Who killed Teresa Sievers? A look at one of Southwest Florida’s most notorious murders. News-Press. https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2020/02/14/who-killed-teresa-sievers-faqs-notorious-murder-case-48-hours-florida/4761767002/ [https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2020/02/14/who-killed-teresa-sievers-faqs-notorious-murder-case-48-hours-florida/4761767002/] Gulf Coast. (2021, April 29). Brief: Judge’s ‘befuddlement’ over verdict in Sievers murder case screams reason for acquittal. Gulf Coast. https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/judges-befuddlement-over-verdict-in-sievers-murder-case-screams-reason-for-acquittal/46734674 [https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/judges-befuddlement-over-verdict-in-sievers-murder-case-screams-reason-for-acquittal/46734674] Hall, A. (2025, June 27). Reflecting on Dr. Teresa Sievers’ murder in Bonita Springs, 10 years later. WINK News. https://www.winknews.com/news/lee/reflecting-on-dr-teresa-sievers-murder-in-bonita-springs-10-years-later/article_c812c49a-4111-4c92-aaff-3b85222c9eec.html [https://www.winknews.com/news/lee/reflecting-on-dr-teresa-sievers-murder-in-bonita-springs-10-years-later/article_c812c49a-4111-4c92-aaff-3b85222c9eec.html] Herron, M. (2025, May 4). Mark Sievers hopes for new trial as he faces death sentence. WINK News.  https://www.winknews.com/news/lee/mark-sievers-hopes-for-new-trial-as-he-faces-death-sentence/article_8de8d000-bf90-48bf-a398-65fd7413892e.html [https://www.winknews.com/news/lee/mark-sievers-hopes-for-new-trial-as-he-faces-death-sentence/article_8de8d000-bf90-48bf-a398-65fd7413892e.html]

Missing for 27 years: Jacob Wetterling

During the fall of 1989 in a small Minnesota town, three young boys rode their bikes to the video store to rent a movie. On their way home, they were confronted by a man in a mask who ordered them to lay in a ditch. The man told two of the boys to run away and not to look back or else he would shoot them. The boy that was left with the man was Jacob Wetterling. It would be 27 years before his remains would be discovered and his family would see justice.  In 2016, Danny Heinrich was questioned about Jacob’s disappearance. He made a full confession and led investigators to his body. In exchange for his full cooperation, Heinrich was not charged with murder but just the child sexual abuse charges he was already facing.  Jacob’s family and community are the epitome of hope. On October 22, 2016, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton declared October 22nd to be “Jacob Wetterling Day.” Every year on this day, residents leave their porch lights on to honor Jacob and all other missing children.   Come along with Hannah and Lainey as they discuss this case and Hannah’s favorite things: Harry Potter and Taylor Swift.  CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of child abuse, abductions, and homicide. Listener discretion is advised. — Please subscribe, rate, and review. Follow us on Instagram @spookybitchwalk and Facebook at Spooky Btch Walk for all the updates. Email us at spookybtchwalk@gmail.com [spookybtchwalk@gmail.com] to share all your spooky stories and case suggestions.   Sources: Corrections 1. (2017, January 25). Minn. man who killed Jacob Wetterling transferred to Boston prison. Corrections 1. https://www.corrections1.com/prisoner-transport/articles/minn-man-who-killed-jacob-wetterling-transferred-to-boston-prison-qHFRNZenC1rY5Bki/ [https://www.corrections1.com/prisoner-transport/articles/minn-man-who-killed-jacob-wetterling-transferred-to-boston-prison-qHFRNZenC1rY5Bki/] Find a grave. (n.d.). Jacob Erwin Wetterling. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199244124/jacob_erwin-wetterling [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199244124/jacob_erwin-wetterling] Flannagan, S. (2023, October 18). Where is Jacob Wetterling’s killer, Danny Heinrich, now? Grunge. https://www.grunge.com/1423652/where-is-jacob-wetterling-killer-danny-heinrich-now/ [https://www.grunge.com/1423652/where-is-jacob-wetterling-killer-danny-heinrich-now/] Margaritoff, M. (2022, April 2). The tragic story of Jacob Wetterling, the missing boy whose case went unsolved for 27 years. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/jacob-wetterling [https://allthatsinteresting.com/jacob-wetterling] Wareham, B., Nelson, T., & Sepic, M. (2016, September 25). ‘Remembrance, hope, and healing’: Thousands turn out for Wetterling memorial. MPR News. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/25/jacob-wetterling-memorial [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/25/jacob-wetterling-memorial] Weintraub, A. & Martinez-Ramundo, D. (2023, October 12). Parents, investigators recall long quest for answers after Jacob Wetterling’s 1989 abduction. ABC News. https://abcnews.com/US/parents-investigators-recall-long-quest-justice-after-jacob/story?id=103751407 [https://abcnews.com/US/parents-investigators-recall-long-quest-justice-after-jacob/story?id=103751407] Wikipedia. (n.d.). Bridge of hope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Hope [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Hope] Wikipedia. (n.d.). Murder of Jacob Wetterling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jacob_Wetterling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jacob_Wetterling]