Alternative Interests

Episode 75: Mysterious Disappearances Turned Accidental Deaths

We tell you four stories of individuals who disappeared seemingly into thin air only to be found deceased under unusual and uncommon circumstances.  You may recognize some of these cases as they were quite controversial when they first broke in the news.

Stay tuned at the end for a short nutrition lesson courtesy of a tangential conversation that occurred during recording.

Episode 74: Alexander Bychkov/Krasnodar Cannibals

This week Crystal brings you two cases of bizarre Russian cannibals. Our first case covers Alexander Bychkov, who was arrested for crimes not violent in nature when a casual admission changed the course of the investigation against him. The second case is truly horrifying in nature due to some graphic images that were found on a cell phone left on the side of the road. The small town of Krasnodar was not ready for what police found, and rumors abound in this absolutely insane story. 

Episode 73: The Bayshore Blvd Tragedy

In 2018, what can only be described as a complete and utter tragedy occurred on the picturesque Bayshore Blvd in Tampa, Florida. In the blink of an eye, one poor choice led to the worst possible outcome and two lives stolen. 

Episode 72: ABC‘s of Cryptids - A is for...

A servant of the Aztec gods, the father of snakes, a southern United States Nessie, and a minor Japanese deity are among the creatures featured in this installment of our alphabetical exploration of the world's Cryptids. 

Episode 71: Brian Shaffer Theories with Edo Larosa

In this episode, Crystal discusses the possible theories behind Brian's mysterious disappearance with Edo Larosa, host of two podcasts discussing Brian's case. 

Edo's Swedish podcast

https://brianshaffer.podbean.com/

Links to Edo's English podcast, A Brian Shaffer Story

https://open.spotify.com/show/2PKvZwZAb9XJ6WjCN5FKcb?si=gJ4WhWCxT_mDBVcdI19drg&dl_branch=1

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-brian-shaffer-story/id1564375761

 

Episode 70: Brian Shaffer

Brian Shaffer was a 27 year old college student in his second year of med school in March of 2006. After finals week, just before Spring Break, he went out drinking with a couple friends and was never seen again. In this episode we discuss the facts of the case and the information we know about his disappearance. 

Episode 69: Paris Bennett

Unconditional love - is there such a thing? Paris Bennett grew up with a mother who showered both him and his sister, Ella, with unconditional love. However, he concocted a plan to twist that love to inflict the most unimaginable pain on his mother. 

Episode 68: Strange Conspiracy Theories

With our avalanche of heavy discussions the past several episodes, we decided to take a break on the lighter side this week. We each chose a few strange conspiracy theories and discuss a brief overview of the thought process behind them. 

Episode 67: Interview with a Survivor - Carmen's Story

Carmen met her attacker when she was a young college student in Seattle, WA. They dated a short time before ending things on seemingly amicable terms. Carmen shares her first hand story with us this week detailing the horrific attack and her tale of survival in the aftermath, including the healing process she still battles 10 years later. Out of respect for her privacy, we have changed her name and have disguised her voice as her attacker continues to stalk her to this day.
Please note that due to the sensitive nature of some of the information shared in the course of our conversation, there may be sound continuity issues due to editing personal identifying details from the interview.

To reach out to Carmen you can reach her at carmenalternativeinterests@gmail.com

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Episode 66: Meet the Weavers Part 3 - Francis and Mallori Weaver

Meet the Weavers: Three Generations of Evil.

Part Three. Francis Weaver and the rest of the extended family cannot seem to escape a cycle of horrible decisions and vile crimes, but hopefully they are the end of of it.