Dark Deeds

S03E26: Bound by Blood: Kenneth and Kari Allen

Most of us have a sibling we’d do anything for. We grow up sharing toys, secrets, and eventually, the stresses of adulthood, but for Ken and Kari Allen, that bond took a sharp, lethal turn. It wasn't just 'us against the world'—it was 'us against anyone in our way.'Kenneth Allen, Jr. had spent most of his life away from his family, particularly his sister, Kari who was 11 years his junior, back in Indiana due to his parents, Sharon and Kenneth Allen, Sr divorcing when he was 14. Ken grew up in Florida while Kari lived with her mother in Noblesville, Indiana. After a life of counterfeiting, forgery, and theft, Ken decided to move home with his sister and mother at the age of 29 after doing a 14 month stint in prison in Arizona. He and 18-year-old Kari concocted a plan to kill their grandparents and take their money they had saved. Since their mother, Sharon, refused to help them, she had to die, too. After their killing spree, the pair buried the remains of all three victims under the basement floor at their grandparents' Indianapolis home and headed for Vegas, but a routine traffic stop uncovered their heinous crimes. SourcesJustia (2008)WTHR (2005)Los Angeles Times (2005)Sun Journal (2005)Find A Grave (2005)Find A Grave (2005)Find A Grave (2005)Audio/DocsEvil Kin Season 1 Episode 1 Thicker Than BloodKiller Kin Podcast Thicker Than BloodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

S03E25: Cruelty in Numbers: The Greensburg Six Crimes Against Jennifer Daugherty

In February 2010, the quiet town of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, was shaken by a crime so senseless it defied logic. Jennifer Daugherty, a 30-year-old woman known for her kind heart and trusting nature, thought she was spending time with friends. Instead, she walked into a trap that would lead to one of the most harrowing cases of group-think and depravity in modern history. A group of six people she met and befriended at a place called West Place Clubhouse held Jennifer hostage in an apartment they all shared on North Pennsylvania Avenue for almost 2 days while they brutally tortured and humiliated her due to one group member's jealousy. The group ultimately decided to kill Jennifer, dismember her, and place her remains in a trash can which they placed in the parking lot of a nearby middle school. This case brought to light the frequent exploitation and abuse that individuals with intellectual disabilities often face and helped push a law into effect that allows witnesses of crimes to be charged if they don't report the crimes. SourcesSupremecourt.gov PAcourts.us (2020)Pittsburgh Post Gazette (2022) NBC News (2010) r/TrueCrime (2022) Audio/Docs Very Local |YouTube| Hometown Tragedy: The Twisted Horror of the Greensburg 6Cruel Intentions: Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (2013) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

S03E24: Stealing a Life: The Betrayal of Stevie Allman

In 1997, a house fire in Oakland, California, captured the hearts of the community. Emerging from the smoke was Stevie Allman, a beloved alleged anti-drug activist who claimed local dealers had firebombed her home in retaliation for her neighborhood watch efforts. As she lay in the hospital with severe burns, the city rallied behind her, even receiving a sympathy letter from the White House.But as police looked closer at the woman in the hospital bed, the story began to fracture. Fingerprints revealed a horrifying truth: the woman being hailed as a hero wasn’t Stevie Allman at all—it was her sister, Sarah Mitchell.While Sarah Mitchell was being treated for her burns and basking in public sympathy, investigators returned to the charred remains of the Allman home. They weren't just looking for arson evidence anymore; they were looking for the real Stevie.The search ended at a large, chest freezer located in the basement. It was securely padlocked and wrapped in heavy chains. When investigators finally cut the locks, they made a discovery that halted the investigation in its tracks: the body of Stevie Allman, dismembered and frozen, hidden in plain sight while her sister lived just feet away.Forensic analysis later revealed a haunting timeline. Stevie hadn't died in the fire; she had been murdered earlier. Sarah had been living in the house with her sister’s body, cashing Stevie's checks and perfecting her impersonation, using the "firebombing" as a final, desperate act to cover her tracks and explain Stevie's permanent disappearance.SourcesLuminol Pod (2022)SF Gate (1997)LA Times (1997)SF Gate (2000)Audio/DocsOxygen- YouTube: Destroyed House Reveals Sister's Shocking Secret (2022) Crime Zone-YouTube: They Called Her a Hero...UNTIL They Went Inside Her Home (2026) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

S03E23: Ritual of Rumors: The Corpsewood Manor Slayings

Deep in the woods of North Georgia, Dr. Charles Scudder and his partner, Joseph "Joey" Odom sought a peaceful, off-grid life in a hand-built brick mansion they called Corpsewood Manor.  Rumors always swirled about the lovers and their quaint handbuilt home in the woods. The fact that they were "homosexual devil worshippers" was often the talk of the area, but these men were kind, welcoming, and enjoyed the simple life with the occassional wild party.     But in 1982, their castle became the site of a grisly double homicide that shocked the nation when two young men devised a plot to rob the men, thinking they must be millionaires due to their extravagant home. Dr. Scudder and Joey invited a 17-year-old hunter in the area, Avery Brock to parties at their home when he stumbled upon it while hunting, asking if he could hunt on the property. Avery then discussed the men and their "so-called fortune" with his troubled roommate, 30-year-old Tony West.      On the night of December 12, 1982, Avery and Tony decided to put their robbery plan in motion by attending a party at Corpsewood Manor. They brought along two unsuspecting friends, as well, Tony's nephew, Joey Wells, and his friend, Teresa Hudgins. The pair weren't aware of the robbery plan. At the party, Avery shot and killed Joey Odom in his kitchen along with their two English Mastiffs when he tried to explain to them that there was no large fortune hidden in the home. Avery and Tony then tied up and tormented Dr. Scudder, and when he also gave them no fortune, the men shot him 5 times in the head before fleeing the scene with only silver jewelry and Dr. Scudder's black jeep.     To this day, Corpsewood Manor sits in ruins after a fire destroyed everything but the bricks. Many say it still has an eerie and sad air about it, with people claiming to hear the dogs barking, gunshots, and other unsettling noises. SourcesAbandoned Georgia (2023) Abandoned Southeast Atlanta Magazine (2022)Oxford American (2024) Atlas Obscura Church of Satan Justia Law- Supreme Court of Mississippi (1985)Books/DocumentariesThe Corpsewood Manor Murders In North Georgia by Amy PetullaDead Silent S01E2: Welcome to the Devil HousePodcast by ID: Deadly Nightmares: Welcome to the Devil HouseMystery Archives YouTube: The Untold Story of Corpsewood Manor-Georgia (2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.

S03E22: Bad Medicine: Dirk Greineder's Double Life

On a crisp Halloween morning in 1999, Dr. Dirk Greineder—a world-renowned allergist and pillar of the elite Wellesley community in Massachusetts—placed a frantic 911 call from the banks of Morses Pond. His wife of 31 years, Mabel "May" Greineder, had been brutally beaten, stabbed, and almost decapitated during their morning walk. Dirk told investigators that May had stopped to rest and he went on ahead, but when he returned to her, he found she had been attacked. As investigators looked past the doctor’s grief, they discovered a tangled web of secret identities, sex addiction, digital obsessions, and a "perfect" marriage that was anything but. Dirk has been incarcerated for almost 26 years and still maintains his innocence to this day.SourcesHistory (2009)Justia (2009)Vance Holmes (2010)Cape Cod Times (2001)Metro West Daily News (2010)Medium (2025)Audio/DocumentariesCBS Boston YouTube- I-Team: Dirk Greineder in Wife's Murder After 20 Years (2021)Court TV YouTube- 'The Good Doctor' Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall (2024)Prisoners' Legal Services YouTube- Dirk Greineder Testimony (2024)Dateline on ID- Season 2 Episode 14: Murder at Morses PondBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-deeds--6216218/support.