Mortal Musings Podcast

118. Shaye Groves & The Murder of Frankie Fitzgerald

This week we're talking about a serial killer adoring woman named Shaye Groves, and the brutal murder of her boyfriend, 25 year old Frankie Fitzgerald. Our oddity is Weekend at Bernie's: Holiday EditionCONNECT WITH US:https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcastBONUS CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcastOFFICIAL MERCH:https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusingshttps://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGNhttps://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTALSources: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/R.-v.-Groves-SR.pdf https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2023/02/17/serial-killer-obsessed-woman-found-guilty-of-murdering-boyfriend/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-64248591 https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2023/february/woman-sentenced-to-a-minimum-of-23years-in-prison-for-the-murder-of-frankie-fitzgerald-in-havant/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/22/serial-killer-fan-who-murdered-boyfriend-jailed-for-23-years https://www.facebook.com/Shaye.Groves/#_=_ https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-grandmother-dead-easyjet-flight-b2888869.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

117. The Lawson Family Murders

This week we talk about the 1929 Christmas Day murders of the Lawson family, and the theories as to why this happened. Our oddity is Wren Day.CONNECT WITH US:https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcastBONUS CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcastOFFICIAL MERCH:https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusingshttps://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGNhttps://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTALSources:Newspapers.com:Winston-Salem Journal- 28 Dec 1929- 04 Feb 1930The Sentinel- 27 Dec 1929The Herald Sun- 27 Dec 1929The News and Observer- 27 Dec 1929Watauga Democrat- 02 Jan 1930 White Christmas, Bloody Christmas by M. Bruce Jones & Trudy J. Smith https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/secret-behind-photo-in-lawson-family-christmas-day-massacre-when-seven-people-died/news-story/080cd6dcee54a210d70098ca45dc3851 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson_family_murders https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1220/1486756-christmas-st-stephens-day-dingle-kerry-1929/ https://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/wren-s-day.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_DaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

116. Charles Albright a.k.a. The Eyeball Killer Part 2

In Part 2, we talk about the second and third murders committed by the Eyeball Killer, and the investigation which led to the arrest and conviction of Charles Albright. Our oddity is the story of how one woman chose to creatively remember her husband.CONNECT WITH US:https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcastBONUS CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcastOFFICIAL MERCH:https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusingshttps://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN:https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTALSources: Newspapers.com:The Marshall News Messenger – 21 Nov 1991Spokane Chronicle – 11 Jun 1991The Monitor – 27 Mar 1991Fort Worth Star – Telegram – 18 Dec 1991 https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/see-no-evil-3/ https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright Born to Kill – S7 EP04 https://people.com/woman-frames-husbands-tattooed-skin-after-his-death-exclusive-11787625 https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-woman-turned-her-dead-husbands-tattoo-into-wall-decor/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

115. Charles Albright a.k.a. The Eyeball Killer Part 1

In part 1, we discuss the background of Charles Albright, and the murder of Mary Lou Pratt, the first in a string of murders committed by the Eyeball Killer of Dallas, Texas. Our oddity is The Grilled Cheese.CONNECT WITH US:https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcastBONUS CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcastOFFICIAL MERCH:https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusingshttps://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGNhttps://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTALSources:Newspapers.com:The Marshall News Messenger – 21 Nov 1991Spokane Chronicle – 11 Jun 1991The Monitor – 27 Mar 1991Fort Worth Star – Telegram – 18 Dec 1991 https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/see-no-evil-3/ https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albright Born to Kill – S7 EP04 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38568587 https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/charges-for-grilled-cheese-standoff/ https://time.com/4628787/grilled-cheese-maryland-standoff/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

114. The Blue Whale

This week we're discussing the mystery surrounding an online challenge, and the so-called ‘Death Groups', where this challenge is alleged to have taken place. Our oddity is The Butt Sniffer.CONNECT WITH US:https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcastBONUS CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcastOFFICIAL MERCH:https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusingshttps://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGNhttps://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL Sources: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/11/02/a-moscow-college-student-stabbed-his-health-instructor-to-death-and-then-killed-himself-with-a-buzzsaw https://meduza.io/feature/2016/05/17/pyat-glavnyh-voprosov-k-materialu-novoy-gazety-o-podrostkovyh-suitsidah https://allthatsinteresting.com/moscow-teen-murder-suicide https://saint-petersburg.ru/m/society/grachev/353694/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blue-whale-game-suicides-russia/ https://www.narcom.ru/publ/info/400 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/true-crime-reports/2025/3/23/blue-whale-suicides-true-crime-reports https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36379815 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-46505722 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Renata_Kambolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale_Challenge https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/man-dubbed-butt-sniffer-arrested-again-in-burbank/3768636/ https://people.com/butt-sniffing-bandit-arrested-again-less-than-one-month-after-prior-incident-11796537 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/california-butt-sniffer-arrests-b2813125.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.