Nov 29, 2018
Amanda and Sarah take on three cannibal cases from the 1940s to now. Sarah kicks it off with the jaw-dropping story of Leonarda Cianciulli, a serial killer dubbed "The Soap-Maker of Correggio" for the gruesome ways she disposed of her victims. Amanda details the very recent crimes of Natalia Baksheeva and Dmitry Baksheev, a married couple in Russia who claimed to have murdered and eaten 30 people, and briefly touches on Joe Metheny, a 1990s Baltimore serial who turned two people into barbeque. Other subjects covered include multilingual animal sounds, bloody desserts, and adequate wigs.
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Recommendations:
Sarah adds to Amanda's previous recommendation to watch The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series on Netflix. Amanda recommends checking out Alternate Histories for holiday gifts.
Sources:
The Serial Series, Part 3: Leonarda Cianciulli
Leonarda Cianciulli: The Deadly Soap-Maker of Correggio
Wikipedia (Leonarda Cianciulli and Sanguinaccio dolce)
Leonarda Cianciulli, Italian Serial Killer & Cannibal - 1941
WashPo (Russian ‘cannibal couple’ may have drugged, killed and eaten as many as 30 people, police say)
Daily Mail UK ('Cannibal woman' suspected of eating up to 30 people 'goaded her husband into killing a waitress who was flirting with him')
BBC ('Cannibal couple' in Russia admitted killing 30 - reports)
The Independent (Joe Metheny dead)
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