This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

A Substack post became a federal probe in eight weeks. That's faster than most podcast episodes get edited. So what actually happened — and what does it mean that it can happen again?

In Part 2, Tyrella and Nikita move from the individual cases and start interrogating the system. They break down apophenia — your brain's tendency to find patterns even where none exist — and trace exactly how one influencer newsletter traveled from fringe post to White House press briefing to multi-agency FBI investigation. They also cover the cases that genuinely do deserve more scrutiny, including Amy Eskridge's deeply unsettling prediction about her own death.

The verdict: overwhelmingly apophenia. But the mechanism that got us here? That's the real story.

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A plasma physicist texted a former spy: "If you ever see a report that I killed myself — I most definitely did not." Then that's exactly what the report said.

In under eight weeks, one Substack post turned into a White House briefing, an FBI probe, and a House Oversight Committee inquiry. The story: 11 deaths and disappearances of US government-connected scientists. But is it a pattern — or a story about how the internet decides what gets investigated?

Tyrella and Nikita go case by case through every name on the list, separating what's verified from what's speculation, and noting which families have asked to stay out of the conspiracy framing entirely.

Part 2 out now for Patrons.

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In Part 2 of our d4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez update, Tyrella and Nikita cover what prosecutors dropped at the April 23rd status hearing — exactly one year to the day Celeste was last seen alive. Prosecutors told the judge that Burke's iPhone and iCloud contain a significant amount of child sexual abuse material, and they've only reviewed one terabyte out of eight. They also break down the full 40-terabyte evidence scale, the court-authorized wiretap, why charges took so long to file, what came out in the April 29th court filing including the Amazon purchases and the inflatable pool, and Celeste's family's first public statement. The preliminary hearing is set for May 26th — and this case is just getting started.Content warning: detailed discussion of murder, dismemberment, CSAM, and child sexual abuse allegations. Start with Part 1 if you haven't already.
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Singer d4vd has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Her body was found decomposed and dismembered in the front trunk of his Tesla. He was on tour when they found her. In Part 1, Tyrella and Nikita cover the full refresher on who Celeste was, how her remains were discovered, the arrest and charges, and what the autopsy revealed. Part 2 drops Thursday, 5/7— and what prosecutors found on his phone changes everything.

⚠️ Content warning: detailed discussion of child murder, dismemberment, and child sexual abuse.

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In the conclusion of our "Best of the Trial" series, Tyrella and Nikita dive into the most emotional and bizarre moments from the Kouri Richins courtroom.

We start with Robert Grossman, the "boyfriend" whose testimony began with a moment so unusual that Judge Mrazik had to halt proceedings to explain the concept of "the whole truth." We break down the devastating texts, the $25,000 life insurance payment, and the chilling question Kouri asked him just two weeks after her husband's death.

Then, we look at the strategic battle over the "Drug Chain." Even with a witness who couldn't remember his own interview, the prosecution had a secret weapon: location data.

Highlights:


The moment the courtroom went silent during the oath.


Why the defense’s cross-examination of the housekeeper might have been their biggest mistake.


Tyrella’s "official" review of Judge Richard Mrazik (the man with the voice of an angel).


Where sentencing stands

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