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Side Stories: Found Frozen

By Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski

Dive into the macabre with "Last Podcast On The Left" as speakers Henry Zebrowski and Marcus Parks dissect a trio of chilling events that seem ripped straight from a crime thriller. In a gripping episode, the hosts unravel the eerie circumstances behind the deaths of three men who were found frozen after attending a watch party. With each detail more baffling than the last—from the victims' location to the homeowner's unusual alibi—the stage is set for a real-life mystery that begs for answers.

The episode intensifies as Zebrowski and Parks delve into the sinister actions of a therapist specialized in anger management, whose darkness surfaced in a fatal shooting. But the sinister does not end there; the hosts also shed light on a mother's arrest, a story laced with deception and a grim history, revealing her concealed son's body behind a false wall. "Last Podcast On The Left" promises to lead you through a labyrinth of human psyche, murder, and mystery that challenges our understanding of the inconceivable.

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Football game watch party leads to mysterious frozen deaths

Three close friends—David Harrington, Ricky Johnson, and Clayton McKeaney—are found dead under mysterious circumstances following a Kansas City Chiefs football game watch party. The men, discovered two days later in various locations of a backyard, did not appear to have tried to seek help or enter the house despite likely having phones. Suspicious elements, including their cars parked away from the scene and the homeowner's claim of not hearing any commotion due to wearing headphones, have raised questions. Autopsies are pending to determine the exact causes of death and whether foul play was involved.

Therapist specializing in anger management shoots homeless man to death

A therapist known to be specializing in anger management, who himself struggles with PTSD and anger issues, is arrested after killing Clint Dorsey, a homeless man who allegedly threatened his dogs. McBride fired multiple shots at the victim in the presence of witnesses, then made a failed attempt to conceal his actions by cleaning the crime scene, dragging the body into the woods, and hiding it in a car trunk. His arrest followed the discovery of Dorsey's body and a witness's report of the shooting.

Woman charged with murdering son found hidden behind home's false wall

A mother has been charged with the murder of her adult son after his body is found concealed behind a false wall at her home. She allegedly ingested pills in a suicide attempt upon detectives' arrival with a search warrant. The mother had previously impersonated her son in correspondence to family and had a murder conviction from 1995 for which she tried to dispose of the body. Multiple wooden boxes found at her property suggest possible premeditation or serial crimes.

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  • The therapist, who specialized in anger management, shot and killed a homeless man who allegedly threatened his dogs. The therapist, known to have PTSD and anger issues himself, reacted by firing multiple shots at the victim in the presence of witnesses. He then attempted to conceal his actions by cleaning the crime scene, moving the body, and hiding it in a car trunk. The therapist's arrest followed the discovery of the victim's body and a witness's report of the shooting.

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Football game watch party leads to mysterious frozen deaths

Three men found dead in backyard after watching Kansas City Chiefs football game

After a watch party for a Kansas City Chiefs football game, a tragic and bizarre incident left a group of friends dead from freezing. Podcast hosts discuss the puzzling circumstances surrounding their deaths.

Men were close friends and often gathered to watch games

David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McKeaney, 36, were very close friends who regularly met to watch football games. They attended a playoff game party on January 7th at the house of an unnamed homeowner, a gathering consistent with their tradition as a tightly-knit group.

They were found frozen to death in various places in yard two days after the game

Two days after the game, the men were discovered lifeless in the homeowner's backyard. Harrington was found on the back porch, while Johnson and McKeaney were located elsewhere in the yard. The position of the bodies, scattered across the backyard, only added to the mystery of the situation.

Homeowner claims they left that night and he didn't hear commotion because he had headphones on

The homeowner claimed the men had left his house that night, and he didn't hear any disturbances. This detail seemed particularly suspicious as it was later noted that the men's cars were still parked down the street, not in the driveway.

Several aspects seem suspicious like cars remaining on street and lack of shouting

The podcast hosts raised suspicions about the lack of noise or attempts to enter the house. There was no evidence of the men trying t ...

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  • The mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of the three men include their bodies being found frozen in different locations in the backyard, the absence of any signs of distress or attempts to seek help, and the puzzling detail of their cars being parked away from the house. These factors, along with the lack of noise or commotion despite the severe conditions, have raised questions about how the men ended up in such a tragic situation without alerting anyone. Autopsies and further investigations are pending to uncover more details and determine the cause of their deaths.
  • The circumstances surrounding how the men ended up freezing to death remain unclear and are currently under investigation. The lack of noise or attempts to seek help raises questions about why they were unable to prevent succumbing to the cold. Autopsies and further inquiries are expected to provide more insight into the sequence of events leading to their tragic deaths.
  • The contradiction between the homeowner's claim that the men left and the evidence of their cars still parked down the street suggests a discrepancy in the timeline or events surrounding the men's departure from the house after the football game. This inconsistency raises questions about the accuracy of the homeowner's statement and adds complexity to understanding the sequence of events leading to the tragic outcome.
  • The confusion about the lack of noise or attempts to attract attention in the text could be due to the puzzling circumstances of the men's deaths. Despite being in distress, it seems they did not make any noticeable attempts to seek help or draw attention to their situation. This absence of noise or visible attempts to get assistance adds to the mystery surrounding how they ended up freezing to death ...

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Therapist specializing in anger management shoots homeless man to death

A therapist with a focus on anger management, who also has PTSD and anger issues himself, has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a well-known homeless man named Clint Dorsey.

Therapist with PTSD and anger issues kills homeless man who allegedly threatened his dogs

Therapist empties clip into homeless man in street in front of witnesses

McBride, the therapist in question, was reported to have shot Clint Dorsey, a homeless individual who allegedly posed a threat to McBride's dogs. In a shocking display of violence, McBride fired 8 to 9 shots into Dorsey on a street in full view of at least one witness.

Drags body to woods, cleans up blood, then puts body in trunk

After the violent confrontation, McBride took measures to cover up the act. He was observed attempting to wash away the blood with a hose and looking for shell casings at the scene. Subsequently, McBride dragged Dorsey’s body into the woods. He was then seen placing the body into the trunk ...

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Woman charged with murdering son found hidden behind home's false wall

A shocking discovery of a body behind a false wall has led to a mother being charged with the murder of her adult son.

Mother charged after body of adult son found hidden behind false wall at home

In a gruesome turn of events, a woman faces murder charges following the discovery of her deceased son. He was found in a wooden box hidden behind a false wall in her home. This incident came to light after the woman, who was not named in the outline, reportedly began consuming a large number of pills in what appeared to be a suicide attempt as detectives entered her home with a search warrant.

She had covered up crime by posing as son in writing to relatives

To further conceal her crime, the mother crafted an elaborate deception by posing as her son in written communications to other family members, presumably to dispel any suspicions about his wellbeing or whereabouts.

She had previously been convicted of murder and attempts to dispose of body

Further investigation uncovered that this was not the woman's first encounter with the law regarding fatal crimes. She had a history of violence, with a prior conviction for murder in Florida in 1995, where ...

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  • The discovery of multiple homemade wooden boxes in the mother's residence and garage raises questions about potential premeditation in the murder of her son or the possibility of undisclosed victims of her criminal activities. The presence of these boxes suggests a level of planning or organization beyond a spontaneous act of violence. It hints at a more complex and potentially disturbing pattern of behavior that investigators may need to delve ...

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