House of Worms

After a lengthy hiatus, Kelly and Dillon are back to discuss the murder of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan on this week's episode of HOUSE OF WORMS! The name has officially been changed. 
 
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/au-pair-brendan-banfield-double-murder-trial-sentenced-rcna258923
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/au-pair-murders-brendan-banfield-juliana-peres-magalhaes-rcna266291
https://www.courthousenews.com/au-pair-sentenced-to-10-years-for-part-in-double-murder/#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20Fairfax%20County%20Chief,nodded%20as%20the%20judge%20spoke.
https://crimetimelines.com/brendan-banfield-case/
https://wjla.com/news/local/brendan-banfield-murder-trial-fairfax-county-virginia-timeline-affairs-fetish-site-fatal-plot-juliana-peres-magalhaes-au-pair-wife-christine-court-prosection-joseph-ryan-investigations-arrests-shootings-stabbings
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/commonwealthattorney/sites/commonwealthattorney/files/Assets/press%20releases%20master/2026.02.02%20Banfield%20Conviction.pdf
https://www.courttv.com/tag/brendan-banfield/
 
 
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Kelly and Dillon discuss and case based on the infamous Slenderman. This case is about how the internet rooted a fear and obsession deep enough to attempt murder. 
 
Sources:
Beware the Slenderman documentary (2017)
Slender Man Stabbing: The Untold Story (2019)
https://www.fox6now.com/news/morgan-geyser-anissa-weier-accused-in-slenderman-stabbing-case-to-be-tried-separately
https://www.wpr.org/news/slender-man-stabber-morgan-geysers-conditional-release-revoked-following-escape-group-home
https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=276546
https://abc.com/episode/c886c932-190f-4db8-b5b5-c30425470de8
 

Switching it up! To celebrate a very real accomplishment of 10 episodes, Dillon is taking over to share a case of his own choosing. Tune in to listen to us discuss Albert Fish
 
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/albert-fish/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-16/the-moon-maniac
https://www.aiafs.com/images/article-albert-fish.pdf
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/albert-fish
https://people.com/he-ate-a-10-year-old-then-wrote-her-parents-11767908
https://medium.com/tftunderworld/unspeakable-evil-the-true-story-of-the-gray-man-albert-fish-d301c772e8e5

Kelly and Dillon discuss the case of Katherine Knight, and her may victims including her daughter, and multiple partners
 
Sources:
Crimes that Shook Australia S1 E5
https://the-line-up.com/katherine-knight
https://people.com/she-murdered-her-husband-and-cooked-his-remains-but-what-she-planned-to-do-with-them-shocked-authorities-11712899
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/katherine-knight-killer-cannibal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Knight
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/cannibal-killer-aussie-mum-katherine-knight-skinned-and-cooked-husband/news-story/dccc5bdcd81f51b9c2e364b98bc5cf15
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166538030/david_standford-kellett
 
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Kelly and Dillon discuss the case of the 1976 Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping by Fred Woods, James Schoenfeld and Rick Schoenfeld. 
 
Sources:
CNN Films: Chowchilla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Chowchilla_kidnapping#:~:text=On%20July%2015%2C%201976%2C%20in,could%20issue%20their%20ransom%20demands.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/us/chowchilla-kidnapping-escape-cnn-film#
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/education/chowchilla-school-bus-hijacking
https://www.cityofchowchilla.org/300/1976-Bus-Kidnapping
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/
 

Welcome back to Murder House! This episode takes a look at the Murder of Wendy and Randall Bjorge by their granddaughter Cassie. 
 
Sources:
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/national/article144774129.html
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/-/news-events/news-releases/news-details/granddaughter-and-boyfriend-charged-in-violent-murder-of-63-year-old-couple?p_l_back_url=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcassie%2Bbjorges&p_l_back_url_title=Search
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mom-of-teen-accused-of-killing-grandparents-speaks-out/85-431218380#:~:text=Cassie%20had%20been%20living%20at,like%20to%20speak%20with%20them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0fGJejmK-c
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/teen-girl-accused-of-killing-grandparents-faces-judge-family-appears-in-court/512568731/

Kelly and Dillon talk about the tragic mistreatment of Timothy Ferguson. 
 
Sources:
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2024/04/timothys-tragic-story-teen-murdered-by-mom-exposes-troubling-holes-in-child-welfare-system.html&subscribed=google-oauth2%7C110654940194825974041
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2024/05/mlives-investigation-into-timothys-murder-and-the-child-welfare-warning-signs-what-we-learned.html
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2025/07/mom-convicted-of-torturing-son-to-death-wants-new-trial-what-to-know.html
https://www.courttv.com/tag/paul-ferguson/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFGBBG8nUc4&t=1915s
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-starvation-death-of-son/

Kelly and Dillon discuss the imprisonment of Elisabeth Fritzl by her father Josef. Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Kidnapping 
 
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/may/04/austria.internationalcrime1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritzl_case
https://people.com/where-is-elisabeth-fritzl-now-11686985
https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/22/austria.fritzl/index.html
Trapped in Darkness: The Elisabeth Fritzl Story and Her Fight for Freedom by Sharon Henderson
 

Part two! The crimes of Richard Chase, the Vampire of Sacramento. Trigger Warning: Animal Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Mutilation of a dead body
 
Sources:
"Worlds Most Evil Killers" S4 E8
"A Thirst for Blood: The True Story of California's Vampire Killer" by Ray Biondi
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article308844425.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Chase
 

Join us as we take a deep dive into the early life of one of California's most notorious serial killers, the Vampire of Sacramento. Trigger warning: Animal Abuse 
 
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Chase
https://vault.fbi.gov/richard-chase/Richard%20Chase%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/richard-trenton-chase/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-27/the-so-called-dracula-killer
https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-chase