Season 1

We discuss (with minimal egg-aggeration) the curious and combustible case of the eggnog explosion at a Totowa, NJ, pharma lab in August 2014. The blast tore through three stories and blew out the back of the building from a reported …

We discuss the ostentatious Christmas display of Jeremy Morris, a.k.a. “Mr. Christmas” or the “Christmas Lawyer” in the documentary, ‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021). He was federally banned from decorating the outside of his home in Idaho and writ …

We discuss the “merry” murderer, Bruce McArthur, as he played Mall Santa for those in Toronto’s Gay Village in 2018. Self-employed landscaper and Old Saint Nick-turned-serial killer disposed of his victims’ skeletal remains in planters around Toronto. Don’t miss the …

We discuss the three-decades-long, unsolved homicide of Sigrid Stevenson, a 25-year-old, graduate student at The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College). We detail the brutality of her sexual assault and crime scene details; we provide updates on the …

We discuss the recent Mattel misprint on Wicked-branded packaging for its line of Glinda and Elphaba dolls. Using a pun-charged and humorous perspective on the adult website, we explore the magical mayhem of a misprint and speculate on whether this …

We explore Netflix’s new true-crime docuseries, This is the Zodiac Speaking (2024), to discuss whether Arthur Leigh Allen could be The Zodiac, though DNA (and other evidence) previously ruled him out as a suspect. We perform a language analysis on …

We update listeners on the recent DUI arrest of The Conjuring House owner, Jaqueline Nuñez, in the days following Police Chief Stephen Lynch’s rejection of her application to renew her business license that would have allowed her to continue offering …

We roll up to a Dunkin’ drive-thru to deliver a case about needless and hapless assault on a pregnant woman, by 28-year-old, William Rodriguez, in East Haven, Connecticut. Rodriguez attempted to carjack the hapless, 4-month-pregnant woman, before sinking his teeth …

We discuss the recent directorial debut of Anna Kendrick in Woman of the Hour (2024) on Netflix. We explore the dating game television subgenre, 1970s dating culture, The Dating Game TV show as a metaphor for the predatory murders of …

We review key details along the timeline of 38-year-old Danielle Lopez, a missing NJ woman, on a camping trip to Brendan T. Byrne State Forest Campground in the Pine Barrens. We discuss the last-known Lopez sighting by a couple and …

We discuss the nine-part Netflix series, Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024), or Ryan Murphy’s spin on the oft-dramatized retelling of the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home. We talk about this …

We sift through the white powdery substance at the bottom of Lisa Bishop’s Coca-Cola can to find that her husband, 71-year-old, Alfred Ruf, in alleged connection with his stepdaughter from his wife’s previous marriage, and her female friend, were conspiring …

We discuss the three-part Netflix docuseries, American Nightmare (2024), about a 2015 home invasion and kidnapping. We parse the facts about the targeted couple, Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins, as their story seems stranger than fiction and perhaps might be …

We undress the facts of a homicide involving two elderly nudists in San Bernardino, California, whose remains were unearthed beneath their neighbor’s home in the Redlands. From bare ass to bare bones, we strip down all the details from raunch …

We discuss the newly released documentary, Wise Guy: David Chase & The Sopranos (2024), as it outlines Chase’s inspiration for the show and behind-the-scenes footage of Jersey’s most iconic and enduring mafiosos.

We discuss the pitfalls with your choice of toppings of impersonating a pizza delivery man and his attempt to defraud hungry customers and tourists in South Florida. We follow the trail of yeast, water, and flour to 55-year-old, Jose Marti-Alvarez, …

We watch and comparatively discuss American Murder: Laci Peterson, a 3-episode Netflix docuseries that revisits the infamous Scott and Laci Peterson case, since her murder in 2002, and the follow-up 3-episode Peacock docuseries, Face to Face with Scott Peterson, features …

We watch the seven-episode, Emmy-nominated, dramatic miniseries, Baby Reindeer (2024) and comment on stalking, shame, and the awkwardness of being human.

We reflect on our inaugural season of the podcast. In true Severed fashion, Harry digitally remasters our most classic f*ck ups.

We watch and discuss Ghost Nation’s “Evil in the Attic” episode filmed at Burn Brae Mansion. A secret room is revealed after the GN team reinvestigates the bed and breakfast five years later. We share our impressions of the investigation …

We investigate the mountainous beauty of the Catskills and the rural hamlet of Glen Spey, New York. We discuss the history of the land, and Burn Brae Mansion, which is home to creepy dolls, footsteps, voices, and purported paranormal activity …

We journey back to Boxer Donuts in Nyack, New York, to pick up some sweet t-shirt merch. We then detour to Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow to chat with The Headless Horseman. Ride along with us!

We take a Sunday drive to The Ackley House in Nyack, New York, and further debrief about last week’s major episode that outlined the major claims of poltergeist activity. We stop at Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar for an iced …

We briefly discuss pre- and post-Revolutionary War history in Nyack, New York, the location of the first legally haunted house in the United States. We dissect and discuss the Ackley family’s allegations of three poltergeists that coexisted with them in …