Cursewords and Crayons

Episode 236: Ew, Bryan Kohberger! — Follow Up

Bryan Kohberger may have pleaded guilty, but this case still leaves behind a truly irritating number of questions.
This week, we’re revisiting the Moscow murders, the investigation, the evidence, and the plea deal that technically closed the case while somehow explaining basically nothing that people actually want explained.
We’re talking timelines, surveillance, cell phone pings, surviving roommates, and the unsettling fact that even with a conviction, this case still feels unfinished as hell.
A legal ending? Sure.Closure? Be serious.
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Episode 235: Yuba County Five

Five men. One car in the mountains. And a case that makes less sense the longer you stare at it.
This week on Cursewords and Crayons: TRUE CRIME, we’re diving into one of the most baffling and heartbreaking mysteries we’ve ever covered: The Yuba County Five.
In February 1978, five young men—friends, coworkers, and beloved members of their community—set out for what should have been a simple trip to a basketball game in California.
They never made it home.
Their car was later found abandoned on a remote mountain road… miles away from where they were supposed to be. No damage. No obvious reason it stopped. Plenty of gas. And all five men? Gone.
…and then things get weird.
What follows is a search that turns into a nightmare and a discovery that will absolutely make you yell “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!” at your phone:
🚗 A perfectly functional car abandoned in the mountains🥶 A freezing trek into the wilderness… for no clear reason🏕️ A forest service trailer full of food and supplies—left mostly untouched🧥 Clothes and bedding that could have saved lives💔 And a slow, devastating death that didn’t have to happen
Only four of the five men were ever found. One—Gary Mathias—has never been located.
And just to make your brain itch even more:There were reported sightings.There were potential witnesses.There were signs that someone else may have been involved.
…but nothing ever came together.
This case is equal parts mystery, tragedy, and pure frustration. Because the biggest question isn’t just what happened—it’s why did they go up that mountain at all?
This episode is full of twists, theories, and that deeply unsettling feeling that we’re missing one key piece that would make everything click… and it’s just not there.
💬 Tell us what you think: exposure and confusion, outside involvement, or something even stranger?DM us your theories, hot takes, and late-night spirals—we live for it.
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Until next time: trust your gut, stay out of the mountains at night, and don’t ignore the signs right in front of you.

Episode 234: The Kingdom of God Global Church Scandal

Jesus on speed dial? Yeah, that’s gonna be a no from us.
This week on Cursewords and Crayons: TRUE CRIME, we’re not just criming — we’re culting. And hoo boy, this one has everything: alleged miracles, mega-mansions, forced labor charges, sexual misconduct accusations, money laundering, and a church leader who says he meets Jesus face-to-face on the regular. Casual.
We’re diving into the wild and deeply disturbing story of David E. Taylor and Joshua Media Ministries International — also known as the Kingdom of God Global Church — a ministry that former members have described as a cult, and that federal prosecutors say was operating more like a coercive empire than a church.
This one is equal parts infuriating, fascinating, and heartbreaking — especially when you remember that people often get pulled into groups like this through the most human things possible: hope, belonging, healing, purpose, and trust.
So grab your emotional support beverage, maybe keep one eyebrow permanently raised, and settle in for a case that feels like prosperity gospel met true crime and made the worst possible baby.
🕯️ As always, we center the people harmed in all of this. Because from the outside it can be easy to ask, “how did anyone fall for this?” But when someone is targeting people through faith, community, and vulnerability, the answer gets a lot more complicated.
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Episode 233: The Khamar Daban Hikers: Frozen, Poisoned, or Something Worse?

Unhinged angels, true crime besties, and lovers of unsettling mountain nonsense, welcome ,this week we’re heading to the Khamar Daban mountains near Lake Baikal in August 1993 for the deeply unsettling case of seven experienced hikers, one lone survivor, and a tragedy that still makes absolutely no sense.We talk sudden collapse, bizarre symptoms, hypothermia that feels a little too convenient, possible nerve agents, toxic plants, military cover-up theories, and the kind of mountain chaos that leaves us with way more questions than answers.
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