Cursewords and Crayons

A beautiful family sailing vacation. A brutal murder at sea and the one eleven-year-old girl who survived. 
This week we're covering the incredible survival story of Terry Jo Duperrault—a case that somehow manages to be equal parts heartbreaking, horrifying, and completely unbelievable.
We're diving into:
⛵ A dream family vacation that became a floating crime scene🌊 One of the most unbelievable survival stories in true crime history🛟 An eleven-year-old girl drifting alone in the Atlantic for days⚖️ A captain with a dark secret and a motive no one saw coming💔 A case that still feels impossible more than sixty years later
Honestly... if someone pitched this as a movie script, we'd all complain it was too unrealistic.
But somehow... it really happened.
💬 Tell us what you think: Had you heard Terry Jo's story before? Is this one of the most unbelievable survival stories you've ever heard? We want your thoughts, your feelings, and your responsibly unhinged theories in our DMs.
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Until next time: wear your life jacket, trust your gut, and remember that sometimes the strongest person in the story is only eleven years old. 💛

A tiger mom. A fake college degree and a home invasion that wasn't. 
This week on Cursewords and Crayons: TRUE CRIME, we're covering the unbelievable case of Jennifer Pan—a woman who spent years pretending to be the perfect daughter while secretly building a life that existed almost entirely in her imagination.
On the outside, Jennifer had it all: supportive parents, good grades (supposedly), and a bright future. Behind closed doors? Fake report cards, fake scholarships, fake college classes, fake jobs... and eventually, a plan that would change her family forever.
What starts as a terrifying home invasion quickly unravels into one of the most jaw-dropping deception cases we've ever talked about.
We're diving into:
📚 A lifetime built on lies🏡 A staged home invasion that fooled almost no one🎙️ One police interview that completely changes everything
This case has everything we love to spiral over: complicated family dynamics, lies stacked on top of lies, investigators patiently letting someone talk themselves into a corner, and enough plot twists to make you question every thing.
At what point do you tell your parents you didn't actually graduate instead of... this?
💬 Tell us what you think: Was Jennifer backed into a corner? Was this years of manipulation finally exploding? Or was this simply calculated murder from the start?
DM us your theories, your hot takes, and your responsibly unhinged speculation—we absolutely live for it.
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Until next time: tell the truth before it requires a police interrogation, trust your gut, and maybe don't build your entire personality on fake report cards.
 
 
 
 

Can you imagine being in darkness for TWENTY FIVE YEARS? This week, we’re talking about a woman that had this exact experience.
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Welcome Back! This episode talks about a mysterious set of twins. Where they on something? Ill? Scared? Let's chat about it!
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