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Bloodshed & Breadcrumbs

Bloodshed & Breadcrumbs

Written by: Andrea Lea
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 Bloodshed & Breadcrumbs is more than a podcast—it’s a ritual of revelation. Our logo, with its stark skull and scattered breadcrumbs, marks the beginning of a journey into the minds of killers, the failures of justice, and the fragile clues left behind. Each breadcrumb is a memory, a motive, a misstep. Each episode peels back layers of deception, tracing the path from quiet suspicion to violent truth.

The skull isn’t just a symbol of death—it’s a witness. A reminder that every story we tell once had breath, blood, and consequence. The design is elegant but unsettling, like a crime scene dressed for a funeral. It invites listeners to follow the trail, question everything, and confront the darkness with curiosity and grit.

Whether you're a seasoned sleuth or a casual listener drawn to the macabre, this podcast promises stories that are haunting, human, and impossible to forget.

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Episodes
  • Jonestown Fatih, Fear, and Flavor Aid

    Jonestown Fatih, Fear, and Flavor Aid
    Jan 8 2026
    In this episode, we peel back the layers of Jim Jones and the tragedy of Jonestown—tracing how a charismatic preacher transformed a movement for justice into one of the deadliest cult catastrophes in modern history. Through survivor accounts, archival audio, and a clear-eyed look at the psychology of control, we follow the path from Indiana revival tents to a remote Guyanese jungle where over 900 lives were lost. This is the story of belief, manipulation, and the devastating cost of unchecked power.

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    28 mins
  • The South Carolina Mill Massacre of 1934

    The South Carolina Mill Massacre of 1934
    Nov 6 2025
    In the sweltering September of 1934, textile workers across the South rose up in one of the largest labor strikes in American history. In Honea Path, South Carolina, their demand for dignity was met with bullets. This episode reconstructs the day National Guard-backed forces opened fire on unarmed strikers, killing seven and wounding dozens more. We trace the complicity of mill owners, the silence of local officials, and the generational trauma that followed. Through survivor testimony and archival reckoning, we ask: what does justice look like when the town itself was built on denial?

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    24 mins
  • Christa Pike

    Christa Pike
    Oct 30 2025
    On Friday the 13th, 1995, a teenage girl was lured into the woods by classmates she thought she could trust. What followed was a ritual of jealousy, obsession, and unimaginable cruelty. Colleen Slemmer begged for her life—again and again—and was punished for speaking. This episode unpacks the murder that made Christa Pike the youngest woman ever sentenced to death in the U.S., tracing the trauma that shaped her, the occult fantasies that fueled her, and the brutal aftermath that left investigators stunned.

    We follow Colleen’s final moments with survivor-centered clarity, exposing the systems that failed her and the silence that let it happen. From the pentagram carved into her chest to the piece of her skull kept as a trophy, this story isn’t just about murder—it’s about what Colleen endured, what she survived until she couldn’t, and the legacy of violence that still echoes through death row.

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    14 mins
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