Listener Tales 75
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06/29/23
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Listener Tales 75!!! This installment features a CRAY-CRAY reincarnation story, a husband turned Scooby-Doo villain and ghost turned grandma! If you have a listener tale you’d like to send in please send it to Morbidpodcast@gmail.com
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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Joe Metheny
June 26, 2023
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On December 15, 1996, Baltimore police discovered the body of twenty-three-year-old Kimberly Spicer buried under a trailer on the property of a pallet factory in the city’s southwest side. Later that day, police arrested Joseph Methainy, a man who lived and worked at the factory where Spicer’s body was discovered. It didn’t take long for police to solidly connect Methainy to the murders of two additional Baltimore women as well. In his wild confessions he claimed massive victim numbers and even cannibalism.
Thanks to Dave White for research assistance!
References
Associated Press. 1997. "Man's trial in slaying of 2 women is postponed; change of venue sought." Baltimore Sun, July 8: 4B.
—. 1996. "Accused killer called fun-loving." Daily Times, December 20: 2.
—. 1997. "Mount Airy scientits finds where the bones are buried." Star-Democrat, February 5: 13.
—. 1998. "Officials: Methainy attempted suicide ." Star-Democrat, March 24: 6.
—. 1996. "'Practical joker' held in 3 slayings." The Capital, December 20: 14.
—. 1997. "Suspected serial killer indicted." The Daily Times, January 29: 2.
Hermann, Peter. 1996. "Suspect charged in 2 more slayings." Baltimore Sun, December 19: 25.
—. 1996. "Suspect gives police details of 4 slayings." Baltimore Sun, December 21: 1A.
—. 1996. "Suspect in slaying says he killed 2 others Police searches yield." Baltimore Sun, December 18.
Higham, Scott. 1998. "Methainy found guilty of killing woman." Baltimore Sun, May 15: 8B.
Hopper, Dale. 1997. "Murder suspect convicted of kidnapping, assault." Star-Democrat, November 18: 3.
Investigation Discovery. 2016. Serial killer Joe 'The Cannibal' Methainy, served human burgers at his BBQ stand, dead in cell. December 19. Accessed February 27, 2023. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/joe-the-cannibal-Methainy-the-serial-killer-with-a-penchant-for-human-flesh-burgers.
Irwin, Richard. 1996. "2 men charged in woman's stabbing death." Baltimore Sun, December 16: 2B.
Jacobson, Joan. 2000. "Court voids death verdict." Baltimore Sun, July 25: 11.
—. 1998. "Killer given death penalty." Baltimore Sun, November 14: 1.
—. 1998. "Methainy sentencing testimony begins." Baltimore Sun, November 10: 27.
James, Michael. 1997. "As police sift claims, families seek solace." Baltimore Sun, January 13: 1.
Methainy v. State of Maryland. 2000. 149 (Court of Appeals of Maryland, July 24).
Pekkanen, Sarah. 1998. "Suspect's confession to killing played in court." Baltimore Sun, May 1: 1B.
Penn, Ivan. 1997. "Slaying suspect on trial in attempted murder." Baltimore Sun, November 6: 11B.
—. 1997. "Woman describes night of attack." Baltimore Sun, November 7: 7B.
Prudente, Tim. 2017. "Convicted murderer dead in his cell." Baltimore Sun, August 8: A2.
Shatzkin, Kate. 1997. "Death penalty to be sought in slayings of 2." Baltimore Sun, March 21.
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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Hayward Bissell and the Murder of Patricia Booher
July 3, 2023
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On January 24, 2000, sheriff’s deputies in Mentone, Alabama stopped an older model Lincoln with Ohio plates that they suspected was involved in a hit-and-run accident earlier that day. The driver was thirty-seven-year-old Hayward Bissell of Norwalk, Ohio and strapped into the seat beside him was the remains of his twenty-four-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Booher. To the deputies’ horror, Booher’s hand and leg had been severed from her body, her eyes had been gouged out, and her heart and liver had been torn out, but were still in the car. Further investigation revealed that, in addition to Booher’s murder, Bissell had also attempted to kill two other couples on what appeared to be a rampage across two states.
Thank you to the ever so talented David White for research assistance :)
-Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance -
Website:sczaction.org
Services: Education and support groups
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Website:nami.org
Services: General resources for mental health
Domestic Violence:
-US Hotline Number: 1(800)-799-7233
-The Battered Women's Justice Project: **We donated to them, I met with them and they are amazing**
Website: BWJP.org
Services: Free legal help
-Center For Domestic Peace
Website: Centerfordomesticpeace.org
Services: Support groups
References
Acton, Andy. 2000. "Secret Service questions man in mutilation case." Birminghm Post-Herald, January 26: 23.
Associated Press. 2002. "Mental illness plea accepted." Atlanta Constitution , February 8: D12.
—. 2000. "Couple honors heroic Labrador retrievers." Birmingham Post-Herald, March 15: 16.
—. 2001. "Man held in mutilation slaying to undergo more mental tests." Macon Telegraph, August 13: 12.
—. 2000. "Police probe mutilation death of woman." The Anniston Star, Janaury 25: 8.
—. 2000. "Suspect in mutilation death of woman to be sent to mental hsopital." The Anniston Star, January 26: 12.
Bradley, Eric. 2000. "Manty native relates tale of terror." Manitowoc Herald-Times, Jul 7: 1.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 2000. "Mental tests urged for slaying suspect." Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Janaury 27: 14.
Harper, Carol. 2000. "Dismay, disbelief follow mutilation death." Sandusky Register, January 26.
Johnson, Sheila. 2013. Blood Highway. New York, NY: Pinnacle Books.
Nowak, Joe. 2000. "Victim's father in prison for rape." Norwalk Reflector, January 25.
Nowak, Joe, and Jonathan Rickard. 2000. "Suspect has history of violent behavior." Norfolk Reflector, January 25.
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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