Side Stories: 'Tis The Season

This week, the boys conclude the tale of Ronald Gene Simmons, the grouchy, incestuous, ex-military drifter who decided Christmas was cancelled in 1987. After decades of paranoia, control, and delusion, Simmons saw the season’s first hints of cheer as the perfect excuse for a meticulously planned, full-scale annihilation of his family tree. What follows is a grim spiral into the life of a man who approached murder with the precision of a holiday checklist, leaving a trail of horror that turned a quiet Arkansas winter into a nightmare no one could escape.

This week the boys dive right on into the twisted mind of Ronald Gene Simmons, America’s deadliest familicide killer. In the span of over one week in 1987, he murdered 14 family members before going on a small-town shooting spree. From a difficult child to a difficult man, with an obsessive need for control... Get ready to explore the tale of The Arkansas Christmas Massacre.

Henry & Eddie return to bring you this week's biggest stories and true crime news - starting off hot with a full breakdown of the "Slenderman Stabber" Morgan Geyser's escape and eventual capture, the story of two Texas men who conspired to overthrow and enslave a Haitian Island, a Florida man charged with murder after killing UK woman seeking her own death, a Winn Dixie parking lot three-way leads to multiple arrests in the Florida Keys, Listener Sextortion Stories, and more!

This week in Part II, the Battersea Poltergeist escalates by burning bedsheets, literally killing Grandma Ethel, and claiming to be everything from an Extraterrestrial to a Hollywood heartthrob. As Harold Chibbet spirals into a years-long hunt for Donald’s “true identity,” the Hitchings family faces off with flying furniture, mysterious knocks, and a long-term poltergeist deep in an identity crisis.

Henry & Eddie bring you a very special episode this week as Eddie sits down with attorney, author, and former Senator, Dick Harpootlian to discuss his new book, "Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South" & his time working as the prosecuting attorney against notorious serial killer Pee Wee Gaskins, as well as his views on Capital Punishment, and complex relationship with the infamous Murdaugh family.