The Book of the Dead Podcast

12/10/2025

‼️New Episode‼️

10 years after her cousin, Brianna’s, murder in January 2018, Reno native, 19-year-old Caitlin Denison arrived in Midland, Texas, with a man she barely knew, then vanished without a trace. Before she disappeared, she made chilling calls to her family, hinting that she feared for her life. From Caitlin’s final known movements, theories of why she went to Texas in the first place, and the desperate search to bring her home, this is the baffling story of a young woman who was never seen again.

If you have information that can help bring Caitlin home, you can:

Contact the Texas Rangers by telephone at 1-800-346-3243.

Call Crime Stoppers - Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of the person/persons responsible for this crime. Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous. 

This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts

Images:
1-2: Caitlin Denison
3: missing flyer with images of her tattoos
4: location where the RV she stayed in may have been parked (marked with a yellow pin on lowered right side)
5: Ford-F250 confirmed to belong to the man she traveled with

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12/10/2025

New Episode! "Chapter 124: Missing in Midland-The Vanishing of Caitlin Denison"

In January 2018, Reno native, 19-year-old Caitlin Denison arrived in Midland, Texas, with a man she barely knew, then vanished without a trace. Before she disappeared, she made chilling calls to her family, hinting that she f...

In January 2018, Reno native, 19-year-old Caitlin Denison arrived in Midland, Texas, with a man she barely knew, then vanished without a trace. Before she disappear…

12/03/2025

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The Academy Maniacs stays at the top of the pack for most listened to ep for the second year in a row😅

So excited to see all the listeners that have tuned in from other countries and I can’t wait to see what next year brings💜

12/03/2025

‼️NEW EPISODE‼️

When 19-year-old Brianna Denison vanished from her friend’s home in the early hours of January 20, 2008, the city of Reno, Nevada was on high alert, rallying to help find her and bring her home. As police worked with minimal evidence to find Brianna’s abductor, they followed the DNA trail to the University of Nevada, Reno Campus, uncovering a predator who had been targeting students for months. 

Available now wherever you get your podcasts

Images:
1- Brianna Denison
2-Brianna and her brother Brighton
3- Brianna’s Memorial
4-Bridgette Denison at the hearing to have Brianna’s Law enacted
4-Press conference for Brianna’s case
5- composite sketch of the suspect
6-7- James Bela

11/26/2025

‼️New Episode‼️

Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels was a rising star in South African boxing; an undefeated fighter, a national karate champion, and a young woman whose strength inspired thousands. But behind the scenes, she was fighting a far more dangerous opponent. In a case that ignited widespread anger and renewed attention to South Africa’s epidemic of gender-based violence, Leighandre’s promising career was cut short by the man who was supposed to love and protect her, and she was failed by the very system designed to keep her safe

Available now wherever you get your podcasts

Images:
1-2: Leighandre ‘Baby Lee’ Jegels
3: Baby Lee and Floyd Mayweather

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11/26/2025

New Episode! "Chapter 122: A South African Champion Silenced-The Murder of Leighandre 'Baby Lee' Jegels"

Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels was a rising star in South African boxing; an undefeated fighter, a national karate champion, and a young woman whose strength inspired thousands. But behind the scenes, she was fighting a far mor...

Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels was a rising star in South African boxing; an undefeated fighter, a national karate champion, and a young woman whose strength inspired…

11/19/2025

‼️New Episode‼️

When renovation crews began digging beneath a small ice cream shop in Vienna, they didn’t expect to uncover a gruesome secret. What they found unraveled the double life of Estibaliz Carranza, a woman who hid two murders for years. Dubbed The Ice Lady of Austria, Estibaliz’s crimes spun the media into a frenzy, especially when she was represented by the very same man who defended another of Austria’s most notorious criminals.

Available now wherever you get your podcasts

Images
1: Estibaliz Carranza
2: Estibaliz and her attorney Rudolph Mayer
3: Estibaliz’s mugshot
4: first memoir published in 2014
5: Manfred Hinterberger
6: Holger Holz

11/19/2025

New Episode! "Chapter 121: Vienna's Ice Cream Shop Murders-The Case of Estibaliz Carranza"

When renovation crews began digging beneath a small ice cream shop in Vienna, they didn’t expect to uncover a gruesome secret. What they found unraveled the double life of Estibaliz Carranza, a woman who hid two murders for y...

When renovation crews began digging beneath a small ice cream shop in Vienna, they didn’t expect to uncover a gruesome secret. What they found unraveled the double …

11/12/2025

New episode‼️

“It’s all a game, it’s a thought experiment, we’re in the Matrix.”

A week after making this strange statement over the phone to her parents, 33 year old Erin Valenti’s body was found in her rented car on the side of the road in San Jose, but there were no clear signs of physical harm, and her family was adamant she didn’t struggle with any mental health problems or substance use disorders. The circumstances of her death have remained a mystery ever since.

Thank you to for taking over after a death in my family💜

This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts

11/12/2025

New Episode! "Novela 11: In The Matrix-The Death of Erin Valenti w/ The Final Trace"

In 2019, 33-year-old tech startup founder Erin Valenti, was on a work trip in Silicon Valley. At the end of her trip, she called her parents, telling them she couldn't find her rental car, but they were concerned by the stran...

In 2019, 33-year-old tech startup founder Erin Valenti, was on a work trip in Silicon Valley. At the end of her trip, she called her parents, telling them she could…

11/05/2025

‼️NEW EPISODE‼️

Two women. Two cities. Two tragedies that never made national headlines. Rosetta Jean-Baptiste was found dead in Ramsey in 1993; Michelle Lynn Howard’s body was discovered in Atlantic City almost a decade later. Today, I shed light on their stories, the mysterious circumstances of their deaths, and why their unsolved murders still matter.

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Images:
1: Rosetta Jean-Baptiste
2: Composite sketch of the suspect
3: Michelle Howard and her Daughter
4: Michelle and her family

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11/05/2025

New Episode! "Chapter 120: New Jersey’s Coldest Cases-Who Killed Rosetta Jean-Baptiste and Michelle Lynn Howard?"

Two women. Two cities. Two tragedies that never made national headlines. Rosetta Jean-Baptiste was found dead in Ramsey in 1993; Michelle Lynn Howard’s body was discovered in Atlantic City almost a decade later. Today, I shed...

Two women. Two cities. Two tragedies that never made national headlines. Rosetta Jean-Baptiste was found dead in Ramsey in 1993; Michelle Lynn Howard’s body was dis…