MURDERISH

Every August, a city of 70,000 rises from the desolate salt desert of northwest Nevada. No money, no corporate sponsors, no permanent walls. Its citizens live by a strict code: Radical inclusion. Decommodification. Leave no trace. The Burning Man Project is built on the premise that humanity, when stripped of societal rules, will default to love and art. But that isn’t always the case. Saturday night. August 30th, 2025. Inside a red-and-white canvas tent on the festival’s fringes, 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov is trapped. A heavy kitchen knife strikes. A single, fatal jab to the throat. Vadim’s first-ever Burning Man …would be his last. At 9:15 p.m., a woman in a red dress flagged down one of the sheriff department’s roaming patrols. Panicked and out-of-breath, she managed to get out a few words: “There is a man bleeding out in my tent. He might be dead. I won’t touch him.” By morning, one of the guiding principles of Burning Man, leave no trace, proved to be investigators’ worst nightmare. The crime scene, the witnesses, and the killer didn’t just scatter in the wind, the entire city vanished from the face of the Earth.

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Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact the Pershing County Sheriff's Office at (775) 273-2641.

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Research and writing by: K. Brant.



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In this episode of Serial Streamers Jami brings Kendrick Tucker, host of hit podcast “I Ken Not with Kendrick Tucker,” to help her break down the HBO documentary “Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult.” This three-part docuseries highlights the Eternal Values cult lead by an eclectic and attractive man named Fred Myers. Myers was able to lure young, attractive people into his world and ultimately have them fund his entire life. Cult members were led to believe that Myers was an “alien walk-in” from the star system Arcturus, and that Earth would undergo an apocalypse in the somewhat near future. Jami and Kendrick address the various forms of abuse inflicted on cult members and the more shocking aspects of the story, like the unexpected illness that ultimately claimed the life of Fred Myers and what transpired after the Eternal Values members lost their leader.

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Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092

Bravo’s Most Wanted: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bravos-most-wanted-with-jami-rice-and-katie-ginella/id1896791981

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Remember …cults are stupid, Ted Bundy is ugly, scammers suck at life, and binge-watching true crime documentaries IS self care! Stay safe out there!
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Imagine you’re lying in bed recuperating after a series of extensive cosmetic surgeries. Every inch of your face hurts from a full facelift, your breathing is strained, and you drift in and out of consciousness. As if you weren’t already vulnerable enough, recovery from eyelid surgery involves having your eyes taped shut for about 10 days. In April 2007 that was the exact situation 51-year-old Michele MacNeill found herself in. The Utah mother of eight was prescribed an array of sedating prescription pills to treat her pain and swelling. Back home after an overnight hospital stay, Michele felt a little better in her own bed. Her loved ones assumed she’d be back to feeling like her cheerful self in no time. But eight days into her recovery, Michele MacNeill was found dead in her bathtub.

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Missing Person, Laverda Sorrell. If you know anything about Laverda Sorrell’s whereabouts please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

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Bravo’s Most Wanted - listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bravos-most-wanted-with-jami-rice-and-katie-ginella/id1896791981

Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092.

Research and writing by: Alison Schwartz.

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In this episode of Serial Streamers Jami recaps the Netflix documentary, Maternal Instinct, with Rachel Kassinger and Rebecca Blackstock, hosts of the hit podcast People are the Worst. The documentary highlights the case of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, who was murdered by Taylor Parker, along with her unborn baby. The ladies go in on Taylor and her heinous scheme to convince everyone that she had a baby, even though it was physically impossible due to a previous hysterectomy. Jami, Rachel and Rebecca spend time discussing the psychological aspects of this horrific crime, and also some of the more shocking case details the documentary left out. In lighter moments, the ladies also spend time discussing their shared love of Bravo reality shows.

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Watch Serial Streamers on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair and subscribe so you don’t miss out on the latest documentary recaps.

Check out Jami’s other podcasts:

Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092

Bravo’s Most Wanted:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bravos-most-wanted-with-jami-rice-and-katie-ginella/id1896791981

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Visit Murderish.com for more info about the show and Creator/Host, Jami Rice.

Remember …cults are stupid, Ted Bundy is ugly, scammers suck at life, and binge-watching true crime documentaries IS self care! Stay safe out there!
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In July 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car into a brick building at nearly 100 miles per hour with her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan inside. Both of Mackenzie’s passengers were killed on impact, but she survived. In 2026 Netflix released “The Crash,” a documentary detailing the case. An investigation cast suspicion over what really happened in the early morning hours when the fatal crash occurred. Was it a tragic accident, or did Mackenzie Shirilla intentionally torpedo her car into a building? Were there unknown variables like her car brakes malfunctioning or a medical emergency? Or did something sinister drive the teenaged girl to turn her vehicle into a weapon?

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Bravo’s Most Wanted - listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bravos-most-wanted-with-jami-rice-and-katie-ginella/id1896791981

Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092.

Research and writing by: Alison Schwartz.

 

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