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by Nikki Druce & Cheryl The Queen
Cheryl and Nikki Druce are on a whistle stop tour of the weirdest corners of the universe. They’ll be stopping to learn about the craziest true crime cases in history, spooky paranormal activities, truly bonkers internet mythology, very convincing cults and much much more. So don't be a killer or join a cult... just be a Queen.
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- Yesterday46 min
The Husband, The Affair & The Murder of Ashley Flynn | Part 2
Was Ashley Flynn murdered by a mysterious intruder, or was the killer hiding in plain sight?In Part Two of this heartbreaking case, we return to Tipp City, Ohio, as investigators begin uncovering evidence that turns the entire story on its head. Caleb Flynn had told police that an unknown intruder entered his home and shot his wife, Ashley, while she slept. But his story wasn’t adding up.As detectives dig deeper, they uncover more than 100,000 messages, suspicious activity on his Apple Watch, and a nearly two-year affair with 24-year-old Alleigha Botner. And what they discover in those messages is truly chilling.Caleb had repeatedly expressed a desire for Ashley to die, including in messages discussing ways to kill her without going to prison. But with a lucrative career, a comfortable family life, and two daughters, what was stopping him from simply walking away?We follow the investigation through to the courtroom, where jurors hear digital evidence, conflicting accounts of the night, witness testimony, and the prosecution’s argument that Flynn staged the scene to make an intruder appear responsible.After a trial lasting just over a week, the jury reaches its verdict in just over two hours.In this episode of Killers, Cults & Queens:The investigation into Ashley Flynn’s murderThe affair between Caleb Flynn and Alleigha BotnerThe disturbing messages exchanged before Ashley’s deathThe evidence recovered from Caleb’s phone and Apple WatchThe prosecution’s case and the defence’s argumentsThe trial, guilty verdict, and life sentenceAshley Flynn was a beloved mother, daughter, wife, and friend. While this case is ultimately about the devastating loss of a life, it is also a story of betrayal, deception, and the evidence that helped bring the truth to light.Get more Killers, Cults and Queens by supporting us on Patreon including exclusive minisodes and joining our LIVE weekly Spooky Sleepover bonus records. www.patreon.com/killerscultsqueens👑 Hosted by Cheryl The Queen and Nikki Druce. Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU! Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com to get in touch, or DM us @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.For sponsorship, press or collaboration enquiries please email killerscultsqueens@gmail.comIf you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:The Samaritans helpline: 116 123Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200Hope Not Hate: 020 7952 1181Exit UK: 0800 999 1945Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 4 days ago44 min
He Said an Intruder Murdered His Wife. His Phone Told a Different Story | The Murder Of Ashley Flynn
A husband wakes in the middle of the night to discover his wife has been shot dead in their bed. He tells police an intruder has broken into their home, fired two shots and disappeared into the darkness. But there's just one problem: the evidence doesn't quite add up.In February 2026, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn was murdered inside her family home in Tip City, Ohio. Her husband, Caleb Flynn, tells police that an unknown gunman entered through the garage and shot Ashley while she slept. But as officers investigate, a series of increasingly suspicious details begin to emerge. A missing handgun, a suspiciously open garage door, a sniffer dog that can't find an intruder's scent and a husband whose story doesn't quite hold together.As detectives begin questioning Caleb, inconsistencies start to surface. Neighbours report arguments, questions are raised about the couple's marriage, and police discover that Caleb has been deleting messages from his phone.But when investigators finally get their hands on his digital records, they uncover thousands of messages to a number that certainly doesn't belong to Ashley.In part one of this two-part deep dive, Cheryl and Nikki explore the murder of Ashley Flynn, the initial police investigation and the growing suspicions surrounding the man who claimed to be her grieving husband.Because sometimes, the biggest clues aren't found at the crime scene. They're sitting right there on someone's phone.This episode discusses domestic violence, coercive control, gun violence, murder and descriptions of injuries. Not suitable for listeners under 18.Get more Killers, Cults and Queens by supporting us on Patreon including exclusive minisodes and joining our LIVE weekly Spooky Sleepover bonus records. www.patreon.com/killerscultsqueens 👑 Hosted by Cheryl The Queen and Nikki Druce. Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU! Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com to get in touch, or DM us @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.For sponsorship, press or collaboration enquiries please email killerscultsqueens@gmail.comIf you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:The Samaritans helpline: 116 123Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200Hope Not Hate: 020 7952 1181Exit UK: 0800 999 1945Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago32 min
The Spooky Sleepover: What REALLY Happened to Goldie Hawn on Set?!
On this Spooky Sleepover, Nikki and Cheryl are kick off the start of November with a swift goodbye to the spooky season and are already in the Christmas spirit! The pair chat all things about Cheryl’s upcoming pantomime season in London, they discuss their fav festive sandwiches and the trauma that comes with supermarket temptations with Christmas goodies.The pair debrief on the case of the Patreon mini-episode on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah, discussing the fraud case, her TV persona, and prospects for a return to television. They also discuss the mystery of the black eye and who could have done it too?Diving down the rabbit hole this week, Cheryl has been fascinated by the London skyline on her commutes into London and needed to know why London had so many interestingly designed skyscrapers. Following the Halloween special live show in Brighton, Nikki has fallen down the rabbit hole of all things DEATH BECOMES HER. And you won’t believe what happened to Goldie Hawn on the set…. ENJOY DIVAS!Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU!Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @killerscultsqueens.✨ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and early AD FREE access: patreon.com/killerscultsqueens📺 Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@KillersCultsQueens💄 Follow Cheryl: @cheryldragqueen🕵️♀️ Follow Nikki: @nikkimacabrelondon @macabrelondon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago38 min
The Woman With 8 Fake Identities Who Died Without a Name | The Isdal Woman PT 2
Who was the Isdal Woman, and why did she go to such extraordinary lengths to hide her identity? In part two of one of Europe's most baffling unsolved mysteries, we're picking up where we left off as investigators begin piecing together the final movements of the unidentified woman found dead in Norway's Isdalen Valley in 1970.After discovering two suitcases abandoned in Bergen railway station, police had uncovered wigs, disguises, foreign currency, coded notes and clothing with every identifying label removed. But one seemingly insignificant item would provide investigators with their next lead: a shoe shop dust bag from Stavanger.Tracking down the shop's owner, police found someone who remembered the mysterious woman. But what they uncovered next only made the case stranger...Using hotel registration records and handwriting analysis, investigators discovered that the woman had travelled extensively across Europe, checking into hotels under multiple false identities. She spoke several languages, appeared to be constantly on the move and was described as stylish, striking and occasionally paranoid.Was she a spy operating during the Cold War? An international traveller living under assumed identities? Or was there something much more personal behind her apparent determination to disappear?We also explore the disturbing post-mortem findings, including the 50–70 sleeping tablets found in her stomach, the unexplained bruising on her neck and the circumstances surrounding her death. Despite an official ruling of suicide, unanswered questions have continued to fuel speculation for decades.And the mystery doesn't end there. More than 40 years after her death, forensic scientists rediscovered her preserved jawbone and began using advances in isotope testing and DNA technology in the hope of finally discovering where she came from.More than half a century later, the Isdal Woman remains unidentified.Join Nikki and Cheryl as they investigate the aliases, possible espionage connections, forensic discoveries and unanswered questions surrounding one of the most fascinating unsolved mysteries in modern history.This is part two of our investigation into the Isdal Woman.👑 Hosted by Cheryl The Queen and Nikki Druce. Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU! Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com to get in touch, or DM us @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon. For sponsorship, press or collaboration enquiries please email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources: The Samaritans helpline: 116 123 Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200 Hope Not Hate: 020 7952 1181 Exit UK: 0800 999 1945 Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005 Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200 Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago36 min
Two Suitcases, Multiple Wigs & A Burned Body… Who Was She? | The Curious Case Of The Isdal Woman
A mysterious woman. A body burned beyond recognition. Two suitcases full of disguises, foreign currency and coded notebooks. And absolutely no idea who she really was.In this episode of Killers, Cults & Queens, Nikki and Cheryl investigate one of Norway's most baffling unsolved mysteries: the case of the Isdal Woman.It's November 1970, and a family hiking through the remote Isdalen Valley near Bergen, Norway, stumble across something horrifying. Nestled among the rocks is the badly burned body of a woman. Her face has been destroyed by fire, her clothes have almost entirely disappeared, and there is very little to help investigators establish who she was or how she ended up dead in such an isolated location.But things get even stranger...As detectives begin examining the scene, they discover that identifying labels have been deliberately removed from almost everything surrounding her. Her clothing, belongings and even the items in her luggage have been stripped of anything that might reveal where they came from.Then, just days after her body is discovered, two suitcases are found abandoned in a locker at Bergen railway station. Inside are wigs, cosmetics, foreign currency, European road maps and notebooks containing what appears to be coded writing.Who was this woman? Why was she travelling with disguises and multiple currencies? Was she deliberately concealing her identity, and what could she possibly have been running from? Was this a tragic accident, murder, or something altogether more mysterious?Join Nikki and Cheryl as they begin piecing together the extraordinary story of the Isdal Woman, one of Europe's most fascinating unidentified-person cases.And don't get too comfortable, because we're only just getting started. Part Two continues on Thursday.👑 Hosted by Cheryl The Queen and Nikki Druce.Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU! Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com to get in touch, or DM us @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.For sponsorship, press or collaboration enquiries please email killerscultsqueens@gmail.comIf you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:The Samaritans helpline: 116 123Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200Hope Not Hate: 020 7952 1181Exit UK: 0800 999 1945Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago30 min
The Spooky Sleepover: Nikki’s a MOTHER & Cheryl’s a REAL HOUSEWIFE!
On this Spooky Sleepover, Nikki and Cheryl are live in studio together on the back of recording brand new main cases for you all. Nikki drops the bombshell news that she is now a MOTHER… to two new baby cats! Their names are so cute but more-so, very Nikki Druce. Cheryl spills all the beans on her latest appearance on The Real Housewives of London and what it was like prepping the housewives for a Drag Roast! The pair debrief on the case of the men with The Lead Masks. And why did Nick Knowles made a cameo too? Diving down the rabbit hole this week, Nikki has even more birthday bangers with all the songs that were number one on her birthday in March and Cheryl has a double whammy rabbit hole with her obsession with teeth and the new supplies the government are asking and also HER LOVE OF THE WEST END! ENJOY DIVAS!Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU!Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @killerscultsqueens.✨ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and early AD FREE access: patreon.com/killerscultsqueens📺 Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@KillersCultsQueens💄 Follow Cheryl: @cheryldragqueen🕵️♀️ Follow Nikki: @nikkimacabrelondon @macabrelondon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago20 min
KCQ Mini on Main! Jen Shah - Telemarketing Scam Lands Real Housewife in Prison
In today's minisode we pick up with the woman who's "fighting for her life, not your approval" in part two of our deep dive on perhaps the most controversial criminal Real Housewives star - Jen Shah. You'll know by now that Cheryl and Nikki are addicted to the Real housewives of Salt Lake City and it's given them something to bond over. And one particular scandal made their jaws drop in unison - the criminal pursuits of Jen Shah. She claims to be downtrodden and work harder than anyone else but when it was revealed that this may look more like a ponzi scheme, Jen's house of carefully curated cards came crashing down!Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU!Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @killerscultsqueens.✨ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and early AD FREE access: patreon.com/killerscultsqueens📺 Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/@KillersCultsQueens💄 Follow Cheryl: @cheryldragqueen🕵️♀️ Follow Nikki: @nikkimacabrelondon @macabrelondon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago19 min
KCQ Mini on Main! - The World Of Jen Shah - Real Housewife to Jailbird
What's this? A patreon episode on main? Yes, that's right, it's time for a little treat. Whilst Nikki and Cheryl are getting chapter two of the pod ready for you, enjoy an episode from our patreon mini eps. We'll be back next week as usual with a brand new case but for now, enjoy this bitesized chunk of KCQ...If you you know Cheryl and Nikki, you know they have both bonded over The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Nikki had surgery and Cheryl got her hooked whilst she had nothing better to do and wow, what a drug! Don't worry, for this episode, we take you right there so you don't need any prior knowledge on the RHOSLC, we gotchu baby gorgeous. Part two is out Thursday and don't worry, the ride only gets wilder from here. Enjoy! 👑 Hosted by Cheryl The Queen and Nikki Druce.Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU! Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com to get in touch, or DM us @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.For sponsorship, press or collaboration enquiries please email killerscultsqueens@gmail.comIf you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:The Samaritans helpline: 116 123Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200Hope Not Hate: 020 7952 1181Exit UK: 0800 999 1945Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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