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by Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart
It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor.
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- Yesterday47 min
The Pickwick Club Disaster
In the early morning hours of July 4, 1925, the crowd at The Pickwick Club in Boston were celebrating the holiday at the “Before-the-Fourth” dance when roughly fifty couples took to the dance floor for one of the final songs of the night. With so much revelry and vibrations from the dancing, no one noticed the subtle sounds distressed infrastructure makes just before a tragedy, and even if they had, there likely wasn’t enough time to avoid the disaster. Around 3:30 am, the ceiling above them collapsed, as the entire five-story building came down on top of them, killing forty-four people and injuring countless more. At the time, the Pickwick Club disaster was the deadliest building collapse and one of the worst accidents in in the city’s history. It was followed by large investigation, during which the disaster was temporarily blamed on the Charleston, and a sensational trial aimed at punishing those responsible. However, in the one hundred years since the disaster, the tragedy at the Pickwick Club has been largely forgotten, overshadowed by larger and more devastating accidents. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Come to the Live Show in New York on June 27th! Preorder The Butcher Legacy! References Boston Daily Globe. 1925. "12 bodies taken from the Pickwick Club ruins as searchers place toll of death at 40." Boston Daily Globe, July 5: 1. —. 1925. "Leaping of dancers caused collapse, view of survivor." Boston Daily Globe, July 6: 11. —. 1925. "Officer beaten in raid staged at Pickwick Club." Boston Daily Globe, February 9: 2. —. 1925. "Stabbing and small riot in Pickwick Club." Boston Daily Globe, March 23: 1. —. 1925. "Survivors' stories of building horror." Boston Daily Globe, July 5: 20. —. 1925. "Testifies Hendrick said Pickwick safe." Boston Daily Globe, Juky 28: 1. —. 1925. "Testimony ends in cluyb tragedy." Boston Daily Globe, July 11: 10. —. 1925. "Thousands seek sight of ruins." Boston Daily Globe, July 6: 12. Donovan, John J. 1925. "Probe planned by grand jury." Boston Daily Globe, July 5: 20. Harris, Henry. 1925. "Pickwick Club lure lay in its mystery." Boston Daily Globe, July 5: 18. Keefe, John E. 2024. Deathtrap: Boston's Pickwick Club Disaster. Boston, MA: Menotomy Publishing. —. 2018. The Pickwick Club Disaster. Boston, MA: Menotomy Publishing. 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 KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 5 days ago1h 7m
Dr. Ohta & the Killer Prophet
In the early evening of October 19, 1970, police and firefighters were called to the Santa Cruz County home of Dr. Victor Ohta, a well-respected ophthalmologist, for a report of a house fire. Intending to siphon water from the pool out back, firefighters ran a hose from the truck to the backyard. However, when they reached the pool, the made a horrible discovery—floating in the pool were the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Ohta, as well as their two children, and the doctor’s secretary, Dorothy Cadwallader. When they searched the scene, investigators discovered a cryptic note stuck under the windshield wiper of Victor Ohta’s car that made references to the occult and the counterculture movement. At the time of the murders, Southern California was experiencing an unprecedented wave of violent murders by multiple serial and spree killers, as well as the notorious murders committed by the Manson family. Given the content of the note and the potentially ritualistic way in which the Ohta family had been killed, investigators and residents couldn’t help but fear that they may have another murderous cult on their hands. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Come to the Live Show in New York on June 27th! Preorder The Butcher Legacy! Resources Bennett, Bruce, and Christine Connor. 2017. "Killer Prophet." A Crime to Remember. Janaury 24. Hagar, Philip, and Dick Main. 1970. "Neighbor charged in Ohta murders." Los Angeles Times, October 23: 1. Holmes, Christian. 1970. "Doctror, family slain in mansion." San Francisco Examiner, October 20: 1. John Linley Frazier v. The Superior Court of Santa Cruz County. 1971. 22812 (Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, July 7). Murray, Emerson. 2022. Murder Capital of the World. Santa Cruz, CA. Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1970. "Live Oak fire chief first to discover bodies in pool." Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 20: 5. —. 1970. "'Most tragic murder'." Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 20: 5. 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 KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 18m5-min read
The San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre
On Ash's birthday, the hosts of Morbid tackle the harrowing story of the 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre, where James Huberty murdered 21 people in a 77-minute rampage. The episode blends a chilling true crime narrative with a powerful message about mental health, warning signs, and the societal failures that allowed Huberty’s descent into violence to go unchecked.
- 1 weeks agoconversational56 min5-min read
The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2)
The episode dives into the infamous Martha Moxley murder case, unraveling how Michael Skakel went from being ruled out as a suspect to being convicted, then having his conviction overturned — all amid allegations of privilege, corruption, and a botched investigation. The case remains officially unsolved, leaving Martha’s family without closure.
- 2 weeks agoconversational55 min5-min read
The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 1)
The Morbid podcast delves into the 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut, a case that shocked the affluent community and remained unsolved for decades due to a combination of inexperience, class privilege, and alleged cover-ups. The episode explores how Martha’s brutal killing — with a golf club belonging to the Skakel family — became entangled with the powerful Kennedy-connected Skakels, whose wealth and influence may have derailed the investigation.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 45m5-min read
May Bonus Episode: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart return for a hilariously scathing bonus episode of Morbid, tearing into Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 with equal parts rage, disbelief, and affection, calling out its absurd lore, toxic relationships, and deeply problematic themes — especially around imprinting and gender.
- 2 weeks agoconversational53 min5-min read
Listener Tales 110: Playdates with the Paranormal
On this episode of Morbid, hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley kick off with merch news — a new candle and horned hoodie — before diving into a chilling round of Listener Tales featuring ghostly children, imaginary classrooms, and spectral daycare visitors. The stories range from eerie to heartwarming, with themes of grief, connection, and the thin veil between worlds.
- 3 weeks agoconversational54 min6-min read
The Matamoros Devil Murders (Part 2)
The episode covers the horrifying true crime case of Mark Kilroy, a college student abducted and ritually murdered in 1989 by a drug-smuggling cult in Matamoros, Mexico, led by Adolfo Constanzo, who blended Afro-Cuban religious practices with extreme violence and human sacrifice. The story unfolds through a detailed investigation that exposes a network of brutality, manipulation, and spiritual delusion.
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