Murder Made Fiction Podcast
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Murder Made Fiction
True Crime Podcast · Updated Weekly · A podcast that analyzes fictionalized adaptations of true crimes. Hosted by Jenn Adams and Joe Lipsett. Part of the Bloody FM podcast network.
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On the night of April 20, 2010, over the span of nine minutes, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon experienced a cataclysmic explosion that killed 11 men, and spilled an estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf over a period of 87 days.
It is the worst oil disaster in US history.
It is the worst oil disaster in US history.
Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle the sixth episode of MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, which brings the framing device of the murders back full circle.
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle the sixth episode of MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, which brings the framing device of the murders back full circle.
@jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are wrapping up Aquatic Disaster month on Tuesday, so be sure to check out Ron Howard’s #thirteenlives beforehand!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are wrapping up Aquatic Disaster month on Tuesday, so be sure to check out Ron Howard’s #thirteenlives beforehand!
Today on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are into the back half of the season as Buster Murdaugh takes center stage for "The Prince."
Plus: watermelon festivals, "manning up", the series' take on Stephen Smith, and tracking the images from the credits
Plus: watermelon festivals, "manning up", the series' take on Stephen Smith, and tracking the images from the credits
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 5 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are into the back half of the season as Buster Murdaugh takes center stage for "The Prince."
Plus: watermelon festivals, "manning up", the series' take on Stephen Smith, and tracking the images from the credits
Plus: watermelon festivals, "manning up", the series' take on Stephen Smith, and tracking the images from the credits
Fancy a watermelon? Tomorrow on Patreon, @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social hit up the local watermelon festival for another eventful Murdaugh outing.
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Fancy a watermelon? Tomorrow on Patreon, @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social hit up the local watermelon festival for another eventful Murdaugh outing.
Director Charlie Shackleton makes lemonade out of lemons after losing the rights to adapt Lyndon Lafferty’s 2012 true crime novel The Zodiac Killer Cover-up AKA The Silenced Badge.
From the ashes of his abandoned doc rises a fascinating exploration of the genre itself with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
From the ashes of his abandoned doc rises a fascinating exploration of the genre itself with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) Spoiler-Free Review
Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 11/20/2025 · 31m
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November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Director Charlie Shackleton makes lemonade out of lemons after losing the rights to adapt Lyndon Lafferty’s 2012 true crime novel The Zodiac Killer Cover-up AKA The Silenced Badge.
From the ashes of his abandoned doc rises a fascinating exploration of the genre itself with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
From the ashes of his abandoned doc rises a fascinating exploration of the genre itself with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social drop a bonus contemporary movie review on ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT, one of the most fascinating examples - and simultaneous take-downs - of true crimes docu/series in recent memory.
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT | Official Trailer | In Select Theaters November 21
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November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social drop a bonus contemporary movie review on ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT, one of the most fascinating examples - and simultaneous take-downs - of true crimes docu/series in recent memory.
Today on Patreon: On episode 4 of MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, Maggie tends to her sunflowers instead of visiting Gloria in the hospital while Alex struggles with his finances and Mandy begins investigating the death of Stephen Smith.
Discussions include: kudzu, obituaries, and guns for Christmas
Discussions include: kudzu, obituaries, and guns for Christmas
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 4 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today on Patreon: On episode 4 of MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, Maggie tends to her sunflowers instead of visiting Gloria in the hospital while Alex struggles with his finances and Mandy begins investigating the death of Stephen Smith.
Discussions include: kudzu, obituaries, and guns for Christmas
Discussions include: kudzu, obituaries, and guns for Christmas
Tomorrow on Patreon: following their Bahamas vacation, the Murdaugh family struggles to cope without housekeeper/surrogate mother, Gloria in episode 4 of #murdaughdeathinthefamily
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Tomorrow on Patreon: following their Bahamas vacation, the Murdaugh family struggles to cope without housekeeper/surrogate mother, Gloria in episode 4 of #murdaughdeathinthefamily
On the night of April 20, 2010, over the span of nine minutes, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon experienced a cataclysmic explosion that killed 11 men, and spilled an estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf over a period of 87 days.
It is the worst oil disaster in US history.
It is the worst oil disaster in US history.
Murder Made Fiction
True Crime Podcast · Updated Weekly · A podcast that analyzes fictionalized adaptations of true crimes. Hosted by Jenn Adams and Joe Lipsett. Part of the Bloody FM podcast network.
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
On the night of April 20, 2010, over the span of nine minutes, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon experienced a cataclysmic explosion that killed 11 men, and spilled an estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf over a period of 87 days.
It is the worst oil disaster in US history.
It is the worst oil disaster in US history.
Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social venture out to the rig to discuss the greatest oil disaster in US history with 2016's DEEPWATER HORIZON.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social venture out to the rig to discuss the greatest oil disaster in US history with 2016's DEEPWATER HORIZON.
Today on Patreon: Sing the song because we are joining the Murdaughs on a $65K vacation to the Bahamas in episode three of the Hulu series, "Kokomo."
As poor Gloria struggles back at home, the individual family members isolate themselves at the resort before an explosive dinner.
As poor Gloria struggles back at home, the individual family members isolate themselves at the resort before an explosive dinner.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 3 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today on Patreon: Sing the song because we are joining the Murdaughs on a $65K vacation to the Bahamas in episode three of the Hulu series, "Kokomo."
As poor Gloria struggles back at home, the individual family members isolate themselves at the resort before an explosive dinner.
As poor Gloria struggles back at home, the individual family members isolate themselves at the resort before an explosive dinner.
Today on Patreon: The second episode of Murdaugh: Death in the Family follows the eight days that Mallory Beach was missing.
Topics include: Maggie's complicity, wavering sympathy for Paul, praising nurses, and the introduction of Brittany Snow!
Topics include: Maggie's complicity, wavering sympathy for Paul, praising nurses, and the introduction of Brittany Snow!
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 2 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Today on Patreon: The second episode of Murdaugh: Death in the Family follows the eight days that Mallory Beach was missing.
Topics include: Maggie's complicity, wavering sympathy for Paul, praising nurses, and the introduction of Brittany Snow!
Topics include: Maggie's complicity, wavering sympathy for Paul, praising nurses, and the introduction of Brittany Snow!
Tomorrow on Patreon: the search begins for Mallory's body as Randolph and Alex Murdaugh go into overdrive to keep all of the boating accident survivors on message.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Tomorrow on Patreon: the search begins for Mallory's body as Randolph and Alex Murdaugh go into overdrive to keep all of the boating accident survivors on message.
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social kick off coverage of the Murdaugh murders by going to a high-end oyster roast and learning how to correctly pronounce Alex's name.
Discussions include: country music, southern accents, and illicit jellyfish farming
Discussions include: country music, southern accents, and illicit jellyfish farming
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 1 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social kick off coverage of the Murdaugh murders by going to a high-end oyster roast and learning how to correctly pronounce Alex's name.
Discussions include: country music, southern accents, and illicit jellyfish farming
Discussions include: country music, southern accents, and illicit jellyfish farming
Tomorrow on Patreon: get ready Bo because @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are kicking off coverage of Hulu's limited series, MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY with a look at the first episode.
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tomorrow on Patreon: get ready Bo because @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are kicking off coverage of Hulu's limited series, MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY with a look at the first episode.
On December 26, 2004, a massive underwater earthquake off the coast of Sumatra sent a devastating tsunami roaring through the surrounding coastline. J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible is the story of one family’s survival.
Topics include: baby Tom Holland, tearjerker phone calls, and looking for helpers
Topics include: baby Tom Holland, tearjerker phone calls, and looking for helpers
Aquatic Disasters: The Impossible (2012)
Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 2025-11-11 · 58m
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November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On December 26, 2004, a massive underwater earthquake off the coast of Sumatra sent a devastating tsunami roaring through the surrounding coastline. J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible is the story of one family’s survival.
Topics include: baby Tom Holland, tearjerker phone calls, and looking for helpers
Topics include: baby Tom Holland, tearjerker phone calls, and looking for helpers
Tomorrow on the Main Feed: we’re trying to survive a tsunami as we discuss THE IMPOSSIBLE for our second week of Aquatic Horror
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tomorrow on the Main Feed: we’re trying to survive a tsunami as we discuss THE IMPOSSIBLE for our second week of Aquatic Horror
ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kicked off Aquatic Horror month last week with a look at Wolfgang Petersen’s THE PERFECT STORM
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
The Ocean is a Killer in 2000’s ‘The Perfect Storm’ [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
After spending the entirety of October tackling Ed Gein titles such as Monster: The Ed Gein Story, as well as Deranged and In The Light of the Moon, as well as Peacock’s limited Devil in Disguise: Joh...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kicked off Aquatic Horror month last week with a look at Wolfgang Petersen’s THE PERFECT STORM
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
On Feb 24th, 2019, Mallory Beach was killed while boating on the Beaufort River in South Carolina. Her tragic death kicked off snowballing investigations that would take down one of the state's most prominent family dynasties.
Jenn walks Joe through the shocking story of the Murdaugh family.
Jenn walks Joe through the shocking story of the Murdaugh family.
The Murdaugh Family Primer
Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 2025-11-10 · 37m
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On Feb 24th, 2019, Mallory Beach was killed while boating on the Beaufort River in South Carolina. Her tragic death kicked off snowballing investigations that would take down one of the state's most prominent family dynasties.
Jenn walks Joe through the shocking story of the Murdaugh family.
Jenn walks Joe through the shocking story of the Murdaugh family.
Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off coverage on the Murdaugh murders, starting with a primer on the family.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off coverage on the Murdaugh murders, starting with a primer on the family.
If you want a taste of where @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are heading for the rest of November on the pod, here's your hint
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If you want a taste of where @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are heading for the rest of November on the pod, here's your hint
ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social have spent the week unmasking THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE with both a primer of the decades long mystery, as well as Netflix’s new serial killer series.
Check out @bloody-disgusting.com and @bloodyfm.bsky.social for more
Check out @bloody-disgusting.com and @bloodyfm.bsky.social for more
Unmasking the Monster of Florence [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
On August 21st, 1968, Antonio Lo Bianco and Barbara Locci were found shot to death on a rural lovers lane outside of Florence, Italy. This gruesome crime would prove to be the first in a series of eig...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social have spent the week unmasking THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE with both a primer of the decades long mystery, as well as Netflix’s new serial killer series.
Check out @bloody-disgusting.com and @bloodyfm.bsky.social for more
Check out @bloody-disgusting.com and @bloodyfm.bsky.social for more
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social conclude our coverage of THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE with the final murder and a possible new suspect, but still no answers.
Discussion include: comparisons to Gacy and Gein and the power of toxic masculinity.
Discussion include: comparisons to Gacy and Gein and the power of toxic masculinity.
The Monster of Florence Episode 4 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social conclude our coverage of THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE with the final murder and a possible new suspect, but still no answers.
Discussion include: comparisons to Gacy and Gein and the power of toxic masculinity.
Discussion include: comparisons to Gacy and Gein and the power of toxic masculinity.
We talked about this movie earlier this year and encouraged folks to seek it out!
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We talked about this movie earlier this year and encouraged folks to seek it out!
Huh. Outside of being in the Murphy family troupe, this is bit of an unexpected choice if we’re being honest
‘Monster’ Season 4: Sarah Paulson in Final Talks to Play Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos (EXCLUSIVE)
Sarah Paulson is joining "Monster" Season 4 in the role of Aileen Wuornos
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November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Huh. Outside of being in the Murphy family troupe, this is bit of an unexpected choice if we’re being honest