Episodes

Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Episode 02: Cannibals: Issei Sagawa, The Kobe Cannibal
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
In a chilling tale of obsession and madness, a brilliant, but disturbed scholar in Paris becomes consumed by dark desires. When a beautiful and unsuspecting classmate enters his life, his fascination with her turns deadly, leading to an unspeakable act that shocks the world. As authorities unravel the gruesome crime, the true depths of his depravity come to light, but will justice ever be served?
PART 1
TOTAL PARTS : 1
Citations:
Berry-Dee, Christopher, and Victoria Redstall. “Chapter 12/Issei Sagawa ‘Going Dutch.’” Cannibal Serial Killers: Profiles of Depraved Flesh-Eating Murderers, Ulysses Press, Berkeley, California, 2011, pp. 9–315.
“The Cannibal That Walked Free.” Visual Voodoo for Channel Five, 2007, https://documentaryheaven.com/the-cannibal-that-walked-free/. Accessed 2024.
Helm, Leslie. “Seeing Japan ‘Through the Eyes of a Cannibal’ : Celebrity: Confessed Killer Is Free--Even Popular. His Story Tells of a Country’s Morbid Fascination with Sexual Perversion and Death.” Los Angeles Times, 28 June 1992, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-28-mn-2009-story.html. Accessed 2024.
Kuchikomi. “‘Paris Cannibal’ Sagawa Reminisces over His Grisly Crime.” Japan Today, 19 Mar. 2015, https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/paris-cannibal-sagawa-reminisces-over-his-grisly-crime. Accessed 2024.
McGill, Peter. “Portrait of a Cannibal.” The Observer, 24 May 1992.
News, Kyodo. “Issei Sagawa, Japanese Man Who Killed and Ate Woman’s Flesh in 1981, Dies.” Kyodo News, 2 Dec. 2022, https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/ccddcf16ebbb-sagawa-japanese-man-who-killed-and-ate-womans-flesh-in-1981-dies.html#google_vignette. Accessed 2024.
Paravel, Verena and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, directors. Caniba. Leviathan, 2018.
Sagawa, Issei. In the Fog. Independently Published, In The Fog AKA Kiri No Naka AKA 霧の中, Sagawa Issei & Anonymous, https://archive.org/details/in-the-fog-aka-kiri-no-naka-aka-sagawa-issei-anonymous-1984-english-translation-by-clive-and-kiryuin, Accessed 2024.
ASTROLOGY:
Renee - I wasn't able to find any record of Renee's birthday; she was born in 1956.
Issei Sagawa - Taurus

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Episode 01: Part 3: Kids Who Kill: Shanda Sharer
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
A seemingly innocent sleepover becomes a blood-curdling nightmare when a group of vengeful teens, driven by jealousy and twisted desires, abduct a 12-year-old girl. As the night spirals into a shocking frenzy of unimaginable cruelty, the line between reality and horror blurs. What's left behind after a tragic end is a haunting legacy of terror and brutality that defies belief and leaves an indelible scar on all involved.
PART 3
TOTAL PARTS : 3
1. To what extent do you believe the teenage perpetrators backgrounds and personal histories should have influenced their sentences?
2. What responsibilities do schools and communities have in identifying and addressing warning signs of violent behavior among students?
3. To what extent do you think Amanda Heavrin should have been held accountable for her involvement in the events leading up to Shanda Sharer's murder?
Citations:
“The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade/The New Girl.” Season 1, episode 2.
“Dr Phil/In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder Part 1.” Season 9, episode 158, 20 May 2011.
“Dr Phil/In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder Part 2.” Season 9, episode 159, 23 May 2011.
Indiana Department of Correction, www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/ofs.
Jones, Aphrodite. Cruel Sacrifice. Aphrodite Jones Books, 2017.
“Mean Girl Murders/Girls in the Hoods.” Season 2, episode 3.
whas11, whas11. “The Shanda Sharer Murder: Laurie Tackett Released from Prison | Whas11.Com.” WHAS11, www.whas11.com/video/news/the-shanda-sharer-murder-laurie-tackett-released-form-prison/417-2870922. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.
ASTROLOGY
Shanda Sharer - Gemini
Toni Lawrence - Aquarius
Hope Rippey - Gemini
Laurie Tackett - Libra
Melinda Loveless - Scorpio
Amanda Heavrin - Libra

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Episode 01: Part 2: Kids Who Kill: Shanda Sharer
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
A seemingly innocent sleepover becomes a blood-curdling nightmare when a group of vengeful teens, driven by jealousy and twisted desires, abduct a 12-year-old girl. As the night spirals into a shocking frenzy of unimaginable cruelty, the line between reality and horror blurs. What's left behind after a tragic end is a haunting legacy of terror and brutality that defies belief and leaves an indelible scar on all involved.
PART 2
TOTAL PARTS : 3
Citations:
“The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade/The New Girl.” Season 1, episode 2.
“Dr Phil/In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder Part 1.” Season 9, episode 158, 20 May 2011.
“Dr Phil/In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder Part 2.” Season 9, episode 159, 23 May 2011.
Indiana Department of Correction, www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/ofs.
Jones, Aphrodite. Cruel Sacrifice. Aphrodite Jones Books, 2017.
“Mean Girl Murders/Girls in the Hoods.” Season 2, episode 3.
whas11, whas11. “The Shanda Sharer Murder: Laurie Tackett Released from Prison | Whas11.Com.” WHAS11, www.whas11.com/video/news/the-shanda-sharer-murder-laurie-tackett-released-form-prison/417-2870922. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.
ASTROLOGY
Shanda Sharer - Gemini
Toni Lawrence - Aquarius
Hope Rippey - Gemini
Laurie Tackett - Libra
Melinda Loveless - Scorpio
Amanda Heavrin - Libra

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Episode 01: Part 1: Kids Who Kill: Shanda Sharer
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
A seemingly innocent sleepover becomes a blood-curdling nightmare when a group of vengeful teens, driven by jealousy and twisted desires, abduct a 12-year-old girl. As the night spirals into a shocking frenzy of unimaginable cruelty, the line between reality and horror blurs. What's left behind after a tragic end is a haunting legacy of terror and brutality that defies belief and leaves an indelible scar on all involved.
PART 1
TOTAL PARTS : 3
Citations:
“The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade/The New Girl.” Season 1, episode 2.
“Dr Phil/In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder Part 1.” Season 9, episode 158, 20 May 2011.
“Dr Phil/In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder Part 2.” Season 9, episode 159, 23 May 2011.
Indiana Department of Correction, www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/ofs.
Jones, Aphrodite. Cruel Sacrifice. Aphrodite Jones Books, 2017.
“Mean Girl Murders/Girls in the Hoods.” Season 2, episode 3.
whas11, whas11. “The Shanda Sharer Murder: Laurie Tackett Released from Prison | Whas11.Com.” WHAS11, www.whas11.com/video/news/the-shanda-sharer-murder-laurie-tackett-released-form-prison/417-2870922. Accessed 5 Aug. 2024.
ASTROLOGY
Shanda Sharer - Gemini
Toni Lawrence - Aquarius
Hope Rippey - Gemini
Laurie Tackett - Libra
Melinda Loveless - Scorpio
Amanda Heavrin - Libra

Monday Jul 08, 2024
Episode 00 : Trigger Warning & Intro
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
A blanket trigger warning for every episode in the Nightmare Fuel Podcast library. It isn't called a "graphic" true crime podcast for nothing.
I do not shy away from any details. Graphic, gory, gruesome, unsettling, and disturbing. Listen at your own discretion.
This podcast should only be listened to those 18+ unless otherwise specified by a parent or guardian.
There is foul language here and there...my apologies, but I cuss like a sailor on occasion.

What You Need to Know
Nightmare Fuel: A Graphic True Crime Podcast is the go-to destination for true crime addicts and couch detectives. This is especially true for the true crime babes who crave every detail of chilling, real-life stories.
Hosted by Sidney Carothers Segar, this podcast offers an unflinching look into the darkest corners of human behavior, sparing no detail, no matter how graphic or disturbing. Sidney single-handedly conducts all the research, editing, and bonus content creation, ensuring a meticulously crafted experience for her listeners and a guarantee that they will hear a case they have not come across before.
Designed exclusively for adults, Nightmare Fuel dives deep into the unsettling and unknown, making it a must-listen for those who want a true crime podcast that doesn’t shy away from the horrifying truth.