Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast

Jun 20 2024 24 ep. 40 mins 10
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Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast is a scripted narrative true crime podcast hosted and produced by Rorie Jane McCormack. Each season curates a series of true crime cases related to a single theme. The theme of Season 1 is Captivity and explores cases of human captivity in various settings, such as child abduction, familial confinement, and human exhibits. New episodes are released every two weeks on a Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Propensity is currently on hiatus, and will return with an all-new theme and new season in late 2024.
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Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast Season 1 Trailer

Jun 20 2024
Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast is a scripted narrative true crime podcast hosted and produced by Rorie Jane McCormack. Each season curates a series of true crime cases related to a single theme. The theme of Season 1 is Captivity and explores cases of human captivity in various settings, such as child abduction, familial confinement, and human exhibits. New episodes are

A Culture of Silence: The Franca Viola Story

May 27 2024 22 mins  
In December 1965, an armed gang abducted a 17-year-old girl from her home in a premeditated raid. Their ringleader had been stalking and intimidating the girl and her family for months before striking. He intended to abuse and humiliate her, breaking her down, until she agreed to marry him. The law was on his side, and if she refused, she would be shunned by her community. Instead,

Of Mountains & Men: The Kari Swenson Story

May 20 2024 23 mins  
In July 1984, a 22-year-old athlete was abducted from a Montana mountain trail during a training run. Her abductors, father and son survivalists living off-grid in the wilderness had decided to steal a bride to establish and grow their very own mountain colony. When the woman didn’t return, her friends alerted authorities and inadvertently set off a tragic chain of events that no

The Watcher: The Wells Gray Provincial Park Family Murders

May 13 2024 17 mins  
In August 1982, three generations of a single family disappeared from a camping trip in British Columbia. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) began an investigation but diverted resources to chase down a phantom theory of the crime. When a burnt-out vehicle was found in the wilderness, they realised that the true perpetrator had been hiding in plain sight all along. This is the st

The Long Walk Home: The Abduction of Jastine Valdez

May 06 2024 27 mins  
In May 2018, a 24-year-old woman was making her way home from a bus stop in Enniskerry, Country Wicklow, when she was brazenly snatched from the street and bundled into a car. Authorities soon traced the vehicle to a 40-year-old man and initiated a manhunt to apprehend him. What followed was a tense stand-off with a desperate man, determined to hide his crime. This episode covers t

Behind the Scenes with Host

May 02 2024 24 mins  
This bonus episode gives a behind the scenes look at the host and making of the podcast.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advise

The Darkest Hour: The Stardust Victims

Apr 28 2024 44 mins  
This bonus episode follows on from The Darkest Hour: The Tragedy of the Stardust Fire, and explores the stories of the victims who lost their lives in the devastating nightclub fire on the 14th of February 1981.Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer:

The Darkest Hour: The Tragedy of the Stardust Fire

Apr 20 2024 43 mins  
On Valentine’s Day 1981, several Dublin families were woken in the early hours of the morning by frantic neighbours searching for their children. For many of those families, they would never see their children again. By morning, 44 people would be dead, with four more dying from their injuries within several weeks, and a further 214 injured. This is the story of the Stardust Fire

1.15. Deadly Vengeance: The Abduction of Jody Plauché

Mar 25 2024 36 mins  
In February 1984, an 11-year-old boy was abducted from his Baton Rouge home by a trusted family friend. To authorities, it seemed that the pair had vanished without a trace. A week later, a phone call provided a vital clue to the boy’s whereabouts. No one could have predicted the extraordinary circumstances that would lead one father to exact his own brand of vigilante justice. T

1.14. Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of Roch Thériault & the Ant Hill Kids Cult

Mar 11 2024 50 mins  
As the 19th of February 1979 approached, the loyal disciples of the Ant Hill Kids cult anxiously awaited the end of the world. From their remote commune in Eastern Québec, their messiah, Roch Thériault or Moses, as he called himself, preached of fire and brimstone. He told them that he alone could provide salvation from the coming apocalypse. Only it wasn’t salvation he offered