Deadtime Storiez

Whew - this turned into one long episode. And that's because it's jam-packed with storiez!! We got banter, we got serial killers from Russia, and we have a current true crime --- classic Deadtime Storiez over here. Stephanie starts off with the tale of the Russian Chessboard Killer, Alexander Pichushkin. Though he swears he has the highest number of fatalities, he still only comes in second after his trials --- but no matter what he was a monster. And, his story adds to our list of "reasons to never visit Russia" Sarah finishes the episode with the current missing persons case of Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito. A 22-year old who went missing after her boyfriend (fiance?) returned to his parents house in her van, without her, after being on a cross country trip just the two of them. This case has garnered national media attention, but we want to highlight the fact that this has attracted the spotlight partly because Gabby is a young, attractive, white female. There are far more cases of missing persons of color in