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“Are you having, like, a Texas seizure?” Real-life babysitting horror stories

Have you checked the children?

Also, the window?

This week’s podcast episode finds Becky and Merie trading babysitting & housesitting horror stories, including murder that is both solved (Cassie Stoddart) and unsolved (Janett Christman). Along the way they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Where does babysitting land on Now Fear This’s Fear-o-meter?

Who has read the book version of Eyes Wide Shut?

Is it your tonsils or your vulva?

If you’re not answering Merie’s texts, are you in jail? And, what kind of grade will you get on that speech?

How did Merie survive her older sister’s babysitting?

Is our new theme song going to be, “I hate you because you’re so shitty” and who will write the melody?

Why is Becky not good at walking or crossing streets?

Before murdering someone, should you ask yourself if you’re too dumb to do it? (Hint: yes!)

Don’t be scared if Merie asks how you would cover up the perfect murder. She’s asking for a friend.

Video of the 2 murderers can be found here. Sources for this episode include the following:

Medium.com. thecriminaljournal.com.

Further sources include:

https://oddmurdersandmysteries.com/murder-of-cassie-jo-stoddart/

https://realcrime.net/2019/12/08/torey-adamciks-life-sentence-upheld-for-2006-murder-of-cassie-jo-stoddart/

https://morbidnmacabre.com/2020/04/30/the-babysitters-murder/

https://medium.com/omgfacts/the-truth-behind-the-babysitter-the-man-upstairs-urban-legend-d41d1722c9e9