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“From today, I’m logging off this account for good.”  This was a status update made to a small, personal Facebook account on June 10, 2025. Just a month later, the post goes viral amongst some netizens because the man who ‘posted’ this to his Facebook? He died 6 months ago.And thousands of those netizens had already witnessed his murder.  They had seen the butcher knife slamming down onto the man’s neck over and over again. They call the killer the “butcher.” The butcher even took the time to pose with the man’s severed head in a mirror selfie. How do you post on facebook 6 months after your own murder? Is this post going to help people find the killer? And how do thousands of netizens witness a man’s murder?  This is the case of the Vietnamese Butcher.   Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“There’s no such thing as steps,” and “they were two peas in a pod.” These are statements made by Anna Kepner’s grandparents who were with her on the cruise when she died. Her body was found under the mattress and her cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation. Which is what makes this comment particularly odd to some netizens...because Anna’s grandparents are referring to her relationship with her 16 year old step brother. The very step brother who was the only other person in the room around the estimated time of death. The very step brother who is now a suspect in Anna’s murder. They are not the only suspicious adults in this case though. Anna’s biological father and her step mother, the mother of the 16 yo step brother, who were also on the cruise with the family were seen over a month after Anna’s murder, walking from court, their faces completely blank yet gripping each other’s hands.Anna’s father has just lost his daughter yet he seemingly appears closer than ever to his wife and the mother of the murder suspect.    This is part two of the Anna Kepner cruise ship murder. Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

November 8, 2025, a small SUV drives up to the Carnival cruise ship docked at Port Miami. The thick letters on the side of the car read: MIAMI DADE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER  FBI agents are seen bringing what appears to be a cadaver stretcher off the ship.  Just 24 hours before docking, in a cabin where three step-siblings were rooming together, a crew member finds a dead body.  An 18 year old girl named Anna Kepner, hidden underneath a mattress amongst blankets and life jackets.  The youngest sibling is seemingly ruled out and the most likely person of interest appears to be her 16 year old step brother...Whom Anna’s father and stepmother seem to be defensively ‘protective’ of.   This is the ongoing case of Anna Kepner’s murder.   Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The concept of death is odd when you're a kid. Nine-year-old Mary knew right away. Her older sister, Ruth, had just died of brain cancer as Mary watches her parents take Ruth's body out of the casket, place her on the floor, and start cutting. Mary’s father hands the knife to 9 year old Mary. She is forced to make little cuts into her older sister's beloved  body until her parents put Ruth’s body back into her casket. Then, they pick Mary up and force her in the casket as well. Mary remembers the softness of her sister’s hair on her cheek. This is Mary's life being the child of ritualistic child abuse sex traffickers. But there are people who don't believe Mary; an entire organization called the False Memory Syndrome Foundation that don't believe Mary and other survivors just like her. They say she was probably brainwashed during her hypnosis sessions to believe that she was abused but why would Mary lie about any of this? We traveled to Mary in person to find out.    Read Mary Knight’s memoir, “My Life Now: Essays By A Child Sex Trafficking Survivor” at https://a.co/d/hZD08OG or https://www.maryknightproductions.com/index.html Watch Mary Knight’s self-produced documentaries on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h2qj8HY2OhgSKcXfjrMiQ?view_as=subscriber Reach out to Mary personally at [email protected]    Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is it possible to completely forget something you experienced? Well, it depends on who you ask. Pick a side and welcome to the memory wars. One side believes it is possible. There are documented cases of victims of traumatic events who forget for years until one day when they begin to remember. The other side believes that this is not a real thing. You cannot just forget a memory and then suddenly remember it. The stakes are high for the memory wars. And the stakes are even higher for the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. FMSF is on the side that denies repressed memories. For decades, FMSF has denied victims of all ages who have remembered experiences of CSA and torture, including Mary Knight. This is her story.     Read Mary Knight’s memoir, “My Life Now: Essays By A Child Sex Trafficking Survivor” at https://a.co/d/hZD08OG or https://www.maryknightproductions.com/index.html Watch Mary Knight’s self-produced documentaries on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h2qj8HY2OhgSKcXfjrMiQ?view_as=subscriber Reach out to Mary personally at [email protected]    Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.