EP 214: Essence of Ass (Feat. Kelli Brink)

Episode Summary

It’s almost time for CrimeCon 2025 , and we’re kicking things off with a wild episode featuring Kelli Brink from True Crime Sleep Stories and Missing Persons Archives ! This week, we’re talking weird true crime stories , paranormal encounters, and bizarre news that only Live,...

No murders, just bad decisions.

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What This Episode Covers

• , and we’re kicking things off with a wild episode featuring
• , paranormal encounters, and bizarre news that only
• Kelli joins Trevin and Amanda to share the only crime she’s ever committed, a
• , and what it’s like attending true crime conventions with the LLL crew.
• , Trevin confesses his year-long obsession with Grape-Nuts cereal—high fiber, low cool factor.
• wild public brawl at the zoo

Why Listen?

If you like true crime but think most true crime got a little too murdery, this episode brings petty crimes, dumb criminals, and dramatic storytelling without the heavy stuff.

Original Episode Description

It’s almost time for

CrimeCon 2025

, and we’re kicking things off with a wild episode featuring

Kelli Brink

from

True Crime Sleep Stories

and

Missing Persons Archives

!

This week, we’re talking

weird true crime stories

, paranormal encounters, and bizarre news that only

Live, Laugh, Larceny

can deliver. Kelli joins Trevin and Amanda to share the only crime she’s ever committed, a

sasquatch sighting

, and what it’s like attending true crime conventions with the LLL crew.

In our

relatable dilemmas

, Trevin confesses his year-long obsession with Grape-Nuts cereal—high fiber, low cool factor. Amanda recounts a

wild public brawl at the zoo

(and yes, there’s video this time). Kelli brings a chilling camping story that takes a creepy turn thanks to a

paranormal-sounding noise in the woods

.

Then, Amanda shares a fascinating

sleep fact

before we dive into this week’s

bizarre crime headlines

, including:

✔

Calese Carron Crowder

, California’s notorious

serial butt-sniffer

✔ A toddler in India who

bit a cobra to death

✔ A real-life

cat burglar stealing underwear

✔ Richard Overton’s legendary lawsuit against

Anheuser-Busch for false advertising

And yes—we’re sniffing out the details on why the

butt-sniffer case

might be one of the strangest (and funniest) crimes ever. Could his unique fetish make him the ultimate romantic? Find out as we take a big whiff of the

Essence of Ass.

Take a break from the heavy and get petty.