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Cosmic Crimes

Cosmic Crimes

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Join Hannah and JoAnna on Cosmic Crimes, where chilling true crime tales intertwine with astrology. Each episode, we dive into a haunting case and then explore the birth charts and astrological influences of those involved. Could planetary alignments or cosmic events have played a role in the crime? Discover the intersection of fate and free will as we blend gripping narratives with celestial insights. Sometimes, the truth isn't just stranger than fiction—it's written in the stars. The Cosmic Crimes Podcast is a production of Cosmic Frequency, LLC.2025 Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Science True Crime
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  • S3 Ep12: Ryan Ferguson - Convicted By a Dream

    S3 Ep12: Ryan Ferguson - Convicted By a Dream
    Jul 10 2026
    Late on Halloween night in 2001, sports editor Kent Heitholt left the Columbia Daily Tribune and walked into the parking lot behind the newspaper, minutes later, he was beaten, strangled, and left beside his car, with a brutal scene and plenty of forensic evidence that somehow didn't lead to the right person. Two years later, the focus shifted to teens Ryan Ferguson and Charles Erickson, even though there were fingerprints, shoe prints, DNA, a hair in Kent's hand, and witnesses placing two young men near his car, but no physical evidence tying Ryan or Charles directly to the crime, only a confession Charles gave after a dream he believed was about the murder. One transit that stands out is the Full Moon the night Kent was killed, a phase usually linked to culmination and clarity, yet in this case it seems to have lit up the wrong story first and pushed a false narrative into the spotlight. Ryan has a Mercury–Pluto conjunction in Scorpio that kept getting activated at every major turning point in the case, pulling the symbolism away from the act of violence and toward testimony, interviews, memory, and the obsessive power of a story. Mercury rules what we say, remember, and repeat, while Pluto digs deep into whatever version of reality it's trying to understand, and looking back it feels like Ryan's biggest lesson wasn't about the crime itself, but about how someone else's version of events, once believed, can completely reroute the course of your life. SHOW NOTES Connect with us across streaming platforms and social media, and explore ways to support our work through our Linktree. Cosmic Crimes Podcast Linktree If you are new to astrology and/or are getting lost or confused during the episodes, we created a free guide of all-things-astrology on Substack for you to reference so you can listen along with ease. Click the link below! Astrology Basics SOURCES Missouri Court of Appeals opinion Columbia Tribune: Kent Heitholt's legacy, 20 years after his murder KBIA: Ryan Ferguson's murder conviction vacated ABC News: Murder convict may be freed after case unravels ABC News: Conviction overturned for Missouri man who spent almost a decade in prison CNN: Ryan Ferguson freed from prison after murder conviction overturned CBS News: Ryan Ferguson: Wrongfully Convicted CBS News / 48 Hours: The Accuser Esquire: His Friend Dreamed They Killed a Man. Then They Were Both Charged with Murder. The Guardian: Wrongfully convicted Missouri man freed after decade in jail for murder AP: Man convicted in Columbia sports editor's death out of prison ABC 17 News: Billboards placed in Boone County in hopes of finding sports editor's killer The Maneater: Brady violations overturn Ryan Ferguson's conviction The Cinemaholic: Kent Heitholt Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • S3 Ep11: Sante Kimes - The Dragon Lady

    S3 Ep11: Sante Kimes - The Dragon Lady
    Jul 3 2026
    Sante Kimes built a life on charm, manipulation, and crime, moving from insurance and fraud schemes into a string of cons, thefts, and eventually high‑profile cases that turned her into a tabloid villain. Across decades, she pulled family members into her scams, reinvented herself to fit whatever role she needed, and left behind a trail of victims, legal battles, and a public record that raises hard questions about greed, control, and how far someone will go to keep power. Her chart mirrors that mix of theatrics and cold calculation. A Leo Sun points to someone who craves attention and center‑stage status, using charisma and performance to get what she wants. A Capricorn Moon adds ruthless practicality and emotional hardness, focused on survival, strategy, and material security over sentiment. Cancer Mercury shows a mind that reads people through emotion and family dynamics, able to play the nurturing role while using information in protective or manipulative ways. With a North Node in Aquarius, she carries a life path lesson around stepping out of self‑centered control and learning a more detached, humane perspective, one she seemed to push against by clinging to her own rules instead. SHOW NOTES Connect with us across streaming platforms and social media, and explore ways to support our work through our Linktree. Cosmic Crimes Podcast Linktree If you are new to astrology and/or are getting lost or confused during the episodes, we created a free guide of all-things-astrology on Substack for you to reference so you can listen along with ease. Click the link below! Astrology Basics SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sante_Kimes https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Kimes,%20Sante.pdf https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Sante_Kimes https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/women/kimes/16.html https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/sante-kimes-kenneth-kimes-guilty-murdering-irene-silverman https://abc7ny.com/post/sante-kimes-part-of-mother-son-team-that-killed-nyc-socialite-dies/70466/ https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/28/nyregion/mother-and-son-are-given-life-sentences.html https://www.nycourts.gov/Reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_09134.htm https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-08-me-kimes8-story.html https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7267335 https://nypost.com/2004/07/08/ma-kimes-guilty-rants-at-jurors-as-l-a-kin-get-some-justice-in-98-slay/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1085783/ https://medium.com/@chelsealynnqueen94/the-dragon-lady-sante-kimes-and-her-reign-of-terror-634c2c162cb1 https://medium.com/@jade00townsend/sante-kenny-kimes-the-mother-son-duo-f08407d051ee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_XOoAq8CFE https://people.com/what-happened-to-sante-kimes-kenneth-kimes-jr-11936352 https://abc7ny.com/post/sante-kimes-part-of-mother-son-team-that-killed-nyc-socialite-dies/70466/
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • S3 Ep10: Taylor Parker

    S3 Ep10: Taylor Parker
    Jun 26 2026
    Taylor Parker carefully built the image of a devoted partner and expectant mother while hiding a web of lies that stretched across her relationships and daily life. She fabricated a pregnancy, manipulated those closest to her, and crossed a line into devastating violence to steal the future she wanted instead of facing the reality she had created, leaving a trail of grief, outrage, and hard questions about how far someone will go to protect their own fantasy. Her Sagittarius Sun was conjunct her North Node, pointing to a storyteller who is pushed into unfamiliar territory around truth, ethics, and morality. Mercury in Scorpio conjunct Pluto describes a mind drawn to secrets, control, and intense fixations, using information and lies as tools of power. With Venus either at the final degree of Capricorn or the first degree of Aquarius, her approach to love and security sat on a fault line between conventional "perfect life" ambition and detatched idealistic relationships. Born just before a lunar eclipse in Gemini, she carries an eclipse signature that amplifies themes of duality, false identities, and fated turning points around the stories she tells and the roles she tries to inhabit. Her chart matched with her choices carries along a lifelong question of "what happens when the story we tell ourselves becomes more real than reality itself?". SHOW NOTES Connect with us across streaming platforms and social media, and explore ways to support our work through our Linktree. Cosmic Crimes Podcast Linktree If you are new to astrology and/or are getting lost or confused during the episodes, we created a free guide of all-things-astrology on Substack for you to reference so you can listen along with ease. Click the link below! Astrology Basics SOURCES Reagan and Braxlynn Sage Hancock Murder Details and Investigation Timeline https://thecinemaholic.com/reagan-braxlynn-sage-hancock/ Where is Taylor Parker now? Netflix documentary 'Maternal Instinct' revisits how she faked her pregnancy — and ended up on death row. https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/article/where-is-taylor-parker-now-netflix-documentary-maternal-instinct-revisits-how-she-faked-her-pregnancy--and-ended-up-on-death-row-210649855.html Why woman who killed her pregnant friend and abducted ... https://www.ladbible.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-maternal-instinct-death-row-meal-denied-373193-20260614 The Murder of Reagan Simmons Hancock and ... https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1mk2vxy/the_murder_of_reagan_simmons_hancock_and_the/ The murder of Reagan Hancock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUR4yHiqD54 Where Is Taylor Parker Now? The Killer from Netflix's ' ... https://www.biography.com/crime/a71495679/taylor-parker-now-maternal-instinct-netflix Details about Taylor Parker's childhood and 'trauma' after ... https://thetab.com/2026/06/18/details-about-taylor-parkers-childhood-and-trauma-you-should-know-after-maternal-instinct Taylor Parker's Family, Story Of Raising Two Children ... https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/taylor-parkers-family-80625 Where is Taylor Parker now? Inside the Maternal Instinct killer's life now https://ew.com/where-is-taylor-parker-now-maternal-instinct-documentary-11996791 The Psychology of Taylor Parker: BPD, Identity Collapse, and Pathological Liars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMVARPrEeBY Docu: A Fake Pregnancy, a Web of Lies, and a Fatal Crime. ... https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-misspelling-162764205/episode/killer-thriller-docu-a-fake-pregnancy-336697210/ Pregnancy, Lies, Kidnapping and Murder - The Mind Detective https://joniejohnstonpsyd.substack.com/p/pregnancy-lies-kidnapping-and-murder Most people knew Taylor Parker for one shocking lie. ... https://www.facebook.com/bingebox101/posts/most-people-knew-taylor-parker-for-one-shocking-lie-what-they-didnt-know-was-tha/122262434666116723/ Taylor Parker trial: Killer's mother takes the stand a second day - KESQ https://kesq.com/cnn-regional/2022/11/01/taylor-parker-trial-killers-mother-takes-the-stand-a-second-day/ Maternal Instincts' Taylor Parker lied about medical issues in jail https://thetab.com/2026/06/16/prosecutor-reveals-how-maternal-instincts-taylor-parker-kept-lying-about-medical-issues-in-jail Taylor Parker: Alleged Killer Claims She's an Heir, Tries for $4.7M ... https://www.crimeonline.com/2022/09/14/taylor-parker-alleged-killer-claims-shes-an-heir-tries-for-4-7m-home-scam-while-plotting-to-kill-friend-carve-unborn-baby-from-womb/ Death Sentence Upheld In Bowie County Fetal Abduction Case https://txktoday.com/courts/death-sentence-upheld-in-bowie-county-fetal-abduction-case/ Taylor Parker To Be Executed For Removing Baby From Mother's Womb: Inside Netflix's 'Maternal Instinct' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/taylor-parker-final-appeal-rejected-deception-murder-1802656 Lies, a Fake Belly, and a Murd... — True Crime Blueprint https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lies-a-fake-belly-and-a-murder/id1877878404?i=...
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    1 hr and 37 mins
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