S2.E1 - Cold Cases, Sharp Knives & Renewed Momentum: Season Premiere

The Pandemonium Witches are back, and we’re kicking off the season with a look at where true crime stands as of 2025 - starting with the renewed momentum in the JonBenét Ramsey case nearly 30 years later. From modern DNA testing and genetic genealogy to media pressure and long-awaited cold case breakthroughs, we break down what’s changing, what’s finally being solved, and what still haunts investigators and families alike.

We also introduce our brand-new Knife Scale 🔪, rating this year’s biggest true crime documentaries so you know exactly what kind of emotional damage you’re signing up for.

New era, new look, same chaos - so buckle up, party possums, this season is already cutting deep.

Links We Used:

• https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/12/boulder-police-share-latest-developments-in-jonben%C3%A9t-ramsey-investigation/
• https://www.wrganews.com/2025/12/26/jonbenet-ramsey-case-could-benefit-from-new-dna-technology-as-police-renew-commitment/
• https://www.thecoldcases.com/p/new-evidence-in-jonbenet-ramsey-case
• https://people.com/jonbenet-ramsey-dad-hopeful-murder-solved-soon-11876320
• https://www.thecrimescenesociety.com/post/new-true-crime-documentary-releases-september-2025-edition
• https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11953
• https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/boulder-cops-bear-responsibility-for-compromising-jonbenet-ramsey-crime-scene-brother
• https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/2025-several-cold-cases-resolved-albany-how-21244036.php
• https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/12/29/there-is-not-a-serial-killer-harris-county-da-disputes-rumors-after-more-bodies-found-in-bayous/
• https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/3-bodies-recovered-houston-bayous-officials-dispute-serial-killer-rumors/4035746
• https://gmg-kprc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/2025/10/28/data-shows-192-bodies-found-in-the-bayou-since-2017/
• https://da.venturacounty.gov/2024/08/suspected-serial-killer-charged-with-1977-murders/
• https://da.venturacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Warren-Luther-Alexander-to-Stand-Trial-for-Three-Cold-Case-Murders-From-1977.pdf
• https://www.kclu.org/2024-10-21/judge-rules-theres-enough-evidence-for-man-to-stand-trial-for-ventura-county-cold-case-murders
• https://www.foxla.com/news/suspected-serial-killer-warren-luther-alexander-charged-1977-ventura-county-murders
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventura_Strangler
• https://people.com/machete-man-serial-killer-arrested-11786221 https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-30/matias-jurado-the-argentine-serial-killer-who-killed-on-fridays.html
• https://tn.com.ar/policiales/2025/08/05/hablo-la-familia-de-una-de-las-victimas-del-presunto-asesino-serial-de-jujuy-era-muy-inocente-como-un-nino/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Edward_Rogers
• https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/5th-inmate-execution-florida-2025-the-cross-country-killer-faces-death-lethal-injection
• https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2025/05/15/glen-rogers-execution-today-desantis-death-penalty-hillsborough
• https://austinpost.com/news/2025/09/26/austin-yogurt-shop-murders-solved-with-dna-testing
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/27/robert-eugene-brashers-yogurt-shop-murders/
• https://people.com/austin-police-significant-breakthrough-murders-4-teen-girls-yogurt-shop-new-suspect-34-years-later-11820020
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/texas-yoghurt-shop-murders-dna-testing