Lizzie Borden, Crater Lake & a Backpack of Rocks

Muncie, Indiana, September 2026, and Shane and Kim finally put our buddy Brent in front of a microphone. He is Shane's old college roommate and the buddy behind a lot of the travel stories told on this show. Shane brought a mystery to the table. It never made it out of his notes, and by the end of the hour you will understand why.

Jinkies, it starts with Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story on Netflix, and the text Kim sent Shane the minute Aileen Wuornos showed up in the story. That turns into a real complaint about docudramas that never tell you how loosely they are based on a true story, Primetime included, the new Chris Hansen film starring Robert Pattinson. Then Brent and Shane start trading road stories from Hollywood, Washington State and a snowed-in Crater Lake, and Kim wants to know why she got left home.

Timeline of Events

August 4, 1892: Andrew and Abby Borden are killed in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts.

June 20, 1893: A jury acquits Lizzie Borden of both murders.

Summer 1999: The Blair Witch Project opens and convinces plenty of people, Shane included, that found footage is real.

September 17, 2026: Netflix releases Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.

September 25, 2026: Primetime, with Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, opens in theaters.

September 29, 2026: Shane, Kim and Brent sit down in Muncie to record this episode.

What You Will Hear

Why Kim texted Shane that Monster had just turned weird, and what Shane thinks the show was going for.

Shane's review of Primetime and his case for a loosely based on a true story warning on every docudrama. Shane alone at two in the morning in a Muncie movie theater, previewing found footage he believed was real.