• Introducing Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast
    Aug 13 2023
    Introducing Season 1 of Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast. Propensity is a scripted narrative true crime podcast hosted and produced by Rorie Jane McCormack. Each season curates a series of true crime cases related to a single theme. The theme of Season 1 is Captivity and explores cases of human captivity in various settings, such as child abduction, familial confinement, and human exhibits. New episodes are released every two weeks on a Tuesday, while in season.

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  • 1.1. In the Shadow of Yosemite - Part 1: Steven Stayner
    Sep 11 2023

    On a cold March night in 1980, two boys, aged 14 and 5 stood outside a Ukiah police station, deciding what to do next. Local police were in the middle of a frenzied investigation into the recent abduction of 5-year-old Timmy White. They could scarcely imagine that not one, but two missing boys could stumble into their midst and, in the process, solve their own abductions. This is the story of Steven Stayner.


    *** Correction: Episode audio incorrectly states that Kenneth Parnell attempted to buy a child for USD$50.00 in 2003, when the actual figure was USD$500.00.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here, you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 1.2. In the Shadow of Yosemite - Part 2: Cary Stayner
    Sep 25 2023

    This is the second part of In the Shadow of Yosemite. If you haven't listened to Part 1, go and do that now.


    In March 1999, the brutal triple murders of a woman and two teenage girls rocked the small towns dotted throughout the Sierra Nevada foothills in California. The previous month, the Yosemite Valley had become the scene of a massive search and rescue operation, where hundreds of volunteers, police and friends and family searched for any sign of Carole and Juli Sund and their companion, Silvina Pelosso. Within two weeks, their case was upgraded from missing to presumed murdered. By the end of March, authorities had recovered all three bodies, and an FBI-led task force was assembled to catch those responsible. Authorities had several strong suspects in custody and were moving forward with charges, confident that they had the guilty parties behind bars. It would take another gruesome death for them to refocus their attention on the actual perpetrator. That man was Cary Stayner.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 1.3. The Living Skeleton - Shame, Stigma & Solitary Confinement: Blanche Monnier
    Oct 9 2023

    An anonymous letter alerts authorities to a peculiar case. An accusation that a wealthy family have imprisoned their only daughter for decades. This is the story of Blanche Monnier.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


    To find out more about Canadian true crime podcast, Rooted in Crime, check out their website here. Rooted in Crime is available on all podcast platforms. You can follow the show on social media on Instagram here.


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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 1.4. Buried Alive - 83 Hours of Darkness: Barbara Mackle
    Oct 23 2023

    In 1968, an extraordinary case unfolded in Atlanta, Georgia, involving the kidnapping for ransom of a wealthy property development heiress. The kidnap had been planned right down to the very last detail. The victim, 20-year-old Barbara Mackle was taken to a rural pine forest and placed in a pre-made fiberglass coffin. She was then buried alive.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


    Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.



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    40 mins
  • 1.5. Beyond Fear: The Abduction for Ransom of Stephanie Slater
    Nov 6 2023

    Stephanie Slater was abducted and held for ransom by Michael Sams. Bound, gagged and handcuffed in a makeshift coffin, Stephanie survived the unimaginable. But she was not his first victim.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


    Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.


    Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, Slip Stream



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    51 mins
  • 1.6. Exhibit A - Colonial Legacies, Eugenics & Human Zoos: Sarah Baartman
    Nov 20 2023

    In the 19th and early 20th centuries, captive individuals were bought, sold and displayed in human zoos. This episode looks at the dark history of human zoos, specifically, the story of Sarah Baartman.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


    Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.


    Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, The Velvet Twilight, Slip Stream


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    51 mins
  • 1.7. In Plain Sight - Surviving the Unthinkable: Jaycee Lee Dugard
    Dec 4 2023

    An 11-year-old girl is abducted in broad daylight, metres from her front door and in full view of multiple witnesses. Her abductor is not working alone. This is the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard.


    Propensity is a true crime anthology podcast. The theme of this season is captivity. New episodes are released every second Tuesday, while in season. Propensity is available wherever you get podcasts. Disclaimer: This podcast deals with themes of an adult nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.


    To find out more about Propensity: A True Crime Anthology Podcast, visit the website, www.propensitypod.com. Here you will find detailed show notes, episode-related images, and a full list of sources used in this episode.


    Follow the podcast on Instagram here, and TikTok here. You can contact the show by email at propensitypod@gmail.com.


    Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.


    Additional Music: Dishonest Vows R, Lies Beneath, Slip Stream


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    48 mins