Cruise Ship Killer
Cruise Ship Killer (CSK) is a darkly comedic, deeply skeptical podcast that investigates deaths, disappearances, and bizarre incidents aboard cruise ships.
Episodes
11 episodes
EP11: The Sailing Hookers Mystery
A luxury night on the water is supposed to be calm, predictable, and safe. Then someone goes overboard and the explanation starts changing.We’re Jeff and Kathy, and we’re digging into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanishes af...
EP10: CSK's Fight Club- Book 'em Danno!
We trade dark humor for hard questions as cruise ship fights keep popping up in the news, from petty arguments over food to a Nassau police station brawl that injures officers. We also dig into how cruise ship crime gets logged and reported, an...
EP9: Hanta Go On A Cruise?- A Global Quarantine Story
A wildlife expedition sounds like the opposite of a cruise ship nightmare, until it becomes a headline with a body count. We’re Geoff and Kathy, and we’re breaking down the so-called “hantavirus cruise” tied to the Andes virus, a rare strain th...
EP8: A Honeymoon Overboard Mystery- The Disappearance of George Smith
A newlywed disappears between Turkey and Greece, and the most frustrating part is how much we can timestamp and how little we can truly prove. We walk through the George Smith honeymoon mystery from the moment the couple heads to the casino to ...
EP7: Anna Kepner Case Update & Why One-Sided Cruise Contracts Are Unacceptable
We trade cruise headlines and the fine print that quietly shape what happens after a fall, a fight, or a disappearance at sea. Along the way, we update the Anna Kepner case with questions around release and liability and the Diana Sanders verdi...
EP6: When A Teenage Girl Is Lost At Sea And An Amy Bradley Update
A cruise is supposed to be the easiest kind of vacation: food handled, fun scheduled, problems kept out of sight. So what happens when the systems that should protect passengers fail in the most basic ways, and the ocean becomes the place where...
EP5: Cruise Ship Killer 101
A cruise ship is the weirdest mix of comfort and danger: endless food, bright lights, and then one step outside and it’s black ocean for miles. That contrast is exactly why disappearances and overboard incidents feel so unsettling and why our m...
EP4: The Incident Everyone Is Talking About
An 18-year-old on a family cruise vanishes overnight and is later found dead in her own cabin, leading to an FBI investigation and a homicide charge against her 16-year-old stepbrother. We walk the known timeline, point out what’s sealed or red...
EP3: Stranded in Cozumel and Tubular Seas
In Episode 3 of Cruise Ship Killer, an 80's themed music cruise turns tragic as an overboard stops the music. The episode also covers an award winning program at sea, that suddenly goes south, leaving a family stranded on the dock at night in a...
EP2: A Not So Happy New Year, and a Thanksgiving to Remember
In Episode 2 of Cruise Ship Killer, a Thanksgiving cruise turns surreal when a passenger disappears after a bathroom break — and wakes up floating alone in the Gulf of Mexico. The episode also covers the first cruise ship overboard death of 202...
