In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt grabbed a kitchen knife, severed her husband’s penis, and tossed it out the window of her car, and suddenly, their names were everywhere. But behind the tabloid frenzy was a brutal story of alleged abuse, control, and a woman pushed to her breaking point. In this episode, we revisit the explosive timeline, the media circus that mocked Lorena’s trauma, and the courtroom chaos that followed. We also explore how John’s Aries Sun, Leo Moon, and Gemini Rising clashed with Lorena’s intense Scorpio Sun and Moon. Two charts destined for volatility, power struggles, and emotional combustion.

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SHOW NOTES:

“Lorena.” Directed by Joshua Rofé, produced by Jordan Peele, Amazon Studios, 2019.

Flynn, Meagan. “Lorena Bobbitt Was a Punchline. Now She’s a Symbol of Survival.” The Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/01/25/lorena-bobbitt-was-punchline-now-shes-symbol-survival.

Salam, Maya. “How We Got to ‘I Believe Her.’” The New York Times, 11 Feb. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/lorena-bobbitt-metoo.html.

Moylan, Brian. “Lorena Bobbitt: A Woman Maligned.” The Guardian, 16 Feb. 2019, www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/16/lorena-bobbitt-amazon-prime-review.

“John Wayne Bobbitt Arrested on Battery Charges.” NBC News, 15 Nov. 2003, www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3627687.

In the early hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus home. The case shocked the nation, and for weeks, there were no suspects, no murder weapon, and no answers. But the trail eventually led to Bryan Kohberger, a criminology PhD student with a chilling interest in the psychology of murder. In this episode, we follow the investigation, the digital and forensic clues, and explore Kohberger’s intense birth chart featuring a Scorpio Sun, Cancer Moon, and six Scorpio placements that paint a portrait of obsession, secrecy, and calculated control.

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SHOW NOTES:

Associated Press. “Big Plans, Hopes Cut Short for 4 Slain Idaho Students in 2022.” AP News, 25 July 2025, https://apnews.com/article/5ab2369325a207db21541bccbbc11434.

Baker, Brandon. “Bryan Kohberger Gets Life in Prison but Leaves Loved Ones Wondering Why.” AP News, 23 July 2025, https://apnews.com/article/97325ba6addb5e0fe20af6b68f021f93.

CBS News. “Judge Sentences Bryan Kohberger to Life in Prison for Idaho Murders.” CBS News, 23 July 2025, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryan-kohberger-sentence-idaho-murders.

Cramer, Maria. “Bryan Kohberger Sentenced to Life in Prison for Idaho Student Murders.” The New York Times, 23 July 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/idaho-killings-bryan-kohberger-sentencing.html.

Cuthbertson, Anthony. “Bryan Kohberger: Ex-Classmates Say Idaho Murder Suspect Was Bullied and Later Lost Weight.” The Independent, 6 Jan. 2023, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/idaho-murders-bryan-kohberger-heroin-b2287751.html.

Dugan, Kelli. “Ethan Chapin’s Smile Foundation Raises Thousands for Scholarships.” NBC Right Now, 8 May 2024, https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/ethans-smile-tulips-on-sale-now-benefiting-scholarships-in-ethan-chapins-name/article_a85aedd1-cc3f-5605-aa58-4554b4cb710c.html.

Egan, Nicole. “Bryan Kohberger’s Weight, Eating Disorder, and Heroin Struggles Revealed by Friends.” Inside Edition, 24 Jan. 2023, https://www.insideedition.com/bryan-kohberger-weight-eating-disorder-heroin-78769.

Fox News Digital. “Any Tie between Bryan Kohberger and Pappa Rodger Could Become Clear.” Fox News, 10 Jan. 2023, https://www.foxnews.com/us/any-tie-bryan-kohberger-pappa-rodger-could-become-clear-when-gag-order-lifted.

Gillin, Joshua. “Victim Impact Statements Tear into Bryan Kohberger at Sentencing.” People, 23 July 2025, https://people.com/kaylee-goncalves-family-sister-statement-bryan-kohberger-sentencing-11777184.

Harris, Chris. “Bryan Kohberger 'Disfigured' Kaylee Goncalves’ Face, Evidence Reveals.” People, 24 July 2025, https://people.com/bryan-kohberger-disfigured-kaylee-goncalves-xana-kernodle-fought-killer-11778046.

KHQ Staff. “Xana Kernodle’s Family Creates Memorial Scholarship Fund.” KHQ News, 15 Dec. 2022, https://www.khq.com/news/idaho-murders/xana-kernodles-family-creates-memorial-scholarship-fund-with-university-of-idaho-foundation/article_3973e0fe-7cf8-11ed-b408-3f7021b2f125.html.

Murray, Jessica. “Idaho Murder Victim Kaylee Goncalves’ Mom Blasts Bryan Kohberger at Sentencing.” New York Post, 23 July 2025, https://nypost.com/2025/07/23/us-news/kaylee-goncalves-mother-victim-impact-statement-bryan-kohberger-sentencing.

O’Donnell, Kelly. “Kaylee Goncalves’ Sister Says Killer Is a 'Delusional, Pathetic, Hypochondriac Loser'.” The Sun, 23 July 2025, https://www.the-sun.com/news/14800087/kaylee-goncalves-sister-alivea-bryan-kohberger-sentencing-idaho.

University of Idaho. “Alumni Fund Scholarships to Honor Idaho Murder Victims.” University of Idaho, 20 Feb. 2023, https://www.uidaho.edu/news/feature-stories/alumni-scholarships.

University of Idaho. “Vandals Supporting Vandals – A Legacy of the Lost.” University of Idaho Foundation, 2023, https://www.uidaho.edu/communications.

On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys unleashed unimaginable violence at Columbine High School, leaving 13 victims dead and the country in shock. But behind the trench coats and violence were two very different minds. Eric Harris, an Aries Sun with a Scorpio Rising and Cancer Moon, was volatile, vengeful, and dangerously charismatic. Dylan Klebold, born under a Virgo Sun, Pisces Rising, and Aquarius Moon, was deeply conflicted, isolated, and quietly unraveling. In this episode, we unpack the psychological spiral, the overlooked red flags, and how their charts expose the inner chaos that erupted into one of the darkest days in American history.

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SHOW NOTES:

Cullen, Dave. Columbine. Twelve, 2009.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective. FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, 2000.

Klebold, Sue. A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy. Crown, 2016.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. The Columbine High School Shootings: Sheriff’s Final Report. May 2000.

Langman, Peter. Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Lysiak, Matt. The First to Die at Columbine: Rachel Joy Scott's Faith and Courage. Barbour Books, 2019.

Mauser, Tom. Walking in Daniel’s Shoes: A Father’s Journey Through the Columbine Tragedy. Fulcrum Publishing, 2010.

PBS Frontline. "Gunmen at Columbine High: Interviews & Analysis." PBS, 2000, www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/columbine/.

“Columbine Killers’ Basement Tapes Remain Sealed.” CNN, 26 Apr. 2006, www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/26/columbine.tapes/.

Willard, Nancy. Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Aggression. Research Press, 2007.

Time Magazine Staff. “The Columbine Tapes.” Time, 20 Dec. 1999, content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,992873,00.html.

Sullum, Jacob. “Eric Harris Was a Psychopath, Not a Victim.” Reason, 17 Apr. 2009, reason.com/2009/04/17/eric-harris-was-a-psychopath/.

“Columbine Massacre: Timeline of Events.” The Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2019, www.denverpost.com/2019/04/16/columbine-shooting-timeline/.

“Columbine Memorial.” Jeffco Public Schools, columbinememorial.org.

In 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins was murdered by a man she barely knew...someone who mistook access for intimacy. Brandon Andrew Clark, a man she had recently met online, became fixated on her. After a night out at a concert, he attacked and killed her in a jealous rage, then posted graphic photos of her body online. In this episode, we follow the digital breadcrumbs of obsession and entitlement and explore how Clark’s Libra Sun and Sagittarius Moon reveal his warped need to be seen, adored, and in control.

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SHOW NOTES:

Dewey, Caitlin. “The Short Life and Viral Death of Bianca Devins.” The Washington Post, 15 July 2019.

Kilgannon, Corey. “Killing of Bianca Devins Exposes Dark Side of Online Culture.” The New York Times, 15 July 2019.

“Murder of Bianca Devins.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Bianca_Devins.

“Brandon Clark Appears in Court.” Spectrum News Central NY, 23 Sept 2019.

“Utica Man Not Allowed to Withdraw Guilty Plea.” Spectrum News Central NY, 27 Oct 2020.

Leach, Jonathan. “Violent Images Sent to Victim’s Family a Form of ‘Psychological Terrorism.’” CBS News, 18 Sept 2021.

Murdoch, Simon. “Neither Fringe nor Distant: The Utica Murder, Incels, and the Breadth of Misogyny.” HOPE Not Hate, 19 July 2019.

Ivan Jerome Hill, infamously known as the 60 Freeway Killer, terrorized Southern California by targeting sex workers and marginalized women in the '90s. With an Aries Sun and a Virgo Moon, Hill's chart reveals a disturbing blend of impulsive aggression and calculated control. But it’s his overwhelming number of cardinal placements that really stand out, hinting at a relentless drive to dominate, initiate, and assert power over others. Was his birth chart a cosmic blueprint for control and chaos? Or did life push his cardinal energy into darkness?

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SHOW NOTES:

Mendoza, Ruben Vives. “DNA Links Convicted Felon to Killings.” Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2007, www.latimes.com. Accessed 16 June 2025.

Newton, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. 2nd ed., Checkmark Books, 2006, pp. 138–139.

“Ivan Hill, California Inmate Details.” California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2007.

“DNA Links Inmate to Serial Murders.” Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2003, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-05-me-hill5-story.html.

People v. Hill, No. BA281688, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2007. Trial Court Records.

In 2008, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was reported missing, not by her mother, but by her grandmother. What followed was a jaw-dropping investigation full of deception, a car trunk that reeked of death, and a media firestorm that turned Casey Anthony into the most hated woman in America. In this episode, we explore the fantasy world Casey seemed to live in, the murky circumstances surrounding Caylee’s disappearance, and how her Pisces Sun and Rising, paired with a deeply emotional Cancer Moon, may have fueled the delusion, denial, and detachment that shocked the world.

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SHOW NOTES:

Ashton, Jeff, and Lisa Pulitzer. Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony. William Morrow, 2011.

Baez, Jose. Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story. BenBella Books, 2013.

There’s Something About Casey… YouTube, uploaded by Popcorned Planet, 15 June 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJt_afGN3IQ. Accessed 9 July 2025.

He was a seemingly mild-mannered husband, father, and businessman...but behind the screen, John Edward Robinson was luring women online, manipulating them with fake job offers and BDSM contracts, and ultimately murdering them. Dubbed “the Internet’s first serial killer,” Robinson used early chatrooms and dating sites to hunt for victims long before digital crimes were common. In this episode, we walk through his disturbing double life and explore how his Capricorn Sun and Moon, and Scorpio Venus and Rising, created a blueprint for control, deception, and domination.

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SHOW NOTES:

Douglas, John, and Mark Olshaker. “Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet.” Scribner, 2003.

Crime Library. “John Edward Robinson, Sr.: Internet Slavemaster.” Court TV, 2007.

Kansas City Star. “Chronology of Robinson’s life and crimes.” Kansas City Star, October 2002.

On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot outside his New York apartment by Mark David Chapman, a fan who’d asked for an autograph just hours earlier, then calmly sat reading The Catcher in the Rye until police arrived. In this episode, we trace the timeline of fixation, unravel how Chapman’s Taurus Sun, Scorpio Rising, and Capricorn Moon brewed a cocktail of stubborn obsession, secret intensity, and cold resolve, and ask why a quiet admirer became the assassin of a global icon.

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SHOW NOTES:

Norman, Philip. John Lennon: The Life. Ecco, 2008. A comprehensive biography detailing Lennon’s personal and professional journey.

Coleman, Ray. Lennon: The Definitive Biography. HarperCollins, 1984. An in-depth account of Lennon’s life, offering insights from those close to him.

"John Lennon." Biography.com, A&E Networks, www.biography.com/musicians/john-lennon. Accessed 29 May 2025. An overview of Lennon’s life, music, and legacy.

"John Lennon." Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/John-Lennon. Accessed 29 May 2025. A detailed encyclopedia entry covering Lennon’s biography and contributions.

Briese, Nicole. "John Lennon’s Death: Inside His 1980 Murder and Where His Killer Is Today." People, 6 Dec. 2023, www.people.com/john-lennon-death-what-to-know-7511226. An article detailing the circumstances of Lennon’s death and information about Mark David Chapman.

"Murder of John Lennon." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_John_Lennon. Accessed 29 May 2025. A comprehensive account of the events surrounding Lennon’s assassination.