{"podcast":{"title":"Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More","slug":"dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341","podcast_index_feed_id":2993341,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1760266.rss","website_url":"http://www.dawnofmantis.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/v1lbao43af3b4pgq2jkhjgjzcd11?.jpg","author":"Dawn of Mantis Podcast","episode_count":421,"summary":"Join longtime friends Joe and Ivan on a comedic journey through the mysteries of true crime. Since 2002, Joe and Ivan have been crafting comedy bits and skits together, honing their unique style. With their producer and co-host, Sam, at the sound processing helm, the trio dives into the depths of true crime mysteries, as well as music, history, and various other topics, with a twist. Joe and Ivan's comedic banter adds levity to even the darkest of subjects but always with a respectful approach. Their motto: Victims are never the subject of the joke; instead, the focus is on the perpetrators, pointing out irony and puns along the way. So buckle up and get ready to laugh, cringe, and ponder the mysteries of the human psyche with Joe, Ivan, and Sam on Dawn of Mantis!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:20:01.309857+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341"},"episode":{"title":"DOM Ep356 - Mile Markers & Murder - The Story of the \"Highway Serial Killings Initiative”","slug":"dom-ep356-mile-markers-murder-the-story-of-the-highway-serial-killings-initiative","published_at":"2025-12-05T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341/dom-ep356-mile-markers-murder-the-story-of-the-highway-serial-killings-initiative","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760266/episodes/18299392-dom-ep356-mile-markers-murder-the-story-of-the-highway-serial-killings-initiative.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760266/episodes/18299392-dom-ep356-mile-markers-murder-the-story-of-the-highway-serial-killings-initiative.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover the origins of “The Highway Serial Killings Initiative”- an FBI program that identifies and links unsolved murder cases that have occurred along interstate highways to support law enforcement agencies. We also talk about one of the most notorious killers the program has helped capture- Bruce Delane Mendenhall, a long haul trucker/murderer also known as “The Truck Stop Killer”. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, ...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover the origins of “The Highway Serial Killings Initiative”- an FBI program that identifies and links unsolved murd…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3357,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341/episodes/dom-ep356-mile-markers-murder-the-story-of-the-highway-serial-killings-initiative/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341/dom-ep356-mile-markers-murder-the-story-of-the-highway-serial-killings-initiative.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}