{"podcast":{"title":"Morbid","slug":"morbid-67318","podcast_index_feed_id":67318,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ohmVlJZQ","website_url":"https://morbid-53aa329e.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/63cc4f36-fd5e-4f32-82e3-a2185ea81abf/3000x3000/sxm-cover-morbid-3000x3000-final.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart","episode_count":859,"summary":"It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Morbid ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T10:18:55.025146+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morbid-67318"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Ohta & the Killer Prophet","slug":"dr-ohta-the-killer-prophet","published_at":"2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morbid-67318/dr-ohta-the-killer-prophet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morbid-67318","url":"https://morbid-53aa329e.simplecast.com/episodes/dr-ohta-the-killer-prophet-josnXjlW","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/d4d5c1a0-121c-450d-8aed-1ebd2f4dddf0/episodes/8056330c-27dc-401b-93aa-cbf635c8ee91/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d4d5c1a0-121c-450d-8aed-1ebd2f4dddf0&awEpisodeId=8056330c-27dc-401b-93aa-cbf635c8ee91&feed=ohmVlJZQ","summary":"In the early evening of October 19, 1970, police and firefighters were called to the Santa Cruz County home of Dr. Victor Ohta, a well-respected ophthalmologist, for a report of a house fire. Intending to siphon water from the pool out back, firefighters ran a hose from the truck to the backyard. However, when they reached the pool, the made a horrible discovery—floating in the pool were the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Ohta, as well as their two children, and the doctor’s secretary, Dorothy Cadwallader. When they searched the scene, investigators discovered a cryptic note stuck under the windshield wiper of Victor Ohta’s car that made references to the occult and the counterculture movement. At the time of the murders, Southern California was experiencing an unprecedented wave of violent murders by multiple serial and spree killers, as well as the notorious murders committed by the Manson family. Given the content of the note and the potentially ritualistic way in which the Ohta family had been killed, investigators and residents couldn’t help but fear that they may have another murderous cult on their hands.","meta_description":"In the early evening of October 19, 1970, police and firefighters were called to the Santa Cruz County home of Dr. Victor Ohta, a well-respected ophthalmo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4022,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morbid-67318/episodes/dr-ohta-the-killer-prophet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morbid-67318/dr-ohta-the-killer-prophet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}