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What a Creep Season 16, Episode 3 Burt Pugach Burt Pugach made headlines in 1959 when he was convicted for stalking and blinding his girlfriend Linda Riss, who dumped him over his lying and selfishness. 14 years later, they got together and were actually married for decades afterward. Here is the true story about oneContinue reading “What a Creep Season 16, Episode 3: Burt Pugach Obsessive Creep & “Crazy” Love Story”

What a Creep Season 16, Episode 2 Terry Richardson Terry Richardson is a fashion photographer. He’s worked for H&M, Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford. He’s done work for magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vice. He’s directed music videos for Miley Cyrus and Beyonce. Terry RichardsonContinue reading “What a Creep Season 16, Episode 2: Terry Richardson”

What a Creep Season 16, Episode 1 “Reality TV Creeps” Margo & Sonia celebrate season 16 with a quartet of Creeps from the Reality TV world–Erika Jayne (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,) “Mystery” Erik von Markovik (The Pickup Artist,) Omarosa Manigault Newman (The Apprentice,) and “Puck” David Rainey of The Real World San Francisco.) WeContinue reading “What a Creep Season 16, Episode 1: Reality Show Creeps”

What a Creep Season 15, Episode 10 The Chippendales Murder Somen “Steve” Banerjee grew up in Bombay (now known as Mumbai) and came to California in the 1960s hell-bent on becoming a success story. Starting with owning a gas station and then a nightclub in Los Angeles, his prospects seemed underwhelming until a club customerContinue reading “What a Creep Season 15, Episode 10: The Chippendale Murder”

What a Creep Season 16, Episode 5 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire on March 25, 1911 One of the biggest workplace disasters in New York City happened on March 25, 1911, in a factory on the Lower East Side, which would be described as a “sweatshop.” Hundreds of women jammed together in one large roomContinue reading “What a Creep Season 16, Episode 5: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire”

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is anti-abortion, but pro-death penalty and against Obamacare. He opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions, which he has described as tyranny. He’s against the legalization of marijuana and immigration reform. He is in favor of gun rights. He voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act in 2014, AND he voted against reauthorizingContinue reading “What a Creep Season 15, Episode 9: Ted Cruz”

Santa Cruz is one of those wonderful, sleepy destinations in the mountains of Northern California. Known for its Boardwalk and being close to the Redwoods, it’s a travel destination and the home for more than 270,000 in a truly diverse population. The tension between the Mexican heritage and modern “progress” is a part of theContinue reading “What a Creep Season 15, Episode 8: The creepy history of Santa Cruz”

Belle Gibson is the creator of The Whole Pantry app and author of its companion cookbook, “The Whole Pantry.” She had claimed that she had been given only months to live after she was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer. But she was able to skip chemotherapy and cancer treatments and heal herselfContinue reading “What a Creep Season 15, Episode 7: Belle Gibson”

Charles Starkweather was 19 when he took his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate through Nebraska and Wyoming in January 1958 on a murder spree that ultimately took 11 lives (including her baby sister). Starkweather was obsessed with James Dean and loved the media attention and infamy this brought him. Caril Ann maintains to this dayContinue reading “What a Creep Season 15, Episode 7: Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate”

Listen to “What a Creep: Clarence Thomas (Supremely Creepy Justice of the Supreme Court)” on Spreaker. Clarence Thomas is a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He’s only the second African-American to serve on the Court, after Thurgood Marshall. Since 2018, Thomas has been the longest-serving member of the Court, with aContinue reading “What a Creep: Season 14, Episode 7 – Clarence Thomas”