LA has some of the most famous murders of all time
and I've come to meet the two women who have become famous
for their obsession with their favourite murder.
- One, two, three. JonBenet. - Zodiac.
What the fuck?
Did you think I was gonna say JonBenet?
I thought we were both gonna say JonBenet.
.. who has worked with everyone from Ellen DeGeneres to Margaret Cho.
And together, they have a deep-seated fear of being murdered.
Georgia, Karen, welcome to the show.
Thank you... for having us.
Did you guys rehearse that?
Yes.
- That's why it was so smooth. - So...
My first question for y'all is what came first,
the obsession with murder or the fear of being murdered?
I don't think there's anything in between those.
- Like, they go together. - Mine was the obsession with murder.
Was there a particular case or incident growing up
that was kind of like the catalyst for this passion?
Polly Klaas, which was a pretty famous one.
In the town of Petaluma, California,
where for two months residents pulled together
in the search for 12-year-old Polly Klaas,
they're now coping with the discovery of her body over the weekend.
A little girl that got stolen out of her bedroom during a slumber party.
Knowing Polly Klaas' mum, um...
And my hometown is very small...
So the entire town was very deeply affected.
This is not something that only happens on TV, and it's not fiction,
this happens to real people and it happens every single day.
Your fans call themselves murderinos.
For people who don't know what that is,
how would you explain to someone what a murderino means?
It's the person that,
if the Yahoo homepage is up and there's an article about Beyonce
and then there's an article about two heads that were found in a river,
(MARIA CHORTLES) ..you're clicking on B.
That's a murderino.
I think it also is a thing for women,
it's not a feminine thing to like murder,
it's not, you know, it's not girly, it's not pretty,
which, you know, I don't know whether or not that's true,
who cares?
So, obviously I'm from Australia,
if someone's coming to LA,
what are like the stand-out famous LA true crime stories?
There's the Los Feliz murder mansion,
where a guy in the, what, 50s or 60s?
It was the 60s.
Round Christmas, so, he murdered his family,
then they, since then have left the house exactly the way it was
and if you trespass and look in the window
you can still see the Christmas tree
and like the wrapped presents and it's creepy.
Yeah, they just left it as is.
It kind of feels heavy on your chest,
like you don't feel like the air here is as clear.
I'd say the scariest thing about the house
is definitely the floating staircase in the middle window
as well as the boarded up window.
There's actually, there are death tours
there's more than one death tour in LA.
I mean, we have a lot of murder here. We've really done it.
The first episode went up on January 14, 2016.
Now, in that period of time
it's become one of the top rated podcasts in the world,
people make T-shirts of it,
they make key rings,
they are mad for it.
Can you guys believe how successful it's been in such a period of time?
I mean, yeah, look at us.
No.
What if I was like, yes, next question.
Yes, we absolutely can. Next question.
Stop singing my part now baby.
- Yeah, it's freakin blowing my mind. - It's super weird, really weird.
It's definitely like kinda changing my life
and blowing my mind.
And every time I think about it
and all the people who listen and feel it's part of their life too.
I get warm and fuzzy and happy and I'm a very cold person.
Your motto for the show is
"Stay sexy, don't get murdered."
Tell me a little bit about that.
That actually is really how we feel. Where it's just kinda like...
What it means is live your life.
Live your life safely and also do what you want.
Don't edit yourself because of your anxiety and terror,
but also it's okay to be a little aware
of what's going on around you at all times.
So stay sexy, be cool, but don't get murdered.
The thing I love is people send it,
people write it on the wall in bathrooms
and someone else will take a picture and send it to us.
That's my very favourite.
When you've made it into public restrooms, you've made it.
I mean if you can make it there.
Do you ever get worried that there might be a potential murderer
or "murdee" listening to the show?
- There is. - Oh my God, yeah.
There's no way there isn't.
I put out my PO Box address to, like,
cos people were making stuff and wanted to send it.
And I was like "Great", and then like
my anxiety was slowly like "What did you do,
"they can find where that is, they can come and murder you."
I bought some pepper spray and when I go to the PO Box
I bring it and then I was just like "You're being insane. Chill."
I'm still not giving out the fucking PO Box number, though.
Humour is a big part of the podcast,
Why do you think it's important to have those
shades of light amongst all, I guess, the darkness?
- That's just how we live our lives. - Yeah, we don't have a choice.
I mean, that's just how we are.
There's been a couple of people who contact us to say
we think it's disrespectful that you do a comedy podcast about murder.
To me, I feel like those people have not listened to it
because the comedy is more about
the relationship that we're having by doing a podcast.
The murders of course are never funny.
I mean, and also, that's life.
Like, life is as horrifyingly frightening and is it is hilarious.
What is it about murder that fascinates the both of you?
I am amazed that people actually commit these murders
that don't expect to do that in their lives
and these split second decisions that just change everything.
I think that mine is the idea of a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Like those killers that,
like a Ted Bundy that blend into society
and that people up until the day they're arrested people go
"No, he's so nice and normal, I'd never thought he'd do anything."
That whole idea that someone's trying to pass as a normal person
when they're actually a monster, is fascinating.
Georgia, Karen, thank you guys so much for coming on the show.
- Stay sexy... - Don't get murdered!
Thank you.