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Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! is an anthology of America’s heritage of scandal and murder. From the annals of American criminal history come sensational cases that captured and held the public’s imagination. Join us for an excursion into that era’s version of Crime Scene Investigation – well before computers, cell phones, suspect databases, and DNA analysis – carried out by legends of law enforcement, in pursuit of some of the most notorious criminals from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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As with all elements of society, the criminal element has its fads, its trends, its innovators and its copycats. In the early 2000s, home invasion robberies were all the rage. Today, internet identity theft is trending with hi-tech hoodlums. For low…
This case is set in a niche of American history when the nation was in transition from the upheaval of the Civil War/Reconstruction era into the period known as The Gilded Age. The latter term refers to a time of great economic growth that pro…
Families can be fun…even when they’re fatal! This is a delightfully bizarre little murder ditty, The Wicked Wardlaw Women and the Mysterious Death of Ocey Snead (Case #2 in the Murder, Mischief & Mayhem podcast series). Set in East…
Creator & Writer
Justin Vyor is the creator and writer of 25 cases (to date) in the Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! anthology series of sensational murders cases from American history.
A credentialed teacher five times over, he’s taught every grade level (in Los Angeles public schools, as well as in the prison system there, and is currently a faculty member at Santa Monica College.
He has a generalized education in life rounded out with an AA, BA and MA. His MM&M podcast series was inspired by an old college professor who once told his young student, “You write as well as the big boys.”
Justin is the former writer/host of Transit TV Teacher, a long-running public service television program which aired on all Los Angeles County MTA bus lines for six years. (Now viewable on YouTube.)
He recently relocated from LA to New York/Long Island where he bought the home in which he grew up. He has an interest in history, literature, lineage, education, and the wild rabbit which appears on his front lawn every evening eagerly expecting carrots.
Co-Producer
Ed Adler has decades of experience representing actors, entertainers, speakers, and writers.
His first love is working with writers, because as a literary agent once told him, “if it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the stage.”
Ed brings with him a wealth of experience in the entertainment industry. He’s been an agent at ICM Talent & Literary Agency, at Disney as a Director of Promotions, and at SME Entertainment Group where he booked speakers, entertainment and team building seminars for corporate events.
After leaving Disney, Ed started working with writer Justin Vyor who researched, studied, and writes about the most notorious criminals of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ed enlisted the help of his lifelong friend and associate Ken Yas to produce Justin’s Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! series as a podcast. MM&M! is an audio drama that combines True Crime and historical documentary with the sound and feel of Old Time Radio. Three cases comprising eight episodes are online with a total of 22 more stories waiting in the wings.
Co-Producer & Director
Over the course of his career, Ken has been involved in almost every aspect of Hollywood-based production and postproduction. He has managed seminal moments in the deployment of transformational technologies that now represent standard operating procedure for production and post production.
Beginning with his work @ the Sony Video Institute and Lucasfilm, he introduced systems that have revolutionized how films and television are made. Ken is now consulting on the construction of hybrid stage complexes (XR and traditional) in film friendly locales with a strong commitment to the media and entertainment business.
Thanks to Ed Adler and his association with Justin Vyor, Ken produced and directed all eight episodes of Murder, Mischief and Mayhem as podcasts. “My background in series television was essential for MM&M. We produced everything remotely, working with great stories, the very best in voice talent and exceptional sound design and audio post production. I’m delighted with the outcome.”
Our Host
George William Bailey was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He worked at local theater companies during the mid 1960s until his move to California in the 1970s. Here he began his work on such television series as Starsky and Hutch, CHiP’s, M*A*S*H, The Closer and Major Crimes. His most famous role will always be that of Captain Thaddeus Harris in Police Academy (1984).
Since his goddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia, he has worked voluntarily for the Sunshine Kids Foundation, organizing trips for young cancer sufferers. In 2001, he became the executive director of the foundation.
As host of two of our MM&M podcasts, G.W. enlivens the cases and engages the audience with his special brand of wit and wisdom.
Sound Designer & Composer
Ray Soldiuk is a Los Angeles based composer/producer who has spent over 3 decades recording, writing & performing, as well as sound designing & mixing for music & post production in LA, Boston, New York, & Toronto.
He has worked on television programs for all major networks as well as independent film and theatrical releases, radio, advertising, and web content.
Ray handles all the sound design on Murder Mischief & Mayhem! including editorial, SFX, music score and mixing.