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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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A teenage serial killer! How much more depraved and demented does it get! Where was the Social Services department in 1871 Boston? Where were the court-ordered parenting classes? The absentee father? (His family was better off without him!) And wher…
1927 was a banner year in Roaring Twenties; Jazz Age America; the first trans-Atlantic telephone call; Lindbergh’s solo trans-Atlantic flight. In Michigan, the deadly Bath school-house bombing claimed four dozen lives. In Massachusetts, six ye…
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…
Creator & Writer
Justin Vyor is the creator and writer of (to-date) 27 cases in the Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! anthology series of notable, sensational but contemporarily obscure murders from American history.
A credentialed teacher five times over, he’s taught every grade level K-12 in Los Angeles public schools, as well as in the prison system there, and is currently an adjunct 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 almost 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 and is now viewable on YouTube.
He recently bought his family home on Long Island where he grew up, splitting his time with LA. 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.