Yeah, we almost quit. We really did. Between the spiraling news cycle and the general entropy of modern existence, we were this close to burning the whole podcast to the ground. But then the universe provided, and by "provided," we mean it vomited up the most unhinged stories of the year.

​This week on Victim Matrix, we return from the brink of podcast psychological oblivion to bring you a full-spectrum descent into human (and animal) madness.

​In this episode, we tackle:

​Cockroach Kingpin: A deep dive into the largest illegal insect bust in history—100,000 cockroaches, one guy, and a whole lot of questions nobody wants the answers to.

​The I-75 Antichrist: Why did a Florida man try to steal a medical helicopter? Because he saw the Antichrist, obviously. We break down the logistics of demonic highway sightings.

The Great Texas Fly Airdrop: The USDA’s plan to combat a flesh-eating screwworm outbreak by airdropping 500 million sterile flies over Texas. Turns out, science can sterilize a bug, but it can’t kill the horny.

​The Gator Narc: Why fight the law when the law can just use an alligator to do the heavy lifting? We celebrate the bayou's most effective undercover officer.

​The Air Canada Imposter: The greatest "fake it 'til you make it" story in aviation history—17 years of flying and not a single proper license in sight.

​Plus, we discuss the AI algorithm that ruined a crabber's life, the world's loudest human, the "Battle of the Surnames" (which Vera royally messes up), and our favorite new conspiracy: the NYC Sewer Crawlers.

​Strap in. We’re officially back, we’re louder than ever, and we’re questioning everything.

00:00:00 Intro Music

00:00:24 Raven Fact Bombs

00:13:06 Explaining Our Absence, We Almost Quit

00:14:32 The I-75 Anti-Christ Heli-Jacking

00:21:32 Getting Horny Over Screwworms

00:30:57 Gator Narc

00:37:30 AI Crabber Mix-Up

00:38:40 Palm Beach Pete Sidebar

00:43:47 Back To The Crabber

00:48:40 The World's Loudest Human

00:51:50 Downfall of the Cockroach Kingpin

01:05:00 McKamey Manor Sidebar

01:08:56 Catch Me If You Can: Air Canada Edition

01:11:55 The Summer of Sasquatch

01:18:55 Battle of the Surnames(Vera gets it horribly wrong)

01:24:39 FIFA Cat Psychic & “Alien Invasion”

01:28:16 The NYC Sewer Crawlers

In this episode, we bring our good friend Emma on to discuss some of the darkest pokedex entries.