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Martinis & Murder

Episode #140 - The Taco Bell Strangler

Martinis & Murder

Oxygen

Oxygen Network, Documentary, Serial Killer, True Crime

4.33.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

That's right everyone!! This week John and Daryn discuss the case of Henry Louis Wallace (The Motherf***ing Taco Bell Strangler), who brutally murdered a slew of employees at the Taco Bell he managed.

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0:00.0

Hi everybody. Hi guys. Did you see the title of this week's episode? I'm dying. It's happening. The Taco Bell Strangler. I also liked it like we were in a meeting and Matt was like really excited about doing this so much so that he like wanted to keep it a surprise for me. I know. And then but we were in the meeting and it was like it kind of like had to be so.

0:30.0

I did. And I look at him. I go just say it. And then it ended up being like an amazing surprise. So your eyes did light up. I did. I know. And that's the first time they've ever let me know from something he said. Right. But I also like that we're titled this the mother fucking Taco Bell Strangler. Listen, that was all Matt. I believe. Right? Yeah, I got excited. Yeah, I would have titled it the same way. And what was the other thing I was going to say about that I completely blanked.

1:00.0

Hashtag Taco Bell's boss. Oh, that's what it was. It was that weirdly by complete coincidence. I'm just noticing a lot of people in our Facebook group have been linking out to more Taco Bell stories lately. And I'm like, you guys are going to love it. When this week's episode comes out because I, you know, we don't really like to give away too much. Yeah, no, absolutely. Actually at the top of this. Let me just because we we had not another true crime podcast on our another shot. So I didn't get to do our sort of listener personal shout outs. But I just wanted to say that recently I think yesterday or two days ago. I posted a lot of things. I was like, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I

1:30.0

just about my friend having to give up a cat and Fred. And he's like the most snuggly and the most adorable. Actually, he just had a brand new child. And so they were worried that the cat was going to suffocate the child because the cat is that snuggly. And I posted about it. And I got such good feedback, such good responses. So I just wanted to say, thank you to our community. And like helping to rescue cats and like give it to one of you guys would be has anyone. Yeah, I actually have a bite. So hopefully I'm going to get feedback later from a fan, which is really, really cool. Oh my God. We would, wouldn't that be

2:00.0

just so amazing to like a person because it's, it's Carson's coworker. He's a friend of ours. And I was just like, it would belt my heart. Oh my God. It could happen. It would just be so serendipitous. Yes. To do this podcast and help a cat find a home. Exactly. Help a kid find a home. Well, also that's amazing. Keep us updated. I will. I will. Another thing I want to mention is we recorded another true crime podcasts. Another shot just before we started today's show. Yes. And which we already a little drunk.

2:30.0

Which means it's national tequila day, which is for everyone listening on Sunday, which if you're not listening on Sunday, you're clearly an art of fan. Right. It's a belated national tequila day. Right. Exactly. So just have tequila in honor of us. We're having like incredible drinks. Yeah. They're amazing. Which Gina actually re-explained on another shot, but Matt, do you want to give it a go on this podcast? If you hand me the tequila bottle, Matt, I think I can show out the bottle. Get what we're drinking. Grab the tequila.

3:00.0

I wasn't here. I was invited. I'll say this. I'll say this when Gina was leaving the studio and Matt was walking in basically transitioning from another shot to the thing. Yeah. To the actual episode. She was like, who wants to refill? Cause the moment Matt gets in here, he's just going to refill you with gin and water, which is what happened last week. It's also a tequila drink. So she was dead on about his refill. But why don't you shout out the company that we're drinking today? Yeah. La historia de nosotros tequila. San as a compliment.

3:30.0

La historia de nosotros means. The history of us. Yeah. It's tequila Blanco and it's what did she say? Lime juice tequila? There's a cucumber on the top. It is really good. We had it. It's got fucking alcohol and I don't even like tequila. It's fucking good. Yeah. I meant as well. And we were drinking it in the another shot episode as well. And it's just so refreshing. And you were saying that you don't love cucumber flavored things, but you don't mind it in this. I don't. Yeah.

4:00.0

I guess the mixture of these ingredients, it just works. She was. There is a gov a nectar. But like she had a mortal and pestle and Matt like that like smash you shit with his hands. Like he's caveman, your mentoring. She was doing the M word that I don't like. You know, yeah, I don't like to say it on the show. I'm glad you. I picked up. We do this. You know what I was talking about. Yeah. I understand the terms that you don't like. And now. Is it correct that you did not like tequila at some point?

4:30.0

No, I don't. I don't like tequila. That's what she said. I like this because I think the the sweetness of the agave as well as like that's what it is. And the cucumber. It's not sweet, but it just kind of. I don't know. Maybe like silences the tequila. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And it works. It's very refreshing. The mint is nice. Yeah. By the way, I love that we've we're on like 139 episodes. You've said many times you don't like to kill. I was like, do you say what? I don't know. I think it's interesting. So Matt didn't make the drink this week. But Matt, you

5:00.0

did fill us in with something new this week, right? Okay, I just went out in the heatwave and with a one-sleep shirt. It's not. It's like any. No, it's fucking hot out there. Yeah. Have you been outside the last hour or so? It does look like it's hot. It's hot. I'm against the wind. Yeah. It's hot now. I go all the way to. Yeah. Yeah.

5:23.4

15. 20. 20. The Taco Bell can't. God, I go to the can't. Yeah. And I got some Taco Bell. Oh my God. This is always good. Mother fucking Taco Bell.

5:33.5

What did you buy? I hope the mother fucking Taco Bell. Let's make Megan cares. Megan like sure. I'll do whatever the fuck you want. I think we might get dinged.

5:43.6

She'll put little asterisks. They'll get it. What did you? What did you buy? You got a cheesy Gordito crunch. Gordita. Yes. Correct. Okay. I don't know. I psyched a second time. I was pissed because remember last time I waited a group thing and I was like, get the cheesy Gordita. And then he goes, oh, but vegetarian. I go, whoa. What did you think? Listen. But it was that cheese. Yeah, that's it. Yeah. It's just a tortilla.

6:13.4

Or cheese also known as a piece of fucking Dia, but that's fine. I case the fuck. Yeah. And I had just one taco, right? You ordered something that was on the menu. Chicken Dorito Taco. Those are. I don't have it. I took a picture.

6:27.8

I don't know. The Dorito was a was a. They were all beef. They have 20 different kinds of beef. Oh, they had the Doritos. Oh, they didn't have chicken. Why would they check it? They only had chicken soft taco. That's what I got you.

6:42.5

Well, I guess with what more do we expect? I don't know. I mean, I don't know.

6:48.0

I don't know. You need a cheesy Gordito crunch. You know, I didn't know that.

6:55.0

Okay. Megan says she doesn't even mean. Well, listen, Matt. Like, Matt, thank you very much for the kind offer. I can't believe this is by the way.

7:03.5

This is I'm literally going to eat this. I can't believe this is the first time we've ever had Taco Bell while on the show.

7:09.0

This is I think this is this is his mind. Maybe not. We're just separate. You know, when you go to Taco Bell and you have like all the tacos in the bag and you're like separated.

7:18.2

Well, we had lunch for four. Thank you. We had lunch for four and it was what like $35. It was pretty great. It was really cheap.

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