When Nerds Attack - Raging Fool: The Crimes of Charles Severance

When Nerds Attack - Raging Fool: The Crimes of Charles Severance

From True Crime Campfire by True Crime Campfire

April 24, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

This episode explores the destructive power of anger through the story of Charles Severance and his impact on three innocent lives.

Anger can be useful. If you need to defend yourself or those you love, or if you need to stand up against some outrage in your community, anger can give you the necessary fire to get things done. It can also be poisonous, eating away at a soul until there’s not much left but dense fury that constantly leaks out like oil from a ruptured tanker. This week’s story is about a man who let his anger consume not only himself, but the lives of three innocent people. Join us live at Wet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp in Equinunk, PA, September 10-13th! Visit ⁠badmagicproductions.com⁠ for more info and to buy tickets. Tickets are on sale now for CrimeWave 2.0! Visit crimewaveatsea.com/CAMPFIRE to get your discount code for $100 off your cabin and a private meet-and-greet with us! The cruise is Feb. 8-12, 2027. Sources: The Parable of the Knocker by Bryan Porter ID's See No Evil, S9E6, “Shaken and Disturbed” https://web.archive.org/web/20160215131616/http://mentaldisorder.com/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/mother-of-severances-son-testifies-of-frightening-threatening-letters/2015/10/14/270a887c-729d-11e5-8d93-0af317ed58c9_story.html…

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Campfire

Topics covered

  • anger
  • true crime
  • murder
  • community outrage
  • personal struggle

Keywords

  • Charles Severance
  • anger
  • murder
  • true crime
  • community outrage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bad Magic Productions

Places: Equinunk, PA

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