Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
"The Poughkeepsie Killer" Kendall Francois
08 Aug 2022
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As an overweight Black kid growing up in a white suburb, Kendall Francois dealt with his fair share ...
"The Other Baton Rouge Killer" Sean Vincent Gillis, Pt. 2
04 Aug 2022
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As he got older, Sean Vincent Gillis's impulses got darker. He committed murder, necrophilic rape, a...
"The Other Baton Rouge Killer" Sean Vincent Gillis Pt. 1
01 Aug 2022
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As a kid, Sean Vincent Gillis would visit his grandmother's funeral home and sleep in the empty coff...
The Bloody Benders Pt. 2
28 Jul 2022
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For years, people had been disappearing along the Osage Mission Trail. Between their odd behavior an...
The Bloody Benders Pt. 1
25 Jul 2022
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In Kansas during the 1800s, people who traveled along the Osage Mission Trail began to disappear. An...
Highway of Tears Pt. 3: The Way Forward
22 Jul 2022
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In 2005, the disappearance of 22-year-old Tamara Chipman changed everything. Her case brought enough...
Highway of Tears Pt. 2: More Missing and Murdered
21 Jul 2022
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Every once in a while, authorities would catch an extraordinary break: In 1985, a tip led to a man r...
Highway of Tears Pt. 1: It Starts With One
18 Jul 2022
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Gloria Moody was 27 years old and the mother of two young children when she was found dead in Willia...
The Serial ‘70s: Jeffrey Dahmer
14 Jul 2022
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He was a cannibal, a necrophiliac, and even kept his victims' dismembered body parts carefully prese...
The Serial ‘70s: Ted Bundy
11 Jul 2022
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He kidnapped, raped, and murdered more than 30 women. There's a belief that Ted Bundy got away with ...
The Serial ‘70s: John Wayne Gacy
07 Jul 2022
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The "Killer Clown" likely contributed to people's fears of makeup-wearing jesters. But the truth is,...
The Serial ‘70s: Edmund Kemper
04 Jul 2022
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It’s been five years since the Serial Killers podcast debuted, and to celebrate the anniversary, w...
“I-95 Killer” Gary Ray Bowles Pt. 2
30 Jun 2022
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Even while on the lam, Gary Ray Bowles continued to kill. The FBI posted flyers in gay communities n...
“I-95 Killer” Gary Ray Bowles Pt. 1
27 Jun 2022
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At age 13, he had his first violent outburst. It was a sign of things to come for Gary Ray Bowles, w...
"Last Call Killer" Richard Rogers Pt. 2
23 Jun 2022
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After four horrific murders, a joint task force was no closer to identifying the Last Call Killer. B...
"Last Call Killer" Richard Rogers Pt. 1
20 Jun 2022
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Before he became a cardiac surgical nurse, Richard Rogers killed his grad school roommate and got aw...
"The Baseline Killer" Mark Goudeau
16 Jun 2022
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He was the picture of rehabilitation. After serving 13 years in prison, Mark Goudeau re-entered soci...
“Angel of Death” Donald Harvey Pt. 3
13 Jun 2022
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When the relationship with his live-in boyfriend deteriorated, Donald Harvey took it out on the pati...
“Angel of Death” Donald Harvey Pt. 2
09 Jun 2022
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After settling into the gay community of Cincinnati, Donald Harvey did his best to live a normal lif...
“Angel of Death” Donald Harvey Pt. 1
06 Jun 2022
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He didn’t have control of much growing up in rural Kentucky. His family was poor. His uncle sexual...
Solved Murders: The Murder of Grace Budd Pt. 2 (with Greg and Vanessa!)
02 Jun 2022
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After years of dead ends and roadblocks, detectives finally tracked down the old man they believed w...
Solved Murders: The Murder of Grace Budd Pt. 1 (with Greg and Vanessa!)
30 May 2022
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When a family acquaintance offered to take 10-year-old Grace Budd to his niece’s birthday party, t...
"The St. Pauli Ripper" Fritz Honka
26 May 2022
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Fritz Honka was a German serial killer who shared drinks with his victims at his local bar before ki...
The Skid Row Stabber
23 May 2022
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Los Angeles in the ‘70s was a dangerous place to be. The city was menaced by multiple serial kille...
“The Eyeball Killer” Charles Albright Pt. 2
19 May 2022
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In March of 1991, after the murder of three sex workers in four months, Dallas investigators only ha...
“The Eyeball Killer” Charles Albright Pt. 1
16 May 2022
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As a child, Charles Albright developed a penchant for eyes while learning taxidermy. But his most da...
Murderous Moms: Marie Noe & Waneta Hoyt
12 May 2022
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Two families in mid 20th century America became tragic tales of recurring Sudden Infant Death Syndro...
Murderous Moms: Amelia Dyer & Mary Ann Cotton
09 May 2022
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There's a common belief that all mothers are inherently good. But these two women have something to ...
"The Monster of Rillington Place" John Reginald Christie Pt. 2
05 May 2022
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John Christie felt alive and in control after his first murder. It's no surprise that he would want ...
"The Monster of Rillington Place" John Reginald Christie Pt. 1
02 May 2022
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John Christie wasn’t good at very much. Not relationships. Not even petty crime. But one evening i...
“The Outdoorsman Sniper” Thomas Dillon
28 Apr 2022
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Thomas Dillon had a degree, a good job, a house, and a family. But what he wanted more than anything...
“The Glamour Girl Slayer” Harvey Glatman
25 Apr 2022
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He lured young models into his home with promises of fame in true detective magazines. But once they...
“The Boogeyman in the Blue Bandana” Timothy Krajcir Pt. 2
14 Apr 2022
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Every time Timothy Krajcir felt the urge to kill, he would find a target and then fasten a blue band...
“The Boogeyman in the Blue Bandana” Timothy Krajcir Pt. 1
11 Apr 2022
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Believing he had been reformed, the parole board released 31-year-old Timothy Krajcir from prison in...
The Chicago Rippers Pt. 2
07 Apr 2022
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For over a year, Robin Gecht had been leading his own satanic cult composed of three of his own work...
The Chicago Rippers Pt. 1
04 Apr 2022
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Robin Gecht lived his public life like a model citizen. He operated his construction company, played...
“.22 Caliber Killer” Joseph G. Christopher Pt. 2
24 Mar 2022
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After committing his first three murders, Joseph's struggle with schizophrenia persisted. He couldn'...
“.22 Caliber Killer” Joseph G. Christopher Pt. 1
21 Mar 2022
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Two years before he embarked on a killing spree in Buffalo and New York City, Joseph G. Christopher’...
“Jazzi Jet” Joseph Edward Duncan Pt. 2
17 Mar 2022
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Thanks to an unsuspecting benefactor, Duncan gets a fresh start in North Dakota. But his blog entrie...
“Jazzi Jet” Joseph Edward Duncan Pt. 1
14 Mar 2022
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A teenage sex offender carried out horrific crimes against young boys in Washington in the late 1970...
“The Shoemaker” Joseph Kallinger Pt. 2
10 Mar 2022
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In the 1970s, after abusing his children and getting away with it, Joseph Kallinger enlists his son ...
"The Shoemaker” Joseph Kallinger Pt. 1
07 Mar 2022
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The adopted son of cobblers began having hallucinations as early as 15 years old. They were harmless...
"The Bluebeard of Gambais" Henri Désiré Landru Pt. 2
03 Mar 2022
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After years of charming women into getting engaged to him, Henri Désiré Landru had perfected his s...
"The Bluebeard of Gambais" Henri Désiré Landru Pt. 1
28 Feb 2022
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In France, a con man charmed women into getting engaged before robbing them and taking them to his c...
"The Little Girl Murderer" Tsutomu Miyazaki
24 Feb 2022
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Numerous childhood traumas led Tsutomu Miyazaki to create a monstrous character in his head named "R...
"The Kensington Strangler" Antonio Rodriguez
21 Feb 2022
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In 2010 a serial killer terrorized an area of Philadelphia known as the Badlands. Police swabbed hun...
"The Caltrans Construction Killer" Mack Ray Edwards
17 Feb 2022
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Mack Ray Edwards was proud of his career as a heavy machine operator. It made him important on const...
The Hillside Strangler’s Copycat Girlfriend
14 Feb 2022
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When Veronica Compton met Kenneth Bianchi, she was working on a play about serial killers. She inter...
Speed Freak Killers Pt. 2
10 Feb 2022
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Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog went from hunting animals to preying on humans. Even as they gre...
Speed Freak Killers Pt. 1
07 Feb 2022
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Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog grew up in the California countryside, hunting for deer and elk....
"The Werewolf" Mikhail Popkov
03 Feb 2022
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At a young age, Mikhail Popkov developed a deeply misogynistic view of the world. As an adult, he us...
"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 3
31 Jan 2022
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Police had taken Roger Kibbe into custody numerous times but never had enough evidence to arrest him...
"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 2
27 Jan 2022
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After killing his first victim, Roger Kibbe decided to keep a low profile. But years later, his urge...
"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 1
24 Jan 2022
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Roger Kibbe spent most of his adolescence filled with rage. And while he had a long list of arrests ...
Texarkana Moonlight Murders Pt. 2
20 Jan 2022
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In 1946, the mysterious Phantom Killer who had terrorized the town of Texarkana for months disappear...
Texarkana Moonlight Murders Pt. 1
17 Jan 2022
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In 1946, the city of Texarkana was plagued by a series of attacks and murders on couples parked in t...
Matthew “Chilly” Macon
13 Jan 2022
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As a child in the ‘80s, Matthew Macon was thrust into a world of chaos and turmoil. From a young a...
The Dnipropetrovsk Maniacs
10 Jan 2022
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Viktor Sayenko and Igor Suprunyuk were insecure children, scared of the world around them. As teenag...
"The Southside Dentist" Glennon Engleman Pt. 2
06 Jan 2022
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Glennon Engleman had claimed two lives during his insurance fraud schemes and escaped police detecti...
"The Southside Dentist" Glennon Engleman Pt. 1
03 Jan 2022
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Glennon Engleman seemed like your average neighborhood dentist, but he was harboring a dark secret. ...
“The Spider” Saeed Hanaei
16 Dec 2021
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He got a taste for killing while he was a soldier. But when the conflict between Iran and neighborin...
“The Hungarian Vampire” Béla Kiss
13 Dec 2021
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In the early 1900s, a man lured his victims with lonely hearts ads, drained their blood, and stored ...
“The Roadside Strangler” Michael Bruce Ross Pt. 2
09 Dec 2021
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Like many serial killers who get caught, Michael Bruce Ross became more reckless — attacking teena...
“The Roadside Strangler” Michael Bruce Ross Pt. 1
06 Dec 2021
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After experiencing severe emotional abuse as a child in the ‘60s, Michael Bruce Ross got a fresh s...
“The Midwest Highway Murderer” Larry Eyler Pt. 2
02 Dec 2021
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In the early 1980s, Larry Eyler haunted the highways of the Midwest, leaving the gay communities of ...
“The Midwest Highway Murderer” Larry Eyler Pt. 1
29 Nov 2021
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In the 1970s, Larry Eyler seemed like your regular, easy-going guy. Behind closed doors, he was anyt...
“The Teacup Poisoner” Graham Frederick Young Pt. 2
18 Nov 2021
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After serving his first prison sentence, Graham Young entered the world again, ready to start poison...
“The Teacup Poisoner” Graham Frederick Young Pt. 1
15 Nov 2021
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Graham Young always had an obsessive personality, but when his father bought him a chemistry kit, it...
The Atlanta Child Murders Pt. 2
11 Nov 2021
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In 1981, Wayne Williams was a 23-year-old with aspirations of putting together the next Jackson 5. B...
The Atlanta Child Murders Pt. 1
08 Nov 2021
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In the late 1970s, a killer stalked the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, abducting and murdering young B...
“The Amazon Review Killer” Todd Kohlhepp Pt. 2
04 Nov 2021
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Todd Kohlhepp’s behavior was growing increasingly erratic. In the real world, he made unsettling c...
“The Amazon Review Killer” Todd Kohlhepp Pt. 1
01 Nov 2021
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At 15, Todd Kohlhepp raped his 14-year-old neighbor, and 17 years later, he committed mass murder in...
“The Savage” Benjamin Pedro Gonzales
28 Oct 2021
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Benjamin Pedro Gonzales lived in a fantasy world. He’d imagine entire relationships that didn’t ...
“The Cannibal” Joe Metheny
25 Oct 2021
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Joe Metheny tended to exaggerate and lie about his own life, but if half the atrocities he confessed...
“Harv the Hammer” Harvey Carignan Pt. 2
21 Oct 2021
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When Harvey Carignan’s murder conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, he no longer fa...
“Harv the Hammer” Harvey Carignan Pt. 1
18 Oct 2021
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After developing a reputation in the armed forces as a hulking, scowling figure with abnormally stro...
“Genesee River Killer” Arthur Shawcross Pt. 2
14 Oct 2021
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After 14 years behind bars, Arthur Shawcross struggled to settle into civilian life. He moved from t...
“Genesee River Killer” Arthur Shawcross Pt. 1
11 Oct 2021
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Arthur Shawcross was always a little "off." As a boy, he was unsympathetic and violent, exploding wi...
“The Baton Rouge Serial Killer” Derrick Todd Lee Pt. 2
07 Oct 2021
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Derrick's fixation with stalking, raping, and murdering women leads him to the University of Louisia...
“The Baton Rouge Serial Killer” Derrick Todd Lee Pt. 1
04 Oct 2021
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Ever since he was a little boy in the ‘70s, Derrick Todd Lee liked to peep. He would stare through...
“The Southside Slayer” Chester D. Turner Pt. 2
30 Sep 2021
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Love makes us say and do the strangest things. For Turner, it made him jealous, paranoid, and extrem...
“The Southside Slayer” Chester D. Turner Pt. 1
27 Sep 2021
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When Chester D. Turner moved to the City of Angels, it wasn’t by choice. In fact, Turner pretty mu...
Working Late Pt. 6: Medical Professionals
23 Sep 2021
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In this chilling conclusion to our Working Late series, we're diving into the frightening world of m...
Working Late Pt. 5: Military
20 Sep 2021
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In our continuing exploration of the most popular jobs for serial killers, we're taking a deep dive ...
Working Late Pt. 4: Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs
16 Sep 2021
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The number of psychopaths who hold positions with "CEO" in the title would alarm you… even if it w...
Working Late Pt. 3: Laborers
13 Sep 2021
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At the halfway point of this Working Late series, we want to look at the people whose work is often ...
Working Late Pt. 2: Truck Drivers
09 Sep 2021
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You pass them every day in the car, truck drivers hauling things from one end of the country to the ...
Working Late Pt. 1: Police
06 Sep 2021
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This is the first episode in our Working Late series, where we'll be taking deep dives into the most...
Joshua Wade Pt. 2
02 Sep 2021
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By the end of summer, 2000, Joshua Wade had murdered at least one woman, and possibly many more. Des...
Joshua Wade Pt. 1
30 Aug 2021
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In 1993, a 13-year-old boy was sent to live with his father in Alaska, where he grew into one of the...
“The Yosemite Murderer” Cary Stayner Pt. 2
26 Aug 2021
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As an adult, Cary Stayner finally turned his darkest fantasies into reality. Using TV crime shows as...
“The Yosemite Murderer” Cary Stayner Pt. 1
23 Aug 2021
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As a troubled teen in the ‘70s, Cary Stayner experienced violent fantasies and compulsions, as wel...
“The Monster of Atwater Village” Timothy Joseph McGhee
19 Aug 2021
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Timothy Joseph McGhee joined the Toonerville Rifa Gang as a boy, and quickly rose through the ranks....
“The Berlin Butcher” Carl Großmann
16 Aug 2021
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Carl Großmann’s entire life was marked with an obsession with sexual dominance. As a young man, h...
“The Sweetheart Murderer” Edward Wayne Edwards Pt. 2
12 Aug 2021
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After spending much of his early life as a devoted career criminal, Ed Edwards emerged from prison w...
“The Sweetheart Murderer” Edward Wayne Edwards Pt. 1
09 Aug 2021
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Beginning with a traumatic childhood is a common origin story among serial killers. But not every ch...
“Killing Team” Leonard Lake and Charles Ng Pt. 2
05 Aug 2021
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By the summer of 1984, Leonard Lake finished construction on his fallout shelter. There, Lake and hi...
“Killing Team” Leonard Lake and Charles Ng Pt. 1
02 Aug 2021
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Fearing a nuclear apocalypse was imminent, survivalists Leonard Lake and Charles Ng dreamed of build...
“I-5 Killer” Randy Woodfield Pt. 2
29 Jul 2021
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After he killed his friend Cherie in 1980, Randy Woodfield was a clear suspect in the murder — but...
“I-5 Killer” Randy Woodfield Pt. 1
26 Jul 2021
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He was a star football player in the early 1970s. A talented athlete with every chance for boundless...