Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
“The Racist Killer” Joseph Paul Franklin Pt. 1
27 Jul 2020
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He studied Mein Kampf. Changed his name. And joined white supremacist groups across the country. Fue...
“The Torso Killer” Richard Francis Cottingham Pt. 2
23 Jul 2020
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In 1977, Cottingham was married with three kids, two secret girlfriends, and an itch for abusing sex...
“The Torso Killer” Richard Francis Cottingham Pt. 1
20 Jul 2020
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He had an idyllic childhood in the 1940s and ‘50s, but as Richard Francis Cottingham grew, he bega...
“The Toolbox Killers” Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris Pt. 2
16 Jul 2020
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In 1979, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris sexually assaulted and murdered five teenage girls. For mo...
“The Toolbox Killers” Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris Pt. 1
13 Jul 2020
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They each lived lonely lives, bouncing from jail to jail until a chance meeting in California brough...
“The ABC Killer” Moses Sithole
09 Jul 2020
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At a young age, Moses Sithole was abandoned by his mother, forcing him to go in and out of a traumat...
“The Chicago Abductor” Brian Dugan
06 Jul 2020
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In the early ‘70s, a teenaged Dugan had an encounter with one of the most notorious serial killers...
“Milwaukee North Side Strangler” Walter E. Ellis
02 Jul 2020
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In his youth, Walter Ellis was prone to fits of physical violence. But as he grew older, he took on ...
“The Hitchhiker Killer” Thor Nis Christiansen
29 Jun 2020
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Growing up in the California town of Solvang, Thor Nis Christiansen was the quiet son of Danish immi...
“A Chaotic Life” Andrew Urdiales
25 Jun 2020
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He endured extreme childhood abuse, served in the Marines, and was eventually diagnosed with schizop...
“Crazy Charlie” Charles Ray Hatcher
22 Jun 2020
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He spent his life trying to escape jails, mental hospitals, and his urge to kill. From 1961 to 1982,...
“The Boy Torturer of Boston” Pt. 2: Jesse Pomeroy
18 Jun 2020
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Sent to a reform school for the remainder of his childhood, Jesse Pomeroy, and his distraught mother...
“The Boy Torturer of Boston” Pt. 1: Jesse Pomeroy
15 Jun 2020
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Born in 1859 with a cleft palate, Jesse Pomeroy's father looked upon his son as weak, and brutally a...
“Hannibal Lecter of Sweden” Sture Bergwall
11 Jun 2020
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He claimed to be Sweden's first serial killer. Throughout the 1990s, Sture Bergwall made shocking co...
“Warwick Slasher” Craig Price
08 Jun 2020
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Growing up as one of the few black kids in Warwick, Rhode Island was not easy. By the time Craig Pri...
“Doctor Satan” Pt. 2: Marcel Petiot
04 Jun 2020
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In 1942, Marcel Petiot's fake escape network, Fly-Tox, was operating at full steam. He took his vict...
“Doctor Satan” Pt. 1: Marcel Petiot
01 Jun 2020
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Since childhood, Marcel Petiot flaunted a disregard for the rules. As a doctor, he used his charm an...
“The Acid Bath Murderer” Pt. 2: John George Haigh
28 May 2020
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His first murder in 1944 had gone exactly as planned: the body had dissolved in acid, and he was sur...
“The Acid Bath Murderer” Pt. 1: John George Haigh
25 May 2020
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Born in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century, John George Haigh rebelled against ...
“The Cleveland Strangler” Pt. 2: Anthony Sowell
21 May 2020
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As his living conditions deteriorated in the late 2000's, so did Anthony Sowell’s state of mind. I...
“The Cleveland Strangler” Pt. 1: Anthony Sowell
18 May 2020
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Plagued by addiction, Anthony Sowell killed 11 women between May 2007 and September of 2009. As his ...
“The Slave Master” Pt. 2: John Edward Robinson
14 May 2020
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By 1984, after a lifetime spent breaking the law and facing few consequences, John Edward Robinson h...
“The Slave Master” Pt. 1: John Edward Robinson
11 May 2020
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As a child growing up in Illinois in the 1940s and ‘50s, John Edward Robinson was obsessed with fi...
“The Meanest Man in America” Pt. 2: Donald Henry Gaskins
07 May 2020
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In the late 1960s, Donald Henry Gaskins found himself consumed by a ravenous rage. He began stalking...
“The Meanest Man in America” Pt. 1: Donald Henry Gaskins
04 May 2020
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Between 1953 and 1982, Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins murdered at least 14 people, and claimed t...
“The Gainesville Ripper” Pt. 2: Danny Rolling
30 Apr 2020
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In 1989, Danny Rolling had already gotten away with a shocking triple murder. As he tried to stay ah...
“The Gainesville Ripper” Pt. 1: Danny Rolling
27 Apr 2020
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It's likely that an abusive, loveless upbringing in the 1960s and ‘70s shaped Danny Rolling’s tr...
“The Scorecard Killer” Pt. 2: Randy Steven Kraft
23 Apr 2020
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We are thrilled to bring you a brand new episode of Serial Killers today and for the foreseeable fut...
“The Scorecard Killer” Pt. 1: Randy Steven Kraft
20 Apr 2020
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We are thrilled to bring you a brand new episode of Serial Killers today and for the foreseeable fut...
“The Most Prolific” Pt. 2: Samuel Little
09 Apr 2020
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By the 1990s, he had spent twenty years murdering dozens of women across the United States. Decades ...
“The Most Prolific” Pt. 1: Samuel Little
06 Apr 2020
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In 2018, he was serving a life sentence for the murders of three women in California—when he confe...
The Axeman of New Orleans Pt. 2
02 Apr 2020
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After a 7-month hiatus between 1918 and 1919, the Axeman jumped back into his killing spree. City of...
The Axeman of New Orleans Pt. 1
30 Mar 2020
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While the U.S. was wrapped up in the final days of World War I, New Orleans was facing an enemy righ...
“The Golden State Killer” Pt. 2: Joseph DeAngelo
19 Mar 2020
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As Joseph James DeAngelo's crimes escalated from robbery to murder during the 1980s, he terrified th...
“The Golden State Killer” Pt. 1: Joseph DeAngelo
16 Mar 2020
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His crimes earned him the moniker of the “Visalia Ransacker” and the “East Area Rapist.” But...
“The Boxcar Killer” Robert Joseph Silvera Jr.
12 Mar 2020
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He was a freight hopper who rode the rails of the western United States for over a decade. Robert Jo...
False Confessions: Henry Lee Lucas
09 Mar 2020
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In the mid-1980s, serial killer Henry Lee Lucas confessed to nearly 600 murders. While most of those...
“The Lust Killer” Pt. 2: Jerry Brudos
05 Mar 2020
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In many ways, Jerry Brudos wasn't in it for the kill—he was in it for the body. Between 1968 and 1...
“The Lust Killer” Pt 1: Jerry Brudos
02 Mar 2020
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He developed an obsession with women's clothing from a young age—a fetish which would eventually t...
The Zodiac Killer Pt. 2
27 Feb 2020
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Following the string of brutal murders throughout the 1960s, the masked man known as the Zodiac Kill...
The Zodiac Killer Pt. 1
24 Feb 2020
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In the summer of 1969, newspapers in San Francisco began receiving coded letters from a man who woul...
“H.H. Holmes” Pt. 2: Herman Webster Mudgett
20 Feb 2020
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Between 1891 and 1895, H.H. Holmes embarked on a vicious killing spree across the United States, ter...
“H.H. Holmes” Pt. 1: Herman Webster Mudgett
17 Feb 2020
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He was the master of the infamous “Murder Mansion,” and often cited as America’s first serial ...
“The Campus Killer” Pt. 2: Ted Bundy
13 Feb 2020
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In 1974, Ted Bundy embarked on a murderous roadtrip across America committing dozens of murders from...
“The Campus Killer” Pt. 1: Ted Bundy
10 Feb 2020
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He’s one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century, murdering dozens of young women...
“The Lambeth Poisoner” Thomas Neill Cream
03 Feb 2020
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In the late 1800s, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was the go-to doctor for Chicago's Red Light District. The...
“The Classified Ad Rapist” Pt. 2: Bobby Joe Long
27 Jan 2020
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In 1984, Bobby Joe Long terrorized Tampa—sexually assaulting and murdering women with alarming fre...
“The Classified Ad Rapist” Pt. 1: Bobby Joe Long
20 Jan 2020
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Bobby Joe Long was responsible for the murder of at least 9 Tampa women. Born in 1953, his early lif...
“The Gorilla Man” Pt. 2: Earle Leonard Nelson
13 Jan 2020
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From 1926-1928, Earle Nelson would roam across North America strangling unsuspecting land ladies. By...
“The Gorilla Man” Pt. 1: Earle Leonard Nelson
06 Jan 2020
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Reputed to have abnormally long arms and unusually large hands, Earle Leonard Nelson roamed the Unit...
Jeffrey Dahmer Special Pt. 3
23 Dec 2019
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While on probation after an early release from prison in March of 1990, Jeffrey Dahmer continued his...
Jeffrey Dahmer Special Pt. 2
23 Dec 2019
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It was a murderous rampage that could have possibly been prevented. Although Jeffrey Dahmer failed n...
Jeffrey Dahmer Special Pt. 1
23 Dec 2019
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He was one of the most infamous serial killers of the 20th century, murdering 17 young men between 1...
David Joseph Carpenter
16 Dec 2019
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At least 10 people lost their lives at the hands of David Joseph Carpenter between 1979 and 1981. Hi...
Archibald Thomson Hall Pt. 2
09 Dec 2019
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Archibald Hall carried out his murderous rampage across the U.K. in 1977 and 1978, killing five peop...
Archibald Thomson Hall Pt. 1
02 Dec 2019
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Obsessed with breaking into the upper crust of society, Archibald Hall would go to any lengths to do...
The Servant Girl Annihilator Pt. 2
25 Nov 2019
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On Christmas Eve 1885, Austin, Texas was again the site of multiple, grisly slayings. Only this time...
The Servant Girl Annihilator Pt. 1
18 Nov 2019
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In 1884, Austin, Texas was shaken to its core when one of America's first serial killers committed a...
Elizabeth Wettlaufer Pt. 2
11 Nov 2019
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Between 2007 and 2016, Elizabeth Wettlaufer killed elderly residents of the long-term care home wher...
Elizabeth Wettlaufer Pt. 1
04 Nov 2019
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Born in Canada in 1967, Elizabeth Wettlaufer struggled to accept her sexuality due to her deeply rel...
Dana Sue Gray Pt. 2
28 Oct 2019
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In early 1994, Dana Sue Gray went on a month-long rampage that claimed the lives of several elderly ...
Dana Sue Gray Pt. 1
21 Oct 2019
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Growing up in Southern California in the 50s and 60s, Dana Sue Gray developed a troubling childhood ...
“The Vampire of Sacramento” Pt. 2: Richard Trenton Chase
14 Oct 2019
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1977 proved to be a turning point for 27-year-old Richard Chase. Killing dogs and rabbits for their ...
“The Vampire of Sacramento” Pt. 1: Richard Trenton Chase
07 Oct 2019
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He was a strange child—messy, disorganized and prone to random outbursts. As Richard Chase neared ...
“The Lady Killer” Pt. 2 - Neville Heath
30 Sep 2019
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In 1946, British ex-pilot Neville Heath had lost everything. His wife left him and he had been dismi...
“The Lady Killer” - Neville Heath
23 Sep 2019
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Born on June 6th, 1917, Neville Heath would grow up to be one of the most devious killers England ha...
“The Vienna Strangler” Pt. 2 - Jack Unterweger
16 Sep 2019
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In the early 1970s, Jack Unterweger was sentenced to an Austrian prison for life after he murdered a...
“The Vienna Strangler” - Jack Unterweger
09 Sep 2019
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In the early 1970s, Jack Unterweger was sentenced to an Austrian prison for life after he murdered a...
“The Kindly Killer” Pt. 2 - Dennis Nilsen
02 Sep 2019
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With the start of the 1980s, British serial killer Dennis Nilsen was just hitting his stride. His tw...
“The Kindly Killer” - Dennis Nilsen
26 Aug 2019
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A hot meal, a stiff drink, or simple companionship. These are the tools Dennis Nilsen would use to l...
“Arsenic Anna” Pt. 2 - Anna Marie Hahn
19 Aug 2019
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Five years into her killing spree, a team of financial detectives started to catch wind of Anna Mari...
“Arsenic Anna” - Anna Marie Hahn
12 Aug 2019
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In 1932, at the age of 26, Anna Marie Hahn came up with a morbid get rich quick scheme...murder. The...
“The Toy-Box Killer” Pt. 2 - David Parker Ray
05 Aug 2019
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By 1986, David Parker Ray was 46 years old, and had been abducting, raping, torturing, and killing w...
“The Toy-Box Killer” - David Parker Ray
29 Jul 2019
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Born on November 1st, 1939, David Parker Ray would grow up to be one of the most sadistic serial kil...
Unexplained Mysteries: The Zodiac Killer Pt. 2 (with Greg and Vanessa!)
23 Jul 2019
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Following the string of brutal murders throughout the 1960s, the masked man known as the Zodiac Kill...
Unexplained Mysteries: The Zodiac Killer Pt. 1 (with Greg and Vanessa!)
22 Jul 2019
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In the summer of 1969, newspapers in Northern California began receiving coded letters from a person...
“The Doodler” - San Francisco’s Unknown Serial Slayer
15 Jul 2019
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At first, many gay men in 1970s San Francisco were dazzled by a handsome young artist who drew their...
“The Bayou Serial Killer” Pt. 2 - Ronald Joseph Dominique
08 Jul 2019
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Ronald Dominique didn't feel any remorse as he dumped his twenty-third victim in the Louisiana swamp...
“The Bayou Serial Killer” - Ronald Joseph Dominique
01 Jul 2019
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He never caught a break growing up. He was mercilessly bullied, and no romantic prospects ever gave ...
“Joel the Ripper” Pt. 2 - Joel Rifkin
24 Jun 2019
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Just before he strangled a victim, Joel Rifkin could hear laughter ringing in his ears. The sounds o...
“Joel the Ripper” - Joel Rifkin
17 Jun 2019
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When relentless high school bullies started dunking Joel’s head in urine-filled toilets, and throw...
“The Pig Farmer” Pt. 2 - Robert "Willie" Pickton
10 Jun 2019
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In the early 90s, vulnerable women around Vancouver were disappearing at an alarming rate, but the a...
“The Pig Farmer” - Robert "Willie" Pickton
03 Jun 2019
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This Canadian grew up on a pig farm in the 1970s, so slaughtering livestock became second nature. Hi...
“Candy Man” Pt. 2 - Dean Arnold Corll
27 May 2019
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After his candy store closed in 1968, Dean Corll needed a new way to bring in young victims from the...
“Candy Man” - Dean Arnold Corll
20 May 2019
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In 1962 he took over the family candy shop outside of Houston and was only too happy to give away tr...
“The Ypsilanti Ripper” Pt. 2 - John Norman Collins
13 May 2019
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After successfully murdering four women in Eastern Michigan without a whiff of suspicion in 1969, Jo...
“The Ypsilanti Ripper” - John Norman Collins
06 May 2019
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By 1967, he seemed to be a well-adjusted college student in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But the real reason...
“Terminator” Pt. 2 - Anatoly Onoprienko
29 Apr 2019
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By 1996, he settled down in a small village in Ukraine with his girlfriend, and was a loving father-...
“Terminator” - Anatoly Onoprienko
22 Apr 2019
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He wanted to be remembered. He had spent a life cast aside and forgotten by his parents, siblings an...
“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” Pt. 2 - The Cleveland Torso Murders
15 Apr 2019
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Eliot Ness went to the grave in 1957 without ever convicting the Cleveland Torso Murderer. Decades l...
“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” - The Cleveland Torso Murders
08 Apr 2019
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When a torso washed up on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in 1937, the police initially assumed a cr...
“The Bone Collector” - The West Mesa Murders
01 Apr 2019
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In early 2009, when Christine Ross set out on her morning walk in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the last ...
"Ogress of Reading" Pt. 2 - Amelia Dyer
25 Mar 2019
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In this special crossover episode with Sami from Female Criminals, we find out that Amelia Dyer’s ...
"Ogress of Reading" - Amelia Dyer
18 Mar 2019
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Cunning, smart, ruthless, Amelia Dyer began a baby-farming business in 19th century England. Poverty...
“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” Pt. 2 - Gordon Stewart Northcott
11 Mar 2019
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It seemed as though no one would be able to save Sanford from his uncle. Sanford had lived with him ...
“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” - Gordon Stewart Northcott
04 Mar 2019
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This Serial Killers and Hostage crossover covers Gordon Stewart Northcott, who held his nephew capti...
"The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 2 - Robert Lee Yates Jr.
25 Feb 2019
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In 1996, he was honorably discharged from active duty in the U.S. Army. Yates would resume serving h...
"The Spokane Serial Killer" - Robert Lee Yates Jr.
18 Feb 2019
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He lived a seemingly normal life. A father of five children and army veteran, Robert Lee Yates, was ...
“The Butcher of Hanover” Pt. 2 - Fritz Haarmann
11 Feb 2019
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Sent to his first mental institution at the age of 17, Fritz Haarmann had a troubled childhood full ...
“The Butcher of Hanover” - Fritz Haarmann
04 Feb 2019
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He didn't just love to kill his victims; Fritz Haarmann liked to bite into their Adam's apples and t...