Serial Killers

The Perfect Mix of Horror and Crime: Heart Starts Pounding
Dec 1, 2025 · 2407

It’s Takeover Month! Throughout December we will be highlighting the best of the true crime community, with a new episode every week from creators we love. We’ll be back next month with brand new episodes and a brand ne…

Ed Gein Pt. 2
Nov 10, 2025 · 2758

Hi listeners! After this week, we'll be taking a short break for the holiday. We'll be back in December with a special series to close out the year. Until then, here's Ed Gein Pt. 2. After murdering two women, robbin…

Ed Gein Pt. 1
Nov 3, 2025 · 2166

We explore the twisted mind of Ed Gein, whose gruesome killings inspired horror movies Pyscho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Gein was known for years as the local handyman in Plainfield, unt…

Halloween Special: The Candy Lady
Oct 27, 2025 · 1840

For Halloween this year we are bringing back one of your favorites, an urban legend about a terrifying Texas child-killer… and discussing how real-life cases echo the legend. Stay up to date with changes coming to the…

Halloween Special: The 'Scream' Killer
Oct 20, 2025 · 2911

For Halloween this year we are bringing back one of your favorites. In 1996, a new horror movie with an innovative twist would reinvigorate the slasher genre. But behind the fictional Ghostface was an inspiration steepe…

The Smiley Face Murder Theory
Oct 13, 2025 · 2951

This episode first aired on November 18, 2024. Across the U.S., college-aged men have been found dead in rivers, lakes, and ponds, and while their deaths have been ruled accidental, a team of retired detectives believes…

The Doomsday Murders
Oct 6, 2025 · 2437

This episode first aired on April 14, 2025. The sordid story of Chad and Lori Daybell hit national news in 2020: missing children, suspicious deaths, and a trail of fringe religious beliefs. We’re diving in with author …

Albert Fish
Sep 29, 2025 · 2232

This episode first aired on August 19, 2024. He’s been called many names: the Boogeyman, the Thrill Vulture, the Moon Maniac, the Werewolf of Wysteria… But in life, he was known as Albert Fish and his gruesome crimes re…

Jolly Jane Toppan (And an Announcement!)
Sep 22, 2025 · 2960

This episode first aired on January 15, 2018. On the outside, Jane Toppan seemed like a loving nurse who cared deeply for her patients. But for years, she used her nursing skills to experiment with medicines…and kill th…

Profit Killer: Dorothea Puente
Sep 15, 2025 · 2254

She dressed like a grandmother, lied about her age, and acted like a guardian angel… while secretly killing the very people she claimed to help. At her Sacramento boarding house, Dorothea Puente took in elderly, sick an…

Thrill Killer: Richard Biegenwald
Sep 8, 2025 · 2425

Richard Biegenwald didn’t have a consistent method or a clear motive. He killed out of impulse—sometimes for attention, sometimes for no reason at all. His crimes were scattered, senseless, and terrifyingly casual. From…

Lust Killer: Jeffrey Dahmer
Sep 1, 2025 · 2359

Jeffrey Dahmer seemed quiet, even unassuming. But beneath the surface was a man consumed by violent desire. He didn’t kill out of anger—he killed to satisfy a fantasy. Every detail was deliberate, from the way he lured …

Mission Killer: "Real Life Dexter" Manny Pardo
Aug 25, 2025 · 1860

This Florida cop dedicated his life to fighting crime. But in his mind, the only way to truly clean up the streets, was to become a killer himself. So Manuel “Manny” Pardo killed nine people. And even in jail, he claime…

Visionary Killer: Joe Kallinger
Aug 18, 2025 · 1858

The visionary killer blames their crimes on an external force – an apparition who commands them to kill. In Joseph Kallinger’s case, multiple entities urging him to commit arson… and then, to kill everyone on planet Ear…

Power and Control Killer: Ted Bundy
Aug 11, 2025 · 2469

Ted Bundy was calculated, composed, even charming. But behind the polished exterior was a predator obsessed with control. He used manipulation, deceit, and dominance to gain total power over his victims. From his carefu…

The Idaho Four Pt. 2 (with Kayna Whitworth)
Aug 4, 2025 · 2687

In 2022, Six weeks after the murders of the Idaho Four, Bryan Kohberger was arrested in Pennsylvania. Fast forward to July of 2025, when just weeks before his trial was set to begin, he pleaded guilty. Later that month,…

The Idaho Four Pt. 1 (with J. Reuben Appelman)
Jul 28, 2025 · 2068

In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four students at the University of Idaho were murdered in their off-campus home. The shocking brutality of the murders garnered media attention while police searched for …

The Hook Man
Jul 21, 2025 · 2309

The Hook Man is an urban legend dating back to the 1950s. The terrifying story tells of a killer with a hook for a hand who preys on young couples parked in lovers’ lanes. The legend found new life in the 1997 slasher f…

The Postcard Killer: J. Frank Hickey
Jul 14, 2025 · 2061

After a young boy vanished in 1911, police received mysterious postcards. The horrifying allegations and broad inconsistencies led them to believe the notes were a hoax – until it was too late. With one victim recovered…

Phone Call From a Serial Killer: Larry Gene Bell
Jul 7, 2025 · 1993

May, 1985. Two days before her high school graduation, Shari Faye Smith was abducted from her parents’ driveway in broad daylight. Her kidnapper taunted Shari’s family by phone for days, calling in the middle of the nig…

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