The Murder Blog
The Gemini Method
So the story goes, in 1983 in Brooklyn, New York, young John Gotti, not quite the infamous leader of America’s biggest crime syndicate just yet, was approached by the leaders of his crime syndicate and ordered to commit a hit on one of their own. Jo…
Radical Hate Manifesto: The Buffalo Supermarket Attack
“I’m going to have to kill that security guard…” These chilling words, whether heard or read, are horrifying enough on their own. But they become even more sickening when we realize that the sinister intentions behind them were brought to life just …
The Dark Descent of Joanna Dennehy
Every once in a while, a person comes along that has us asking whether psychopaths are made or if they are simply born that way.
To add to that debate is Joanna Dennehy.
Joanna was born in 1983 in St Albans, England, to loving and kind parents. He…
William and the Forces of Evil
It was the late 1970s, and the city of Columbus, Georgia was being terrorized by serial murderers who were targeting female victims. Several black prostitutes had been found dead in the area, and a killer who the media had nicknamed as the “Stocking…
Shelly Knotek: When A Mother Becomes A Monster
For most of us, the phrase "look at what you made me do" sounds melodramatic, something straight out of a soap opera that we’d never take seriously. But for others, it's a bone-chilling reminder that their fate lies completely in someone else's cont…
Roommate From Hell: The Maribel Ramos Case
An Aspiring Officer and Her Roommate
In 2013, former Army veteran and aspiring police officer Maribel Ramos disappeared after a chilling 911 call. Her seemingly perfect roommate, KC Joy, harbored a dangerous obsession that turned deadly. Join us as…
John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown’s Dark Secrets
For many of us, watching horror movies and listening to true crime podcasts is the closest we will ever knowingly come to the killers living among us, but that wasn’t the case for many young men in America during the 1960’s and 70’s.
And the killer…
Fatal Fall: Unraveling The Duval Twins’ Crash
On the 29th of May, 2016, and a Ford Explorer SUV was driving down Hana Highway in Maui, Hawaii. The 64-mile-long Hana Highway is often nicknamed “The Road to Hana” and is a popular scenic drive with more than 50 bridges to drive over, surrounded by…
Second Chances and Deadly Consequences: The Darnell Collins Story
A series of vicious cycles. They can usually be found littering the lives of convicts, addicts and misfortunate people trapped in the conditions they were born into. But one life in particular would be marred by these vicious cycles and result in a …
Riverside Prostitute Killer: William Suff
William Lester Suff was convicted of his first crime in 1974, when he and his wife Teryl were accused of fatally beating their infant daughter. Although Teryl’s conviction for the murder was eventually reversed because of a lack of evidence, William…
Edward's Sudden Urge
In the summer of 1943, witnesses crammed themselves into the execution chamber of Sing Sing Prison, New York, preparing themselves to witness history. The stench and smoke of the prisoner who had already faced his execution by the electric chair sti…
Who Killed Karen Tipton?
The Start of a Quiet Evening — Until It Wasn’t
March 12th, 1999, Doctor David Tipton approached his home in Decatur, Alabama, a little bit earlier than usual. He and his housewife, Karen, had plans to go to the theater that evening, and as he hung …
The Real Hannibal: Robert Maudsley
The Traumatic Childhood of Robert Maudsley: Life at Nazareth House
1961, Liverpool, London. An eight-year-old boy and his three older siblings stand outside the Nazareth House, a Roman Catholic orphanage, waiting to go home. For many children in ch…
Warren Was Here
In March 2021, Terri Cohee was in her son’s room, putting clothes away and cleaning up, when she found an unfamiliar container at the bottom of his wardrobe. She was curious, and opened up the container to see what was inside. Terri pulled out a hea…
Bonny Lee Bakley: Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares
“Bonny,” a voice on the recording of a phone call between two friends asked. “Did you ever stop and try to figure out why you’re only attracted to famous people?”
Bonny’s answer was swift and seemed to come to her easily. “Being around celebrities …
Ted Bundy: The Charming Killer
Charismatic, handsome, and elusive—that’s how people described Ted Bundy, one of America’s most infamous serial killers. Everyone knows the name Ted Bundy, but not many know about his early years as Theodore Cowell. In this episode, we explore the t…
The Heartbreaking Mystery of Justine Vanderschoot
The Heartbreaking Disappearance of Justine Vanderschoot
It was the 2nd of September, 2003, when Lynnette Vanderschoot first began to realize that her daughter was missing. There was no sign of 17-year-old Justine in the family home, and when Lynnet…
Love Turned Lethal
Richard Farley: When Obsession Turns Deadly
Love at first sight is often a dream come true, but what happens when it spirals into deadly obsession? In 1988, former US Navy member Richard Farley found out, and the results were shockingly brutal.
Li…
The Killing of Greg Gunn
Gregory Gunn was a man who was all about one word: family. He grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, during the seventies and eighties, was one of eight siblings and was absolutely determined to make a better life for the people he cared about. He was the …
Sister Susan's Cult
Dean Clouse Jr and Tina Linn had the whirlwind romance that most of us only read about in books and see in movies. In 1978, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Dean was nineteen and Tina was fifteen years old when they stepped into each other’s lives and cha…
Florida Man Eats A Person
The Shocking Case of Austin Harrouff – A Crime Beyond Explanation
On August 15th, 2016, a man in Florida was just about to head to bed when he heard a terrible scream from across the street. Jeff Fisher then stopped in his tracks. He knew that the …
The Columbus Poltergeist Kid
On October 23, 1969, a child came into the world and straight into a life raging with difficulty. Christina Boyer’s mother was a drug addict and when she found herself suddenly responsible for another, fragile human life, she decided that she couldn…
The Bayou Strangler
In January 1964, Ronald Dominique was born. His parents lived in a trailer park along with baby Ronald and his five older siblings, and the family struggled financially throughout Ronald’s childhood and teenage years.
There wasn’t much joy to be f…
The Quiet Neighbor
Alicia Goes Missing
On August 16th, 2005, Sean Hine pulled up outside his girlfriend’s house with a pit in his stomach. He’d only seen her the night before and had even dropped her off at her front door around midnight, but since then, Alicia Ross …