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Bloodlines of Chaos: The Troubled Origin of Richard Chase
When it comes to true crime, some cases read like poorly thought-out fiction—implausible, grotesque, and baffling. Then there’s Richard Chase, whose life was a parade of warning …
The Making of a Monster: Daniel LaPlante’s Early Years
A loner. A creep. A childhood soaked in neglect and streaked with a steady parade of run-ins with the law. Some stories seem almost engineered to remind us why certain stereotypes exist. …
The Disappearance of Maura Murray: True Crime’s Most Baffling Mystery
What would drive a seemingly normal college student to pack up her belongings, crash her car on a remote and snowy New Hampshire road, and vanish into thin air? That’…
The Typical Courtroom Playbook (And a Surprise Third Option)
When a case heads to court, the script usually follows one of two familiar paths. First, the defendant might plead guilty, which speeds things up by skipping straight to the sentencing ph…
The West Memphis Three: Convicted for Being “Weird”?
The story of the West Memphis Three isn’t just a true crime case; it’s a cautionary tale about how badly things can go when fear and bias overtake reason. What if three te…
The Crime That Shook West Memphis: 1993
In 1993, West Memphis, Arkansas, was the kind of place where people left their doors unlocked and kids rode their bikes until dinner. That peace shattered when the bodies of three eight-year-old boys—St…
The Shocking Rise and Mysterious Fall of Natalie Wood
A Love Story on Screen, a Tragedy Off It“One hand, one heart, even death won’t part us now.” Those dreamy lyrics from West Side Story sound like a promise, don’t they? A …
The Baton Rouge Killer Wasn’t Alone
On May 27, 2003, Derrick Todd Lee, the Baton Rouge Killer, was finally in cuffs. Cue the collective sigh of relief from Baton Rouge. The boogeyman was behind bars, and surely, the nightmare was over. Case c…
A Chilling Day in Delphi: The Last Moments of Libby and Abby
On an unseasonably warm February afternoon in 2017, best friends Liberty “Libby” German and Abigail “Abby” Williams set out to explore the Monon High Bridge Trail …
Who Was Brian Wells?
Brian Douglas Wells was, by all accounts, the human equivalent of a reliable clock. Forty-six years old, a pizza delivery man with a decade-long tenure at the same pizzeria, and a guy who didn’t just show up—he alwa…
Netflix’s Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey Dives into the Unsolved Mystery
The Netflix docuseries Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey takes a deep dive into the chilling and endlessly frustrating investigation sur…
The Unlikely Defense: A Killer in Court
It’s one thing to represent yourself in court; it’s another to represent yourself in court and treat it like an open mic night where the goal is to air every grievance, implicate half your contact…
Mark Twitchell: The Dexter Wannabe Who Took Method Acting Way Too Far
Mark Twitchell fancied himself a visionary, the kind of filmmaker who wasn’t afraid to explore the darker corners of human nature. The problem was, he didn’t stop at …
Introduction to the Green River Killer: Gary Ridgway’s Dark Legacy
The First Victim: Wendy Lee Coffield and the Beginning of a Nightmare
Picture this: It’s 1982, and the serene waters of Seattle’s Green River are about to become …
The Chilling Beginnings of Amy Archer-Gilligan
In the suffocating heat of a Connecticut summer in 1916, a determined woman sat across a desk from a man she hoped could deliver justice. Nellie Pierce clutched a worn envelope, her brother’s nam…
A Not-So-Classic Family Beginning
Florida, 1958. George Waterfield Russell Sr. and his wife, Joyce, had their first child, George Russell Jr., and, on paper, it probably looked like a classic, happy family was in the making. But reality had other p…
Joanna Yeates: A Promising Life in Clifton, Bristol
Joanna Clare Yeates had a lot going for her. Born in 1985 in Hampshire, England, she was the kind of person who seemed to make all the right choices—good schools, good degree, and finally, a…
The Dark Cloud Over L.A.’s Sunset Strip
Between 1980 and 1983, Los Angeles was in the grip of something dark, something that hung in the air along the Sunset Strip like a fog no one wanted to see. Women were disappearing—vanishing off s…
Confessions from a Convicted Killer
Most killers don’t confess. Even when faced with damning evidence, they sit tight, maintain their innocence, and cling to whatever sliver of denial they can muster. But then, there’s Samuel Little. …
A Routine Morning Turns to Horror: The Crash on July 31, 2022
On a quiet morning in Cleveland, Ohio, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla was behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry, accompanied by her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanag…
The Beginning of a Monster: Bundy’s Childhood and Early Influences
Ted Bundy was born on November 24, 1946, in Burlington, Vermont, at a facility for unwed mothers. Originally named Theodore Robert Cowell, Bundy’s childhood began with d…
Inside the Helter Skelter: The Twisted Journey of Charles Manson and His Cult of Chaos
Act One: The Early Years of Chaos
A Boy Named "No Name": The Troubled Childhood of Charles Manson
November 12, 1934. A cold, dull day in Cincinnati, Ohio. In…
Who Was Molly Bish? A Snapshot of Her Life
It was in the summer of 2000 that would change young Molly Anne Bish’s life forever. While other sixteen-year-olds across Massachusetts were home from school for the summer season, Molly was on her w…
A Close Encounter with True Crime History
Today, I would like to do something a little different and talk about a case a little closer to home for me personally. For those of you just joining us or new to the podcast, we usually cover true crime st…