Episodes

How a Mob Got Away with Murder in Truckee’s Chinatown In the late 1800s, Truckee, California, had one of the largest Chinatowns in America. Built by the Chinese laborers who helped construct the Central Pacific Railroad, it was a thriving...

The Disappearance of Kenia Monge: How a White Van Unraveled a Killer’s Trail When Kenia Monge vanished after a night out in Denver, her family was left with more questions than answers. What began as a frantic search for a missing 19-year-old soon...

The Murderer Who Wanted a Race War: Dylann Roof’s Delusions Exposed A troubled childhood, a violent ideology, and a crime that left a nation in shock. In this episode, we break down the life and crimes of Dylann Roof—the warning signs everyone...

The Axe, the Alibi, and the Yellow Jeep: The Porco Family Tragedy When Peter Porco didn’t show up for work on November 15, 2004, his colleagues knew something was wrong. What they didn’t expect was the grim discovery waiting at his Delmar, New York,...

The Axe, the Alibi, and the Yellow Jeep: The Porco Family Tragedy When Peter Porco didn’t show up for work on November 15, 2004, his colleagues knew something was wrong. What they didn’t expect was the grim discovery waiting at his Delmar, New York,...

The Real Story Behind Boyz n the Hood’s Most Memorable Villain Lloyd Avery II had the kind of Hollywood debut most aspiring actors only dream of: a breakout role in Boyz n the Hood that made him unforgettable in just two minutes of screen time. But...

The Man Who Lived in the Attic: The Denver Spider Man Story In the shadowy corners of Denver’s history lies a story that defies belief—a tale of desperation, hidden lives, and a man who turned an attic into his fortress of survival. This episode...

Surviving Gitchie Manitou: The Sandra Cheskey Story What began as a carefree evening under the stars turned into a nightmare that would haunt Iowa forever. In 1973, five teenagers ventured into Gitchie Manitou State Preserve for a night of campfire...

The Mysterious Death of Cindy James: A Case That Defies Explanation Cindy James lived nearly a decade in fear—harassed, stalked, and assaulted by a mysterious figure who seemed determined to ruin her life. But when Cindy was found dead in 1989, tied...

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A Family Torn Apart: The Dark Secrets of Charles Brandt In 2004, Hurricane Ivan forced Teri Helfrich and her husband, Charles Brandt, to seek shelter at a family member’s home in Orlando. But the storm outside paled in comparison to the darkness that...

The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper: How Police Missed Peter Sutcliffe For five years, Peter Sutcliffe—better known as the Yorkshire Ripper—terrorized the UK, leaving behind a trail of brutal murders and a nation living in fear. But Sutcliffe’s story...

Vampires Among Us: The Ritual Murder That Shocked Germany In the 1990s, Daniel and Manuela Ruda weren’t your typical gothic couple. With a shared passion for Satanic rituals, blood-drinking, and a lifestyle pulled from a vampire’s dream (or...

Ed Gein and the Farm of Horrors: A True Crime Case That Redefined Horror If you ever thought your mom was a little too controlling, let me introduce you to Augusta Gein… Bible-thumper, moral enforcer, and all-around terror in a housecoat. Her son Ed...

The Calculated Killer: Joel Michael Guy Jr. and the Thanksgiving Murders Dissecting the twisted case of Joel Michael Guy Jr., a man who meticulously planned the brutal murders of his parents just days after Thanksgiving in 2016. This isn’t your...

The Murderer Who Fooled the Nation: Henry Lee Lucas Exposed Dive into the twisted world of Henry Lee Lucas, a man whose confessions reshaped the American true crime landscape—and not always for the better. From a brutal upbringing in a one-room cabin...

Bloodlust and Madness: The Vampire Crimes of Richard Chase Richard Chase’s descent into madness wasn’t subtle… it was a loud, blood-soaked alarm bell that went unanswered for years. Diagnosed with severe mental illness but repeatedly dismissed by...

Inside the Mind of Daniel LaPlante: From Outcast to Murderer Daniel LaPlante wasn’t born a monster—his story begins with a childhood marked by neglect, abuse, and a series of missed opportunities to intervene. From his troubled upbringing in...

The Alford Plea Explained: True Crime Cases That Changed Everything In this episode, we delve into one of the legal system’s most fascinating anomalies: the Alford plea. Neither an admission of guilt nor a full-throated declaration of innocence, this...

The West Memphis Three: Innocent but Convicted? Were three teenagers wrongly convicted because they didn’t fit the mold of small-town Arkansas in the 1990s? In this episode, we dissect the case of the West Memphis Three—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin,...

Murder in Robin Hood Hills: The Case Against the West Memphis Three In 1993, the brutal murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, shook the town to its core and ignited a high-profile case that remains controversial to this day. This...

The Shocking Rise and Mysterious Fall of Natalie Wood Examining the life and untimely death of Natalie Wood, a Hollywood icon whose story remains as compelling as the films she starred in. From her rise to fame in classics like West Side Story to the...

Sean Vincent Gillis: The Predator Hidden in Plain Sight Sean Vincent Gillis blended into the Baton Rouge community, living an unremarkable life that masked his unimaginable crimes. Behind closed doors, he was documenting his horrific acts in ways...

The Delphi Murders: Justice for Libby and Abby Delphi, Indiana, is a town forever changed. On February 13, 2017, best friends Liberty “Libby” German and Abigail “Abby” Williams set off on what should have been a carefree afternoon hike along the...