Serial Killers
Episodes
“The Long-Haul Killer” Wayne Adam Ford Pt. 2
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Although he had developed a sense of discipline in the military, a traumatic brain injury and deep-rooted rage inched Wayne Adam Ford closer to losing...
“The Long-Haul Killer” Wayne Adam Ford Pt. 1
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1979, Wayne Adam Ford was looking for a fresh start. He arrived at boot camp for the U.S. Marine Corps leaving a childhood of chaos and negligence ...
The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 2
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Short’s gruesome murder is the LAPD’s most infamous unsolved case. But there’s one person who thinks he’s cracked it — the alleged...
The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 1
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1940s Hollywood, a 22-year-old aspiring actress is found mutilated and drained of blood. Her body is posed, and her mouth has been carved into a pe...
"The Psycho Strangler" Henry Busch
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Busch had a love-hate relationship with maternal figures. Perhaps it was because he lacked one growing up. He had already killed a 74-year-old f...
"The Granny Killer" John Wayne Glover Pt. 2
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout 1989 and 1990, elderly women in Sydney were being preyed upon. But because investigators were wrongly looking for a young man, John Wayne G...
"The Granny Killer" John Wayne Glover Pt. 1
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He started by stealing and shoplifting as a teenager in the UK. When he was 24, John Wayne Glover moved to Australia, where he became a peeping tom an...
"The Poughkeepsie Killer" Kendall Francois
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As an overweight Black kid growing up in a white suburb, Kendall Francois dealt with his fair share of bullying. His parents were hoarders, so he wasn...
"The Other Baton Rouge Killer" Sean Vincent Gillis, Pt. 2
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As he got older, Sean Vincent Gillis's impulses got darker. He committed murder, necrophilic rape, and even cannibalism. After eight victims, he final...
"The Other Baton Rouge Killer" Sean Vincent Gillis Pt. 1
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a kid, Sean Vincent Gillis would visit his grandmother's funeral home and sleep in the empty coffins. He'd sometimes hold the bodies' cold hands or...
The Bloody Benders Pt. 2
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For years, people had been disappearing along the Osage Mission Trail. Between their odd behavior and the horrible stench inside their cabin, the Bend...
The Bloody Benders Pt. 1
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Kansas during the 1800s, people who traveled along the Osage Mission Trail began to disappear. And if people had been paying attention, they may ha...
Highway of Tears Pt. 3: The Way Forward
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2005, the disappearance of 22-year-old Tamara Chipman changed everything. Her case brought enough attention to the Highway of Tears that the Canadi...
Highway of Tears Pt. 2: More Missing and Murdered
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every once in a while, authorities would catch an extraordinary break: In 1985, a tip led to a man responsible for three murders. Then in 2010, a rout...
Highway of Tears Pt. 1: It Starts With One
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gloria Moody was 27 years old and the mother of two young children when she was found dead in Williams Lake, British Columbia. She is one of the earli...
The Serial ‘70s: Jeffrey Dahmer
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He was a cannibal, a necrophiliac, and even kept his victims' dismembered body parts carefully preserved in his refrigerator. Yet, Jeffrey Dahmer's ho...
The Serial ‘70s: Ted Bundy
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He kidnapped, raped, and murdered more than 30 women. There's a belief that Ted Bundy got away with these crimes because he was a confident and savvy ...
The Serial ‘70s: John Wayne Gacy
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The "Killer Clown" likely contributed to people's fears of makeup-wearing jesters. But the truth is, John Wayne Gacy's personas, "Pogo" or "Patches," ...
The Serial ‘70s: Edmund Kemper
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been five years since the Serial Killers podcast debuted, and to celebrate the anniversary, we’re reexamining a grisly time in America: the s...
“I-95 Killer” Gary Ray Bowles Pt. 2
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even while on the lam, Gary Ray Bowles continued to kill. The FBI posted flyers in gay communities near Interstate 95. Just as the police closed in, h...
“I-95 Killer” Gary Ray Bowles Pt. 1
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At age 13, he had his first violent outburst. It was a sign of things to come for Gary Ray Bowles, who preyed on men he met in gay communities. When p...
"Last Call Killer" Richard Rogers Pt. 2
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After four horrific murders, a joint task force was no closer to identifying the Last Call Killer. But improvements in crime technology allowed them t...
"Last Call Killer" Richard Rogers Pt. 1
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before he became a cardiac surgical nurse, Richard Rogers killed his grad school roommate and got away with it. Twenty years later, he turned local NY...
"The Baseline Killer" Mark Goudeau
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He was the picture of rehabilitation. After serving 13 years in prison, Mark Goudeau re-entered society with a steady construction job, passed every d...
“Angel of Death” Donald Harvey Pt. 3
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When the relationship with his live-in boyfriend deteriorated, Donald Harvey took it out on the patients at Daniel Drake Memorial Hospital. But he was...
“Angel of Death” Donald Harvey Pt. 2
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After settling into the gay community of Cincinnati, Donald Harvey did his best to live a normal life. He moved in with a boyfriend and held a steady ...
“Angel of Death” Donald Harvey Pt. 1
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He didn’t have control of much growing up in rural Kentucky. His family was poor. His uncle sexually abused him. And his parents were ashamed of his...
Solved Murders: The Murder of Grace Budd Pt. 2 (with Greg and Vanessa!)
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After years of dead ends and roadblocks, detectives finally tracked down the old man they believed was responsible for kidnapping 10-year-old Grace Bu...
Solved Murders: The Murder of Grace Budd Pt. 1 (with Greg and Vanessa!)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a family acquaintance offered to take 10-year-old Grace Budd to his niece’s birthday party, the Budd family warily accepted the old man’s inv...
"The St. Pauli Ripper" Fritz Honka
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fritz Honka was a German serial killer who shared drinks with his victims at his local bar before killing and dismembering them in his Hamburg apartme...
The Skid Row Stabber
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles in the ‘70s was a dangerous place to be. The city was menaced by multiple serial killers, and by 1978, yet another one had emerged on th...
“The Eyeball Killer” Charles Albright Pt. 2
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In March of 1991, after the murder of three sex workers in four months, Dallas investigators only had one lead: Charles Albright. The problem was that...
“The Eyeball Killer” Charles Albright Pt. 1
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a child, Charles Albright developed a penchant for eyes while learning taxidermy. But his most dangerous trait was always his charm. Able to talk h...
Murderous Moms: Marie Noe & Waneta Hoyt
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two families in mid 20th century America became tragic tales of recurring Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Over and over, their babies died without any r...
Murderous Moms: Amelia Dyer & Mary Ann Cotton
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's a common belief that all mothers are inherently good. But these two women have something to say about that misconception. Amelia Dyer ran a bu...
"The Monster of Rillington Place" John Reginald Christie Pt. 2
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Christie felt alive and in control after his first murder. It's no surprise that he would want to recreate that feeling. So he did. Over and over...
"The Monster of Rillington Place" John Reginald Christie Pt. 1
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Christie wasn’t good at very much. Not relationships. Not even petty crime. But one evening in 1943, he strangled a sex worker to death and hid...
“The Outdoorsman Sniper” Thomas Dillon
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Dillon had a degree, a good job, a house, and a family. But what he wanted more than anything, was to hunt. His prey: people. Dillon would driv...
“The Glamour Girl Slayer” Harvey Glatman
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He lured young models into his home with promises of fame in true detective magazines. But once they were tied up and photographed, Harvey Glatman wou...
“The Boogeyman in the Blue Bandana” Timothy Krajcir Pt. 2
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every time Timothy Krajcir felt the urge to kill, he would find a target and then fasten a blue bandana over his face. He committed these crimes over ...
“The Boogeyman in the Blue Bandana” Timothy Krajcir Pt. 1
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Believing he had been reformed, the parole board released 31-year-old Timothy Krajcir from prison in 1976 after serving a little over 10 years for att...
The Chicago Rippers Pt. 2
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For over a year, Robin Gecht had been leading his own satanic cult composed of three of his own workers. But as they committed more murders, they got ...
The Chicago Rippers Pt. 1
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Gecht lived his public life like a model citizen. He operated his construction company, played with his kids, and went to church every Sunday. B...
“.22 Caliber Killer” Joseph G. Christopher Pt. 2
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After committing his first three murders, Joseph's struggle with schizophrenia persisted. He couldn't ignore the voices. And by the time he'd done the...
“.22 Caliber Killer” Joseph G. Christopher Pt. 1
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two years before he embarked on a killing spree in Buffalo and New York City, Joseph G. Christopher’s friends and family noticed a seismic shift in ...
“Jazzi Jet” Joseph Edward Duncan Pt. 2
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to an unsuspecting benefactor, Duncan gets a fresh start in North Dakota. But his blog entries begin leaving chilling clues as to what lies ahe...
“Jazzi Jet” Joseph Edward Duncan Pt. 1
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A teenage sex offender carried out horrific crimes against young boys in Washington in the late 1970s before being sent to a treatment program, follow...
“The Shoemaker” Joseph Kallinger Pt. 2
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, after abusing his children and getting away with it, Joseph Kallinger enlists his son in a mission from God that terrorizes the suburbs ...
"The Shoemaker” Joseph Kallinger Pt. 1
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The adopted son of cobblers began having hallucinations as early as 15 years old. They were harmless at first — but tragically, they wouldn’t stay...
"The Bluebeard of Gambais" Henri Désiré Landru Pt. 2
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After years of charming women into getting engaged to him, Henri Désiré Landru had perfected his system of making his fiances, and all of their weal...
"The Bluebeard of Gambais" Henri Désiré Landru Pt. 1
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In France, a con man charmed women into getting engaged before robbing them and taking them to his country villa. Where they all mysteriously disappea...
"The Little Girl Murderer" Tsutomu Miyazaki
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Numerous childhood traumas led Tsutomu Miyazaki to create a monstrous character in his head named "Rat Man" that eventually took control of his though...
"The Kensington Strangler" Antonio Rodriguez
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010 a serial killer terrorized an area of Philadelphia known as the Badlands. Police swabbed hundreds of men for DNA before a CODIS backlog reveal...
"The Caltrans Construction Killer" Mack Ray Edwards
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mack Ray Edwards was proud of his career as a heavy machine operator. It made him important on construction sites. But the very same machine he used t...
The Hillside Strangler’s Copycat Girlfriend
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Veronica Compton met Kenneth Bianchi, she was working on a play about serial killers. She interviewed the “Hillside Strangler” as part of her...
Speed Freak Killers Pt. 2
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog went from hunting animals to preying on humans. Even as they grew older and settled down, they continued their spr...
Speed Freak Killers Pt. 1
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog grew up in the California countryside, hunting for deer and elk. In high school, they turned to methamphetamine to...
"The Werewolf" Mikhail Popkov
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At a young age, Mikhail Popkov developed a deeply misogynistic view of the world. As an adult, he used his power as a police officer to act on these f...
"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 3
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Police had taken Roger Kibbe into custody numerous times but never had enough evidence to arrest him. Each time he was let go, he went on to claim mor...
"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 2
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After killing his first victim, Roger Kibbe decided to keep a low profile. But years later, his urge to kill returned. By mid-July of 1986, he had kil...
"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 1
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Kibbe spent most of his adolescence filled with rage. And while he had a long list of arrests by his mid-30s, it was never for violent crimes. U...
Texarkana Moonlight Murders Pt. 2
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1946, the mysterious Phantom Killer who had terrorized the town of Texarkana for months disappeared just as quickly as he'd appeared. With little e...
Texarkana Moonlight Murders Pt. 1
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1946, the city of Texarkana was plagued by a series of attacks and murders on couples parked in their cars. Police, however, failed to act quickly ...
Matthew “Chilly” Macon
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a child in the ‘80s, Matthew Macon was thrust into a world of chaos and turmoil. From a young age, he was in and out of federal institutions, but...
The Dnipropetrovsk Maniacs
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Viktor Sayenko and Igor Suprunyuk were insecure children, scared of the world around them. As teenagers in the 2000s, they pushed themselves to move p...
"The Southside Dentist" Glennon Engleman Pt. 2
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glennon Engleman had claimed two lives during his insurance fraud schemes and escaped police detection with ease. His love of deceit and murder propel...
"The Southside Dentist" Glennon Engleman Pt. 1
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glennon Engleman seemed like your average neighborhood dentist, but he was harboring a dark secret. He had a deep desire for money and power, and woul...
“The Spider” Saeed Hanaei
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He got a taste for killing while he was a soldier. But when the conflict between Iran and neighboring Iraq ended, his desire to kill remained. Only no...
“The Hungarian Vampire” Béla Kiss
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1900s, a man lured his victims with lonely hearts ads, drained their blood, and stored their bodies in barrels filled with methanol. Le...
“The Roadside Strangler” Michael Bruce Ross Pt. 2
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like many serial killers who get caught, Michael Bruce Ross became more reckless — attacking teenagers and young women in high-traffic areas, and of...
“The Roadside Strangler” Michael Bruce Ross Pt. 1
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After experiencing severe emotional abuse as a child in the ‘60s, Michael Bruce Ross got a fresh start at Cornell University. But in his senior year...
“The Midwest Highway Murderer” Larry Eyler Pt. 2
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1980s, Larry Eyler haunted the highways of the Midwest, leaving the gay communities of Indianapolis and Chicago paralyzed with fear. But ...
“The Midwest Highway Murderer” Larry Eyler Pt. 1
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, Larry Eyler seemed like your regular, easy-going guy. Behind closed doors, he was anything but. He had an insatiable appetite to dominat...
“The Teacup Poisoner” Graham Frederick Young Pt. 2
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After serving his first prison sentence, Graham Young entered the world again, ready to start poisoning people once more. And though he largely avoide...
“The Teacup Poisoner” Graham Frederick Young Pt. 1
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Young always had an obsessive personality, but when his father bought him a chemistry kit, it unlocked a terrifying interest in poisons. Before...
The Atlanta Child Murders Pt. 2
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1981, Wayne Williams was a 23-year-old with aspirations of putting together the next Jackson 5. But after he’s found leaving the scene of a crime...
The Atlanta Child Murders Pt. 1
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1970s, a killer stalked the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, abducting and murdering young Black kids. The city was paralyzed with fear and th...
“The Amazon Review Killer” Todd Kohlhepp Pt. 2
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Kohlhepp’s behavior was growing increasingly erratic. In the real world, he made unsettling comments to his employees and friends. Online, he c...
“The Amazon Review Killer” Todd Kohlhepp Pt. 1
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 15, Todd Kohlhepp raped his 14-year-old neighbor, and 17 years later, he committed mass murder in broad daylight. Yet somehow, he became a pillar o...
“The Savage” Benjamin Pedro Gonzales
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Pedro Gonzales lived in a fantasy world. He’d imagine entire relationships that didn’t exist. And when his so-called “girlfriend” tol...
“The Cannibal” Joe Metheny
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Metheny tended to exaggerate and lie about his own life, but if half the atrocities he confessed to are true, he certainly earned his gruesome mon...
“Harv the Hammer” Harvey Carignan Pt. 2
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Harvey Carignan’s murder conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, he no longer faced the death penalty. But he wasted no time retur...
“Harv the Hammer” Harvey Carignan Pt. 1
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After developing a reputation in the armed forces as a hulking, scowling figure with abnormally strong hands, Harvey Carignan was stationed in Anchora...
“Genesee River Killer” Arthur Shawcross Pt. 2
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 14 years behind bars, Arthur Shawcross struggled to settle into civilian life. He moved from town to town, but a change of scenery didn't change...
“Genesee River Killer” Arthur Shawcross Pt. 1
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur Shawcross was always a little "off." As a boy, he was unsympathetic and violent, exploding with anger at the slightest provocation. When he was...
“The Baton Rouge Serial Killer” Derrick Todd Lee Pt. 2
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Derrick's fixation with stalking, raping, and murdering women leads him to the University of Louisiana campus, where he terrorizes students and locals...
“The Baton Rouge Serial Killer” Derrick Todd Lee Pt. 1
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since he was a little boy in the ‘70s, Derrick Todd Lee liked to peep. He would stare through the window of his neighbor's house, watching wome...
“The Southside Slayer” Chester D. Turner Pt. 2
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Love makes us say and do the strangest things. For Turner, it made him jealous, paranoid, and extremely violent. When another relationship comes to an...
“The Southside Slayer” Chester D. Turner Pt. 1
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Chester D. Turner moved to the City of Angels, it wasn’t by choice. In fact, Turner pretty much had no say in anything during his adolescence. ...
Working Late Pt. 6: Medical Professionals
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this chilling conclusion to our Working Late series, we're diving into the frightening world of medical professionals who killed again and again. A...
Working Late Pt. 5: Military
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our continuing exploration of the most popular jobs for serial killers, we're taking a deep dive into those murderers who spent time in the militar...
Working Late Pt. 4: Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The number of psychopaths who hold positions with "CEO" in the title would alarm you… even if it wouldn't surprise you. Today, we're turning our att...
Working Late Pt. 3: Laborers
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the halfway point of this Working Late series, we want to look at the people whose work is often overlooked, but that keeps society running. Labore...
Working Late Pt. 2: Truck Drivers
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You pass them every day in the car, truck drivers hauling things from one end of the country to the other. But do you ever think about how that transi...
Working Late Pt. 1: Police
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in our Working Late series, where we'll be taking deep dives into the most popular jobs among serial killers. We'll look int...
Joshua Wade Pt. 2
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
By the end of summer, 2000, Joshua Wade had murdered at least one woman, and possibly many more. Despite the evidence against him, and tips from peopl...
Joshua Wade Pt. 1
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1993, a 13-year-old boy was sent to live with his father in Alaska, where he grew into one of the state’s deadliest serial killers. He committed ...
“The Yosemite Murderer” Cary Stayner Pt. 2
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As an adult, Cary Stayner finally turned his darkest fantasies into reality. Using TV crime shows as textbooks, he killed his victims, then laid out a...
“The Yosemite Murderer” Cary Stayner Pt. 1
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a troubled teen in the ‘70s, Cary Stayner experienced violent fantasies and compulsions, as well as the traumatic kidnapping of his brother. He f...
“The Monster of Atwater Village” Timothy Joseph McGhee
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy Joseph McGhee joined the Toonerville Rifa Gang as a boy, and quickly rose through the ranks. By the year 2000, he had turned the low-level Los...