Serial Killers
Episodes
“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” Pt. 2 - Gordon Stewart Northcott
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It seemed as though no one would be able to save Sanford from his uncle. Sanford had lived with him in Wineville, California from 1928-1929, only to n...
“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” - Gordon Stewart Northcott
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This Serial Killers and Hostage crossover covers Gordon Stewart Northcott, who held his nephew captive and forced him to participate in the murder of ...
"The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 2 - Robert Lee Yates Jr.
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, he was honorably discharged from active duty in the U.S. Army. Yates would resume serving his country by enlisting in the National Guard two ...
"The Spokane Serial Killer" - Robert Lee Yates Jr.
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He lived a seemingly normal life. A father of five children and army veteran, Robert Lee Yates, was well regarded in the Spokane, Washington community...
“The Butcher of Hanover” Pt. 2 - Fritz Haarmann
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sent to his first mental institution at the age of 17, Fritz Haarmann had a troubled childhood full of trauma. He went on to murder close to 30 people...
“The Butcher of Hanover” - Fritz Haarmann
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He didn't just love to kill his victims; Fritz Haarmann liked to bite into their Adam's apples and tear out their throats. His "love bites" earned him...
“Lady Rotten” Pt. 2 - Mary Ann Cotton
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After suffering multiple miscarriages, she begins to see her children less as a blessing and more of a burden. Mary Ann Cotton’s severe struggles wi...
“Lady Rotten” - Mary Ann Cotton
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She was determined to pull herself out of poverty, but the path towards financial freedom meant murdering her three husbands, 13 children, and family ...
“Phoenix Serial Shooters” Pt. 2 - Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 2005, innocent people were being gunned down in the streets of Phoenix, Arizona with no suspects, no witnesses, and no plausible moti...
“Phoenix Serial Shooters” - Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In an instant, Dale Hauser's family was gone. He was left broken, isolated, and enraged. In 2005, his anger would boil over. He would begin stalking t...
“The Double Initial Murders” Pt. 2 - Joseph Naso
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Working as a photographer, he obsessively documented his crimes. Naso’s journals included more than 250 detailed descriptions of assaults, accompani...
“The Double Initial Murders” - Joseph Naso
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A routine home inspection in 2010 uncovers heinous crimes committed by Joseph Naso. Dating back to the late 1970s, Naso was responsible for deaths in ...
“The Craigslist Ripper” Pt. 2 - The Long Island Serial Killer
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the details surrounding the murder of 16 women in Long Island remain a mystery, the only connection is that the women all used Craigslist. Inv...
“The Craigslist Ripper” - The Long Island Serial Killer
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ten bodies were found on Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach in Long Island in 2010 all linked to one person. The killer primarily targeted sex workers who...
“The Co-Ed Killer” Pt. 2 - Edmund Kemper
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Edmund Kemper despised his mother so much, he tried to destroy everything she had ever loved. As Edmund began to express his hatred, the trail of bodi...
“The Co-Ed Killer” - Edmund Kemper
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Verbally abused and psychologically tortured by his mother, young Edmund Kemper's mind turned towards vicious daydreams and perverted nightmares. Befo...
“Killer Caregiver” Pt. 2 - Beverley Allitt
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Can detective Stuart Clifton find enough evidence to lock up the serial killer known as the, “Angel of Death” away for life? Or will Beverley Alli...
“Killer Caregiver” - Beverley Allitt
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A sweet and loving pediatric nurse was secretly torturing and murdering children at a England hospital in in the early 1990s. We’ll explore Beverley...
“The Jacksonville Cannibal” Pt. 2 - Ottis Toole
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A man hungry for murder, and other things… The Cannibal Kid invites you to his famous BBQ, but this isn’t your standard Fourth of July celebration...
“The Jacksonville Cannibal” - Ottis Toole
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
He was either one of the most prolific killers of all time, or a compliant interviewee taken advantage of by the police to clear their cold case files...
“The Beast of British Columbia” Pt. 2 - Clifford Robert Olson Jr.
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A chance meeting with child killer Gary Marcoux inspired Olson Jr. to commit his own string of murders. What measures would law enforcement have to ta...
“The Beast of British Columbia” - Clifford Robert Olson Jr.
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After his release from prison, Olson Jr. would go on a vicious killing spree and ultimately be convicted of eleven murders. Why would somebody who did...
“BTK Killer” Pt. 2 - Dennis Rader
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What if you picked out a book at the library and found a taunting note to police from a serial killer? As the BTK Killer, he loved when the media gave...
“BTK Killer” - Dennis Rader
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
By all accounts, he was a loving family man, Scoutmaster, and church leader. None of his family members or colleagues ever suspected that he was also ...
“House of Horrors” Pt. 2 - Fred and Rose West
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fred and Rose each came from abusive homes and each showed signs of being abusive as they became adults. But together, they would start a new life and...
“House of Horrors” - Fred and Rose West
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fred and Rose each came from abusive homes and each showed signs of being abusive as they became adults. But together, they would start a new life and...
“The Yorkshire Ripper” Pt. 2 - Peter Sutcliffe
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the years 1969 to 1981, a serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper freely roamed the streets of Yorkshire, England. Police were so determined ...
“The Yorkshire Ripper” - Peter Sutcliffe
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe claimed he was directed by voices of God to kill innocent women. Naturally, he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity ...
“The Death House Landlady” Pt. 2 - Dorothea Puente
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California. She had perfected a technique of taking in tenants who were on government assistance, ...
“The Death House Landlady” Pt. 1 - Dorothea Puente
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a crossover special with the hosts of Serial Killers and Female Criminals. Dorothea Puente didn’t set out to become Sacramento, California’...
“Son of Sam” Pt. 2 - David Berkowitz
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From summer of 1976 through summer of 1977, David Berkowitz went on a year long killing spree that terrorized the New York City boroughs of Queens, Br...
“Son of Sam” - David Berkowitz
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Plagued by the voices of monsters and demons since adolescence, serial killer David Berkowitz set over a thousand small fires throughout his youth and...
“The Video Strangler” Pt. 2 - Maury Travis
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Like many serial killers, Maury Travis became over-confident. In the summer of 2002, after reading a story in the newspaper about one of his victims, ...
“The Video Strangler” - Maury Travis
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There was no evidence in Maury Travis’ childhood of arson or animal abuse, often seen as early warning signs for serial killers. And he didn’t app...
“The Murder Factory” Pt. 2 - Amy Archer-Gilligan
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Archer-Gilligan owned and operated a home for elderly residents in Windsor, Connecticut, but fell deeply into debt. Over time, she developed a dea...
“The Murder Factory” - Amy Archer-Gilligan
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Archer-Gilligan opened a nursing home in Connecticut in 1907. By portraying herself as a kind and religious woman, she was able to recruit new res...
“The Sunset Strip Killer” Pt. 2 - Carol Bundy
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1980, Carol Bundy helped Douglas Clark sexually assault a young girl and murder over a half-dozen women. Her extreme desire to please...
“The Sunset Strip Killer” - Carol Bundy
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After years of abuse as a child at the hands of her parents, Carol Bundy suffered through the same fate as an adult at the hands of various boyfriends...
“The Beast” Pt. 2 - Luis Garavito
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Alfredo Garavito raped, tortured, and killed well over 100 children. Find out how he lured away his victims and avoided detection from authoritie...
“The Beast” - Luis Garavito
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Garavito was born in Colombia in 1957 to an abusive, alcoholic father and a time of civil unrest. At the age of sixteen, Garavito was kicked out ...
“The Confession Killer” Pt. 2 - Henry Lee Lucas
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Lee Lucas served only 10 years for killing his abusive mother. After being released early due to overcrowding, he longed for a sense of family a...
“The Confession Killer” - Henry Lee Lucas
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Lee Lucas, is one of history’s greatest liars. After his arrest in the 1980s, Lucas claimed to have murdered over 3,000 people across the U.S....
Carl Panzram Pt. 2
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Panzram didn't start out a murderer. He started with smaller crimes like robbery and arson and quickly worked his way up to more violent crimes. ...
Carl Panzram
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Even as a child, Carl Panzram often found himself in trouble. He spent his teenage years either homeless, on the run, or imprisoned. From robbing form...
“Killer Petey” - Pedro Rodrigues Filho
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After his girlfriend Maria was murdered by gang members, Pedro Rodrigues Filho made it his mission to avenge her death, and kill as many criminals as ...
“The Boston Strangler” Pt. 2 - Albert DeSalvo
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After being admitted to Bridgewater State Hospital, Albert DeSalvo began confiding in other patients, bragging about his crimes and admitting he was t...
“The Boston Strangler” - Albert DeSalvo
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a special sense of security within our own homes. But from 1962 to 1964, Albert DeSalvo took advantage of this trust. He swayed women into l...
“The Trash Bag Killer” Pt. 2 - Patrick Wayne Kearney
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After luring in victims using a false sense of security, Patrick Wayne Kearney earned his title as “The Trash Bag Killer” by murdering a confirmed...
“The Trash Bag Killer” - Patrick Wayne Kearney
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Wayne Kearney was born in Los Angeles, California in 1939. As a child, he was tormented relentlessly by schoolmates, and found happiness in sl...
“The Sorcerer” Pt. 2 - Ahmad Suradji
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Many people innocently dream of having super powers. But Ahmad Suradji’s dreams led him to become a murderous “Sorcerer from Hell” who killed 42...
“The Sorcerer” - Ahmad Suradji
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1986, Ahmad Suradji had dreamed of becoming a mystic healer in his community. But this dream also led him to believe he could become invincible… ...
“Dr. Death” Pt. 2 - Harold Shipman
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During his 25-year medical career, Harold Shipman rose to be a respectable family doctor who treated his patients with outstanding care. But behind cl...
“Dr. Death” - Harold Shipman
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a doctor, someone we should trust, becomes a killer? Harold Shipman, later known as Dr. Death, terrorized Britain for 25 years, kill...
“The Blood Countess” Pt. 2 - Elizabeth Bathory
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Bathory was a cruel, widowed noblewoman who earned the title “The Blood Countess” from the rumors she bathed in the blood of her victims...
“The Blood Countess” - Elizabeth Bathory
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, young peasant girls who went to the Castle Cachtice were being led to death at the hands of the Blood Count...
“The Butcher of Plainfield” Pt. 2 - Ed Gein
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After murdering two women, robbing graves, and decorating his home with human body parts, Ed Gein found himself arrested and in the media’s spotligh...
“The Butcher of Plainfield” - Ed Gein
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the twisted mind of Ed Gein, whose gruesome killings inspired horror movies Pyscho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lam...
“Jolly Jane” - Jane Toppan
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a childhood filled with abuse, poverty, and shame, Jane Toppan (born Honora Kelley), left her foster home and pursued nursing. To many, she seem...
“The Killer Clown” Pt. 2 - John Wayne Gacy
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to look into the conflicted identity of John Wayne Gacy, who terrorized Chicago in the 1970s. Known as the “Killer Clown,” Gacy tortur...
“The Killer Clown” - John Wayne Gacy
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John Wayne Gacy, or the “Killer Clown,” was named the worst serial killer in the United States after he murdered 33 teenage boys in the 1970s. Gac...
“The Moors Murderers” Pt. 2 - Ian Brady & Myra Hindley
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Brady & Myra Hindley shared a deep, dark passion for murder that led to the death of multiple children in England from 1963 to 1965. Their horrifi...
“The Moors Murderers” - Ian Brady & Myra Hindley
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Myra Hindley, an ambitious, yet violent, young woman met Ian Brady, an unemotional man with a twisted mind, their deepening love became a source ...
“The Freeway Killer” Pt. 2 - William Bonin
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After William Bonin took the life of his first victim, his killings only escalated in frequency and violence. In part 2, Greg and Vanessa dive into Bo...
“The Freeway Killer” - William Bonin
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
William Bonin drove California’s freeways, picking up hitchhiking men and boys and driving them to their deaths. As a child, he was abused by almost...
“The Butcher of Rostov” Pt. 2 - Andrei Chikatilo
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Andrei Chikatilo killed with increasing frequency over twelve years. Greg and Vanessa explain how the Soviet system of criminal profiling allowed a mo...
“The Butcher of Rostov” - Andrei Chikatilo
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most prolific serial killers ever to live, Andrei Chikatilo murdered 53 people between 1978 and 1990. Greg and Vanessa examine how Chikatil...
Jack the Ripper Special - Pt. 3
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
He was never caught. So why did Jack the Ripper stop killing? In the finale, Greg, Vanessa, Carter, and Wenndy follow the years-long search for Jack t...
Jack the Ripper Special - Pt. 2
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One of the first serial killers to write letters to the authorities, Jack the Ripper’s mail was memorable, to say the least. Our resident Ripperolog...
Jack the Ripper Special - Pt. 1
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
He's the world's most famous killer. But how could a series of crimes committed in a few weeks in 1888 still be so famous nearly 130 years after the f...
“The Lethal Lovers” Pt. 2 - Gwen Graham & Cathy Wood
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the case of the Lethal Lovers, Gwen Graham was charged with five murders, and Cathy Wood charged as her accomplice. But was that truly their relati...
“The Lethal Lovers” - Gwen Graham & Cathy Wood
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After meeting at Alpine Manor in Michigan, nurses’ aides Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood began a romantic relationship that eventually earned them the ni...
"Bible John" Pt. 2
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bible John left gruesomely specific crime scenes. This week, Greg and Vanessa scrutinize this killer’s disturbing methods for any semblance of meani...
"Bible John"
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom was meant to be a place for people to dance and enjoy themselves. Instead, Bible John, one of Scotland’s most infamo...
“The Angel of Death” Pt. 2 - Charles Cullen
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Cullen was one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. As a nurse, he went from hospital to hospital, leaving a trail of bodies i...
“The Angel of Death” - Charles Cullen
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nurses are trained to save lives. But this nurse killed. Charles Cullen overdosed his elderly patients on digoxin and insulin, passing off over 40 dea...
“The Midwest Black Widow” Pt. 2 - Belle Gunness
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A fire rages at black widow Belle Gunness's murder farm, where her many victims lie buried below her hog pen. After deputies find a headless woman's b...
“The Midwest Black Widow” - Belle Gunness
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Norwegian immigrant Belle Gunness was one of America's deadliest black widows. Suitors answering her personal ads seeking romance found themselves at ...
"The Green River Killer" Pt. 2 - Gary Ridgway
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What makes someone evil? And how evil is Gary Ridgway, serial killer and necrophiliac? Greg and Vanessa discuss Ridgway’s sex addiction, how he lure...
"The Green River Killer" - Gary Ridgway
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with a low IQ, Gary Ridgway always wanted to be the best at just one thing. That one thing turned out to be serial murder. The most prolifi...
“The Giggling Granny” Pt. 2 - Nannie Doss
28 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the cheerful demeanor of a sweet southern grandma, lurked a vicious killer. Nannie Doss poisoned her husbands, killed her children, and even we...
“The Giggling Granny” – Nannie Doss
21 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“The Giggling Granny”, Nannie Doss’ home cooked meals were served with a side of poison. Was she suffering from Munchausen-by-Proxy, or did she ...
"The Grim Sleeper" Pt 2. - Lonnie Franklin Jr.
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lonnie Franklin Jr. offered rides to Los Angeles women, only to kill them, photograph them, and leave their bodies to be found like trash on the stree...
"The Grim Sleeper" - Lonnie Franklin Jr.
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
He targeted and killed multiple women in the 1980’s; then mysteriously disappeared. Fourteen years later, he started killing again. Why would he sto...
“The Casanova Killer” Pt. 2 – Paul John Knowles
31 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A lust killer who dreamed to be known as an outlaw, Paul John Knowles sought infamy. He was so desperate to be remembered; he recorded his own confess...
“The Casanova Killer” - Paul John Knowles
24 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
He had no pattern. No victim type. No consistent MO. And he killed across the country. Nicknamed the “Casanova Killer” for his good looks, Paul Jo...
“The Werewolf of Wysteria” Pt. 2 - Albert Fish
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“The Boogey Man”, AKA Albert Fish, attacked over 100 children, many of them unidentified. A traumatic childhood created a twisted old man, torment...
Welcome Trailer
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Every Monday we take a psychological and entertaining approach to provide a rare glimpse into the mind, methods and madness of the most notorious seri...
“The Werewolf of Wysteria” - Albert Fish
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Albert Fish preyed on young children in the early 1900s, molesting, murdering, and even cannibalizing them. He wasn’t caught until the 1930s, when t...