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Richard Chase—grimly nicknamed “The Vampire of Sacramento”—was less a criminal mastermind and more a catastrophic collision of untreated mental illness and escalating paranoia. In the late 1970s, he spiraled into delusions so severe he believed his blood was turning to powder, prompting him to seek “refills” in the most horrific ways imaginable. His crimes were chaotic rather than calculated, driven by fear rather than finesse, and...

Richard Chase—grimly nicknamed “The Vampire of Sacramento”—was less a criminal mastermind and more a catastrophic collision of untreated mental illness and escalating paranoia. In the late 1970s, he spiraled into delusions so severe he believed his blood was turning to powder, prompting him to seek “refills” in the most horrific ways imaginable. His crimes were chaotic rather than calculated, driven by fear rather than finesse, and...

Frederick Charles Wood isn’t exactly a household name, and honestly, that might be the only good news in his story. A small‑time criminal with big‑time delusions, Wood drifted through life with the charm of a damp dishrag and the decision‑making skills of someone who thought crime was a personality trait. His path eventually spiraled into violence, leaving behind a trail that investigators would later piece together with the grim p...

Allan Newman wasn’t your average outlaw—unless your average outlaw is a bank‑robbing drifter with a talent for disappearing and a trail of bodies that investigators spent years trying to connect. In this episode, we peel back the layers of a man who blended charm, chaos, and cold calculation into a criminal résumé that baffled authorities and terrified communities.

From small‑town stickups to a chilling pattern of violence, Newman’...

David Edwin Mason wasn’t just a serial killer—he was a catastrophically bad planner with a flair for self-destruction. Born in 1956, he drifted from juvenile delinquency to adult violence like someone checking off items on a very illegal bucket list. By 1980, he had embarked on a spree of strangling elderly victims in Oakland, California, a pattern so grim it felt like he was trying to speedrun the worst possible life choices.

His ...

Daniel Joe Hittle wasn’t just a repeat offender—he was an overachiever in all the worst ways. Born in Indiana and adopted into a Minnesota farm family, he grew up quiet, polite, and apparently harboring enough rage to later murder his adoptive parents in 1973. After serving time and securing parole, he took the concept of “fresh start” and twisted it into a 1989 Texas killing spree that left five people dead, including a police off...

Charles Schmid Jr., better known as the “Pied Piper of Tucson,” was the kind of small‑town troublemaker who tried to turn himself into a legend—platform shoes, pancake makeup, and all. In the mid‑1960s, he charmed Tucson’s teenagers with a mix of bravado and bad eyeliner, only to reveal a far darker side: behind the swagger lurked a manipulative killer responsible for the deaths of at least three young women.

Schmid cultivated an i...

Robert Wayne Danielson Jr. carved out a grim legacy across the American West, leaving investigators chasing a trail as unpredictable as his movements. Born in 1946 and largely a mystery in his early years, Danielson drifted through life with a mix of depression, drug use, and a knack for turning roadside encounters into deadly confrontations.

After an early manslaughter conviction in 1970, he resurfaced in the early ’80s with a spr...

A mother. A wife. A killer - again and again.  This Monday we travel back to the 19th century England, where poison was silent, grief was unquestioned, and one woman left a trail of death inside her own home.  Mary Ann Robson didn't murder strangers.  she murdered those closest to her.  

Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater

Outro Audio: Jason Poe

Source Credit: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Cotton

https://www.britannica.com...

Ariel Castro was the Cleveland school‑bus driver who proved that sometimes the monster doesn’t hide under the bed—he drives right past your house every morning. For a decade, he maintained a façade of ordinary neighborhood life while secretly imprisoning three women in his home, a crime so shocking it turned an unassuming Ohio street into the setting of one of the most disturbing true‑crime stories in modern history. Castro’s doubl...

Monday we are covering the terrifying case of Wayne Nance, better known as the Missoula Mauler.  

For years, fear lingered quietly in Montana as brutal attacks went unsolved.  Victims were targeted in their own homes.  The Violence was extreme.  And the man responsible blended into the community around him - until one final shocking confrontation brought the truth to light.  

Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater

Outro Audio: Jason Poe

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We are heading to Montana where Patricia Meehan left the scene of a crash in 1989 and was never seen again.  

Sightings were reported.  Searches were conducted.  But answers never came.  With no physical evidence of her death, investigators have never ruled out the possibility that she survived.  

Intro Audio:   Gavin Prater

Outro Audio:  Jason Poe

Source Credit: 

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/meehan_patricia.html

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Alfred Griner Packer — Colorado prospector, wilderness guide, and deeply questionable lunch companion — set out in 1874 to lead a group of miners through the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately, he was about as qualified to guide people through the wilderness as a goldfish is to lead a desert expedition.

When the group got lost in the snow and supplies ran out, Packer returned alone, looking suspiciously well‑fed for a man who claimed t...

Stephen Morin was the kind of drifter who didn’t just change cities—he changed names like most people change socks, cycling through aliases as he crisscrossed the country evading law enforcement. Behind the revolving door of identities was a deeply troubled man whose crimes spanned more than a decade, leaving investigators in multiple states scrambling to connect the dots.

By the time he was finally arrested in 1981, Morin had beco...

He wanted the respect of the mob - but earned a reputation all his own.  This week, we dive into the dark world of Richard Kuklinski the self-proclaimed hitman who craved Mafia status, lived a suburban double life, and left a trail of violence behind him. 

Was he a feared enforcer....or a wannabe mobster building his own myth?  From confessions to the lies investigators unraveled, this episode peels back who Kuklinski really was......

In Dayton, Ohio, Christmas 1992 came with far more than bad fruitcake. Over the course of three days, a teenage crew calling themselves the “Downtown Posse” went on a violent spree that left six people dead and two injured — a grim holiday record no one asked for. Led by 19‑year‑old Marvallous Keene, the group bounced from robbery to revenge to witness‑silencing with the chaotic energy of people who had absolutely no plan beyond th...

For decades, he was the ghost story whispered in law‑enforcement circles — a serial killer and rapist whose crimes spanned Florida, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. But even after his death by suicide in 1999, Brashers wasn’t done rewriting the narrative.

Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater

Outro Audio: Jason Poe

Source Credit: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers

https://allthatsintersting.com/robert...

In 1991, Austin’s sweet tooth turned sour when four teenage girls were brutally murdered inside an ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!’ shop. What followed was three decades of false starts, wrongful accusations, and courtroom drama—until DNA finally pointed to a serial killer long gone. It’s a chilling tale of innocence lost, justice delayed, and a city forever haunted by a crime that began with frozen yogurt.

Intro Audio:  Gavin Pr...

With sharp wit and a dash of dark irony, we explore how a woman once poised to unlock the mysteries of the human brain instead became infamous for unleashing chaos in her own department. Was it tenure denial, unchecked warning signs, or a lifetime of unresolved rage that lit the fuse? Tune in for a gripping blend of true crime, academic drama, and cautionary tale—because sometimes the most dangerous experiments aren’t in the lab, b...