Addicted to Murder Podcast: A True Crime Experience

This week we dive into a new killer, William Bonin, and discuss his traumatic childhood and early adulthood, including his very early foray into criminal sexual behaviors.

*Trigger Warning: Child Sexual Abuse

Sources:

The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes (Documentary 2022)

Wikipedia

The final installment of The Happy Face Killer. We discuss Keith's final crimes, confession and life after being caught. 

This week we catch up with Keith right after his first murder and discuss his transformation into serial killer.

Part two of the Happy Face Killer continues the story of Keith Jesperson through his teenage year and into adulthood.

Sources:

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

“I” The Creation of a Serial Killer by Jack Olson

This week we dive into a new serial killer, The Happy Face Killer Keith Jesperson. We explore Keith's background and childhood, including some early concerning behaviors.

Sources:

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

“I” The Creation of a Serial Killer by Jack Olson

We are back! After our 5 month hiatus, we return with an especially interesting new case! This week we talk about Mary Bell, the British girl who became the youngest person ever convicted of murder in the UK. 

Trigger Warning: Child sexual abuse and child murder

Sources:

Cries Unheard, Why Children Kill: The Story of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny

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

This week we wrap up the case of the Sunset Killers, discussing their crimes, trials and sentences.

Now that Doug and Carol have officially met, we talk about their relationship dynamics and dive into the first murders.

In this episode we dive into the childhood and development of Doug Clark, leading up to his first meeting with Carol.

Main source: The Sunset Murders by Louise Farr

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This week we talk about the childhood of Carol Bundy, who would grow up to be part of the notorious murdering couple known as the Sunset Killers.

On our special Christmas Eve episode, we talk about a Christmas Eve massacre carried out by a terrible man in a Santa suit.

We discuss the case of Omaima Nelson, who murdered her husband on Thanksgiving Day in 1991. 

Sources used:

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

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/omaima-nelson-the-model-who-killed-castrated-ate-her-husband-for-thanksgiving

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/battered-woman-syndrome 

https://youtu.be/EIdGyA42SLM?si=yZrZyydxJYkNjYpQ 

Join us as we tell the grizzly tail or Ryan Clark O'Brien and his horrible plan that he went through with on Halloween night in 1974.

References:]

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/59731-3.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Clark_O%27Bryan 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201712/the-subtle-art-of-poisoning 

Join us as we learn about Henry VIII's upbringing and how he came to be a young monarch.

References:

 Hunting the Falcon; Henry VIII Anne Boleyn and the Marriage that Shook Europe by John Guy and Julia Fox.

Join us in our final part of this series where we discuss the rest of the murder spree and how the two were caught.

References: Die For Me, The Terrifying True Story of The Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Killers. By Don Lasseter.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Lake

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ng

In part 3 we talk about how these two killers come together and the beginning of their murder spree.

References: Die For Me, The Terrifying True Story of The Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Killers. By Don Lasseter.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Lake

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ng

Join us as we learn about Charles Ng's childhood and how this unfortunate fated pair met.

References: Die For Me, The Terrifying True Story of The Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Killers. By Don Lasseter.