Crime Adjacent podcast

Crime Adjacent

Thirty years ago, someone began snatching men from a small Bay Area town and dumping their bodies in a quiet lovers’ lane just off Interstate 80. But just as quickly as the killings began, they suddenly stopped. The killer simply vanished. No suspects. No arrests. No headlines. These men and their murderer were forgotten, overshadowed by other notorious serial killers prowling the same Bay Area roads. In this season of Crime Adjacent, host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick returns home to Ridgewood to answer the question once and for all: “How could the most prolific serial murderer in American history slip under the radar for so long?” Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. ***** Host: Chase Patrick Creators: Chase Patrick, Nikki Freeman

Thirty years ago, someone began snatching men from a small Bay Area town and dumping their bodies in a quiet lovers’ lane just off Interstate 80. But just as quickly as the killings began, they suddenly stopped. The killer simply vanished. No suspects. No arrests. No headlines. These men and their murderer were forgotten, overshadowed by other notorious serial killers prowling the same Bay Area roads. In this season of Crime Adjacent, host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick returns home to Ridgewood to answer the question once and for all: “How could the most prolific serial murderer in American history slip under the radar for so long?” Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. ***** Host: Chase Patrick Creators: Chase Patrick, Nikki Freeman

 

#27

Serial killer souvenirs

Ed Gein took skin. BTK took jewelry and trinkets. The Zodiac took pieces of a bloody shirt... more

05 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:47

05 Nov 2025


#26

The Ridgewood City Council murders

In the winter of 2023, three city councilmembers from the city of Ridgewood were abducted.... more

29 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:17

29 Oct 2025


#25

A Show You'll Love: Harlem Queen

Episode title: Stephanie's Great Escape This episode tells of Madame Stephanie St. Clair's... more

24 Oct 2025

13 MINS

13:46

24 Oct 2025


#24

Bea Macy

Bea Macy was born in a small town in Wisconsin but, just like Len Macy, she made her way t... more

22 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:49

22 Oct 2025


#23

Parking lots

There’s something undeniably eerie about a parking lot. The rows of silent cars, or worse,... more

15 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:36

15 Oct 2025


#22

End game

Over the span of a week in December 2023, two Ridgewood city council members were abducted... more

08 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:51

08 Oct 2025


#21

Tokens

True crime is littered with cases of killers who tied to throw investigators off their tra... more

01 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:06

01 Oct 2025


#20

Fraud

On Dec. 13, 2023, Ridgewood resident Mollie Miller came to one of the Crime Adjacent live ... more

24 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:07

24 Sep 2025


#19

Rehearsal Fantasy

True Crime stories are riddled with serial killers and their crimes. But how do they get s... more

17 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:04

17 Sep 2025


#18

Margie Miller

Margie Miller spent her life trying to escape Ridgewood. But a series of unfortunate event... more

10 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:04

10 Sep 2025


#17

The Lake

On Sept. 27, 1969, the Zodiac killer donned a black hood and approached a young couple on ... more

03 Sep 2025

33 MINS

33:24

03 Sep 2025


#16

Michelle Diaz

The disappearance of Michelle Diaz happened at the worst possible time in a small town wit... more

27 Aug 2025

23 MINS

23:50

27 Aug 2025


#15

Going Home

It was Mollie Miller who alerted me to the death of Gary Pugh. It was Mollie Miller who sa... more

20 Aug 2025

25 MINS

25:23

20 Aug 2025


#14

A Show You'll Love: Kingscreek

Curiosity is a dangerous thing. Kingscreek is a weekly horror semi-anthology podcast, with... more

15 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:03

15 Aug 2025


#13

Gary Pugh

The killer disappeared for nearly 30 years. Police thought he moved or was caught or just ... more

13 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:29

13 Aug 2025


#12

Len Macy

When Len Macy arrived in San Francisco in 1967 for the Summer of Love, he was immediately ... more

06 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:30

06 Aug 2025


#11

Daniel Palmer Jr.

Three Ridgewood men have been abducted and murdered, their bodies found in a valley on the... more

30 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:00

30 Jul 2025


#10

Gone Cold

One man built a flamethrower and patrolled the town’s sewer system, positive the killer lu... more

23 Jul 2025

25 MINS

25:07

23 Jul 2025


#9

Panic

After the abduction and murder of Bobby Briggs on Jan. 20, 1996, Ridgewood exploded. There... more

16 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:39

16 Jul 2025


#8

A New Zodiac Victim?

The similarities between the abduction of Bobby Briggs and one Zodiac survivor were so str... more

09 Jul 2025

27 MINS

27:30

09 Jul 2025


#7

Bobby #2

With the discovery of a third body in the valley just off Interstate 80 in Ridgewood, poli... more

02 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:37

02 Jul 2025


#6

The Doodler Links

Detective Ida Jones had seen this before. Gay men were being murdered while the police and... more

25 Jun 2025

26 MINS

26:16

25 Jun 2025


#5

The Timeline

Bobby Calvin had everything going for him. Smart, handsome, a former D1 star quarterback a... more

18 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:04

18 Jun 2025


#4

Bobby #1

Exactly two weeks after the discovery of Tommy Coulet, another man was found on the outski... more

11 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:43

11 Jun 2025


#3

The Profile

With no leads, no clues, and no suspects, Tommy’s case went cold, almost instantly. But as... more

04 Jun 2025

37 MINS

37:28

04 Jun 2025


#2

Tommy

Tommy Coulet left home at 9 p.m. on Dec. 23, 1995 and would never return. His body was dis... more

04 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:07

04 Jun 2025


#1

Crime Adjacent. New season: The Rest Stop Killer

Thirty years ago, someone began snatching men from a small Bay Area town and dumping their... more

20 May 2025

02 MINS

02:53

20 May 2025