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Serial Killers

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Get a rare glimpse into the minds and methods of sadistic murderers. From notorious names like Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy to lesser-known killers like “Death House Landlady” Dorothea Puente, what turns a regular person into a predator? Serial Killers is a Spotify Original. New episodes Mondays.

#535

Best of 2024: Israel Keyes Pt. 1

As our Best of 2024 selection, we're featuring our three-part series on notorious serial killer Israel Keyes. In 2012, Israel Keyes is arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing an 18-year-old barista. Prior to that, he’d had just one blemish on his criminal record: a DUI. He’s since been called “the most terrifying serial killer you’ve probably never heard of.” Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Dec 2024

39 MINS

39:41

16 Dec 2024

#534

Holiday Break: "The Grim Reaper" - Nate Boone Craft

We're continuing our holiday break, but you won't want to miss the episode we're highlighting this week. In this episode, our friends at [Murder in America] (https://open.spotify.com/show/7didcuJyAUG4B3a5RbdDEI?si=9eb457cda6b2409a) sit down and for an interview with a man who claims to have killed 30 people. This two-part series digs deep into the life of Nate "Boone" Craft, one of Detroit's most notorious hit men. You can listen to [part two] (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xzRpgGzABE34LUe1AwGTs?si=6515cb78a57d4a68) now, on the Murder in America feed. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Dec 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:41

09 Dec 2024

#533

Holiday Break: How a Nuclear Lab Helped Catch a Serial Killer

Happy holidays, listeners! We're starting off our winter break by bringing you an episode from our colleagues at [Science Vs] (https://open.spotify.com/show/5lY4b5PGOvMuOYOjOVEcb9?si=9fa624429d6b4d5e) about how a notorious murder case was solved with help from an unlikely source: a nuclear weapons lab. It’s the 1990s at a medical center in California, and patients are dying. At first, this doesn’t seem strange — it’s a hospital, and deaths happen. But then rumors start to circulate about a particular health care worker: difficult or needy patients in his care are ending up dead. The cops get involved, but there’s a huge problem: there’s no hard evidence. Until the so-called “Lab of Last Resort” steps in. Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers joins us as we speak to analytical chemist Armando Alcaraz, former Detective Sergeant John McKillop, and Dr. Ian Musgrave. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Dec 2024

53 MINS

53:42

02 Dec 2024

#532

Holiday Break: What’s Hiding in the Wizard of Oz?

You may have seen the movie and heard the musical, but do you know the secrets? As we take a break from our regular programming for the holidays, we’re revisiting one of the most influential films of all time. Walk with us as Carter follows the yellow brick road to the dark side. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

25 Nov 2024

39 MINS

39:37

25 Nov 2024

#531

The Smiley Face Murder Theory (with Murder Sheet)

Three decades. Eleven states. Over 600 bodies. Across the United States, college-aged men have ended up dead in rivers, lakes, and ponds. The deaths have been ruled accidental drownings, but a team of retired detectives believes a small, smiley-face shaped clue points to something more nefarious: a gang of serial killers. To help dissect the Smiley face Killers theory, Vanessa is joined by producer Chelsea Wood and hosts of the podcast The Murder Sheet, Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Nov 2024

50 MINS

50:18

18 Nov 2024

#530

The Hello Kitty Killers

In May 1999, Hong Kong police found the scattered remains of a young mother in a flat in the city’s Kowloon district. The crime scene was like nothing anyone had seen before: unimaginable brutality set against a backdrop of Hello Kitty memorabilia. Investigators eventually pieced together a harrowing tale of abduction, torture, and immense suffering. But one question remained at trial: did a murder occur? Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Nov 2024

31 MINS

31:39

11 Nov 2024

#529

The Rainbow Murders: The Serial Killer Theory

Nancy Santomero and Vicki Durian hitchhiked from Arizona to West Virginia in the summer of 1980. They planned to attend the Rainbow Gathering, an annual event where like-minded, free spirits could peacefully gather and celebrate. Just before they arrived, someone killed them. The murder remains unsolved, and the question remains: Were the women killed by West Virginian locals, as law enforcement believed? Or were they victims of serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin? Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Nov 2024

47 MINS

47:00

04 Nov 2024

#528

True Urban Legends: Candyman, with Ashley Flowers

Say Candyman’s name five times in a mirror and you’ll summon his vengeful spirit, then he’ll slaughter you with his hook. That’s how the urban legend goes anyway. It was directly inspired by a short story, a series of Hollywood films, and some suspect…a real-life crime. Don’t believe a killer can come through your bathroom mirror? Tell that to Ruthie Mae McCoy. Ashley Flowers — creator of hit podcasts like [Crime Junkie] (https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/episodes/) and [The Deck Investigates] (https://open.spotify.com/show/2bHbTXBLRwdJVL6blVI6wo?si=fd0e3d490b564cda) , and author of #1 New York Times bestseller All Good People Here — takes over as guest host for this Halloween special. For more gripping true crime stories, listen to Crime Junkie, and follow Crime Junkie on Instagram [@crimejunkiepodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast/) for even more exclusive content. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

28 Oct 2024

34 MINS

34:55

28 Oct 2024

#527

True Urban Legends: The Babysitter & The Man Upstairs, with Annie Elise

If you’ve babysat, you’ve heard this tale: While her charges sleep, a babysitter receives harassing phone calls telling her to “check the children”. But this urban legend has disturbing real-life parallels, including the case of 14-year-old Karen Slattery. The major difference between truth and fiction? Who dies. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:28

21 Oct 2024

#526

True Urban Legends: The Hex Hollow "Witch" Murder, with Kaelyn Moore

In a remote area of York County, Pennsylvania, a two-story clapboard house stands in Rehmeyer’s Hollow, aka “Hex Hollow” – where some say the spirit of Nelson Rehmeyer still resides. Perhaps that’s because his home was also the site of a real-life terror: the 1928 Hex Hollow Murder, which claimed Nelson’s life. The crime made headlines, but it wasn’t just the brutal act itself that shocked the nation…it was the fact that the killers believed Nelson Rehmeyer was a malicious witch whose hexes could only be broken in death. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Oct 2024

45 MINS

45:17

14 Oct 2024

#525

True Urban Legends: The Demon Trucker of Highway 666

According to the urban legends, Highway 666 is a paranormal hotspot in the remote American Southwest. The “Devil’s Highway” is cursed by ghostly hitchhikers, UFOs, and the homicidal “demon trucker” who stalks his prey along the highway. Highway 666 has since been renamed. And while the demon trucker has never been confirmed, the stories about him pale in comparison to the true case of Robert Ben Rhoades, the “Truck Stop Killer” who abducted victims and tortured them in his sleeper cab as they crossed the U.S. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Oct 2024

38 MINS

38:51

07 Oct 2024

#524

The Menendez Brothers Pt. 2

In August of 1989, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez murdered their parents in Beverly Hills after years of abuse. Afterward, they attempted to cover it up, but their stories quickly unravelled. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

30 Sep 2024

44 MINS

44:05

30 Sep 2024

#523

The Menendez Brothers Pt. 1

Jose Menendez pursued wealth at the expense of everything else in his life, including his relationship with his family. He abused his wife Kitty, and his sons, Lyle and Erik, until tension in the household finally boiled over in 1989. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

23 Sep 2024

41 MINS

41:37

23 Sep 2024

#522

“The Dating Game Killer” Rodney Alcala

On September 13th, 1978, an episode of The Dating Game aired on network television featuring a man named Rodney Alcala as “Bachelor Number One.” The announcer introduced him as a “successful photographer” – but at the time, Rodney had a secret. He’d already killed at least four victims…and he wasn’t done yet. Be sure to watch Woman of the Hour on Netflix, starting October 18th. Directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, Woman of the Hour tells the story of a woman whose life intersects with Rodney Alcala’s in a surprising way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Sep 2024

43 MINS

43:35

16 Sep 2024

#521

Fallout: The Unabomber’s Crimes and Manifesto (with Candice DeLong)

Ted Kaczynski, the man better known to the world as the Unabomber, died in 2023. But his manifesto and the ideas he presented as justifications for his killings have become more mainstream. We sat down with Candice DeLong, one of the FBI agents who helped capture Kaczynski in 1996, as well as Gary Wright, who survived a bombing in 1987. Keep up with us on Instagram [@serialkillerspodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerspodcast/) ! Have a story to share? Email us at [serialkillerstories@spotify.com] (mailto:serialkillerstories@spotify.com) Check out Candice’s new podcast Natural Selection: Scott v. Wild Bill. All episodes out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Sep 2024

49 MINS

49:45