Serial Killers

May, 1985. Two days before her high school graduation, Shari Faye Smith was abducted from ... more

Ervil LeBaron, the prophet of a Fundamentalist LDS sect in Mexico, has grasped power after... more

In the 1920s, the LeBaron family settles in Mexico to practice their own sect of Mormonism... more

Happy solstice, listeners! Join our guest host this week, Sapphire Sandalo, for a summerti... more

In the 1970s, at least seven young women and girls go missing around Santa Rosa, Californi... more

His modus operandi is shocking: years before he strangled his victims, Henry Louis Wallace... more

A missing woman in Florida leads police to a fugitive who’s been on the run for 17 years. ... more

When a boneless torso possibly belonging to a woman named Cora Turner is found in the cell... more

“...catch me if you can!” Police find those words written on a note left in a jacket drape... more

The eighty miles surrounding Dublin, Ireland, hold a chilling mystery. Between 1993 and 19... more

After getting away with murder in LA, retirees Helen and Olga scheme to kill again. But wh... more

No one batted an eye at the two women who became fast friends at an LA gym in the 1990s – ... more

In early 2020, the story of Lori Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, hit national n... more

Struggling with gambling and spiraling into debt, William Palmer turned to murder. This we... more

In 1855, Dr. William Palmer became one of the Victorian era’s most famous villains – a man... more

In Texas, convicted murderer Ed Bell claimed he killed 11 girls between Houston and Galves... more

Edward Harold Bell was serving a 70-year prison sentence for murdering a man when he sent ... more

When a series of double-homicides struck Virginia in the late 1980s, authorities immediate... more

Five missing people in five years. And that’s far from the only fact that aroused suspicio... more

In the fall of 1994, a 13-year-old boy found a human skull in his backyard. Detectives lat... more

In 1960, Sharon Kinne is a typical housewife raising two children in Kansas City. By 1964,... more

For Valentine’s Day we’re going back into the archives to bring you some of the most infam... more

For Valentine’s Day we’re going back into the archives to bring you some of the most infam... more

In 1907, George Soper located the cause of a typhoid outbreak in New York City: a cook nam... more

In the late 1800s, Mary Mallon was a cook for wealthy families in New York City. She thoug... more