Case 41: Mr Cruel

*** Content Warning: Child sexual abuse, child abduction, murder of a child ***In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Melbourne was gripped by fear when a masked assailant began breaking into suburban family homes and abducting young children. The attacks were particularly callous, e ... Show More

When 20-year-old newlywed Elena Milagro Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the spring of 1930, her family took her to the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida, for treatment.There, they met a German-born scientist named Carl Tanzler, who promised that he – and he alone – co ... Show More

[Part 2 of 2]*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, rape, femicide, child sexual abuse ***For more than a decade, the investigation into the Gilgo Beach serial killings was stalled by corruption and apathy. But in 2022, a new task force would identify a clue that Suffolk County po ... Show More

In the late 1980s and early '90s, a child abductor and rapist began snatching children right out of their homes, often while their parents or other family members were present. Residents of Melbourne, Australia, were terrified that their child might be the next one targeted. Dubb ... Show More

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code HEIM at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/heimThis week’s investigation takes Hot On The Case to Australia, where one of the country’s most chilling and methodical predators once prowled the subur ... Show More

<p>A homicidal maniac was prowling the streets. The killer would attack unsuspecting victims in dark alleys and other places out of view of streetlamps and violently stab them to death. Then he would mutilate the corpse in abhorrent ways. Like so many other serial killers, this o ... Show More

Marc Dutroux was a child of the 60's. Not the flowery 60's of peace and love, but a much darker existence in the grimy working class region of Charleroi. His violent childhood was a cycle of abuse and perversion, creating a monster that would abduct young women and girls in the m ... Show More

In Perth, Australia, a vicious serial killer roamed for years. When women started disappearing on their way home from the Claremont area, task forces were set up. The investigation twisted and turned till it found a monster. Send your spooky stories to mikeohhello@gmail.com!  ... Show More

‘They called him the Candyman.’In British Columbia’s lower mainland, children are disappearing. Families are terrified as the local RCMP attempts to find out who is preying on vulnerable kids.At a time when both the public and the police don’t know how to deal with a serial kille ... Show More

<p>A brutal homicide in a basement strikes fear in the neighborhood. Sometimes it’s not the ‘by Who’ that’s the main mystery, but rather, ‘to Who’ and the ‘Why.’</p><p>For episode information and photos, please visit <a href="https://anatomyofmurder.com/">https://anatomyofmurder. ... Show More