Arriving in South Australia in the 1980s, John Bunting surrounded himself with people he could easily manipulate: a small group of men who hated pedophiles and gay men, and were determined to rid their community of both.
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Aug 31
The Young Hippies Who Hijacked a Plane
In 1972, two young hippies hijack a commercial airplane in a wild attempt to free a famous political activist from jail, setting off one of the strangest, most idealistic crimes of a radical era. Sources for this episode include: The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Gol ... Show More
38m 31s
Aug 24
The Greek Robin Hood Who Kidnapped Billionaires and Escaped Prison in a Helicopter
In the craggy peaks of Greece, a modern outlaw proves that you can rob a bank, kidnap a billionaire, and still be the most beloved man in the mountains. This is the story of Vassilis Paleokostas: the 'Robin Hood' who treats his hostages like guests and uses a helicopter as his pr ... Show More
40m 36s
Aug 17
Stanley Alpert, the Kidnapping Victim Who Outsmarted his Captors
Kidnapped on his 38th birthday by criminals who think every federal prosecutor is secretly wealthy, a calm-under-pressure lawyer survives a chaotic 25-hour ordeal—part hostage crisis, part absurd comedy—by befriending his captors. Sources for this episode include: The Birthday Pa ... Show More
30m 57s
Mar 2022
John Bunting : The Snowtown Murders
John Bunting was an angry man who hated many people based on their race or lifestyle. Hating them wasn’t enough, he needed to rid the world of them, but instead of taking this misguided journey on his own, he indoctrinated others to believe his hate was justified and that those p ... Show More
46m 3s
Apr 2024
Episode 570: The Snowtown Murders Part I - The Salisbury Mistakes
<p>This week the boys head down under and begin the story of one of Australia's grisliest series of murders - The Snowtown Murders, also known as the "bodies in barrels murders", which took place between 1992 and 1999 in and around Adelaide.</p>
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1h 46m
Nov 2019
BILLY THE KID Ep. 2 | "Crooks, Killers and Thieves"
Lincoln County in southeastern New Mexico Territory grows into a hotbed of corruption and murder. Men named Murphy, Dolan and Brady align themselves against others called Tunstall, McSween and Chisum. An outlaw gang kills and steals at will, and it’s about to add a new man to its ... Show More
34m 21s
Apr 2024
Episode 571: The Snowtown Murders Part II - Selling the Drama
<p>Strap in... This week we head into Gold Star Territory as the boys continue the story of The Snowtown Murders and the torture-filled, murder spree led by John Bunting and Robert Wagner.</p>
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1h 10m