Aug 21
448: The Murder of Hadas Winnick (from "I'm Related to a Killer")
On September 25, 2007, 22-year-old Amy Winnick left her job near Calabasas, California, and headed home. Her cell phone rang. It was was her 25-year-old brother Jesse. "Don't go home," he told her. And then he said "I just killed Mom," and then he hung up. This unimaginable night ... Show More
56m 21s
Nov 2022
EP. 87 ILLINOIS - John Wayne Gacy (PT. 2): The MURDERS
It was the height of the 1970s and dozens of young men from the Chicago area started going missing. 33 young men, to be exact. By 1978, 29 of the 33 missing young men would be found, dead, in the small home on Summerdale Avenue in the Chicago suburbs. Some were buried in the back ... Show More
1h 41m
Nov 2022
EP. 88 ILLINOIS - John Wayne Gacy (PT. 3): Arrest, Trial, & Execution
With a victim count totalling 32 in the summer of 1978, there was one more life that John Wayne Gacy would take before his rein of terror would come to an end. When Robert Piest, a beloved honors student, went missing in December 1978 the police would soon zero in on the man resp ... Show More
1h 32m
Jan 2021
Night Stalker: The Hunt for A Serial Killer
The mid-1980s was a period of terror in Southern California. A series of random home invasions, sexual assaults, and brutal murders were happening across the region. Men, women, and children of all races and walks of life were victims. Stranger yet, the horrendous methods of kill ... Show More
37m 13s
May 2021
#64: The “666” Death (The Man Who Wrote Letters To Serial Killers)
Dear Mr. John Wayne Gacy…
That’s how it all started… One letter to the “Clown Killer” who was responsible for 33 murders of young boys - and Jason was hooked.
For months he developed relationships and even visited with John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, and Charl ... Show More
1h 55m
Oct 2022
EP. 86 ILLINOIS - John Wayne Gacy (PT. 1): Who WAS The Killer Clown?
It was the 1970s, and young men who had their whole lives in front of them started going missing around the greater Chicago area. While some disappeared while looking for a job in the city, or hanging out near the Greyhound bus station, or walking along the roads outside of Chica ... Show More
1h 20m
Nov 2022
EP. 89 ILLINOIS - John Wayne Gacy (PT. 4): Possible Accomplices and Pedophile Ring Conspiracies
In our last episode, we ended with John Wayne Gacy’s execution - but the story does not end there. There has long been speculation that Gacy did not act alone, and after spending weeks researching this case we’ve learned a lot of things that are just too crazy to ignore, like one ... Show More
1h 17m
Dec 2022
EP. 91 ILLINOIS - Drew Peterson (PT 2): The Killer Cop
Throughout his life, Drew Peterson was known as a womanizer, a fact that would eventually lead to the divorce from his third wife, Kathleen Savio, after his affair with 17-year-old Stacy Cales came to light. During Drew and Kathleen’s tumultuous divorce, and coincidentally right ... Show More
1h 13m
Feb 2021
EP. 6 IDAHO - The "SCREAM" Killers & The Death of Cassie Jo Stoddart
Sometimes, life imitates art. And in 2006, a crime rocked a small town in Idaho that seemed to be drawn straight from the script of a horror movie. The story of the death of Cassie Jo Stoddart will shock you. It will anger you. And above all, it will terrify you. Get ready to “Sc ... Show More
31m 22s
Dec 2017
“The Killer Clown” - John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, or the “Killer Clown,” was named the worst serial killer in the United States after he murdered 33 teenage boys in the 1970s. Gacy lived a contradicting life as a celebrated community member, who then used his reputation to pursue secret, violent interests. We lo ... Show More
38m 33s