50 - The Hammersmith Ghost Murder

A disturbing true-crime documentary recounting Junko Furuta’s abduction and murder, exposing shocking failures of justice, human cruelty, and the enduring legacy of one of Japan’s most infamous criminal cases ever. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial ... Show More

From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth. Sponsor: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions ... Show More

In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compt ... Show More

It’s the Western world’s first recorded account of a haunted house, and it proves that even the most logical men can be thrown by the appearance of the supernatural… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Faking your death is so extreme you must be running from something criminal to do it. Ash and Alaina call out the fakers who tried to escape liability, responsibility, and prison by “dying” or becoming someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho ... Show More

Did Teresita Basa’s ghost solve her own murder from beyond the grave? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

One of the most notoriously uncatchable serial killers in the history of Central Europe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Mark Twitchell's story concludes with even more idiotic wannabe killer mistakes than you could possibly imagine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

The 1928 murder of a Dutch faith healer led to not only one of Pennsylvania’s last witch trials, but one of the state’s most haunted homes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

On March 31st, 1922, an entire family was violently murdered on their farm. The gruesome investigation revealed a web of village feuds, incest, and even claims of paranormal activity. The massacre remains Germany's most incredible unsolved case. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More