In the world of true crime, the media is often accused of inaccuracy, dramatisation, and sensational headline writing, but there's an exception to every rule. Never has a killer fitted their moniker more than Peter Kürten, 'The Vampire of Düsseldorf'...Kürten may well have had a reflection and he may not have hung from the ceiling like a bat, but in one very ... Show More
Feb 5
Jessica Wongso: Iced Coffee Killer | #435
In January 2016, a coffee date between three glamorous Indonesian gal pals turned deadly – when Mirna Salihin, a wealthy and beautiful newlywed, took a sip of a Vietnamese iced coffee that had been laced with a lethal dose of cyanide. The culprit? Her ex-bestie Jessica Wongso. Th ... Show More
1h 26m
Feb 3
ShortHand: Nellie Bly – The Woman Who Changed Journalism
From faking insanity to go undercover in an asylum, racing around the world in 72 days, and reporting from the front lines of deadly war zones, this fearless investigative reporter risked everything to expose the truth… and she did it all in a corset. The unstoppable Nellie Bly r ... Show More
27m 31s
Jan 29
The Oakland County Child Killer | #434
Behind the façade of the white-picket-fence dream and adventurous childhoods of suburban, late-70s Michigan, lay a web of depravity that law enforcement was not remotely prepared for. Over the course of just one tragic year, the town of Oakland was terrorised: four children vanis ... Show More
1h 11m
May 2023
Tenfold More Wicked - The Wolf Among Us: Down Under
<p>John Tawell is caught as a forger, but the Quakers convince the Crown to send him to a penal colony in Australia. He seems like a dedicated family man—he sent for them in England. And Tawell became a huge success in Australia, but he was still duplicitous. And soon, he would m ... Show More
40m 3s
Jul 2020
Conman Paul Bint - Part 1
<p><em>"People have this picture of me which is completely inaccurate, and I don't see how I am ever going to get around this problem. I don't think I would describe myself as a conman, or King Con Man or King of the Swindlers, as the newspapers call me. I'm someone who lied abou ... Show More
58m 50s
Apr 2024
EP. 150: TEXAS -SERIAL KILLER Daniel Lee Corwin: The Worst Man In Texas (PT. 2)
In today’s episode, we explore the dark crime spree of Daniel Lee Corwin, and the campaign of terror that he enacted against the denizens of a couple small Texas towns. This episode is disturbing, so listener discretion is advised.
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1h 7m
Jan 2024
An Insignificant Man: Episode 374
St Mellons is an eastern suburb of Cardiff. When 15 year old Claire Hood, who lived in St Mellons with her mum and sister, was not in the house when her mum Pam arrived home from work one day, Pam knew something was wrong. But she can't have imagined for one moment the horror tha ... Show More
28m 19s
May 2024
A Deeper Look at the Crimes of Joran van der Sloot With Christopher Cassel
<p>We are joined by Christopher Cassel, Director of 'Pathological: The Lies of Joran Van Der Sloot', We discuss his documentary which dives deep into the crimes of the Van Der Sloot, and the countless people his actions have negatively impacted. </p><p><br /></p><p>Want to see th ... Show More
51m 5s