Apr 13

The Devil Made Me Do It: Demonic Possession and Murder in a Small Town

A small Connecticut town witnesses its first murder ever. The culprit is an unlikely, quiet teenager who swears he was not in control of his own body. His supporters, however, think they know exactly what drove the young man to kill his victim: a case of demonic possession. Sourc ... Show More

41m 22s

Apr 6

The Dog Lady, The Killer She Loved, and Their Prison Break

How do you smuggle a convicted killer out of a maximum-security prison? Apparently, you just need a cardboard box, some packing tape, and a dog trainer nobody suspects. Sources for this episode include: Living With Conviction by Toby DorrBreakout (Dateline NBC) Keep up with Kille ... Show More

27m 52s

Mar 30

The Stalker on Silent Mode: Killer Sends Threatening Texts For Years

Dave thought he'd met his dream girl in Cari, but after she mysteriously breaks up with him and vanishes, Dave endures years of cruel text messages and emails. Sources for this episode include: A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice by ... Show More

39m 55s

Jun 2023

“The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski Pt. 1

Spotting his genius at a young age, Ted Kaczynski’s parents pushed their son to academic excellence — but Ted never found a true home in the hallowed halls of academia. Instead, by 1969, he was a former math professor with a festering hatred for the modern world. This episode ori ... Show More

43m 49s

Jul 2023

The Unabomber Pt. 1

Spotting his genius at a young age, Ted Kaczynski’s parents pushed their son to academic excellence — but Ted never found a true home in the hallowed halls of academia. Instead, by 1969, he was a former math professor with a festering hatred for the modern world. This episode ori ... Show More

43m 49s

Dec 2023

Encore: The Unabomber | Atomic Pearl | 1

<p>Ted Kaczynski faces a painful rejection in high school. Then he endures an abusive psychology experiment at Harvard. Kaczynski may be an academic prodigy, but he feels lonely and out of place. His solution? He's going to get revenge on modern society.</p><p>Want to listen to t ... Show More

40m 22s

Jun 2023

“The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski Pt. 2

By the 1980s, Ted Kaczynski had set off several bombs, causing only minor injuries — but for him, it wasn’t enough. What had started as a plot for revenge grew into an unrelenting need to change the world. To do that, he needed to kill. The reign of the Unabomber had begun. This ... Show More

46m 19s

Dec 2020

Fernald School Pt. 1

Originally billed as an education center for people with intellectual disabilities, the Fernald School exploited thousands of kids for free labor. The institution was rife with abuse even before it became a testing ground for radiation experiments in the 1940s and ‘50s. Learn mor ... Show More

48m 59s

Dec 2019

Best of 2019: “The Scopes Monkey Trial” Pt. 1

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: The state of Tennessee saw the Theory of Evolution as a direct assault on Christian values and therefore banned the subject from classrooms. The resulting criminal charges against science teacher John T. Scopes in 1925 ... Show More

48m 17s

Sep 2020

Sinedu Tadesse Pt. 2

As a Harvard student struggling with social isolation and undiagnosed depression, Sinedu Tadesse committed one of the most violent crimes in the university’s history. In the aftermath, two families grieved as Harvard came under fire for its role in the tragedy. Learn more about y ... Show More

45m 10s

Mar 2024

Beloved art teacher gunned down by unknown suspect; Former legislator seeks answers in father’s murder

This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A former state assemblyman seeks justice in the unsolved murder of his father, more than 10 years after the beloved art teacher was killed in his Silverlake home. Mike Gatto joins host Ana Garcia. Check out Mike’s book “Noir by Necessit ... Show More

51m 24s