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Nov 24

The Real-Life Scream Killers.

Dive into the chilling real stories that inspired Scream. Explore real-life killers, shocking crimes, and the dark truths behind one of horror’s most iconic movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

46m 23s

Nov 21

Richard Speck: The Self-Annointed Devil

Inside the chilling life of Richard Speck, the self-annointed devil whose brutal crimes shocked America. Explore his past, prison tape, and the night that became the crime of the century. Sponsors: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today ⁠shopi ... Show More

3h 46m

Nov 15

Flashback to The Amazon Review Killer

In this flashback episode, Simon delves into the chilling case of Todd Kohlhepp, infamously known as the Amazon Review Killer. Terrible grammar. Wrote down crimes on the internet. 1/5 stars, would not recommend. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial peri ... Show More

1h 9m

Jan 2023

Episode 227: The dramatic capture of mafia 'boss of bosses' Matteo Messina Denaro

HE was the notorious Cosa Nostra boss who lived in hiding for 30 years and who was responsible for terrorist atrocities against Italy. Matteo Messina Denaro was amongst a group of violent mafia bosses who hit back at Italian magistrates, their families and body guards with lethal ... Show More

43m 15s

Feb 2021

Sicily's Brutal Wars and Mafia Super Trial

The "Maxi Trial" pitted two fearless Palermo prosecutors and turncoat "Pentiti" against the Cosa Nostra, its thuggish leader Toto Riina, and a whole host of corrupt cops, politicians and businessmen. But when the judge handed down 344 guilty verdicts, the real chaos was just begi ... Show More

41m 54s

Oct 2023

The Knife Fighting Italian Gangster Who Built an Army while in Prison

The Camorra clans of Naples had always played second fiddle to the Sicilian Mafia and the Calabrian 'Ndranghetta. Until Raffaelle Cutolo started building up his Nuovo Camorra Organization while locked up in a notorious prison. When he wasn't writing poetry or challenging other bo ... Show More

39m 50s

Feb 2020

Confessions of a mafia boss

Across Italy hundreds of mafia leaders, hitmen and drug-traffickers are being jailed thanks to the most powerful weapon now in the hands of Italy’s anti-mafia investigators: the words of one clan against another. Italy’s state collaborator scheme has seen mafia chiefs breaking th ... Show More

26m 33s

Dec 2020

The Albanian Bronx Crew that took on the Italian Mafia

In the 1990's, a new group of criminals started making their presence known on the streets of New York City: the Albanian mafia. Soon, they earned a reputation that even scared the Italian mafias that had dominated the city for decades. Muscling in on Gambino and Lucchese rackets ... Show More

52m 26s

Mar 2024

From The Professor: Hunting for the Mafia's Missing Masterpiece

William Veres is in trouble. He's been arrested following the largest ever investigation by the Italian police’s art squad. They accuse him of running an $40 million art-smuggling ring with ties to the Sicilian mafia – charges that could get him jailed for 20 years. But Veres has ... Show More

40m 12s

Jan 2021

Italy’s secretive ‘Ndrangheta Mafia on trial

More than 350 people currently face trial for their alleged connections with one of Italy’s most powerful Mafia syndicates, the ‘Ndrangheta. The crime group is known for its secrecy. Bosses, accused of murder, money laundering, and drug trafficking, often hide in bunkers in Calab ... Show More

23m 34s

May 2023

Mafia Madman: Thomas Pitera

During his twenties, he spent his free time reading books about how to kill a human being. Naturally, a job as a mafia hitman was perfect for Thomas Pitera. But when he went from a cold, calculated killer to slowly torturing his targets, it became harder for him to evade authorit ... Show More

32 m

106 - Giovanni Brusca: A Mafia Horror St...