In the year 2000, a single, brutal murder would change South Dakota forever.
Stories of serial killers oftentimes pique the interest of the public. However, sometimes it only takes a single crime to strike fear into the hearts of a population, and the brutality and depravity just one murder can be much more of a shocking event than the discovery of a serial ... Show More
Oct 23
EP. 265 - OHIO: THE HALLOWEEN FAMILY MURDERS
At first, 16-year-old Devon Griffin was sure he was looking at a Halloween prank. As he stood over his parents' bed, where two bodies lay, drenched in blood, it was the only thing that made sense. The reality was too horrible to comprehend: That his mother and stepdad had been ki ... Show More
1h 19m
Oct 16
EP. 264 - PENNSYLVANIA: THE SHOPPING SPREE MURDERS
Two lives. A brutal double murder. And a story far more disturbing than anyone could have imagined. On September 10, 1995, a routine shopping trip turned into an unimaginable nightmare. Twenty-nine-year-old Lisa Marie Manderach and her 18-month-old daughter, Devon, stopped at a c ... Show More
1h 23m
Oct 9
EP. 263 - ILLINOIS: The Catfish Cartel Family Murders
On September 18th, 2023, officers in Romeoville, Illinois, knew they were facing something they had never seen before. As they peered in the windows of a darkened family home, the flashes of what lay inside made their stomachs churn. Three dogs, shot. Furniture turned over. Belon ... Show More
1h 21m
Aug 2025
This Couple Never Made It Home. But Why Were They Murdered?
Content warning: Knoxville’s brutal 2007 torture slayings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom—kidnapping, assault, murder, botched trials, a disbarred judge, retrials, and lifelong sentences. An unflinching, researched Casual Criminalist dive. Sponsor: rocketmoney.com/casual - ... Show More
1h 12m