“The Anatomy Murderers” Burke and Hare P...

This episode first aired on April 14, 2025. The sordid story of Chad and Lori Daybell hit national news in 2020: missing children, suspicious deaths, and a trail of fringe religious beliefs. We’re diving in with author and former criminal defense attorney Lori Hellis, whose book ... Show More

This episode first aired on August 19, 2024. He’s been called many names: the Boogeyman, the Thrill Vulture, the Moon Maniac, the Werewolf of Wysteria… But in life, he was known as Albert Fish and his gruesome crimes redefined the limits of human depravity. Stay up to date with c ... Show More

This episode first aired on January 15, 2018. On the outside, Jane Toppan seemed like a loving nurse who cared deeply for her patients. But for years, she used her nursing skills to experiment with medicines…and kill the people who trusted her the most. Stay up to date with chang ... Show More

In 1828, Burke and Hare managed to successfully run a business selling corpses to anatomy professor Robert Knox. For nearly ten months, the duo went unnoticed — until an eye witness accused the men of murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In 19th-century Edinburgh, two men on the hunt for money found a lucrative industry: grave robbing. But the infamous Burke and Hare didn’t want to dig up corpses. Instead, they delivered death to the gullible, and brought the bodies to one high-paying professor. Learn more about ... Show More

A young journalist took up the investigation into the world-famous golfer’s mysterious death, uncovering a story that began to look a lot like a tale of adultery, jealousy, and murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

After her college best friend is murdered in 1968, Linda Tomaszewski devotes her life to cracking the case. What follows is a decades-long hunt for a killer who dangles cryptic clues and near-confessions — but is never truly caught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ... Show More

There's still so much mystery surrounding the fate of Belle Gunness, and what exactly happened on her now-infamous murder farm. The truth may be just as terrifying as the rumors… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The Gruber family had their share of problems, and the townspeople near their rural German settlement knew it. But nobody could fathom who would want to slaughter five members of the family and the family maid in cold blood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices. ... Show More

A gruesome double murder in 1948 shocked a small town in Illinois. And when the prime suspect emerged, the case turned scandalous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices