Discover the tragic story of Brian Douglas Wells, a pizza delivery man turned bank robber who ended up with a bomb locked around his neck in one of America's most bizarre crimes.
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Jan 14
The Girl in the Concrete Drum: The Heartbreaking Tragedy of Junko Furuta
A disturbing true-crime documentary recounting Junko Furuta’s abduction and murder, exposing shocking failures of justice, human cruelty, and the enduring legacy of one of Japan’s most infamous criminal cases ever. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial ... Show More
54m 10s
Jan 10
5 of America's Worst Miscarriages of Justice
From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth. Sponsor: rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions ... Show More
3h 15m
Jan 8
Flashback to The Real-Life Harley Quinn
In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compt ... Show More
1h 44m
Nov 2023
The Pizza Bomber Pt. 3: The Robbery
In August 2003, pizza delivery man Brian Wells strapped a collar bomb to his neck and chest and entered a PNC Bank demanding $250,000 in cash. He thought it was the perfect bank robbery, and that the bomb on his chest was fake. He was wrong on both counts. Keep up with us on Inst ... Show More
37m 10s
May 2020
“The Meanest Man in America” Pt. 2: Donald Henry Gaskins
In the late 1960s, Donald Henry Gaskins found himself consumed by a ravenous rage. He began stalking the highways of South Carolina, searching for victims. Eventually, he became so violent that even a maximum security prison couldn't stop him from killing. Learn more about your a ... Show More
48m 37s