"The Molalla Forest Murderer" Dayton Ler...

In 1972, two young hippies hijack a commercial airplane in a wild attempt to free a famous political activist from jail, setting off one of the strangest, most idealistic crimes of a radical era. Sources for this episode include: The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Gol ... Show More

In the craggy peaks of Greece, a modern outlaw proves that you can rob a bank, kidnap a billionaire, and still be the most beloved man in the mountains. This is the story of Vassilis Paleokostas: the 'Robin Hood' who treats his hostages like guests and uses a helicopter as his pr ... Show More

Kidnapped on his 38th birthday by criminals who think every federal prosecutor is secretly wealthy, a calm-under-pressure lawyer survives a chaotic 25-hour ordeal—part hostage crisis, part absurd comedy—by befriending his captors. Sources for this episode include: The Birthday Pa ... Show More

Dayton Rogers was a husband, father and business owner who lived a seemingly normal life during the day, but at night, he took to the streets to fulfill fantasies that needed to be carried out deep in the forest, where nobody could hear the screams. For more stories of the worst ... Show More

This week, in Oak Grove, Oregon, when a group of bystanders attempt to save woman's life, after she was brutally stabbed, in a Denny's parking lot, no one can imagine that it would lead to the discovery of a makeshift forest graveyard, and one of the worst serial killers that the ... Show More

1980s Washington. One of the most prolific serial killers of all time, Gary Ridgway, preyed on vulnerable young women, runaways and sex workers. With his un-assuming persona and habit of dumping bodies in the nearby Green River, Ridgway was able to commit mass murder for nearly t ... Show More

For almost two decades, the BTK killer terrorized the citizens of Wichita and Park City, Kansas, torturing and killing ten people and wounding one other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In the 1980s, rigorous training and illegal weapons turned Ellison’s once peaceful commune into a murderous militia. As they carried out acts of terrorism and plotted attacks on the government, their actions did not go unnoticed — or unanswered. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More

After three Girl Scouts were found dead on the edge of an Oklahoma forest, authorities zeroed in on 33-year-old Gene LeRoy Hart – a fugitive who had been serving time for both rape and burglary. All the evidence pointed in his direction. Was he really a killer or the victim of po ... Show More

Husband and wife Gerald and Charlene Gallego embarked on a brutal killing spree in the fall of 1978. For months, they terrorized young women in California, until an FBI manhunt brought their reign of terror to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In the 1980s and 90s, a monster known as The Green River Killer stalked the people of the Pacific northwest. He had one goal in mind: to be the most prolific serial killer of all time. LIKE HONESTLY WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY? After nearly two decades on the loose, when he's caugh ... Show More