Sheila Davalloo made it a habit of looking outside her relationships for passion and sex. But she soon turned cold toward her secret lovers once these relationships became routine. That is until she met a man who rejected her for a new love interest. That’s when her attraction turned into a deadly obsession. Sources: Sheila Davalloo | Murderpedia, the ... Show More
Nov 3
"I don't like Mondays” - Brenda Spencer.
On January 29, 1979, sixteen-year-old Brenda Spencer opened fire on ClevelandElementary School in San Diego, California, killing two school employees and woundingeight children and a police officer. When asked why she'd committed such a horrific act,Brenda gave an answer that wou ... Show More
42m 25s
Oct 26
Gregorio “Goyo” Cardenas: The Tacuba Strangler | With Jack Luna of Dark Topic
Can a serial killer truly be rehabilitated, or can a clever murderer simply convince the world that he's changed?In this special episode of Once Upon a Crime, Esther welcomes back Jack Luna, host and producer of the acclaimed true crime podcast Dark Topic. Jack joins Esther to ex ... Show More
1h 15m
Oct 19
The Oracle's Daughter: Inside an American Cult
How does a free-spirited hippie become the authoritarian leader of a religious cult? And why do ordinary people remain loyal to dangerous leaders, even when faced with abuse, isolation, and fear?This week on Once Upon a Crime, we explore the disturbing history of the Aggressive C ... Show More
46m 50s
Oct 2023
A Poisoned Soul: Patricia Taylor Allanson
When a divorced Southern Belle sets her sights on a strapping younger man, she lets nothing get in her way - not his wife, nor his disappointed parents. Within only months, the relationship explodes into deadly violence, manipulations and poisonings.Sources:Everything She Ever Wa ... Show More
2h 31m
Oct 2023
54: Serial Killer Fangirl Becomes a Murderer
Today's episode is on Shaye Groves - a woman whose obsession with true crime would turn deadly when she stabbed her boyfriend, Frankie Fitzgerald, in her home. Trigger Warning: physical and sexual abuse of a child, mental illness, self-harm, suicide, sexual assault, rape, drug ab ... Show More
51m 3s