The Burke and Hare case was a scandalous episode in 19th-century Edinburgh where William Burke and William Hare, two Irish immigrants, resorted to murder to supply fresh corpses to medical schools. Operating in the early 1820s, they targeted vulnerable individuals, including travelers and the homeless, smothering them to sell their bodies for dissection. The ... Show More
Jan 30
The Haves and the Have Nots: Inside the Washington D.C. Mansion Murders
When a beloved D.C. power family vanished behind the doors of their mansion, a routine workday spiraled into a nightmare of lies, ransom, and fire. What investigators uncovered inside would expose a meticulously cruel plot—and leave one haunting question that still lingers: did o ... Show More
34m 26s
Jan 23
From Classroom Crush to Contract Killing: Pamela Smart’s Secret
On a quiet New Hampshire street in 1990, a young husband was executed in his own home—what looked like a botched robbery quickly unraveled into something far darker. This episode explores the explosive case of Pamela Smart: a forbidden affair, teenage accomplices, a murder-for-hi ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2021
“Killing for Corpses" William Burke and William Hare Pt. 1
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
47m 55s
Nov 2023
44. The Hodges Family Murder
On this episode, Payton delves into the Hodges Family Murder, an incident that occurred in a quiet town, where an unknown assailant killed an entire family in their own home.
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Forensic Files, episode “Private Thoughts,” aired April 23 ... Show More
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