On 19 May 2024, Ebrahim Raisi – “The Butcher of Tehran” and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran – died in a helicopter crash. Immediately, theories of who had killed him and why, swept the worlds’ media.But while his passing inspired this episode, we’re also going to look at his many thousands of victims – and in particular how his actions led to the m ... Show More
Apr 17
Michael X - Part Two: The Murder of Gale Benson | #446
Mystery, mayhem, and death followed Michael X all the way back to Trinidad.Hacked to death and left in shallow graves, the bodies of Gale Benson and Joseph Skerritt were found at Michael X’s house. Whispers of black magic and rumours of espionage rippled through the island.How co ... Show More
48m 51s
May 2022
YouTube Murder (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
<p>In May of 2009, someone in Guatemala uploaded an 18 minute long video to YouTube titled, “YouTube Murder." Within hours of it being published, the video had gone massively viral to the point where YouTube’s servers began to crash, and in Guatemala, angry crowds of people began ... Show More
44m 8s
Jun 2023
Fan Favorite - "YouTube Murder"
<p>This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 30.</p><p>In May of 2009, someone in Guatemala uploaded an 18 minute long video to YouTube titled, “YouTube Murder." Within hours of it being published, the video had gone massively viral to the point where ... Show More
44m 16s
Apr 2024
EP. 153: SYRIA - JIHADI JOHN: The ISIS Executioner Who BEHEADED Americans On Video
In today's episode of the show, we tackle the insane story of "Jihadi John", AKA Mohammed Emwazi, who terrorized the globe after his videotaped executions of hostages and threats towards foreign countries went viral on the internet. This is one of the darkest stories we've ever c ... Show More
2h 20m
Mar 2024
The Execution of Hamida Djandoubi (with Special Guests Alvin & Fran From Affirmative Murder Podcast)
<p>Alvin & Fran from Affirmative Murder Podcast join us today to tell us about the execution of Hamida Djandoubi. On September 10th, 1977, Djandoubi's execution sentence was carried out by Guillotine, and marked the last time it was used for capital punishment in the western worl ... Show More
57m 1s
Feb 2021
The UK's Most Prolific Rapist / Reynhard Sinaga - Part 2
<p>PLEASE LISTEN TO <strong>‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 33’ </strong>FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. In the final days of spring 2017, the police and paramedics were called to an address in Manchester City centre. At the scene, they found a male in his mid-thirties, incapacitated, le ... Show More
43m 3s
Mar 2021
Destroy The Sole Source Of Evidence / The Crimes Of Brian Field
<p>Days turned to weeks, weeks to months, months to years, years to decades. Roy's murderer was free to travel around the countryside and towns across the United Kingdom, undetected. Almost 33 years later, the law would catch up with him, but perhaps some of his crimes were ... Show More
55 m
Nov 2019
Cold Case Solved / Valerie Graves
THIS IS A CASE UPDATE. PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 3 - EPISODE 29’ FOR MORE DETAILS.
Under Operation Ensign, Sussex Police completed one of the most significant mass DNA screenings in its history. Still, by December 2018 — the fifth anniversary of the murder, they were no further fo ... Show More
25m 58s