Yesterday

The Real-Life Scream Killers.

Dive into the chilling real stories that inspired Scream. Explore real-life killers, shocking crimes, and the dark truths behind one of horror’s most iconic movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

46m 23s

Nov 21

Richard Speck: The Self-Annointed Devil

Inside the chilling life of Richard Speck, the self-annointed devil whose brutal crimes shocked America. Explore his past, prison tape, and the night that became the crime of the century. Sponsors: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today ⁠shopi ... Show More

3h 46m

Nov 15

Flashback to The Amazon Review Killer

In this flashback episode, Simon delves into the chilling case of Todd Kohlhepp, infamously known as the Amazon Review Killer. Terrible grammar. Wrote down crimes on the internet. 1/5 stars, would not recommend. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial peri ... Show More

1h 9m

Nov 2019

November 18, 1978: The Jonestown Massacre

On this day in 1978, Jim Jones, the founder of the People’s Temple cult, led a little over 900 followers to drink poisoned Flavor-Aid in a mass suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14m 32s

Oct 2022

Jonestown Pt. 1

At the command of Jim Jones, more than 900 followers of The Peoples Temple drank a beverage laced with cyanide in an act that Jones labeled “revolutionary suicide.” But was this truly a mass suicide, or was it a mass murder? And why do some people think Jim Jones faked his own de ... Show More

1h 2m

Mar 2025

MURDEROUS MINDS: Charles Manson & The Manson Family Cult Pt.1

Tune in to explore the chilling rise of Charles Manson, from his troubled youth in reform school and prison to his desperate pursuit of power in the late 1960s. Using his dangerous charisma, Manson formed the notorious Manson Family, a cult of devoted followers he manipulated int ... Show More

58m 11s

Nov 2022

Jonestown Pt. 2

With more than 900 people dead, the Jonestown Massacre has sparked many theories over the past 40 years. Did the government have a hand in these deaths? Could the cult have been connected to the mysterious MK-Ultra program? And was Jim Jones murdered, or did he fake his own death ... Show More

59m 21s

Aug 18

Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES

<div>From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate, to the Octopus Murders and the Waco Siege, the world is full of deception, manipulation, and destruction. Listen to Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes every Wednesday as we explore the real people at the center of the world’s most shockin ... Show More

8m 6s

Aug 10

CULTS: Heaven's Gate

In 1997, 39 Heaven’s Gate cult members died by mass suicide, believing a UFO would grant them salvation. In this debut episode, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes peels back the layers of how a cosmic prophecy and Marshall Applewhite’s delusion ended in the deadliest cult suici ... Show More

46m 43s

Sep 2017

Case 60: Jonestown (Part 3)

<div>[Part 3 of 3]<br><br></div><div>On November 17 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan travelled to Guyana to inspect Jonestown for himself. When a number of Peoples Temple members expressed a desire to leave with him, Jim Jones was furious. What followed next would go down in history.<b ... Show More

59m 32s

Sep 4

MURDEROUS MINDS: The Georgia Pipe-Bomber Pt. 2

The FBI launched a manhunt for a serial bomber...and Roy Moody was hiding in plain sight. In Part 2, we follow the chilling fallout of his 1989 mail bombing spree: threats to civil rights leaders, courtroom lies, and the psychological unraveling of a killer who saw himself as the ... Show More

42m 10s

Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre