No one batted an eye at the two women who became fast friends at an LA gym in the 1990s – until years later, when it came out that they’d teamed up for a plot to kill men down on their luck.
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Sep 22
Jolly Jane Toppan (And an Announcement!)
This episode first aired on January 15, 2018. On the outside, Jane Toppan seemed like a loving nurse who cared deeply for her patients. But for years, she used her nursing skills to experiment with medicines…and kill the people who trusted her the most. Stay up to date with chang ... Show More
49m 20s
Dec 2024
A Shot in the Dark (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a spring morning in 2017, a mother of three in Evansville, Indiana logged onto Facebook and noticed a story in her news feed that made her heart start to race. Just a couple of hours earlier, the body of a young woman was found in a field one town over – and police had no clue ... Show More
35m 12s
Jul 22
Uncovering A Serial Killer | 12
In the late 1970s, there were a series of mysterious deaths. First, two jr. high girls were found in an underpass west of Calgary. Seven months later, another young woman was found in a ditch, beaten and strangled to death. Just months after that, a fourth woman was found strangl ... Show More
40m 38s
Feb 2023
Hunted on Hemlock Crescent | 2
In the late 1980’s and early 90’s, a serial rapist ravaged women who lived in an- inner city Calgary neighbourhood, leaving an entire city on edge. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the physical and emotional impact of the devastat ... Show More
43m 25s
Jul 12
CLASSIC: The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
Locusta of Gaul, also known as Locusta The Poisoner, was one of the most infamous criminals of ancient times. Alternately sponsored and betrayed by the noble class, she committed crimes with impunity for years — even, at one point, opening an academy to teach her poisoning skills ... Show More
35m 31s
Apr 2018
LEGENDS Ep. 1 | “The Coffeyville Raid”
On October 5th, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted one of the most daring robberies in the history of the West. Armed with Winchester rifles, they tried to rob two banks at the same time in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas. The result was a running gun battle with the townsfolk ... Show More
34m 19s
Mar 2022
Heaven’s Gate Pt. 1: The Two
When Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Applewhite meet in Houston in 1972, it’s not for the first time — at least, not according to their birth charts. They’ve known each other in a past life. And in this lifetime, they have a joint mission. They set out, amid a wave of social and p ... Show More
48m 9s
Mar 2025
Post Mortem | Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier’s Wife
48 Hours Correspondent Peter Van Sant and Field Producer Kat Teurfs discuss John Blauvelt, a one-time military recruiter who went on the run with his teenage girlfriend after stabbing his wife, Cati, to death. When U.S. Marshals finally tracked him down six years later, he was us ... Show More
23m 14s