In the first half of this two-part episode, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the case of Susan Polk. When she was just 15, a troubled and lonely Susan sought the help of a psychologist named Dr. Felix Polk. Instead, she wound up marrying her therapist, and eventually, killing him. In part one, we learn about the history that dr ... Show More
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Michael Gargiulo: The Hollywood Ripper
Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Michael Gargiulo, known as the Hollywood Ripper. For more than a decade, women in the suburbs of Chicago and the Hollywood Hills were being murdered in their own homes, and no one saw it coming ... Show More
49m 13s
May 5
Carl Panzram: "Meanness Personified"
Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Carl Panzram, one of the most brutal and unrepentant criminals in American history. In the early twentieth century, Panzram's trail of violence stretched across multiple continents, leaving beh ... Show More
47m 4s
Apr 28
Brenda Ann Spencer: The Girl Who Didn't Like Mondays
Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Brenda Ann Spencer, the teenager behind one of the earliest school shootings in modern American history. On the morning of January 29th, 1979, at just 16 years old, Brenda opened fire on childr ... Show More
45m 46s
Jun 2025
SERIAL KILLER: Aileen Wuornos Pt. 1
Before she became one of America’s most infamous female serial killers, Aileen Wuornos was a teenage runaway, a survivor of abuse, and a girl the system failed. In Part 1, we trace her early life—from abandonment and trauma to the desperate path that would lead her to murder. Kil ... Show More
58m 16s
Mar 2025
"Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke" with Criminal Psychologist Dr. John Matthias
In this episode, Lauren and Dr. John discuss the new docu-series "Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke."
About Hidden True Crime:
Lauren Matthias, a former television reporter, and her husband Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, started Hidden True Crime in 2020 ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2025
Ep 237: Unravelling Diddy with Dr Jaime Zuckerman, Part 2
Laura and clinical psychologist Dr Jaime Zuckerman dive deeper into Sean Combs, aka Diddy’s, behaviour and those who played a role in enabling and insulating him.
Currently, Combs is in jail awaiting trial for racketeering and sex trafficking offences. He denies all the allegatio ... Show More
48m 12s
Apr 2025
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
<p>Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. In Los Angeles, the trial of Monica Sementilli, who is accused of plotting with her lover to murder her husband, winds down. In Arizona, Lori Vallow Daybell defends herself against ch ... Show More
29m 44s
Sep 2025
SERIAL KILLER: The Dating Game Killer Pt. 2
Rodney Alcala thought he was smarter than the police, the jury, and even the justice system. In Part 2, we follow the unraveling of "The Dating Game" Killer, from a failed attempt at self-defense to the discovery of a chilling trophy stash that linked him to more murders than any ... Show More
52m 3s