In 1979, Donald Miller, a graduate of Michigan State University who majored in criminal justice, was sentenced to 30 to 50 years for rape and attempted murder but was suspected in the unsolved murders of four other local young women. In a highly unusual plea bargain, Miller agreed to work with police to recover his memories of the other murders. “48 Hours" C ... Show More
Sep 2021
Trailer | The Murdaughs: Murders, Money & Mystery
In June 2021, Alex Murdaugh (pron. mer-dock) called 9-1-1 to report he'd found his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, dead outside their home in rural Colleton County, South Carolina. Both Maggie and Paul had been brutally shot to death.As months have passed, what began as a c ... Show More
2m 14s
Nov 2025
Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer
<p>Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Ed Kemper, known as “The Co-Ed Killer.” In the early 1970s, young women began vanishing from the streets of Northern California. When the truth finally came to light, it revealed a killer un ... Show More
48m 25s
Apr 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
<p>Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with guest host, Blayne Alexander. In Arizona, the prosecution plays phone calls Lori made to her insurance agent in the days after her husband's shooting. In Massachusetts, a jury is finally seated in th ... Show More
27m 44s
Aug 2024
A Conversation with Danny R. Smith of Netflix’s “Homicide: Los Angeles” on Phil Spector, Crime Scene Chaos, and the Toll of Working Murder Cases
<p>This episode was originally published on <em>The Murder Sheet</em>'s main feed on August 8, 2024.</p><p>The Murder Sheet recently interviewed retired homicide detective Danny R. Smith. Smith appeared in several episodes of the new season of Netflix's docu-series <em>Homic ... Show More
58m 22s
Sep 2025
Your Next Listen - Mind of a Monster: The Killer Nurse
If you enjoyed Very Scary People you may also like Mind of a Monster: The Killer Nurse, from ID. Listen to Episode 1, "Kristen Gilbert" here, and follow Mind of a Monster wherever you get your podcasts.From 1989 to 1995, nurse Kristen Gilbert murdered four of her patients, attemp ... Show More
39m 2s
Oct 2025
INFAMOUS: The Murdaugh Family Murders
<p>When Maggie and Paul Murdaugh are killed on their family’s estate in 2021, the investigation unravels a history of privilege, corruption, and suspicious deaths tied to one of South Carolina’s most influential families. But beneath the headlines and courtroom drama are stories ... Show More
56m 1s