In the first half of this two-part episode, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the case of Harold Frederick Shipman: The Original Dr. Death. A prominent doctor in the UK during the late 1990s, Dr. Shipman murdered at least 230 of his patients, mostly elderly women. Candice examines the factors that could have made a man that was ... Show More
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Albert DeSalvo: "The Boston Strangler"
Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the infamous case of Albert DeSalvo, the man who confessed to being the Boston Strangler. In the early 1960s, a wave of fear swept through Boston as women were found murdered in their homes, many of them sexually ass ... Show More
50m 35s
Jun 30
John Edward Robinson: The Internet's First Serial Killer
Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of John Edward Robinson, known as the internet's first serial killer. For nearly two decades, women across the Midwest answered his ads, responded to his messages, and accepted his promises of job ... Show More
49m 28s
Jun 23
Pam Hupp: "The Killer Next Door"
Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the shocking case of Pam Hupp, a Missouri woman whose web of lies, manipulation, and greed would unravel over the course of several years. What began as the tragic murder of Betsy Faria in 2011 appeared to be a seemi ... Show More
52m 35s
Sep 2021
Deathbed Survivor: Jeffrey Gafoor
In 1988, British police found the remains of a gruesomely murdered woman in a flat in Cardiff, UK. The woman had over 50 stab wounds on her body. The murder went unsolved until 2003, when a man named Jeffrey Gafoor confessed after taking a lethal dose of paracetemol tablets…
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51m 45s
Jul 2023
Dr. Harold Shipman - Part 7
<p>For many months and years, the tide ran with Fred Shipman. These were perfect crimes: apparently motiveless, with victims whose deaths, although a shock to those around them, were not questioned, committed by a murderer who had access to the means of killing and who was, becau ... Show More
28m 10s
Mar 2024
The Murder of Diane Zaleski – Part 1
On November 18, 2010, Diane Zaleski was found murdered in her home in Union Township, New Jersey. In this episode, Lt. Michael Manochio of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) joins retired FBI profilers Julia Cowley, Angela Sercer, Susan Kossler Drew, and Bob Drew to disc ... Show More
47m 29s
Oct 2025
He Was a Respected Doctor… Until They Found the Bodies - Harold Shipman
Hi friends, Happy Tuesday!Meet Dr. Death: The Shocking Story of Harold Shipman.What happens when the doctor you trust with your life… is actually a serial killer? Harold Shipman, also known as Dr. Death, is believed to have killed hundreds of patients under the guise of medical c ... Show More
39m 6s
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