The 500-year-old Treaty Oak in Austin, Texas was once called "the most perfect specimen of a North American tree." But in 1989, Austin's city forester John Giedraitis realized that the Treaty Oak didn't look so good, and began to wonder whether someone had intentionally tried to kill it. The Austin police were on the case, so when Paul Stedman Cullen was arr ... Show More
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The Man Nobody Killed
On September 15, 1983, Michael Stewart was on his way home from a nightclub when police arrested him. Thirteen days later, he was dead. Elon Green’s book is The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart’s New York. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sig ... Show More
51m 24s
Feb 2023
Episode 149 - Stranger In The Night - The Case Of John Stevens & Michelle Mishcon
August 15th, 2016 was a warm night in Tequesta, Florida. The perfect night to relax and enjoy some fresh air.
For a couple living on Southeast Kokomo Lane, their garage was the ideal spot to hang out on a couch with the garage door up, watching the world go by. Until an encounter ... Show More
43m 21s
Feb 2021
S1 Ep16: Richard Speck: Born to Raise Hell
On July 14, 1966, Chicago residents awoke to horrific news: Eight young nurses had been brutally killed in their dorm-style housing overnight. The killer had lost count of his victims and left one survivor, and soon, the hunt for Illinois-born and Texas-raised felon Richard Speck ... Show More
44m 27s
Dec 2022
Episode 87 | Unmasking the Mysterious 'Zodiac Killer' - A Deep Dive
In this podcast we'll look deep into the unsolved cases linked to one of the most elusive killers in US history. From December, 1968, till at least January, 1974, the Zodiac Killer, a near-legendary serial killer murdered, terrorized, sent letters to the media, left riddles ... Show More
27m 38s
May 2024
#494 - Gossip & Brain Bashing - Cherryville, North Carolina
This week, in Cherryville, North Carolina, multiple couples are beaten to death, in their own homes, in as brutal a way possible. This sends the town into hysterics, with burglar alarms, and guns, flying off the shelves. Gossip, and police pressure drive one suspect to madness, b ... Show More
1h 13m
Apr 2024
#485 - Adopting Murder - Cape St Claire, Maryland
This week, in Cape St Claire, Maryland, a couple tries to build a family, by adopting children, who come from rough beginnings, but when they are brutally killed, in their own home, the suspicion falls on the adopted teenage sons. Was it the one who they kicked out of the house, ... Show More
2h 48m
Jul 2022
#389: Murder in Slow Motion™️: Connie Dadkhah
Connie Dadkhah lived alone in her Rancho Penasquitos condo and had neighbors who cared about her. When they saw an angry man pounding on her front door, tampering with her electrical box, breaking into her balcony window and heard what sounded like a violent fight, they placed 12 ... Show More
43m 11s