Growing up in the California town of Solvang, Thor Nis Christiansen was the quiet son of Danish immigrants. As he grew older, Thor began harboring dark, disturbing fantasies about women. Before his 20th birthday, he would strike for the first time—and it wouldn't be the last...
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Sep 14
Crownless: Heist at the Louvre
In broad daylight at the world’s most prestigious museum, a disguised team of thieves breached Musée du Louvre in just seven minutes, made off with eight priceless pieces of the French Crown Jewels, and exposed how even the most iconic institution can be undone by audacity and a ... Show More
30m 45s
Aug 31
The Young Hippies Who Hijacked a Plane
In 1972, two young hippies hijack a commercial airplane in a wild attempt to free a famous political activist from jail, setting off one of the strangest, most idealistic crimes of a radical era. Sources for this episode include: The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Gol ... Show More
38m 31s
Jun 2024
The 'Hitchhiker Slayer' - Who was Thor Christiansen?
Hi friends, happy Tuesday!Thor Nis Christiansen was many things, but most notably, he was a necrophiliac-hitchhiker-targeting-serial-killer. Ever since he was a troubled teen, his friends noticed how "off" he was...little did they know, at just 19 years old, Thor would take his v ... Show More
18m 28s
Feb 2023
Three Weddings and a Funeral | Part I | 38
In the late 1970s, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter leaves his small Bavarian village in pursuit of the American dream. He enrolls in high school in Connecticut and tries to impress his classmates with fake accents, fancy suits, and grandiose stories. Over the years, he spins even b ... Show More
37m 40s