By the early 1980s, Watts had stabbed three women to death. As police closed in on him, setting up tails and even bringing him in for questioning—but unable to detain him—he fled to Texas, where he disappeared into the city then known as “The Murder Capital of the U.S.”
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Apr 13
The Devil Made Me Do It: Demonic Possession and Murder in a Small Town
A small Connecticut town witnesses its first murder ever. The culprit is an unlikely, quiet teenager who swears he was not in control of his own body. His supporters, however, think they know exactly what drove the young man to kill his victim: a case of demonic possession. Sourc ... Show More
41m 22s
Apr 6
The Dog Lady, The Killer She Loved, and Their Prison Break
How do you smuggle a convicted killer out of a maximum-security prison? Apparently, you just need a cardboard box, some packing tape, and a dog trainer nobody suspects. Sources for this episode include: Living With Conviction by Toby DorrBreakout (Dateline NBC) Keep up with Kille ... Show More
27m 52s
Mar 30
The Stalker on Silent Mode: Killer Sends Threatening Texts For Years
Dave thought he'd met his dream girl in Cari, but after she mysteriously breaks up with him and vanishes, Dave endures years of cruel text messages and emails. Sources for this episode include: A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice by ... Show More
39m 55s
Dec 2021
The Houston Mass Murders Pt. 1
When teen boys start disappearing in Houston in the 1970s, they’re mostly written off as runaways by local police. Their true fate is only revealed after Dean Corll, known around town as “the Candyman,” is shot and killed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch ... Show More
40m 51s
Dec 2020
LA County Sheriff’s Gangs Pt. 3: Wild West Roots/Jump Out Boys
By the 1850s, Los Angeles was one of the most dangerous places to live in the West. Extrajudicial killings, unchecked racial violence, and vigilante groups like the Los Angeles Rangers prevailed. This “Wild West” culture seeped into and was propagated by the Sheriff’s Department ... Show More
40m 51s
Nov 2023
Presenting Gone South Season 3: The Sign Cutter
On September 3, 2018, a rancher in Laredo, Texas, discovered a woman’s body shot execution-style on the side of the road. When investigators identified her as a local sex worker, their search for the killer took them into the darkest corners of the city. Then, after days of false ... Show More
2m 23s
Jul 2022
Trailer: In the Land of Lies
The story of former Georgia police officer Michael Chapel, convicted of the 1993 robbery and brutal murder of Emogene Thompson and sentenced to life in prison. However, with the recent surfacing of new information, Chapel’s story may have taken a dramatic turn – one that could po ... Show More
3m 30s
May 2023
“Memorial Day Murder” Allene Lamson Pt. 2
During the funeral of his wife, Allene, David Lamson sat in a jail cell, the prime suspect in her murder. A forensics pioneer came to his defense in an attempt to prove that her death was an accident. But prosecutors felt that between his temper and his alleged affair, he had a m ... Show More
47m 8s