“The Cheerleader Mom” Pt. 2: Wanda Hollo...

Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ... Show More

In South Carolina, legend tells of a woman who lured weary travelers to their deaths — turning her inn into a murder house. But there’s more to Lavinia Fisher’s story than bodies beneath floorboards. Was she really America’s first female serial killer? Or was she really only guil ... Show More

After marrying the heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1862, Sarah Winchester was seemingly set for life. But while her finances never despaired, Sarah did — experiencing a string of tragedies that would haunt her. She built a strange and sweeping mansion to try and ... Show More

January 28th: Texas Cheerleader Mom Hired Hitman (1991) How far would you go to help your children achieve success? On January 28th 1991 one mom made a dangerous choice in hopes of earning her daughter a coveted spot on the high school cheerleading team. A choice that, if success ... Show More

In the 1940s, a young woman returns to her college campus before vanishing seemingly into thin air. Her mother keeps up the investigation for decades — but every new lead that surfaces suggests a fate more terrible than the last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho ... Show More

She was a young barmaid who rose to be the ruthless matriarch of a Melbourne crime family in the 1980s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Christi says she was an Emmy-winning TV news reporter at the top of her career, but now her struggle with alcohol has left her jobless, homeless and estranged from her two adult daughters. Christi faces her girls for the first time in more than two years. Learn more about your ad ... Show More

A mother, her teenage daughter, and her daughter’s friend went on a hike on a warm summer day in 1954. One of them never returned. As police investigated the site of her so-called accident, they came to a harrowing conclusion.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic ... Show More

After her college best friend is murdered in 1968, Linda Tomaszewski devotes her life to cracking the case. What follows is a decades-long hunt for a killer who dangles cryptic clues and near-confessions — but is never truly caught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ... Show More

In the summer of 1980, Carol Bundy helped Douglas Clark sexually assault a young girl and murder over a half-dozen women. Her extreme desire to please Clark evolved into a murderous partnership, and finally a killer in her own right.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca ... Show More

Cheerleading tryouts at this junior high school become deadly once a mom hires a hitman to literally "knock out" the competition.  What's a couple of dead people when your daughter has the chance to be a cheerleader?  We also cover the story of the Blood Countess. One of the most ... Show More