Every Monday, Serial Killers takes a psychological and entertaining approach to provide a rare glimpse into the mind, methods and madness of the most notorious serial killers with the hopes of better understanding their psychological profile.
Happy holidays, listeners! We're starting off our winter break by bringing you an episode from our colleagues at Science Vs about how a notorious murder case was solved with help from an unlikely source: a nuclear weapons lab.
Itâs the 1990s at a medical center in California, and patients are dying. At first, this doesnât seem strange â itâs a hospital, and deaths happen. But then rumors start to circulate about a particular health care worker: difficult or needy patients in his care are ending up dead. The cops get involved, but thereâs a huge problem: thereâs no hard evidence. Until the so-called âLab of Last Resortâ steps in. Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers joins us as we speak to analytical chemist Armando Alcaraz, former Detective Sergeant John McKillop, and Dr. Ian Musgrave.
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You may have seen the movie and heard the musical, but do you know the secrets? As we take a break from our regular programming for the holidays, weâre revisiting one of the most influential films of all time. Walk with us as Carter follows the yellow brick road to the dark side.
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Three decades. Eleven states. Over 600 bodies. Across the United States, college-aged men have ended up dead in rivers, lakes, and ponds. The deaths have been ruled accidental drownings, but a team of retired detectives believes a small, smiley-face shaped clue points to something more nefarious: a gang of serial killers. To help dissect the Smiley face Killers theory, Vanessa is joined by producer Chelsea Wood and hosts of the podcast The Murder Sheet, Ăine Cain and Kevin Greenlee.
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In May 1999, Hong Kong police found the scattered remains of a young mother in a flat in the cityâs Kowloon district. The crime scene was like nothing anyone had seen before: unimaginable brutality set against a backdrop of Hello Kitty memorabilia. Investigators eventually pieced together a harrowing tale of abduction, torture, and immense suffering. But one question remained at trial: did a murder occur?
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Nancy Santomero and Vicki Durian hitchhiked from Arizona to West Virginia in the summer of 1980. They planned to attend the Rainbow Gathering, an annual event where like-minded, free spirits could peacefully gather and celebrate. Just before they arrived, someone killed them. The murder remains unsolved, and the question remains: Were the women killed by West Virginian locals, as law enforcement believed? Or were they victims of serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin?
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Say Candymanâs name five times in a mirror and youâll summon his vengeful spirit, then heâll slaughter you with his hook. Thatâs how the urban legend goes anyway. It was directly inspired by a short story, a series of Hollywood films, and some suspectâŠa real-life crime. Donât believe a killer can come through your bathroom mirror? Tell that to Ruthie Mae McCoy.
Ashley Flowers â creator of hit podcasts like Crime Junkie and The Deck Investigates, and author of #1 New York Times bestseller All Good People Here â takes over as guest host for this Halloween special. For more gripping true crime stories, listen to Crime Junkie, and follow Crime Junkie on Instagram @crimejunkiepodcast for even more exclusive content.
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If youâve babysat, youâve heard this tale: While her charges sleep, a babysitter receives harassing phone calls telling her to âcheck the childrenâ. But this urban legend has disturbing real-life parallels, including the case of 14-year-old Karen Slattery. The major difference between truth and fiction? Who dies.
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In a remote area of York County, Pennsylvania, a two-story clapboard house stands in Rehmeyerâs Hollow, aka âHex Hollowâ â where some say the spirit of Nelson Rehmeyer still resides.
Perhaps thatâs because his home was also the site of a real-life terror: the 1928 Hex Hollow Murder, which claimed Nelsonâs life. The crime made headlines, but it wasnât just the brutal act itself that shocked the nationâŠit was the fact that the killers believed Nelson Rehmeyer was a malicious witch whose hexes could only be broken in death.
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According to the urban legends, Highway 666 is a paranormal hotspot in the remote American Southwest. The âDevilâs Highwayâ is cursed by ghostly hitchhikers, UFOs, and the homicidal âdemon truckerâ who stalks his prey along the highway.
Highway 666 has since been renamed. And while the demon trucker has never been confirmed, the stories about him pale in comparison to the true case of Robert Ben Rhoades, the âTruck Stop Killerâ who abducted victims and tortured them in his sleeper cab as they crossed the U.S.
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In August of 1989, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez murdered their parents in Beverly Hills after years of abuse. Afterward, they attempted to cover it up, but their stories quickly unravelled.
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Jose Menendez pursued wealth at the expense of everything else in his life, including his relationship with his family. He abused his wife Kitty, and his sons, Lyle and Erik, until tension in the household finally boiled over in 1989.
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