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02/06/2025

Henry Louis Wallace, aka the Taco Bell Strangler, befriended his victims—mostly people he worked with at fast food restaurants—before killing them.

Listen to the full episode, out now.

(AP Photo of Wallace in 1997)

21/04/2025

No one batted an eye at the two women who became fast friends at an LA gym in the 1990s—until years later, when it came out that they’d teamed up for a plot to kill men down on their luck. Listen to the Golden Years Killers Pt 1 wherever you get your podcasts!

31/03/2025

In 1855, Dr. William Palmer became one of the Victorian era’s most famous villains—a man who poisoned his own friends and family. But with limited evidence and only one conviction…was Palmer really a serial killer?

Watch the video episode on Spotify. Audio everywhere else!

24/03/2025

In August 1971, Sharon Shaw and Rhonda Renee Johnson tried to hitchhike home after spending the day in Galveston. They never made it.

Three months later, another pair of best friends disappeared from Galveston—Debbie Ackerman and Maria Johnson. They were found in a bayou over 20 miles away.

They might all have something else in common: a connection with suspected serial killer Ed Bell.

Listen to “The Eleven Who Went to Heaven: The Case Against Ed Bell”—both parts out now!

11/03/2025

These are the victims of the Colonial Parkway murders. Nearly all of them were killed in double homicides, from 1986 to 1989. Authorities long held suspicions of a serial killer, but it would take 35 years and random chance to find the missing link.

🎧 “Hunting a Serial Killer: The Colonial Parkway Murders” is out now—video on Spotify, audio everywhere else

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Top row - Robin Edwards, Keith Call, Rebecca Dowski
Middle row - David Knobling, Annamarie Phelps, Teresa Spaw Howell
Bottom row - Cathy Thomas, Daniel Lauer, Cassandra Hailey

24/02/2025

This week on Serial Killers…the suspected serial killer who authorities believe killed over 25 men and boys, the families held in limbo after the investigation was shut down, and the coroner working to identify the remaining victims.

If you are the biological relative of a missing person and believe they may be connected to the Fox Hollow case, reach out to the Hamilton County Coroner’s office at 317-770-4415.

21/02/2025

This week we shared some big news about our show. But what we haven’t told you yet is what’s happening next…

On Monday you’ll hear a new episode of Serial Killers, with a new voice bringing it all to life.

It’s about a county coroner who’s working to identify the victims of an alleged Indiana serial killer—and in the process, provide a measure of closure to the families of the Fox Hollow victims.

This one’s really close to our hearts. It’s been months in the making, and we can’t wait for you to hear it. Thanks for joining us in this next chapter 🖤🖤🖤

10/02/2025

“A match made in despair”

Wanda Barzee and Brian David Mitchell met in the mid ‘80s at a group-therapy program within the Mormon church. By 1985, they were married. But they drove each other down dark paths.

Mitchell became convinced he was a prophet called by God. They changed their names, sold their belongings, and criss-crossed the country in a trailer. Mitchell pan-handled and preached, while Wanda—whose past was filled with multiple, complex traumas—stoked her husband’s delusions.

When Mitchell insisted they kidnap 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, Wanda complied.

Listen to the Criminal Couples episode dropping on our feed today for the full story.

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06/01/2025

Break time’s over 🙅‍♀️ We’re back with a new episode! This week we’re covering the “Yorkshire Witch” Mary Bateman—a prolific con artist whose schemes eventually turned deadly. Listen free, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

18/11/2024

This week we’re joined by Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, hosts of The Murder Sheet podcast, to cover a theory about a network of serial killers… Listen to “The Smiley Face Murder Theory” wherever you get your podcasts!

11/11/2024

In May 1999, Hong Kong police found the scattered remains of a young mother in a flat in the city’s 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?

Listen to “The Hello Kitty Murders” wherever you get your podcasts.

15/05/2024

Conspiracy Theories listeners: our first-ever VIDEO EPISODE is available now on Spotify! Tap the link to watch “The Death of Harry Houdini” and swipe up in the app to leave us your feedback.

Listen to this episode from Conspiracy Theories on Spotify. Harry Houdini was one of the greatest entertainers of his time. He was constantly reinventing himself to stay on top. In the last few years of his career, he became dead-set on debunking people claiming to be psychic mediums who communed wi...