Podcasts by Murder Was The Case

Update: MWTC is now Patreon exclusive from 2023-03-15T12:01:47

Doc gives an update about where you can listen to MWTC going forward.

#301. Classic Jimbo and the Dreamless Imperceptible (Dive Bar) w/ Kerrie Droban from 2023-02-16T07:52

Author and attorney Kerrie Droban drops into the divebar to talk about her book 'Aurora' and the conditions which give rise to the American mass murder epidemic.

#300. Smashed Doll Pieces, Part 1: Strategy from 2023-01-26T03:45

Doc and private investigator Jason Jensen decide to re-examine the murder of JonBenet Ramsey...

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#299. Idaho 4 (Update) from 2023-01-11T23:59

Doc shares some thoughts on the Idaho student murders.

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#298. Two and a Half Years Later... (Dive Bar) w/ Rafael Mangual from 2023-01-04T23:00

Two and a half years after rioting in the USA and calls to defund the police, Doc and Rafael Mangual look at how crime rates in the USA and New York City have changed.

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#262. Somewhere in the Distance a Dog Barked..., Part 4: Officer Down (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger & Suzanna Ryan from 2022-04-17T13:54:31

Part 4 of 4. Doc, Cloyd, and Suzanna descend on a Nashville hotel room to catch up in person for the first time since 2019. Final Tennessee episodes in the Murder Was the Case Sweet T southern t...

#261. Somewhere in the Distance a Dog Barked..., Part 3: Big Dawg (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger & Suzanna Ryan from 2022-04-17T13:54:22

Part 3 of 4. Doc, Cloyd, and Suzanna descend on a Nashville hotel room to catch up in person for the first time since 2019. Final Tennessee episodes in the Murder Was the Case Sweet T southern t...

#260. Somewhere in the Distance a Dog Barked..., Part 2: Nightmare on Seattle Street (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger & Suzanna Ryan from 2022-04-08T10:38:24

Part 2 of 4. Doc, Cloyd, and Suzanna descend on a Nashville hotel room to catch up in person for the first time since 2019. Final Tennessee episodes in the Murder Was the Case Sweet T southern t...

#259. Somewhere in the Distance a Dog Barked..., Part 1: The Gypsy Hit (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger & Suzanna Ryan from 2022-04-08T10:38:15

Part 1 of 4. Doc, Cloyd, and Suzanna descend on a Nashville hotel room to catch up in person for the first time since 2019. Final Tennessee episodes in the Murder Was the Case Sweet T southern t...

#258. McMurder, Part 3: Overindulgence (Dive Bar) w/ Judith A. Yates from 2022-03-18T03:02:34

Part 3 of 3. After more than two years of pandemic-abetted Prohibition, Lee gets hammered in Nashville with author and criminologist Judith A. Yates and learns about "Fast Food Killer" Paul Denn...

#257. McMurder, Part 2: Just Desserts (Dive Bar) w/ Judith A. Yates from 2022-03-18T03:02:14

Part 2 of 3. After more than two years of pandemic-abetted Prohibition, Lee gets hammered in Nashville with author and criminologist Judith A. Yates and learns about "Fast Food Killer" Paul Denn...

#256. McMurder, Part 1: Unhappy Meal (Dive Bar) w/ Judith A. Yates from 2022-03-18T03:02:02

Part 1 of 3. After more than two years of pandemic-abetted Prohibition, Lee gets hammered in Nashville with author and criminologist Judith A. Yates and learns about "Fast Food Killer" Paul Denn...

#255. Night Marauder, Part 2: Decoiffed! (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer from 2022-03-11T16:46:28

Part 2 of 2. Doc sits down with Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer at Maryville College to learn about a 1920s east Tennessee serial killer she unearthed for her History of Murder class.  How did she ...

#254. Night Marauder, Part 1: The Devil and Will Sheffey (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer from 2022-03-11T16:46:18

Part 1 of 2. Doc sits down with Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer at Maryville College to learn about a 1920s east Tennessee serial killer she unearthed for her History of Murder class.  How did she ...

#253. Fear and Loathing at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum (Dive Bar) w/ Ally Pennington from 2022-03-05T01:16:30

Doc stops into the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to learn about Bundys, and Gacys, and bears, oh my!

#252. Headshot, Part 2: 'Parading Around the Morgue...' (Dive Bar) w/ Landen Wilson from 2022-02-21T00:29:49

Part 2. Sweet T (Georgia). Landen Wilson describes his role as a death investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) until finding himself at the centre of a media scandal that cas...

#251. Headshot, Part 1: Death Investigator (Dive Bar) w/ Landen Wilson from 2022-02-21T00:29:34

Part 1. Sweet T (Georgia). Landen Wilson describes his role as a death investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) until finding himself at the centre of a media scandal that cas...

#250. Episode 250 - A Retrospective (Composite Sketch) from 2022-02-21T00:29:17

Celebrating 250 episodes of Murder Was the Case, great conversation, and free discourse.

#249. Sweet Tea/Bitter Tea (Update) from 2022-02-15T04:00:55

Lee announces his plans for all forthcoming dive bars in 2022 and how they are intrinsically tied to his recent trip through the southeastern United States.

#248. Ritchie, Where's My Mother's Head? (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky & Jennifer Weiss from 2022-01-26T22:44:40

Fresh out of Netflix's "Crime Scene: Times Square Killer", Dr. Peter Vronsky and Jennifer Weiss, the daughter of victim Deedeh Goodarzi, join me to share some shocking news and insights that wer...

#247. Clustergrave, Part 3: Profiling the Suitland Slayer (Profile) from 2022-01-20T01:53:56

After much consideration, Lee formulates a profile of the 'Suitland Slayer', as discussed in parts 1 and 2 of the Clustergrave series with author Blaine Pardoe.

#246. Homicide Headlines 2021, Part 3: Blackened Blue (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley from 2022-01-12T19:38:05

Part 3 of 3. In 2021, two police officers emerged as lust murderers in Europe - Wayne Couzens in the UK and Francois Verove in France. Then there was the incident at Christmas in Wisconsin... Listen

#245. Homicide Headlines 2021, Part 2: Strange Ripples (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley from 2022-01-12T19:37:41

Part 2 of 3. Nate and Lee look at the vile crimes of 'Bedsit Killer' David Fuller in the UK and touch upon the DV homicide of Gabby Petito in the USA.

#244. Homicide Headlines 2021, Part 1: Ghosts of Headlines Past (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley from 2022-01-12T19:37:24

Part 1 of 3. Nate Hendley joins Lee to review the homicide headlines of 2021, beginning with Toronto's annual murder rate and developments in the murders of pharma billionaires Barry and Honey S...

#243. My Friend Peter and the Times Square Torso Murderer (Composite Sketch) from 2021-12-29T14:40:55

Coinciding with the release of Joe Berlinger's 'Crime Scene: Times Square Killer' on Netflix, Lee releases nearly two hours of his conversations with Dr. Peter Vronsky on this topic over the pas...

#242. The Bloody Awards 2021 from 2021-12-20T13:31:22

Live from the bowels of hell, the fourth annual Bloody Awards! We take a look back at the most memorable moments and guests from Murder Was The Case and celebrate the winners you voted for. Spec...

#241. Clustergrave, Part 2: Missed Opportunities (Dive Bar) w/ Blaine Pardoe from 2021-12-13T15:24:45

Part 2. Blaine Pardoe returns to Murder Was the Case to go over the unsolved Suitland Slayings with Lee on their 35th anniversary. Five dead women. No answers.

#240. Clustergrave, Part 1: Corpse Harem (Dive Bar) w/ Blaine Pardoe from 2021-12-13T15:24:32

Part 1. Blaine Pardoe returns to Murder Was the Case to go over the unsolved Suitland Slayings with Lee on their 35th anniversary. Five dead women. No answers.

#239. Nominations: 2021 Bloody Awards from 2021-12-04T23:52:35

Who are the nominees for the 4th annual BLOOOODY AWARDS? Muahaha! Patrons go to patreon.com/murderwasthecase and cast your votes.

#238. Serial Killer Typologies (Academy) from 2021-12-03T04:52:59

Lee reviews the Organized/Disorganized and Holmes-Deburger typologies and addresses the flaws to create the beginnings of a new system.

#237. The Beatle Bandit (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley from 2021-11-24T13:31:32

In 1964, a man in a Beatle wig walked into a Toronto bank with a semi-automatic...

#236. Juror #3, Part 4: No Duty to Suffer (Dive Bar) w/ Mark Farrant from 2021-11-24T13:31:22

Part 4 of 4. Mark Farrant battles his way out of PTSD by trying to reform the relationship between Canadian mental health services and jury duty. 

#235. Juror #3, Part 3: Cracks (Dive Bar) w/ Mark Farrant from 2021-11-24T13:31:08

Part 3 of 4 Mark Farrant finishes jury duty and begins his long battle with PTSD.

#234. Hallowe'en Homicide-O-Rama, Part 2: The Head in the Water (Dive Bar) w/ Drew Gray from 2021-10-31T11:15:01

Part 2 of 2. Adam Walsh and Scorpio. New York 'Zodiac'. Scary cinema. The perfect ending to a quiet Halloween indoors.

#233. Hallowe'en Homicide-O-Rama, Part 1: Jack to Z'ac (Dive Bar) w/ Drew Gray from 2021-10-31T11:14:42

Part 1 of 2. Lee and filmmaker/Zodiac researcher Drew Gray swoop on broomsticks through a black and orange audioscape of horror flicks, Canadian frontier mysteries, Jack the Ripper theories, and...

#232. Juror #3, Part 2: Trial By Fire (Dive Bar) w/ Mark Farrant from 2021-10-21T02:38:40

Part 2. When Mark Farrant was called up for jury duty he warned his boss he had bad luck. This would prove to be a hell of an understatement...

#231. Juror #3, Part 1: Bad Luck (Dive Bar) w/ Mark Farrant from 2021-10-21T02:38:23

Part 1. When Mark Farrant was called up for jury duty he warned his boss he had bad luck. This would prove to be a hell of an understatement...

#230. MWTC: After the Plague (Update) from 2021-10-16T22:31:44

Doc Lee gives his first length public update since the fall of 2019 and discusses the trajectory of the show.

#229. Did They Find the Zodiac? (Dive Bar) w/ Mike Morford & Dr. David Keatley from 2021-10-08T17:22:13

Did they find the Zodiac? Mike Morford and Dr. David Keatley spill da T.

#228. Netflix and Kill II: The Keepers (Academy) from 2021-09-18T02:01:30

Lee weighs in on the 2017 Netflix series 'The Keepers'.

#227. Crudely Reassembled, Part 2: Eviscerated, Decapitated, Emasculated (Dive Bar) w/ Dan Zupansky from 2021-09-13T17:59:27

Part 2 of 2. True crime radio OG Dan Zupansky and Lee discuss one of the most horrific sex murders in Canadian history. What happened when Dan befriended the perpetrator?

#226. Crudely Reassembled, Part 1: Murder Horror Spectacle w/ Dan Zupansky from 2021-09-13T17:59:14

Part 1 of 2. True crime radio OG Dan Zupansky and Lee discuss one of the most horrific sex murders in Canadian history. What happened when Dan befriended the perpetrator?

#225. Netflix and Kill: Unsolved Mysteries I (Academy) from 2021-09-05T12:57:22

Lee looks at the cases of Rey Rivera and Jack Wheeler from the Unsolved Mysteries episodes "Mystery on the Rooftop" and "Washington Insider Murder".

Quick Notice from 2021-08-14T10:19:58

Important message from Lee!

224. Norwegian Blood, Part 6: Bad Penny (Dive Bar) w/ Alex Ralph from 2021-08-02T23:43:57

Part 6 of 6. On the tenth anniversary of the 77 murders committed in Oslo and Utoya, Doc Lee and research assistant Alex Ralph analyze the psychosocial development, behaviour, and impact of Norw...

223. Norwegian Blood, Part 5: 2083 in 2011 (Dive Bar) w/ Alex Ralph from 2021-08-02T23:43:44

Part 5 of 6. On the tenth anniversary of the 77 murders committed in Oslo and Utoya, Doc Lee and research assistant Alex Ralph analyze the psychosocial development, behaviour, and impact of Norw...

#222. Norwegian Blood, Part 4: Lemon - 2 Much 4 the Most Xtreme (Dive Bar) w/ Alex Ralph from 2021-08-02T23:43:25

Part 4 of 6. On the tenth anniversary of the 77 murders committed in Oslo and Utoya, Doc Lee and research assistant Alex Ralph analyze the psychosocial development, behaviour, and impact of Norw...

#221. Norwegian Blood, Part 3: Desperately Seeking Self (Dive Bar) w/ Alex Ralph from 2021-07-22T11:27:59

Part 3 of 6. On the tenth anniversary of the 77 murders committed in Oslo and Utoya, Doc Lee and research assistant Alex Ralph analyze the psychosocial development, behaviour, and impact of Norw...

#220. Norwegian Blood, Part 2: Jante Lovin' (Dive Bar) w/ Alex Ralph from 2021-07-22T11:27:47

Part 2 of 6. On the tenth anniversary of the 77 murders committed in Oslo and Utoya, Doc Lee and research assistant Alex Ralph analyze the psychosocial development, behaviour, and impact of Norw...

#219. Norwegian Blood, Part 1: Meccano Boy *Te2ns* (Dive Bar) w/ Alex Ralph from 2021-07-22T11:27:36

Part 1 of 6. On the tenth anniversary of the 77 murders committed in Oslo and Utoya, Doc Lee and research assistant Alex Ralph analyze the psychosocial development, behaviour, and impact of Norw...

#218. Ghosts of Atlanta, Part 6: Last Words (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Liebert from 2021-07-09T02:13:53

Part 6 of 6. Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who consulted on the Bundy killings, joins Lee to talk about his insights during his time working the so-called 'Atlanta Child Murders' and to revie...

#217. Ghosts of Atlanta, Part 5: Why Wayne Williams (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Liebert from 2021-07-09T02:13:37

Part 5 of 6. Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who consulted on the Bundy killings, joins Lee to talk about his insights during his time working the so-called 'Atlanta Child Murders' and to revie...

#216. Ghosts of Atlanta, Part 4: 1981 (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Liebert from 2021-07-01T12:48:51

Part 4 of 6. Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who consulted on the Bundy killings, joins Lee to talk about his insights during his time working the so-called 'Atlanta Child Murders' and to revie...

#215. Ghosts of Atlanta, Part 3: Summer of Death and Beyond... (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Liebert from 2021-07-01T12:48:40

Part 3 of 6. Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who consulted on the Bundy killings, joins Lee to talk about his insights during his time working the so-called 'Atlanta Child Murders' and to revie...

#214. Ghosts of Atlanta, Part 2: First 9 Kids (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Liebert from 2021-06-21T22:53:50

Part 2 of 6. Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who consulted on the Bundy killings, joins Lee to talk about his insights during his time working the so-called 'Atlanta Child Murders' and to revie...

#213. Ghosts of Atlanta, Part 1: Southern Zeitgeist (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Liebert from 2021-06-21T22:53:31

Part 1 of 6. Dr. John Liebert, a psychiatrist who consulted on the Bundy killings, joins Lee to talk about his insights working the so-called 'Atlanta Child Murders' and to review the cases. &nb...

#212. Scars & Tattoos, Part 3: Final Perspective (Dive Bar) w/ Chris Duett from 2021-06-09T04:51:44

Part 3 of 3. 'Criminal Perspective' host Chris Duett discloses the mysteries of his violent past, and examines how he reached that point and got out before it was too late...

#211. Scars & Tattoos, Part 2: Worse (Dive Bar) w/ Chris Duett from 2021-06-09T04:51:30

Part 2 of 3. 'Criminal Perspective' host Chris Duett discloses the mysteries of his violent past, and examines how he reached that point and got out before it was too late...

#210. Scars & Tattoos, Part 1: Straight Edge Raiser (Dive Bar) w/ Chris Duett from 2021-06-09T04:51:13

Part 1 of 3. 'Criminal Perspective' host Chris Duett discloses the mysteries of his violent past, and examines how he reached that point and got out before it was too late...

#209. Being and Wickedness, Part 3: Gettin' It Twisted (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Katherine Ramsland from 2021-05-26T12:07:19

Part 3 of 3. Docs Lee and Ramsland open up the conversation and blow through Ian Brady, Gerard Schaefer, Ted Bundy, HH Holmes, Israel Keyes, Samuel Little, and Takahiro Shiraishi. They finish on...

#208. Being and Wickedness, Part 2: Bound to Kill (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Katherine Ramsland from 2021-05-26T12:07:09

Part 2. Dr. Ramsland reflects on her extensive correspondence and collaboration with BTK culminating in her book "Confession of a Serial Killer".

#207. Being and Wickedness, Part 1: Zen and the Michigan Motorcycle Murders (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Katherine Ramsland from 2021-05-26T12:06:52

Part 1 of 3. Dr. Katherine Ramsland talks about her journey by motorcycle from Michigan into a lifelong academic fascination with deviant minds. When Lee notes that she could have been a potenti...

#206. Cobwebbed Crimes, Part 3: Exploding Schoolhouse Poison Blues (Dive Bar) w/ Harold Schechter from 2021-05-13T14:16:28

Part 3 of 3. After a fascinating foray into the Bath School Disaster, Lee and Harold return to the topic of female serial murder and sexual sadist 'Jolly' Jane Toppan.

#205. Cobwebbed Crimes, Part 2: Hell's Belle (Dive Bar) w/ Harold Schechter from 2021-05-13T14:16:13

Part 2 of 3. Harold digs up the skeleton of the Belle Gunness case, unveils the mystery surrounding it, and broaches the topic of female serial killing. Cameos by Bela Kiss and Son of Sam.

#204. Cobwebbed Crimes, Part 1: Yellow Press Bogeymen (Dive Bar) w/ Harold Schechter from 2021-05-13T14:15:22

Part 1 of 3. Award-winning true crime author Harold Schechter joins Lee in the dive bar to look at how myths, murders, monsters and media intersect in the cases of HH Holmes, Ed Gein, Jack the R...

#203. Why Not Me?, Part 3: Waking from the Nightmare (Dive Bar) w/ Sean Cribbin & Steve Sauder from 2021-05-10T03:50:56

Part 3 of 3. Sean Cribbin, a survivor of serial killer Bruce McArthur, and his partner Steve Sauder talk about their award-winning documentary 'Was I Next?' and divulge their trials and traumas ...

#202. Why Not Me?, Part 2: The Room on the 19th Floor (Dive Bar) w/ Sean Cribbin & Steve Sauder from 2021-05-10T03:50:43

Part 2 of 3. Sean Cribbin, a survivor of serial killer Bruce McArthur, and his partner Steve Sauder talk about their award-winning documentary 'Was I Next?' and divulge their trials and traumas ...

#201. Why Not Me?, Part 1: Smoke & Leather (Dive Bar) w/ Sean Cribbin & Steve Sauder from 2021-05-10T03:50:36

Part 1 of 3. Sean Cribbin, a survivor of serial killer Bruce McArthur, and his partner Steve Sauder talk about their award-winning documentary 'Was I Next?' and divulge their trials and traumas ...

#200. Under the Hood I: 'Mason' (Dive Bar) w/ Mike Morford from 2021-04-27T12:13:05

To mark our 200th episode, true crime podcast mogul and zodiackillersite.com owner Mike 'Morf' Morford compares his favourite Zodiac suspect 'Mason' to Lee's profile. HOW and WHERE do they match...

#199. Zodiac (Profile) feat. Douglas MacGregor from 2021-04-21T22:11:01

My profile of the Zodiac Killer. 

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#198. In Control of All Things (Mugshots) from 2021-04-14T13:07:18

Having covered the canonical five Zodiac killings, this final chapter in the mugshots series looks at three additional crimes connected to the Bay-Area murderer: the slayings of Cheri Jo Bates a...

#197. If Anyone Did That to MY Kid, Part 5: So what DO we do about THEM? (Dive Bar) w/ Jody Plauché & Chris Duett from 2021-03-27T13:00:13

Part 5. After experiencing sexual abuse and abduction at the hands of Jeff Doucet who was famously killed by his father, Jody Plauché has devoted much of his life to preventing further predation...

#196. If Anyone Did That to MY Kid, Part 4: Pedophilia, Child Molestation, Hebephilia (Dive Bar) w/ Jody Plauché & Chris Duett from 2021-03-27T12:59:59

Part 4. After experiencing sexual abuse and abduction at the hands of Jeff Doucet who was famously killed by his father, Jody Plauché has devoted much of his life to preventing further predation...

#195. If Anyone Did That to MY Kid, Part 3: Life After Jeff (Dive Bar) w/ Jody Plauché & Chris Duett from 2021-03-18T20:27:35

Part 3. Thirty-seven years ago, a young boy named Jody Plauché was groomed, sexually abused, and ultimately abducted by his karate teacher Jeff Doucet. However, unlike most parents, who only giv...

#194. If Anyone Did That to MY Kid, Part 2: 38 (Dive Bar) w/ Jody Plauché & Chris Duett from 2021-03-17T11:30:31

Part 2. Thirty-seven years ago, a young boy named Jody Plauché was groomed, sexually abused, and ultimately abducted by his karate teacher Jeff Doucet. However, unlike most parents, who only giv...

#193. If Anyone Did That to MY Kid, Part 1: Pavlov's Dog Goes to Disneyland (Dive Bar) w/ Jody Plauché & Chris Duett from 2021-03-17T11:30:19

Part 1. Thirty-seven years ago, a young boy named Jody Plauché was groomed, sexually abused, and ultimately abducted by his karate teacher Jeff Doucet. However, unlike most parents, who only giv...

#192. Pizzagate ('Conspiracies Uncovered' Bonus Chapter) from 2021-02-22T12:12:55

Lee reads a chapter originally written for his new book 'Conspiracies Uncovered' which tracks the genesis and development of the 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory from its beginnings in DNC emails r...

#191. Hardwired, Part 2: The Myth of the Compulsive Killer? (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Frederick Toates from 2021-02-14T21:10:35

Part 2 of 2. Lee and Dr. Frederick Toates examine cases of serial murder to see if the notion of a wholly compulsive killer is actually possible or purely a myth.

#190. Hardwired, Part 1: Addiction vs. Compulsion (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Frederick Toates from 2021-02-14T21:10:22

Part 1 of 2. To help lonely Lee celebrate Valentine's Day in lockdown, Dr. Frederick Toates - an Emeritus Professor of Biological Psychology at the Open University and author of How Sexual Desir...

#189. Ripper Up North, Part 6: Ripper gets Ripped (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2021-02-05T00:21:53

Part 6 of 6. Once he is taken into custody, what ultimately becomes of Peter Sutcliffe, his wife Sonia, and the mysterious hoaxer who posted the 'Jack the Ripper' letters?

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#188. Ripper Up North, Part 5: Peter Sutcliffe (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2021-02-05T00:21:46

Part 5 of 6. Having unveiled the identity of The Yorkshire Ripper, Lee and David look at Peter Sutcliffe's childhood, development, and psychology, and his suspicious marriage to the enigmatic So...

#187. Ripper Up North, Part 4: The Hammer Man (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2021-02-05T00:21:15

Part 4 of 6. Years after the first murder, The Yorkshire Ripper continues to murder and mutilate women across northern England seemingly with impunity. Meanwhile, the task force continue to wast...

#186. Homicide Headlines 2020, Part 5: Gabriel, Angel of Death (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky from 2021-02-04T00:30:09

In the final part of Homicide Headlines 2020, Lee and Robert look at the worst gun massacre in Canadian history perpetrated by denturist Gabriel Wortman in April.

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#185. Homicide Headlines 2020, Part 4: Men's Folly, Mens Rea (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky from 2021-01-27T04:36:52

The trial of Toronto's killer incel, Alek Minassian, leads Lee and Robert into some controversial terrain involving autism and criminal culpability, the developmental roots of violent incel ideo...

#184. Homicide Headlines 2020, Part 3: Shooters & Bombers (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky from 2021-01-27T04:36:34

Lee and Robert look at trends in gun crime in Toronto, mass shootings in the United States, and a strange explosion in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee.

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#183. Homicide Headlines 2020, Part 2: Horror in the Homeland (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky & Robert Hoshowsky from 2021-01-21T00:14:18

Part 2 recounts the serial murder news in 2020, covering the arrests of alleged 'Volga Maniac' Radik Tagirov in Russia and English angel of death Lucy Letby. The crew also touch upon the demise ...

#182. Homicide Headlines 2020, Part 1: A Flaming Comet of Serial Killing (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky & Robert Hoshowsky from 2021-01-21T00:13:55

In part 1 of Homicide Headlines 2020, Dr. Peter Vronsky divulges some amazing breakthroughs in his investigation into the unknown victims of 'Golden Age' serial killer Richard Cottingham in the ...

#181. Ripper Up North, Part 3: Yours, Jack the Ripper (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2021-01-07T13:24:47

Part 3. As more women are wounded and slain at the hands of the Yorkshire Ripper from 1977-79, letters and an audio tape purporting to be from the killer arrive at police headquarters.

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#180. Ripper Up North, Part 2: From Red Light to High Street (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2021-01-04T12:46:37

Part 2. Increasingly violent, the Yorkshire Ripper goes on to claim additional lives in Leeds, Bradford, and Manchester but leaves behind a vital clue...

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#179. Ripper Up North, Part 1: The Game (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2021-01-03T01:21:30

Part 1 of 6. On the 40th anniversary of the arrest of the Yorkshire Ripper, Lee and British psychologist Dr. David Holmes go through six years of murder and savage attacks to peep into the psych...

#178. The Bloody Awards 2020 from 2021-01-02T13:52:44

In the third annual Bloody Awards we take a look back at the most memorable moments and guests from Murder Was The Case in 2020. Featuring guest presenters Suzanna Ryan, Nate Hendley, Robert Bal...

#177. Nominations: 2020 Bloody Awards from 2020-12-19T14:00:25

Nominations for the upcoming 2020 Bloody Awards! Patrons: go to patreon.com/murderwasthecase to cast your vote.  

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#176. Expressive/Transformative Violence I: Victim-as-Soapbox (Academy) from 2020-12-17T07:32:19

Lee lays out the bare bones of the expressive/transformative process of violence in which offenders make homicidal communications through letters, phone calls, digital media etc., providing a br...

#175. Rabbit Hole, Part 5: Dr. Guidini's Prescription (Dive Bar) w/ The Gray Brothers from 2020-11-24T23:30:32

Final part in the series. In 1969, the Robison family was massacred under mysterious circumstances in Good Hart, Michigan. In the wake of the killings, a strange figure calling himself "Zodius" ...

#174. Rabbit Hole, Part 4: Zodiac Comes to Napa and Frisco (Dive Bar) w/ The Gray Brothers from 2020-11-20T13:29:57

Part 4. Lee and The Grays consider Joseph James DeAngelo, Edward Wayne Edwards, and other suspects in the Zodiac case before moving on to his fall '69 murders at Lake Berryessa and in San Franci...

#173. Rabbit Hole, Part 3: Zodiac in Solano (Dive Bar) w/ The Gray Brothers from 2020-11-20T13:29:41

Part 3. Lee and filmmakers The Gray Brothers continue down the rabbit hole to riff on their mutual obsession: the Zodiac case, and all the wild theories and suspects in its orbit. This episode f...

#172. The Death Machine (Mugshots) from 2020-11-16T22:50:08

This second part of the Zodiac mugshots series looks at the Lake Berryessa attack, the murder of San Francisco cabbie Paul Lee Stine, and the Zodiac's threat to kill a school bus full of "kiddie...

#171. Rabbit Hole, Part 2: Son of Sam and Friends (Dive Bar) w/ The Gray Brothers from 2020-10-30T11:27:25

Part 2. As Halloween approaches, Lee goes down the rabbit hole with filmmakers Adam & Drew Gray to explore prominent and far-out serial killer conspiracy theories. From government mind contr...

#170. Rabbit Hole, Part 1: Programmed to Kill (Dive Bar) w/ The Gray Brothers from 2020-10-30T11:27:12

Part 1. As Halloween approaches, Lee goes down the rabbit hole with filmmakers Adam & Drew Gray to explore prominent and far-out serial killer conspiracy theories. From government mind contr...

#169. Decoding the Zode (Mugshots) from 2020-10-27T19:54:10

On December 20 1968 and July 4, 1969, two couples were ambushed and shot by an elusive serial killer in Vallejo, California. By August, the killer had begun sending boastful letters and weird ci...

#168. Sex Trade II: Nevada Replies (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Victoria Hartmann from 2020-10-21T12:02:53

Sexologist and Erotic History Museum director Dr. Victoria Hartmann replies to Victor Malarek's criticism of sex work and brothels in Nevada. Great little conversation about prostitution, pornog...

#167. L Dog the Girl Cop, Part 2: Out for Bundy's Blood (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Lindsey Wade from 2020-10-10T21:03:41

Part 2 of 2. Detective Lindsey Wade discusses her role as a cold case homicide investigator in the sexual homicide of Jennifer Bastian and chilling disappearance of Ann Marie Burr.

20% of...

#166. L Dog the Girl Cop, Part 1: Tacoma Sex Crimes (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Lindsey Wade from 2020-10-10T21:03:08

Part 1 of 2. Retired Detective Lindsey Wade recounts her police career in Tacoma, Washington, from starting in patrol at age 21 to investigating some of the City of Destiny's most terrifying rap...

#165. 7th Shot, Part 2: The Ghost in Murder Park (Dive Bar) w/ Ann Burke from 2020-10-05T12:05:20

Part 2 of 2. Fifty years after the 1970 sex murders committed by Ronald Glenn West, Lee and Ann Burke, author of the upcoming book 'The 7th Shot' (trailer here: Listen

#164. 7th Shot, Part 1: Good Cops, Bad Cop (Dive Bar) w/ Ann Burke from 2020-10-05T12:04:46

Part 1 of 2. Fifty years after the 1970 sex murders committed by Ronald Glenn West, Lee and Ann Burke, author of the upcoming book 'The 7th Shot' (trailer here: Listen

#163. The Criminal Cycle, Part 2: Cocktail of Chaos (Dive Bar) w/ Rafael Mangual from 2020-09-17T11:55:07

Part 2 of 2. Rafael Mangual, deputy director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor of City Journal, comments on the American criminal justice system and provides a p...

#162. The Criminal Cycle, Part 1: Victims of Our Own Success (Dive Bar) w/ Rafael Mangual from 2020-09-17T11:54:47

Part 1 of 2. Rafael Mangual, deputy director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor of City Journal, comments on the American criminal justice system and provides a p...

#161. Thailand Sting, Part 12: Let the Green Dragon Fly (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier feat. Victor Malarek from 2020-09-10T15:47:31

Part 12. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfa...

#160. Thailand Sting, Part 11: Everything and More (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-09-10T15:47:07

Part 11. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfa...

#159. Thailand Sting, Part 10: The Long Shower (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-09-02T13:31:38

Part 10. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfa...

#158. Thailand Sting, Part 9: Smoke Man Hides the Fire (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-09-02T13:30:11

Part 9. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#157. Thailand Sting, Part 8: Narcotica (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-08-04T02:32:36

Part 8. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#156. Thailand Sting, Part 7: Letters from Hell (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-08-04T02:30:21

Part 7. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#155. Thailand Sting, Part 6: The Hax (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier feat. Victor Malarek from 2020-07-23T00:35:47

Part 6. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#154. Thailand Sting, Part 5: Good Lucky, Frenchy (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-07-23T00:13:10

Part 5. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#153. Thailand Sting, Part 4: The Python and the Centipede (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier feat. Victor Malarek from 2020-07-14T11:11:24

Part 4. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#152. Thailand Sting, Part 3: Deception (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-07-14T11:09:25

Part 3. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#151. Thailand Sting, Part 2: Fat Man & the Cocaine Cowboys (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-07-04T03:25:51

Part 2. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#150. Thailand Sting, Part 1: Tuk Tuk Smack (Dive Bar) w/ Alain Olivier from 2020-07-04T03:21:45

Part 1. Drug trafficking. Unexplained 'deaths'. Corruption. Centipedes.  When French-Canadian junkie Alain Olivier met charter fisherman Glen Barry his life suddenly spiralled into an unfat...

#149. Criminology on a Harley, Part 4: Retribution is Restraint (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright from 2020-06-09T11:10:25

Part 4. In this final lag of their dark ride through America's most crime-ridden cities, Lee and John arrive in prison and reach out to touch the executioner's block. You'll never see the Americ...

#148. Criminology on a Harley, Part 3: Dangerous Biology (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright from 2020-06-08T02:10:28

Part 3. Dr John Paul Wright commits an unforgivable act in the halls of contemporary criminology: believing in BIOLOGY!!!!

#147. Criminology on a Harley, Part 2: Terrible Familiarities (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright from 2020-06-08T02:10:01

Part 2. Lee and Dr. John Paul Wright continue their expedition through the callous heart of America's most crime ridden cities.

#146. Criminology on a Harley, Part 1: Tribes (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. John Paul Wright from 2020-06-04T10:56:55

Criminologist Dr. John Paul Wright shares his experiences and observations on crime in America's ghettos. His lab is the streets. Welcome to the classroom!

#145. A Deadly Curse ('Behind the Horror' Bonus Chapter) from 2020-05-28T11:07:30

Lee reads a chapter originally written for his upcoming book 'Behind the Horror' which recounts the 'true' story of 'death by ghost' that inspired the 2005 paranormal horror film 'An American Ha...

#144. Dirty Tricks, Part 3: Straight Talk Behind Bars (Dive Bar) w/ Rick Atkinson from 2020-05-24T15:54:17

Part 3. Rick dispels common misconceptions about life behind bars in the Canadian prison system and recounts some of the most horrific acts of violence he has witnessed. Following some truly uns...

#143. Dirty Tricks, Part 2: Race, Space, and Revolution (Dive Bar) w/ Rick Atkinson from 2020-05-24T15:53:41

Part 2. Lee and Rick have a frank, no-holds-barred discussion about race and tribalism and how these play out in the Canadian prison system, streets, and media. Throw away your textbook and ivor...

#142. Dirty Tricks, Part 1: Toronto OG (Dive Bar) w/ Rick Atkinson from 2020-05-21T13:02:51

Former Toronto gangster and author Rick Atkinson steps into the dive bar to give Lee a view from the streets.

Time to hear from the crime side.

#141. Is the Caller the Killer?, Part 2 (Academy) from 2020-05-12T10:40:20

Part 2. Every day in America, 500,000 emergency are calls made to 911. And while the vast majority of callers will be distressed loved ones or concerned citizens seeking help, scattered among th...

#140. Is the Caller the Killer?, Part 1 (Academy) from 2020-05-12T10:19:56

Part 1. Every day in America, 500,000 emergency are calls made to 911. And while the vast majority of callers will be distressed loved ones or concerned citizens seeking help, scattered among th...

#139. Nurse Betty, Part 3: Quiet, Discreet, and Very Hard to Detect (Dive Bar) w/ Karen Wickiam from 2020-04-30T11:14:07

Part 3. The drug and drink-fuelled downfall of killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer.

When Betty gets it cushy, Lee and Karen rant on the Canadian criminal justice system - Karla Homolka, Mel...

#138. Nurse Betty, Part 2: Night Shiftin' (Dive Bar) w/ Karen Wickiam from 2020-04-26T12:44:50

Part 2 of 3. Lee and Karen Wickiam continue to explore the life and crimes of night nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer. What do Betty's grown-up poems and misdeeds tell us about her? The mystery deepens...

#137. Nurse Betty, Part 1: Teenage Angst of a Serial Killer (Dive Bar) w/ Karen Wickiam from 2020-04-23T11:03:39

Before COVID 19, an evil hiding in plain sight was wiping out the denizens of Ontario care homes. MWTC divebar regular and former trauma nurse Karen Wickiam returns to look at the formative year...

#136. Murder on the Moors, Part 3: 'Take That Ya Bastard!' (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2020-04-11T11:18:08

Part 3. So what ended up happening to Ian, Myra, and David? Dr. Holmes and Lee recall the downfall of 'The Moors Murderers' and the irony of Brady's anti-climatic exit.

#135. Murder on the Moors, Part 2: Suffer the Little Children (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2020-04-09T23:38:42

Part 2. Did you hear about what happened to Pauline, John, Keith, Leslie, and Edward? Serial killer expert Dr. David Holmes is about to tell you...

#134. Murder on the Moors, Part 1: Jackboot Sadists (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. David Holmes from 2020-04-09T10:45:12

Have you met Ian and Myra? One of the UK's most esteemed forensic psychologists Dr. David Holmes is about to introduce you...

#133. The Final Five: Strange and Unsolved II, Part 3: Dom & Nancy's Last Resort (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky from 2020-03-29T12:14:15

Part 3 of 3. When Dominic and Nancy Ianeiro were brutally murdered at an all-inclusive Mexican resort during a destination wedding it resulted in a bothced investigation and signficant internati...

#132. The Final Five: Strange and Unsolved II, Part 2: In Over Their Heads (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky from 2020-03-28T14:02:11

Part 2 of 3. What do a 20-year-old Albertan beauty and a 67-year-old Toronto millionaire have in common? Both got mixed up with the wrong people in the big city and ultimately paid with their li...

#131. The Final Five: Strange and Unsolved II, Part 1: The Infinity Button (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Hoshowsky from 2020-03-27T11:38:26

Part 1. Author Robert Hoshowsky returns to the 'Murder Was the Case' dive bar in the first of three episodes exploring the final five cases in his book 'Unsolved: True Canadian Cold Cases'. In t...

#130. The Girls on the Beach, Part 2: ‘The Profile’ (Dive Bar) w/ Suzanna Ryan from 2020-03-21T22:45:53

Lee and Suzanna discuss his profile of ‘The Torrey Pines Beach Ripper’ and what steps what need to be taken to resolve the bizarre 1978 murder of Barbara Nantais.

#129. The Girls on the Beach, Part 1: WTF? (Dive Bar) w/ Suzanna Ryan from 2020-03-21T22:43:19

DNA Analyst Suzanna Ryan is called to testify in a civil suit related to the suicide of criminalist Kevin Brown. Dr. Lee Mellor examines a series of unsolved case murders on Torrey Pines Beach f...

COVID Alert! Please Listen! (Update) from 2020-03-21T22:41:43

COVID Alert! Please Listen!

#128. Spring AMA 2020, Pt 2: Kam & Bryer, Zodiac Rising, True Crime, Gun Grumblings from 2020-03-16T17:34:34

Lee looks at the motives of spree killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, explains how to begin investigating a death, explore the challenges of writing true crime and the genre's allure, and ...

#127. Spring AMA 2020, Pt 1: Epstein, Silver Hammer Killer, Lowdown Murders from 2020-03-16T17:28:52

Lee gets the audience up to speed, addresses criticism of the 'Epstein Killed Himself' episode, psychoanalyzes serial killer Maxwell Edison, and revisits the strange 'Murder City' of London, Ont...

#126. Sex Trade, Part 3: Porno & Pedos (Dive Bar) w/ Victor Malarek from 2020-02-25T07:00

Investigative journalist Victor Malarek concludes by revealing how predatory pedophiles access prostituted children all over the world, and reveals an unsettling truth: you've probably watched I...

#125. Sex Trade, Part 2: The World is a Racket (Dive Bar) w/ Victor Malarek from 2020-02-23T16:26:56

Investigative journalist and author Victor Malarek goes undercover on a one-man crusade to expose and combat global sex trafficking and finds himself coming into conflict with psychopathic gangs...

#124. Sex Trade, Part 1: Angry Young Man (Dive Bar) w/ Victor Malarek from 2020-02-23T16:25:24

Meet Victor Malarek: one of the most courageous and accomplished investigative journalists in Canadian history. On his one-man crusade for human rights he has taken on judges, politicians, psych...

#123. A Killing in Cambodia, Part 2: The Gates of Death (Divebar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky from 2020-02-15T13:15:12

Part 2. When Dr. Peter Vronsky's friend Dave Walker vanished in Cambodia on February 14, 2014, little did he know he would be drawn into a tangled web of war criminals, Khmer gangsters, Hells An...

#122. A Killing in Cambodia, Part 1: Baby Die Hardest (Dive Bar) w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky from 2020-02-15T13:14:26

Part 1. When Dr. Peter Vronsky's friend Dave Walker vanished in Cambodia on February 14, 2014, little did he know he would be drawn into a tangled web of war criminals, Khmer gangsters, Hells An...

#121. When I Close My Eyes (Dive Bar) w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger from 2020-01-27T20:05:13

Fifty years ago, Gary Gene Grant terrorized the Seattle-area, committing the worst double-murder in Renton's history. Today, he lingers in Walla Walla prison, lost in the fog of time. Detective ...

#120. Canadian Maniacs, Part 2: Prairie Scaries (Dive Bar) w/ Kristi Lee from 2020-01-16T13:26:42

Continuing our chat with Kristi Lee: Douglas Garland's massacre of the Likness Family in Alberta and the peculiar and disturbing case of Andrea Giesbrecht in Manitoba.

#119. Canadian Maniacs, Part 1: Deaths in the Deep (Dive Bar) w/ Kristi Lee from 2020-01-16T13:26:19

Kristi Lee, host of 'Canadian True Crime', joins Lee in the dive bar to gab about four of the most interesting cases from her popular podcast. In this episode: 'The Giant Mine Bombing' in the No...

#118. Homicide Headlines 2019, Part 3: Pretty Dead Girls (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, Neil Gray & Matthew Carver from 2020-01-08T00:31:14

Though 2019 saw developments in Australia's most high profile series of unsolved murders 'The Claremont Killings', the headlines were also punctuated by the murders of Mackenzie Lueck in Utah, A...

#117. Homicide Headlines 2019, Part 2: Good Riddance (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, Neil Gray & Matthew Carver from 2020-01-08T00:29:46

The guys recall the crimes of the sickest serial killers to die in 2019 and ponder the lasting fixation with Charles Manson 50 years after the 1969 slayings committed by The Manson Famly.

#116. Homicide Headlines 2019, Part 1: The Land of Death and Honey (Dive Bar) w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, Neil Gray, & Matthew Carver from 2020-01-08T00:21:11

Lee congregates with true crime authors Nate Hendley and Robert Hoshowsky along with artists Neil Gray and Matthew Carver at Toronto's 19th century Blake House restaurant to feast, drink, and ta...

#115. The Bloody Awards 2019 from 2019-12-27T06:05:06

Live from the bowels of hell, the second annual Bloody Awards! We take a look back at the most memorable moments and guests from Murder Was The Case and celebrate the winners you voted for. Spec...

#114. Winter AMA 2019 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2019-12-23T07:44:11

Lee gives a year-end 'state of the podcast' address, hints at what the listeners can expect in 2020, discloses some upcoming book and music projects, reveals his new position as Vice President o...

#113: Nominations: 2019 Bloody Awards from 2019-12-09T19:57:05

Nominations for the upcoming 2018 Bloody Awards! Patrons: go to patreon.com/murderwasthecase to cast your vote. 

To check out all six episodes in the 'Murder in VR' lecture se...

#112. The Landscape of Crime, Part 2: Safer streets, safer schools, safer homes (Dive Bar) w/ Douglas MacGregor from 2019-12-07T03:56:14

Doug and Lee discuss practical measures to reduce crime in neighbourhoods, design schools so that they are better equipped to deter of deal with mass shooter, and little alterations you can make...

#111. The Landscape of Crime, Part 1: Environmental Criminology 101 (Dive Bar) w/ Douglas MacGregor from 2019-12-07T03:48:07

Private investigator and security consultant Douglas MacGregor unpacks environmental criminology from geographic profiling and predictive policing software to hot spots. A highly theoretical but...

#110. Fall of the House of Musitano (Dive Bar) w/ James Dubro from 2019-11-16T04:38:57

Organized crime expert and author James Dubro unveils the bloody history belying a recent rash of mafia assassinations and attempted murders in the Greater Toronto/Hamilton area. Replete with ta...

#109. The Lowdown Murders, Part 4: Linkage Analysis & Suspect Prioritization (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown from 2019-11-16T03:35:26

In this fourth and final episode examining the murders in and around London from 1966-70, Lee considers Vanessa's two favourite suspects and employs behavioural analysis to determine the number ...

#108. The Lowdown Murders, Part 3: Killing Georgia (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown from 2019-10-21T03:36:06

Lee and Vanessa Brown look at the 1966 sex slaying of Georgia Jackson at the hands of David Bodemer. Could it be related to subsequent homicides in the London-area? What about the 1983 lust murd...

#107. Murder in VR (Dive Bar) w/ Drax from 2019-10-08T00:05:23

Don't listen to this episode! WATCH IT here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKw96R-OzzY  

#106. The Lowdown Murders, Part 2: 1969-70 (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown from 2019-10-05T04:19:21

1969: Bruce Stapylton. Murdered. Jackie English.
1970: Soraya O'Connell. Murdered.
Author Vanessa Brown's new book 'The Forest City Killer' tells the tale of a shocking stint of unsolv...

#105. The Lowdown Murders, Part 1: 1968 (Dive Bar) w/ Vanessa Brown from 2019-10-05T03:36:49

1968: Jacqueline Dunleavy. Murdered. Frankie Jensen. Murdered. Scott Leishman. Murdered. Helga Beer. Murdered. Linda White. Murdered
Author Vanessa Brown's new book 'The Forest City Killer' ...

#104. Big Changes! Exciting News! aka 'F the AMA' (Important Announcements) from 2019-10-01T05:00

Lee makes a series of important announcements regarding the podcast, relocating, upcoming lectures in virtual reality, joining the Crawlspace network, a forthcoming appearance at American Crime ...

#103. Off With His Head! (Radio Play) from 2019-09-19T20:31:53

The gripping true crime tale of German serial killer Eugen Weidmann, the last person to be publicly executed in 'La Belle' France, eighty years ago...CAST: Lorna Poplak, Lee Mellor, Nate Hendley, a...

#102. Gun-Schooled!, Part 2: Myths vs. Realities (Dive Bar) w/ Marty Kerluck from 2019-09-09T21:33:09

Marty discloses his worrying experience speaking on Bill C-71 before the Canadian Senate, before he and Lee- debunk the widespread myth that recent increases in handgun related violence in Toronto ...

#101. Gun-Schooled!, Part 1: Firearms 101 (Dive Bar) w/ Marty Kerluck from 2019-09-09T21:19:35

Certified Canadian firearms safety instructor Marty Kerluck sits down in the dive bar to provide a free rudimentary education on the anatomy of guns and ammunition; basic safety; Canadian firearm l...

#100. Tori: Justice Dies in Darkness (Dive Bar) w/ Rodney Stafford from 2019-09-01T10:33:59

On April 8, 2009, Victoria 'Tori' Stafford was abducted, repeatedly raped, and murdered in southwestern Ontario by Terri-Lynne McClintic and Michael Rafferty. Ten years later, her father, Rodney St...

#99. The Baltovich File, Part 10: Closer (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-08-24T00:31:13

Part 10 of 10. In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Robert joins Lee in the divebar ...

#98. The Baltovich File, Part 9: Bernardo? (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-08-24T00:24:06

Part 9 of 10. In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Robert joins Lee in the divebar t...

#97. The Baltovich File, Part 8: Twists, Turns, & 'Spinner' (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-08-14T10:40:34

Part 8 of 10 (2008-Present). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Robert joins Lee i...

#96. The Baltovich File, Part 7: Straight Time (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich feat. Dr. JR Laurence from 2019-08-14T10:34:13

Part 7 of 10 (April 1, 2000-April 22, 2008). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Ro...

#95. The Baltovich File, Part 6: Hard Time (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-08-14T09:49:43

Part 6 of 10 (April 1992-April 2000). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Robert jo...

#94. The Baltovich File, Part 5: Evil Grin (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-07-30T04:22:31

Part 5 of 10 (November 9, 1991-April 1992). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Rob...

#93. The Baltovich File, Part 4: Hellhole (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-07-30T04:11:16

Part 4 of 10 (November 19, 1990-November 9, 1991). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a myste...

#92. The Baltovich File, Part 3: Double Tragedy (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-07-17T23:34:31

Part 3 of 10 (June 22-November 19, 1990). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Rober...

#91. The Baltovich File, Part 2: Disappearing Beauty (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-07-17T23:28:54

Part 2 of 10 (June 17-22, 1990). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Robert joins L...

#90. The Baltovich File, Part 1: The Mysterious Miss Bain (Dive Bar) w/ Robert Baltovich from 2019-07-17T23:20:17

Part 1 of 10 (1987- June 17, 1990). In 1992, Robert Baltovich was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. To this day, the location of her remains is a mystery. Robert join...

A Brief (But Necessary) Introduction to 'The Baltovich File' from 2019-07-17T23:16:48

This summer, Murder Was the Case is trying something new: a 10-part deep dive (bar) into the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Bain and the wrongful conviction of her boyfriend Robert Baltovich.Please l...

#89. Summer AMA 2019 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2019-07-17T23:14:13

It's summer and Lee gives a state of the podcast address and answers questions pertaining to CrimeCon 2019 in Orlando, his dissertation (see link below), Dennis Rader's paraphilic make-up, the kill...

#88. Hypnotize w/ Dr. JR Laurence (Dive Bar) from 2019-07-10T22:49:51

One of the world's leading authorities on hypnosis, Dr. Jean-Roch Laurence, schools Lee on the myths and realities of hypnosis, the 'Satanic Panic' era, multiple personalities (Dissociative Identit...

#87. Chasing Monsters, Part 2: Oklahoma Fire, Alabama Ripper w/ Celene Beth Calderon & Sarah Cailean (Dive Bar) from 2019-06-28T21:29

Ex-cop and co-host of HLN's 'Hell in the Heartland', Sarah Cailean, talks about her experience investigating the disappearances of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible in Oklahoma. Then, Celene, Sarah, ...

#86. Chasing Monsters, Part 1: Theodore w/ Celene Beth Calderon & Sarah Cailean (Dive Bar) from 2019-06-28T21:23:45

Filmmaker Celene Beth Calderon joins Lee in the dive bar accompanied by her friend, ex-cop and true crime TV host Sarah Cailean, to discuss her upcoming 'Theodore': a documentary series that aims t...

#85. Silverfox: Cage Door Closes (Update) from 2019-06-22T20:53:06

Lee recounts his experience in court with Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur, the shocking details revealed during the proceedings, and finally closes the door on the Silverfox case. --- This ...

#84. The Four Horsemen of Toronto True Crime w/ Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, & Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2019-06-19T05:22:48

Regular guests Nate Hendley, Robert Hoshowsky, and Dr. Peter Vronsky convene for the first time in 2019 to catch-up, shoot the $hit, and play a round of murder trivia. Topics include toasting custo...

#83. Dirty Dark Minds, Part 2: Observing Perversion w/ Dr. Chris Kunkle (Dive Bar) from 2019-06-11T06:54:29

Perv experts Dr. Mellor and Dr. Kunkle delve deep into the world of sex offenders, paraphilia, fetishism, and lust murder. What factors distinguish a treatable offender from a lost cause? Pedophili...

#82. Dirty Dark Minds, Part 1: Abusing Delusion w/ Dr. Chris Kunkle (Dive Bar) from 2019-06-11T06:44:01

For 20 years, Dr. Chris Kunkle dealt with the most dangerous offenders in New York state. Here he recounts some of the most severe and bizarre cases of delusion, schizophrenia, and drug-induced psy...

#81. In Code Blood w/ Suzanna Ryan (Dive Bar) from 2019-05-29T04:31:40

Having arrived at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases (AISOCC) conference in Albany, NY, Lee speaks with expert DNA analyst Suzanna Ryan about the incredible advances in her field alon...

#80. Confessions of a Seattle Homicide Detective, Part 4: Serial Killers and Mass Murderers w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger (Dive Bar) from 2019-05-21T20:22:16

Det. Steiger recounts two cases of serial murder he investigated - sex slayer DeWayne Lee Harris and jihadist Ali Muhammad Brown - along with some truly strange mass murders. --- This episode is...

#79. Confessions of a Seattle Homicide Detective, Part 3: Rape, Murder! w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger (Dive Bar) from 2019-05-15T03:46:12

Drawing upon Detective Steiger’s cases while working sex crimes, Lee analyzes the offenders using Groth’s rapist typology, before hearing an incredible tale of three separate (yet) related homicide...

#78. Confessions of a Seattle Homicide Detective, Part 2: Eye of the Steiger w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger (Dive Bar) from 2019-05-07T06:34:34

In part 2, Lee and Detective Cloyd Steiger talk interrogation techniques, destiny, what it takes to become an exceptional cop, along with recounting some of young Cloyd's most intense stand-offs an...

#77. Confessions of a Seattle Homicide Detective, Part 1: Blood in the Streets of Rain w/ Det. Cloyd Steiger (Dive Bar) from 2019-05-07T06:19:23

When Det. Cloyd Steiger retired from the Seattle Police he had solved over 250 homicides, engaged in multiple gunfights, investigated five serial murder cases, processed countless mass killings, an...

#76. Murders & Executions, Part 2: Honour, Punishment, Surveillance w/ Sasha Reid (Dive Bar) from 2019-04-22T17:36:32

In part two of Lee's chat with Sasha Reid in Calgary they address the following questions:Is capital punishment the right thing to do or misguided? Lee would save Sasha from harm but she wouldn't d...

#75. Murders & Executions, Part 1: $hit, Fire n' Mind Control w/ Sasha Reid (Dive Bar) from 2019-04-22T17:24:30

On the first lag of his West Coast murder tour, Lee catches up with serial murder expert Sasha Reid in Calgary to talk The Lipstick Killer, John Leonard Orr, Gary Heidnik, UNABomber Ted Kaczynski, ...

#74. Kurt Cobain (Blew Out His Brains): 25 Years Later w/ Det. Mike Ciesynski & Det. Cloyd Steiger (Dive Bar) from 2019-04-05T07:31:04

Twenty-five years after the suicide of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Lee sits down with retired Seattle homicide detectives Mike Ciesynski and Cloyd Steiger to debunk the theories that Kurt was mur...

#73. Spiked! w/ Dr. Pamela Donovan (Dive Bar) from 2019-03-22T10:27:16

Rohypnol. GHB. Ketamine. Crushed sleeping pills. Alcohol itself. Author and former criminal justice professor Dr. Pamela Donovan and Lee talk about the history, properties, and misconceptions of so...

#72. AMA Spring 2019 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2019-03-11T02:09:54

For the first AMA of 2019, Lee reveals some exciting news, further clarifies how using a 2+ victim criteria vs. a 3+ victim criteria may affect our understanding of serial murderers, why psychopath...

#71. Kermit's House of Horrors w/ Karen Wickiam (Dive Bar) from 2019-03-04T07:27:54

Razor blades shredding uteruses. Babies drowned in toilets. Forced abortions. Severed feet in jars. If you think the case of Kermit Gosnell is just a political talking point, you need to sit down w...

#70. Dr. Shipman's Prescription w/ Karen Wickiam (Dive Bar) from 2019-02-24T21:04:17

Former ER nurse and podcast host, Karen Wickiam, returns to talk about the case of Dr. Harold Shipman - an English physician responsible for the murders of at least 215 of his elderly patients.Chec...

#69. Poz Vampire & the Bug Chasers w/ Dr. Amy Swiffen (Dive Bar) from 2019-02-14T14:00

Happy Valentine's Day! To mark the occasion, Lee's former prof, Dr. Amy Swiffen, talks about the chilling phenomenon of offenders who negligently or intentionally infect their sexual partners with ...

#68. Everything You Know About Serial Killers is Wrong! (Academy) from 2019-02-10T14:00

Drawing upon statistical data, Lee challenges the popularly held notion that most American serial killers are white males between the ages of 20 and 35. --- This episode is sponsored by · Ancho...

#67. Hour of the Dragon w/ James Dubro (Dive Bar) from 2019-02-05T19:31:46

Happy Chinese New Year! Veteran organized crime expert James Dubro joins Lee to talk about East Asian mobsters: Triads, Tong and Big Circle Boy gangs, and Yakuza; as well as touching upon Black gan...

#66. Ted Talks, Part 2 w/ Dr. John Faithful Hamer (Dive Bar) from 2019-01-22T21:31:36

Part 2 of 2. On the 21st anniversary of UNABomber Ted Kaczynski's conviction, philosopher and historian Dr. John Faithful Hamer joins Lee in the dive bar to discuss his controversial manifesto Indu...

#65. Ted Talks, Part 1 w/ Dr. John Faithful Hamer (Dive Bar) from 2019-01-22T21:30:11

Part 1 of 2. On the 21st anniversary of UNABomber Ted Kaczynski's conviction, philosopher and historian Dr. John Faithful Hamer joins Lee in the dive bar to discuss his controversial manifesto Indu...

#64. Homicide Headlines 2018: American Massacres w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2019-01-22T21:28:20

In this fourth and final installment of Homicide Headlines, Lee and author Nate Hendley look at the three most devastating American gun massacres of 2018: Parkland, Thousand Oaks, and Pittsburgh. ...

#63. Homicide Headlines 2018: Serial Killers & Lust Murderers w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2019-01-22T21:27

...continuing with the previous episode's discussion of the most gripping homicide headlines of 2018, Lee and author Nate Hendley move on to the crimes of alleged 'Golden State Killer' Joseph James...

#62. Homicide Headlines 2018: Toronto the Bad, Part 2 w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2019-01-11T02:50:08

Having reviewed Toronto's 2018 'Homicide Headlines' for serial and sex slayers, Lee and author Nate Hendley turn their attention to the unprecedented mass murder committed by killer 'Incel' Alek Mi...

#61. Homicide Headlines 2018: Toronto the Bad, Part 1 w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2019-01-11T02:33:24

Author Nate Hendley returns to the dive bar to recap the most captivating homicide headlines of 2018. In this first of several episodes, he and Lee give an overview of the Bruce 'Silverfox' McArthu...

#60. The Bloody Awards 2018 from 2018-12-26T19:01:50

Live from the bowels of hell, the first annual Bloody Awards! We take a look back at the most memorable moments and guests from Murder Was The Case and celebrate the winners you voted for. Special ...

#59. Beatles Bloodbath w/Alan Cross (Dive Bar) from 2018-12-08T22:33:15

Music guru Alan Cross talks with Lee and Vanessa about homicide in The Beatles and Nirvana, as well as Charles Manson, Mark David Chapman, The Beach Boys, Doris Day, and the rumours of Paul McCartn...

#58. AMA Winter 2018 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2018-12-02T15:07:36

In our final AMA of 2018, Lee answers questions about Edward Wayne Edwards, which serial killer personally freaks him out the most, Toronto's 73rd homicide this year, whether he'd rather be eaten o...

#57. Nominations: 2018 Bloody Awards from 2018-11-24T00:49:06

Nominations for the upcoming 2018 Bloody Awards! Go to patreon.com/murderwasthecase to cast your vote. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Listen

#56. Dear Chief Saunders (Open Letter) from 2018-11-17T17:44:20

Earlier this year, Chief Mark Saunders of the Toronto Police Service stated that the force had never dealt with a serial killer until Bruce McArthur. Lee responds in this open letter with more than...

#55. Sweden Bleedin' w/Ludvig Drevfjäll (Dive Bar) from 2018-11-10T02:56:45

Once a haven of peace, tolerance, and mutual prosperity, in recent years Sweden has seen a dramatic increase in the number of rapes, shootings, and civil unrest. Lee sits down with Swedish journali...

#54. Halloween Bash 2018 w/Dr. Peter Vronsky & Robert Hoshowsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-11-01T00:00

Possessed by the demon vodka, Lee, Peter, and Robert recall shocking and spooky tales from their pasts. Grab yer choice of poison, and join the fellas for this sloppy mess of a Halloween party c...

#53. Paraphilia: Necrophilia II (Academy) from 2018-10-18T21:20

Lee synthesizes the necrophilia-spectrum into an eight-category typology before testing your investigative abilities with a titillating true crime puzzle. Tickets on sale now for ‘True Murder Tales...

#52. Paraphilia: Necrophilia I (Academy) from 2018-10-04T20:00

Lee explains the origins and misuse of the term 'necrophilia' and unpacks the necrophilic-spectrum which includes acts of mutilation, posing, cannibalism, and vampirism. Subjects include Sgt. Be...

#51. The Great Canadian $hit Show (Dive Bar) from 2018-09-29T16:00

Lee and Vanessa kick back on a Friday night and riff on Blake Leibel, Dellen Millard, and Terri-Lynne McClintic.

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#50. Trauma w/ Karen Wickiam (Dive Bar) from 2018-09-21T01:23:46

Former trauma nurse Karen Wickiam opens up to Lee about the horrors and pressures of the emergency room, her life-changing experience treating victims of a grisly mass murder, and dealing with post...

#49. Strange & Unsolved Part 2: Without a Trace w/ Robert Hoshowsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-09-14T02:26:35

Continuing with their discussion of weird Canadian cold cases, Robert and Lee look at the mysterious disappearances of Nicole Morin, 8, and 14-year-old Ingrid Bauer.  Robert is an investigative jou...

#48. Strange & Unsolved Part 1: Footloose w/ Robert Hoshowsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-09-14T02:15:12

Author Robert Hoshowsky returns to catch-up with Lee and riff on the bizarre phenomenon of disembodied feet washing up on the beaches of British Columbia and Washington. Robert is an investigative ...

#47. AMA Fall 2018 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2018-09-08T22:31:19

Lee answers a dozen of your questions in this episode. Before the puck drops, we give a recap of this summer’s episodes, talk about the listener survey results, and make a special announcement abou...

#46. Silverfox: The End of the Beginning (Update) from 2018-08-30T21:20

There have been many developments in the Bruce McArthur case since our last update on April 15. In this episode, Lee sums up what's happened and tells the story of McArhur's eighth claimed victim, ...

#45. Sons of Cain Part 2: ‘Serial Killing: The Golden Age’ w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-08-24T03:00

Dr. Vronsky continues with his ‘Big History’ of serial murder, examining war crimes committed by G.I.s against their allies and enemies alike, the profound trauma experienced by returning Americ...

#44. Sons of Cain Part 1: ‘Serial Killing: From the Cave to Whitechapel’ w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-08-23T21:20

Proposing our primitive ancestors were genocidal rapists and cannibals, Dr. Vronsky draws parallels with the story of Cain and Abel, and discusses the surge in serial killings from 1450-1650 relate...

#43. Psych-Out Part 2: ‘Bull$hit Theories?’ w/ Dr. Oren Amitay (Dive Bar) from 2018-08-17T01:13:07

Lee explains his thematic-derivative model of sexual progression to Oren. After Oren expounds the great insights and failings of Freud, they discuss a Freudian theory of serial murder, I.Q., emotio...

#42. Psych-Out Part 1: ‘Personality Disorders & Psychosis’ w/ Dr. Oren Amitay (Dive Bar) from 2018-08-17T01:02:36

Professor Dr. Oren Amitay, a specialist in human sexuality, and Lee talk psychology. Topics include psychopathy, narcissism, schizophrenia, delusion, pedophilia, epistemosis, and sex offenders in v...

#41. The Boy on the Bicycle w/ Nate Hendley & Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-08-02T09:00

To celebrate the launch of Nate Hendley's The Boy on the Bicycle, Lee, Nate Hendley, and Dr. Peter Vronsky convene to discuss a murderer all three authors have written about: Peter Woodcock - Ca...

#40. Four Nazis and a Child Killer w/ Carla Olson (Dive Bar) from 2018-07-26T09:03

In 1946, four German prisoners of war were executed alongside Donald Sherman Staley - one of Canada's first known serial killers. Were the POWs right to be outraged over being scheduled to hang alo...

#39. Unmasking The Beast Part 2: ‘Who Killed Lynne Harper?’ w/ Sgt. Barry Ruhl (Dive Bar) from 2018-07-19T09:08

While discussing the 1959 murder of Lynne Harper, Lee advances a game-changing theory to Sgt. Barry Ruhl, and compares sex offender Larry Talbot to his general profile of Harper's killer.   Barry R...

#38. Unmasking The Beast Part 1: ‘Down a Dark Trail’ w/ Sgt. Barry Ruhl (Dive Bar) from 2018-07-19T09:00

In 1971, Sgt. Barry Ruhl and his fiancee were accosted by a masked sex offender, culminating in a bloody brawl. Forty-seven years later, Lee and Barry examine his nemesis as a suspect in the murder...

#37. The Summer of ‘59 w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2018-07-12T09:00

Fourteen-year-old Steven Truscott was wrongfully convicted of the murder of his classmate, Lynne Harper. Nearly 60 years later we still don’t know who killed Lynne. MWTC welcomes back author Nate H...

#36. The Art of Dying, Interestingly… w/ Dr. Gregory Klages (Dive Bar) from 2018-07-01T14:12:21

A decade after his mysterious demise, Tom Thomson would be celebrated as one of the most important visual artists in Canadian history. But in 1917, his little more than a bloated corpse was pulled ...

#35. The Trials of Stephen Williams w/ Stephen Williams (Dive Bar) from 2018-06-28T09:00

Lee sits down for a rare conversation with Stephen Williams, author of Invisible Darkness and Karla: A Pact With the Devil. He's the only North American to receive the Hellman ...

#34. Paul & Karla: Sex, Death, & Videotape (Mugshots) from 2018-06-26T00:02:19

A horrifying look at the sadistic crimes perpetrated by Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka from 1987-1993, drawing upon primary and secondary source materials, and featuring music which appeared durin...

#33. Cruel Britannia Part 2: 'English Serial Killers' w/ Dr. David Holmes (Dive Bar) from 2018-06-14T23:47:10

Lee and David recall the brutal serial murders perpetrated by 'Crossbow Cannibal' Stephen Griffith, Joanna Dennehy, and Fred & Rose West. Dr. David Holmes is the author of 'Abnormal, Clinical & For...

#32. Cruel Britannia Part 1: 'Good To Be Bad' w/ Dr. David Holmes (Dive Bar) from 2018-06-14T23:00

British psychology professor Dr. David Holmes and Lee cover a range of topics including the visceral experience of violence; psychopaths and evolution; and the relationship between criminal cult...

#31. AMA Summer 2018 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2018-06-09T01:27:34

We answer your questions! Topics include: rape typologies, primate hierarchies and mass shooters, Missing 411 data, the state of profiling, Nikolas Cruz, the Golden State Killer, Bill Cosby and def...

#30. Serial Killer Geek-Out Part 2: ‘Werewolves, Wendigo, Cubing, Lies’ w/ Sasha Reid (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-31T09:15

Lee and Sasha compete to see who knows more about psychos and find themselves questioning typologies; considering mythic creatures such as the wendigo and werewolves as archaic manifestations of se...

#29. Serial Killer Geek-Out Part 1: ‘Development & Fantasy’ w/ Sasha Reid (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-31T09:00

Lee and Sasha Reid, two doctoral candidates specializing in serial killers, look at the similarities in their findings regarding stunted social development and the role of fantasy in the making of ...

#28. Mafia 3.0 w/ Antonio Nicaso & Dr. Marcel Danesi (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-24T09:00

In this final, fascinating episode of Mobster May, Dr. Marcel Danesi returns with his friend - heroic journalist, professor, and author Antonio Nicaso - to describe the three historical phases of t...

#27. Made in Montreal w/ Cpl. Michel Funicelli (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-17T09:00

Cpl. Michel Funicelli of the RCMP has investigated the Rizzuto crime family and West End Gang in Montreal for nearly 15 years, and shares Lee's doctoral supervisor in Concordia's psychology departm...

#26. Enter the One-Percenter w/ Peter Edwards (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-10T09:00

Peter Edwards, bestselling author and award-winning journalist for the Toronto Star, discusses the origin and proliferation of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang with Lee, the globalization of organi...

#25. Tommy Guns Blazin’ Part 2: ‘Theatrical Banditry’ w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-03T09:30

Lee and Nate shift from the urban underworld to the dusty highways of the American southwest, deromanticizing Bonnie and Clyde and their merry rabble of homicidal bank robbers. They conclude with a...

#24. Tommy Guns Blazin’ Part 1: ‘Scarface & Dutch’ w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2018-05-03T09:00

Author Nate Hendley returns to the dive bar for a second round, regaling Lee with tales of Prohibition gangsters Al Capone in Chicago and Dutch Schultz in New York City. The two explore the relatio...

#23. The Virgin Homicides w/ Paulie Whiskey (Dive Bar) from 2018-04-29T16:00

We welcome back guest Paulie Whiskey to the Dive Bar and take a close look at the Incel rebellion and learn about the terms they use. We also discuss Elliot Rodger and the recent attack on Toron...

#22. Terror! w/ Douglas MacGregor (Dive Bar) from 2018-04-19T09:00

Counter-terrorism expert Douglas MacGregor and Lee talk about the events leading up to the Oklahoma City Bombing, Islamic terrorism, the UNABomber, Columbine, Marc Lepine and more. Douglas is a ...

#21. Silverfox: The Slow Thaw (Update) from 2018-04-15T22:27:37

As an ice storm hits the city of Toronto, Lee gives an update on the Bruce 'Silverfox' McArthur case. Earlier this week, McArthur was charged with a 8th murder, police announced they are looking at...

#20. You Wouldn’t Believe What Happened at Work… w/ Glenn French (Dive Bar) from 2018-04-06T01:22:33

Glenn French has been conducting risk assessment for violence in the workplace for 20 years. From #metoo to mass murder, stalking, and suicide, Lee and Glenn run the gamut of vocational violence in...

#19. Sign of the Crimes w/ Dr. Marcel Danesi (Dive Bar) from 2018-03-30T17:00

Dr. Marcel Danesi, internationally renowned scholar and pioneer of forensic semiotics, sits down with Lee to discuss this emerging discipline. Somewhere along the way the conversation is hijacke...

#18. Paraphilia: Sexual Sadism (Academy) from 2018-03-26T00:00

Lee articulates the historic emergence, essence, and his groundbreaking typology of sexual sadism - a paraphilic disorder which motivated offenders such as BTK, David Parker Ray, Paul Bernardo, ...

#17. AMA Spring 2018 (Ask Lee Anything) from 2018-03-08T21:47:01

For our first AMA episode (Ask Me Anything), host and criminologist Lee Mellor answers your questions! Subjects include: Bernardo & Homolka, how serial killers are made, victimology, “toy box kille...

#16. The Killing of a Shoeshine Boy Part 2: 'Toronto Unsolved' w/ Robert Hoshowsky (Dive bar) from 2018-02-28T19:01:19

Lee and Robert delve into Toronto’s most notorious cold cases including two series of unsolved homicides and the brutal sex slaying of Sharin’ Morningstar Keenan in 1983. Can you help bring the per...

#15. The Killing of a Shoeshine Boy Part 1: 'Tragedy on Yonge Street' w/ Robert Hoshowsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-02-28T18:00

On July 28, 1977, 12-year-old shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques was lured into a filthy apartment above a massage parlour where he was gang-raped, tortured, and murdered.  Forty years later, aut...

#14. A Tale of Two Rippers Part 3: 'Head Meets Wall' w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-02-21T21:17:46

Lee and Peter conclude by touching on transhumanism and offering a frank reflection on childhood acts of violence. ----more---- Peter is a best-selling author, crime historian and filmmaker. For mo...

#13. A Tale of Two Rippers Part 2: 'The Serial Killer Magnet' w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-02-21T21:00

How many serial killers have you met? Peter Vronsky has unwittingly bumped into three. Peter is a bestselling author, crime historian and filmmaker. For more information visit: http://www.peterv...

#12. A Tale of Two Rippers Part 1: 'Chasing Oswald' w/ Dr. Peter Vronsky (Dive Bar) from 2018-02-21T17:23

Best-selling author, crime historian and filmmaker, Peter Vronsky recounts travelling to the USSR on the trail of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. ----more---- For more information about Peter Vrons...

#11. Silverfox vs. The Bone Diggers w/ Renee Willmon (Dive Bar) from 2018-02-13T18:32:33

Forensic Anthropologist Renee Willmon joins Lee in the Dive Bar to talk about her casework and opinions on the Bruce McArthur bone dig. ----more---- Subscribe to us on iTunes & leave us a rating an...

#10. M.O. & Signature: Mutilation (Academy) from 2018-02-08T16:22:52

Continuing with our look at M.O. and signature, Lee discusses the motives behind acts of mutilation: decapitation, evisceration, disfigurement, excision of body parts, and dismemberment. Cases incl...

#9. Cons, Cults, and Rock & Roll w/ Nate Hendley (Dive Bar) from 2018-02-01T21:21:20

Nate Hendley, author of The Big Con, joins Lee in the divebar for a humorous chat about homicidal con men, the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and so-called 'Amityville Horror', along with allegations o...

#8. Silverfox: Revelations and Ramblings (Update) from 2018-01-31T17:50:06

As snow blankets the city of Toronto, Lee muses on recent developments in the case of accused serial killer Bruce 'Silverfox' McArthur, and offers a basic breakdown of sexual sadism and BDSM. ----m...

#7. M.O. & Signature: An Introduction (Academy) from 2018-01-30T19:19:14

Lee lays the bedrock for offender profiling by drawing on the cases of Jeffrey Dahmer, Peter Sutcliffe, The Boston Strangler, Susan Smith and more to explain the concepts of modus operandi and sign...

#6. Silverfox: A Serial Killer in the Gay Village, w/ Justin Ling (Dive Bar) from 2018-01-22T22:29:24

In light of the recent arrest of Bruce “Silverfox” McArthur in connection with the five missing men from Toronto’s Gay Village, MWTC sat down with reporter Justin Ling to discuss this breaking news...

#5. Homicide Headlines 2017 Part 3: 'Seasonal Killings, Serials Chilling' w/ Paulie Whiskey (Dive Bar) from 2018-01-13T04:02

In the third and final part of 'Homicide Headlines 2017', Lee and Paulie Whiskey examine several crimes including: the Shermans, the Troy family massacre, Aaron Hernandez, Todd Kohlhepp, Takahiro S...

#4. Homicide Headlines 2017 Part 2: 'What Happened in Vegas' w/ Paulie Whiskey (Dive Bar) from 2018-01-12T22:38:04

In part two of our three-part 'Homicide Headlines 2017' series, Lee & Paulie Whiskey debunk the conspiracies surrounding the Las Vegas mass shooting, as well as discuss a live-streamed murder, hype...

#3. Homicide Headlines 2017 Part 1: 'The Death of Notoriety' w/ Paulie Whiskey (Dive Bar) from 2018-01-12T22:29:53

In our first 'Dive Bar' episode, Lee and Paulie Whiskey talk about the biggest homicide headlines in 2017. In part 1 of this three-part series, the guys discuss: Ian Brady croaking, the ‘Moors Murd...

#2. Motivational Murdering (Academy) from 2017-12-24T17:42:10

Lee debunks the idea of ‘senseless killing’ by discussing common motives for murder: sex, profit, revenge, loyalty, ideology, identity, and psychosis. Cases include the Jonestown massacre, Slender ...

#1. Murder 101 (Academy) from 2017-12-20T19:40

In this inaugural episode, investigative criminologist and profiler Lee Mellor provides the basic tools for understanding homicide. Drawing from case studies such as Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Ste...