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What Makes a Killer

A look into the life and crimes of the world’s most infamous serial killers. Featuring interviews with family members, forensic experts, law enforcement, and witnesses.

From John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer to the “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez and the Butcher of Plainfield, Ed Gein and

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What Makes a Killer
S5 Ep13: Bobby Joe Long from 2023-10-26T08:00

In this last episode of season five, we'll examine Floridian serial killer Bobby Joe Long...

1984. Tampa, Florida.

A 17-year-old girl named Lisa was on her way home from wo...

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S5 Ep12: Christopher Hightower from 2023-10-19T08:00

September 22nd, 1991. Guilford, Connecticut. Early that evening, a mysterious man visited the home of Christine Brendel and delivered some shocking news – her brother Ernest and his family had...

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S5 Ep11: Vincent Tabak from 2023-10-12T08:00

Christmas day, 2010. A couple was walking their dog along a remote road in Clifton, an English port city of Bristol, when they happened upon the body of a 25-year-old Joanna Yeates.

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S5 Ep10: Daniel Lee Siebert from 2023-10-05T08:00

On February 24th, 1986, police in Talladega, Alabama forced their way inside the home of 24-year-old mother and student Sherri Weathers. When she had not shown up for classes in over a week, p...

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S5 Ep9: The Hillside Stranglers from 2023-09-28T08:00

November 13th, 1977. Los Angeles, California. Young students, Dolores and Sonja were on their way home from a day out shopping, when two police officers stopped them for questioning. However, ...

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S5 Ep8: Ángel Reséndiz, the Railroad Killer from 2023-09-21T08:00

The residence of 39-year-old Claudia Benton was broken into by a savage intruder. The mother of two, had been brutally beaten, sexually assaulted, and fatally stabbed. The killer was a man nam...

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S5 Ep7: Robert Ben Rhoades from 2023-09-14T08:00

On April 1st, 1990, an Arizona State Trooper was out on patrol when he spotted a truck pulled over on the side of interstate 10 in Casa Grande. The officer pulled off the interstate and parked...

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S5 Ep6: Derrick Bird from 2023-09-07T08:00

June 2010, Cumbria, a predominantly rural county in Northwest England. The peaceful community of Whitehaven, in the county of Cumbria, was about to be shattered by the murderous rampage of one...

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S5 Ep5: Santé&Kenny Kimes from 2023-08-31T08:00

July 5th, 1998.

Irene Silverman, an 82-year-old New York socialite, was viciously assaulted in her home before being tasered and finally strangled. Her killers were 23-year-old Kenny...

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S5 Ep4: Todd Kohlhepp from 2023-08-24T08:00

In November of 2016, police were investigating the disappearance of a young couple, named Kala and Charlie. The pair had seemingly vanished without a trace two months earlier, but through a st...

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S5 Ep3: Keith Jesperson, the Happy Face Killer from 2023-08-17T08:00

In March 1995, the body of 41-year-old Julie Winningham was found just off Highway 14 in Washington State, strangled to death. Julie had become the eighth victim of an active serial killer nam...

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S5 Ep2: Karol Kot, the Vampire of Krakow from 2023-08-10T08:00

February 13th, 1966, a group of young children spent the afternoon sledding down the snow-covered hills in Krakow, Poland but one 19-year-old was looking for a very different kind of thrill. <...

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S5 Ep1: David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam from 2023-08-03T08:00

In July of 1976, two teenage girls were sitting in a car in front of their New York City apartment, when a man approached and fired 5 shots into the vehicle. One of the girls died instantly, w...

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What Makes A Killer: Season 5 from 2023-07-27T08:00

Join us on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. Welcome to 'What Makes a Killer,' the podcast that explores the twisted minds behind the most notorious crimes. 

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Introducing Killers, Cults and Queens from 2022-09-08T08:00

From Audioboom Studios, Nikki Druce and Cheryl Hole (RuPaul's Drag Race UK)...

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S4 Ep13: Ted Bundy from 2022-08-04T08:00

Florida State University, Tallahassee. January 15th, 1978. Around 2:45 am, a man broke into the Chi Omega Sorority House and attacked four women. He was a known serial killer, and was on the r...

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S4 Ep12: Aileen Wuornos from 2022-07-28T08:00

1990s Central Florida–a woman posing as a sex worker has made a name for herself by targeting middle-aged, wealthy men with expensive cars, killing them, and pawning off their belongings. In w...

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S4 Ep11: Angus Sinclair from 2022-07-21T08:00

In October, 1977 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the body of a 17-year-old girl was found on a deserted beach. Then, just a few hours later, the body of a second teenage girl was found in a field, jus...

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S4 Ep10: Colin Ireland from 2022-07-14T08:00

March 10th, 1993 in London, England. A man called a national newspaper to declare that he had just killed somebody. The victim had been suffocated to death with a plastic bag during a sadomaso...

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S4 Ep9: Danny Rolling from 2022-07-07T08:00

In late August 1990, freshman roommates Christina Powell and Sonja Larson were excitedly preparing for their first semester at the University of Florida in Gainesville. But they would never ma...

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S4 Ep8: Gary Ridgway, The Green River Killer from 2022-06-30T08:00

1980s Washington. One of the most prolific serial killers of all time, Gary Ridgway, preyed on vulnerable young women, runaways and sex workers. With his un-assuming persona and habit of dumpi...

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S4 Ep7: Mark Hobson from 2022-06-23T08:00

On July 25th, 1994, a suspected murderer entered a small gas station in North Yorkshire, England. As he browsed the store, the owner of the station recognized him. This man was wanted for the ...

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S4 Ep6: Diane Downs from 2022-06-16T08:00

May 1984, at the Lane County Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon. A mother of three stands accused of murdering her seven year old daughter, and of the attempted murder of her other two children. Whe...

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S4 Ep5: Robert Black from 2022-06-09T08:00

On July 14th, 1990, in Stow, Scotland, a 6-year-old girl was walking to her friend’s house when she was suddenly pulled into a car off the side of the road. A local man who had been working in...

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S4 Ep4: Robert Berdella, The Kansas City Butcher from 2022-06-02T08:00

It's 1988 in Kansas City, Missouri. Young, vulnerable men are going missing without a trace, and no one can seem to figure out why. A local man named Robert Berdella–known as an upstanding mem...

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S4 Ep3: Robert Lee Yates Jr. from 2022-05-26T08:00

In August of 1998, a woman by the name of Christine Smith was picked up from her usual spot on the notorious downtown strip known as "the track" in Spokane, Washington. After providing her ser...

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S4 Ep2: Trevor Hardy, The Beast of Manchester from 2022-05-19T08:00

It’s July, 1975 in Manchester, England. One man, dubbed "The Beast of Manchester" was responsible for sparking immense fear across the city. This "beast" was the unpredictable and violent 30-y...

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S4 Ep1: Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer from 2022-05-12T08:00

From 1974-1991, the city of Wichita, Kansas was gripped with fear as a violent serial killer was on the loose. The killer, known to the public by his alias BTK, was an unassuming family-man na...

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What Makes a Killer: Season 4 from 2022-05-05T08:00

What Makes a Killer is a series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world’s most notorious killers. In every episode, host Jennifer Nittoso will trace a killer’s origins, examine their...

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Introducing Suspect from 2021-08-31T08:00

A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partie...

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S3 Ep13: Jack Unterweger from 2021-06-24T08:00

It's May 1990, and convicted murderer Jack Unterweger is about to charm his way out of prison. After teaching himself how to read and becoming a well-known children's author, Unterweger had co...

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S3 Ep13: Jack Unterweger from 2021-06-24T08:00

It's May 1990, and convicted murderer Jack Unterweger is about to charm his way out of prison. After teaching himself how to read and becoming a well-known children's author, Unterweger had co...

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S3 Ep12: Stephen Griffiths, The Crossbow Cannibal from 2021-06-17T08:00

It’s 2010 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Local man, Stephen Griffiths has just returned home from a night out with a woman in tow. Seconds later, she's seen on security footage running for her l...

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S3 Ep12: Stephen Griffiths, The Crossbow Cannibal from 2021-06-17T08:00

It’s 2010 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Local man, Stephen Griffiths has just returned home from a night out with a woman in tow. Seconds later, she's seen on security footage running for her l...

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S3 Ep11: Cary Stayner, the Yosemite Park Killer from 2021-06-10T08:00

Yosemite National Park, located in the picturesque Sierra Nevada mountains, was all but serene for five months in 1999. Fear ran rampant as four women were viciously murdered. The prime suspec...

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S3 Ep11: Cary Stayner, the Yosemite Park Killer from 2021-06-10T08:00

Yosemite National Park, located in the picturesque Sierra Nevada mountains, was all but serene for five months in 1999. Fear ran rampant as four women were viciously murdered. The prime suspec...

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S3 Ep10: Horst Kroner from 2021-06-03T08:00

On December 2nd 2015, Horst Kroner boarded a plane to Thailand, intending to spend his vacation sleeping with various women. While he was away, neighbors became increasingly concerned about th...

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S3 Ep10: Horst Kroner from 2021-06-03T08:00

On December 2nd 2015, Horst Kroner boarded a plane to Thailand, intending to spend his vacation sleeping with various women. While he was away, neighbors became increasingly concerned about th...

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S3 Ep9: Michael Ryan from 2021-05-27T08:00

On August 19th 1987, the citizens of Hungerford in Berkshire woke up to a seemingly picturesque summer's day. While a mother sat in a park with her children, she was approached by a young man ...

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S3 Ep9: Michael Ryan from 2021-05-27T08:00

On August 19th 1987, the citizens of Hungerford in Berkshire woke up to a seemingly picturesque summer's day. While a mother sat in a park with her children, she was approached by a young man ...

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S3 Ep8: Stefano Brizzi from 2021-05-20T08:00

April 7th, 2016, police were called to the Peabody Estate in South London after receiving complaints from tenants about a putrid smell. The two police officers knocked on the door of 49-year-o...

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S3 Ep8: Stefano Brizzi from 2021-05-20T08:00

April 7th, 2016, police were called to the Peabody Estate in South London after receiving complaints from tenants about a putrid smell. The two police officers knocked on the door of 49-year-o...

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S3 Ep7: Marc Dutroux from 2021-05-13T08:00

In the summer of 1996, all of Belgium was in shock when two young girls who had been kidnapped, raped, and tortured were rescued from a makeshift dungeon below a house in Marcinelle. As the we...

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S3 Ep7: Marc Dutroux from 2021-05-13T08:00

In the summer of 1996, all of Belgium was in shock when two young girls who had been kidnapped, raped, and tortured were rescued from a makeshift dungeon below a house in Marcinelle. As the we...

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S3 Ep6: Roy Whiting from 2021-05-06T08:00

It's July 1st, 2000, and an eight year old schoolgirl is playing in a field outside of her grandparent’s house at Littlehampton in West Sussex. She disappears from sight for only a moment, but...

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S3 Ep6: Roy Whiting from 2021-05-06T08:00

It's July 1st, 2000, and an eight year old schoolgirl is playing in a field outside of her grandparent’s house at Littlehampton in West Sussex. She disappears from sight for only a moment, but...

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S3 Ep5: Raoul Moat from 2021-04-29T08:00

In July 2010 in Northumberland England, a jealous ex-boyfriend goes on a violent rampage after deciding that police have taken too much from him, including his relationship. He effectively dec...

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S3 Ep5: Raoul Moat from 2021-04-29T08:00

In July 2010 in Northumberland England, a jealous ex-boyfriend goes on a violent rampage after deciding that police have taken too much from him, including his relationship. He effectively dec...

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S3 Ep4: Beverley Allitt, the Angel of Death from 2021-04-22T08:00

In April 1991, doctors at Grantham and Kesteven hospital in Lincolnshire were perplexed. In just two months, the health of 13 children had mysteriously deteriorated and four of them had died. ...

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S3 Ep4: Beverley Allitt, the Angel of Death from 2021-04-22T08:00

In April 1991, doctors at Grantham and Kesteven hospital in Lincolnshire were perplexed. In just two months, the health of 13 children had mysteriously deteriorated and four of them had died. ...

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S3 Ep3: Mark Bridger from 2021-04-15T08:00

On October 3rd, 2012, Coral Jones gave an emotional televised appeal for the safe return of her daughter, April. The five-year-old had been missing for 36 hours – she’d vanished while playing ...

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S3 Ep3: Mark Bridger from 2021-04-15T08:00

On October 3rd, 2012, Coral Jones gave an emotional televised appeal for the safe return of her daughter, April. The five-year-old had been missing for 36 hours – she’d vanished while playing ...

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S3 Ep2: Charles Ng and Leonard Lake from 2021-04-08T08:00

On June 2nd 1985, San Francisco police were called to a lumberyard to apprehend a shoplifter. By the time they arrive the suspect had already fled, but the man's partner is still at the scene....

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S3 Ep2: Charles Ng and Leonard Lake from 2021-04-08T08:00

On June 2nd 1985, San Francisco police were called to a lumberyard to apprehend a shoplifter. By the time they arrive the suspect had already fled, but the man's partner is still at the scene....

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S3 Ep1: Steve Wright, The Suffolk Strangler from 2021-04-01T08:00

In the winter of 2006, the town of Ipswich, England was left horrified as the bodies of five missing female sex workers were found by police. The discovery launched a massive manhunt that resu...

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S3 Ep1: Steve Wright, The Suffolk Strangler from 2021-04-01T08:00

In the winter of 2006, the town of Ipswich, England was left horrified as the bodies of five missing female sex workers were found by police. The discovery launched a massive manhunt that resu...

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What Makes A Killer: Season 3 from 2021-03-25T08:00

What Makes a Killer is a series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world’s most notorious killers. In every episode host Jennifer Nittoso will trace a killer’s origins, examine their ...

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S2 Ep13: Mick Philpott from 2020-09-24T08:00

On May 10, 2012, a blazing fire engulfed a family home in Allentown, Derby. The parents, Mick and Mairead Philpott, were able to get out alive, but there were six children trapped inside. All ...

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S2 Ep13: Mick Philpott from 2020-09-24T08:00

On May 10, 2012, a blazing fire engulfed a family home in Allentown, Derby. The parents, Mick and Mairead Philpott, were able to get out alive, but there were six children trapped inside. All ...

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S2 Ep12: Edmund Kemper, The Co-Ed Killer from 2020-09-17T08:00

In April 1973, in Santa Cruz California, a 24 year old man is on the run for the violent murder of his mother and her best friend. The only problem? Authorities have no idea that the crime has...

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S2 Ep12: Edmund Kemper, The Co-Ed Killer from 2020-09-17T08:00

In April 1973, in Santa Cruz California, a 24 year old man is on the run for the violent murder of his mother and her best friend. The only problem? Authorities have no idea that the crime has...

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S2 Ep11: Stuart Hazell from 2020-09-10T08:00

On August 2nd, 2012, twelve year old Tia Sharp went missing after supposedly  traveling by train to meet up with some friends for the day. She is due back home in the evening evening, but she ...

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S2 Ep11: Stuart Hazell from 2020-09-10T08:00

On August 2nd, 2012, twelve year old Tia Sharp went missing after supposedly  traveling by train to meet up with some friends for the day. She is due back home in the evening evening, but she ...

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S2 Ep10: Rodney Alcala, The Dating Game Killer from 2020-09-03T08:00

On June 20, 1970, the hunt was underway for a missing 12-year-old girl named Robin Samsoe. She had last been seen with her friend talking to an older man with a camera. When the man's descript...

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S2 Ep10: Rodney Alcala, The Dating Game Killer from 2020-09-03T08:00

On June 20, 1970, the hunt was underway for a missing 12-year-old girl named Robin Samsoe. She had last been seen with her friend talking to an older man with a camera. When the man's descript...

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S2 Ep9: Pawel Tuchlin, The Scorpion from 2020-08-27T08:00

On May 31st, 1983, Polish police were dispatched to check out a supposed robbery. A neighbor had called when he realized his pig cooker was stolen . . .but police were well aware that the accu...

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S2 Ep9: Pawel Tuchlin, The Scorpion from 2020-08-27T08:00

On May 31st, 1983, Polish police were dispatched to check out a supposed robbery. A neighbor had called when he realized his pig cooker was stolen . . .but police were well aware that the accu...

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S2 Ep8: Danilo Restivo from 2020-08-20T08:00

On November 12th, 2002 police received a call from a terrified 14 year old boy and his 11-year-old sister. They had returned home from school to find their mother, Heather Barnett, brutally mu...

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S2 Ep8: Danilo Restivo from 2020-08-20T08:00

On November 12th, 2002 police received a call from a terrified 14 year old boy and his 11-year-old sister. They had returned home from school to find their mother, Heather Barnett, brutally mu...

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S2 Ep7: John Duffy and David Mulcahy, The Railway Killers from 2020-08-13T08:00

In February 1988, a 29-year-old John Duffy was on trial for the rape and murder of three women. He was a terrifying figure, and infamous across London. His arrest brought an end to a horrific ...

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S2 Ep7: John Duffy and David Mulcahy, The Railway Killers from 2020-08-13T08:00

In February 1988, a 29-year-old John Duffy was on trial for the rape and murder of three women. He was a terrifying figure, and infamous across London. His arrest brought an end to a horrific ...

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S2 Ep6: Dennis Nilsen, The Muswell Hill Murderer from 2020-08-06T08:00

On February 8, 1983, a plumbing engineer arrived at an apartment in Cranley Gardens to investigate a blocked drain. When he opened the drain cover, he knew right away that the smell was not an...

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S2 Ep6: Dennis Nilsen, The Muswell Hill Murderer from 2020-08-06T08:00

On February 8, 1983, a plumbing engineer arrived at an apartment in Cranley Gardens to investigate a blocked drain. When he opened the drain cover, he knew right away that the smell was not an...

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S2 Ep5: Tracie Andrews from 2020-07-30T08:00

On December 1st, 1996, single father Lee Harvey was murdered on the side of the road. The only person who witnessed what happened was his fiancé, Tracie Andrews, who claimed he had been killed...

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S2 Ep5: Tracie Andrews from 2020-07-30T08:00

On December 1st, 1996, single father Lee Harvey was murdered on the side of the road. The only person who witnessed what happened was his fiancé, Tracie Andrews, who claimed he had been killed...

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S2 Ep4: Richard Ramirez from 2020-07-23T08:00

In August 1985, California police officers rescued a man from an angry mod that attacked him as he exited a bus. What they didn't know, was that they had just detained a man the media had dubb...

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S2 Ep4: Richard Ramirez from 2020-07-23T08:00

In August 1985, California police officers rescued a man from an angry mod that attacked him as he exited a bus. What they didn't know, was that they had just detained a man the media had dubb...

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S2 Ep3: Steven Grieveson from 2020-07-16T08:00

In February 1994, in Sunderland, England, a badly burned body of a teenager was found on a plot of land. It was the third in just three months. Despite all three deaths being similar, and susp...

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S2 Ep3: Steven Grieveson from 2020-07-16T08:00

In February 1994, in Sunderland, England, a badly burned body of a teenager was found on a plot of land. It was the third in just three months. Despite all three deaths being similar, and susp...

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S2 Ep2: Thierry Paulin from 2020-07-09T08:00

On November 25th, 1987 in Paris, France. 87-year old Bertha Finalteri was strangled and robbed. It was the latest in a string of older women being robbed, tortured, and murdered . . . but Bert...

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S2 Ep2: Thierry Paulin from 2020-07-09T08:00

On November 25th, 1987 in Paris, France. 87-year old Bertha Finalteri was strangled and robbed. It was the latest in a string of older women being robbed, tortured, and murdered . . . but Bert...

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S2 Ep1: Dorothea Puente from 2020-07-02T08:00

In November 1988, detectives in Sacramento California discovered the body of a missing man named Burt Montoya. His body was found buried in the yard of the boarding house he had been living in...

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S2 Ep1: Dorothea Puente from 2020-07-02T08:00

In November 1988, detectives in Sacramento California discovered the body of a missing man named Burt Montoya. His body was found buried in the yard of the boarding house he had been living in...

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Wondery presents GURU: The Dark Side of Enlightenment from 2020-07-01T07:30

When we face challenges in life, we seek answers from people we believe can help us. When tragedy strikes an exclusive retreat with a self-help superstar, many people are left to wonder: how f...

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What Makes A Killer: Season 2 from 2020-06-18T08:00

What Makes a Killer is a series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world’s most notorious killers. In every episode host Jennifer Nittoso will trace a killer’s origins, exam...

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S1 Ep13: What Makes A Killer Season 2 from 2020-06-18T08:00


What Makes a Killer is a series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world’s most notorious killers. In every episode host Jennifer Nittoso will trace a killer’s origins, ...

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S1 Ep12: Volker Eckert from 2020-01-30T09:00

On the Season finale of What Makes a Killer: On November 17th 2006, police in the German city of Cologne searched the vehicle of a 47-year man suspected of murder. What they found ins...

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S1 Ep12: Volker Eckert from 2020-01-30T09:00

On the Season finale of What Makes a Killer: On November 17th 2006, police in the German city of Cologne searched the vehicle of a 47-year man suspected of murder. What they found ins...

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S1 Ep11: Jeffrey Dahmer, The Milwaukee Cannibal from 2020-01-23T09:00

Shortly before midnight on July 22nd, 1991, two Milwaukee police officers were flagged down in their patrol car by a man with a pair of handcuffs dangling from one wrist. The man had escaped f...

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S1 Ep11: Jeffrey Dahmer, The Milwaukee Cannibal from 2020-01-23T09:00

Shortly before midnight on July 22nd, 1991, two Milwaukee police officers were flagged down in their patrol car by a man with a pair of handcuffs dangling from one wrist. The man had escaped f...

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S1 Ep10: Levi Bellfield from 2020-01-16T09:00

Levi Bellfield  was responsible for the brutal murders of two young women and the attempted murder of another across a 16 month period between 2003 and 2004.

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S1 Ep10: Levi Bellfield from 2020-01-16T09:00

Levi Bellfield  was responsible for the brutal murders of two young women and the attempted murder of another across a 16 month period between 2003 and 2004.





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S1 Ep9: Peter Tobin from 2020-01-09T15:12:47

In September 2006, Glasgow police discovered the body of a 23-year-old student, Angelika Kluk, under the floorboards of a local church. The investigation into Angelika's murder would uncover a...

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S1 Ep9: Peter Tobin from 2020-01-09T15:12:47

In September 2006, Glasgow police discovered the body of a 23-year-old student, Angelika Kluk, under the floorboards of a local church. The investigation into Angelika's murder would uncover a...

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S1 Ep8: Stephen Port, The Grindr Killer from 2020-01-02T09:00

Serial killer and rapist, Stephen Port used online dating sites to lure young men to their deaths. His victims had been found within yards of one another in East London, and it was initially t...

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S1 Ep8: Stephen Port, The Grindr Killer from 2020-01-02T09:00

Serial killer and rapist, Stephen Port used online dating sites to lure young men to their deaths. His victims had been found within yards of one another in East London, and it was initially t...

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S1 Ep7: Fred and Rosemary West from 2019-12-19T16:59:55

For 20 years, Fred and Rosemary West satisfied their appetite for sex and murder inside their home on 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester – which became known as “The House of Horrors.”
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S1 Ep7: Fred and Rosemary West from 2019-12-19T16:59:55

For 20 years, Fred and Rosemary West satisfied their appetite for sex and murder inside their home on 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester – which became known as “The House of Horrors.”

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S1 Ep6: Ian Huntley from 2019-12-12T09:00

On August 4th, 2002, 10 year olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went out to buy candy in Soham, England...and then disappeared. A local school caretaker, Ian Huntley, is the last one to see ...

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S1 Ep6: Ian Huntley from 2019-12-12T09:00

On August 4th, 2002, 10 year olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went out to buy candy in Soham, England...and then disappeared. A local school caretaker, Ian Huntley, is the last one to see ...

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S1 Ep5: Ed Gein, The Butcher of Plainfield from 2019-12-05T09:00

When a local woman went missing in 1957, police searched the farmhouse of loner Ed Gein. What they found stunned the small town of Plainfield, Wisconsin - and the world.

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S1 Ep5: Ed Gein, The Butcher of Plainfield from 2019-12-05T09:00

When a local woman went missing in 1957, police searched the farmhouse of loner Ed Gein. What they found stunned the small town of Plainfield, Wisconsin - and the world.

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S1 Ep4: Joanne Dennehy from 2019-11-21T09:00

In her twelve day killing spree, 31-year old Joanne Dennehy killed three men and stabbed two others in broad daylight, leaving them for dead. Some have characterized Dennehy as a femme fatale,...

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S1 Ep4: Joanne Dennehy from 2019-11-21T09:00

In her twelve day killing spree, 31-year old Joanne Dennehy killed three men and stabbed two others in broad daylight, leaving them for dead. Some have characterized Dennehy as a femme fatale,...

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S1 Ep3: Peter Sutcliffe, The Yorkshire Ripper from 2019-11-14T09:00

In his five-year reign of terror, Peter Sutcliffe brutally murdered 13 young women across the North of England. During the investigation, Sutcliffe was interviewed nine times by police - narro...

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S1 Ep3: Peter Sutcliffe, The Yorkshire Ripper from 2019-11-14T09:00

In his five-year reign of terror, Peter Sutcliffe brutally murdered 13 young women across the North of England. During the investigation, Sutcliffe was interviewed nine times by police - narro...

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S1 Ep2: John Wayne Gacy, The Killer Clown from 2019-11-07T09:00

A local businessman, socialite, and Democratic precinct captain, known to spend his weekends entertaining children as a clown -- but over the course of six years, John Wayne Gacy kidnapped, to...

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S1 Ep2: John Wayne Gacy, The Killer Clown from 2019-11-07T09:00

A local businessman, socialite, and Democratic precinct captain, known to spend his weekends entertaining children as a clown -- but over the course of six years, John Wayne Gacy kidnapped, to...

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S1 Ep1: Joachim Kroll, The Man-Eater of Duisburg from 2019-10-31T08:00

Pedophile, rapist, murderer, and cannibal, Joachim Kroll is considered to be one of the most twisted serial killers in Europe in the twentieth century. Between the mid 1950s and the late 1970s...

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S1 Ep1: Joachim Kroll, The Man-Eater of Duisburg from 2019-10-31T08:00

Pedophile, rapist, murderer, and cannibal, Joachim Kroll is considered to be one of the most twisted serial killers in Europe in the twentieth century. Between the mid 1950s and the late 1970s...

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Introducing What Makes a Killer from 2019-10-14T08:00

What Makes a Killer is a twelve-part series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world’s most notorious serial killers. In every episode host Jennifer...

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