Campus Killings

Episode 42 Kyle Quinn On a summer night in 2007, Kutztown University sophomore Kyle Quinn was walking back to his dorm along Kutztown's main street when he was surrounded by a group of strange men and beaten to death. The question on everyone's minds was, why Kyle?  To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts to g...

Listen Now- Criminal Attorney  Paul Bergrin is a hotshot criminal defense attorney in Newark, New Jersey. Seemingly unstoppable and with unorthodox methods, he's built a reputation for getting his clients off the hook. But as Paul's legend grows, so do the suspicions swirling around him. When FBI Agent Shawn Brokos starts investigating a major drug ring, she makes a shocking discovery: the gang's...

Episode 41 Faith Hedgepeth When indigenous University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth turned up murdered in her friend's off-campus apartment, there were no obvious suspects for who would have wanted to kill the kind and generous young woman. It would take investigators over 9 years and DNA forensic genealogy to solve her case.  To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and g...

Episode 40 Brittany Zimmerman When University of Wisconsin senior, Brittany Zimmerman was found dead in her apartment, her fiancé called 911. But what the police were told, and what the scene actually looked like were not the same. The investigation into Brittany's murder would become a policy battleground between the 911 Call Center and Madison Law Enforcement. But would this policy feud get in t...

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Episode 39 Jane Stanford Part 2 of 2 If you have not listened yet to our last episode, part 1 of the Jane Stanford case, please stop now and go back and listen to that episode first. In the season finale of Campus Killings, we wrap up the murder case of Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, who died on her Hawaii vacation in 1905 after drinking from a bottle of mineral water that had b...

Episode 38 Jane Stanford Part 1 of 2 Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, died on her Hawaii vacation in 1905 after drinking from a bottle of mineral water that had been laced with pure strychnine. The university president, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died of 'natural causes,' though Jane had survived an attempt on her life only weeks prior after drinking from a different mineral...

Episode 37 Cayley Mandadi  When Trinity University student, Cayley Mandadi was rushed to a local hospital by her boyfriend, doctors originally treated Cayley for a potential drug overdose. However, when she died, the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide and her boyfriend was arrested. But when his trial ended in a hung jury, it begged the question: did Cayley's boyfriend actually murder her...

Episode 36 Adam Oakes A 19-year old fraternity pledge at Virginia Commonwealth University must drink a handle of whiskey as part of his initiation ceremony. He does, and dies. Eleven fraternity brothers let him. On the surface, this case seems cold, calculated, and maybe even insidious. But the truth of Adam Oakes' untimely death is much more complicated. Resources mentioned in this episode: Love...

Episode 35 Joe Micalizzi The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is well known for its dedication to campus safety and student security. But its location in the city of Newark would show that no matter how tight security might be, there is always a chance for the worst to happen. And though crime in Newark was reportedly down in 2016, these statistics were meaningless to the family and frien...

Episode 34 Jillian Robbins   Jillian Robbins was a troubled teen with a long history of mental instability. But when she lied on her military application and was accepted to basic training, her years of hallucinations and debilitating depression turned her military sniper training into a recipe for a mass killer. When she decided to fire on unsuspecting students at Penn State University, the quick...

Episode 33 Kaylee Sawyer & Aundreah Maes A Central Oregon Community College security guard confesses to his wife that he killed a woman before he drives off into the night. Over the next 48 hours, he will kidnap, assault, shoot, and carjack his way through Oregon and California before being apprehended.  His crimes rock the city of Bend, and bring about policy changes on security background checks...

   Episode 32 Gina Grant  Gina Grant was a bright, inspirational teen when she received her early acceptance to Harvard University in 1995. However, only days later, Harvard rescinded their offer after receiving an anonymous package filled with newspaper clippings that labeled Gina Grant a murderer. But did Harvard have the right to turn her away? To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-f...

Episode 31 Theora Hix In 1929 James Snook was a renowned professor at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. But when the body of 25 year old Theora Hix was found in a field near the gun range where he often practiced, the truth of his relationship with Theora would not only be publicized across the newspapers of the nation, but a jury would convict him of the worst possible cri...

Episode 30 The Monash Massacre On a normal October day in 2002, an international student walked into his classroom at Australia's Monash University and shot four students and his professor. For a country that had already put incredibly restrictive gun laws in place a decade earlier, The Monash Massacre was a shock to the Australian public, and forced them to reckon with not just their gun laws, bu...

When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu's genius, the company he co-founded rockets in value to over half a billion dollars. But when a team of researchers makes a startling discovery, they begin to  suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding a secr...

Episode 29 The Gainesville Ripper  Between August 25 and August 28 of 1990, five Gainesville, Florida students are found brutally murdered in their off-campus apartments. The University of Florida, the surrounding community colleges, and the city of Gainesville are gripped in terror for days as police work tirelessly to find the killer. But their work was stymied by the media storm that descended...

Episode 28 The Cogswell Hall Murders A freshman boy is found murdered in his dorm room at Gallaudet University. But the campus's tight security means that the only person who could be the killer is someone on the inside. Panic enshrouds the school, and in an effort to get everything under control, detectives make a quick arrest. But when another student is killed four months later, everyone realiz...

Episode 27 Tillie Smith In 1886, a small tourist town in the hills of Warren County, New Jersey, are rocked when a young woman's body is found on the grounds of the Centenary Collegiate Institute. Tillie Smith's murder caused a media sensation throughout the tri-state area, and the incessant coverage forced investigators to quickly apprehend a suspect. And though the college's maintenance man was...

Episode 26 Yingying Zhang YingYing Zhang's future looked bright. The international doctoral student had everything going for her; talent, intellect, success, and a support system at both the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and in her home country of China. But when she missed the bus one afternoon on her way to get an off-campus apartment, she would vanish without a trace. The ensuing nat...

Episode 25 Katherine Foster The University of Southern Alabama was experiencing an incredibly cold winter in February of 1980. Little did anyone know the weather would cause the murder of 18 year old Katherine Foster to become a cold-case for almost 30 years. But a determined detective, a tip from an AA sponsor, and forensics specialists at The Body Farm, would reveal that Katherine's stone-hearte...

  Episode 24 Thomas Meixner The Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona had a very problematic student. After Dr. Thomas Meixner gave Murad Dervish a failing midterm grade, Murad began displaying increasingly violent behaviors. But while Dr. Meixner and several of his faculty appealed to the University administration and UA police force several times, little w...

Episode 23 Bayard Peakes On a summer morning in 1952, a young man named Bayard Peakeswalked into the Physical Society's Office at Columbia University. Hewas angry that his article had been rejected from their journalfor being a'crackpot' theory, and he was looking for revenge. Standing betweenhim and possible academic glory wasa teenagesecretaryworking thefront desk. Bayard shot 18 year old Eileen...

Episode 22  The Ecole Polytechnique Massacre Quebec experienced intensive social upheaval over the course of the 20 th century, affecting everything from university structures to social commentary. In 1989, Quebec women were gaining more and more footholds in previously male dominated careers. And while the Ecole Polytechnique was at the forefront of female academic empowerment, one disgruntled yo...

Episode 21 Sigrid Stevenson and Johnny Fiocco In 1977, a graduate student named Sigrid Stevenson was brutally murdered in the performance center at the College of New Jersey. Over forty years later, her killer is still at large, and little remains of Sigrid's memory. But while nothing but ghost stories haunted the campus for several decades, another student, Johnny Fiocco, would mysteriously disap...