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On the evening of July 30, 2008, Greyhound bus 1170 was traveling from Alberta toward Ontario, Canada. The passengers aboard were expecting a routine trip but instead, were about to be witness to one of the most horrifying and gruesome murders that Canada has ever seen. The disturbing event would leave a man named Tim McLean dead, and others mentally altered for the rest of their lives. Subscribe...

The year was 1946 and Americans were rejoicing after the end of the Second World War. The country was optimistic about the bright future ahead. But in Chicago, there was a threat that loomed over the windy city like a dark cloud, and this threat was much closer to home. Women were being violently murdered, and after a message scrawled in lipstick was left behind at one of the crime scenes, the hea...

Everyone knows at least one person who either binged History Channel’s Ancient Aliens, or spent an evening scrolling reddit conspiracy theories. Some of you might also know a guy at a party that obsessively ranted to everyone within an earshot about lizard people at 3 am, and you took that as your sign that it was time to head home. It’s all fun and games until you realize that some people take it...

Crime, and more specifically, murder, have always been a regrettably consistent element of the human experience. A couple of quotes I think are relevant as it relates to the story today… “The deviant and the conformist... are creatures of the same culture, inventions of the same imagination.” -Kai Erikson And… “We are all capable of becoming something monstrous.” -Cyraus Foldger Today we take a lo...

Even the most faithful horror movie fans wouldn’t want to witness the scenes we are talking about today. A promising MMA fighter, Jarrod Wyatt, went down in sports history for murdering his sparring partner in cold blood. I don’t often give additional listener discretion warnings before telling you about a story, because the name of the podcast should be a strong hint that it can get graphic in de...

Gregory Green went to prison in 1991 after killing his pregnant wife. He was released after serving just 16 years and went on to marry the daughter of Pastor Fred Harris, an old friend of Green who had lobbied for his release. 25 years after his first crime, Gregory Green attacked his second wife and murdered his family again... Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your true crime loving frie...

If Randy Roth was randomly asked to describe his perfect woman, he would say: submissive, doesn’t talk, doesn’t object, is insured for a large sum of money and is prone to fatal accidents. Randy had a talent for seducing single mothers. His black widow activity successfully went on until his fourth wife drowned under mysterious circumstances. Randy managed to kill two of his four wives for financi...

In the pursuit of an idyllic lifestyle and freedom, a couple from Chicago bought a secluded property, far away from the modern big cities. They wanted to become closer to nature, and be free from prying eyes into their hedonistic lifestyle. The local legend has it, that the land is haunted by the devil and the souls of the murdered owners. Some people claim to have heard screams or the barking of...

In 1979, Los Angeles was terrorized by the disappearance of several young women. Investigators later found out that Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris were responsible for the murder of five of them. The Halloween night which crowned their five-month killing spree was later known as one of the most shocking, brutal cases in the history of American crime. They are known as the Toolbox killers. Their...

This sounds like a Hollywood thriller movie, and even though this tale did inspire filmmakers, the real-life story is far more unbelievable. Jeffrey MacDonald was a true crime star of his time. He cemented his celebrity status in the 80s after a bestselling book Fatal Vision was published, followed by a movie of the same title, TV miniseries, and documentaries. He told a horrifying story of how Ch...

"Two people went on a trip, one person returned, and that person isn't cooperating," - Chief of Police Todd Garrison  Even if you have lived under a rock for the past year, you must have heard of this case at least once. The 22-year-old Gabby Petito’s missing person case ended with the worst possible outcome. Gabby Petito and her fiance, Brian Laundrie, planned a four-month-long trip. After many m...

Do you think you could recognize a serial killer in real life? What if you met such a person in a place where you would naturally assume that no one would or could hurt you on purpose? Serial killers don’t wear tacky masks, carry a chainsaw, or stare unblinkingly while sipping chianti. Horror movies leave a false impression, that some obvious signs in their looks or behavior would be an instant re...

In today ’s world, you don't hear much about murders involving "real" vampires and vampire cults. However this WAS the case in 1996… the year of Prince Charles and Diana’s divorce, Bill Clinton’s reelection, the first ever flip phone launched by Motorola and Macarena came out on top. A 16-year-old teenager from Kentucky founded a cult called "The Vampire Clan”. It started innocently with a role-pl...

​It was all a game... a fantasy. There were goblins, an army of them. He must kill them and drown them. The green, ugly little creatures were hurting his friends and family. They must be destroyed. After drowning the goblin commander he was able to help his fellow ally. That is when he woke up, confused. Not knowing that his life would never be the same again. Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder...

Robert Berdella isn’t the most talked about killer out there, but he deserves to be recognized for the monster that he is… or was. He’s another serial killer from the 80s who raped, tortured and killed. Just like Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy even before that. He hunted for young men, engaging in manipulative sexual relationships with them, while creating an imbalance of power. Which psycholo...

TW: The details of this murder are very graphic and disturbing. On June 7, 1998, a 49-year-old African American man was brutally tortured and murdered in one of the most horrific racially motivated hate crimes the country has ever seen. The man, James Byrd Jr was dragged to his death after being chained by the ankles to the back of a pickup truck by three white men John William King, Lawrence Russ...

“I didn't want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat.” — Perry Smith "The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call 'out there'." That's Truman Capote’s famous opening sentence of his bestselling novel based on real events, In Cold Blood. The Clut...

July 13th, 1966, was a scorching summer day in Chicago. As night fell, the residents of 2319 East 100 Street turned in for the evening, desperately seeking relief from the heat. Around 10: 30 pm, Corazon Amurao, a young nursing student, walked into the upstairs bedroom she shared with her roommate, Merlita. She locked the door behind her and got ready for bed. Corazon climbed to the top bunk and l...

July 13th, 1966, was a scorching summer day in Chicago. As night fell, the residents of 2319 East 100 Street turned in for the evening, desperately seeking relief from the heat. Around 10: 30 pm, Corazon Amurao, a young nursing student, walked into the upstairs bedroom she shared with her roommate, Merlita. She locked the door behind her and got ready for bed. Corazon climbed to the top bunk and l...

In a crime that the U.S Senate described as “the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11th,” Nidal Hasan carried out a brutal ambush on dozens of U.S soldiers. The case of Hasan is an interesting one to say the least. He was an Army Medical Corps psychiatrist yet clearly struggled with his own mental health in his six years in the job. Not only that, but he was observed by colleague...

A little over 20 years ago, tragic events occurred in a Dartmouth neighborhood at the hands of two teenagers. Two Dartmouth professors were stabbed to death in their own home by a couple of kids they let in, based on a lie. In the end, the double homicide divided many in the community when it came to punishment. Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your true crime loving friends. Connect on s...

Can someone truly be redeemed after committing one of the most heinous crimes? Friends, colleagues, and students of Professor James St. James say absolutely. Before he was a University professor, at 15 years old he murdered his family of three in their home, but the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity. After this, he faded into obscurity and changed his life for the better. But many do...

Just like thousands of other college students worldwide, 21-year-old Samantha Josephson ordered an Uber after a long night out. However, she was spotted on security footage mistakenly entering a car that was not intended to be her ride. This was the last moment she was seen alive. It’s unclear the exact events that occurred after the car drove away, but when Samantha’s body was found the next day...

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Hi everyone, this is Natalie from Talk Murder With Me. Thanks so much to Joe for featuring one of my episodes on his podcast. I hope you enjoy it. The Tragic Case of Sky Metalwala Bellevue, Washington. November 6, 2011. Sky Metalwala's short life was tragically sad. At just 2-years-old, he had already been through a lot. His parents, Julia Biryukova and Solomon Metalwala, were going through a bitt...