Bloody Hell, Who Died?

Before serial killers had a name, there was H. H. Holmes. In the shadow of Chicago's 1893 World's Fair, a charming doctor built a sprawling hotel filled with hidden passages, secret rooms, and deadly traps. To the outside world, Holmes was successful, charismatic, and respected. Behind closed doors, investigators would later uncover a nightmare. This week on Bloody Hell, Who Died? , we dive into t...

She looked like the perfect Italian mother. Warm. Helpful. Generous. She also murdered women, dissolved their bodies in caustic soda, and allegedly turned their remains into soap and tea cakes. This week on, we dive into the horrifying true story of — better known as The Soap-Maker of Correggio. Set against the chaos of wartime Italy, this episode explores: Leonarda’s traumatic childhood and obses...

They looked like the perfect pioneer family. They were anything but. This week on Bloody Hell, Who Died?, we’re heading back to the dusty American frontier to uncover the horrifying true story of the Bloody Benders — the family-run house of horrors that became known as America’s first serial killer family. In the 1870s, travellers crossing Kansas would stop at the Bender homestead for a warm meal,...

In the vast, frozen wilderness of Alaska, one man turned the ultimate predator fantasy into a chilling reality. This week on Bloody Hell, Who Died? , we dive into the disturbing case of Robert Hansen — the so-called “Butcher Baker” — a quiet family man who lived a double life as one of America’s most calculated serial killers. But this isn’t just a story about murder. It’s about control, obsession...

Step back into one of the most infamous murder cases in American history, where the whispers are louder than the verdict and the axe is never quite out of the conversation. In this episode of Bloody Hell, Who Died? , we dive headfirst into the story of Lizzie Borden — the young woman at the centre of the brutal 1892 killings of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. We break down...

Two young princes. One locked fortress. And an uncle who just happens to become king. In this episode of Bloody Hell, Who Died? , we dive into one of history’s most unsettling royal mysteries—the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. What started as a standard medieval power transition quickly spirals into suspicion, silence, and a whole lot of unanswered questions. Were the boys murdered? If...

Leopold & Loeb — The Perfect Crime That Wasn’t What happens when two wealthy, brilliant university students decide that morality is optional and murder is an intellectual exercise? In this episode of Bloody Hell, Who Died? we dive into the chilling 1924 case of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb — the self-proclaimed “supermen” who believed they were smart enough to commit the perfect crime. Spoi...

What if one of America’s most powerful families was followed not just by fame… but by tragedy? In this bonus episode , we dive into the chilling legend of “The Kennedy Curse.” From assassinations and plane crashes to scandals, accidents, and shockingly early deaths, the Kennedy family history reads less like a political dynasty and more like a very unlucky Greek tragedy. We explore the murders of...

In this episode of Bloody Hell, Who Died? we sail straight into one of the most infamous maritime survival cases in history: the grim fate of cabin boy Richard Parker and the trial of Thomas Dudley . Stranded at sea after the wreck of the Mignonette in 1884, Dudley and his crew faced starvation, desperation, and an unthinkable decision. When survival instincts collided with morality, the result wa...

For this episode of Bloody Hell, Who Died? , we head to provincial France in 1933, where class resentment, isolation, and an intensely enmeshed sibling bond erupted into one of the most shocking crimes of the twentieth century: the murders committed by the Papin Sisters. Christine and Léa Papin were live-in maids working for a respectable middle-class family in Le Mans. Quiet. Dutiful. Invisible,...

A Norwegian widow. A prosperous farm. An alarming number of missing suitors. This week on our first episode of Bloody Hell, Who Died? , we dig into the life — and ledger — of Belle Gunness before placing her firmly “On the Couch.”