Buried Motives

In 2010, Jarmecca 'Nikki' Whitehead was savagely murdered by her two teenage daughters. These twins had everything in common, including disdain towards their mother. Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah Whitehead would be their family's third generation of women in trouble with the law. Was theirs a fate that could have been avoided or were they destined to kill?  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for...

In 1976, Stephen Scher murdered his best friend and blamed it on a porcupine. His recounting of events would hold up for more than twenty years. All the while, he was enjoying the benefits of living another man's life. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on social media, click 'follow' where ever you're listening from, and give us a rating...

Jerry Brudos became obsessed with women's high heeled shoes at the impressionable age of five. His fascination would grow to a deadly magnitude. Nobody suspected this mild-mannered family man to be the same sadistic dirtbag who was terrorizing women in the Portland, Oregon area. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on social media, click 'f...

On Easter Sunday in 1975, James Ruppert, a quiet, unremarkable man, murdered eleven members of his immediate family. He did not spare a single one. What led up to the complete annihilation of this Hamilton, Ohio family?  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on social media, click 'follow' where ever you're listening from, and give us a rati...

Roch Theriault was one of Canada's most brutal doomsday cult leaders. He named his followers 'The Anthill kids' because of how hard he made them work. The vicious acts committed by this dirtbag are both shocking and vile. Roch managed to rule in tyranny for twelve years and destroyed many lives in his wake.    If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, fol...

What is the right way to deal with an unpredictable madman? Should they be incarcerated like any other criminal or should they be given treatment for their mental disabilities and released back into society? Bruce Hamill was one such madman. After being deemed cured of his demons he was released into the general population only to kill again. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to...

Robert Maudsley started out murdering only one man, but became a serial killer once incarcerated. Is Robert a good old fashioned vigilante or is he really Britain's most dangerous prisoner? The sentence enforced on this criminal leaves one to wonder if a punishment can ever be too severe for a murderer. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us...

In 1982, Ireland was shook by two murders committed by Malcolm MacArthur, a peculiar little man after riches. He viciously preyed on the unsuspecting and then took refuge in the home of Ireland's Attorney General. His crimes were described as grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, and unprecedented. Malcolm's actions were the origin of the infamous Irish term 'GUBU'.  If you enjoy listening, there are...

Vincent Li is one of Canada's most infamous killers. He believed that he was following God's orders when he viciously slaughtered a twenty two year old man while traveling across Canada on a crowded Greyhound bus. Was Vince criminally responsible for his actions and is he at risk of offending again? If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on s...

In 2011 Trey Zwicker was savagely beaten and left to die behind a school in Louisville, Kentucky. The search for his murderer didn't have to go past his own front door. Within his own family, two dirtbags confessed to killing him by themselves, but neither of their stories matches the evidence. Dig deep with us to find out who the real murderer is. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for...

What happens when you look for love in all the wrong places? Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck joined together to prey on the lonely and unsuspecting. They carefully chose their victims using the 'Lonely Hearts' section of the newspaper. Their brutal acts would earn them the name, "Lonely Hearts Killers". This case will have you questioning how far you'd be willing to go for love. If you enjoy lis...

In 2016 a family and their community were torn apart by murder and speculation. The deaths of a prominent couple, Troy and LaDonna French, would spur on devastating rumors until new DNA technology would paint a picture of the murderer. Family bonds are stronger than blood, but are they strong enough to withstand a double homicide?  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us ou...

Stephen Grant shocked North America when he strayed from his 'Mr. Mom', soccer coaching ways, and ruthlessly murdered his wife in February of 2007. He chose Valentine's Day to make a tearful plea to find his missing wife, all the while knowing exactly where her body parts laid.  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on social media, click 'f...

The streets of 'Toronto the Good' in the 1950's were terrorized by a boy on a bike. He would abduct small children and leave their tortured bodies out in the open to be discovered. Peter Woodcock was captured and declared insane, but 50 years of psychiatric treatment and changing his name could not cure his psychotic urges. This Krueger was a real life nightmare! If you enjoy listening, there are...

Aileen Wuornos was one of America's most notorious female serial killers. She was famously referred to as a 'monster' for brutally murdering seven men while working in the sex trade industry and living a life of crime. Was Aileen a cold-blooded killer or was she molded into a monster who simply had to defend herself at any cost? If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out:...

Is a brutal murderer always a dirtbag, or can they be a victim too? In the name of love, Nicholas Godejohn agreed to unleash his dark side to end the lifelong abuse that his girlfriend, Gypsy Rose, endured at the hands of her mother. In 2015, at the bequest of Gypsy, Nicholas violently stabbed Clauddine Blanchard to death.  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy u...

Join us for a very special episode as we collaborate with Kim Toller, the host of true crime podcast, 'A Million Other Choices'. Kim's niece, Taylor, unfortunately fell victim to the dirtbag, Dustin Duthie in 2018. Kim graciously shares Taylor's story with us, giving a first-hand account of how murder claims more victims than just those who die at the hands of ruthless killers. If you enjoy listen...

In 2017 Peter Madsen invited journalist Kim Wall onto his self-made submarine, the UC3 Nautilus, under the guise of being interviewed about his race to produce the first manned rocket to enter outer space. Kim was never seen again and Peter's different versions of what happened to her never matched the evidence that was found. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Bu...

Colin Ireland is a dirtbag who felt like he didn't receive the recognition that he deserved. He decided to take matters into his own hands in 1993 by making a personal goal that would gain him the notoriety that he so desperately sought. This is one New Year's resolution that shouldn't have been kept.  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us o...

In 1987 Ronald Gene Simmons forgot what the holidays were supposed to be about. He used the promise of a family celebration as a guise to gather his family and annihilate them one by one. He then extended his killing spree into the community, seeking revenge on all those that had wronged him. Sadly, his sentence of death is not justice enough for the crimes he committed. If you enjoy listening, th...

Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris became two of the most heinous serial killers to wreak havoc in California during the 1970's. After meeting in prison, the two created a calculated plan to kidnap, rape and murder teenage girls together. The pair were dubbed the 'Toolbox Killers' because the tools that they used to torture and kill their victims could be found in an everyday toolbox. The viciousnes...

One of the hardest things for an abused woman to do is to leaver her abuser. Nathalie Warmerdam, Carol Culleton, and Anastasia Kuzyk had bravely done just that, or at least they thought they had. One terrifying day, in a quiet rural community in Ontario, Basil Borutski passed his self-declared justice onto these three women. Within a matter of hours all three would die at his hands. This case will...

During her trial, Michelle Knotek was classified as the highest level of evil. She thrived on the severe abuse, torture and control that she inflicted on those around her. Michelle was such a master of manipulation that she was able to keep her victims hostage, without restraints, right up until the day she would finally kill them. No one was safe in her path. If you enjoy listening, there are a f...

In 2016 Albert Ian Ohab brutally dismembers a fellow drug addict inside his Toronto apartment. He claims that social system failures caused the tragedy and therefore takes no responsibility for his actions, maintaining that he is innocent. Can a drug induced high erase guilt just like it does memories?  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us...

Issei Sagawa is one of the biggest dirtbags known to man! He is a murderer, cannibal, and necrophile made famous by killing a beautiful young woman in Paris in 1981. Due to legal technicalities, Issei is able to walk the streets today as a free man with a continued appetite for human flesh. Warning: hearing this case just might leave you with a sour taste in your mouth! If you enjoy listening, the...