Buried Motives

In a VA hospital in West Virginia, Reta Mays became known as the 'Angel of Death', taking out her self-declared judgement on seven brave men that valiantly represented their country in the US military, sending them to their deaths in what she deemed as an act of mercy. Was it really mercy that she was trying to fulfill or just her own need to exert power over others? If you enjoy listening, there...

Katherine Knight's dominating relationship style and award winning butchering skills lead to a new whole new menu. She rightfully became Australia's first female prisoner to receive a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. A dinner invite from her is one you definitely want to skip! If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follo...

In 1974, Ronald Clark O'Bryan would commit a crime that would alter Halloween for the state of Texas for a whole generation of children and still has rippling effects today. We always warn our children about the importance of checking their Halloween candy from strangers, but this night it was not a stranger who poisoned the candy and ruined Halloween.  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways...

Driven by perceived injustice and personal trauma, William Michael Dennis commits the ultimate form of revenge. He blames his unspeakable behavior on the actions of his ex-wife and the jury that supports her. Can extreme distress cause a person to go insane and lash out in the most violent way? This is a Halloween nightmare you won't want to miss! If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for y...

How easily can you be influenced? In the 1980's, on the border of the United States and Mexico, a drug cartel and a satanist cult are combined. A cunning and manipulative cult leader, Adolfo Constanzo, convinces his many followers to participate in multiple ritualistic killings and human sacrifices. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on s...

How easily can you be influenced? In the 1980's, on the border of the United States and Mexico, a drug cartel and a satanist cult are combined. A cunning and manipulative cult leader, Adolfo Constanzo, convinces his many followers to participate in multiple ritualistic killings and human sacrifices. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on s...

Join us as we dissect the jaw-dropping events that took place on Thanksgiving day 2009 in Jupiter, Florida. Paul Merhige uses a family feast as his opportunity to mercilessly annihilate members of his own family. This case has a twist that you won't see coming, but will leave you asking yourself if murder could run through your veins?  If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help u...

What makes a murder case newsworthy? John Martin Crawford was one of Canada's worst serial killers but very few know his name or have heard about the horrific rapes and murders he committed. In drug-induced stupors, he preyed on vulnerable First Nation's women, yet the media chose not to cover his heinous acts...the question is why? If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us o...

Alaska's motto is "North to the Future", representing Alaska as a land of promise. For dozens of women, a land of promise it was not. Robert Hansen turns the beautiful oasis around him into a terrifying hunting ground for the victims he viciously chooses to hunt for sport. Sadly, for over a decade, no one heard their screams. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy...

Belle Gunness was a notorious Black Widow who lured her victims using newspaper personal adds. In the early 1900's she left a slew of broken hearts and butchered body parts in her wake. Some believed she met a fiery death but others insist that she lived on, ultimately getting away with murder. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on social...

How much does media inspire our actions and when does it go too far? Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, two teens obsessed with horror films, decide to take inspiration from their favorite slasher movie to a whole new level when they attempt to recreate it for real. 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 eve...

In 2012 Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and opened fire, killing twenty grade one students and six adults. The brutal massacre took less than ten minutes and left a nation in mourning. Could it have been prevented? 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...

In 2012 Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and opened fire, killing twenty grade one students and six adults. The brutal massacre took less than ten minutes and left a nation in mourning. Could it have been prevented? 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...

Mary Bell is the tragic case of a child who becomes a killer. When a ten-year-old little girl murders other children is it because there was something evil lurking inside all along, or was she molded into a monster? 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 an...

In a largely circumstantial case, Patricia Rorrer is convicted of murdering the wife and baby of her ex-lover. Spurred on by a jealous rage, Patricia Rorrer decides to take away from Joann Katrinak everything that she wanted for herself...or did she? 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 list...

It's hard enough to understand what turns a person into a cold-hearted killer, let alone two people killing together. Teenage star-crossed lovers, Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, go on a grisly eight day killing spree and are ultimately responsible for the murders of eleven people. If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us on social m...

Three family members murdered in the same house on three separate occasions. Melissa Merritt and her partner, Chris Fattore, do the unimaginable to gain custody of Melissa's two children. Their crimes go unnoticed, allowing them to murder again and again.  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'r...

Bruce McArthur is one of Canada's most notorious serial killers. Many factors play into why he was left undetected for so long. Bruce brutally murders men from the gay village in Toronto, Canada, and disposes of their bodies in a particularly gruesome way. Eight men were found, but could there be more?! If you enjoy listening, there are a few ways for you to help us out: Buy us a snack, follow us...

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