Campus Killings

Episode 64 Maggie Wardle The small, insular culture of Kalamazoo College often led to short, fiery relationships between co-eds that heated up and fizzled quickly. But in October of 1999, one fizzled relationship between sophomores Maggie Wardle and Neenef Odoh would reignite into a deadly end. This episode deals with domestic abuse. If you are a victim of Domestic Abuse and need help, visit Theho...

Episode 63 Scout Schultz Scout Schultz was in their last year at Georgia Tech. The president of the campus' Pride Alliance who was so far ahead in their academics they were set to graduate a semester early seemed to be on top of the world. But Scout's mental health was in a dark place that led to their death at the hands of police. Their story would uncover the long ignored mental health crisis of...

Episode 62 Michigan State University Mass Shooting A gunman entered the Michigan State University campus on a cold February night in 2023 and opened fire. But what his motives may have been have never been clear.     To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  F...

Episode 61 Sis Linn When Glenville State University alumni Sis Linn is murdered in her own home, her case goes quickly cold. Over one hundred years later, students and faculty still speculate about who killed her and what their motive was.   To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack...

Episode 60 Hannah Graham Campus Killings is back with an all new season! In this episode, we explore the 2014 disappearance and murder of Hannah Graham; an 18 year old student at University of Virginia. She vanished on September 13 of that year. A large scale search for her was conducted, which to this day, is still the largest missing persons search conducted in the state of VA. Unfortunately, no...

Episode 59 The White Rose Resistance Part 2 This is the conclusion, part 2 of The White Rose Resistance. If you have not yet listened to part 1, please stop now and go back and listen to that part first.  In part 2, we find out the fates of the White Rose Resistance members, and we'll hear how their legacies, and efforts were honored. Check out the book mentioned in this episode;  Sophie Scholl an...

Episode 58 The White Rose Resistance Part 1 Welcome to Part 1 of our Season Finale! In the heart of Nazi-Germany, a group of students and a professor from the University of Munich ran a secret resistance movement against the Nazi regime. Risking death by execution and the imprisonment of their loved ones, the self-proclaimed "White Rose" littered the Third Reich with thousands of anti-Nazi leaflet...

  Episode 57 The Seton Hall Fire Badly burned in the infamous Seton Hall University fire of 2000, roommates Alvaro Llanos and Shawn Simons have spent the last twenty five years turning their traumatic experience into a legacy of hope, resilience, and education. Visit Alan and Shawn's website to learn more about them and their efforts   To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get...

Episode 56 The Rio Grande Rivalry Shooting The University of New Mexico Lobos and New Mexico State University Aggies have had a friendly athletic rivalry for over a century. But after a brawl broke out at an Aggies football game in October of 2022, the rivalry turned from school spirit to deadly personal revenge.  The link to footage mentioned in this episode is located here . (some viewers may fi...

Episode 55 Amy Butcher Amy Butcher never expected to be close to a killer. But while attending Gettysburg College, her friend, Kevin Schaeffer, murdered his ex-girlfriend Emily Silverstein  right after walking Amy home from a bar. Even though she wasn't the victim of such an awful crime, Amy's world turned upside down that fateful night. Author of the memoir, Visiting Hours , Amy spent years tryin...

Episode 54 David Buller In the winter of 2001, Professor David Buller was found murdered in his office at the University of Toronto. With no potential suspects and zero DNA evidence at the scene, Professor Buller's case quickly went cold. For over 20 years, his family has hoped for answers, but none have surfaced yet.  If you have information about the murder of David Buller, please contact Toront...

Episode 53 Dr. Robert Knox The anatomy labs at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland had a difficult time procuring cadavers in the 1820s. Laws at the time limited professors to only obtaining the bodies of criminals sentenced to death, leading educators to take desperate measures in order to obtain specimens for their classes. These included paying 'body-snatchers' to dig up the re...

Introducing: Killer Communications AbJack Entertainment, the same network that brings you new episodes of Campus Killings every 2 weeks, has a brand new show launching March 1,2025. It's called Killer Communications, and it's hosted by Mike Morford. In each episode of Killer Communications, Mike discusses a true crime case where one of the clues is a mysterious form of contact; whether it's a frig...

Episode 52 Pravin Varughese  In the bitter cold winter of 2014, Southern Illinois University sophomore, Pravin Varughese was found dead in a patch of woods just outside the college town of Carbondale. While initially ruled a tragic accident, Pravin's family and some unexpected allies would pressure the law enforcement community to reopen the case as a murder. But when it was all said and done, was...

Episode 51 Katy Hawelka In the summer of 1986, two security guards on Clarkson University's campus interrupted what they thought was an act of consensual sex. But further investigation revealed it was the sexual assault and subsequent murder of business major Katy Hawelka. Almost forty years later, her family has still not found closure.  Check out the book about Katy's case; called A Stranger Kil...

Episode 50 Robert Champion  In 2011, drum major Robert Champion was living his dream as one of the premier members of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's "Marching 100." But when he realized he could no longer avoid an initiation ritual without losing the respect and command of his position, he decided to participate in "Crossing Bus-C." The decision would end his life, and uncover a...

Episode 49 Betsy Aardsma Part 2 of 2 This is the conlusion of our 2 part coverage of the November, 1969 murder of Betsy Aardsma in the Pattee Library at Penn State. In this episode, we take a closer look at perhaps the best suspect in the case.  If you have not listened to our first part of the Aardsma case, please stop now and go back to listen to that part first. Be sure to check out the book Mu...

Episode 48 Betsy Aardsma Part 1 of 2 The Pattee Library at Penn State University would become the crime scene of a murder over Thanksgiving weekend in 1969. Graduate student Betsy Aardsma was found prone in the stacks with no evidence to suggest who had killed her. Her murder remains unsolved 56 years later, but one investigative journalist believes he has the answers as he discusses in his book M...

Introducing Silkwood Silkwood is a multi-part podcast that intricately examines the life of whistleblower Karen Silkwood, the nuclear behemoth she sought to expose, the government's role in potential wrong-doings, and asks the question: What actually happened on that cold and windy November night 50 years ago? Did Karen fall asleep at the wheel and die as the result of a true single-car crash? Did...

Episode 47 The Orangeburg Massacre On the cold night of Feb. 8, 1968, the students of South Carolina State College gathered on the lawn of the campus to protest the continued segregation of the town of Orangeburg. Facing down the National Guard, the students were fired upon for 10 seconds. When the gunfire ceased, 3 students were dead, and an undocumented amount had been injured. Swept under the r...

Episode 46 Ted Streleski In 1978, mathematics doctoral candidate, Ted Streleski, waited for Prof. Karel deLeeuw to enter his office before coming up behind him and bludgeoning him to death with a hammer. While Streleski turned himself in and served jail time, he was released with no parole or restrictions. At the time, this was considered justice, but was it really?  To listen to every episode of...

Episode 45 Mark Kilroy In 1989, twenty-one-year-old Mark Kilroy and his friends were enjoying spring break in the border town of Mexico's Matamoros. But on the fourth night of partying, Mark vanished off the busy street. The ensuing search would uncover not just Mark's horrific fate, but the twisted workings of a secret cult entwined with Mexican drug cartels.  To listen to every episode of Campus...

Episode 44 Michelle Le  Nursing student, Michelle Le, from Samuel Merritt University took a scheduled break during one of her clinical rounds at Heyward hospital. She was never seen again. As police tried to find her, they realized there was someone from her past who wanted her dead. To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel page  on A...

What makes a serial killer? Mind of a Serial Killer takes you deep into the twisted minds of history's most notorious serial killers. Every Monday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, combines gripping true crime storytelling with expert psychological analysis to answer the question - what makes a serial killer? From Jeffrey Dahmer to Ted Bundy, e...

Episode 43 Sophie Elliott When young New Zealand undergrad, Sophie Elliot, asked for tutoring in economics, she met a professor who she thought would help her succeed. Instead, she not only found herself the victim of domestic violence, but a victim of one of New Zealand's most brutal murders. To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply   visit our channel...