Cold Case Murder Mysteries

Join host Ryan Kraus for the introductory episode of a series examining the disturbing psychology lurking behind the predator's intentions in the unsolved Delphi Murders of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating, 5-hour exploration into the deepest psychological implications of the gruesome crimes and abusive lifestyle of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a compelling excursion into the events surrounding the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood.

Join host Ryan Kraus in part two for a fascinating psychological exploration of the emotional wound that haunted OJ Simpson throughout his life, and acted as the catalyst for the explosive violence that erupted on June 12, 1994.

Join host Ryan Kraus for Part I of a limited series examining OJ Simpson through the lens of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. (I’ll be back in a few days with the second installment.)

In October 2010, Russell Williams, a former Canadian Armed Forces Colonel, was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two women, and given 82 separate, year-long sentences for breaking and entering, among other crimes related to sexual assault. Most notably, Williams had a penchant for breaking into the homes/bedrooms of women and girls for the purpose of posing in their underwear and phot...

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological exploration of the unsolved 1989 murder of 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic from Bay Village, OH. (Please note this episode was originally released to the CCMM premium-subscription catalogue on coldcasemurdermysteries.com .)

Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological and evolutionary exploration of the tragic events surrounding the disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip among the chaos that erupted in NYC on the morning of September 11, 2001.

Doubleheader episode: Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating journey through the psychological and evolutionary implications of the triple homicide in Pinyon Pines, CA, on September 17, 2006, followed by a special presentation about psychological abuse.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the mysterious, unsolved disappearance of Robert Hoagland in July 2013.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological journey through the crime scene of the December 30, 2000 Mizayawa Family Murders in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological journey through the events leading up to the December 2000 disappearance of Trevor Deely in Dublin, Ireland.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological examination of the power of transformation present in the pilot episode of The Walking Dead.

Join host Ryan Kraus for in-depth analysis of the 1982 film E.T.

Join me for the inaugural episode of STORY with Ryan Kraus as we take a fascinating excursion into the evolutionary architecture of the 2013 sci-fi thriller GRAVITY.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a comprehensive psychological exploration of the unsolved murder of Faith Hedgepeth.

49-year-old Kelli Peters was a dedicated PTA mom who volunteered at her daughter's elementary school in Irvine, CA. One day in February 2011, shortly after arriving at the school for work, she received a call asking her to come to the main office. Fearing a family emergency, she was shocked to find a police officer who wanted to check her sobriety and search her car for drugs. Apparently, someone...

Join host Ryan Kraus for an evolutionary exploration of the mysterious events surrounding the unsolved vanishing of 19-year-old Logan Schiendelman on May 19, 2016.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological exploration of the baffling disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating evolutionary excursion into the warped mind of serial killer Wayne Williams, the primary suspect in the mysterious Atlanta Child Murders that haunted America from 1979 - 1981.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a comprehensive psychological analysis of the Oakland County Child Killer.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a compelling journey into the tortured mind of infamous 2017 Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, whose murderous rampage ended abruptly in suicide, and subsequently left a stunned, silent nation without answers to the most important question one could ask: why?

In late 1982, a nurse from Richmond, BC, Canada started receiving calls from a mysterious man who would increasingly terrorize and stalk her over the course of the next 7 years in what amounted to nearly 100 encounters between the two of them. During this time, the police made every attempt possible to apprehend the culprit through extensive surveillance, but were never able to identify the presen...

On the night of September 12, 1982, 21-year-old Kristina Nelson and her 18-year-old stepsister Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller left Kristina’s Lewiston, ID apartment on foot, heading out to do laundry and buy groceries. A note was found at the residence informing Kristina’s boyfriend to make himself at home because they’d be right back. They never returned. Later that same evening, only blocks away, 35...

Join host Ryan Kraus for a very special episode as we delve deep into the darkest recesses of the human mind to uncover the truth about who we are. First is an extensive, in-depth discussion of the evolutionary trajectory of humanity, from the battlefield to the movie theater to creation of new universes. Following that, we’ll enter the weird, wacky, and strange mind of tomb raider Carl Tanzler, w...