Corpus Delicti

Don Webb was wanted after the murder of a police chief. He also had a lengthy criminal record. He spent time on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List but was never seen alive again. How did he do it? The answer might surprise you. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-del...

David Gore and Fred Waterfield were not only best friends, but also cousins. From an early age the two got into trouble, but things escalated when David started working in law enforcement. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "...

Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris met in prison where they learned they had a lot in common, including sadistic fantasies. Once they were released, they began a brutal reign of terror that claimed the lives of several young women. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/cor...

Dean Corll, also known as the Candy Man, seemed relatively normal until he took an interest in teenage boys in the area. Soon, he started paying two of them to recruit other teenage boys. Once he had them, he would rape, torture, and murder them, leading to one of the biggest cases at the time. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corp...

This week we wrap up the case of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. We discuss how they were eventually brought down, a very lengthy court process, and who some of the additional victims were thought to be. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by:...

Leonard Lake and Charles Ng have to be among the worst of the worst. Finding their common interest as survivalists, the friends prepared for the apocalypse and how they would survive it. As part of this, they began kidnapping women who would help them repopulate the world after. But they didn't want these women to love and respect. They wanted them as slaves, to rape and torture... which unfortuna...

Two friends had London on alert after a series of brutal rapes. Things got much worse when the offenders escalated to murder. All of these happened near or at railways around the area, leading to the nickname "The Railway Killers". To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/c...

The adoption process is complicated and difficult. A lot of that is because of baby farms that existed and became more prevalent in the 1800's. This is the story of Amelia Dyer who started one such baby farm, but ultimately took a very dark turn when she and her daughter started to cut corners. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corp...

Cyndi Vanderheiden goes missing after last being seen at the bar her family owned. The case goes cold when the only suspects had nothing to offer. But when one of the suspect's cars gets repossessed, police find exactly what they need, bringing closure to more than just Cyndi's case. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti O...

Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown summed it up best when it was said “As long as there has been One True God, there has been killing in His name." This rings especially true in this week's episode. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-po...

Apparently desperate times call for desperate measures, and the Great Depression brought that out in a lot of people, including two cousins who came up with the perfect insurance scam. They'd sell insurance to women who were mad at their husbands, name themselves as beneficiaries, convince the women to kill their husbands, and split the profits. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to...

One resident in a small Swedish village turns up shot to death, while another was shot and survived. An unlikely person confesses to the crimes, with an even more unlikely motive. This case exposes a secret world within the village, including the Bride of Christ, sex scandals, and a questionable death in the past. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please vi...

In the Bible John episode, we discussed a man named Peter Tobin as a suspect, as there are a few similarities between the two killers. There are also some differences. Peter Tobin was found guilty of 3 murders, but authorities are quite confident he killed more - a claim Tobin doesn't deny. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusde...

An incident in the home of a town resident confuses police. Someone was attacked, but there are two differing stories. Both men are held overnight, but one takes their life in his cell. This led to an investigation that no one was in any way prepared for. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found a...

In Glasgow, Scotland a series of brutal rapes and murders are linked back to a popular dance hall. All of the victims were seen dancing or talking to a tall man who often quoted the Bible. Even with several eye witnesses, no one could find the man nicknamed "Bible John". To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch stor...

A new psychotherapist is found brutally mutilated in her own home. After linking a new client to the case, it's uncovered that the killer is linked to other unsolved cases dating back several years. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: K...

Eric Edgar Cooke was arrested for murder of a man shot during a killing spree. However, once he was behind bars, it was learned that he was responsible for much more than that. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Bl...

Remember when your parents went through your Halloween candy to make sure it was safe? Was it really even necessary? A young child dies after eating a Pixy Stix laced with poison. Who tainted the candy and why? Halloween music by: Roman Cano - Halloween Midnight

A woman is found burned and wedged between two rocks in a remote area. However, there are no signs of a fire anywhere around her. All tags were removed from her clothing, and she could not be identified. What happened to the Isdal Woman? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/st...

A man is found dead inside of a duffel bag. They say he took his own life, but he was locked inside the bag, from the outside, with the key inside the bag with him. No fingerprints were found on any of them. How is this possible? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/cor...

A man is found deceased, washed up on the shore of a beach. Except no one knows him, and the fake name he used is only one of the strange things about him. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art o...

Jack and Christina Kettlewell eloped and went on their honeymoon. While there, the cabin caught ablaze, Jack suffered a head injury, and Christina was found dead outside drowned in 9 inches of water. What caused such a tragedy on a newlyweds blissful honeymoon? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be f...

The Earl of Lucan was deep in debt and his marriage suffered as a result. One evening, his ex wife was attacked and nanny of the children murdered. Circumstances didn't look good for Lord Lucan, but there was one problem... he hasn't been seen since. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at tee...

Alexander Pichushkin was a normal child until he suffered the all too familiar head injury. Struggling with impulse control and anger, he committed his first murder at 18. But he certainly didn't stop there. And he had a very specific goal. He wanted to beat his idol, another serial killer. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusde...

Ambrose Small was a theater tycoon, swooping up opera houses across Canada. Eventually he sold them all, making the biggest deal yet. Except that very night, he disappeared - never to be seen again. Some say he was killed. Others say he ran off. Others say his spirit still haunts the theater. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpus...