Don't Blame The Mom

On April 1st 1990 a state trooper in Arizona, America was doing his rounds as usual, when he came across a truck parked up along an interstate. But, what he thought would be a standard check on the vehicle led to him stumbling upon a sexually, sadistic serial killer who had finally been caught in the middle of committing his heinous, torturous acts. Luckily he was stopped just moments before he ki...

On the 19th February 2015 Becky Watts’ stepmother said goodbye to the 16 year old girl as she left their home in Bristol, England. Little did she know that besides Becky’s killers, she would be the last person to ever see her alive again. Becky’s sudden disappearance hit the media fast with everyone searching for her & helping out in any way they could, holding searches & putting up missin...

It was November 2nd 2016 when 34 year-old mother of 2 Sherry Papini left her home in the town of Reading California to go for a jog. But when her husband returned home hours later, he finds that worryingly she had failed to pick up the children from school. He quickly raised the alarm when he realised his wife was nowhere to be found. Sherri’s disappearance sparked a nationwide search & blew u...

This is the concluding part to the harrowing case of Josef Fritzl, & Austria’s most shocking crime. We find out how despite years of abuse Elizabeth Fritzl managed to escape the underground prison her father had held her in for so long. After 24 long years of being hidden away & held in captivity with her mother & family living unaware a few floors above, Elizabeth finds a way to take...

In 2008 an unprecedented case involving kidnap, enslavement, imprisonment, incest & rape was revealed in the quiet town of Amstetten, Austria . A 42 year old woman named Elizabeth told police that she had been held captive for 24 years by her own father Josef Fritzl. She had been locked away in the dark, cramped cellar of a building from the age of 18, whilst paedofile Fritzl lived upstairs wi...

One of the things still loved by many kids nowadays is the excitement of being allowed to have a sleepover with your friends. It was always a fun opportunity to watch movies, overload on sugary snacks, stay up late laughing & gossiping. Nights like these were happy times for many of us as children, & when you look back as adults it gives you that warm feeling of nostalgia. But, what if one...

This is the concluding part to our deep dive on millionaire heir turned killer Robert Durst. Just when you think his bizarre behaviour can’t get any more unbelievable Durst goes on the run , takes on an unconvincing disguise, before finally getting caught and tried for one of his suspected murders . And even though he manages to slip through the net once again and escape justice his ego and narcis...

When a person is born into wealth, privilege & power it’s easy to believe they will have an amazing life & lots of opportunities presented to them. But what if a psychopathic narcissist is born into one of the wealthiest families in America? Could a privileged start in life ever stop someone from becoming a killer…? Today’s case shows that money & status mean nothing when you are intri...

It was a normal sunday evening as the Petit family slept in their home in the affluent area of Cheshire, Connecticut. But the quiet evening was suddenly shattered when two disturbed & dangerous men broke in, signalling the start of a terrifying attack on the family. After beating the dad William Petit & tying up his wife Jennifer & 2 daughters 17 year old Hayley & 11 year old Micha...

It was the evening of October 22nd 1989 & 3 young boys were cycling home from a video shop in St Joseph Minnesota . Suddenly out of the darkness, a masked man emerged holding a gun. As 2 of the boys were told to run at the orders of the frightening figure, 11 year old Jacob Wetterling was forced to stay behind. Fleeing & terrified, one of the boys managed to turn around to look, but Jacob...

This is the concluding part to our deep dive on Australias most depraved killer & his gang of followers . John Bunting along with Robert Wagner, Mark Hayden & Jamie Vlassakis systematically tortured & murdered at least 12 victims. Their wicked crimes were finally uncovered after law enforcement discovered their victims bodies in barrels full of acid at a disused bank in Snowtown, Austr...

Over a seven year period between August 1992 & May 1999, a string of grisly murders were committed in & around Adelaide, South Australia. Together a gang of four men who have been referred to as a “sub culture of degenerate murderers” were led by the manipulative & power hungry sadist John Bunting. They would go on to steal the lives of 12 victims whom they brutally tortured & kill...

It was a beautiful sunny day on July 30th 2022, as many people flocked to the popular Apple River Wisconsin. It is a popular destination where locals can go tubing, camping, relax and have fun with friends . But soon a tragic series of events would leave the clear waters of Apple River running red . 52 year old Nicolae Miu was using his snorkel to retrieve a friend’s lost phone, which a nearby gro...

In the concluding part to the shocking case of Peter Tobin, we look at how the slippery killer was tracked down & arrested for the murder of 23 year old Angelina Kluk. She had suffered a horrendous & brutal attack at his hands in Glasgow Scotland before being buried alive under a church alter . Police soon realise there is no way this could have been Tobin’s first murder due to the plannin...

On September 24th 2006 police in Glasgow, Scotland were alerted to reports of a missing Polish student. 23 year old Anjelika Kluk had suddenly vanished after being seen next to the church where she worked, talking with the local handyman . As an intense search for the missing girl begins, her battered body is discovered dumped beneath the floor of the chapel in an underground chamber. She had suff...

This is the concluding part to the unbelievable case we covered last week, in which a mother Susan suddenly vanished from the family home in West Valley City, Utah in the middle of the night & was never seen alive again . Having been under intense media & police scrutiny in the aftermath of his wife’s disappearance, the net was slowly beginning to tighten on her very controlling husband Jo...

On December 6th 2009, worried family members begin a frantic search for Josh Powell, his wife Susan, & their two young boys who seem to have suddenly vanished from their home in West Valley City, Utah. But when Josh & his two sons return with him claiming they’d been on a spontaneous camping trip, something is very seriously wrong. His wife Susan is not with them. She was still missing , &...

Crime talk timestamp-8:50 It was October 22nd 2018, when 21-year-old college student Lauren McCluskey was on the phone to her parents catching up & talking excitedly about her classes. Suddenly her parents hear her shouting “No no no“ and what sounded like someone being dragged away, before the phone line goes completely silent. As they shout out her name hoping for a response from their daughter...

We continue our deep dive into the brutal murder of 2 year old James Bulger, who was taken from his mother’s side in broad daylight from a shopping centre in LiverpoolEngland . We look at how his two 10 year old killers Jon Venables & Robert Thompson reacted to their interrogations & changed their stories when arrested for their wicked crimes. They became two of only four criminals in Brit...

The 12th February 1993 was a day like any other as Denise Bulger took her 2 year old son to a local shopping centre in Liverpool,England. As she went about her errands, momentarily letting go of James hand to pay for her shopping, she looks down again & to her horror little sandy haired blue eyed James had disappeared in broad daylight . As a frantic search ensued & time passes a tragic di...

In August 2023 a 911 operator received a call from a shaken man in Washington County, Utah. He said that a malnourished 12 year old boy had turned up on his doorstep begging for food, water & help. The boy had clear injuries to his wrists & ankles . When he told police he had jumped out of a window to escape they went to search the home he had fled from & to locate his abusers. After r...

It was May 26th 2016 when police return to a plush apartment complex in West Hollywood after being called to carry out a welfare check. The frantic mother of 30 year old Ukrainian model & translator Iana Kasian hadn’t heard from her daughter in days after she’d left to meet her troubled fiancé. Her mom Olga knew she was still inside the building with this man, but no one was responding. When p...

Today’s episode is the concluding part to the case of 19 year old Californian Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, who disappeared after a party in 1996. After she was supposed to be escorted back to her dorm by fellow student Paul Flores Kristin was never seen alive again. For years her heartbroken yet determined family campaigned to keep Kristin’s story & memory alive, hoping & praying that t...

On May 25th 1996, a 19 year old student at Cal Poly state university attended a party to let her hair down just like any normal student does . However, this night was not going to end in a normal way for Kristin Smart. In fact,it would be a party that many of the students in attendance would remember for the rest of their lives. But only for tragic reasons … In the early hours of the morning, Kris...

On the 17th February 2014 police received a very disturbing phone call. An 18-year-old boy named Lewis Daynes was claiming that he had just killed his friend, 14-year-old Breck Bednar in self defence.. But as police turn up to his flat in Grays Essex UK, they realise very quickly that in actual fact this was not self-defence. It was cold-blooded murder.. So how did 18 year old Lewis come to meet h...