Kill the Mood Podcast

This week, we're travelling to our quiet countryside of Cornwall, where a series of bizarre sightings would spark fear, fascination, and decades of speculation. As reports of a large black cat stalking the moors began to spread, livestock were found mysteriously killed, witnesses came forward with chilling encounters, and rumours of a creature lurking in the shadows captured the nation's...

This week, we're returning to Wichita, Kansas, where the hunt for BTK is far from over. After years of silence, Dennis Rader's need for recognition draws him back into the spotlight, setting in motion the events that will ultimately lead to his capture. In Part Two, we'll explore Rader's double life, the mistakes that exposed him, and how one of America's most infamous ser...

This week, we're travelling to Wichita, Kansas, where a series of brutal murders would leave an entire community living in fear. As families woke to terrifying headlines, investigators searched for a killer who seemed to vanish without a trace. Bound, tortured, and killed, the victims of this unknown offender would soon become part of one of America's most infamous serial murder cases. I...

This week, we're traveling to San Diego, California, in the late 1970s, where a seemingly ordinary Monday morning would become the scene of a tragedy that shocked the nation. On January 29, 1979, children were arriving at school when gunfire suddenly erupted from a house across the street. The shooter was just 16 years old: Brenda Spencer. Armed with a rifle, she opened fire on students, teac...

This week, we're heading to Los Angeles in the 1980s, where a shocking murder inside a quiet suburban home would remain unsolved for years. When respected nurse Sherri Rasmussen was found beaten and shot to death, detectives believed they were looking at a burglary gone wrong. But as the years passed, cracks began to appear in that theory. Evidence was overlooked. Leads were missed. And one p...

This week, we return to the chilling mystery of The Disappearance of Amy Bradley for Part Two. After Amy vanished from the Rhapsody of the Seas, the investigation only grew stranger. As the ship docked, questions surrounding the cruise line’s response, missed opportunities, and possible sightings began to surface. We’ll dive into the theories that have haunted this case for decades from claims tha...

This week, we’re setting sail into one of the most haunting missing persons cases ever reported: The Disappearance of Amy Bradley. In Part One, we head back to March 1998 aboard the cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas , where a family vacation through the Caribbean took a terrifying turn. What began as a normal night onboard would soon become a mystery that has lasted for decades. We’ll explore Amy’s...

This week, we’re heading to Erie, Pennsylvania in 2003, where a bizarre bank robbery unfolded into one of the strangest and most disturbing crimes in modern history. In this episode, we explore the case of the “Pizza Bomber.” A man walks into a bank, and what follows quickly spirals into something far more complex and unsettling. We’ll touch on the key events, the people involved, and the investig...

This week, we’re heading to a quiet road in Cornwall, England in 2003, where what should have been an ordinary night turned into a brutal and baffling crime that still raises questions decades later. In this episode, we explore the Perch Garage murders. A small, family-run petrol station. A late-night robbery that escalated into something far more sinister. When morning came, the scene told a stor...

This week, we’re heading to a remote Bavarian farm in 1922, the site of one of the most unsettling unsolved cases in true crime history. In this episode, we explore the Hinterkaifeck murders. Strange footprints in the snow. Unexplained noises from the attic. Keys disappearing. Then, a gruesome discovery: six victims, no clear motive, and no confirmed suspect. We’ll break down the eerie timeline, t...

This week, we’re continuing a story that refused to stay buried. In Part Two, we dive deeper into the case that captivated the world and divided opinion at every turn. As the investigation unfolds, the focus shifts and so does the narrative.  We’ll explore the mounting pressure, the courtroom battles, and the way public perception began to harden into something much more dangerous. Evidence is que...

This week, we’re heading somewhere a little different. In this episode, we begin Part One of a case that shocked the world and blurred the line between tragedy and suspicion “A dingo ate my baby.” You’ve probably heard the phrase… but the story behind it is far more complex, and far more unsettling, than it’s often made out to be. We’ll be stepping into the Australian outback, where a family campi...

Pack your bags… we’re not done yet. This week, we’re continuing the story of Edmund Kemper, and things take a darker, more unsettling turn. After the murders of his grandparents, the psychiatric evaluations, the time he spent locked away, the decisions that eventually put him back on the outside, he's out and at it again. But this isn’t a story that explodes all at once. It lingers. It builds...

Pack your bags, we’re heading into the early life of Edmund Kemper, and it's gonna get unsettling... fast. This week, we’re diving into the beginning of the story. The troubled upbringing, the warning signs, and the murders of his grandparents. But that’s just the start. We’ll also get into the psychiatric evaluations, his time inside, and how he eventually made it back out into the world. So...

Pack your bags... we’re heading to the far end of Long Island, where conspiracy theories get very strange, very fast. This week we’re diving into the Montauk Project. The alleged secret experiments, the underground base beneath Camp Hero, the supposed mind-control tests, time travel claims, and yes… even the stories about opening portals to other dimensions. Depending on who you ask, it’s either o...

Take a trip back to 1947 Los Angeles. A young woman supposedly chasing Hollywood dreams is found brutally murdered, and the press quickly gives her a name the world will never forget: the Black Dahlia. This week, we’re diving into the infamous Black Dahlia murder. The horrific crime, the media circus, and the institutional failures that turned Elizabeth Short into a headline instead of a person. S...

This week we’re stepping back to the hazy, gas-lit streets of 1840s New York… She was young, charming, and known across the city as “the Beautiful Cigar Girl.” Men lined up at the shop just to catch a glimpse of her smile. But in the summer of 1841, Mary Rogers vanished and days later, her body was found floating in the Hudson River. What followed was a full-blown media frenzy, a chaotic investiga...

This is gonna be a rough one... Come with us to not-so-long-ago March 2021. The UK is in its third lockdown, and a young woman goes missing on the busy streets of London.   This week will take you through the very recent case of Sarah Everard. We will talk about the heinous crime, but also the institutional issues that allowed it to take place. So grab your favourite stiff drink and buckle up for...

This week we’re talking about the life and death of Sam Cooke, and one of the most controversial nights in music history. We walk through what happened at the Hacienda Motel, the official story, the questions that never really went away, and why people are still debating it decades later. It’s a heavy case, but as always we do our best to make sense of it while nervously laughing and trying not to...

This week, we’re heading deep into the Ural Mountains to unpack one of the most baffling mysteries of the 20th century... The Dyatlov Pass incident. In this episode, we retrace the final days of nine experienced hikers whose winter expedition ended in circumstances so strange they still defy explanation decades later. We’ll walk through the timeline, the eerie discoveries made by search teams, and...

This week, we’re continuing the story of the D.C. snipers and stepping back to understand how it all began. In Part Two, we dig into the background of how they crossed paths, and the unsettling bond that formed between them. We’ll talk through the wild, disturbing plans that were built along the way, and our attempt to untangle the real motivation behind the spree that terrorized an entire region....

This week, we’re heading into a case where terror didn’t lurk in the dark... it unfolded in broad daylight. We’re talking about the D.C. snipers. A case that shook the U.S. A story of control, manipulation, and ideology. We’ll explore how an unlikely duo formed, how kindness became a weapon, and how a region was held hostage by random violence. It’s unsettling, tragic, and genuinely hard to hear....

This week, we’re heading to a place where the horror didn’t come from the shadows, but from the people next door. We’re talking about the Snowtown murders. A case that shocked Australia and revealed how manipulation, control, and cruelty can hide in plain sight. We’ll trace how a charismatic predator built a grip over vulnerable people, how fear and loyalty were weaponised, and how a string of dis...

This week, we’re stepping into a case where an internet legend bled into real life. We’re talking about the Slender Man stabbing, a story that sits at the unsettling crossroads of childhood, belief, and the dark corners of online mythology. We’ll rewind to a quiet Wisconsin town, explore how a fictional figure took hold of young minds, and unpack the events that shocked the world and sparked huge...

This week, we’re heading into one of Britain’s creepiest unsolved mysteries. This case starts in the woods and refuses to stay buried. We’re talking about Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? We’ll wander through wartime England, a shocking discovery inside a hollow tree, and the strange graffiti that kept appearing long after the body was found. From whispered theories and spy rumours to unanswered que...