Killing 15 Minutes

Part 2 of What AJ Remembers, get the inside look at what we actually retained over this past year. In this conversation, the hosts discuss various serial killers and their nicknames. They cover a range of cases, including Robert Schulman, Douglas Wright, Michael Player, Anthony Bedlam, Adam Lane, Vicki Jackson, and more. They also touch on topics such as the criminal elements of pimping and the di...

Happy New Year and welcome to a new bonus episode to kick off 2024! Sam test the combine memory of her and AJ on the scripts Sam has written. IT's totally worth a listen. In this bonus episode of Killing 15 Minutes, the hosts review their previously covered serial killers. They discuss the details and characteristics of each killer, including their methods, nicknames, and notable facts. The conver...

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Judy Buonanano, a black widow killer, was born in 1943 in Texas. She experienced a troubled childhood and was reportedly abused by her father and stepmother. She spent time in prison for attacking her family members and later graduated as a nursing assistant. Judy's criminal activities began in the 1970s when she started poisoning her partners and family members for insurance money. She was convic...

Kim Dae-doo was a South Korean serial killer who went on a 55-day killing spree in 1975, targeting isolated and impoverished houses. He started as a petty criminal and developed an inferiority complex due to his failures. Kim's crimes escalated from burglary to murder, with a total of 17 victims. He was eventually caught and sentenced to death, while his accomplice had his sentence commuted to lif...

Adolfo Castanzo, a practitioner of Palo Miombe and Voodoo, formed a cult in Mexico that carried out sadistic ritual murders. He attracted rich drug dealers and corrupt policemen as followers and performed expensive ritual sacrifices to bring good luck. Castanzo believed his power came from Palo Miombe and demanded to be made a full partner in a powerful cartel. When his demand was rejected, severa...

Summary Donato Balencia was an Italian serial killer who killed 17 people on the Italian Riviera from October 1997 to April 1998. He had a troubled childhood and a history of psychiatric issues. Balencia used a 38 special revolver loaded with wad cutter ammunition in his killings. He targeted sex workers, jewelers, and money changers. He was eventually caught and sentenced to life imprisonment. Ba...

Donato Balencia was an Italian serial killer who killed 17 people on the Italian Riviera from October 1997 to April 1998. He had a troubled childhood and a history of psychiatric issues. Balencia used a 38 special revolver loaded with wad cutter ammunition in his killings. He targeted sex workers, jewelers, and money changers. He was eventually caught and sentenced to life imprisonment. Balencia d...

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Amy Archer Gilligan was a nursing home proprietor and serial killer in Windsor, Connecticut. She ran a boarding house for the elderly and poisoned her clients for financial gain. Archer was eventually caught and convicted of multiple murders. The investigation was sparked by suspicions from Andrews's siblings and an article in the Hartford Courant. Archer was found guilty and sentenced to death, b...

In this conversation, the hosts discuss the case of Cornelius Burger, a South African serial killer who targeted prostitutes in the 1930s. They explore Burger's background, his motivation for the killings, and the police investigation that led to his arrest. The hosts also touch on the topic of prostitution and the potential benefits of its legalization. Overall, the conversation highlights the im...

Pierre Bassin was a South African serial killer in 1906 who killed people for insurance money. He would lend money to people and make them name him as the beneficiary for their life insurance, and then he would kill them. Bassin's first victim was his own brother, and he went on to kill nine people in total. He was posthumously convicted of murder. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See...

Samuel Little, a career criminal, is the most prolific serial killer in the United States with at least 60 confirmed murders out of his 93 confessions. Little's criminal history dates back to the 1960s, and he was arrested multiple times for various crimes including theft, assault, rape, and fraud. He was finally convicted in 2014 for three murders in California and sentenced to life without parol...

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Adolf Laudenberg, a serial killer in California during the 1970s, murdered four women. Despite confessing to multiple people, the police did not follow up until DNA technology became available. Laudenberg's modus operandi was to pick up drunk or ill women who reminded him of his ex-wife, bind, rape, and strangle them. He was initially questioned by the police but released due to lack of physical e...

Raymond Lassner strangled three women in Providence, Rhode Island in 1984. He was a drifter, sex worker, and rapist. Lassner was arrested, confessed to the crimes, and was found guilty. However, his motivations for killing remain unclear, making him a 'beige' serial killer. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wendell Lightborn, also known as the Moon Mad Murderer, was a Bermudian serial killer who terrorized Warwick Parish in 1958-1959. He attacked multiple women, leaving some badly beaten and others raped and murdered. The police initially treated the cases as separate incidents, but eventually connected them. Lightborn was convicted of one murder and confessed to another, but was not formally charged...

Mary Ann Britland was the first woman to be executed by hanging at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England, for three murders. She poisoned her daughter, husband, and her lover's wife in order to marry her lover. The murders were committed using rat poison containing strychnine and arsenic. Britland was charged with all three murders and was found guilty. She was executed on August 9th, 1886. Ge...

The Truro Murders were a series of killings that took place in Australia in the late 1970s. The main perpetrator, James Miller, and his accomplice, Christopher Worrell, targeted young women, picking them up in Miller's car and then driving them to remote locations where they were raped and murdered. Miller would often go for a walk while Worrell carried out the crimes. The bodies of the victims we...

Michael Sharpe was a convicted serial killer who committed his first known crime in 1975. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison but was granted early parole. In 1982, he kidnapped and raped Brenda Broadway and her two daughters, killing Broadway and one of her daughters. He was later arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Kristi Elm. He was also sente...

In this episode, the hosts discuss the case of Florencio Fernandez, an Argentine vampire who murdered 15 women in Monteros, Argentina. Fernandez suffered from delusions and believed he was a vampire. He would stalk his victims, enter through open windows, beat them while they slept, and bite their necks. He was arrested in 1960 and declared insane, eventually dying in 1965. The hosts also touch on...

Carl Denke, the forgotten cannibal, was a German serial killer who kept a ledger recording his kills in Munsterberg, Germany. Denke was a failed farmer who turned to cannibalism and sold meat, possibly human, at his shop. He was also a cross-bearer and organist at a local Lutheran church. Denke's crimes were discovered after he attempted to kill a drifter who escaped and alerted the police. He was...

In this conversation, the hosts discuss the case of Antonis Daglis, also known as the Athens Ripper, who was active from 1992 to 1995 in Greece. Daglis had a history of repeat offenses, including seducing a minor and attacking men with a knife. He became a truck driver and went on to rape, strangle, and dismember multiple women, as well as attempt to murder others. His hatred for prostitutes may h...

Ryun Damei, also known as the Nun Slayer, was a serial killer in Japan during the Taisho era. He targeted female monks and committed brutal crimes, including rape, robbery, and murder. His crimes became increasingly cruel, and he would set buildings on fire to hide his actions. Ryun Damei was eventually arrested and sentenced to death by hanging. This episode explores the unique cultural context o...