The Golden Age of Murder: A True Crime Podcast

We talk about Peter Kurten the Vampire of Dusselfdorf, a man who would kill people in order to gain a thrill from their blood and who is the perfect example of evil formed in a dangerous time. In this episode we go to Germany, the home of modern sadism to outline how a culture of serial murder is created. Focusing on a key concept of the podcast which is foundational to the high watermark of seria...

In the second episode of the Golden Age of Serial Murder we look at the origins of serial murder in the western mind. Looking as far back as possible and diving into the mind of a serial killer. While serial killing cases were rare they increased in the middle ages where those perceived as killers were considered werewolfs and vampires. We explore the life of Giles De Rais a hero only second to Jo...

The first episode of the Golden Age of Serial Murder. A podcast on the history of serial murder and a unique period of violence. Harvey Glatman was born in December 1927 an only child whose perverse fantasies shocked his parents and mental health experts from a very early age. After spending some time in prison he would move out to the Hollywood of the 1950s. Moonlighting as a glamour girl photogr...