The Serial Killer Podcast

The last episode in this saga concluded with the horrific murder of Lee Iseli. A crime so brutal and heinous that it deeply affected your humble host. I am probably going to wait a while before covering pedophilic serial killers again, this exposé has been taxing. Tonight, we rein in and wrap up the tale of Westley Allan Dodd`s life and crimes. I am particularly going to go into great detail about...

In this episode we come to the penultimate episode in our tale of The Vancouver Child Killer. Dodd’s actions are so depraved and heinous that I had severe trouble getting through this episode. The material is not speculative, but it is the truth. It is ugly and horrible. I hope that it will serve to remind us all of what monsters walk amongst us. So again; listener discretion is advised.  Bec...

On the surface, there was nothing remarkable about Larry Lavin. He lived in a quiet neighborhood with his wife and family, drove a Volvo, and practiced dentistry in Philadelphia. But, from 1978 to 1984, Dr. Lavin ran one of the largest cocaine enterprises on the entire eastern seaboard. Through the voices and perspectives of law enforcement, drug runners, friends, business associates and Larry Lav...

In this episode, the subject matter is gruesome to the extreme. One of the most depraved and vile serial killers to ever have walked the earth. He did not kill very many people, only 3 confirmed kills to his name. But the victims he carefully chose and the way he murdered them makes him the pinnacle of true malice. A pedophile, rapist and murderer of 3 innocent young boys, Westley Allen Dodd – The...

The day after Kemper purchased the revolver, police officers knocked on his door to confiscate it. Kemper was compliant and surrendered the weapon without incident. The officers joked with the man and assured him that this procedure was purely protocol, and it was. The officers visiting his house had no idea that the huge man on the other side of the door was the serial killer they were desperatel...

I have the honour of having, as a featured guest, the esteemed Jillian Lauren ; one of the women responsible for bringing Samuel Little to justice. Yes, the Samuel Little. None other than the premier serial killer in all of North America. Only the Green River Killer ever came close to matching Little’s kill count. Samuel Little, who went under the radar as a serial killer for decades, has admitted...

Imagine, if you will, dear listener, a huge man sitting alone in his apartment. He’s not so much fat as he simply is big. Yes, he has a significant paunch, but his arms and legs are muscular and he is broad shouldered. Most of all he is tall. The apartment seems almost comically small when he sits in the living room. Edmund Kemper has blood on his hands, and he is looking at them. A few moments ag...

We continue on our sojourn into the twisted nightmare that is the life of the co-ed killer; Edmund Kemper. It is strange writing about these serial killer superstars. Many of them seem to flourish at the tail end of the hippie movement, i.e. the late 1960s and early 70s. It is, in a way, as if the innocence of the peace and love movement birthed something dark into the world, something monstrous,...

In this episode we find ourselves in familiar territory, if you are a classic serial killer aficionado. The United States of America. A killer with a brilliant mind. Young beautiful victims. Necrophilia. A serial killer superstar. Yes, dear listener, it is time for a true TSK classic serial killer exposé. The man at hand is none other than the killer giant himself, the Co-ed killer responsible for...

Over the years, this show has included some fascinating and rare interviews you will be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Tonight is no exception. Not only do I speak to a man who is a true aficionado of serial killer lore, but he comes from the very place tonight’s topic took and takes place. And the place, dear listener, is somewhere we in the West seldom gets too much information about. I am of c...

Over the years, this show has included some fascinating and rare interviews you will be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Tonight is no exception. Not only do I speak to a man who is a true aficionado of serial killer lore, but he comes from the very place tonight’s topic took and takes place. And the place, dear listener, is somewhere we in the West seldom gets too much information about. I am of c...

Imagine if you will, dear listener, a land of ice and fire. An island, surrounded on all sides by thousands of kilometres of open ocean. 1472 km to the east lies most of its inhabitant’s original homeland, Norway. To the south, 1233km away, lies Scotland. To the west, 1210km away, lies Greenland and finally, about 2500km to the north; the arctic icecap surrounding the north pole. During the Viking...

In the early spring of 2003, the police finally got another break on the evidence. Tests of materials taken from two other victims—Debbie Estes, “Muffin” to her family, and Wendy Coffield, the first victim found in the Green River in July of 1982—showed faint traces of a particular kind of paint globule otherwise found only at the Kenworth plant. Based on the Estes and Coffield evidence, the autho...

Imagine if you will, dear listener, Theodore Robert Bundy sitting across from Robert Keppel in an interview room at Florida State Prison. The room is grey, the furniture non-descript. Keppel has just laid a photo on the table in front of Bundy. The photograph is turned upside down. Bundy eagerly reaches for it. Keppel has planned this for a good while. The deal with Bundy was that they were not to...

The story of Gary Leon Ridgway is a challenging story. Not just because so many books, films, and documentaries have already been made about him, but because there simply are so many victims and to struggle with how proper respect to their memory can be given. Much ado has been made in the media, and in previous episodes, about how most of the killer’s victims were prostitutes. I wonder if the sam...

Imagine if you will, dear listener, several nights earlier, the 17th of July, 1982. The by now well-known maroon pick-up truck slowed to a stop and the driver leant out of his window at the young woman standing alone, under a streetlamp. Hands on hips, Gisele Lovvorn, strode towards him. "Looking for a good time, honey?" she called in a weary voice. He gestured her into the vehicle. Become a Patro...

Once on the road, the girl's tries to give the man directions to a place she knows. The man just shakes his head and says he wants to do it outside, it’s such a pretty night and he doesn’t want to mess up his car. ‘Don’t worry’, he says, ‘it’s not far, you’ll be back in no time’. She’s still uncertain and looks as if she’s getting cold feet. ‘Hey, really, I’m safe, ok. Here, take a look at this’ h...

We continue on our road into rage, moving ever downward along the Green River and its surroundings; murdered women surfacing in an avalanche of death. Become a Patron today:  https://www.patreon.com/theserialkillerpodcast Website: https://www.theserialkillerpodcast.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theskpodcast Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerpod Twitter:&nbs...

The six year old boy enters the woods. He is shy, he’s not used to big boys paying him any attention. The stranger smiles and asks if the boy wants to build a fort with him. They can defend against the Apaches there, together. Wow! The boy is amazed, he gladly follows the youth deeper into the woods. After walking a bit, the bigger boy suddenly stops. He smirks and says to the kid, "You know, ther...

Part 2 of America’s second most documented prolific serial killer, the Green River Killer. In this episode, we take a closer look at what led up to the Green River becoming a dumping ground for our depraved serial killer superstar. Also, we make our acquaintance with a woman who danced with the devil and lived to tell the tale. Become a Patron today:  https://www.patreon.com/theserialkillerpo...

Men wanted to be his friend and women wanted him. The scars on his neck were a visible reminder of his initiative and courage. He got them from climbing through the read window of a house in which a woman was being held hostage by a man who had gone berserk. After getting the woman out through the window, He had moved through the dark house looking for the berserker. The man saw his reflection in...

She was stripped naked below her waist, and there was clear evidence she had been raped. Semen stains were found on top of the girl's thigh. Her killer had stabbed her in the left side of the chest, however, the cause of death was pressure on the neck resulting from strangulation. In other words; the killer was not only motivated by paedophilic urges but sadistic ones as well. The knife had been s...

Join me as we travel south, both back in time and away from the cultures of the West. If you feel like imagining yourself on a magic carpet, with the night-time stars shining above and only the flickers of oil-lit lamps below; be my guest. In the ancient city of Marrakech, a killer is on the loose. He murders young girls and women, both for pleasure and for monetary gain. At least 36 times he mana...

When Nannie's father dies of natural causes, her mother Louise moved in with Nannie. It does not take long before Louise also got great stomach pains and died in a mysterious way. No one suspected that good, kind Nannie has anything to do with all the deaths around her. But, soon later, it was revealed that... Become a Patron today:  https://www.patreon.com/theserialkillerpodcast Website: htt...

This show aims to cover the entirety of the phenomenon of serial murder and one aspect of this that I have not touched upon before is that of ancient serial killers. Joining me to discuss this fascinating topic tonight is none other than Dr Garrett Ryan, host of the excellent YouTube channel and podcast Toldinstone . Become a Patron today:  https://www.patreon.com/theserialkillerpodcast Websi...