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Part 2 of 2 In part two, we cover the final murder committed by Bittaker and Norris, that of 16 year old Shirley Lynette Ledford. We also dive into Bittaker's and Norris's subsequent arrests, Norris's confessions, and Bittaker's trial. Sources: https://www.parkaman.com/transcript-shirley-ledford-tape/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Bittaker_and_Roy_Norris “The Toolbox Killers: A Deadly R...

Part 1 of 2 This episode will cover part one of the Tool Box Killers, a pair of sadistic serial killers that kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered six teenage girls from June to October of 1979. In part one we will delve into the backgrounds of the killers, and as well as the murders of their first four victims. Sources: https://www.parkaman.com/transcript-shirley-ledford-tape/ https://en.m.wik...

It's officially spooky season everyone! To kick off the best time of the year, this episode covers two cases that took place on halloween: the case of Ronald Clarke O'Bryan a.k.a The Man Who Killed Halloween, and the Liske Family Halloween Massacre. Sources: https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/8ge87v/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Clark_O%27B...

Part 2 of 2 On March 22, 1999, a 911 operator received a call from an elderly couple reporting that a woman, naked and covered in blood, had entered their home frantically looking for help. This woman was Cynthia Vigil, who had just escaped three days' captivity, during which she was beaten, raped, and sexually tortured by a man named Dave and his girlfriend Cindy. Cynthia Vigil's escape from her...

Part 1 of 2 On March 22, 1999, a 911 operator received a call from an elderly couple reporting that a woman, naked and covered in blood, had entered their home frantically looking for help. This woman was Cynthia Vigil, who had just escaped three days' captivity, during which she was beaten, raped, and sexually tortured by a man named Dave and his girlfriend Cindy. Cynthia Vigil's escape from her...

In May of 1993, the Indianapolis Police Department opened up an investigation into the disappearances of numerous men having gone missing on their way to or from gay bars in downtown Indianapolis. At the same time, private investigator Virgil Vandagriff was leading his own investigation into the missing men. These investigations brought up Herbert Baumeister–a wealthy businessman beloved by his co...

For as long as he could remember, Issei Sagawa had a hunger for human flesh. On June 13th, 1981, Sagawa realized a fantasy 32 years in the making when he shot and killed his close friend, Renee Hartevelt, a 26 year old Dutch woman attending the same university as Sagawa in Paris, France. Sagawa spent the next two days indulging in acts of necrophilia with Renee's corpse, while at the same time but...

Junko Furuta was only seventeen years old on November 25, 1988, when she was kidnapped on her way home from work by a group of four teenage boys. One of the boys, Miyano Hiroshi, was a classmate of Junko's who had been scorned when he asked Junko on a date and she rejected him. In retaliation, Miyano and three of his friends– Ogura Jō, Minato Shinji, and Watanabe Yasushi–held Junko captive for 44...

For Alison Botha, December 18, 1994 started out just like any normal summer day in her home of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She spent the day with friends at the beach, then watching movies at her apartment. What Alison thought would be a normal night relaxing at home after her friends left turned into a horrific and harrowing tale of survival after she was kidnapped and brutally attacked by two...

On September 29, 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent was picked up by 50 year old Lawrence Singleton as she was hitchhiking her way from Berkely, CA to Corona, CA. Not long after picking her up, Singleton pulled over onto the side of a deserted road where he proceeded to brutally beat and rape Mary. After holding her captive for an entire night, Singleton hacked off both of Mary's arms, threw her down...

When Kelly Anne Bates was only 14 years old, she entered into a relationship with Dave Smith, a man 32 years her senior. Their relationship lasted 3 years, throughout which Dave Smith subjected Kelly Anne to horrific abuse. Their relationship would come to a brutal end on April 16, 1996. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder of Kelly Anne Bates https://www.ranker.com/list/kelly-anne-bate...

From May 23, 1981 - October 6, 1982, the Chicago Ripper Crew terrorized the greater Chicago area, leaving behind a trail of murdered, mutilated women in their wake. Was this the case of a satanic cult, or just the case of 4 deranged lunatics acting out their most depraved fantasies on the unfortunate women who happened to cross their paths? // Sources: Deadly Thrills: The True Story of Chicago's M...

On May 25, 2012, a video titled "1 Lunatic, 1 Icepick" was uploaded onto Bestgore.com. For the members of the Facebook group "Find the Vacuum Kitten Killer for Great Justice”, this was an escalation they anticipated but were horrified to see actually come to fruition. This episode covers the murder of Jun Lin, committed by the narcissistic, celebrity wannabe Luke Magnotta, Sources: https://en.wiki...

Known as “The Otaku Murderer” and his crimes as “The Little Girl Murders,” Tsutomu Miyazaki brutally murdered, raped, and desecrated the bodies of 4 young girls during the short period between August of 1988 to June of 1989. // Intro and outro music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...

For part 2 of the Dutroux Affair, we'll take a deep dive into the trial of Marc Dutroux, the multiple fumbles made by Belgian authorities during the investigation, the public outcry, and the accusations of a cover up of a huge European-wide pedophilia ring that involved some of Belgium's most powerful people. //INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC// Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under C...

Part 1 of 2 On June 24, 1995. two eight year old girls by the names of Julie Lejeune and Melissa Russo disappeared seemingly without a trace, snatched off the streets of Gråce-Hollogne, Belgium. The abductions of Lejeune and Russo were only the beginning of a series of unsettling child abductions that would lead to the discovery of heinous crimes committed by a man who is now one of the most infam...

This episodes covers the case of Armin Meiwes, aka the Rotenburg Cannibal, who was a German computer repair technician who murdered, butchered, and ate a man who he had met on an online forum for people with cannibalism fetishes. Follow the podcast on instagram to see photos from the case and sources: @TSRHPodcast To request a case, email tsrhpodcast@gmail.com Intro and Outro Music: Come Play with...

This episode covers the story of the Monster of Florence, an Italian serial killer who is credited with 8 double homicides from 1968 to 1985. This case remains officially unsolved. For more information on this case as well as sources, please follow @TSRHPodcast on Instagram. Intro/Outro Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Lice...