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John McRae's committed his first murder when he was only 15. He murdered an 8-year-old boy in his neighborhood. He was convicted of the murder and sent away to prison for life. It was thought that, after 20 years, he was rehabilitated and he was set free. That decision would prove disastrous. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of John McCrae. John went on to commit additional...

By 1996, 16-year-old Rod Ferrell was the leader of a vampire clan in Murray, Kentucky. He began telling everyone that he was a 500-year-old vampire. When his female friend in Florida began complaining about her family, Rod devised a plan to rescue her. But somewhere along the way, the plan changed to murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Rod Ferrell. Rod, along with fe...

Steven Ray Thacker had a fear of rejection and abandonment. He suffered quite a bit of it during his childhood. He turned to drugs and alcohol and racked up a long rap sheet by the time he was in his twenties. After one stint in prison, he met and fell in love with a woman who had two children. Thacker now had a ready made family and he craved their attention and approval. But, when he lost his jo...

In 1980, Jean Harris shot and killed her lover Herman Tarnower. She was arrested and charged with murder. The case made headline news all over because Jean was the headmistress at a prestigious school for girls and Tarnower was a cardiologist who co-authored the best-selling book, "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet Book". But what exactly happened that fateful night of March 10, 1980? Did Jean H...

Peter Kurten was a German serial killer who operated in the early 20th century. The press dubbed him as the Vampire of Dusseldorf because he experimented with drinking the blood from some of his victim's wounds. Kurten grew up in household filled with depravity, his father subjected the entire family to verbal, physical, and sexual abuse. These experiences would have a profoundly negative influenc...

Darrell Keith Rich terrorized Shasta County, in Northern California, over a 2-3 month period in the summer of 1978. He began his predatory ways by sexually assaulting a number of women and girls. But, very quickly he began murdering, using the very same M.O. that he used previously. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Darrell Keith Rich. This a guy who committed his spree of...

When Richard Farley met a 22-year-old woman named Laura Black, he said it was love at first sight. Richard pursued Laura, but, she was not interested in seeing him romantically. This was something that Richard Farley could not understand. His infatuation turned to obsession and he began stalking Laura daily. This obsession ultimately led Farley to commit a workplace mass murder that left seven dea...

Ward Weaver had a turbulent childhood. He had an abusive father who left when he was young and his mother remarried a man who was also allegedly abusive. Ward modeled those same behaviors in the relationships that he had as an adult. Then, in 2002, when two young girls went missing in Oregon in the span of two months, Ward became the prime suspect. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and...

Ignacio and Heather Garraus had made a great life for themselves in Greeley, Colorado. But, in 2004, Ignacio, a Greeley police officer, began an affair with a police dispatcher named Shawna Nelson. When Ignacio ended the affair, years later, Shawna didn't take it well. She set out to take out the one person whom she felt stood in her way of having a life with Ignancio and their son. Join Mike and...

26-year-old Stephanie Scott was a high school teacher in Leeton, Australia. She was well-loved by friends, family, and her students. She was set to be married to the love of her life, but just days before her wedding was to take place she was killed by a monster. Friends and family searched for Stephanie after she failed to return home or answer cell phone calls. No one was prepared for the truth...

Tookie Williams was a co-founder of the infamous Crips gang in the 1970s in Southern California. Raised by a single mother, Tookie learned how to be tough in order to survive on the streets. He lived the gang life for a number of years and got heavily involved with drugs. In 1979, Tookie was arrested and ultimately convicted of murdering four people. He was sentenced to death. Join Mike and Gibby...

William Scott Day was in trouble pretty much his entire adult life. He spent over 90% of it in Michigan prisons. Most of the time he spent outside of prison was because of his numerous prison escapes. His last escape was his most daring as he was able to talk a hospital supervisor into smuggling him out. While on the run, Day murdered at least six people during his 39 days of freedom. Join Mike an...

Arthur Gary Bishop was one of Utah's most infamous killers. Between 1979 and 1983, Bishop murdered five boys, but over years he molested many more. When the police closed in on him they found hundreds of photographs he had taken over the years of many different boys. Many have never been identified so police have no way of knowing how many victims Bishop may have had over the years. Join Mike and...

In 2013, 71-year-old Gerald Uden and his 74-year-old wife Alice were arrested at their Missouri home. The couple had been keeping some very dark secrets for over 30 years. Alice had killed her 3rd husband in 1974. She then married Gerald. Gerald murdered his ex-wife and his two adopted sons in 1980. It took decades but the police finally put the pieces of the puzzle together and would hold these t...

Bob Berdella murdered at least six men in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1980s. When he was finally caught and all the details of his crimes came out, the press dubbed him "The Butcher of Kansas City" and "The Kansas City Butcher". Berdella drugged, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered his victims. He was a sadist and his crimes were extremely brutal. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the lif...

Charles Cullen was a nurse who murdered a large number of patients over 16 years in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He confessed to murdering between 30 and 40 patients, but many people believe the true number of his victims could be in the hundreds. Unlike many serial killers, Cullen didn't feel compelled to keep souvenirs from his victims and he didn't even keep a list. So, for that reason, he...

Phillip Jablonski was a serial killer who five women in California and Utah. Jablonski grew up with an abusive alcoholic father and it is thought that he patterned his later behavior from what he saw from his father. Jablonski's crimes were many and heinous in nature. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of this lesser known, but very brutal, serial killer Phillip Jablonski. Thi...

In 2012, 21-year-old Canadian Travis Baumgartner was swimming in debt and struggling in life. After getting a job with an armored truck service, Travis began developing a plan to solve all of his problems. In June of that year, while still a trainee, Travis Baumgartner shot four fellow employees while they were replenishing ATM machines. He took off with the armored truck full of loot. Join Mike a...

In 1997, 17-year-olds friends Aaron Needle and Samuel Sheinbein were looking for someone to kill. They settled on a 19-year-old acquaintance named Freddy Tello Jr. Prosecutors would later claim that this murder was practice for the pair and that their main target was a romantic rival of one of the boys. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the strange and twisted case of Needle and Sheinbein. It's...

In 2012, 21-year-old Shayna Hubers shot and killed 29-year-old Ryan Poston inside Ryan's condo. Ryan was a promising young attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shayna had recently graduated from the University of Kentucky and was pursuing her master's degree. The two began an on-again off-again relationship in 2011. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the tragic murder of Ryan Poston. These two young peo...

Jaacob Van Winkle turned to alcohol and drugs at an early age. His first documented run-in with police was at the age of 16. For the rest of his free days, Jaacob was in and out or prison. Some of his crimes were despicable but it seems as though his sentences were light and he was let out to create more misery. All of this led to Van Winkle's final crime which was the murder of a mother, 2 of her...

George Sodini committed a mass murder inside a fitness gym in 2009. Sodini was a loner who felt as though all of the women around him were rejecting him. His hatred of women grew over the years until it culminated with, what was in his mind, his final act of revenge. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the thoughts and writings of George Sodini. This is a man that published an online blog for 9 mo...

Glen Edward Rogers is often referred to as either the "cross country killer" or the "cassanova killer". Rogers traveled extensively throughout the United States and lured his female victims through his looks and charm. He is suspected of killing at least five people but has made claims in the past that his total could be as high as 70 or 80. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes...

We're discussing Peter Lundin, one of Denmark's most notorious murderers. But, Lundin moved to the United States with his family as a child and committed his first murder in North Carolina. After doing his time for that murder, he was shipped back to Denmark and within a short time butchered a family of three. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss one of Denmark's most infamous killers. Lundin has a...

On this episode, we're discussing South Dakota killer Robert Leroy Anderson. Anderson had sexual murderous fantasies that he decided to carry out. He even enlisted the help of his best friend to abduct women so that he could carry out his fantasies. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murderous Robert Anderson. This is a man that made his own tire poppers to help disable the cars of women so t...