True Crime Horror Story Podcast

To tell the story of The Seattle Jungle Killer, and get a deeper insight behind his crimes and motivations, your host JD Horror is joined by Retired Homicide and Cold Case Detective Mike Ciesynski, one of the men responsible for bringing the murderer to justice. (DeWayne Lee Harris, Seattle, WA) Det. Ciesynski's book "Seattle's Jungle Killer: A Detective's Account of the First Serial Killer Convic...

They say a boy’s best friend is his mother. Well the weird ones do at least, and perhaps there are none weirder than the subject of our story today. While the neighborhood kids were out playing tag, he was pretending to asphyxiate in the gas chamber or be electrocuted to death… Instead of playing with GI Joes or wrestle buddies, this boy would cut the heads off of his sister’s dolls and pretend to...

In this special Patreon preview of some of our Bonus content over on our Patreon, join JD for Case #1 from the full length bonus episode entitled "Deliverance". If you would like to listen to the full episode check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/truecrimehs For as little as the cost of a cup of coffee you can get early access to ad free episode, full length bonus episodes, killer cuts, and the...

Demographically speaking, children form part of the vulnerable sector of society. That is most likely why that when a child commits a murder in a violent, unprovoked and sadistic manner, our logic struggles to digest the phenomena. In today’s episode, I want to share with you three such stories. These cases are so nightmarish that they will most likely linger in your mind long after the end of the...

Welcome to True Crime Horror Story’s own Hell’s Kitchen. I’m your chef, JD Horror and today we have something really special for you on the menu. As you’ve probably guessed, we are still on the theme of cannibalism. During the last episode we explored all the different forms of cannibalism, but in today’s show there will be no confusion about whether these eaters of fellow men were doing it out of...

As we return to our series on Cannibals for Season 4 Episode 7, your host JD Horror explores different types of flesh eaters and their origins as well as this episode's cases which center on lesser known killers who consumed the flesh of their victims. Case #1: General Butt Naked - Joshua Milton Blahyi aka General Butt Naked was one of the most notorious and feared warlords of Liberia, Africa. His...

In the sixth episode of Season 4 of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror tells the tale of the peaceful Canadian community of Nova Scotia was shaken to its core by the brutal actions of a single madman. His name was Gabriel Wortman, denturist by day and domestic abuser by night, and his rage spilled out of the home and into his community on April 18, 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 Pan...

In the fifth episode of Season 4, your host JD Horror is joined by the co-host of the TCHS Aftershow Dom for Ring of Death Part 2.... Murder in the squared circle. Case #1: The Death of a Hardcore Icon - Bruiser Brody was a world renowned hardcore pro wrestling wildman, but in 1988 in Puerto Rico he would meet an untimely demise in the form of another wrestler named Invader #1 (Bruiser Brody/Invad...

In the fourth episode of True Crime Horror Story Season 4, your host JD Horror is joined by author Jesse Pollack to tell the tale of the death of Nancy Spungen and the tragic life of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Jesse's new book Room 100 will be out soon. This episode features Music by Mechanical Ghost, The Quiet Type, and The Kullums ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNavx-hCgK9ioTLaK1s1pdg)...

In the newest installment of our series of sexual sadists, we will be focusing on master manipulators. These are the stories of evil men who were able to convince impressionable teenagers to join them on a wicked ride to the darkest recesses of the human condition. These monsters used their odd charisma as a means of attracting kids, usually down on their luck and in need of a big brother type of...

In the fourth episode of Season 4, your host JD Horror tells the stories of the origins of the real life vampires in Bloodsucking Freaks part 4. In the first three chapters of our series on bloodsucking freaks, we have explored some of the most notorious and well known blood suckers of all time. These fiends who stalked the night in search of victims to exsanguinate may have taken their inspiratio...

In the late 1800’s, on the corner of South Wallace Avenue and West 63rd St in Chicago, Illinois there stood a modern day castle. It featured secret passageways and doors leading to nowhere and it's more than 100 rooms served as lodging, business spaces, and retail, but its basement however was reserved for the murder of up to 200 unfortunate souls. The three story building’s owner didn’t do it for...

Coming Soon... True Crime Horror Story Season 4! In Seasons 1-3 we highlighted both notorious and obscure incidents of real life murder. From world famous psychopaths like the Toolbox Killers, Jeffrey Dahmer, and The Nightstalker Richard Ramirez, to lesser known evils that you may not have heard of, but have effects just as catastrophic for the victims and their families. Season 4 debuts 4/22/21,...

In this special bonus episode of Killer Cuts, your host JD Horror is joined by legendary true crime author Harold Schechter (The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Depraved, Deranged, Deviant) to bring you the story of Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Massacre, the topic of Harold's new book Maniac. Thank you to Little A Books and Playback Producers for sponsoring this episode. This episode fe...

In Part 2 of our Season 3 Wrap-Up, JD is joined by the co-host of the TCHS Aftershow Dom to break down the cases from Episodes 6-10 of Season 3 in a more light hearted way than the normal show. Season 4 is coming soon and until then, LET THE NIGHT ROAR! If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patre...

In the first part of the True Crime Horror Story Season 3 Wrap-Up, your host JD Horror is joined by the co-host of the TCHS Aftershow Dom to break down the cases from Episodes 1-5 of Season 3 in a more light hearted way than the normal show. Part 2 of the Wrap-Up will be coming next week. Until then, LET THE NIGHT ROAR! If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and...

In the Season Finale of True Crime Horror Story Season 3, JD interviews murderer, vampire, cannibal, artist, and murderabilia collector/dealer "The Vampire of Paris" Nico Claux. WARNING: This episode is graphic and disturbing and told from the killer's perspective in his own words. Nico Claux was arrested for the premeditated murder of Thierry Bissionnier on November 15th, 1994. When police descen...

In the penultimate episode of Season 3, your host JD Horror is joined by Seville Alvarez to tell the story of the brutal murder of his brother Brian Santos Jr. Sergeant Brian Santos Jr. was a soldier, and a man who loved his family and his battle buddies. Unfortunately, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2014, he would be taken too soon... stabbed in the back by two women, Jessica and Ja...

In the penultimate episode of Season 3, your host JD Horror is joined by Seville Alvarez to tell the story of the brutal murder of his brother Brian Santos Jr. Sergeant Brian Santos Jr. was a soldier, and a man who loved his family and his battle buddies. Unfortunately, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2014, he would be taken too soon... stabbed in the back by two women, Jessica and Ja...

In the 8th episode of Season 3, your host JD Horror brings you two more extremely disturbing tales as we give you part 5 of our series on Sexual Sadists. WARNING: The following episode continues graphic and disturbing depictions of sexual torture and violence. This episode is definitely not for the faint of heart. Listener discretion is strongly advised. You’ve been warned. Case #1: 44 Days of Hel...

Since TCHS is on Holiday break, rather than skipping an episode we wanted to give you a present. This is a preview of our Patreon series Killer Cuts. We will be back soon with another episode. Until then, enjoy this Patreon Preview Killer Cuts #4: The House of the Devil (Pazuzu Algarad). In the fourth episode of the new short format series Killer Cuts, Dom & JD discuss the interesting case of Pazu...

In the seventh episode of Season 3 of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror brings you three tales of black metal, murder, mutilation, and devil worship. Case #1: The Freezing Moon - This is the story of the creators of Norwegian Black Metal: MAYHEM. When Oystein Aarseth aka Euronymous formed a band and started a new style of heavy metal music, he didn't know that it would ultimately lead t...

In Season 3 Episode 6 of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror brings you the tale of America's favorite cannibal: Jeffrey Dahmer. JD is aided by the sounds of real life source audio, Frankensquatch and legendary murder-metal band Macabre who released a concept album about the serial killer in 2000. This is the real life story of loneliness, tragedy, murder, necrophilia, cannibalism, and on...

In the fifth episode of Season 3 of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror brings you three tales of insatiable living creatures with lust for the dead: Necrophiliacs & Gravediggers. Case #1: The Dollmaker - Anatoly Moskvin was a successful Russian linguist and historian who spoke 13 languages. Despite his academic career and supposed genius, he could not control his insane urges and was arr...

In the fourth episode of Season 4 of True Crime Horror Story, JD is joined by Dom, the co-host of the TCHS Aftershow to bring you the TCHS Halloween Special (The Halloween Murders Pt. 2). In this special Halloween episode we bring you the case of one of the most notorious American slashers in history who reeked havoc on a small Illinois town on October 31st, 1978... The night he came home... If yo...