True Crime in Five

He wasn’t a prolific killer, but Ed Gein changed the face of horror forever. In 1950s small-town Wisconsin, police uncovered a farmhouse filled with human remains, furniture made of skin, skulls turned into bowls, and a “woman suit” sewn from corpses. The man behind it all? A quiet handyman with a twisted obsession rooted in childhood trauma and a disturbing attachment to his mother. In this episo...

In 2017, two teenage girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, went for a hike on a local trail in Delphi, Indiana. They never came home. What makes this case so haunting isn’t just the tragic loss of life, it’s the chilling clue Libby left behind: a grainy photo and a voice recording of their suspected killer. In this episode of True Crime in Five , we break down the case that captured worldwide att...

In July 2009, five members of the Lin family were found bludgeoned to death in their suburban Sydney home. The case stunned Australia, not just for its brutality, but for the betrayal at its core. What looked like a motiveless massacre was, in fact, a calculated attack by someone the family knew and trusted. In this episode of True Crime in Five , we break down the Lin family murders: the crime sc...

She looked like a sweet grandmother running a humble boarding house. But Dorothea Puente was hiding a dark secret, dead bodies buried in her backyard, and government cheques cashed in their names. Between 1982 and 1988, Puente preyed on society’s most vulnerable: elderly and disabled tenants who thought they’d found refuge at her Sacramento home. Instead, they found their killer. In this episode,...

Katherine Knight committed one of the most horrifying crimes in Australian history, murdering her partner John Price, skinning him, and preparing parts of his body for consumption.  In this five-minute episode, we break down the life of Australia’s first woman sentenced to life without parole. From a violent upbringing to a string of abusive relationships, Knight’s disturbing descent was filled wi...

In 2014, Elliot Rodger carried out a calculated and deeply disturbing mass killing in California, fuelled by misogyny, resentment, and a desire for revenge. In this five-minute episode, we break down how a privileged young man became a violent figurehead for the incel movement. From his twisted manifesto and YouTube rants to the horrifying events of his “Day of Retribution,” this case is a chillin...

Eleven family members, found dead in their home, ten of them hanging, blindfolded, gagged, and tied. No signs of forced entry. No clear explanation. In this five-minute episode, we break down one of India’s most disturbing and baffling cases: the Burari deaths. Was it murder? A cult? Or something even more complex? From eerie diary entries to the psychological phenomenon of shared delusion, we exp...

Ivan Milat is one of Australia’s most notorious serial killers and the real-life inspiration behind Wolf Creek .  In this five-minute breakdown, we dive into how he turned the Hume Highway into a hunting ground, how a British backpacker named Paul Onions narrowly escaped, and how a series of brutal murders in the Belanglo State Forest shocked the nation.  From the chilling discovery of seven bodie...

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