Worlds True Crime Podcast

Julio Pérez Silva is a Chilean serial killer who was active between September 1998 to August  2001. He turned into being the most brutal serial killer in Chilean modern history. Known as the Psychopath from Alto Hospicio, his crimes took place in the Tarapaca Region, specifically in the city of Iquique and in the town of Alto Hospicio, hence his nickname is the Psychopath from Alto Hospicio.  Juli...

The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the boats flourishing with immigrants from Sicily headed to the United States of America. Looking for the American dream and a better life, most of these men had criminal pasts and continued this path while entering America. The Sicilians joined forces with New York Jewish mobsters. A couple of the top forces in the Jewish mob were Meyer Lanksy and Benjamin Sie...

The Moors murders were carried out in and around Manchester England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965. Ian and Myra killed five children—  Pauline Reade 16, John Kilbride 12, Keith Bennett 12, Lesley Ann Downey 10 and Edward Evans 17. At least four of whom were sexually assaulted.  The pair were arrested and subsequently received life sentences.  We also have our sti...

It's based on a mass grouping of people who think that they remember something only to find out they remember something completely different. In this episode we are going to be talking about the different possibilities to what the explanation could be and maybe even open your mind to something you may not have heard of before or you might gravitate to an idea and take that as your reasoning S...

Silvano Ward Brown also known as The Panamá Strangler, was the nickname given since he was considered the first registered serial killer in the country and whose strange behavior made him one of the best known and feared criminals of his time. Silvano killed 3 women from 1959 to 1973.  He has since been released on June 24, 1993. This story has a strange ending that even blew us away. We also have...

This is a case that has intrigued so many people and lets us get into the minds of these young 5 men who made decisions that affected their lives and everyone around them. Leading up to this fateful night everything was normal and seemed like a regular night for Bill Sterling, Jack Huett, Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga and Gary Mathias but this was the last night anyone would see them alive again. Suppo...

Andrei Chikatilo was a Soviet serial killer who sexually assaulted, murdered and mutilated at least  fifty-two women and children between 1978 to 1990 in Russian SSR, the Ukrainian SSR and the Uzbek SSR He confessed to fifty- three of them in April 1992. In October 1992, he was convicted and sentenced to death for fifty- two of these murders, although the Supreme Court of Russia ruled in 1993 that...

Also known as the Tamam Shud case but for most of us we know it as the Somerton Man from Australia who was found dead on Somerton Beach on December 1st 1948. With recent events, this man was finally identified and the case was partially solved. They now know the identity of this man.  With so many twists and turns and the amount of intrigue since it first came to light in 1948, I was surprised it...

Andrei Chikatilo was a Soviet serial killer who sexually assaulted, murdered, and mutilated at least fifty-two women and children between 1978 to 1990 in the Russian SSR, the Ukrainian SSR, and the Uzbek SSR.    He confessed to fifty-six murders and was tried for fifty-three of them in April 1992.  In October 1992, he was convicted and sentenced to death for fifty-two of these murders although the...

Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army. With an estimated death toll from 200,000 to 400,000 from biological warfare alone with over 3,000 more from experiments and 10,000 more of just prisoners and there is no record of any survivors. The experiments that they used on their subjects included disease injections, controlled...

Nicknamed the Night Caller and later the Nedlands Monster, was an Australian serial killer who terrorized the city of Perth, Western Australia from September 1958 to August 1963.  Eric Edgar Cooke committed at least 22 violent crimes, eight of which resulted in deaths. Sticker giveaway winner was Kayla from Dark Tales from the Road who gave us a great 5 star review. Thank you so much for entering...

On the weekend of May 27th and 28th 2011. Madison Scott went missing without a trace from Hogsback Lake near Vanderhoof British Columbia. There has been many theories to her disappearance but nobody actually knows what happened. Her mother Dawn Scott has been relentless in searching for her daughter. if you have any information please contact the Vanderhoof RCMP at 250-567-2222 or Crime Stoppers a...

Harold Fredrick Shipman  was an English practitioner and considered the most prolific serial killer in modern history. Convicted of 15 murders and an estimated 250 victims. not knowing when he started killing or exactly how many he murdered makes Harold extremely terrifying. This is a person who was to be trusted and he took advantage of the elderly and they paid with their lives. We also are so e...

The NSU was a far right neo-Nazi terrorist group which was discovered in 2011.  The group was led by these 3 but they had so much help to get false identities, money and weapons from their numerous followers. Most terrorists usually claim responsibility for their actions but not the NSU and their existence was only found out after the death of the Uwe Mundlos and Uwe Bohnhardt the arrest of Beate...

This week we are going to be taking on a really big case and we are stepping in the realm of familicide or family annihilators. In a week long period Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. managed to murder 14 members of his family, a former co-worker and a random stranger bringing his death toll to 16 and injuring 4 others. Christmas time is supposed to be filled with laughter, family and caring for the people...

In this episode we have started our sticker giveaway. Be sure to listen to the secret word and email it to worldstruecrime@hotmail.com. A winner will be picked on Friday July 1st. Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987.   It carried out the deadly Tokyosubway sarin attack in 1995 killing 13 people and wounding thousands more.  Some reports suspected it to be at...

Michael Wayne McGray once boasted as being Canada’s worst serial killer.  He was convicted of seven homicides but claimed to have committed as many as 16 other murders in Canada and the United States between 1985 and 1998. Although he hasn't received as much media coverage as other famous Canadian inmates, such as Paul Bernardo and Robert Pickton, Michael Wayne McGray is nevertheless well kno...

Francis Heaulme is a French serial killer dubbed the "Criminal Backpacker" due to his travels throughout France and never staying in one place for too long. He was active for 9 years between 1984-1992 and is known to have 11 confirmed victims with up to 5 accomplices helping him in his crimes. Some charged, others passed away before they were able to be charged.  Francis was finally brou...

Mohammed Bijeh was an Iranian serial killer. He was convicted of raping and killing 21 young boys between March 2002 to September 2004, and was sentenced to 100 lashes followed by execution. All of these boys were between the ages of 7 and 17 years old. The number of victims has been speculated as being as much as 41. Support the show Our Fantastic Website Worlds True Crime Podcast Linktree, for a...

Daniel Barbosa is one of the top-five most infamous psychopathic rapists and serial killers by body count alone, he is also known as Manuel Bulgarin Solis, and was a Colombian prolific robber, serial rapist, and later serial killer and a stalker active in Colombia and Ecuador.   It is believed he raped and killed up to 150 young girls during the 1970s-1980s. Some people say that number could be up...

Dorangel Vargas, also known as the Hannibal Lecter of the Andes. So to keep it less confusing we are going to call him Dorangel for this episode. Dorangel went from being an vagrant, down and out on his luck into the monster and the greatest serial murderer in Venezuelan police history.  He would roam the streets at night hunting his victims as his meals He is known as the worst registered murdere...

Jimmy Maketta who in a short time terrorized a small community in South Africa. Jimmy had no modus operandi so everyone was at risk of being attacked. Lurking in the bushes he would wait for his victims who were usually drunk, Then he would attack them when they were most vulnerable. Support the show Our Fantastic Website Worlds True Crime Podcast Linktree, for all your needs https://linktr.ee/Wor...

Please don't judge us too harshly on this episode. We ended up getting new equipment. Abdullah Shah was an afghan serial killer. Accused of murdering 20 people but some claim that the total is much higher. Serving under the warlord Zardad Khan and earning the nickname Zardad's Dog, The two robbed travellers on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad. Support the show Our Fantastic Website World...

Please don't judge us too harshly on this episode. We ended up getting new equipment. Long Zhimin was a Chinese serial killer and together with his wife Yan Shuxia he murdered 48 people in his home and buried them all in his courtyard and under the dirt floor of his home in Shaanxi between 1983 and 1985.    This criminal case shocked China and is now referred to as the Long Zhimin Couple&apos...

Please don't judge us too harshly on this episode. We ended up getting new equipment. On this episode we are going to talk about Douglas Edward Gretzler and William Luther Steelman.  The two quickly built a strong bond and had even considered each other kindred spirits. With their identical passion for pathological pleasures, as well as a desire to earn quick cash, together in a span of only...