Missing Pieces

Before Hollywood learned how to bury its secrets, one murder exposed the dark machinery behind the dream factory. In this episode, we revisit a crime that shook early cinema to its core—and was never truly solved. This true crime podcast examines the mysterious death of William Desmond Taylor, one of the most respected film directors of the silent movie era. Tracing his life from aristocratic begi...

Some crimes leave scars not only on their victims, but on an entire nation. In this episode, we dive into one of the most disturbing chapters in Polish criminal history—the case of Edmund Kolanowski, known as The Cold Surgeon. This true crime episode explores the chilling story of Edmund Kolanowski, a serial killer and necrophile who terrorized the city of Poznań in the 1980s. Drawing from materia...

This episode delves into the chilling story of Rita Gluzman, the wife of a prominent Jewish scientist. From a difficult life in the USSR to the pursuit of the American dream, the narrative charts a marriage destroyed by greed and reckless extravagance. Central to the story is the brutal murder of Yakov Gluzman, orchestrated by Rita and carried out by her cousin to avoid the financial consequences...

One winter night in 2004, a promising young student vanished without a trace—leaving behind a crashed car, a trail of unanswered questions, and one of the most baffling missing-person cases in American history. This episode delivers an in-depth analysis of the disappearance of Maura Murray, a case that continues to divide investigators and armchair detectives alike. We explore Maura’s psychologica...