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For years, Charles Cullen slipped through the cracks: fired, rehired, and free to kill again. Hospitals ignored the warning signs. Administrators covered their tracks. And hundreds of patients paid the price. But when a fellow nurse befriends Charles, she becomes the key to his downfall. In this shocking conclusion to this week's Killer of the Week, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels reveal...

He was trusted to save lives...but used his nursing uniform to hide pure evil. When Charles Cullen entered the medical field, he wasn’t looking to heal patients. He was looking for revenge. Over the course of 16 years, he quietly poisoned hospital patients across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, becoming one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. In today's first episode of Killer of...

Join us for the third episode of the Crime House of Horrors limited series, where Vanessa Richardson explores the true stories behind 2012's Sinister, where a true-crime writer finds home-movie reels documenting a series of family murders...and can't stop watching. The real stories underneath are just as disturbing: Truman Capote's destruction after years inside Perry Smith's world, the 2014 Wauke...

Lorena Bobbitt became one of the most infamous women of the 1990s after she severed her husband John Bobbitt’s penis in 1993. But behind the sensational headlines was a harrowing story of domestic violence, marital rape, and a system that repeatedly failed her. In today's second episodes of Cults & Cons, Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien unpack the Lorena Bobbitt case, unpacking the abuse, t...

In the late 19th century, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn emerged in Britain as a secretive society devoted to ritual magic, mysticism, and hidden knowledge. Drawing in artists, writers, and intellectuals, including figures like Aleister Crowley, the group promised spiritual enlightenment through a structured system of occult teachings. In today's first episode of Cults & Cons, Vanessa R...

In today's second episode of Justice Served, Carter Roy follows the case against Kaitlin Armstrong in the 2022 murder of rising gravel racing star Mo Wilson. Digital forensics revealed months of obsessive surveillance, but a clerical error let Armstrong walk out of the police station before the murder warrant was ready. Within days, she had sold her Jeep, stolen her sister's passport, and fled to...

In May 2022, 25-year-old Moriah "Mo" Wilson traveled to Austin, Texas, for a gravel race that was supposed to kick off her biggest season yet. A former elite ski racer turned dominant cyclist, Mo had overcome two ACL tears to become one of the top gravel racers in the country, with journalists calling her the future of the sport. But on the evening of May 11th, after a swim and dinner with a fello...

In today's second Throwback Thursday episode, Carter Roy and Nicole Lapin finish their discussion on the Osage Murders. After dozens of Osage people were murdered for their headrights, one Native woman decided to take matters into her own hands. Thanks to Mollie Burkhart, the U.S. Government got involved and the killing spree finally came to an end in 1930. And for more cases just like this one, b...

In today's first Throwback Thursday episode, Carter Roy and Nicole Lapin dive into the Osage Murders. In the late 1800s, members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma became unbelievably wealthy when oil was discovered on their land. But their newfound riches came with sinister enemies who were willing to do anything to steal the Osage People's budding fortune...even murder. And for more cases just like...

In 1892, a woman calling herself Lottie Bernard checked into the Hotel del Coronado alone, sick, and afraid. She was found dead five days later, the bullet in her body not matching the gun she bought. Over forty years later, a young man registered as Roland T. Owen sat alone in a dark Kansas City hotel room with the door unlocked, as if waiting for whoever came to kill him. In todays second episod...

In today's first episode of Conspiracies & the Unknown, Vanessa Richardson examines the 2022 destruction of the Georgia Guidestones, a rural monument that had long been at the center of global conspiracy theories. Erected in 1980 and inscribed with ten guiding principles for humanity, the massive granite structure was viewed by some as a call for unity and sustainability, and by others as evid...

On April 16, 2005, 59-year-old Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar called in to work, took a scenic drive, and parked his Mini Cooper outside an antique mall in Lewisburg. Then, he vanished. No note, no signs of a struggle. Months later, his laptop turned up in the Susquehanna River, its hard drive missing, raising urgent questions about what secrets it may have held. In today's second Unso...

In 2011, 27 year-old teacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her Philadelphia apartment with twenty stab wounds, ten of them in her back, and a knife still lodged in her chest. The door was locked from the inside, the room spotless, and the investigation quickly shifted from homicide to suicide, despite bruises, conflicting evidence, and a crime scene that was cleaned within hours. In today's fi...

As his body count grew, Keith Jesperson left more than victims behind: he left smiley face graffiti, taunting letters, and a desperate need for attention. In today's second Killer of the Week episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels unravel the psychology behind the Happy Face Killer's sadistic murder spree, his chilling confession, and the moment his own ego brought him down. And for mo...

Before he became the Happy Face Killer, Keith Jesperson was a bullied kid, an animal abuser, and a man spiraling out of control. In today's first Killer of the Week episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels unpack the warning signs: from his violent fantasies to the moment he crossed the line and committed his first brutal murder. And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check ou...

Join us for the second episode of the Crime House of Horrors limited series, where Vanessa Richardson traces the true histories behind the 2016 horror film The Autopsy of Jane Doe. In 1980, a teenage girl was found strangled along a Texas highway with no ID and no one looking for her...and she would remain nameless for 41 years. Her case reveals a system riddled with gaps that turn real people int...

Happy Halloween, Crime House listeners. Join us every Sunday in the month of October for Crime House of Horrors, where Vanessa Richardson dives into the stories behind some of our favorite scary movies. Behind the 2024 horror film Abigail lies a darker truth: children exploited as bargaining chips and weapons, from the Getty case to the more than 105,000 children verified as recruited by armed gro...

In 2007, astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak went from NASA hero to tabloid sensation after a secret love triangle exploded into attempted assault. Believing she was fighting for the love of fellow astronaut Bill Oefelein, Lisa embarked on a desperate, calculated cross-country drive to confront the woman she saw as her rival. In today's second episode of Cults & Cons, Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vie...

In the 1970s, a small, radical group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army emerged in the United States, promoting a mix of revolutionary politics, anti-capitalist ideology, and violent action. The group gained national attention after the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst, a crime that quickly escalated into a media spectacle. In today's first episode of Cults & Cons, Vanessa Richardson ex...

All the threats against Veronica Guerin reached a head one day in 1996, when the Irish investigative journalist was shot multiple times while stopped at a red light outside Dublin. For years, Guerin had exposed powerful Dublin drug gangs in the Sunday Independent, naming crime bosses and revealing how heroin was devastating communities across Ireland, despite escalating intimidation and violence....

Veronica Guerin was a fearless Irish investigative journalist who became known for exposing Dublin’s powerful drug gangs in the 1990s. After leaving a career in public relations, she joined the Sunday Independent and quickly built a reputation for naming suspected crime bosses and detailing how heroin was devastating communities across Ireland. In today's first episode of Justice Served, Carter Ro...

In today's second Throwback Thursday episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels continue their analysis of the Dark Strangler, Earle Leonard Nelson. After the American police started to catch on to his murderous rampage, he tried to lie low in Canada. But Earle couldn't stop himself from seeking out more victims...and it wasn't long before the Canadian authorities realized there was a seri...

In today's first Throwback Thursday episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels dive into the mind of Earle Leonard Nelson, known as the Dark Strangler. In the early 20th century, this terrifying serial killer targeted older women in San Francisco. He charmed his way into their homes...then murdered them with his bare hands. And for more cases just like this one, be sure to check out the Cr...

In today's second episode of Conspiracies & the Unknown, Carter Roy investigates the Smiley Face Killers theory, a controversial claim that a hidden network of predators is responsible for the drowning deaths of dozens of young men across the United States. What authorities have often ruled accidental drownings, some investigators argue may be something far more coordinated and sinister. The t...

Fun fact: Did you know Jaws almost never existed because the shark kept sinking while filming? That is Connor Tomlinson just getting started. If that sounds fascinating, you are going to love Rewind Studios’ new podcast out now called WHAT THE FACT hosted by Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy. It’s produced by the same team that brings you Crime House 24/7. Connor and co-host Carter Roy pull three un...