In the early 1990s, oil drums floated along NYC's waterways. Dismembered bodies filled their insides, and legs stuck out of their lids as local fishermen watched the drums slowly roll down the creek. Crime riddled the city as Joel Rifkin hid in plain sight. He snatched desperate sex workers off the street and mutilated their corpses, one after the next, but he was never worried about getting caught. When a body turned up, police wrote off the death as just another crack-addict overdose.

100: Joel Rifkin: The Ripper of New York City

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A strange psychokinetic energy following a 12-year-old boy wreaked havoc on the Herrmann family household. The Seaford Poltergeist "Popper" caused bottle caps to pop and furniture to crash. Soon, Duke University parapsychologists intervened. Even after a thorough investigation, these strange events were never truly explained, and many argue over whether it was real paranormal energy or outright fraud. The story went on to inspire the movie Poltergeist (1982), which carried a curse of its own.

198: Poltergeist: The Creepy Family Haunting Behind the Cursed Horror Movie

What is it like to grow up next to the FBI’s most high-profile killer? We talk with Jamie Gehring this episode to get a fristhand look at the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.What is it like to grow up next to the FBI’s most high-profile killer? We talk with Jamie Gehring this episode to get a fristhand look at the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.

197: She Grew Up Next To the FBI's Most Wanted Man & Had No Clue

Ted Kaczynski sent explosive packages to professors, executives, and scientists while also maiming dozens of others in the process— making him one of the most prolific serial killers in US history. How did one man evade the FBI for so long and why do many still laud him as a hero? Today, we examine the life, crimes, and ideologies of a man with a genius IQ, a deep fear of technological advancement, and a shocking lack of empathy for human life.

196: Deep Diving the Unabomber & His 17 Years of Terror... The Truth About Ted Kaczynski

Medical extortion in a foreign land, the largest land mammal charging a safari tour, a crocodile set loose on an airplane mid-flight, an unsuspecting sand pit swallowing 2 children, and 4,000 drunken people locked in a steaming, 900-foot porta-potty for 8 days straight— what do they all have in common? They’re here to ruin your next vacation.

195: 5 True Vacation Horror Stories That Will Make You Want To Just Stay Home

Dubbed the “Mormon Manson,” Ervil LeBaron wielded the ritual of “blood atonement” like a weapon. The staunch polygamist justified his heinous assassinations with religious doctrine. Any opponent was subject to execution. Any execution was deemed a religious rite of passage into Heaven. But after murdering his 17-year-old pregnant daughter, even his most devoted followers thought he had gone too far.

100: Joel Rifkin: The Ripper of New York City

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