The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

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Ordinary people who do unthinkable things...The Minds of Madness is a True Crime Podcast that examines the most disturbing criminal minds and the impact violent crimes have on survivors of homicide.

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12.04.2023

Join us as we take a look at the shocking case of Austria’s most notorious serial killer - the unbelievable story of a violent, sadistic murderer, whose twisted crimes spanned two decades across four different countries. You’ll learn about a ...

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12.04.2023 Episode 192 - Austria’s Most Notorious Serial Killer - The Case Of Jack Unterweger Join us as we take a look at the shocking case of Austria’s most notorious serial killer - the unbelievable story of a violent, sadistic murderer, whose twisted crimes spanned two decades across four different countries. You’ll learn about a ...
11.27.2023 Episode 191 - Chance Encounters Of The Deadly Kind - The Case Of Amie Harwick On January 16th, 2020, the JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles was hosting the adult industry’s biggest awards night. The atmosphere was Pure glitz and glamour, setting the scene for a night to remember. As Amie Harwick stood on the ...
11.20.2023 Episode 190 - Hollywood Horror - The Murder of Hervey Medellin On the morning of January 17th, 2012, Lauren Kornberg, (a dog walker), and her mother, embarked on a trail in the direction of the iconic Hollywood Hills sign, accompanied by a pack of 9 furry companions. But as the mother ...
11.13.2023 Episode 189 - Escape from Reality - The Case of Barbara Rogers & Stephen Mineo What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “cult?”. That one word alone paints a picture of constant surveillance, suffocating conformity, and a community that hates to let anyone go. For some people caught up in ...
11.06.2023 Episode 188 - A Mother’s Worst Nightmare - The Murder Of Shad Thyrion In the dark morning hours of February 23rd, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tara Pakanich was awakened by a loud bang. Warm under her blankets, still groggy from a sound sleep, the startling noise seemed like it could’ve been only ...
10.29.2023 Episode 187 - Ghosts of Edgewater - The Chilling Story of Teresita Basa Join us as we delve into the haunting tale of an Edgewater Hospital employee, who met a gruesome end, at the hands of a killer who left no trace behind. You’ll hear about the perplexing case, that left Chicago police ...
10.22.2023 Episode 186 - From Darkness to Light - How DNA Resurrected The Sharron Prior Case Join us, as we look into the murder of Sharron Prior and a family whose unwavering love ignited hope and drove them to persevere against overwhelming odds. You’ll learn how advancements in DNA technology would eventually point to her murderer, ...
10.15.2023 Episode 185 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - The Case Of Kate Waring In May 2009, two complete strangers met on a train traveling between Charleston, South Carolina and Washington D.C. The two strangers were both women, close in age, one was 28, the other 30. The slightly older woman had the misfortune ...
10.08.2023 Episode 184 - Standing Her Ground - The Case of Brittany Smith On a snowy January night in 2018, while most people were fast asleep and still enveloped in their post-holiday glow, the crack of a pistol shattered the silence of the frigid air. In a cozy little home in Stevenson, Alabama, ...
10.01.2023 Episode 183 - A Greek Tragedy - The Murder Of Caroline Crouch Join us as we examine the tragic murder of 19-year-old Caroline Crouch. You’ll hear how a young mother living in Greece, was murdered in her own bed during an apparent robbery gone wrong. You’ll also learn, how police launched a ...
09.25.2023 Listen Now - Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen Here’s a preview of a new podcast I think you’ll enjoy. Amid the nuclear threat of the Cold War, America's prized secrets were falling into the hands of its sworn enemy, the Kremlin. The FBI's hunt for the leak led ...
09.24.2023 Episode 182 - The Last Supper - The Murder Of Shirley Merritt Join us as we examine the case of Richard Merritt. A small-town lawyer who swindled his most vulnerable clients only to have the entire scheme blow up in his face. You’ll hear how this successful lawyers fall from grace, ultimately ...
09.17.2023 Episode 181 - Double Trouble - Olga Tyvsk's Evil Doppelganger Join us as we examine the incredible true story of Olga Tyvsk and her horrific encounter with a lookalike. You’ll hear a twisted story of friendship, betrayal, and cold-blooded murder. You’ll also learn that sometimes it’s not you who finds ...
09.10.2023 Episode 180 - Law and Disorder - The Disappearance of Stacy Cales Join us as we delve into a saga of broken marriages, and an unfaithful husband who discarded wives like a modern-day Henry VIII. You’ll hear about a murder-for-hire plot and a case that examines the thin blue line between those ...
09.03.2023 Episode 179 - Broiled Rats - The Mysterious Disappearance of James Sheaffer For most people, a cemetery is a place to pay last respects to a loved one, to grieve a loss, or revisit a bittersweet memory of a happier time. For others, it’s a place of fear - full of superstitions ...
08.27.2023 Episode 178 - The Brighton Ax Murder - The Cold Case Of Cathy Krauseneck Join us as we take a closer look at the Brighton Axe Murder Case. You’ll hear a strange twisting narrative that left police and the suburb of Brighton puzzled for decades. And you’ll learn, how after all those years, a ...
08.20.2023 Episode 177 - From Fantasy To Tragedy - The Murder Of Matthew Trussler In a world where fantasy and reality intertwine, one woman's extraordinary journey captivated millions. She was a cosplayer, camgirl, and an online sensation who brought fictional characters to life with a seductive twist. But behind closed doors, the cracks in ...
08.13.2023 Episode 176 - No Body, No Murder - The Disappearance of Rosalio Gutierrez Jr. Join us as we unravel the disappearance of Rosalio Gutierrez Jr. You’ll learn how one of his new relationships was being monitored by a dangerous stalker, and how a jealous ex-boyfriend would do anything to keep his former flame, all ...
08.06.2023 Episode 175 - Private Pain To Public Conviction - A Mother's Journey To Redemption One after the other, the children just kept dying. By the time Laura Elizabeth Folbigg was laid to rest at just one-and-a-half years old, the world wanted answers, and her mother Kathleen Folbigg stood accused of one of the most ...
07.30.2023 Episode 174 - Double Jeopardy - The Murder At Camp Nelson Join us, as we examine the mysterious murder at Camp Nelson Lodge and the unbelievable twists and turns that came in its wake. You’ll hear how greed, blackmail, and the need to tie up loose ends, resulted in a second ...
07.23.2023 Episode 173 - Texas Taboo - The Murder Of Jack Mossler On February 1st, 1966, hundreds of spectators lined up outside the Dade County Courthouse in Miami Florida, hoping to gain admission to a murder trial that had taken the area by storm. The courtroom was filled to maximum capacity, mostly ...
07.16.2023 Episode 172 - Broken Arrow Killings - The Bever Family Tragedy They say you can get almost anything online. Well, in 2015, teenage brothers, Robert and Michael Bever tested this theory and found it to be true. Anything they could dream up was just a click away. And what they had ...
07.09.2023 Episode 171 - The Grudge - The Abduction Of Sasha Krause 27-year-old Sasha Krause had her whole life ahead of her. She’d already made her parents incredibly proud of the young woman she’d become and they were eager to see how her life would unfold after moving away from home. And ...
07.02.2023 Episode 170 - Unlikely Assassins - The Case Of Ellen Friar It was a cool fall morning in Medford, Oregon when police picked up three young runaways by the side of the road. 19-year-old Gavin MacFarlane, a high school dropout, his girlfriend, 15-year-old Ellen Friar, and their mutual friend 22-year-old, Russell ...
06.26.2023 Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark" Leon Benson spent more than half of his life, a total of 24 years, in an Indiana state prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite the lack of physical evidence and a questionable eyewitness identification, he was convicted. But ...
06.25.2023 Episode 169 - Secrets In The Valley - The Murder Of Desiree Sunford On April 13th, 2013, a devastating crime sent shockwaves through the picturesque valley of Yakima, nestled in the central part of Washington State. Desiree Sunford, a beloved art teacher, had been found murdered in her own home. As the investigation ...
06.18.2023 Episode 168 - Gumshoe. Hitman. Fraudster. Spy. - The Disappearance Of Rick Post 52-year-old Rick Post was bound to a chair, inside the shower stall of an abandoned house. His mouth was duct-taped shut. Even if he could scream, no one would hear him. His abductors paced back and forth flashing their instruments ...
06.11.2023 Episode 167 - The Long Con - The Murder of Mee Kuen Chong On June 10th, 2021, an elderly woman vanished without a trace from her own home in Wembley, London. 16 agonizing days later, and a staggering 200 miles away, visitors exploring the seaside town of Salcombe stumbled across a horrific scene. ...
06.04.2023 Episode 166 - Persecution Complex - The Renfrew County Murders A grim monument stands in Renfrew County by the banks of Ontario’s Petawawa River, where three steel sculptures bend gracefully towards a stone inscribed, with the names of over two dozen murdered women. The Women’s Monument commemorates lives lost at ...
05.28.2023 Episode 165 - The Ohio Strangler - Part 2 of 2 Previously in Part 1 of the Ohio Strangler case, you heard the harrowing story of Jane. A woman who barely escaped being kidnapped, raped, and tortured at the hands of a local drifter named Shawn Grate in Ashland, Ohio. In ...
05.21.2023 Episode 164 - The Ohio Strangler - Part 1 of 2 It’s no secret, that one of the most common fears among women is the possibility of being randomly attacked by a complete stranger. And sadly, it's a fear all too often based in reality. But what happens when a dangerous ...
05.14.2023 Episode 163 - Uncovering The Murder Of Dr. Sutorius - With Aphrodite Jones Join us on a captivating journey with the highly esteemed true crime writer, investigative journalist, and TV personality Aphrodite Jones - as we unveil the riveting saga of Dr. Darryl Sutorius. Renowned as a brilliant heart surgeon in Cincinnati, his ...
05.07.2023 Episode 162 - Murder On The Farm - Uncovering The Dark Secrets Of An Oregon Pig Farmer Join us as we take a look into the twisted tale of Susan Monica. You’ll hear a case so bizarre and heinous, that it might make you cancel that side order of bacon. How to support: For extra perks including ...
04.30.2023 Episode 161 - Deadly Secrets - The Murder Of Brad McGarry There are just some things in life - we simply can’t live without: such as Food, water, shelter… and perhaps the occasional podcast… These things keep us alive, but what about the things that make life really worth living? Goals ...
04.23.2023 Episode 160 - Lethal Love Triangle - The Disappearance Of Heather Strong In the quiet little town of Reddick, Florida, things had taken a sinister turn when a dedicated mother of two, failed to show up for her shift at the local Iron Skillet. It was the day after Valentine's Day, and ...
04.16.2023 Episode 159 - The Final Sacrifice - The Solar Temple Suicides On an autumn day back in 1994, authorities from a tiny ski village in Canada’s Laurentian Mountains responded to reports of a house fire. What they discovered inside was chilling: two bodies, at first believed to be suicides. But the ...
04.09.2023 Episode 158 - The Aftermath - A Tale Of Two Brothers And The Burden Of Grief Join us as we embark on a gripping journey and explore the disturbing case of a son's deadly rampage and another son's daunting task of piecing together the shattered remnants of his brother's violence. It’s a story that will take ...
04.02.2023 Episode 157 - Sinister Snapchats - The Murder Of Tyrone Hassel III New Year's Eve is a time for reflection and hope. A moment to bid farewell to the past and embrace the future. But for one family in St. Joseph Township Michigan, the festivities in 2018 would be cut short in ...
03.26.2023 Episode 156 - Operation Miranda - The Untold Story Of Sheryl Okoro In 1985, Cheryl Gyant was 10 years old, when she learned she’d been adopted. What she didn’t realize, was that very same year, her biological mother was experiencing a living nightmare, after being abducted by one of the most notorious ...
03.19.2023 Episode 155 - Deadly Shame - In A Not So Perfect World July 28th, 2019, was the day Menhaz Zaman was supposed to be graduating from Canada’s York University. Instead police were on their way to his parents home for a welfare check. The call had been made by members of an ...
03.12.2023 Episode 154 - Trouble With The Pipes - The Disappearance Of Rori Hache & Kandis Fitzpatrick In Ontario, Canada, September marks one of the last months of the year to get out and enjoy the great outdoors before packing it in for the season. In 2017, one fisherman in Oshawa, Ontario, was out on the pier ...
03.06.2023 Episode 153 - Nowhere For The Devil To Hide - The Crimes Of David Snow Join us as we examine one of Canada’s most twisted and notorious criminals. Some called him the House Hermit. Others called him the Cottage Killer. You’ll hear the story of a sadistic murderer and serial rapist who terrorized Ontario’s cottage ...
02.27.2023 Episode 152 - Voodoo Divorce - The Mysterious Deaths Of Scott Dell & Nancy Fillmore A bottle of wine, nostalgic love songs and a late night phone call with an ex. It’s a relatable scene for many and one that Scott Dell found himself in, on a wintery night, in Killaloe, Ontario back in 1995. ...
02.20.2023 Episode 151 - Jacob Kinn - Every Parent's Worst Nightmare In the early morning hours of June 23rd, 2016, special agents followed a set of tire tracks in a rural field in Bigfork, Minnesota. In the distance, a camper squatted ominously against the treeline. The agents had no idea what ...
02.13.2023 Episode 150 - Deadly Deception - The Crimes of Brett Ryan In the spring of 2016, Brett Ryan’s future looked promising. He was living in a waterfront condo, had a job at a Toronto tech firm, and was just days away from his big bachelor party weekend. In a few weeks' ...
02.06.2023 Episode 149 - Stranger In The Night - The Case Of John Stevens & Michelle Mishcon August 15th, 2016 was a warm night in Tequesta, Florida. The perfect night to relax and enjoy some fresh air. For a couple living on Southeast Kokomo Lane, their garage was the ideal spot to hang out on a couch ...
01.29.2023 Episode 148 - A Mother Unravelled - The Crimes of Jody Herring In a small town in Vermont, workers at the Department for Children and Families ended their work day and started thinking about what the weekend would hold for them. Lara Sobel had plans to go home to her two spirited ...
01.24.2023 Wondery Presents: Frozen Head Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid. When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because ...
01.16.2023 Episode 147 - The Disappearance of Brittany Tavar It was a date Brittany Tavar had been preparing for, for over a year, July 7th, 2010. The day she planned to stand before a judge at the St. Augustine, Florida courthouse, to present evidence that would hopefully grant her ...
01.11.2023 Episode 146 - Special Announcement! & Something From The Vault Please join us for a 2022 recap, some teasers of what 2023 will bring, an exciting special announcement, and something fun from the vault! How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go ...

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