He was a husband, a father, and a man with a dark obsession for women's shoes and feet. In the late 1960s, Jerome "Jerry" Brudos became one of Oregon's most notorious serial killers. He murdered at least four women, taking their footwear as trophies and committing necrophiliac acts [citation:2][citation:6]. But could his wife, Ralphene, have known more than she let on [citation:2][citation:7]? Bailey Sarian explores the disturbing psychology of the "Shoe Fetish Slayer" in this episode of Murder, Mystery & Makeup [citation:1][citation:5].

She made a deadly pact with her husband on their wedding night: if either cheated, they'd kill the lover. Then she did it—and kept killing.
Kelly Cochran lured her boyfriend Chris Regan to her Michigan home in 2014, where her husband shot him [citation:1]. She helped dismember his body and scatter his remains in the woods [citation:5]. But she loved Regan and blamed Jason for his death. In 2016, she injected her husband with a lethal dose of heroin and suffocated him, saying she "evened the score" [citation:4][citation:13]. Her own brother claimed she had nine more victims buried across the Midwest [citation:10]. She's serving life plus 65 years—and may be one of America's worst female serial killers [citation:3][citation:8].

He was a 14-year-old neighbor, calm and unemotional. He had hidden 8-year-old Maddie Clifton's body in the frame of his waterbed for a week. A chilling case of a teenager who committed a brutal murder and almost got away with it.
This episode of Murder, Mystery & Makeup explores the case of Joshua Phillips, who in 1998 beat Maddie with a baseball bat, stabbed her, and hid her body as the community searched for her. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life, a sentence that has since been reviewed. A tragic story of a life cut short and a killer's chilling demeanor.

🎬 "He was a jazz musician who played saxophone in D.C. clubs. He was also a monster who tortured and killed entire families." Melvin Rees was a serial killer who struck in Virginia and Maryland between 1957 and 1959. The media called him the "Sex Beast."
His first known murder was Margaret Harold in 1957 [citation:2][citation:5]. Two years later, he abducted and murdered the Jackson family—Carroll, Mildred, and their two young daughters, Janet and Susan [citation:2][citation:6]. A chilling note in his saxophone case led police to him [citation:6]. He died in prison in 1995 [citation:9][citation:10].

A physical therapist from Connecticut. A family of five found dead in their Florida home. And a man who claimed his wife did it—until his own confession unraveled everything.
On January 13, 2020, Anthony Todt was arrested for the murders of his wife Megan and their three children—Zoe, 4; Alex, 3; and Tyler, 2—along with the family dog . He initially blamed Megan, claiming she killed the children and herself. But investigators found evidence of an "apocalyptic pact," and Todt later confessed to stabbing them. He was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death .

Grandma wore floral dresses, baked cookies, and brought casseroles to funerals. No one suspected she was poisoning her own family—one by one.
This is the story of a grandmother whose sunny smile hid a dark hunger for control and inheritance. When family members started dying of mysterious illnesses, investigators discovered a pattern of hospital visits, suspicious deaths, and a trail of arsenic. After years of suspicion, the "killer granny" was finally caught.

He was a churchgoing choirboy from the Kansas City projects who heard voices commanding him to harvest human blood and flesh—or die. He killed four people in March and April 2001, including a 16-year-old who saw him as a big brother. Sappington claimed schizophrenia and PCP use drove him, and in a videotaped confession admitted to stabbing, shooting, and dismembering victims—even eating a piece of one victim's leg. He was convicted of four murders and sentenced to life. [citation:1][citation:7][citation:10]

"He bragged about killing 49 women and wanted one more to make it an even 50. Then he fed their remains to his pigs."
Between 1997 and 2002, Robert Pickton lured vulnerable women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to his pig farm in Port Coquitlam . He promised them drugs and money, then strangled them . He dismembered their bodies and fed them to his pigs . In 2007, he was convicted of six murders . The remains or DNA of 33 women were found on his property . He died in prison in 2024 after being assaulted by another inmate .

Jerry was a former homicide detective who moved to Reno. His brother found his suicide note: "Do not open alone." Inside was a confession—Jerry had killed a man in Michigan three months prior, all staged.
This episode of Murder, Mystery & Makeup investigates how a catfish scheme spiraled into murder. Bailey Sarian blends true crime storytelling with makeup, exploring the dark side of online deception. A tale of obsession, identity, and a deadly web.

"He was a respected doctor at the WHO, a loving husband and father. He was also a fraud who hadn't passed a single medical exam in 18 years. When his lies were about to collapse, he killed everyone who believed in him."
Jean-Claude Romand faked a medical career for nearly two decades, using his family's trust to steal money and maintain the illusion. In January 1993, he murdered his wife, two children, and parents rather than face exposure. He survived his own suicide attempt and was sentenced to life in prison.