Crime Soup

Content Warning: Sexual assault, violence against children.

Between 1974-2005, a serial killer was actively stalking women and children near Wichita, Kansas, and ultimately claimed the lives of at least 10 people. Join Kaylee and Hannah as we discuss the life and crimes of Dennis Rader, aka The BTK Killer.

Book Recommendations For This Case:

A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming by Kerri Rawson

Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer by Katherine Ramsland

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27-year-old Susan "Su" Taraskiewicz was found murdered in the trunk of her car on September 14th, 1992, but an autopsy revealed she'd likely been kept alive and tortured for up to 18 hours before her death. 

Currently there is still a $250,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case.

If you have any information about the murder of Su Taraskiewicz, you’re asked to contact the Massachusetts State Police at 1-855-MA-SOLVE.

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CW: Violence against children

In the Winter of 2017, the small town of Delphi, Indiana, was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight when two teenage girls went missing and were later found murdered in a wooded area. Five years later, police arrested a 50-year-old local man named Richard Matthew Allen. 

This is a quick summary of the case before a jury decides Richard Allen's fate tomorrow.

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CW: Suicide, Graphic Violence, Sexuality

It's Crime Soup's 50th episode! Join Kaylee and Hannah as we play a spooky round of trivia where all the questions revolve around the macabre. Are you an expert on all things dark and twisted? Listeners encouraged to play along!

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CW: RAPE

Between October 1977 and February 1978, ten young women and girls were found raped and murdered near Los Angeles, California, believed to be the work of a spree killer the media dubbed "The Hillside Strangler.”

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CW: Rape

What happened to Janett Christman is every teenage girl’s worst nightmare. In fact, the events of that evening would become the real-life inspiration for urban legends and films for decades to come, including John Carpenter’s Halloween and Fred Walton’s When a Stranger Calls.
 
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CW: Violence, Rape, Mutilation

After two women are found brutally murdered and mutilated in Arizona, police believe there's a "sex fiend" on the loose. 

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30-year-old Travis Alexander was a devout Mormon on the quest for true love in the Summer of 2008 when his lifeless body was found brutally murdered on the floor of his shower.  Investigators asked his friends “Can you think of anyone who wanted to hurt him?” Immediately, they all thought of the same woman. Jodi Arias.

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24-year-old college student Terry Dolowy was reported missing on February 14, 1985, near Barre Mills, Wisconsin, but later found deceased under unusual circumstances.

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CW: Rape, Sexual abuse

By all accounts Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot appeared to be the perfect couple, retired and enjoying life as grandparents in the south of France, but after nearly 50 years together the horrifying truth has finally come to light. Dominique is a rapist. And he's not alone.