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In November 1959, the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas was shattered when four members of the respected Clutter family were brutally murdered in their own home. Herbert Clutter, a prosperous wheat farmer, his wife Bonnie, and their teenage children Nancy and Kenyon became victims of two ex-convicts chasing a prison rumor about a safe full of cash that never existed.

This is the story behind Truman Capote's groundbreaking true crime novel "In Cold Blood"—a meticulously planned crime that revealed the terrifying randomness of evil and changed how America viewed rural safety forever. Dick Hickock and Perry Smith drove 400 miles across Kansas with shotguns and rope, intending to rob and kill from the very beginning. What they found instead was a family whose only crime was being in the wrong place when evil came calling.

Join host Carman as she explores the psychological dynamics between two killers whose partnership amplified their worst impulses, the devastating impact on a close-knit community that never locked its doors, and the investigation that eventually led to one of the most famous manhunts in American history. We'll examine the disturbing evidence of sexual assault, the methodical execution of an entire family, and the questions that still haunt investigators more than 60 years later.

This episode contains detailed discussions of violent crime, murder, and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.

Note: This episode sets up next week's deep dive into the Walker family murders—a potentially connected case that led to the 2012 exhumation of the killers' bodies in a search for DNA evidence.

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DEADLY INTENT - Season 1, Episode 16 "The Perfect Family Lie - Chris Watts"

In August 2018, a security camera captured the last moments of what appeared to be the perfect American family. Chris Watts—devoted father, loving husband, the man neighbors trusted—walked calmly to his truck carrying a red gas can. Behind him, his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and CeCe slept peacefully, unaware these would be their final hours.

What the world discovered next shattered every assumption about the smiling family photos, social media posts, and suburban dream life. This wasn't a crime of passion or sudden rage—this was methodical annihilation by a man who valued his own desires over the lives of those who loved him most.

Join host Carman Carrion as she examines the psychological unraveling of Chris Watts—a covert narcissist who maintained the facade of the perfect husband while planning the ultimate escape: erasing his family to start fresh with his mistress. Through forensic evidence, expert analysis, and respectful examination of the victims' lives, we explore how ordinary evil can hide behind the most convincing masks.

This episode includes detailed psychological analysis of family annihilation, the investigation that exposed his lies, and a memorial tribute to Shanann, Bella, CeCe, and unborn baby Nico—four people whose lives mattered far beyond the headlines.

Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of family murder, domestic violence, and child victims. Listener discretion advised.

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If you’ve just discovered Deadly Intent… welcome.
I'm Carman Carrion — a researcher, writer, and the creator of podcasts like Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror.

But here — on Deadly Intent — we explore a different kind of darkness.
Not the monsters of myth… but the real ones.
The ones that walk among us.

This show is about why people kill.
Not just what they did — but what led them to do it.
Their intent.

Because in the end…
 It’s not the act itself…
 …but the intent behind it…
 that separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, and revenge from justice.

Every episode examines a criminal case through the lens of motive and psychology.
 From notorious serial killers like Robert Hansen…
 To cold cases, twisted family crimes, and killers who hide in plain sight.

If you want to hear chilling true stories told with empathy, depth, and detail — you're in the right place.
 Start with any episode that grabs your attention… but listeners often recommend:

·         The Butcher Baker – A mild-mannered baker who hunted women like animals in the Alaskan wilderness.

·         Albert Fish — The Boogeyman – A sadistic predator whose crimes became some of the most horrific and psychologically disturbing in American history.

·         Or our deeper dives into lesser-known predators whose motives are even harder to untangle.

This isn’t sensationalism.
 This isn’t about gore.
 This is about understanding how darkness grows… and how it hides.

Subscribe now.
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 It’s not the act…
 …it’s the intent.

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This episode examines the systematic torture and murder of at least 17 women by Robert Hansen, a mild-mannered baker who transformed into one of Alaska's most notorious serial killers between 1973-1983. Hansen hunted women like wild game in the Alaskan wilderness, combining his skills as a pilot and hunter with a deep psychological need for control and revenge against those he perceived had rejected him.

Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of sexual violence, torture, and murder. The case involves systematic predation of vulnerable women, descriptions of psychological and physical abuse, and detailed hunting methods used against human victims. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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Welcome back to the crypt, loyal cryptkeepers! While we're hard at work perfecting the nightmarish tales that will comprise Season 3, your devoted cryptkeeper has descended deep into our archives to unearth five absolutely essential stories that define what makes Carman's Crypt truly terrifying.

Think of this as your personal guided tour through our most treasured horrors—the stories that kept you awake at night, the tales that made you question every shadow, and the nightmares that our community of cryptkeepers simply can't stop talking about. These aren't just random selections; they're the cream of the crypt, chosen specifically for their ability to burrow under your skin and take up permanent residence in your darkest thoughts.

From psychological terror that plays with your mind to visceral horror that makes your flesh crawl, these five handpicked tales represent the very best of what we've offered in our unhallowed halls. Whether you're a longtime devotee looking to revisit old favorites or a brave newcomer ready to discover why Carman's Crypt has become essential listening for horror lovers, this collection will remind you exactly why some stories are worth preserving in the darkness.

So extinguish those lights, settle into your favorite listening spot, and prepare for a masterclass in terror. Because while good horror entertains, great horror endures—and these five tales have earned their place in our permanent collection.

Remember, cryptkeepers: the finest horrors are always worth revisiting. Let the curation begin.

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In 1991, police discovered seventeen dismembered bodies in Jeffrey Dahmer's Milwaukee apartment. But the murders were just the beginning of a psychological horror that defied comprehension. For thirteen years, Dahmer had been pursuing something far more disturbing than killing - he was trying to build a world where no one could ever leave him again.

Join host Carman Carrion as she dissects the twisted psychology behind one of America's most methodical killers. From his childhood experiments with roadkill to his attempts at creating living "zombies," Dahmer's crimes reveal an intent so calculated and disturbing that it challenges our understanding of evil itself.

This episode explores:

• The childhood trauma that shaped Dahmer's deadly obsession with control

• How he perfected his hunting techniques over nine years of preparation  

• The institutional failures that allowed him to kill undetected for over a decade

• Why his true intent was possession, not murder

• The chilling psychology of someone who ate his victims to keep them "forever"

Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of murder, cannibalism, and extreme psychological violence. Listener discretion advised.

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On Halloween night 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O'Bryan died from cyanide-laced candy given to him by the one person who should have protected him—his own father. This wasn't a random act of violence or an urban legend come to life. It was calculated murder dressed up as Halloween tragedy, and it changed how America celebrates October 31st forever. 

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🎧 An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers — But Won’t Say. Here’s Why.

When 35-year-old mother of five Crystal Rogers vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, her disappearance seemed like a tragic mystery. But what followed exposed something far darker: a chilling pattern of unsolved murders, corruption, and silence in a town of just 13,000 people.

Her car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway—keys in the ignition, purse and phone inside—but no sign of Crystal. Then her father was shot and killed while searching for her. A police officer ambushed. A mother and daughter murdered in their home. All unsolved. All in Bardstown.

Eight years later, Crystal’s boyfriend Brooks Houck has finally been charged with her murder—yet her body has never been found. As investigators dig deeper, a terrifying question remains:
👉 Is Bardstown hiding a killer… or protecting a network of them?

Host Carman Carrion investigates the web of violence, secrecy, and power that turned “the Bourbon Capital of the World” into one of America’s most haunted true-crime mysteries.

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Season 1, Episode 11 – Deadly Intent

This episode examines Albert Fish, a serial killer whose intent went beyond murder—he weaponized his victims' suffering through calculated psychological torture, sending horrific confession letters to families and fundamentally changing how America thinks about child safety and stranger danger. Through the lens of criminal intent, host Carman Carrion explores how Fish's systematic psychological warfare extended across decades and generations, why he needed the world to know exactly what he was capable of, and what his case reveals about the nature of evil itself. The episode also examines modern child safety research, debunking the "stranger danger" myth Fish helped create, and offers evidence-based guidance for protecting children without teaching them to fear the world.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence against children, psychological torture, and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion is advised.

Resources mentioned: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD), National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Darkness to Light

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Deadly Intent – Season 1, Episode 10 

Imagine dying of tuberculosis at 22, your body laid to rest in a mausoleum by your grieving family. Now imagine that your death wasn't the end---that a man who claimed to love you stole your body, took it home, and spent seven years replacing your decomposing flesh with wire, wax, and silk, dressing you in your wedding gown, and sleeping beside your preserved corpse. This is the true story of Elena Milagro de Hoyos and the man who couldn't let her go.

In this haunting episode of Deadly Intent, host Carman Carrion examines one of the most bizarre and disturbing cases in American true crime history: the story of Carl Tanzler, a German-born radiologist who became so obsessed with a young tuberculosis patient that he stole her corpse and lived with it for seven years in Key West, Florida. Between 1933 and 1940, Tanzler meticulously preserved Elena's body, maintaining the illusion that she was still alive, while her family searched for answers about their daughter's disturbed grave.

Through court records, medical testimony, and contemporaneous newspaper accounts, we explore how delusion, obsession, and necrophilia intersected in a case that shocked Depression-era America. We'll examine how Tanzler justified his actions through claims of supernatural romance and spiritual communication. We'll investigate the medical techniques he used to preserve Elena's body---techniques that reveal a chilling level of premeditation. And we'll confront the most disturbing question: How did he get away with it?

This is the story of a man whose obsession transcended death itself---and the young woman who became a prisoner even in her grave.

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