Death Row Diaries

Ottis Toole had a rough upbringing, including his mom dressing him as a girl and calling him "Susan" and his father pimping him out as a sex slave. Combined with having atrocious looks, a low IQ, and being a homosexual in Jacksonville, Florida, in the 1950's and 60's, well, there was quite a bit of anger there. Unfortunately, instead of getting therapy, Toole embarked on a hobo trek across the country while murdering as many people as possible for many years.

Bill discusses his process of extracting information from killers he is serving time with. Death Row Diaries is the only podcast hosted live from Death Row.

Matt and Bill take a moment to answer some listener submitted questions which come in through Facebook, Instagram, and Patreon. Death Row Diaries is the only podcast hosted live from Death Row.

Matt and Bill discuss the conclusion of the Lori Vallow saga. Her boyfriend Chad Daybell may have been a cult leader, but you don't have to be a guru to know that money can't buy you love. Although, in this case, perhaps thirty-five dollars can. Matt and Bill discuss.

Lori Vallow spun life's wheel of fortune, and it came up snake eyes. At one point she had it all. Good looks, five husbands, and a suspiciously close relationship with her half-brother. But it wasn't good enough. She needed salvation, combined with a tasty romp in Hawaii. Where did it all go wrong? Matt and Bill discuss. Death Row Diaries is the only podcast hosted live from Death Row.

Matt and Bill try to wrap up the story of the Golden State Killer, but they are interrupted by a stabbing near Bill's cell. Death Row Diaries is the only podcast hosted live from Death Row.

Joseph James DeAngelo was a police officer, burglar, murderer and rapist. He may have considered himself a renaissance man but most of those activities are redundant. The fact is that he was one of the scariest serial killers in American history, and he would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for that pesky thing called genetic genealogy.

Samuel Little is, by numbers, the most prolific serial killer in American history. He led the van life with his elderly decrepit wife. He was homeless, is the term. Eventually he got caught. Matt and Bill break down the case. Death Row Diaries is the only podcast hosted live from Death Row.

Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer, is one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history. He was a pale, unassuming bible thumper who was just smart enough to not be considered mentally disabled. Ridgeway was able to blend into society until he was arrested and eventually accused of murdering over seventy teenaged girls.

Gary Heidnik was a self-styled religious guru who went by the name of Brother Bishop. His church was unorthodox and served only to provide victims for him to groom before torturing them with electrical currents in his cellar. By many accounts Hednik had a genius intellect, which makes his sadistic exploits more and more difficult to rationalize. He was the inspiration for Buffalo Bill character in The Silence of the Lambs. Conversely, he also inspired Pennsylvania authorities to fry him in the electric chair.