One Up The Annals

EP21 — Descent Into Madness: The Killers Who Thought They Were Genius


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Season Of Obsession The Madness Arc

What do a conman, a cannibal, a campus stalker, a towering intellect, and a boy-next-door have in common?

They weren’t just killers. They were obsessed with control, legacy, and the illusion of genius.


In this dark descent of the Madness Arc, we ride the elevator to the lowest levels of the human psyche… and meet five men whose atoms split without warning:


  •  H.H. Holmes – The blueprint of murder
  •  Ted Bundy – The killer who rehearsed his charm
  •  Ed Kemper – The intellect who dissected his own family
  • Jeffrey Dahmer – The man who tried to build love from corpses
  • Dennis Rader – The file clerk who thought he was a god

They weren’t monsters. They were men.

And that’s what makes them terrifying.


If genius is powered by awareness… what happens when awareness turns off the lights?



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One Up The AnnalsBy Rab Greeson