Evidence Locker True Crime

In this episode, we delve into the chilling cases of California’s Freeway Killers, a group of serial murderers who terrorized the state’s highways in the 1970s. This episode focuses on the reign of Patrick Kearney, also known as the Trash Bag Killer, and William Bonin, whose dark and methodical murders left a trail of devastation. We explore how investigators slowly unravelled the horrifying pattern of missing young men, many from the LGBTQ+ community, and the shocking confessions that followed. It’s a gripping tale of manipulation, violence, and justice in a time when the open roads held deadly secrets.

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Evidence Locker Episode 3

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In this special trailer episode, get a sneak peek into what’s coming:

The Freeway Killers – Three men, over a hundred victims, and a reign of terror that haunted California’s highways.

The Oslo Plaza Woman – An unidentified woman found dead in a luxury hotel, surrounded by questions that remain unanswered to this day.

Katherine Knight – Australia’s first woman sentenced to life without parole after a brutal crime that shocked the nation.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident – Nine hikers who fled their tent in the middle of a snowy wilderness, never to return alive. What terrified them that night?

In this gripping episode, we delve into the baffling disappearances of Michael and Chucky Palmer, two brothers who vanished years apart in the remote wilderness of Alaska. Michael went missing in 1999 while biking home from a party near Wasilla, with extensive searches yielding no trace of him. Chucky's disappearance followed in 2010 when his snowmobile was found abandoned near Talkeetna, but he was never located despite efforts.

Join us as we unravel the chilling details surrounding these perplexing cases, explore potential theories, and touch on the eerie legends of the "Alaska Triangle" – an area infamous for its staggering number of unexplained disappearances. Could supernatural forces be at play, or do the answers lie in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness?

Tune in to this captivating episode for a deep dive into the mysteries that continue to haunt the community and families of the Palmer brothers. #TrueCrime #Disappearances #AlaskaTriangle #Unsolved

Crime Stories – The Disappearances of the Palmer Brothers

The Charley Project – Michael Timothy Palmer

The Charley Project – Charles Edwin Palmer V

The Last Brother

Police Press Hunt for Missing Teen

Mystery of ‘Alaska Triangle’ where 20,00 people have vanished, UFOs appear and sasquatches have their run of the land

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Today we look at updates in the following cases:

92. The Doorstep Murder of Alistair Wilson | Scotland 

51. Murdered at School (Tair Rada) | Israel 

41. Gone in the Morning (Nicky Verstappen) | The Netherlands 

54. The Chevaline Killings (aka The Alps Murders) | France 

111. The Bizarre Death of Mike Mansholt | Malta 

3. The Rolex Murder (Albert Walker) | UK/Canada 

25. The Cannibal of Rotenburg (Armin Meiwes) | Germany 

46. The Assassination of Olof Palme | Sweden 

We’ll keep an eye on developments in all cases we have covered, and let you know on social media as it comes out.

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On 7 November 1974, nanny Sandra Rivett was brutally murdered in her employer’s home in Belgravia, London. Lady Lucan went to check on the nanny and was attacked herself. She named the attacker to be her estranged husband, John Bingham, aka Lord Lucan. The next day, Lucan was nowhere to be found, and he was never seen or heard from again. Was he the perpetrator of this heinous crime or was he in the wrong place at the wrong time? With clues and theories abound, join us as we unravel the captivating story of Lord Lucan’s childhood, his tumultuous marriage and the enigmatic events that led to his disappearance, leaving a trail of unanswered questions and a legacy shrouded in mystery.

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In the 1970s and 80s, one-man terrorized Anchorage with his gruesome crimes. He was the owner of a local bakery, and a respected member of the community. But beneath his charming exterior lay a predator with a deep-seated thirst for blood. For years, Robert Hansen prowled the streets of Anchorage for victims whose bodies eventually ended up in the icy tundra of the Alaskan wilderness.

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When 23-year-old Beatriz Lebre failed to show up to present a college paper, friends were immediately concerned. The search commenced and sadly her body was discovered a week later, in the Tejo River. Beatriz was well-liked, kind and always ready to help others, who would want to kill her? Her friends and family were shocked when police arrested a fellow student, and close friend of Beatriz’s, Rúben Couto. What went so wrong between them that she ended up bludgeoned to death and thrown into the river?

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Rachel O'Reilly was found murdered in her home in 2004, and suspicion quickly fell on her husband, Joe. Despite his insistence that he was at work when Rachel was killed, he was ultimately found guilty of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. The case exposed the dark side of the O’Reilly’s marriage and garnered widespread media attention in Ireland and beyond.

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A serial rapist terrorised the women of Amager, greater Copenhagen for many years, at one time waiting for 10 years before he attacked again. His victims ranged from elderly women to teenagers, and police struggled to connect the crimes to anyone. Once the monster was unmasked, they were able to connect him to various other crimes, including murder and robbery. His name, Marcel Hansen.

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In May 2013, Dutch couple Ingrid Visser and Lodewijk Severein disappeared in Murcia, Spain. Their bodies were found in a lemon orchard two weeks later, brutally murdered. The investigation revealed that the motive for the murders was a financial dispute between the couple and Juan Cuenca, former manager of the volleyball team Ingrid used to play for. 

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