Killer Destinations

Even though it’s past Halloween, the chilling episodes continue… In November 2011, Latoya Ammons, her mother, and her three young children moved into a rental home in Gary, Indiana, and began to experience what they strongly believed was demonic activity. When this became public, there were a lot of people who dismissed what was being said. Until numerous officials – including the police and a caseworker – corroborated the events after they were eyewitnesses to the terror.

Just in time for Halloween, today's episode is about a case that became internationally known after the alleged perpetrator's defense against murder charges was revealed. For the first time in U.S. history, Arne Cheyenne Johnson's defense was that when he committed the crime, he was demonically possessed. Was it true? Or was it a hoax?

Small towns are revered for their tight-knit communities, spending Friday nights cheering for local high school sports and having people you can trust and rely on. But big city problems sometimes appear, and in 2000, the innocence of one small community was tarnished when the murder of a young mother revealed to the public that sometimes those in whom we put our trust are not always trustworthy.  

When a nurse is found murdered in her home, detectives initially believe they have the killer in their sights. But when the alibi checks out, they realize the killer was right there all along... a wolf in sheep’s clothing. 

This is a rewind back to Season 1: In 1946, Suzanne Degnan was six years old and living in Chicago with her parents and older sister Betty. The night before she was supposed to return to school following Christmas vacation, Suzanne disappeared out of her window in the middle of the night. Under intense nationwide scrutiny, the Chicago Police Department worked around the clock to catch the killer. Did they arrest the right person or were they simply trying to close the case?

Linda Collins served in the Arkansas State Senate from 2015 to 2019. After losing her re-election bid, she returned to her rural hometown of Pocahontas to be with her family and focus on the small businesses she owned. But six months after moving home, her death made the small community wonder who among them was capable of such viciousness.

Two intelligent young women in Georgia who had their whole lives ahead of them, died under mysterious circumstances that were shockingly similar. Then, an anonymous call changed everything.

Former NFL player Philip Adams killed 6 people in April 2021, including two small children. Forensic evidence that was made public led some to speculate that this was a repeat of what happened to former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez. Is it a valid argument or simply an excuse?

Tenacity, creativity and ingenuity are attributes of people we admire. But not everyone uses these attributes for good. Some use them for evil.

On Easter Sunday 1937, New Yorkers awoke to a startling headline. In the early morning hours that same day, a triple homicide occurred at an apartment building in the Midtown East Neighborhood of Manhattan. And when the identity of one of the victims was revealed, the story became so salacious it’s being talked about almost 90 years later.