Killing 15 Minutes

Adolfo Castanzo, a practitioner of Palo Miombe and Voodoo, formed a cult in Mexico that carried out sadistic ritual murders. He attracted rich drug dealers and corrupt policemen as followers and performed expensive ritual sacrifices to bring good luck. Castanzo believed his power came from Palo Miombe and demanded to be made a full partner in a powerful cartel. When his demand was rejected, several family members disappeared. The cult raided graveyards for human bones and carried out human sacrifices. Eventually, they were discovered and arrested.
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Summary
Donato Balencia was an Italian serial killer who killed 17 people on the Italian Riviera from October 1997 to April 1998. He had a troubled childhood and a history of psychiatric issues. Balencia used a 38 special revolver loaded with wad cutter ammunition in his killings. He targeted sex workers, jewelers, and money changers. He was eventually caught and sentenced to life imprisonment. Balencia died of COVID-19 in December 2020.
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Donato Balencia was an Italian serial killer who killed 17 people on the Italian Riviera from October 1997 to April 1998. He had a troubled childhood and a history of psychiatric issues. Balencia used a 38 special revolver loaded with wad cutter ammunition in his killings. He targeted sex workers, jewelers, and money changers. He was eventually caught and sentenced to life imprisonment. Balencia died of COVID-19 in December 2020.
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Amy Archer Gilligan was a nursing home proprietor and serial killer in Windsor, Connecticut. She ran a boarding house for the elderly and poisoned her clients for financial gain. Archer was eventually caught and convicted of multiple murders. The investigation was sparked by suspicions from Andrews's siblings and an article in the Hartford Courant. Archer was found guilty and sentenced to death, but her sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. She died in a mental hospital in 1962.

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In this conversation, the hosts discuss the case of Cornelius Burger, a South African serial killer who targeted prostitutes in the 1930s. They explore Burger's background, his motivation for the killings, and the police investigation that led to his arrest. The hosts also touch on the topic of prostitution and the potential benefits of its legalization. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of effective police work and the need for societal support and protection for vulnerable individuals.
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Pierre Bassin was a South African serial killer in 1906 who killed people for insurance money. He would lend money to people and make them name him as the beneficiary for their life insurance, and then he would kill them. Bassin's first victim was his own brother, and he went on to kill nine people in total. He was posthumously convicted of murder.
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Samuel Little, a career criminal, is the most prolific serial killer in the United States with at least 60 confirmed murders out of his 93 confessions. Little's criminal history dates back to the 1960s, and he was arrested multiple times for various crimes including theft, assault, rape, and fraud. He was finally convicted in 2014 for three murders in California and sentenced to life without parole. While in prison, Little started confessing to murders all over the United States, and his DNA was used to confirm 60 of his confessions. Little's case highlights the challenges of investigating and connecting serial killings, as well as the potential for more victims to be identified in the future.
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Adolf Laudenberg, a serial killer in California during the 1970s, murdered four women. Despite confessing to multiple people, the police did not follow up until DNA technology became available. Laudenberg's modus operandi was to pick up drunk or ill women who reminded him of his ex-wife, bind, rape, and strangle them. He was initially questioned by the police but released due to lack of physical evidence. In 2002, he confessed again and was caught through DNA evidence. He was found guilty of one murder and died in prison in 2015. The police were unable to prove his involvement in two other suspected murders.
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