Serial Defense

Michael Kenneth Reese used the trust earned through military service and security work to gain access to victims.

This episode examines the Michael Kenneth Reese case, exploring how positions of authority can be exploited, how stalking behaviors developed, and how that trust was ultimately betrayed. A true-crime case that exposes the dangers of misplaced confidence in power and uniform.

A single mistake helped bring a violent killer to justice.

In Part 2, this episode examines how Robert Leroy Anderson’s crimes were revealed, including the inmate testimony that exposed key details of the case. A true-crime continuation that shows how offenders unravel, and what ultimately leads to their capture.

A quiet community was terrorized by a single offender.

In Part 1, this episode examines the Robert Leroy Anderson case, detailing how two women were victimized in South Dakota and how fear spread throughout the area. A true-crime introduction that sets the stage for how the Duct Tape Killer was eventually exposed in Part 2.

This offender watched and waited for his opportunity to lure away two children from a safe public place to an isolated location where he took their lives.  This case brought many emotions to bare among those who were forced to make a "deferred trauma deposit."  Listen and learn about the various steps that can be taken to improve the safety of your children or the children under your care.

From December of 1978 to November of 1990, one man in Russia was responsible for the deaths of 56 people.  His victims were women, boys and girls.  After his capture, he confessed to his methodology.  This monster was Andrei Chikatilo: The Red Ripper.

This case profiles the monster who in 1978 picked up a 15-year-old girl hitchhiking and stopped in an isolated area to sexually assault and permanently dismember her.  The girl survived and when this monster was caught, he was sentenced to prison.  But once released, he moved to Florida where he killed his next victim. 

In the second part of this episode, learn about how the Zebra killers in the Bay Area of California were made known to law enforcement and held responsible for their violent crimes.  Also, learn what "you" can do to avoid being a victim of such crimes.

In the 1970's, a group of radical men in California killed at least 16 people with their hopes of starting a race war.  The only other case that attempted to obtain similar results were the homicides committed by the Manson family.  In Part 1, learn about the Zebra Murders, the offenders, survivors and why the name "Zebra" was associated with this case. 

In part 1, you learned about two sets of Serial Killers that roamed the streets hunting people and animals to kill.  In part 2, learn about the offenders and their motivation, along with tactics to avoid such situations. 

From late 2005 through 2006, people in the Metropolitan areas of Phoenix, AZ were being hunted by two different sets of Serial Killers, aka the Baseline Killer and the Serial Shooters.  In Part 1, learn about how three people terrorized the area by killing men, women and even animals.