Serial Killers

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Every Monday, Serial Killers takes a psychological and entertaining approach to provide a rare glimpse into the mind, methods and madness of the most notorious serial killers with the hopes of better understanding their psychological profile. With the help of voice actors, we delve deep into their lives and stories. Serial Killers is part of the Parcast Network and is a Cutler Media Production.

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“The Vampire of Sacramento”...

10.14.2019

1977 proved to be a turning point for 27-year-old Richard Chase. Killing dogs and rabbits for their blood just wasn’t enough anymore. Only people would suffice, and a half-dozen of his neighbors would soon fall prey to his vampiric appetite.

Serial Killers episodes:

10.14.2019 “The Vampire of Sacramento” Pt. 2: Richard Trenton Chase 1977 proved to be a turning point for 27-year-old Richard Chase. Killing dogs and rabbits for their blood just wasn’t enough anymore. Only people would suffice, and a half-dozen of his neighbors would soon fall prey to his vampiric appetite.
10.11.2019 Bonus: Today In True Crime - Zodiac Killer On this day in 1969, the Zodiac Killer’s last confirmed victim was shot and killed.
10.07.2019 “The Vampire of Sacramento” Pt. 1: Richard Trenton Chase He was a strange child—messy, disorganized and prone to random outbursts. As Richard Chase neared his 20s, things got worse… much worse. He convinced himself he needed to drink blood to stay alive.
09.30.2019 “The Lady Killer” Pt. 2 - Neville Heath In 1946, British ex-pilot Neville Heath had lost everything. His wife left him and he had been dismissed from the airforce. He reacted to his string of failures by spiraling downward. He began suffering from blackouts, and started to become ...
09.23.2019 “The Lady Killer” - Neville Heath Born on June 6th, 1917, Neville Heath would grow up to be one of the most devious killers England had ever known. He developed a talent for deception early on, and used his looks and charm to fraudulently climb the ...
09.16.2019 “The Vienna Strangler” Pt. 2 - Jack Unterweger In the early 1970s, Jack Unterweger was sentenced to an Austrian prison for life after he murdered a young woman. While in prison, he transformed himself into a well-respected author. With Austria’s elite convinced that he was rehabilitated, he was ...
09.10.2019 Introducing: HOROSCOPE TODAY, a new Parcast Original! Ever wonder how the stars correlate with our emotional blueprint? Gain insight in just three minutes with daily episodes that will help you navigate your day. Twelve signs, twelve podcasts. Delivering your destiny, daily. Find your daily briefing by searching ...
09.09.2019 “The Vienna Strangler” - Jack Unterweger In the early 1970s, Jack Unterweger was sentenced to an Austrian prison for life after he murdered a young woman. While in prison, he transformed himself into a well-respected author. With Austria’s elite convinced that he was rehabilitated, he was ...
09.02.2019 “The Kindly Killer” Pt. 2 - Dennis Nilsen With the start of the 1980s, British serial killer Dennis Nilsen was just hitting his stride. His twisted desire for companionship had spiraled out of control, launching him on a prolific killing spree that ended in the murder of a ...
08.26.2019 “The Kindly Killer” - Dennis Nilsen A hot meal, a stiff drink, or simple companionship. These are the tools Dennis Nilsen would use to lure victims back to his apartment in the late 70s and early 80s. Driven by loneliness, he keep the corpses of his ...
08.20.2019 Introducing: TODAY IN TRUE CRIME, a new Parcast Original! Crime never takes a day off, and neither do we. In our new podcast, TODAY IN TRUE CRIME, every day, we flip back the calendar and examine a true crime event from the same date years ago. In this clip, ...
08.19.2019 “Arsenic Anna” Pt. 2 - Anna Marie Hahn Five years into her killing spree, a team of financial detectives started to catch wind of Anna Marie Hahn’s dealings. With at least five confirmed victims by 1937, she showed no signs of stopping. Upon her arrest, police would discover ...
08.12.2019 “Arsenic Anna” - Anna Marie Hahn In 1932, at the age of 26, Anna Marie Hahn came up with a morbid get rich quick scheme...murder. The German native would offer her services as a live-in caretaker for elderly men in Cincinnati, and used her expertise in ...
08.05.2019 “The Toy-Box Killer” Pt. 2 - David Parker Ray By 1986, David Parker Ray was 46 years old, and had been abducting, raping, torturing, and killing women throughout the American Southwest for over 30 years. He would continue his reign of terror well into 1999, when one of his ...
07.31.2019 Introducing: CON ARTISTS, a new Parcast Original! From counterfeit goods, to fake love interests, and even major financial fraud, you will find it all in our new show. In this Parcast Original, we examine the swindlers behind the scam, and the victims manipulated by their deceit. In ...
07.29.2019 “The Toy-Box Killer” - David Parker Ray Born on November 1st, 1939, David Parker Ray would grow up to be one of the most sadistic serial killers the world has ever seen. He started abducting, sexual assualting, and killing women when he was only 15 years old, ...
07.22.2019 “The Zodiac” - Summer of Slaughter In the summer of 1969, newspapers in Northern California began receiving coded letters from a person who would come to identify themselves as "The Zodiac." The author of the letters taunted the police by giving clues related to a series ...
07.15.2019 “The Doodler” - San Francisco’s Unknown Serial Slayer At first, many gay men in 1970s San Francisco were dazzled by a handsome young artist who drew their caricatures on cocktail napkins. But as time went on, and the bodies started piling up, word spread. Avoid the Doodler at ...
07.08.2019 “The Bayou Serial Killer” Pt. 2 - Ronald Joseph Dominique Ronald Dominique didn't feel any remorse as he dumped his twenty-third victim in the Louisiana swamp in 2006. Instead, he only felt sorry for himself. He made the long drive back to his mobile home and did the only thing ...
07.01.2019 “The Bayou Serial Killer” - Ronald Joseph Dominique He never caught a break growing up. He was mercilessly bullied, and no romantic prospects ever gave him a chance. In 1997, Ronald Dominique decided to take matters into his own hands. He would take what he wanted, no matter ...
06.24.2019 “Joel the Ripper” Pt. 2 - Joel Rifkin Just before he strangled a victim, Joel Rifkin could hear laughter ringing in his ears. The sounds of his high school bullies had never really left him and that residual shame stuck with Joel as he cruised Manhattan for over ...
06.17.2019 “Joel the Ripper” - Joel Rifkin When relentless high school bullies started dunking Joel’s head in urine-filled toilets, and throwing eggs at him after class, he needed a way to regain control. And unfortunately for 17 women around the Long Island area in 1989, he found ...
06.10.2019 “The Pig Farmer” Pt. 2 - Robert "Willie" Pickton In the early 90s, vulnerable women around Vancouver were disappearing at an alarming rate, but the authorities had yet to recognize the crisis, or even admit that there was a likely killer on the loose. Meanwhile, “Willie” Pickton’s nefarious reputation ...
06.03.2019 “The Pig Farmer” - Robert "Willie" Pickton This Canadian grew up on a pig farm in the 1970s, so slaughtering livestock became second nature. His pig meat was the most sought-after in the county... until the meat started arriving dark, blackened and stringy. Sponsors! The Farmer’s Dog ...
05.29.2019 Introducing: THE DARK SIDE OF, a new Parcast Original! Hollywood is one of our most celebrated institutions, but do you know the dark shadows draped over its early years? In this new Parcast Original, we reexamine unknown and overlooked histories of society's beloved cultural touchstones. Every multi-episode series will ...
05.27.2019 “Candy Man” Pt. 2 - Dean Arnold Corll After his candy store closed in 1968, Dean Corrll needed a new way to bring in young victims from the greater Houston area. So, he recruited two teenage boys to lure their friends to his apartment, where he would drug ...
05.20.2019 “Candy Man” - Dean Arnold Corll In 1962 he took over the family candy shop outside of Houston and was only too happy to give away treats to the children who would come 'round after school. Of course, nobody suspected that the local Candyman, Dean Arnold ...
05.13.2019 “The Ypsilanti Ripper” Pt. 2 - John Norman Collins After successfully murdering four women in Eastern Michigan without a whiff of suspicion in 1969, John Norman Collins began to believe he would never be caught. He grew increasingly brash, returning to crime scenes and toying with police. Sponsors! The ...
05.06.2019 “The Ypsilanti Ripper” - John Norman Collins By 1967, he seemed to be a well-adjusted college student in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But the real reason for John Norman Collins' confidence lay far from the local college campus. Rather, in an abandoned farmhouse deep in the woods, where ...
04.29.2019 “Terminator” Pt. 2 - Anatoly Onoprienko By 1996, he settled down in a small village in Ukraine with his girlfriend, and was a loving father-in-law to her children. But the voices in Anatoly Onoprienko’s head would not let him rest. His ruthless, random violence launched the ...
04.25.2019 Not Guilty, Vanessa’s new podcast! In this new podcast, we dive into cases resulting in acquittal or exoneration, examining the crimes, trials, and verdicts that make us ask the question: what defines guilt? If you enjoy true crime, courtroom drama, and high stakes storytelling, you ...
04.22.2019 “Terminator” - Anatoly Onoprienko He wanted to be remembered. He had spent a life cast aside and forgotten by his parents, siblings and peers. He hated the world that seemed so eager to forget him. So in 1989 Anatoly Onoprienko began killing whole families ...
04.15.2019 “Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” Pt. 2 - The Cleveland Torso Murders Eliot Ness went to the grave in 1957 without ever convicting the Cleveland Torso Murderer. Decades later, his family would reveal a secret suspect hidden within his notes, that was too well-connected to be accused publicly. Parcasters - In the ...
04.08.2019 “Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” - The Cleveland Torso Murders When a torso washed up on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in 1937, the police initially assumed a crime of passion. But when the next torso was found, they knew they had a serial murderer on their hands. Nicknamed ...
04.01.2019 “The Bone Collector” - The West Mesa Murders In early 2009, when Christine Ross set out on her morning walk in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the last thing she expected was to stumble across human remains. But within a matter of hours, the abandoned work site near her house ...
03.27.2019 SURVIVAL, a new Parcast podcast! This high intensity Parcast Original series features incredible stories of defying certain death and overcoming insurmountable obstacles, while taking you along for a fast paced thrill ride. To hear the rest how Shin escaped North Korea's Kaechon internment camp, subscribe ...
03.25.2019 "Ogress of Reading" Pt. 2 - Amelia Dyer In this special crossover episode with Sami from Female Criminals, we find out that Amelia Dyer’s desire to murder babies was about more than the money. In the mid-1880s, Dyer was enjoying it so much, she left her home, her ...
03.18.2019 "Ogress of Reading" - Amelia Dyer Cunning, smart, ruthless, Amelia Dyer began a baby-farming business in 19th century England. Poverty-stricken mothers placed their children in her care trusting that she would find them loving homes. Instead, she pocketed the money, starved and strangled the babies before ...
03.11.2019 “The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” Pt. 2 - Gordon Stewart Northcott It seemed as though no one would be able to save Sanford from his uncle. Sanford had lived with him in Wineville, California from 1928-1929, only to now have to stay quiet about his uncle holding two young boys captive ...
03.04.2019 “The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” - Gordon Stewart Northcott This Serial Killers and Hostage crossover covers Gordon Stewart Northcott, who held his nephew captive and forced him to participate in the murder of at least three boys. Northcott would restrain his victims in a chicken coop before eventually murdering ...
02.25.2019 "The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 2 - Robert Lee Yates Jr. In 1996, he was honorably discharged from active duty in the U.S. Army. Yates would resume serving his country by enlisting in the National Guard two years later. Few people in the Spokane, Washington metropolitan area would suspect this decorated ...
02.19.2019 Harold Nokes Pt. 1 - Crimes of Passion, a new Parcast podcast! They say there is a thin line between love and hate… in this podcast, we’re going to find out exactly how thin it is, by exploring the most incredible stories of murderous spouses, criminal couples, love triangles gone wrong, and ...
02.18.2019 "The Spokane Serial Killer" - Robert Lee Yates Jr. He lived a seemingly normal life. A father of five children and army veteran, Robert Lee Yates, was well regarded in the Spokane, Washington community. All of that changed when he went on a murder spree, killing 17 women between ...
02.11.2019 “The Butcher of Hanover” Pt. 2 - Fritz Haarmann Sent to his first mental institution at the age of 17, Fritz Haarmann had a troubled childhood full of trauma. He went on to murder close to 30 people between 1918 and 1924. His massive killing spree left a lasting ...
02.04.2019 “The Butcher of Hanover” - Fritz Haarmann He didn't just love to kill his victims; Fritz Haarmann liked to bite into their Adam's apples and tear out their throats. His "love bites" earned him the nickname The Werewolf of Hanover, Germany. From 1918-1924, Fritz murdered as many ...
01.28.2019 “Lady Rotten” Pt. 2 - Mary Ann Cotton After suffering multiple miscarriages, she begins to see her children less as a blessing and more of a burden. Mary Ann Cotton’s severe struggles with PTSD and postpartum depression caused her to disconnect from her own thoughts and commit unthinkable ...
01.28.2019 E101: “Lady Rotten” Pt. 2 - Mary Ann Cotton After suffering multiple miscarriages, she begins to see her children less as a blessing and more of a burden. Mary Ann Cotton’s severe struggles with PTSD and postpartum depression caused her to disconnect from her own thoughts and commit unthinkable ...
01.21.2019 “Lady Rotten” - Mary Ann Cotton She was determined to pull herself out of poverty, but the path towards financial freedom meant murdering her three husbands, 13 children, and family friends, who dared to stand in her way. This 19th century killer became known as Britain's ...
01.21.2019 E100: “Lady Rotten” - Mary Ann Cotton She was determined to pull herself out of poverty, but the path towards financial freedom meant murdering her three husbands, 13 children, and family friends, who dared to stand in her way. This 19th century killer became known as Britain's ...
01.14.2019 “Phoenix Serial Shooters” Pt. 2 - Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman In the summer of 2005, innocent people were being gunned down in the streets of Phoenix, Arizona with no suspects, no witnesses, and no plausible motives. Dale Hausner and Sam Dieteman were ruthless murderers killing anyone they saw fit. The ...

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Serial Killers episodes:

“The Vampire of Sacramento” Pt. 2: Richard Trenton Chase

Bonus: Today In True Crime - Zodiac Killer

“The Vampire of Sacramento” Pt. 1: Richard Trenton Chase

“The Lady Killer” Pt. 2 - Neville Heath

“The Lady Killer” - Neville Heath

“The Vienna Strangler” Pt. 2 - Jack Unterweger

Introducing: HOROSCOPE TODAY, a new Parcast Original!

“The Vienna Strangler” - Jack Unterweger

“The Kindly Killer” Pt. 2 - Dennis Nilsen

“The Kindly Killer” - Dennis Nilsen

Introducing: TODAY IN TRUE CRIME, a new Parcast Original!

“Arsenic Anna” Pt. 2 - Anna Marie Hahn

“Arsenic Anna” - Anna Marie Hahn

“The Toy-Box Killer” Pt. 2 - David Parker Ray

Introducing: CON ARTISTS, a new Parcast Original!

“The Toy-Box Killer” - David Parker Ray

“The Zodiac” - Summer of Slaughter

“The Doodler” - San Francisco’s Unknown Serial Slayer

“The Bayou Serial Killer” Pt. 2 - Ronald Joseph Dominique

“The Bayou Serial Killer” - Ronald Joseph Dominique

“Joel the Ripper” Pt. 2 - Joel Rifkin

“Joel the Ripper” - Joel Rifkin

“The Pig Farmer” Pt. 2 - Robert "Willie" Pickton

“The Pig Farmer” - Robert "Willie" Pickton

Introducing: THE DARK SIDE OF, a new Parcast Original!

“Candy Man” Pt. 2 - Dean Arnold Corll

“Candy Man” - Dean Arnold Corll

“The Ypsilanti Ripper” Pt. 2 - John Norman Collins

“The Ypsilanti Ripper” - John Norman Collins

“Terminator” Pt. 2 - Anatoly Onoprienko

Not Guilty, Vanessa’s new podcast!

“Terminator” - Anatoly Onoprienko

“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” Pt. 2 - The Cleveland Torso Murders

“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” - The Cleveland Torso Murders

“The Bone Collector” - The West Mesa Murders

SURVIVAL, a new Parcast podcast!

"Ogress of Reading" Pt. 2 - Amelia Dyer

"Ogress of Reading" - Amelia Dyer

“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” Pt. 2 - Gordon Stewart Northcott

“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” - Gordon Stewart Northcott

"The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 2 - Robert Lee Yates Jr.

Harold Nokes Pt. 1 - Crimes of Passion, a new Parcast podcast!

"The Spokane Serial Killer" - Robert Lee Yates Jr.

“The Butcher of Hanover” Pt. 2 - Fritz Haarmann

“The Butcher of Hanover” - Fritz Haarmann

“Lady Rotten” Pt. 2 - Mary Ann Cotton

E101: “Lady Rotten” Pt. 2 - Mary Ann Cotton

“Lady Rotten” - Mary Ann Cotton

E100: “Lady Rotten” - Mary Ann Cotton

“Phoenix Serial Shooters” Pt. 2 - Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman

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