In this episode, we uncover the chilling true crimes that inspired two of the most haunting films in American history. First, we head to 1940s Texarkana, where a masked assailant known only as the Phantom Killer stalked lovers’ lanes and left a community in fear—events later dramatized in The Town That Dreaded Sundown. Despite an intense manhunt, the case remains unsolved to this day.

Then, we move to rural Holcomb, Kansas, where the brutal 1959 murders of the Clutter family shocked the nation and became the basis for Truman Capote’s groundbreaking true crime novel and film In Cold Blood. But behind the literary acclaim lies a dark, complex reality of violence, fame, and ethical questions.

Join us as we explore the facts behind the fiction, the lives lost, and the legacies these crimes left behind—both in the justice system and on the silver screen.

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