In our second part we examine the suspects, the aftermath and the legacy of a killing spree that remains officially unsolved to this day.
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The Texarkana Moonlight Murders: Part One
In 1946 a string of brutal attacks occurred in the town of Texarkana. To this day, they remain unsolved.
In the first part of our two part episode we look at the attacks on eight people which left five dead. Who were the victims? What could motivate such viscous crimes? And were they all connected?
Edited by Maxwell Holechek
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The White House Farm Murders, Part Two: Jeremy Bamber
In August of 1985, five members of the Bamber family were murdered. But what exactly happened that night remains hotly contested.
The open and shut case becomes more complicated as Jeremy suddenly becomes the prime suspect. But mishandling of the crime scene, questionable witnesses and evidence gathered in a suspicious manner leaves more questions than answers. What happened that night? And has the wrong man been in jail all these years?
Edited by Max Holechek
The White House Farm Murders, Part One: The Crime
In August of 1985, five members of the Bamber family were murdered. But what exactly happened that night remains hotly contested.
Police were called to the family home where allegedly eldest daughter Sheila was on a rampage. When police entered the home they would find her parents, Nevill and June, her twin sons Daniel and Nicholas and finally Sheila’s body. What happened that night? Did Sheila experience a psychotic break and murder her family or was she set up by the lone surviving son, Jeremy Bamber.
The first part of our two part episode looks at the family and the crime itself.
Edited by Maxwell Holechek
The Boston Strangler, Part Two: Albert DeSalvo
A string of murders in Boston from 1962-1964 ended when Albert DeSalvo, a man already incarcerated for a variety of crimes confessed to the murders. But was he really the murderer?
In our second part of our two part series we look at Albert DeSalvo. Who was he? Was he really the Boston Strangler? And if he wasn’t, who was?
Edited by Max Holechek
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The Boston Strangler, Part One: The Murders
In June of 1962, the brutal murder and assault of Anna Slesers would kick off a string of similar murders.
Dubbed “The Boston Strangler” by the press, it was quickly assumed that the murders were executed by one individual, a fact that is debated to this day. In part one of our two part series covering the case, we examine the murders.
Edited by Max Holechek
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Henri Landru: The Bluebeard of Gambais
Henri-Désiré Landru, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais, was a French serial killer who swindled lovelorn women, promising romance with his lonely hearts personal ads in the early 1900s, when these women would go inexplicably missing – truly a cautionary tale for the Tinder generation. He eventually murdered at least 10 women and a young man between December 1914 and January 1919, until he was uncovered by two women whose sisters had gone missing, and they would stop at nothing to unveil this male Black Widow.
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Bizarre Tales from Appalachia
Appalachia holds its mysterious cards close, and with its cultural background, it is ripe for legend and lore that manifests into bizarre actual beliefs. Join us for a real Appalachian buffet of the strange and unusual. We’ve got it all: Cryptids, Native American lore, deformed humanoids, aliens, and unsolved disappearances. But what is believable, and what is just lore?
Edited by Max Holechek
Unsolved: The Tube Sock Killings
In 1985 a string of murders in Mineral Washington left police baffled. What initially seemed isolated became connected by a tube sock left on some of the victims. Piecing together suspects and looking for other connected murders has still left us with more questions than answers. Was this the work of a serial killer? Or a seeming tragic string of unconnected events?
Audio Editing by Maxwell Holechek
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Priest’s Assassination Cold Case Gets Warmer with Medieval Murder Maps
This is a tale of two stories, really. One, an unsolved murder from hundreds of years ago fueled by romance, revenge, and politics, and the other, a modern-day criminologist and professor who began mapping medieval crimes to help better understand how the criminal justice system began and evolved. The two stories intertwined when said criminologist began to explore this cold case, and eventually, helped to come up with some resolutions, 686 years later.
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