S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

Every parent has worried about their children hauling home tainted candy on Halloween, but not everyone knows where that fear originated. On Halloween in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O’Bryan was granted one pick from his basket before bed — and soon after downing the contents of his Pixy Stix, he went limp in his father’s arms. The investigation threw parents into a panic, prompting tons of candy to be taken to sheriff’s offices for inspection. As horrifying as the case appeared to be at first, what police uncovered was far more sinister than anyone had imagined.

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S1 Ep36: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

S1 Ep36: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

People enjoying a warm, sunny Saturday in New York City first noticed smoke arising from a building at about 4:40 p.m. and rushed to gather at the base of a 10-story building that was quickly engulfed...

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S1 Ep35: The Massacre at Taliesin

S1 Ep35: The Massacre at Taliesin

For years, famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright had made headlines for his personal life. After all, he'd left his wife and six children for a married woman during the Victorian era, and made no apologi...

2 Elo 202143min

S1 Ep34: Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Case

S1 Ep34: Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Case

Judy Johnson was horrified when her 3-year-old son told her he'd been abused by a teacher at his preschool. So, too, was her community. Soon, hundreds of parents throughout Manhattan Beach, California...

26 Heinä 202140min

S1 Ep33: The Murder of William Guldensuppe: The Headless Torso that Sparked a Media Furor

S1 Ep33: The Murder of William Guldensuppe: The Headless Torso that Sparked a Media Furor

When a group of kids cooling off along New York City's East River spotted a parcel in the water, they figured a passing freighter had dropped some goods. When they opened the package, however, they di...

19 Heinä 202139min

S1 Ep32: The Bath Massacre

S1 Ep32: The Bath Massacre

Andrew Kehoe really didn't like the new property taxes being leveled to pay for his community's fancy new school. This was well known throughout his hometown of Bath Township, Michigan.  What residen...

12 Heinä 202137min

S1: Roanoke: That Time 100 People Vanished for No Reason (from "Strange and Unexplained")

S1: Roanoke: That Time 100 People Vanished for No Reason (from "Strange and Unexplained")

Hey, COTC listeners! We're taking a break for the holiday this week, but we wanted to share an episode from another Obsessed Network show with you.  From "Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan," th...

5 Heinä 202132min

S1 Ep31: Doris Duke's Dark Secret

S1 Ep31: Doris Duke's Dark Secret

Tobacco heiress Doris Duke got upsetting news on Oct. 7, 1966. Her longtime friend and art curator, Eduardo Tirella wanted to end their work relationship. Within hours, Tirella was dead, having been h...

28 Kesä 202140min

S1 Ep30: Patty Hearst: Murder, Terror, and the Taking of an Heiress

S1 Ep30: Patty Hearst: Murder, Terror, and the Taking of an Heiress

When the granddaughter of one of America's best-known publishing magnates was kidnapped in 1974, the news of course grabbed headlines. But that was nothing compared to the attention the case would rec...

21 Kesä 202143min

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