"I don't like Mondays” - Brenda Spencer.
On January 29, 1979, sixteen-year-old Brenda Spencer opened fire on ClevelandElementary School in San Diego, California, killing two school employees and woundingeight children and a police officer. W...
3 Nov 42min
Gregorio “Goyo” Cardenas: The Tacuba Strangler | With Jack Luna of Dark Topic
Can a serial killer truly be rehabilitated, or can a clever murderer simply convince the world that he's changed?In this special episode of Once Upon a Crime, Esther welcomes back Jack Luna, host and ...
26 Okt 1h 15min
The Oracle's Daughter: Inside an American Cult
How does a free-spirited hippie become the authoritarian leader of a religious cult? And why do ordinary people remain loyal to dangerous leaders, even when faced with abuse, isolation, and fear?This ...
19 Okt 46min
Rocktober: Axl Rose — Welcome to the Nightmare
Before he became the legendary—and notoriously volatile—frontman of Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose was a troubled kid from Lafayette, Indiana, with a childhood marked by family secrets, abuse, and rebellion....
12 Okt 38min
Axl Rose, American Cults & Mexico’s ‘Reformed’ Serial Killer - Welcome to Spooky Season on Once Upon a Crime!
Axl Rose, American Cults & Mexico’s ‘Reformed’ Serial Killer - Welcome to Spooky Season on Once Upon a Crime! Spooky Season has arrived on Once Upon a Crime! October is Esther’s favorite month, and t...
5 Okt 4min
Taylor Parker — Deadly Deception
Taylor Parker presented herself as a hardworking Texas country girl, a devoted girlfriend, an heiress to a family fortune—and soon, an excited mother-to-be.There was just one problem.Much of it wasn't...
28 Sep 37min
Mackenzie Shirilla: Behind the Image — The True Story Behind Netflix’s “The Crash”
In July 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla was behind the wheel of a car that slammed into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio, at nearly 100 miles per hour. Her boyfriend, 20-year-old Dominic “D...
21 Sep 41min
BONUS: Why Did They Stay? Inside the Sedona Sweat Lodge Tragedy: A Discussion with Author Annette McGivney
In this bonus episode, Esther shares the complete interview with journalist Annette McGivney, author of Plastic Shaman: The True Story of a Deadly Self-Help Retreat and America’s Misguided Quest for W...
18 Sep 1h
