301 - The DC Sniper Attacks: A Cult of Two

301 - The DC Sniper Attacks: A Cult of Two

In October of 2002, the DC Snipers terrorized residents of Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland for three weeks. During that time, people lived in constant fear that they’d be killed - shot down - while in the midst of doing normally safe and benign daily activities like pumping gas, waiting for the bus, or even just walking across a parking lot to do some shopping. In total, ten people would be murdered, three people were critically injured, and others would be randomly shot at. Hundreds of FBI agents and local police officers would work this case before it was over. They were desperate to catch the man who was dubbed the DC Sniper or Beltway Sniper by the media. Except it wasn’t one man. Investigators were looking for a lone, white, male gunman. They had no idea how wrong their profile was. When it was all over, 41-year-old John Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo - both black - would be arrested. And now the authorities had to unravel the strange father-son relationship between the two, and uncover their motive for their shootings. And that is a lot of what we look into today. Their relationship, more akin to cult leader and cult follower than it was to the normal killing duo dynamic. Hope you find this story as interesting as I do!

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515 - Fort Hood: Murders, Mysteries, and Silence

515 - Fort Hood: Murders, Mysteries, and Silence

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Short Suck 61: Why Are Nordic People So.... Happy?

Short Suck 61: Why Are Nordic People So.... Happy?

For over a decade, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden have consistently ranked among the happiest nations on Earth—but why? We dig into the research behind the World Happiness Report, separ...

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514 - Carl Tanzler: Romantic... Necrophiliac?

514 - Carl Tanzler: Romantic... Necrophiliac?

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513 - The Dark Strangler: Serial Killer Earle Nelson

513 - The Dark Strangler: Serial Killer Earle Nelson

For at least sixteen months in the 1920s, Earle Nelson terrorized North America, murdering at least twenty-two women while drifting from city to city under false identities. Known as the Gorilla Man a...

29 Jun 2h 26min

Short Suck 60: The Mystery of the Yuba County Five

Short Suck 60: The Mystery of the Yuba County Five

In February of 1978, five friends left a college basketball game in Northern California and seemingly vanished into thin air. Months later, four of them were found dead deep in the wilderness, miles f...

24 Jun 1h

512 -  The Stonewall Riots

512 - The Stonewall Riots

On June 28th, 1969, New York City police expected another routine raid on a gay bar. Instead, they found a community that had finally had enough. This week, we explore the long history of anti-LGBTQ+ ...

22 Jun 2h 41min

511 - The 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

511 - The 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

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15 Jun 2h 36min

Short Suck 59: The Alligator Man aka The Butcher of Elmendorf

Short Suck 59: The Alligator Man aka The Butcher of Elmendorf

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