True Urban Legends: The Babysitter & The Man Upstairs, with Annie Elise

True Urban Legends: The Babysitter & The Man Upstairs, with Annie Elise

If you’ve babysat, you’ve heard this tale: While her charges sleep, a babysitter receives harassing phone calls telling her to “check the children”. But this urban legend has disturbing real-life parallels, including the case of 14-year-old Karen Slattery. The major difference between truth and fiction? Who dies. Keep up with us on Instagram @serialkillerspodcast! Have a story to share? Email us at serialkillerstories@spotify.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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"The Kensington Strangler" Antonio Rodriguez

"The Kensington Strangler" Antonio Rodriguez

In 2010 a serial killer terrorized an area of Philadelphia known as the Badlands. Police swabbed hundreds of men for DNA before a CODIS backlog revealed they’d had what they needed all along. Learn mo...

21 Feb 202243min

"The Caltrans Construction Killer" Mack Ray Edwards

"The Caltrans Construction Killer" Mack Ray Edwards

Mack Ray Edwards was proud of his career as a heavy machine operator. It made him important on construction sites. But the very same machine he used to build a series of freeways in Los Angeles would ...

17 Feb 202242min

The Hillside Strangler’s Copycat Girlfriend

The Hillside Strangler’s Copycat Girlfriend

When Veronica Compton met Kenneth Bianchi, she was working on a play about serial killers. She interviewed the “Hillside Strangler” as part of her process. But then he charmed his way from research su...

14 Feb 202241min

Speed Freak Killers Pt. 2

Speed Freak Killers Pt. 2

Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog went from hunting animals to preying on humans. Even as they grew older and settled down, they continued their spree. When they finally faced justice years later, t...

10 Feb 202241min

Speed Freak Killers Pt. 1

Speed Freak Killers Pt. 1

Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog grew up in the California countryside, hunting for deer and elk. In high school, they turned to methamphetamine to recreate the thrill they once got from hunting. B...

7 Feb 202240min

"The Werewolf" Mikhail Popkov

"The Werewolf" Mikhail Popkov

At a young age, Mikhail Popkov developed a deeply misogynistic view of the world. As an adult, he used his power as a police officer to act on these feelings, murdering women he deemed to be morally d...

3 Feb 202241min

"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 3

"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 3

Police had taken Roger Kibbe into custody numerous times but never had enough evidence to arrest him. Each time he was let go, he went on to claim more victims. But a discovery by a forensics investig...

31 Jan 202241min

"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 2

"The I-5 Strangler" Roger Reece Kibbe Pt. 2

After killing his first victim, Roger Kibbe decided to keep a low profile. But years later, his urge to kill returned. By mid-July of 1986, he had killed four young women — three of them in the past t...

27 Jan 202240min

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