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 Giggling Granny” – Nannie Doss

“The Giggling Granny” – Nannie Doss

“The Giggling Granny”, Nannie Doss’ home cooked meals were served with a side of poison. Was she suffering from Munchausen-by-Proxy, or did she just feel trapped by mid-20th century society? Greg and ...

21 Aug 201741min

"The Grim Sleeper" Pt 2. - Lonnie Franklin Jr.

"The Grim Sleeper" Pt 2. - Lonnie Franklin Jr.

Lonnie Franklin Jr. offered rides to Los Angeles women, only to kill them, photograph them, and leave their bodies to be found like trash on the street. “The Grim Sleeper” had a deep-seated need to de...

14 Aug 201735min

"The Grim Sleeper" - Lonnie Franklin Jr.

"The Grim Sleeper" - Lonnie Franklin Jr.

He targeted and killed multiple women in the 1980’s; then mysteriously disappeared. Fourteen years later, he started killing again. Why would he stop? And why, after so long, would he come back? Greg ...

7 Aug 201736min

“The Casanova Killer” Pt. 2 – Paul John Knowles

“The Casanova Killer” Pt. 2 – Paul John Knowles

A lust killer who dreamed to be known as an outlaw, Paul John Knowles sought infamy. He was so desperate to be remembered; he recorded his own confession to multiple murders while still a free man, an...

31 Jul 201749min

“The Casanova Killer” - Paul John Knowles

“The Casanova Killer” - Paul John Knowles

He had no pattern. No victim type. No consistent MO. And he killed across the country. Nicknamed the “Casanova Killer” for his good looks, Paul John Knowles confounded the police. Greg and Vanessa dig...

24 Jul 201736min

“The Werewolf of Wysteria” Pt. 2 -  Albert Fish

“The Werewolf of Wysteria” Pt. 2 - Albert Fish

“The Boogey Man”, AKA Albert Fish, attacked over 100 children, many of them unidentified. A traumatic childhood created a twisted old man, tormented by religious delusions and sick sexual fantasies. G...

17 Jul 201747min

“The Werewolf of Wysteria” -  Albert Fish

“The Werewolf of Wysteria” - Albert Fish

Albert Fish preyed on young children in the early 1900s, molesting, murdering, and even cannibalizing them. He wasn’t caught until the 1930s, when three of his most horrifying crimes came to light. Th...

10 Jul 201739min

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