Ed Gein Pt. 1
We explore the twisted mind of Ed Gein, whose gruesome killings inspired horror movies Pyscho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Gein was known for years as the local handyman in Plainfield, until it was uncovered in 1957 that he killed two women and robbed the graves of multiple other women. Stay up to date with changes coming to the feed on @serialkillerspodcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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“Ghostface” from Scream

“Ghostface” from Scream

In 1996, a new horror movie with an innovative twist would reinvigorate the slasher genre. But behind the fictional Ghostface was an inspiration steeped in reality. A man in a makeshift mask who stalk...

24 Okt 202248min

30 Year Retrospective: “The Red Ripper” Andrei Chikatilo Pt. 2

30 Year Retrospective: “The Red Ripper” Andrei Chikatilo Pt. 2

Andrei’s murders don’t go unnoticed. A pattern emerges: young victims, bodies mutilated, left in isolated patches of wilderness. But even with police on high alert, the serial killer eludes capture un...

20 Okt 202240min

30 Year Retrospective: “The Red Ripper” Andrei Chikatilo Pt. 1

30 Year Retrospective: “The Red Ripper” Andrei Chikatilo Pt. 1

In the USSR, an engineer hid a secret he was deeply ashamed of — his inability to have sex with women he dated. His frustration made him withdraw from others, until he developed a proclivity for sexua...

17 Okt 202241min

"The Southland Strangler" John Floyd Thomas Jr.

"The Southland Strangler" John Floyd Thomas Jr.

In the late 1950s, a Los Angeles native started a crime spree that would stretch into the ‘80s. John Floyd Thomas Jr. spent those decades terrorizing his hometown, targeting women aged 50 and older wh...

13 Okt 202237min

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 3

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 3

By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. A theory emerged: What if the Mad Poisoner was actually the Unabomber? Ted Kaczynski had proven he was a revenge-seeking terrorist, and he had con...

10 Okt 202240min

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 2

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 2

If Roger Arnold wasn’t behind the murders, who was? Police turn their focus to a new suspect: a disgruntled accountant named James Lewis. But the more police dig into Lewis’s life, the more questions ...

6 Okt 202238min

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 1

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 1

Forty years ago, cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules led to the deaths of seven people all around the Chicago area. America was gripped by paranoia and fear. Why was this happening? Who would be next? Poli...

3 Okt 202239min

“The Killer Cop” Gerard John Schaefer Pt. 2

“The Killer Cop” Gerard John Schaefer Pt. 2

In 1972, Schaefer was the newly appointed Deputy Sheriff of Martin County. He used his badge to gain trust and wield authority over teenage girls — particularly hitchhikers, whose sudden disappearance...

29 Sep 202240min

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