S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

Every parent has worried about their children hauling home tainted candy on Halloween, but not everyone knows where that fear originated. On Halloween in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O’Bryan was granted one pick from his basket before bed — and soon after downing the contents of his Pixy Stix, he went limp in his father’s arms. The investigation threw parents into a panic, prompting tons of candy to be taken to sheriff’s offices for inspection. As horrifying as the case appeared to be at first, what police uncovered was far more sinister than anyone had imagined.

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S1 Ep15: The Landmark Case of the Scottsboro Boys

S1 Ep15: The Landmark Case of the Scottsboro Boys

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S1 Ep14: The Million-Dollar Kidnapping of Ginny Piper

S1 Ep14: The Million-Dollar Kidnapping of Ginny Piper

When wealthy Ginny Piper was kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight inside of her secluded Minnesota home, it put the nation on edge and sent her husband on a macabre scavenger hunt to save Ginny’s l...

1 Feb 202141min

S1 Ep13: Edward Rulloff: The Genius Psychopath

S1 Ep13: Edward Rulloff: The Genius Psychopath

Edward Rulloff was a genius, speaking seven languages by the time he graduated high school -- no easy feat for someone from a poor farming family. But Rulloff was also arrogant, hot-headed and prone t...

25 Jan 202137min

S1 Ep12: The Tylenol Murders: Over-the-Counter Killers

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When 52-year-old Bruce Nickell suddenly dropped dead in Washington state, investigators at first thought he'd died of a heart attack. But then a second person collapsed, and police realized that the t...

18 Jan 202138min

S1 Ep11: Sex, Lies, and Murder: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Thaw

S1 Ep11: Sex, Lies, and Murder: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Thaw

It was one of the most salacious stories the country had ever heard: A famous architect had been gunned down in front of an audience of hundreds by a man who said he was defending his wife's honor. It...

11 Jan 202147min

S1 Ep10: The Torture Chamber of Delphine LaLaurie

S1 Ep10: The Torture Chamber of Delphine LaLaurie

A fire broke out in a stately New Orleans mansion in 1834, leading neighbors to rush to the homeowners' aid. What they discovered inside, however, made them realize that the charming and cultured woma...

4 Jan 202139min

S1 Ep9: Charley Ross: America's First Kidnapping for Ransom

S1 Ep9: Charley Ross: America's First Kidnapping for Ransom

After 4-year-old Charley Ross vanished in a carriage with two men who'd offered him candy and fireworks, police at first told his father to wait it out. Surely the men had no bad intentions. Then came...

21 Dec 202040min

S1 Ep8: Kitty Genovese: A Murder with 38 Witnesses

S1 Ep8: Kitty Genovese: A Murder with 38 Witnesses

As a 28-year-old woman screamed for help on an otherwise quiet New York City street, neighbors roused from sleep ... and then largely did nothing. The 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese would soon represen...

14 Dec 202037min

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