Gilles de Rais: The World’s First Serial Killer or a Wrongly Convicted Martyr?

Kristin Denise Smart was an American woman who is presumed to have been abducted, raped, and murdered at the end of her freshman year on the campus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). On May 25, 1996, Smart attended a fellow Cal Poly University student’s off-campus party. At approximately 2 a.m., she was found passed out on a neighbor's lawn, and two students began to help her walk to her dorm room. A third student named Paul Flores joined the group, and due to the proximity of his dorm to Smart's, Flores told the other two students he would get Kristin home safely. Smart was never seen again, and searches conducted since her disappearance have yielded no trace of her. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Aug 202242min

Richard Leonard Kuklinski, also known as The Iceman, was an American criminal and convicted murderer. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Aug 202231min

Linda Laura Hazzard, also known as the "Starvation Doctor" was an American swindler and convicted serial killer noted for her promotion of long term fasting and unethical practices. In 1911, Hazzard was found guilty of manslaughter in the state of Washington. She was sentenced to up to 20 years of hard labor for killing at least 15 people for financial gain. She was released on parole after serving only two years. Later, for unknown reasons, she received a full pardon from Governor Ernest Lister in 1916. Hazzard died at age 70 after subjecting herself to her own treatment methods. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Aug 202228min

David Parker Ray also known as the Toy-Box Killer, was an American kidnapper, rapist, torturer, and suspected serial killer. His criminal history started back in 1957 spanning all the way to 1999. Though no bodies were found, Ray was accused of killing several women, and was suspected by the police to have murdered at least sixty women from Arizona and New Mexico while living in Elephant Butte, approximately seven miles north of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Aug 202226min

Michael Malloy, AKA Mike the Durable or Iron Mike, was a homeless Irishman who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. He was a former firefighter who survived multiple murder attempts on his life by five different acquaintances. On multiple occasions he attempted to commit life insurance fraud via homicide. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Aug 202221min

The Bender family, AKA The Bloody Benders, were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas from May 1871 to December 1872. The family consisted of John Bender, Elvira (John's wife), their son, John Jr., and their daughter, Kate. Based on estimates, the Bender family killed at least a dozen travelers before their crimes were ever discovered. The fate of the family remains unknown to this day. Theories range from a lynching of the family to a successful escape. A lot of folklore and legend surrounds the Bender family, making it very difficult to separate fact from fiction. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Aug 202220min

The full story of the real 'Hannibal Lecter'. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Aug 202219min

The Turpin case is by far one of the most disturbing cases in U.S. history. David and Louise Turpin managed to keep their 13 kids locked away in cages inside their home for almost 30 years without anyone finding out. The Turpin kids were afraid to say anything to anyone when out in public with their parents out of fear of being brutally punished. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Aug 202237min