Storming The Fortress | The Story of Brazil’s Most Brazen Bank Heist

In 1974, 19-year-old newlywed Arlis Perry was found brutally murdered in Stanford Memorial Church—ritually posed with candles, sexually violated, and pierced with an ice pick—sparking wild theories of satanic cults, the Son of Sam, and a coast-to-coast conspiracy. But after 44 years of mystery and misdirection, DNA evidence revealed the killer wasn’t a satanist or serial predator from afar, but the church's own security guard—Stephen Crawford—who had locked her inside and kept his secret until the day he took his own life. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Apr 38min

A deranged killer stalked the streets of Sacramento in 1978, drinking blood, devouring organs, and leaving corpses torn open like crime scene autopsies—his name was Richard Chase, and he would become known as the Vampire of Sacramento. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Apr 44min

A teenage girl’s late-night walk home turns into a nightmare when she crosses paths with Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka—Canada’s notorious “Ken and Barbie Killers”—in a horrifying true crime saga of rape, torture, and murder that shocked the nation. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Apr 50min

Rodney Alcala was a charming photographer and game show contestant—while secretly living as a sadistic serial killer. Known as the “Dating Game Killer,” he left behind a trail of victims, haunting photographs, and unanswered questions. Authorities fear the true death toll could be far higher than anyone imagined. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Mars 42min

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders were a series of brutal attacks in 1946, where an unidentified assailant, dubbed the “Phantom Killer,” stalked and murdered young couples in secluded areas around Texarkana, Texas, and Arkansas. The killer, known for wearing a white sack mask, claimed five lives and seriously injured three others, instilling terror throughout the region and sparking one of the largest manhunts in the area’s history. Despite numerous suspects and investigations, the case remains unsolved, inspiring books, films, and a lasting urban legend of a faceless killer who vanished without a trace. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Mars 47min

Jeffrey Lundgren, a self-proclaimed prophet and former RLDS preacher, led a cult in Kirtland, Ohio, where he manipulated his followers through religious extremism and violence. In April 1989, he orchestrated the brutal murders of Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their three daughters, believing their deaths were a necessary sacrifice for divine favor. After fleeing to West Virginia and later California, Lundgren was eventually captured, convicted, and executed in 2006, while several of his followers received lengthy prison sentences. Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mars 44min

In the summer of 1985, eleven-year-old Jesse Morgan stumbled upon a 55-gallon barrel in Bear Brook State Park while playing hide-and-seek, unaware that it contained the remains of a woman and child. This grim discovery would unravel a decades-long mystery involving four victims and a serial killer known as “The Chameleon,” who lived under multiple aliases to evade capture. Through breakthroughs in DNA technology and the determination of internet sleuths, police finally connected the dots, revealing a chilling tale of deception, murder, and lost identities. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Mars 35min

Between 1990 and 2002, ambulance workers in Łódź, Poland, conspired with local funeral homes in a gruesome scheme known as the "Skin Hunters" scandal, selling dead bodies for profit. When natural deaths were insufficient, paramedics and doctors began killing patients, often using the muscle relaxant Pavulon, which induced a torturous, silent death by suffocation. Although some perpetrators were convicted, authorities fear that hundreds more victims remain unidentified, and the full extent of the conspiracy is still shrouded in mystery. Tune in to Crime After Dark here:  Spotify Apple Podcasts Author: Mike Colucci * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Feb 38min