Angel of Death: Serial Killer Nurse Kristen Gilbert
Nurses often take what they call the Florence Nightingale Pledge at graduation. It goes, in part, like this: “I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life ...
7 Apr 202348min
Matchstick Man: The Murders of Carla and Alan Rutherford
In his novel “1984,” George Orwell wrote, “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” The man at the center of this week’s case didn’t manage that—his secrets and troubles gna...
31 Mars 202349min
The Boy Is Mine: The Murder of Jenna Nannetti
There’s a lot about high-school life that is retrospectively ridiculous. Miss, nobody noticed that microscopic zit on the side of your nose. Sir, that’s not a mustache yet and you should stop trying t...
24 Mars 202345min
Supreme Jackass: The Crimes of Elliot Rodger, Part 2
When we left you at the end of Part 1, angry man-child Elliot Rodger had dropped out of college to avoid contact with all the unattainable blondes on campus, and his plan to win the Mega Millions jack...
17 Mars 202353min
Supreme Jackass: The Crimes of Elliot Rodger, Part 1
On May 23rd, 2014, the city of Isla Vista California was shocked by a vicious murder spree—six people dead, more than a dozen others injured. The killer was a 22 year old man named Elliot Rodger, whos...
10 Mars 202354min
Satisfaction: The Murder of Cory Voss
The Rolling Stones released “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” in 1965, when I’m pretty sure Mick Jagger could get all the satisfaction he wanted, but that’s neither here nor there. The song has been strik...
3 Mars 202342min
Devastator: The Crimes of Christopher Hightower, Part 2
When we left you at the end of part 1, con man Christopher Hightower was coming unglued. His wife was threatening to leave him. His landlords were threatening to kick him out of his office. Creditors ...
24 Feb 202352min
Devastator: The Crimes of Christopher Hightower, Part I
In the late summer of 1991, the tranquil little town of Barrington, Rhode Island was stunned by the disappearance of an entire family: Ernie and Alice Brendel and their 8 year old daughter Emily. As t...
17 Feb 202341min
