True Urban Legends: The Babysitter & The Man Upstairs, with Annie Elise

True Urban Legends: The Babysitter & The Man Upstairs, with Annie Elise

If you’ve babysat, you’ve heard this tale: While her charges sleep, a babysitter receives harassing phone calls telling her to “check the children”. But this urban legend has disturbing real-life parallels, including the case of 14-year-old Karen Slattery. The major difference between truth and fiction? Who dies. Keep up with us on Instagram @serialkillerspodcast! Have a story to share? Email us at serialkillerstories@spotify.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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“The Monster of Florence” Pt. 2

“The Monster of Florence” Pt. 2

By 1985, the Monster of Florence had claimed 16 lives. Unfortunately, authorities were no closer to catching the killer than when they'd started their investigation, and the trail was getting colder e...

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“The Monster of Florence” Pt. 1

“The Monster of Florence” Pt. 1

One of Italy’s most notorious serial killers has never (definitively) been identified. The mysterious Monster of Florence murdered couples in their cars, beginning in 1974. The crimes were so horrific...

1 Feb 202146min

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“The Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance Pt. 2

By 1984, Nance had revamped his reputation and settled into a comfortable routine in his hometown. But as he grew fixated on his boss, his nice-guy exterior evaporated, revealing a cold and calculatin...

28 Jan 202143min

“The Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance Pt. 1

“The Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance Pt. 1

As a teenager, Wayne Nance developed an interest in Satanism that may have led to his first murder. He became obsessed with the idea of making a human sacrifice — and in the spring of 1974, he boasted...

25 Jan 202145min

"The Boozing Barber" Gilbert Paul Jordan Pt. 2

"The Boozing Barber" Gilbert Paul Jordan Pt. 2

His victims’ deaths were often ruled “unnatural and accidental,” leaving Gilbert Paul Jordan free to perfect his M.O. — forcing Indigenous women in Vancouver to drink themselves to death. Unable to ke...

21 Jan 202143min

"The Boozing Barber" Gilbert Paul Jordan Pt. 1

"The Boozing Barber" Gilbert Paul Jordan Pt. 1

An alcoholic from his teenage years onward, Gilbert Paul Jordan spent his young adulthood in 1950s Vancouver tallying up arrests for theft, assault, and drug possession. Then he discovered a crime he ...

18 Jan 202142min

"The Railroad Killer" Ángel Maturino Reséndiz Pt. 2

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By the 1990s, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was a seasoned murderer using America’s extensive railroad system to strike new victims, then flee. But eventually, authorities caught onto the pattern in his mur...

14 Jan 202145min

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After years of incarceration, rejection, and failure, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz's most violent impulses began to surface. Between 1986 and 1999, he traveled the U.S. by freight train, murdering “sinners...

11 Jan 202143min

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