
Trail of Terror: The Bloody Benders and Their House of Death: Day 11: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
Here is day 11 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. After the American Civil War, the U.S. government decided it would be delightful to shuffle the Osage Indians from Labette County, Kansas, to what...
23 Dec 202435min

Ohio's 22 Caliber Killers: The Lewingdon Brothers Day: Day 10: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
We are on day ten of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a freezing cold night in December of 1977, two women in their mid-thirties were leaving the Forker’s Café at 64 Union Street in Newark, Ohio...
22 Dec 202436min

The Sex Beast: Melvin Rees: Day 9: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
It is day 9 of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a sweltering June 26, 1957, Margaret Harold, a vibrant young woman, and her boyfriend, a U.S. Army sergeant, were enjoying a rare weekend getaway....
21 Dec 202440min

The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross: Day 8: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
It is day eight of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. At 5:45 a.m. on May 12, 2005, Michael Ross woke up and got out of bed as usual. It was a partly cloudy morning in Somers, Connecticut, and the da...
20 Dec 202436min

The Fast Food Murders: Paul Reid: Day 7: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
As we start this episode, it is day seven of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On Sunday, February 16, 1997, around 9:45 to 10:00 a.m., an employee arrived at Captain D’s restaurant on Lebanon Road ...
19 Dec 202434min

The Polaroid Killer: Volker Eckert: Day 6: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
It is day six of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas, and we are headed to Germany. After World War II, Germany was divided into four Allied occupation zones, with the Soviet Union controlling East Ger...
18 Dec 202432min

The Kansas City Vampire: Marc Sappington: Day 4: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
It is day four of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas, and we are headed to the Midwest. Every city has trouble with crime. Just watch the news for an hour, and it’s pretty evident that violence occurs...
16 Dec 202436min




















