FROM THE VAULT - Episode 291 - The Silk Road: Drugs, Data & The Dread Pirate Roberts

This week it's cults and the girls follow the Pied Piper of Death to Matamoros Mexico to explore the ‘the cult with no name’(sometimes dubbed by the press as ‘The Narcosatanistas’ or ‘The Believers’). This cult was led by Palo Mayombe priest, ‘El Padrino’ and consisted of a dedicated group of disciples who believed that rites of human sacrifice made them untouchable - but this very belief is what finally led police to uncover the truth about what lay out at Ranch Santa Elena...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Jan 20181h 3min

This week the girls head into the infamous torture cellar at 25 Cromwell St. to uncover the horrifying truth about the Wests’ years of depravity. As body after body was found, a haunted Fred confessed to it all - but Rose stayed silent. Today hear the incredible survivor testimony that broke a nation’s heart and finally labelled Rosemary West as one of the most evil female serial killers in history.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Jan 20181h

Incest, rape, murder and torture dungeons; in a harrowing part 1 the girls take on one of Britain's most notorious serial killer couples - Fred and Rose West. Over a span of 25 years this pair of sexual sadists carried out unspeakable evil in their cellar at the now infamous 25 Cromwell St, and when the truth was finally revealed it shocked the world.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Jan 201842min

Things aren't always what they seem... To the world Dee Dee Blancharde was the perfect mum. She dedicated her life as a single mother to taking care of her incredibly ill and disabled child. But one night Dee Dee was brutally murdered, and what was revealed shocked the world. It turned out that her daughter Gypsy had never been sick at all.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Dec 20171h 16min

Join the girls today as they delve into the murky world of London’s most recent serial killer, the Grindr Killer - Stephen Port. They’ll pull apart this bizarre case of GHB poisoning, catfishing galore, the world’s most fake suicide note and utterly sh*t body disposal, to ask the very serious question of how Port’s crimes were missed   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Dec 201746min

On a remote mountain road, high in the Alps, a French cyclist and a British Iraqi family face an ambush blitz attack. Within a minute four people are dead. But who was the real target of this execution? What was the true motive in this senseless slaughter? What secrets lay beneath the seemingly ordinary facades of those killed? Join the girls today as they delve into this bizarre mystery - crisscrossing between international espionage and dark family secrets.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Dec 201754min

20 year old Colleen Stan was abducted in 1977, she wouldn't be free for 7 years and what happened to her in between is unimaginable. If you needed another reason to stop hitchhiking, this is it.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

7 Dec 20171h

Abandoned at age five, Lisa never knew where she came from. It was her quest to uncover her birth parents via sites like ancestry.com that unraveled a chilling quadruple homicide that had been left unsolved for 32 years. Be careful who you send your DNA to.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

30 Nov 201747min