The Man Who Pushed a Town Too Far | The Story of Ken McElroy

Beneath the ordinary hum of a suburban Cape Town post office, a young woman’s life was stolen in a calculated act of monstrous violence that would ignite a nationwide reckoning. This is the haunting story of Uyinene Mrwetyana—and the uprising that followed when her death shattered the illusion of safety for South African women everywhere. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. * * * 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

25 Apr 55min

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 Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. * * * 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 39min

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 Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. * * * 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 47min

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 Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. * * * 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 52min

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. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. June's Journey: Download June’s Journey for free on iOS and Android today! * * * 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 43min

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 Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. June's Journey: Download June’s Journey for free on iOS and Android today! * * * 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 50min

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 Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. June's Journey: Download June’s Journey for free on iOS and Android today! * * * 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 45min

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 Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns Early: Head to acornsearly.com/crimehub or download the Acorns Early app to get started. Sign up now and your first month is on us! Acorns: Head to acorns.com/crimehub or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! SelectQuote: Go to SelectQuote.com/crimehub today to find the right life insurance for you. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. AquaTru: Get 20% off any AquaTru water purifier by going to AquaTru.com and using promo code CRIMEHUB at checkout. June's Journey: Download June’s Journey for free on iOS and Android today! * * * 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 37min