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122 episodes transcribedShe was a mother. A mogul. And a murderer. On this episode of "Killer Minds," we trace the brutal rise of Griselda Blanco, from a childhood of bloodsh...
Rodney Alcala thought he was smarter than the police, the jury, and even the justice system. In Part 2, we follow the unraveling of "The Dating Game"...
Long before he appeared on "The Dating Game," Rodney Alcala was a violent predator. "Killer Minds" examines the early life and psychological unravelin...
Mark Twitchell called it a screenplay, but the police called it a confession. In Part 2, the investigation into “The Dexter Killer” heats up, as detec...
Mark Twitchell wanted to be a filmmaker. A storyteller. A star. But when fame didn’t come fast enough, he rewrote the script. In Part 1, we uncover th...
He left no fingerprints. No witnesses. Just bodies and patterns. In Part 2, we examine the forensic trail that finally exposed Steve Wright as "The Su...
Before he earned the name “The Suffolk Strangler,” Steve Wright was just another face in the crowd. In Part 1, we trace Wright’s path from abused chil...
The FBI launched a manhunt for a serial bomber...and Roy Moody was hiding in plain sight. In Part 2, we follow the chilling fallout of his 1989 mail b...
Before he terrorized Georgia with a string of mail bombings, Roy Moody was a troubled child with a violent streak and a twisted sense of justice. In P...
Charles Sobhraj wasn’t just a serial killer, he was an international conman who used charm, fake passports, and tranquilizers to trap his victims. In...
The "Bikini Killer" Charles Sobhraj was a master of disguise and a predator in plain sight. In Part 1, we follow his rise from rebellious teen to inte...
Nathan Matthews murdered his 16-year-old stepsister Becky Watts—then helped her family search for her. In Part 2, we break down the failed cover-up, t...
When Becky Watts vanished, her family begged the public for help. But no one expected her stepbrother could be the culprit. In Part 1, we uncover the...
He was America’s youngest serial killer—and his most brutal crime was still to come. In Part 2, we follow the murder that sealed Jesse Pomeroy’s fate,...
In the 1870s, a wave of brutal attacks rocked Boston. The shocking culprit? A 12-year-old boy named Jesse Pomeroy. In Part 1, we examine the origins o...
Jodi Arias believed she could get away with murder—but her own actions became her undoing. In Part 2, we examine the relentless lies, the twisted psyc...
Most people can move on after heartbreak—but Jodi Arias wasn’t most people. On this episode, we delve deep into Jodi’s trouble childhood, complicated...
After murdering his entire family, John List vanished without a trace—beginning one of America’s most infamous manhunts. In Part 2, we follow the chil...
John List spent his life chasing the American dream, but behind closed doors, obsession, shame, and debt consumed him. In Part 1, we unpack John’s rig...
As his body count grew, Keith Jesperson left more than victims behind—he left smiley face graffiti, taunting letters, and a desperate need for attenti...
