Explore the depths of history’s most notorious murders, like you've never heard before. Go beyond the crime scene as we search for the real story, and focus on the people impacted the most. Whether or not the case is solved, you'll come away with an understanding of why these stories need to be told. Join us every Tuesday as we dissect the darkest corners of true crime. Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. For more, follow us on Instagram @crimehouse.
64 episodes transcribedIn June 1968, a state trooper found Irene Izak’s body at the bottom of a steep ravine. The police immediately began a murder investigation... and one...
In 1968, Irene Izak drove from Ohio to Canada to interview for a dream job. But she never reached the border. Irene was brutally murdered before she c...
Every Thursday, dive into the dark side of finance. From cutthroat con artists to billion-dollar scams, and even murder, bestselling author and entrep...
For years, the investigation into Alexandra Wiwcharuk's murder went nowhere. But decades after her death, her friends and loved ones haver continued t...
Alexandra Wiwcharuk was a charming young nurse and beauty queen with a bright future. But in May 1962, she suddenly disappeared -- and a few weeks lat...
After Jane Stanford's death, the president of Stanford University conducted an independent investigation to find out what happened. But was he after t...
Jane Stanford and her husband Leland were one of the most powerful couples of the 19th century, and the founders of Stanford University. Along the way...
When police discovered Bernice Worden's body in Ed Gein's farmhouse, they also uncovered a collection of horrors too terrifying to comprehend. And as...
November 16th, 1957 marked the first day of Wisconsin's deer hunting season. It was also the day Bernice Worden disappeared from her hardware store. W...
After the authorities realized that H.H. Holmes had killed Benjamin Pitezel, they discovered that he was much more than a simple fraudster -- he was a...
In 1889, Benjamin Pitezel befriended a man named H.H. Holmes in Chicago. The two of them became partners in crime, and cooked up a plan to defraud a l...
Despite an exhaustive search, the authorities couldn't track down Marie Hilley after she murdered her husband and tried to kill her daughter. With Mar...
To outside observers, Frank and Marie Hilley were the ideal 1950s couple. But behind closed doors, their marriage was far from perfect. Frank did ever...
After William Desmond Taylor was found murdered in his home, both the police and press rushed to find the culprit. As wild rumors swirled around the i...
William Desmond Taylor was one of early Hollywood's biggest celebrities. But before he became a famous director, he was an enigma, full of dark secret...
As the investigators on the Tylenol Task Force zeroed in on leads, two potential suspects emerged. Both had the means, and motive, to do it. But was e...
In the fall of 1982, the Tylenol Murders had the whole city of Chicago on edge. Investigators were desperate to find the culprit. But their inability...
On September 29th, 1982, 27-year-old Adam Janus died from an apparent heart attack. Authorities quickly determined he'd actually died after taking a T...
After the Clutter family was murdered in November, 1959, everyone in Holcomb, Kansas wanted to find out who killed them -- and why. The answer turned...
On November 15th, 1959, a small town in Kansas was changed forever when a beloved local family was murdered. Their tragic deaths captured the nation's...
