Serial Killers
Get a rare glimpse into the minds and methods of sadistic murderers. From notorious names like Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy to lesser-known killers like “Death House Landlady” Dorothea Puente, what turns a regular person into a predator? Serial Killers is a Spotify Original. New episodes Mondays.
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“The Lipstick Killer” William George Heirens Pt...
Growing up in a family that didn’t have a lot of money, William Heirens turned to burglary to ease his economic anxiety.
38 min
327
“Earthquake Killer” Herbert Mullin Pt. 2
Herbert Mullin believed he was saving the world. After all, God had told him that murdering people would prevent catastrophic earthquakes.
34 min
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“Earthquake Killer” Herbert Mullin Pt. 1
Throughout his childhood in the 1950s and ‘60s, Herbert Mullin's life seemed decidedly idyllic. But tragedy struck when he was 18.
34 min
329
“The Kansas City Butcher” Robert Berdella Pt. 2
Having killed and dismembered his first victim, Robert Bordella was anxious to take another person captive.
35 min
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“The Kansas City Butcher” Robert Berdella Pt. 1
Inspired by a 1965 horror film called The Collector, Robert Berdella harbored dark fantasies about abuse and control.
35 min
331
“The Snowtown Murders” Pt. 2
In November 1997, John Bunting claimed his sixth victim, and successfully passed it off as a suicide
47 min
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“The Snowtown Murders” Pt. 1
Arriving in South Australia in the 1980s, John Bunting surrounded himself with people he could easily manipulate: a small group of men who hated pedophiles and gay men, and were determined to rid their community of both.
44 min
333
“The Suitcase Killer” Steven Zelich Pt. 2
After his first murder, Steven Zelich couldn't bear to let go of his victim, and kept her body close by.
36 min
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“The Suitcase Killer” Steven Zelich Pt. 1
Once a police officer who loved the authority and respect his position brought him, Steven Zelich's life took a turn in the late ‘90s when the power went to his head.
39 min
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Killer Couples Pt. 4: Ray Fernandez and Martha ...
Once a promising intelligence officer, Ray Fernandez transformed into a career conman, swindling lonely women out of their savings.
39 min
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Killer Couples Pt. 3: Gerald and Charlene Gallego
If love makes you do something evil, does that make you evil, too?
44 min
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Killer Couples Pt. 2: Alton Coleman and Debra B...
Following a whirlwind romance, Alton Coleman and Debra Brown embarked on a violent rampage that turned the summer of 1984 bloody.
43 min
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Killer Couples Pt. 1: Ray and Faye Copeland
They say that “love is a many-splendored thing.” But for Ray and Faye Copeland, it was a thing of violence.
42 min
339
“The Monster of Florence” Pt. 2
By 1985, the Monster of Florence had claimed 16 lives.
39 min
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“The Monster of Florence” Pt. 1
One of Italy’s most notorious serial killers has never (definitively) been identified.
42 min
341
“The Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance Pt. 2
By 1984, Nance had revamped his reputation and settled into a comfortable routine in his hometown.
39 min
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“The Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance Pt. 1
As a teenager, Wayne Nance developed an interest in Satanism that may have led to his first murder.
41 min
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"The Boozing Barber" Gilbert Paul Jordan Pt. 2
His victims’ deaths were often ruled “unnatural and accidental,” leaving Gilbert Paul Jordan free to perfect his M.O. — forcing Indigenous women in Vancouver to drink themselves to death.
39 min
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"The Boozing Barber" Gilbert Paul Jordan Pt. 1
An alcoholic from his teenage years onward, Gilbert Paul Jordan spent his young adulthood in 1950s Vancouver tallying up arrests for theft, assault, and drug possession.
38 min
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"The Railroad Killer" Ángel Maturino Reséndiz P...
By the 1990s, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was a seasoned murderer using America’s extensive railroad system to strike new victims, then flee.
41 min
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"The Railroad Killer" Ángel Maturino Reséndiz P...
After years of incarceration, rejection, and failure, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz's most violent impulses began to surface.
39 min
347
“The Beauty Queen Killer” Christopher Wilder Pt. 2
In 1984, Wilder went on a weeks-long killing spree across the U.S., abducting, raping and murdering as many young women as he could find.
36 min
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“The Beauty Queen Killer” Christopher Wilder Pt. 1
Posing as a modeling agent in the 1980s, Wilder lured young girls and women to secluded places where he would photograph them in explicit poses before sexually assaulting them.
40 min
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“The Butcher Baker” Robert Hansen Pt. 2
By day, Robert Hansen was a devoted husband, devout Christian, and respected member of the Anchorage community.
42 min
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“The Butcher Baker” Robert Hansen Pt. 1
Bullied from a young age, Robert Hansen’s resentment toward the people in his hometown manifested in different ways — most alarmingly, arson.
41 min