Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
Welcome to your weekly journey into the darkest corners of human nature. Join Harvey Guillén every Monday as he explores crimes that seized the public’s attention, from jaw-dropping heists and devastating cons to serial murders and deadly rivalries. Each episode unfolds a single case, examining not just the events themselves, but what continues to linger beneath the surface.
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"Mall Santa" Bruce McArthur Pt. 2
By the beginning of 2011, Bruce McArthur had killed and dismembered two men, hiding their bodies in enormous planters at a client's house.
38 min
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"Mall Santa" Bruce McArthur Pt. 1
For most of his life, Bruce McArthur led an unremarkable existence. But in the 1990s, he split from his wife and moved to Toronto's gay village — free to be his true self.
36 min
353
“The Narcosatanist” Adolfo Constanzo Pt. 2
After amassing wealth and influence as a spiritual advisor in the 1980s, Adolfo Constanzo set his sights on the lucrative drug trade in Matamoros.
55 min
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“The Narcosatanist” Adolfo Constanzo Pt. 1
Schooled in the darkest corners of his family’s Afro-Carribean religion, Adolfo Constanzo decided to make his fortune using magic granted through animal sacrifices.
48 min
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“The Anatomy Murderers” Burke and Hare Pt. 2
By 1828, Burke and Hare’s scheme of murdering people and selling their bodies was making them rich. But eventually, one curious woman crashed their entire operation.
43 min
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“The Anatomy Murderers” Burke and Hare Pt. 1
When a tenant at their boarding house died in 1827, William Burke and William Hare found a way to make some extra money: selling bodies to a medical school.
40 min
357
“The Tweed Creeper” David Russell Williams Pt. 2
Having moved from break-ins to aggressive sexual assault, David Russell Williams carefully planned his first horrific murder in late 2009. It was not his last.
35 min
358
“The Tweed Creeper” David Russell Williams Pt. 1
As an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, David Russell Williams had a spotless record for decades before beginning a breaking-and-entering spree in 2007.
35 min
359
“The Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez Pt. 2
After his first murder in San Francisco, Richard Ramirez headed back to Los Angeles to begin a killing spree that had the whole city terrified.
47 min
360
“The Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez Pt. 1
A troubled relationship with his father, his religion, and the demonic visions he saw during seizures dominated Richard Ramirez’s childhood in the 1960s.
44 min
361
“South Side Strangler” Timothy Wilson Spencer P...
Organized and meticulous, Timothy Wilson Spencer evaded suspicion until a detective began connecting the dots between Arlington’s “Masked Rapist” and Richmond’s “South Side Strangler.”
37 min
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“South Side Strangler” Timothy Wilson Spencer P...
Growing up in Arlington, Virginia in the 1960s, Timothy Wilson Spencer displayed an alarming interest in torturing animals and burglarizing homes.
37 min
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“The Vampire in the Window” Florencio Fernández
Born in 1935, Florencio Fernández grew up in a region of Argentina nicknamed the “fortress of folklore.”
37 min
364
“Son of Sal” Salvatore Perrone
Salvator Perrone’s early life in the 1950s is a murky mystery, but by the time he was in his 60s, the failed fashion entrepreneur had a grudge against the world — and he was ready to exact his revenge.
38 min
365
“The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski Pt. 2
By the 1980s, Ted Kaczynski had set off several bombs, causing only minor injuries — but for him, it wasn’t enough.
42 min
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“The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski Pt. 1
Spotting his genius at a young age, Ted Kaczynski’s parents pushed their son to academic excellence — but Ted never found a true home in the hallowed halls of academia.
40 min
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“The Madman of Marshall Street” Gary M. Heidnik...
By Thanksgiving 1986, Gary Heidnik had captured a woman and locked her in his basement, where he intended on making her carry his children.
37 min
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“The Madman of Marshall Street” Gary M. Heidnik...
Estranged from his family, Gary Heidnik’s behavior grew more and more troubling as he grew older.
36 min
369
“The Lipstick Killer” William George Heirens Pt. 2
When a six-year-old girl was brutally murdered in Chicago in 1945, the public and the press demanded answers.
41 min
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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
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“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
373
“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
374
“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
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“The Snowtown Murders” Pt. 2
In November 1997, John Bunting claimed his sixth victim, and successfully passed it off as a suicide
47 min