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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“Joel the Ripper” Pt. 2 - Joel Rifkin
Just before he strangled a victim, Joel Rifkin could hear laughter ringing in his ears.
45 min
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“Joel the Ripper” - Joel Rifkin
When relentless high school bullies started dunking Joel’s head in urine-filled toilets, and throwing eggs at him after class, he needed a way to regain control.
42 min
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“The Pig Farmer” Pt. 2 - Robert "Willie" Pickton
In the early 90s, vulnerable women around Vancouver were disappearing at an alarming rate, but the authorities had yet to recognize the crisis, or even admit that there was a likely killer on the loose.
57 min
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“The Pig Farmer” - Robert "Willie" Pickton
This Canadian grew up on a pig farm in the 1970s, so slaughtering livestock became second nature.
51 min
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“Candy Man” Pt. 2 - Dean Arnold Corll
After his candy store closed in 1968, Dean Corll needed a new way to bring in young victims from the greater Houston area.
47 min
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“Candy Man” - Dean Arnold Corll
In 1962 he took over the family candy shop outside of Houston and was only too happy to give away treats to the children who would come 'round after school.
45 min
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“The Ypsilanti Ripper” Pt. 2 - John Norman Coll...
After successfully murdering four women in Eastern Michigan without a whiff of suspicion in 1969, John Norman Collins began to believe he would never be caught.
41 min
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“The Ypsilanti Ripper” - John Norman Collins
By 1967, he seemed to be a well-adjusted college student in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
43 min
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“Terminator” Pt. 2 - Anatoly Onoprienko
By 1996, he settled down in a small village in Ukraine with his girlfriend, and was a loving father-in-law to her children.
39 min
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“Terminator” - Anatoly Onoprienko
He wanted to be remembered. He had spent a life cast aside and forgotten by his parents, siblings and peers.
41 min
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“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” Pt. 2 - The Clev...
Eliot Ness went to the grave in 1957 without ever convicting the Cleveland Torso Murderer.
44 min
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“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” - The Cleveland ...
When a torso washed up on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in 1937, the police initially assumed a crime of passion.
40 min
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“The Bone Collector” - The West Mesa Murders
In early 2009, when Christine Ross set out on her morning walk in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the last thing she expected was to stumble across human remains.
49 min
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"Ogress of Reading" Pt. 2 - Amelia Dyer
In the mid-1880s, Dyer was enjoying it so much, she left her home, her family, and even faked her own death to continue killing England's unwanted infants.
41 min
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"Ogress of Reading" - Amelia Dyer
Cunning, smart, ruthless, Amelia Dyer began a baby-farming business in 19th century England.
41 min
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“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” Pt. 2 - G...
Sanford had lived with him in Wineville, California from 1928-1929, only to now have to stay quiet about his uncle holding two young boys captive in his chicken coop.
39 min
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“The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” - Gordon ...
This Serial Killers and Hostage crossover covers Gordon Stewart Northcott, who held his nephew captive and forced him to participate in the murder of at least three boys.
42 min
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"The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 2 - Robert Lee ...
In 1996, he was honorably discharged from active duty in the U.S. Army.
38 min
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"The Spokane Serial Killer" - Robert Lee Yates ...
He lived a seemingly normal life.
40 min
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“The Butcher of Hanover” Pt. 2 - Fritz Haarmann
Sent to his first mental institution at the age of 17, Fritz Haarmann had a troubled childhood full of trauma.
41 min
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“The Butcher of Hanover” - Fritz Haarmann
He didn't just love to kill his victims; Fritz Haarmann liked to bite into their Adam's apples and tear out their throats.
43 min
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“Lady Rotten” Pt. 2 - Mary Ann Cotton
After suffering multiple miscarriages, she begins to see her children less as a blessing and more of a burden.
45 min
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“Lady Rotten” - Mary Ann Cotton
This 19th century killer became known as Britain's Black Widow Killer, and the first female serial killer in England.
39 min
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“Phoenix Serial Shooters” Pt. 2 - Dale Hausner ...
The pair lived for the chaos, creating a game out of murdering innocent bystanders.
49 min
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“Phoenix Serial Shooters” - Dale Hausner and Sa...
In an instant, Dale Hauser's family was gone. He was left broken, isolated, and enraged. In 2005, his anger would boil over.
42 min