Deathbed Confessions
Imagine living with a secret so big, if anyone were to find out, it would change everything. From illicit affairs and fake identities to heists and murder — do you think you could take a secret like that to the grave? Every week, discover the most explosive things people have admitted to moments before the end. Deathbed Confessions is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Australian Gangster: Mark “Chopper” Read Pt. 2
After decades in prison, Mark Read vows to go straight. He swaps bullets for words, becoming an author, a musician, even having his life story hit the silver screen. But old habits die hard.
36 min
77
Australian Gangster: Mark “Chopper” Read Pt. 1
Mark “Chopper” Read was one of the most feared criminals in Australia in his day. A man who shocked even fellow criminals with his brutality. He preyed on anyone who earned a dishonest living, serving time in one of the country’s toughest prisons for everything from assault to arson.
32 min
78
Sins of the Father: Alexander Gartshore
In the sleepy town of Coatbridge, Scotland a little girl named Moira Anderson disappears during a snowstorm. Police hunt for her abductor, but no culprit is ever found.
43 min
79
The Liverpool Librarian: Harvey Richardson
Any murder is difficult for a family to come to terms with, let alone a cold case that drags on for decades. Lorraine Jacob was only nineteen when she was found dead in a Liverpool alley back in 1970.
32 min
80
Roswell Revealed: Walter Haut Pt. 2
For years, an army of conspiracy theorists probed and prodded the army’s official explanation for the debris they found outside Roswell. It’s hard to prove anything when you’re up against a machine as big as the U.S. military.
39 min
81
Roswell Revealed: Walter Haut Pt. 1
After something crashed to Earth on a remote cattle ranch in Roswell, the Army declared they’d recovered debris from a downed flying saucer — only to u-turn 24 hours later.
29 min
82
Hunted in the Outback: Ivan Milat Pt. 2
In 1993, the remains of more missing backpackers were found in the Belanglo Forest. Despite an overwhelming amount of leads, police were unable to find the killer — until Ivan Milat’s only surviving victim, Paul Onions, came forward and positively identified him.
38 min
83
Hunted in the Outback: Ivan Milat Pt. 1
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a spate of young backpackers began going missing in the Australian outback. Their families' pleas for help fell on deaf ears until the gruesome discovery of their remains was found deep within the Belanglo Forest.
31 min
84
The Pockmarked Killer: Francois Verove
For a decade, a man known only as the Pockmarked Killer terrorized women and children in and around Paris. Despite police having witnesses, a detailed description, and even his DNA, he remained at large; a ghost.
33 min
85
Smalltown Secrets: Sharron Diane Crawford Smith
In 1967, the murders of 20-year-old Carolyn Hevener Perry and her sister-in-law, 19-year-old Constance Smootz Hevener, at an ice cream shop confounded the citizens of Staunton, Virginia, for years.
41 min
86
The Stolen Violin: Julian Altman
In 1936, a daring theft takes place at Carnegie Hall. A valuable Stradivarius violin is stolen from the dressing room of Polish virtuoso Bronislaw Huberman while he is on stage.
37 min
87
The Barber’s Basement: Vernon Seitz
A barber from Milwaukee was known by locals for taking an unusual interest in missing persons cases, especially those of children.
36 min
88
Norwegian Nightmare: Tor Hepso
In late 1970s Norway, two young women were brutally murdered. Demand for justice was swift, and despite what some saw as a prosecution case built on shaky foundations, a man spent the best years of his life paying for those crimes.
39 min
89
Guilty Knowledge: E. Howard Hunt Pt. 2
Who killed JFK? If you believe the authorities, the president’s killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone. But if so, why was Oswald himself murdered in police custody just 48 hours after his arrest?
40 min
90
Guilty Knowledge: E. Howard Hunt Pt. 1
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. According to the official version, he was killed by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. But right from the outset, conspiracy theories were rife.
38 min
91
A Monstrous Deception?: Christian Spurling
In April 1934, an amazing photograph appeared on the front page of the Daily Mail newspaper. For many, the photo proved the existence of the Loch Ness monster. Decades later, investigators track down a man almost as reclusive as Nessie herself.
39 min
92
Halloween Special: Christine Kett
In 1867, 18-year-old Christy Kett was found brutally murdered in her home. Police are shocked by the savagery of the attack, but have little real evidence to go on. The list of suspects ranges from her brother Fred to Christy’s sweetheart and a local bad boy.
37 min
93
A Nation in Crisis: John Wilkes Booth Pt. 2
After the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, the nation believed federal soldiers killed his assassin on April 26th 1865.
39 min
94
A Nation in Crisis: John Wilkes Booth Pt. 1
As the American Civil War comes to a close, the renowned stage actor John Wilkes Booth decides it's time to enter the theatre of war. He assassinates President Lincoln, plunging the country into one of its darkest moments.
41 min
95
The Irishman Who Got Hoffa: Frank Sheeran
In 1975, the notoriously corrupt union leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished without a trace. Due to his various dirty dealings, the FBI assumed it was a mob hit but could never find evidence to back it up.
38 min
96
Where’s Dad?: Geraldine Kelley
The estranged adult children of “Geri” Kelley long suspected foul play in their father’s death.
36 min
97
Confession of an Alcatraz Escapee: John Anglin
In 2013, the San Francisco Police Department received a written deathbed confession from a man claiming to be John Anglin — one of the famed fugitives from America's "most inescapable" prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
40 min
98
Death of a Rolling Stone: Frank Thorogood Pt. 2
Musician Brian Jones was a talented but deeply troubled man. We look into the events leading up to his death in 1969, in particular his difficult relationship with Frank Thorogood, the man who will one day allegedly confess to killing Jones.
41 min
99
Death of a Rolling Stone: Frank Thorogood Pt. 1
When founding Rolling Stones member Brian Jones was found dead in a swimming pool on July 3, 1969, police immediately ruled his death an accident.
29 min
100
Deathbed Survivor: Jeffrey Gafoor
In 1988, British police found the remains of a gruesomely murdered woman in a flat in Cardiff, UK.
45 min