When something terrible happens, something that is so evil, it transcends the limits of human understanding, we begin to look for an explanation. For example, when a mass murderer takes 50 innocent lives in a ruthless killing spree, we look …
Corpus delicti is a Latin term from the Western legal theory that literally means "body of the crime." This principle requires proof that a crime took place before an individual can be charged with that crime. Thus, what comes to …
Have you ever heard about the girl who was one night hearing ominous dripping coming from within her home? She was scared, but her faithful dog was keeping her company under the bed, licking her hand off and on in …
According to The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, only around 16% of all serial killers are female. In fact, they are so rare that even the man credited with coining the term "serial killer," FBI profiler Robert K. Ressler, …
As Halloween is just around the corner, it is time for jack-o-lanterns, costume planning, and stocking up on all our favorite Halloween candy. But what really sets the mood for the spooky season is turning off all the lights, cozying …
At around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, a call came in 911 dispatch in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The operator heard screaming and sounds of struggle in the background before a young boy's voice saying that somebody was attacking …
On January 17, 1998, 16-year-old Fabio Tollis and 19-year-old Chiara Marino suddenly disappeared. The couple had spent their Saturday night drinking beer and listening to heavy metal music at Midnight Pub in Milan, Italy. But, they never made it back...
The metal community was shocked to its core on December 8, 2004. That day was difficult enough for many of those in the music community as it marked the 24th anniversary of John Lennon's death. But nobody was ready for …
On the morning of January 15, 1947, Betty Bersinger was walking down the sidewalk in the neighborhood of Leimert Park, Los Angeles, with her 3-year-old daughter Anne in a Taylor-Tot stroller. The two were heading to a shoe repair shop …
In the late 1970s, the residents of New York City were terrified. Six people had been murdered and at least seven injured along the way in seemingly random attacks between the summers of 1976 and 1977. Despite being at the …
"Holy crap, we are letting her go free." Those were the words of one of the 12 jurors just after they had voted to acquit 25-year-old Casey Marie Anthony of murder charges over ten years ago. To this day, the …
When 28-year-old bar manager Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in New York in 1964, she was just one of the 636 murder victims in the city that year. No more than four paragraphs were written about her death in …
Today, we’re talking about a killer that was clearly not okay mentally. He doesn’t have electricity at every floor. Maybe because of that, he killed his pregnant girlfriend and led police on a high speed chase while dangling the baby …
I’ll be honest, this case is long, confusing, and frustrating. It has a large cast of characters, drug dealing, an abduction, a shooting, an alleged rape, and a lot of finger pointing. The bottom line is that a senseless crime …
The story of the killer today is extraordinary, because he was so ordinary. He was often described later as "normal looking" by both victims and friends. He had everything to live for... two years into a medical degree and a …
In August of 2005, University of Texas students were moving into the dorms and the apartments of the campus, excited about the beginning of a new school year. However, on the western edge of the university campus, there was one …
This is the story of Jodi Arias and what led up to her killing Travis Alexander. Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your true crime loving friends. Connect on social media to know when new episodes are released and …
Richard Allan "Ricky" Kasso Jr, also known as The Acid King, was a killer who murdered his 17-year-old friend Gary Lauwers in Northport, New York on June 19, 1984. Two other teens, Jimmy Troiano and Albert Quinones, were present at …
Blood-drinking Pazuzu Algarad didn't take showers, lived in a house that he turned into a dumpster, filed his teeth to points, beat his mom, and tattooed his face, but he still managed to attract friends and women. A couple of …
We often think of serial killers as lone monsters, outcasts of society, unable to love. But sometimes, even these sinister human beings meet their match and end up taking "Til death do us part." a little bit too seriously. Ken …
After a story of an attempted carjacking, one of Diane Downs' children was dead, and the other two clinging to life. Her account of what happened didn't add up, and investigators uncovered a whole history of her debauchery and apathy …
The episode today is weird. A grusome double murder leaves investigators on a search for the son of the victims (the most likely suspect), only to find clues that lead to theories about the possible secret like of Charles Rodgers. …
This episode is guest hosted by Natalie from Talk Murder With Me. I encourage you to subscribe to her podcast and follow Talk Murder With Me on social media. Links to all of that are below.Thanks!Joe Chuluota, Florida. January 25, …
Ashley Wallace was 19 years old when she woke up inthe hospital on September 14, 2007, after being poisoned and almost dying. Misfortune seemed to follow the young woman. When Ashley had been just 11, her father, Michael Wallace, died …