Episodes

During their four-month reign of terror across LA from October 1977 to February 1978 The Hillside Stranglers raped, tortured, and murdered over 12 women between them the ages of 12 to 28, and nobody was safe. When they were finally unmasked as...

Ingrid Lyne was excited about a date. She had been seeing a man for a month and tonight, he was taking her to watch a Seattle Mariners baseball game. But horribly for Ingrid, her date’s kind and gentle personality later melted away to reveal a...

When the remains of two backpackers were found in Australia’s Belanglo State Forest, the authorities never imagined that the trail would lead them to five more bodies and a cold-blooded murderer. In this episode we’re talking about the Backpacker...

If you don’t know who Richard Cottingham and Jennifer Weiss are, and you take a look at their pictures together, you might think you are seeing a sweet moment between a grandpa and his granddaughter. Both of them are smiling and have their arms around...

Throughout your life, you may have heard the saying “There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth” well… this case is no different. In 1969, when Senator Ted Kennedy’s car hurtled off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island and his...

On January 17th, 1994, a disgruntled ex-employee entered the Leather’s Oil Gas Station in Gresham, Oregon. When he left $9,000 richer, in his wake… a horrific scene. Three bodies waiting to be discovered. Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your...

From the outside, The Fishers were your ‘all American’ family. Church-going, involved with the community and hands-on with their kids; they seemed to have it all. But when the closed doors they shielded behind quite literally blew up and one of them...

Marvin Gaye was known for pushing the boundaries of music, redefining the “American Soul” genre with his phenomenal vocal range, social commentary, and experimental style. It’s hard to imagine what other great things he could have contributed to the...

Almost everyone, even those who are not into true crime, can provide probably a couple examples of serial killers that have never been caught. Most people have heard of Jack the Ripper. In 1888 he murdered at least five women in London's poor...

When you still live with your parents and you decide to throw a house party, the first thing you might do is check with your parents and see if it’s cool. Then maybe straighten up a little and promise to clean up afterward. But, for 17-year-old Tyler...

In 1982, trial lawyer Bill McArthur walked into his home to find the body of his beloved wife stuffed inside a closet. After surviving a car bomb only two months earlier, her luck had finally run out. The authorities immediately arrested him, not...

The story of Ryan Waller and his girlfriend Heather Quan is probably one of the strangest you will listen to, because not everything was as it first seemed. Which may be why the police interrogated Ryan for 6 hours... after he had been shot in the...

Marcel Petiot was a French doctor and serial killer who was suspected of killing around 60 people during World War II. Marcel took advantage of desperate people for his own benefit and had a complete disregard for human life. Most of his victims...

It was October 21, 2009, and nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten was excitedly asking her parents for permission to play at a neighbor’s house. Her mother said okay, not knowing that it would be the last time she would see her daughter alive. Subscribe and...

On December 7th, 1971, police were called to the List family mansion in Westfield, New Jersey. Neighbors had seen the home’s lights, which had been on day and night, slowly blinking out and no one had seen anything or anyone for almost a month....

We all know how boomers tell their grandkids how smartphones weren’t used back in the day. Or how many of them blame everything bad on kids being on their phones all the time. But what if checking notifications could save an innocent child’s life? By...

Today's case is one of those stories that sounds more like a movie than real life once you hear the details.One morning in November 2004, court clerk Peter Porco stumbled out of bed and went about his morning routine like usual. As he picked up a...

Let's think about a scenario: you have been looking for a new home, and finally, after a long search, you are closing on buying your dream house. But while you are waiting for the paperwork to go through, somebody comes and asks you: "Do you know what...

If you are familiar with the TV show 'Dexter,' you already know where we are heading with today's story. But for those unaware, the series is about a serial killer who hunts other killers while working as a blood splatter analyst for Miami Metro...

An unidentified person only known as the Phantom Killer committed several murders and assaults in Texarkana through the spring of 1946. Five people lost their lives, and three others were wounded. Almost 400 suspects were arrested throughout the...

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, a 911 operator in Rowlett, Texas, received a call from 26-year-old Darlie Routier. The hysterical mother of three reported someone had broken into their house and attacked her and her two young sons. But...

The last time we talked about the serial killer Edmund Kemper, his difficult childhood, dark fantasies and how he ended up taking the lives of his own grandparents. But after just five years in a state hospital, Ed was deemed ready to be released back...

Ed Kemper is one of those names that rings a bell with many of us, also outside the borders of the United States. After all, he is one of the most notorious serial killers, who raped corpses, mutilated dead bodies, and buried his victims' heads in his...

In 1994, a 23-year-old South Carolina mother, Susan Smith, reported to police that her two young sons had been kidnapped during a carjacking. Authorities immediately began searching for three-year-old Michael and one-year-old Alex, while the seemingly...