Wayne Nance | The Missoula Mauler - Part 1

In Belfast in 1975, sectarian violence provided cover for a different kind of terror. We begin the story of Lenny Murphy and the Shankill Butchers: the divided city that shaped them, the gang he assembled, and the murder of Francis Crossin that marked the start of their notorious ...  Show more

In the final chapter of our 10-year anniversary series, we follow HH Holmes to the end of the road: the murder of his accomplice Benjamin Pitezel in Philadelphia, and the long, deceitful journey with three of the Pitezel children who never came home. As the Pinkertons and detecti ...  Show more

As a teenager, Wayne Nance developed an interest in Satanism that may have led to his first murder. He became obsessed with the idea of making a human sacrifice — and in the spring of 1974, he boasted to a friend: “It’s been done.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc ...  Show more

September 4th: Wayne Nance Dies (1986) Not all serial killers will live to see punishment for their crimes. On September 4th 1986 a serial killer died and, though the legal system was unable to charge him for his crimes, his intended victims made sure he didn’t hurt them, or anyo ...  Show more

Wayne Nance was described as “Satans child”. He began developing his fascination with Satanism at 13 and even took hot coat hangers and branded himself with satanic symbols all over his body at age 15. But although Wayne was seen as the “weird kid”, he was highly intelligent. Eve ...  Show more