“The S-Bahn Murderer of Berlin” Paul Ogorzow ...

In the craggy peaks of Greece, a modern outlaw proves that you can rob a bank, kidnap a billionaire, and still be the most beloved man in the mountains. This is the story of Vassilis Paleokostas: the 'Robin Hood' who treats his hostages like guests and uses a helicopter as his pr ...  Show more

Kidnapped on his 38th birthday by criminals who think every federal prosecutor is secretly wealthy, a calm-under-pressure lawyer survives a chaotic 25-hour ordeal—part hostage crisis, part absurd comedy—by befriending his captors. Sources for this episode include: The Birthday Pa ...  Show more

"In the midst of WII, Berlin wasn't a safe place to be. But it wasn't just the bombs that threatened the lives of the women of Berlin. A new killer was haunting the city's blacked-out trains, luring them in with a smile and a kind word. It would take a dedicated detective to catc ...  Show more

In this chilling episode, I tell you about the "Railroad Killer," a man who terrorized small towns along the U.S. railroads in the late 1990s. We follow the stories of Chris Maier and Holly Dunn, two university students who crossed paths with this brutal attacker, as well as the ...  Show more

The case takes a dramatic turn with the discovery of a severed head positively identified as Adam's. This is no longer a kidnapping, it's murder. We explore the twisted relationship between Ottis Toole and fellow serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. The sighting of a blue van brings an ...  Show more

One of the most notoriously uncatchable serial killers in the history of Central Europe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices