197 - Serial Killer: Joachim Kroll

He was Australia’s most infamous bushranger - a working-class rebel to some, a violent murderer to others. This week on Timesuck, we dive into the brutal, myth-soaked life of Ned Kelly, his war with the police, and the armored showdown that sealed his place in history.Merch and m ...  Show more

In this Short Suck, we dive into the Haitian Revolution - the only truly successful large-scale slave revolt in human history - where the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue rose up, burned France's “cash machine” to the ground, and then fought France, Spain, and Britain for more t ...  Show more

Darrell Keith Rich, known as “The Hilltop Rapist,” was born on February 14, 1955. Although he was born on Valentine’s Day, this would be no indication of who Rich would become as an adult. This cold-blooded Serial Killer got his name by the manner in which he captured most of his ...  Show more

What if we told you music could kill you? Just knowing that this is a possibility, would you still be tempted to listen to that song? This is the lore and real history of the Gloomy Sunday song curse.  TW: Suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, you can fin ...  Show more

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This week, we check out what was the peaceful, affluent town of Raynham, Massachusetts, until a day in 1978 that changed everything. A monster of a human being becomes the stuff of nightmares with this brutal killing. Along the way, we learn about how ugly cars were in the '70 ...