Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldorf

Faith Hedgepeth, a nineteen-year-old University of North Carolina student, was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to death in her Durham apartment in September 2012. Despite extensive DNA evidence, the case remained unsolved for nine years until genealogy testing identified Miguel ...  Show more

Thomas Randolph married six times, with four wives dying suspiciously whilst he collected hefty life insurance payouts. When his sixth wife Sharon was shot dead in 2008, he killed the alleged intruder, his own handyman. Detectives uncovered disturbing patterns spanning decades, e ...  Show more

Heart Starts Pounding is a Signal Awards Finalist! Go to ⁠⁠ https://vote.signalaward.com/⁠⁠ by October 9th to cast your vote for the Listener's Choice Award. In 1929, bodies were turning up all over Dusseldorf, Germany with one horrifying thing in common. It looked like someone ha ...  Show more

It's Heavy Hitter time once again with one of the most monstrous killers we'll ever cover: Peter Kürten, aka the Vampire of Dusseldorf. Join us as we discuss the early life and career of one of the early twentieth century's most brutal serial killers, including his dogcatcher- ...

Throughout his shocking rampage that left dozens of people injured or dead, the newly dubbed “Vampire of Düsseldorf” Peter Kürten grew more and more confident — even writing into a local paper with the location of a victim’s body. But his confidence would be his undoing. Learn mo ...  Show more