295: The Hillside Strangler(s)

As we always used to say IT'S NEVER THE SATANIC CULT IN THE WOODS--THEY DON'T EXIST! But try telling to Michelle Smith and Dr. Lawrence Pizder, whose book Michelle Remembers was published in 1980 and IS STILL RUINING LIVES TO THIS DAY! The book was based on years of "therapy sess ...  Show more

On December 3, 1999, billionaire Edmond Safra and his nurse Vivian Torrente died in a house fire in his 10,000-square-foot Monaco loft. The circumstances are... insane. Like, in the most secure country in the world, surrounded at all times by a team of private bodyguards, how cou ...  Show more

JUST WHEN YOU THINK THIS ONE IS OVER....S**T GOES BANANAS. Jamie Fraley vanished from her North Carolina apartment with no signs of foul play. Then detectives learn that her boyfriend's father had developed an obsession with Jamie while his son was in prison. AND THEN....AND THEN ...  Show more

In March of 1960, Frances Murphy, Lillian Oetting and Mildred Lindquist set off for a girls’ trip at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County, Illinois. Just days later, the three women were found in a cave bludgeoned to death with their wrists bound. After months of investigati ...  Show more

Welcome back to True Crime Cases with Lanie! Join me as we journey into the shadowy corners of true crime, exploring cases that defy reality and challenge our perceptions. From chilling mysteries that surpass fiction to eerie truths that eclipse imagination, our podcast dives dee ...  Show more

With a victim count totalling 32 in the summer of 1978, there was one more life that John Wayne Gacy would take before his rein of terror would come to an end. When Robert Piest, a beloved honors student, went missing in December 1978 the police would soon zero in on the man resp ...  Show more