The Mad Trapper of Rat River: A Cop-Killer Ma...

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

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Our 250th episode is all about the Mad Trapper Of Rat River. When Canadian authorities paid a visit to a remote log cabin, they didn't expect the man inside to shoot at them through door and then lead them on one of the longest and most grueling manhunts in history.

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Housepainter Tim Wicks packed up his drum kit on Christmas Eve, headed for a dream gig in Canada and vanished without a trace. When detectives located him, they found someone completely different using his identity. And the search for the "real" Tim Wicks would lead to twisted ta ...  Show more