"The Baseline Killer" Mark Goudeau

A charismatic leader convinces his devoted followers that salvation awaits aboard an alien spacecraft trailing a comet—leading the Heaven’s Gate cult to a tragic, otherworldly mass suicide that exposed the dangerous power of blind faith and cosmic delusion.Sources for this episod ...  Show more

A brilliant con man turns his life into a high-stakes romantic heist, embezzling fortunes and pulling off mind-bending jailbreaks—all to keep the man he loves in the lifestyle he thinks he deserves. Sources for this episode include: I Love You Phillip Morris : A True Story of Lif ...  Show more

Enabled by his wife, Tommie, Dr. John Kappler continued to hide his mental illness instead of getting the help he needed. Then one day in April 1990, he altered the lives of three people forever. Countdown to the CULTS book release! Parcast’s first book hits shelves July 12th. It ...  Show more

Gary sits down behind a closed door with some of the toughest men inside the prison. By the time he walks out, everything he thought he knew about jail has shifted. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes three weeks early and ad free, and access our slate of award-winning true cr ...  Show more

The Golden State Killer is one of the most prolific criminals in American history. Despite committing hundreds of known crimes and being suspected of many more, he evaded capture for 44 years until technology finally caught up with him. Sponsor:⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - sign up for ...  Show more

While serving multiple life sentences in prison and dying of liver failure, convicted serial killer Ottis Toole made a deathbed confession to a prison health administrator. He claimed sole responsibility in the 1981 murder of six-year-old Adam Walsh. This was not the first time T ...  Show more