The Road Side Strangler - June 13 2024

March 16th: Rhonda Casto Killed (2009) Deciding between an accident and a murder can sometimes be difficult. It all boils down to motive in some cases. On March 16th 2009 a woman died while on a hike. A case that, depending on what side you land on, was either a devastating accid ...  Show more

March 15th: Claudia Hoerig (2007) When someone reliable doesn’t show up it’s an immediate red flag. On March 15th 2007 a dependable and reliable man didn’t show up to work and, from the moment his absence was noted, his friend and co-worker knew something was wrong. An instinct t ...  Show more

The story this week is from the north-east of England.

Four teenage boys were found murdered in similar circumstances, but the police believed it was solvent abuse that caused their deaths and were unaware that there was a serial killer on the loose.

But the famil ...  Show more

John McRae's committed his first murder when he was only 15. He murdered an 8-year-old boy in his neighborhood. He was convicted of the murder and sent away to prison for life. It was thought that, after 20 years, he was rehabilitated and he was set free. That decision would p ...

As with so many serial killer cases certain things are mysterious. It is clear that Bianchi and Buono are serial killer superstars, almost in the same league as Bundy and Dahmer. But their crimes were not particularly nefarious by serial killer standards. Nor did they rack up ...

37 year old nurse Lisa Skidmore wasn’t feeling very well so didn't go to work and stayed home.

Lisa’s mum Margaret decided to head to Lisa’s house on her way to the shops to see how she was as they lived very close to each other. She let herself into Lisa house just like s ...  Show more