Stealing Gold: The Unusual Case of Ken Leishm...

What begins as a search for spiritual meaning ends in a subway car filled with invisible death. Follow the tragic journey of the Sakamoto family and the horrifying rise of Aum Shinrikyo, a cult that turned enlightenment into a mandate for mass murder. Huge thanks to our sponsors ...  Show more

Roch Thériault, known as the “Modern Moses,” led the Ant Hill Kids, a Canadian doomsday cult built on fear, isolation, and total obedience. What began as a religious survivalist commune slowly transformed into a nightmare of manipulation, violence, and blind devotion. As Thériaul ...  Show more

<div>*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***
On May 26 1978, four-year-old Eric Christgen suddenly disappeared while playing in a park in St Joseph, Missouri. The next day, his body was discovered near the Missouri River, sparking a manhunt like the small town had n ...  Show more

In a case that feels like it’s out of the 1800s, a detective in Australia’s famed “Gold Squad” gets an anonymous tip that something fishy is going on at a gold mine in remote Western Australia. An investigation turns up a crime ring that’s pocketing tens of thousands of dollars o ...  Show more

Steve Comisar, born December 30, 1961, is an American con artist known for a series of high-profile frauds. In the 1980s, he notoriously sold a "solar-powered clothes dryer" for $49.95, which was merely a length of clothesline. Throughout his criminal career, Comisar ...

This week on Serialously with Annie Elise, Mike Miske was a wealthy and well-connected Hawaii businessman, but beneath the surface, he ran what authorities describe as a violent criminal empire. After his teenage son died in a tragic car accident, Miske became consumed with rage. ...  Show more