An Unlikely Contract Killer; Episode 406

In the summer of 2002, 15-year-old Camilla Petersen, a Danish exchange student, travelled to the Isle of Wight expecting a life-changing experience. Instead, her visit would end in tragedy. What began as a quiet day in a beautiful rural setting triggered one of the Island’s most ...  Show more

All the data tells us that we are most likely to be harmed by those we know. But for most of us our real nightmares are about being snatched by a total stranger in the dark of the night when nobody is around to help us. This week on the UK True Crime Podcast from Yorkshire, this ...  Show more

In the middle of the night, 3-year-old Francis "Saville" Kent disappeared from the room he slept in with his baby sister. His body was found hours later. The murder investigation by the Wiltshire police was incompetent at best. So when Detective Inspector Jonathan Whicher from Sc ...  Show more

Stephen Smith was found dead along a rural Hampton County road in the pre-dawn hours of July 8, 2015. His death came under mysterious circumstances, and remains unsolved. Stephen Smith's death ultimately was ruled a hit-and-run by a medical examiner, despite law enforcement sayin ...  Show more

When Maggie and Paul Murdaugh are killed on their family’s estate in 2021, the investigation unravels a history of privilege, corruption, and suspicious deaths tied to one of South Carolina’s most influential families. But beneath the headlines and courtroom drama are stories ...

**There is no ad-free version of this episode since it's not part of Heart Starts Pounding ** Today I’m sharing a special bonus episode from Clues, where Morgan Absher and I dig into the chilling mystery of Jack the Ripper. In 1888, a brutal killer stalked London’s Whitechapel di ...  Show more