“The Boy Torturer of Boston” Pt. 1: Jesse Pomeroy

“The Boy Torturer of Boston” Pt. 1: Jesse Pom...

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Murder on the Galapagos? Island Utopia Spirals into Death and Disappearances

A 19th-century island experiment founded by two nature-loving Germans goes from Gilligan's Island to Lord of the Flies when an entitled and eccentric heiress moves in. Sources for this episode include: Satan Came to Eden: A Survivor's Account of the "Galapagos Affair by Dore Stra ...  Show more

The Oesterreich Murder: Secrets in the Attic

When a lonely Milwaukee housewife lives a double life, her secret world spirals into a decade of deception — culminating in a deadly confrontation, a staged burglary, and one of the strangest true-crime scandals in American history. Sources for this episode include:“‘Bat Man’ Cas ...  Show more

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