“The Chessboard Killer” Alexander Pichushkin ...

26-year-old "trunk murderess" Winnie Ruth Judd killed her two best friends one hot Phoenix night in 1931. Then she stuffed both of them into trunks and loaded them on a train to Los Angeles. What the press assumed was a simple case of jealousy only got messier with each new versi ...  Show more

When McDonald’s ran its beloved 1990s Monopoly sweepstakes, Jerome "Uncle Jerry" Jacobson had one job: Protect the game pieces. Instead, he used his position as Head of Security to rig the game. For years. To the tune of over $24 million in cash and prizes. Sources for this episo ...  Show more

64 squares on a chessboard. And each represented a victim he viciously murdered. 



His trademark? Shoving a vodka bottle into the cracks of the skull he just split. The victims were almost always still alive during this. 



Obsess ...

Alexander conquered most of the known world of his time. He knew better than most how the actions of one individual could impact the fate of family members, neighbors… even societies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

During the 1930s, Albert Anastasia was the leader of Murder Inc., the mafia’s crew of contract killers. But after World War II, he shot his way to the top to become the boss of one of New York’s Five Families. Unfortunately for him, the Feds were more determined than ever to keep ...  Show more

One of Russia's most infamous serial killers ever... 

He has killed over 53 women and children... and it all started because he couldn't get a boner. You read that right. 



His erectile dysfunction led him down a dark sinister path of murder ...