E228: Meriwether Lewis Pt. 1

What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ...  Show more

Elizabeth Short’s gruesome murder is the LAPD’s most infamous unsolved case. But there’s one person who thinks he’s cracked it — the alleged killer’s own son. Today, we reopen the case against George Hodel, a certified genius and once-celebrated doctor who rubbed elbows with note ...  Show more

The United States most cryptic unsolved mystery. Charles Morgan allegedly worked as a secret agent for the federal government. After fearing for his life, he was found dead shot in the back of the head and wearing a bulletproof vest. Nevertheless, his death was ruled a suicide. T ...  Show more

In the late 1960s, Donald Henry Gaskins found himself consumed by a ravenous rage. He began stalking the highways of South Carolina, searching for victims. Eventually, he became so violent that even a maximum security prison couldn't stop him from killing. Learn more about your a ...  Show more

U.S. Customs Inspector Richard Latham was kidnapped and murdered close to 40 years ago, His killer is now a free man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

He was the master of the infamous “Murder Mansion,” and often cited as America’s first serial killer. H.H. Holmes began his career as a con artist in Chicago, taking advantage of anyone he could between 1886 and 1894—all the while hiding his darkest motives. Learn more about your ...  Show more