Hannibal

Richard Speck always believed he would shock the world and make headlines. He did just that when he systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on the night of July 13–14, 1966. He craved the attention he felt deprived o ...  Show more

The killer that brought New York City to its knees; David Berkowitz went on a yearlong murderous rampage killing six people in 1976. He mostly targeted long-haired brunettes, leading many women in New York City to cut and dye their hair blonde. Given up for adoption as an infant ...  Show more

Inspired by the Hannibal TV series and The Silence of the Lambs horror franchise, a real life “Hannibal Lecter” sets out to find human victims as his appetite for human flesh increases. New Copycat Killers podcasts drop each Tuesday. Next week, Forensic Psychologist Dr. J. Buzz V ...  Show more

Sir Anthony Hopkins’ chilling cannibal in The Silence of the Lambs spawned a Hollywood horror franchise. But the macabre gentleman-killer also inspired 14-year-old Florida boy, Michael Hernandez, to develop a dark obsession with serial killers like Lecter. In an attempt to mirror ...  Show more

A serial killer case that, had it occurred in peace-time during war, it would probably be just as famous as that of Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. I am, of course, talking about none other than the real life Dr Hannibal Lecter who viciously murdered at least 27 innocent men and ...

Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that share a theme…. cannibals. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have been remastered for today's podcast.

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