Podcast Episodes

S11, Chapter 4: Lucinda Lynn Schaefer

It was the summer of 1979. The last vestiges of the 1970s were set to expire and welcome in the rip and roar era of the 80s.  This chapter takes place in Torrance, California, a coastal town where th…

Published on 9 hours ago

S11, Chapter 3: Murder Mac

Season 11 Episode 3

No credits this week because I didn't want to delay this episode any longer.
For their plan to work, Larry Bittaker knew they couldn’t rely on just any car. They needed something bigger… something tha…

Published on 1 month ago

S11, Chapter 2: California Men's Colony

Season 11 Episode 2

Two men are locked inside the California Men’s Colony — a medium-security state prison tucked away in the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo.

It wasn’t a fortress like San Quentin.

It didn’t house the st…

Published on 2 months ago

S11, Chapter 1: Genesis of Evil

Season 11 Episode 1

Two men. Five girls. One summer of calculated, incomprehensible cruelty.

This is the story of The Toobox Killers. (If you think you already know this story you might be surprised.)

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Published on 3 months ago

Joel the Ripper

In the suburbs of Long Island, behind the quiet streets and manicured lawns, something dark was festering. Joel Rifkin, a man with a soft voice, thinning hair, and a passion for gardening, harbored a…

Published on 4 months ago

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Season 10 Episode 10

(00:00:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct
(00:00:19) chapter 1
(00:04:38) chapter 2
(00:13:07) chapter 3

Three tales of rage and ruin in the sports world.

Chapter 1 = The Gruesome Death of Otavio da Silva
Ch…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Twice Dead: The Tragic Tale of Becky Thomson

Season 10 Episode 9

Eighteen-year-old Becky Thomson Brown grabbed her keys and asked her 11-year-old half-sister, Amy Burridge, if she wanted to come along for a quick grocery run.

It was a trip that would ultimately cha…

Published on 5 months ago

What Happened to Terrance Yeakey?

Season 10

On the quiet morning of April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City stirred awake like any other spring day—cloudless, bright, and filled with the mundane rhythms of a midwestern weekday.

Office workers filed into …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

October 7

Season 10

It started like any ordinary Saturday morning in southern Israel. Families were still waking up. Children played. There was a music festival in the desert—people dancing under the early sun.
But just …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Meet Our Friend: Morning Cup of Murder

"If you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled..." Welcome to your home for all things Morning Cup of Murder Podcast.

https://morningcupofmurder.com/

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago