Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories
Psycho Killer: The true crime podcast exposing serial killers, psychopaths, and the darkest minds.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/psycho-killer-shocking-true-crime-stories--5005712/support.
Episodes
The A-Z Of Psychopaths: D Is For Doss – The Giggling Granny
She baked pies for her neighbours — and buried her husbands in the garden. Meet Nanny Doss: The Giggling Granny.She looked like everyone’s favourite grandmother — smiling, baking, and always laughing.But Nanny Doss’s laughter hid a terrible…
The A-Z Of Psychopaths: C Is For Cianciulli – The Soap-Maker Of Corregio
She was convinced her children would die unless she made a human sacrifice.In Episode 3 of The A-Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford delves into one of Italy’s most macabre murderers: Leonarda Cianciulli — the Soap-Maker of Correggio.During the ch…
A-Z Of Psychopaths: B Is For Báthory – The Bloody Countess
She lured peasant girls to her castle, and they were never seen again.In the second episode of The A-Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford investigates the legend — and the truth — behind Countess Elizabeth Báthory, often called “The Bloody Countess…
The A-Z Of Psychopaths: A Is For Alcala – The Dating Game Killer
He really did go on TV in the middle of his murder spree.In the first episode of The A-Z of Psychopaths, we explore the chilling crimes of Rodney Alcala, infamously known as “The Dating Game Killer.” Join Simon Ford as he unpacks Alcala’s m…
It Takes Two... Paul Bernardo And Karla Homolka: Love, Control And The Banality of Evil
When love turns lethal: the Ken and Barbie Killers.In this episode of It Takes Two…, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell explore Canada’s most chilling criminal couple: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Were they partners in evil — or a manipulat…
It Takes Two: The Dark Synergy Of Ian Brady And Myra Hindley
Murder Was The Glue That Bound ThemIan Brady and Myra Hindley are remembered as the Moors Murderers. But beyond the horror, their story forces us to ask: how does a psychopath recruit a partner, and what happens when love and loyalty become…
It Takes Two… Fred & Rose West: Britain’s Deadliest Couple
The victims never stood a chance against their combined cruelty.Some killers act alone. Some form a partnership so toxic and unstoppable that the results are catastrophic.In this episode of It Takes Two, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell exami…
It Takes Two: Leonard Lake & Charles Ng
It Takes Two to Kill: Leonard Lake & Charles NgSerial killers usually act alone. But sometimes, two broken personalities collide — and the result is catastrophic. In the launch episode of our new series, It Takes Two, Simon Ford and Jacques…
Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective’s Files (Episode 4) – Fingerprints: A Forgotten Crime Solver
Fingerprints may not grab headlines like DNA, but they’ve been solving crimes for over a century. In this episode, Jacques Morrell shares stories from his detective career where fingerprints cracked cases ranging from burglary and cheque fr…
Why Does America Have The Most Serial Killers? Part 2: Bureaucracy, Guns & Pop Culture
Why Bureaucracy, Hollywood, and the NRA Helped Serial Killers ThriveWhy does America remain the global epicentre of serial killers? In Part Two of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell uncover how bureau…
Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective’s Files (Episode 3) –Jacques Morrell’s First Murder Case
A CID Detective Relives His First UK Murder Case — 1989Step inside the world of real homicide investigation with The Detective’s Files: Episode 3. In this gripping instalment, former CID officer Jacques Morrell takes us back to 1989, when h…
Why Does America Have The Most Serial Killers? Part 1: The Perfect Storm
Inside America’s Darkest Secret: The Serial Killer Capital of the World.Why does the USA have more serial killers per capita than any other country?From Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to the Golden State Killer and Samuel Little, the United S…
Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective's Files – True Crime Tales With Jacques Morrell (Episode 2)
Behind every sudden death, there’s a story—and a detective who has to uncover it.In this second episode of The Detective’s Files, Jacques Morrell sits down with Simon Ford to explore how the police investigate unexpected deaths.From natural…
Osama Bin Laden: Psychopathy, Power And The Price Of Belief (Part 2)
Osama Bin Laden masterminded 9/11, evaded the world’s most powerful armies, and reshaped global politics. But who was he, really?In this second episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell go beyond …
Osama Bin Laden: Psychopathy, Power And The Price Of Belief (Part 1)
This month marks 24 years since the 9/11 attacks on America — the deadliest terror strike since Pearl Harbour. To mark the anniversary, Psycho Killer investigates the rise and fall of Osama Bin Laden. Was he a religious zealot, a freedom fi…
The Lobotomist – Part 2: Power, Damage & Denial
Explicit – contains surgery details.Walter J. Freeman II thought he was a revolutionary. And in a way, he was. He operated during three revolutionary decades of the twentieth century – years that saw the coming of nuclear power, antibiotics…
Aimee Betro: American 'Hitwoman' Jailed For 30 Years Over Failed Birmingham Revenge Plot
An American “hitwoman” is starting a 30-year prison sentence in the United Kingdom for trying to murder her lover's business rival. Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, flew to the UK in August 2019 and spent more than two weeks in the country befo…
The Lobotomist: Walter Jackson Freeman II — Part 1: Ice Picks & Ego Trips
Explicit – surgery detailsThe story of Walter J. Freeman II is as disturbing as it is bizarre. He pioneered the transorbital lobotomy, a radical and, to modern minds, barbaric form of brain surgery. Freeman left behind him a trail of devast…
The Bizarre Journey of Henri Landru’s Severed Head
Step inside one of true crime’s strangest afterlives. In this bonus episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, we follow the grisly journey of Henri Désiré Landru’s severed head—from the guillotine in 1920s France to its eerie d…
Snowtown Killer To Walk Free: James Vlassakis Granted Parole After 26 Years
An Australian serial killer has been granted parole after almost three decades behind bars. James Vlassakis was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years for committing four of 11 murders in South Australia between 1992 and 199…
Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective's Files – True Crime Tales With Jacques Morrell (Episode 1)
Psycho Killer's Jacques Morrell. Thirty years as a copper, first on the beat, then a major crime detective, specialising primarily in homicide.In this new true crime series, Jacques opens his casebook to reveal gripping stories from a lifet…
Henri Désiré Landru: French Serial Killer, The Bluebeard Of Gambais (Part 2)
ExplicitIn our last episode, we met Henri Désiré Landru: serial seducer, swindler, and killer — a man who lured lonely women to his villa at Gambais and turned them into ash.Now, the net is closing. In this second instalment of The Bluebear…
Henri Désiré Landru: French Serial Killer, The Bluebeard Of Gambais (Part 1)
ExplicitThis is the chilling true story of Henri Désiré Landru — France’s most infamous serial killer. He posed as a lonely hearts suitor… but behind the doors of his villa at Gambais, women disappeared without a trace.It took one of the mo…
Lori Vallow Daybell: Arizona Child Murderer And Cult Follower Gets Two More Life Terms
UpdateLori Vallow Daybell, the doomsday cult follower who killed two of her children, has been handed two additional life sentences for a plot that led to her ex-husband's murder and the attempted murder of her niece's ex-husband. It marked…
Devon And Cornwall Police Commissioner Apologises For 'Alarming' Bodies Remark
UpdatePolice in Cornwall have quashed speculation that multiple bodies have been found in woods near the town of St Austell.The County’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Alison Hernandez, has apologised for misleading remarks she made during …
Dshawn Crawford: "Budding Serial Killer" Caged For Stabbing Homeless In Philadelphia
A man described as "a budding serial killer" by a District Attorney has been jailed for 40-80 years for stabbing a homeless man to death and seriously wounding another in Philadelphia. As Simon Ford reports, Dshawn Crawford disguised himsel…
Bryan Kohberger Sentenced: The Idaho Student Murders Case Finally Comes To A Close
Bryan Kohberger has been given four consecutive life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students on 13 November 2022. The 30-year-old former criminal justice doctoral student agreed to life in prison without the possibili…
Yostin Mosquera: The Double Murderer Who Fled With His Victims' Dismembered Remains In Suitcases
ExplicitA murderer who cut up his victims, packed their remains into suitcases and threw the remains off Clifton Bridge in Bristol, has been told to expect a life sentence.Yostin Andres Mosquera, of Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush Green, was f…
A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian Huntley (Part 3)
ExplicitIn the final part of our Ian Huntley trilogy, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories asks: can a psychopath ever truly feel remorse? And if they can’t be cured—can they at least be taught to reform?We explore Huntley’s prison be…
Bristol's Oldest Cold Case: The Murder Of Robert Parrington Jackson (Part 2)
In this second and final part of our deep dive into the Robert Parrington Jackson case — Bristol’s oldest unsolved murder — we pick up where we left off: a dead cinema manager, a bullet fired in perfect sync with a wartime film reel, and a …
David Fuller: Bedsit Killer & Morgue Monster Update
Breaking | ExplicitAn inquiry into the case of necrophiliac killer  David Fuller has concluded that offences such as those he committed could happen again because hospital mortuary security in England is ineffective.Become a supporter of th…
A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian Huntley (Part 2)
ExplicitIn the second part of our deep dive into the Soham murders, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Podcasts examines Ian Huntley’s disturbing psychological profile through the lens of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist (Revised). What does …
A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian Huntley (Part 1)
ExplicitWhen 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman vanished from the quiet town of Soham in 2002, Britain was gripped by a tragedy that quickly spiralled into one of the most disturbing child murder cases in modern history. In this f…
Bristol's Oldest Cold Case: The Murder Of Robert Parrington Jackson (Part 1)
Welcome to Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories — the podcast that peers into the darkest corners of the human psyche, dusts off cold cases, and gives them a hard stare.This week, we’re delving into Bristol’s oldest unsolved murder — …
The Double Life Of Jimmy Savile (Part 2)
ExplicitIn the second part of our investigation into Jimmy Savile, we go deeper into one of the most disturbing cover-ups in British criminal history. How did a man accused of hundreds of sexual assaults operate with impunity for decades—in…
The Double Life Of Jimmy Savile (Part 1)
ExplicitJimmy Savile was one of Britain’s most famous celebrities — a beloved TV presenter, tireless charity fundraiser, and knight of the realm. But behind the tracksuits, cigars, and catchphrases lay something far darker.After his death i…
Andrei Chikatilo: The Butcher Of Rostov (Part 2)
ExpicitIt took over a decade and more than fifty brutal murders before Soviet authorities finally captured Andrei Chikatilo. Dubbed The Butcher of Rostov, his cold, clinical detachment stunned even the most hardened investigators.In this se…
Andrei Chikatilo: The Butcher Of Rostov (Part 1)
ExplicitHe looked harmless—bookish, quiet, almost invisible.But behind the thick glasses and timid manner, Andrei Chikatilo was a sadistic predator who haunted the Soviet Union for over a decade.Nicknamed The Butcher of Rostov, Chikatilo lu…
Are Psychopaths Born Or Made? Jeffrey Dahmer And Adolf Hitler: The Origins Of Evil
Warning: strong language, suicide and genocide.Dive into the twisted psyches of Jeffrey Dahmer and Adolf Hitler in the latest episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories—the true crime podcast that dares to ask why. Hosted by a ve…
Bogdan Nawrocki: A Murder Without A Body
How do you solve a murder when the most crucial piece of evidence—the victim’s body—is missing?That was the chilling challenge faced by detectives in Nottingham, England, when Polish street drinker Bogdan Nawrocki vanished without a trace. …