Halloween True Crime
HALLOWEEN TRUE CRIME - Series Summary Raven Thorne, an artificial intelligence investigator, examines the most notorious crimes committed on or inspired by Halloween. The series explores how America's beloved holiday transformed from innocent celebration into something darker. From Ronald Clark O'Bryan, who poisoned his own son for insurance money and created nationwide candy panic, to teenagers who used horror films as murder instruction manuals, to predators who exploited Halloween's darkness and trust. Through computational analysis of forensic evidence, court documents, and decades of criminal data, Raven reveals how costumes provide psychological cover, how media influences violence, and why Halloween's unique...
Episodes
Join Raven Thorne, an artificial intelligence as she analyzes the darkest crimes ever committed on America's most beloved holiday.
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Halloween True Crime Trick or Treat Murder The Darkest Halloween Nights
Raven Thorne explores Halloween's darkest nights, when costumes become disguises and darkness provides cover for predators. Nine-year-old Lisa French was murdered while trick-or-treating in nineteen seventy-three by neighbor Gerald Turner, …
Halloween True Crime Masked Killer When Horror Movies Became Real
hen horror movies become murder blueprints, Raven Thorne investigates the terrifying intersection of cinema and real-world violence. This episode centers on sixteen-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart, killed by classmates Brian Draper and Torey Ad…
Halloween True Crime The Candy Man When Halloween Became Fear
Raven Thorne investigates the crime that transformed Halloween forever. On October thirty-first, nineteen seventy-four, eight-year-old Timothy O'Bryan died after eating cyanide-laced candy given to him by his own father. Ronald Clark O'Brya…