Serial Killer: A True Crime Podcast

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Don't miss the most controversial podcast of the year. Serial Killer: A True Crime Podcast is the story of America's most prolific serial killer. Journalist Ann McElhinney reveals how Dr. Kermit Gosnell appeared to be a kindly community doctor but killed with impunity whilst those who were supposed to stop him looked away. Serial Killer: A True Crime Podcast exposes how Gosnell was able to kill for almost 40 years before his crimes were exposed because of a routine drugs investigation and a curious cop determined to seek justice for one of his forgotten victims.

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Convicting Gosnell: See The Photos That Put Him Away

There’s still one part of the Gosnell that we haven’t been able to tell. Until now. We’ve had access to the crime scene photographs that helped put Dr. Kermit Gosnell behind bars. These include pictures of his victims. In this special bonus episode, we showed neonatologist Dr. Robin Pierucci — a doctor who is everything Gosnell wasn’t — photos of the babies who died by Gosnell’s hand. We’ll learn how a real doctor would properly care for them and their families, instead of treating them like tra...

Nov 04, 2023•52 min

Ep. 6 | Putting Gosnell on Trial

It is now time to bring Dr. Kermit Gosnell to justice. However, the trial of America’s most prolific serial killer is being ignored by the national media. Is the 40-year coverup of his crimes continuing? Or will a social media movement put the spotlight on him and the coverup. Will the jury convict as it hears evidence that pushes forensic science and their own personal beliefs to the limit? Get our emails: https://serialkillerpod.com/subscribe/ Follow Ann McElhinney: https://twitter.com/annmcel...

Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min

Ep. 5 | He Got Away With It For Decades

Just how was Dr. Kermit Gosnell able to kill for so long? It was a mixture of politics and race that meant he was able to kill with impunity. Ann McElhinney reveals who was behind the coverup and the shocking truth that his killing spree was going on much longer than anyone ever suspected. He could have been stopped in 1972, but the authorities looked away. Ann McElhinney reveals the politicians and bureaucrats who allowed America's biggest serial killer to mame and kill with impunity. Get our e...

Jul 05, 2022•47 min

Ep. 4| What Happened to the Babies?

Was Dr. Kermit Gosnell really America’s biggest serial killer and could it ever be proved? Had he really killed and mutilated women and murdered babies born alive? And how do you prove that these babies had ever lived? Eyewitness evidence was not science and especially when it came from staff who were also part of his House of Horrors. Then a breakthrough - an actual paper trail - that was going to blow the case open.

Jul 01, 2022•43 min

Ep. 3 | Digging Deeper When No One Else Would

The investigation ramps up and the team start to gather serious evidence that they are dealing with a serial killer. His alleged crimes are horrific. He is a drug dealer who uses unqualified staff in his abortion clinic. His chief anesthetist is a 17-year-old high school student - none of his equipment works properly. He is mutilating and killing women. But investigators also hear that he might be killing babies born alive. They hear this is routine and he seems to enjoy it. Is Dr. Gosnell a ser...

Jun 30, 2022•46 min

Ep. 2 | Inside the House of Horrors

Law enforcement are gathered outside Dr. Kermit Gosnell's west Philadelphia clinic. They want to bring down Philadelphia's biggest drug dealer. They also want to investigate the death of a patient. They are keen to go in, but is there a problem in their ranks? Some of the group appear unenthusiastic - reluctant even. Those leading the search don't know it but some members of the team are deliberately withholding vital information. They meet their nemesis - Dr. Kermit Gosnell - and enter his clin...

Jun 27, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Ep. 1 | Meet Dr. Kermit Gosnell

It was a routine drugs investigation until it wasn't. Drug investigators were targeting a Philadelphia drug ring pushing opioids. It was the biggest in the city and they believed it was being supplied by Dr Kermit Barron Gosnell - a much liked and respected physician operating the The Women's Medical Society Clinic. Listen to the wiretaps, the secret recordings, and the dealer-turned police informants as investigators get closer to the source of the drugs flooding the city streets. But suddenly,...

Jun 23, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1

TRAILER: Serial Killer: A True Crime Podcast

Murder. Government corruption. Negligence. Drug dealing. Medical malpractice. Serial Killer tells the shocking story of the nation's most terrifying serial killer. It's possible you've never heard his name and never encountered the horrors that took place inside his medical clinic in Philadelphia. We bring you through the story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell - a man who murdered women and children and showed little remorse. Hosted by journalist Ann McElhinney, Serial Killer brings you inside Gosnell's ho...

May 23, 2022•2 min

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