Steven Ray Thacker had a fear of rejection and abandonment. He suffered quite a bit of it during his childhood. He turned to drugs and alcohol and racked up a long rap sheet by the time he was in his twenties. After one stint in prison, he met and fell in love with a woman who had two children. Thacker now had a ready made family and he craved their attention and approval. But, when he lost his job, and couldn't provide for them, he made a fateful decision that would lead him to commit three mur...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 187
In 1980, Jean Harris shot and killed her lover Herman Tarnower. She was arrested and charged with murder. The case made headline news all over because Jean was the headmistress at a prestigious school for girls and Tarnower was a cardiologist who co-authored the best-selling book, "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet Book". But what exactly happened that fateful night of March 10, 1980? Did Jean Harris commit murder or was Tarnower shot in a tragic accident? Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss t...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 186
Peter Kurten was a German serial killer who operated in the early 20th century. The press dubbed him as the Vampire of Dusseldorf because he experimented with drinking the blood from some of his victim's wounds. Kurten grew up in household filled with depravity, his father subjected the entire family to verbal, physical, and sexual abuse. These experiences would have a profoundly negative influence on his life. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Peter Kurten. He committed...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 185
Darrell Keith Rich terrorized Shasta County, in Northern California, over a 2-3 month period in the summer of 1978. He began his predatory ways by sexually assaulting a number of women and girls. But, very quickly he began murdering, using the very same M.O. that he used previously. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Darrell Keith Rich. This a guy who committed his spree of crimes in his early twenties. But, thankfully, he was caught very quickly, mainly because he chose ...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 184
When Richard Farley met a 22-year-old woman named Laura Black, he said it was love at first sight. Richard pursued Laura, but, she was not interested in seeing him romantically. This was something that Richard Farley could not understand. His infatuation turned to obsession and he began stalking Laura daily. This obsession ultimately led Farley to commit a workplace mass murder that left seven dead and four wounded. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the workplace shooting committed by Richard ...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 183
Ward Weaver had a turbulent childhood. He had an abusive father who left when he was young and his mother remarried a man who was also allegedly abusive. Ward modeled those same behaviors in the relationships that he had as an adult. Then, in 2002, when two young girls went missing in Oregon in the span of two months, Ward became the prime suspect. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Ward Weaver. Weaver wasn't shy about telling the media that he knew police believed he had...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 182
Ignacio and Heather Garraus had made a great life for themselves in Greeley, Colorado. But, in 2004, Ignacio, a Greeley police officer, began an affair with a police dispatcher named Shawna Nelson. When Ignacio ended the affair, years later, Shawna didn't take it well. She set out to take out the one person whom she felt stood in her way of having a life with Ignancio and their son. Join Mike and Gibby as they talk about this love triangle that turned deadly. Shawna Nelson was willing to commit ...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 181
26-year-old Stephanie Scott was a high school teacher in Leeton, Australia. She was well-loved by friends, family, and her students. She was set to be married to the love of her life, but just days before her wedding was to take place she was killed by a monster. Friends and family searched for Stephanie after she failed to return home or answer cell phone calls. No one was prepared for the truth of what happened to the beloved teacher. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Stephanie...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 180
Tookie Williams was a co-founder of the infamous Crips gang in the 1970s in Southern California. Raised by a single mother, Tookie learned how to be tough in order to survive on the streets. He lived the gang life for a number of years and got heavily involved with drugs. In 1979, Tookie was arrested and ultimately convicted of murdering four people. He was sentenced to death. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Tookie Williams. This is a man who undoubtedly committed a la...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 179
William Scott Day was in trouble pretty much his entire adult life. He spent over 90% of it in Michigan prisons. Most of the time he spent outside of prison was because of his numerous prison escapes. His last escape was his most daring as he was able to talk a hospital supervisor into smuggling him out. While on the run, Day murdered at least six people during his 39 days of freedom. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss William Scott Day. This man was a master manipulator who was able to talk pe...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 178
Arthur Gary Bishop was one of Utah's most infamous killers. Between 1979 and 1983, Bishop murdered five boys, but over years he molested many more. When the police closed in on him they found hundreds of photographs he had taken over the years of many different boys. Many have never been identified so police have no way of knowing how many victims Bishop may have had over the years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Arthur Gary Bishop, a man conflicted between his Mormon faith and the sexual u...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 177
In 2013, 71-year-old Gerald Uden and his 74-year-old wife Alice were arrested at their Missouri home. The couple had been keeping some very dark secrets for over 30 years. Alice had killed her 3rd husband in 1974. She then married Gerald. Gerald murdered his ex-wife and his two adopted sons in 1980. It took decades but the police finally put the pieces of the puzzle together and would hold these two people accountable for their murders in Wyoming. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the twisted ...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 176
Bob Berdella murdered at least six men in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1980s. When he was finally caught and all the details of his crimes came out, the press dubbed him "The Butcher of Kansas City" and "The Kansas City Butcher". Berdella drugged, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered his victims. He was a sadist and his crimes were extremely brutal. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Robert Berdella. What was it, exactly, that caused Berdella to begin murdering when ...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 175
Charles Cullen was a nurse who murdered a large number of patients over 16 years in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He confessed to murdering between 30 and 40 patients, but many people believe the true number of his victims could be in the hundreds. Unlike many serial killers, Cullen didn't feel compelled to keep souvenirs from his victims and he didn't even keep a list. So, for that reason, he has had a lot of trouble remembering just exactly who he murdered. Join Mike and Gibby as they disc...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 174
Phillip Jablonski was a serial killer who five women in California and Utah. Jablonski grew up with an abusive alcoholic father and it is thought that he patterned his later behavior from what he saw from his father. Jablonski's crimes were many and heinous in nature. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of this lesser known, but very brutal, serial killer Phillip Jablonski. This is a guy that was caught a number of times, served his sentences, but continued to commit crimes a...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 173
In 2012, 21-year-old Canadian Travis Baumgartner was swimming in debt and struggling in life. After getting a job with an armored truck service, Travis began developing a plan to solve all of his problems. In June of that year, while still a trainee, Travis Baumgartner shot four fellow employees while they were replenishing ATM machines. He took off with the armored truck full of loot. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Travis Baumgartner. at 21 years old, his life was re...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 172
In 1997, 17-year-olds friends Aaron Needle and Samuel Sheinbein were looking for someone to kill. They settled on a 19-year-old acquaintance named Freddy Tello Jr. Prosecutors would later claim that this murder was practice for the pair and that their main target was a romantic rival of one of the boys. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the strange and twisted case of Needle and Sheinbein. It's a case that involves a horrific murder and plans for at least one other, all formed in the minds of ...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 171
In 2012, 21-year-old Shayna Hubers shot and killed 29-year-old Ryan Poston inside Ryan's condo. Ryan was a promising young attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shayna had recently graduated from the University of Kentucky and was pursuing her master's degree. The two began an on-again off-again relationship in 2011. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the tragic murder of Ryan Poston. These two young people seemingly had it all. What happened during their year-and-a-half relationship to cause things to...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 170
Jaacob Van Winkle turned to alcohol and drugs at an early age. His first documented run-in with police was at the age of 16. For the rest of his free days, Jaacob was in and out or prison. Some of his crimes were despicable but it seems as though his sentences were light and he was let out to create more misery. All of this led to Van Winkle's final crime which was the murder of a mother, 2 of her children and the sexual assault of a third child. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the crimes of...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 169
George Sodini committed a mass murder inside a fitness gym in 2009. Sodini was a loner who felt as though all of the women around him were rejecting him. His hatred of women grew over the years until it culminated with, what was in his mind, his final act of revenge. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the thoughts and writings of George Sodini. This is a man that published an online blog for 9 months leading up to his shooting spree. These writings give us an incredible window into the mind of ...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 168
Glen Edward Rogers is often referred to as either the "cross country killer" or the "cassanova killer". Rogers traveled extensively throughout the United States and lured his female victims through his looks and charm. He is suspected of killing at least five people but has made claims in the past that his total could be as high as 70 or 80. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Glen Rogers. He came up as a possible suspect in our most recent Patreon episode. Since his arres...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 167
We're discussing Peter Lundin, one of Denmark's most notorious murderers. But, Lundin moved to the United States with his family as a child and committed his first murder in North Carolina. After doing his time for that murder, he was shipped back to Denmark and within a short time butchered a family of three. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss one of Denmark's most infamous killers. Lundin has a tumultuous childhood and ultimately killed his own mother. We delve in Lundin's spot on the psychop...
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 166
On this episode, we're discussing South Dakota killer Robert Leroy Anderson. Anderson had sexual murderous fantasies that he decided to carry out. He even enlisted the help of his best friend to abduct women so that he could carry out his fantasies. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murderous Robert Anderson. This is a man that made his own tire poppers to help disable the cars of women so that he could abduct them. There's no way to know how many potential victims Anderson may have had. P...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 165
Ed Amos was a manipulative and conniving bluebeard. His first wife died in 1979 from an apparent fall. Over the years, two more wives and his mother died under similar circumstances. Amos collected life insurance from many of these deaths. But, he escaped suspicion in most of them. It was the death of his third wife that put the police on his tail. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the bluebeard Ed Amos. The circumstances surround the deaths of the women in his life were extremely suspicious. ...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 164
Richard Kuklinski was the subject of the second episode of True Crime All The Time. There was one big problem with it, there was no Gibby. It is the only episode that Gibby was not a part of it and we could not let that stand. So, in a newly researched episode, Mike and Gibby present to you Richard Kuklinski, the way it should have been done. Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski committed his first murder at the age of 14. In his early days he killed anyone that annoyed or slighted him. He went on to ...
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 163
Katherine Knight is one of the most infamous women in Australian history. Katherine had a toxic and turbulent childhood. She had issues with every relationship she had with the men in her life. In 2000, Katherine committed an unbelievably vicious murder of the current man in her life, John Price. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Katherine Knight whom many refer to as the female Hannibal Lecter. The murder that Katherine committed against John Price was heinous. But, its the acts she performed...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 162
George Kent Wallace did his first prison stint at the age of 25. Newspapers dubbed him "The Mad Paddler" because he was convicted of abducting a number of boys in North Carolina and paddling them. Wallace would get out but go on to amass a lengthy prison record. Eventually, he turned to murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss "The Mad Paddler" George Wallace. Wallace impersonated a police officer to stop young boys. He would handcuff them, put them in his car, and then paddle them. But, as w...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 161
Jeffrey Mailhot is a man who spent his entire life in the state of Rhode Island. In his thirties, Mailhot made the decision to begin targeting women. During 2013 and 2014, he became one of Rhode Island's most infamous serial killers. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Jeffrey Mailhot. What makes a man, who most people said was the typical guy next door, decide to become a serial killer? Mailhot targeted sex workers around his hometown of Woonsocket, RI, but it was two women who escaped his atta...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 160
Glennon Engleman was a respected dentist who was admired in the community. What people didn't know was that Engleman moonlighted as a hitman. He wasn't your typical hitman, Engleman concocted his murder for hire schemes with women to murder their husbands and split the insurance money. His crimes spanned a period of over 20 years and his downfall was blabbing about his exploits to his ex-wife who had been wired by the authorities. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder for hire dentist, ...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 159
Paul Dennis Reid was dubbed "The Fast Food Killer' after he murdered seven people in 3 different Tennessee robberies in 1997. Reid's childhood was unstable to say the least. He had a very low IQ and suffered from a large number of head injuries both as a child and as an adult. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the life and crimes of Paul Reid. Reid had a history of armed robbery and was sent to prison in Texas in his younger days. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee to become a country singing st...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 158
