On June 25th, 1906 Harry Kendall Thaw fatally shot renowned architect Stanford White on a rooftop in New York City. The trial that followed was deemed the trial of the century and revealed numerous scandals that had been kept behind closed doors for years. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Harry Thaw. Both Thaw and White fell in love with a girl named Evelyn Nesbit. Nesbit was called by some the Marilyn Monroe of her time. The feud between Harry Thaw and Stanford White escalated and ulti...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 283•Transcript available on Metacast Kristen Gilbert was a nurse who committed at least four murders at a VA hospital in Massachusetts. But, authorities believe she could be responsible for many more deaths, maybe upwards of one hundred. This comes from the fact that during her time at the hospital, Kristen was on duty for more than 100 deaths. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Kristen Gilbert. Kristen had a good childhood and many people who knew her had positive things to say about her. The one thing that has come up was that s...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast Kenneth McDuff was a Texas serial killer known as “the broomstick killer.” In 1966 he murdered three innocent teenagers. Much to the public’s horror, he was released on parole in 1989. McDuff would go on to rape and kill more women. In total, he is suspected of as many as 14 murders. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss serial killer Kenneth McDuff. McDuff was the only Texas death row inmate to be released on parole and then return to death row. This was a man who just could not walk t...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 281•Transcript available on Metacast On July 17th, 1983 Sandy Bird, a wife, and mother of three died in a tragic car accident when her vehicle ran off a bridge and fell down an embankment. The police initially declared her death an accident, but a more thorough investigation revealed an affair and a failed murder-for-hire plot. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the Reverand Thomas Bird. Police eventually zeroed on Bird for the murder of his wife. They also learned that he was having an affair with his church secretary, Lorna Ande...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 280•Transcript available on Metacast Marc Dutroux was a Belgian serial killer and child rapist. In 1989 Dutroux was convicted of five sexual assaults and sentenced to thirteen years in prison. He only served three years. Over the next four years, he kidnapped and raped young girls, some of whom he murdered. He had several accomplices, including his own wife. The case led to speculation about inefficiency and corruption in Belgian law enforcement and politics. The public denounced the police for failing to pursue leads and ignoring ...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 279•Transcript available on Metacast Marc Dutroux was a Belgian serial killer and child rapist. In 1989 Dutroux was convicted of five sexual assaults and sentenced to thirteen years in prison. He only served three years. Over the next four years, he kidnapped and raped young girls, some of whom he murdered. He had several accomplices, including his own wife. The case led to speculation about inefficiency and corruption in Belgian law enforcement and politics. The public denounced the police for failing to pursue leads and ignoring ...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep 278•Transcript available on Metacast On August 7th, 1996 18-year-old Jamie Weiss was found dead in a bathtub in her home in Magna, Utah. Jamie didn’t drown. She died from asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. Eleven years later, her former fiancee Billy Justin Charles was arrested and convicted of her murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of Billy Charles. On appeal, his conviction was overturned, but he took a plea deal instead of going to trial a second time. Jamie’s case is officially closed and a killer was ...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 277•Transcript available on Metacast Saeed Hanaei was an Iranian serial killer who murdered sixteen women in 2000 and 2001. He targeted female sex workers who were vulnerable and had no legal protection. Saeed Hanaei murdered for religious reasons. He believed that God had given him a personal mission to cleanse the city of what he thought to be “impure” people. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Iranian serial killer Saeed Hanaei. A very disturbing fact of the case is that Hanaei felt absolutely no remorse for what he did, and sa...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 276•Transcript available on Metacast On May 21st, 1924 Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois. The police were able to follow the clues and they eventually led to Leopold and Loeb. When the full story came out it captivated the world. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of Leopold and Loeb. Both young men came from wealthy families and they were both extremely intelligent. During their confessions, they said they killed solely for the thrill of the experience. T...
Mar 21, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep 275•Transcript available on Metacast When the crimes of Nannie Doss came to light the press gave her nicknames like "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Widow." This was due to Nannie's behavior towards the police and in the courtroom. She acted like everything was a game. The truth was much more severe because Nannie Doss was a serial killer who police believe may have killed as many as 14 people. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss serial killer Nannie Doss. Nannie killed in a variety of ways but she preferred poison. She murdere...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep 274•Transcript available on Metacast In August 1977, wife and mother of 2, Shirleen Howard was murdered in the basement of her Minnesota home. Shirleen was shot twice in what appeared to police to have been an execution. They quickly looked at her husband as a murder suspect but he had an alibi. Donald Howard had been out with his two girls shopping at the time his wife was murdered. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the case of Donald Howard. Police learned very early on that Donald Howard had tried to hire not one, but three di...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 273•Transcript available on Metacast In 2009 Mark Stover’s professional life was thriving. He owned a successful dog-training business, he worked for famous clients, and he was known as “The dog whisperer of the pacific northwest.” At the same time, his personal life was falling apart. A divorce, a stalking conviction, and an obsession with finding his old wedding photos led him down a dark path. Mark stalked, harassed, and threatened his ex-wife. She feared for her life, but in a shocking turn of events, Mark was murdered. Join Mi...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 272•Transcript available on Metacast On February 19th, 1983 three men entered the Wah Mee Club, a gambling club in Seattle’s International District, armed with guns. Their purpose was to rob the club's patrons and kill everyone inside. The robbers murdered 13 people. If it weren’t for one surviving witness, the killers might have gotten away with it. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the deadliest mass shooting in Washington state history. Willie Mak, Benjamin, Ng, and Tony Ng shot 14 people that night at the Wah Mee Club. ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 271•Transcript available on Metacast On March 6th, 1998 Matthew Beck entered the Connecticut State Lottery headquarters and murdered four of his superiors. The newspapers called the incident "The Connecticut Lottery Killings." Matthew Beck took his life as police approached him and he didn't leave any type of communication that would have shed light on his actions. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the tragic murders committed by Matthew Beck. Matthew had been unhappy at work for months leading up to the shooting, but he gave no ...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 270•Transcript available on Metacast Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were child killers who abducted and murdered 2-year-old James Bulger. Thompson and Venables were only 10 years old at the time of the murder, making them the youngest convicted killers in Britain. This is a case that rocked Britain and shocked the entire world. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Thompson and Venables and the infamous murder of James Bulger. Robert Thompson had a tough childhood and there were allegations of abuse. Jon Venables grew up in a ...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 269•Transcript available on Metacast Jake Bird was known by the media as "The Tacoma Ax-Killer." He was arrested and charged with two murders and convicted of one. But, Bird claimed that he murdered many more. He was a serial killer, rapist, and burglar who committed his crimes in the 1930s and 1940s. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the crimes of Jake Bird. Police believe that he is responsible for 11 murders but Bird claimed he killed 44. If Bird was telling the truth, this makes him one of the most prolific killers in US hist...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 268•Transcript available on Metacast In 1971, John List murdered his entire family. Beforehand, he took a number of measured steps to help ensure that they would not be discovered too quickly. This allowed him to flee and assume a new identity. List spent the next 18 years living under this new identity and even remarried. It took the help of the America's Most Wanted television show to finally bring him to justice. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss family annihilator John List. The details of what List did to his family are diff...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep 267•Transcript available on Metacast In 1991 tragedy struck the Grantham and Kesteven Hospital in Lincolnshire, England. Infants and children in Ward 4 were dying at an alarming rate. The one person in the hospital who was present when all of the children died or became deathly ill was Beverly Allitt. Join Mike and Gibby as they talk about the story of the murderous nurse Beverly Allitt. The two pediatricians on staff had differing opinions on the causes of the deaths. One believed they were all just tragic coincidences, but t...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep 266•Transcript available on Metacast George and Shauna Tiaffay had what many believed was a perfect marriage. They were in love, had a beautiful daughter, and were happy with their lives. A few years into their marriage, things changed. George became obsessed with controlling Shauna’s life. His need for control turned into an elaborate murder-for-hire plot. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the crimes of George Tiaffay. He most likely would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for the moral convictions of one man, who tied Geor...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 265•Transcript available on Metacast Prosecutors described Judy Buenoano as a black widow and said she was one of the most cold-blooded killers they'd ever encountered. She was a callous serial killer who murdered husbands, boyfriends, and even her own son. And, she did it all to get her hands on the life insurance of these individuals. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Black Widow Judy Buenoano. She had no trouble attracting men, often embellishing both her education and accomplishments. Judy committed most of her murders by usi...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep 264•Transcript available on Metacast 14-year-old Nicole Kasinskas met 16-year-old William Sullivan online. Both teenagers were shy, but their online romance blossomed very quickly. It also turned deadly when the pair determined that Nicole's mother, Jeanne Dominico, was standing in the way of them being together. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murderous teenagers Billy Sullivan and Nicole Kasinskas. Billy and Nicole became so wrapped and obsessed with each other that they would have done anything to keep their relationship...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 263•Transcript available on Metacast Ronald Ward was convicted of committing a triple homicide in West Memphis, Arkansas when he was just 15 years old. When confronted by police, Ronald admitted being in the home but said he wasn't involved in the murders. He told police that an older man had forced him into the house at knifepoint. Ronald's fingerprints were found at the scene but so were others that were never identified. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murders committed by Ronald Ward. An all-white jury convicted Ronald ...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep 262•Transcript available on Metacast Mia Zapata was a rising star in the Seattle music scene. Her band, The Gits, was on the cusp of national fame. But, Mia was found murdered in July of 1993. Her case went unsolved for 10 years but, fortunately, the police had collected DNA from her body that ultimately led to the discovery of her killer. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Jesus Mezquia and the murder of Mia Zapata. Mia was loved by so many people. Her band opened for heavyweights like Nirvana. Joan Jett wrote a song about her mu...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 261•Transcript available on Metacast In 2011, Neil Heywood was murdered in China. The fallout from the ensuing investigation resulted in one of the biggest scandals in China's recent history. Bogu Kailai was the daughter of a Communist Party general and was married to a high-profile Chinese politician named Bo Xilai. Bogu's murder of Neil Heywood rocked the Chinese government. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Neil Heywood by Bogu Kailai. This case made headlines all over the world because it involved family secrets...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 260•Transcript available on Metacast Luka Magnotta dreamed of becoming famous and he tried everything to make it happen. When that didn't work he began posting horrific videos to the web of animals being tortured and killed. Then, in 2012, he posted a video of a man being killed. The police eventually identified Luka as the person who had posted the videos and a manhunt began. Join Mike and Gibby for this second and final part of the Luka Magnotta story. In this second episode, we'll dive into the manhunt to find Luka, his arrest, ...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep 259•Transcript available on Metacast Luka Magnotta is an infamous Canadian killer. He began posting videos in 2010 which showed kittens being killed in despicable ways. These videos prompted amateur detectives all over the world to try to find out who was behind these acts. Then, in 2012, he posted a video of a man being murdered. Later that year, the police publicly identified their suspect in the video murder as Luka Magnotta and a manhunt began. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the infamous Luka Magnotta. Luka was obsessed wi...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast Todd Kohlhepp is one of South Carolina's most infamous serial killers. He murdered at least seven people but his troubles began at an early age. He was diagnosed as having a sex addiction from the early age of nine. It was also stated that he was a person willing to do anything to satisfy his desires. That is exactly what Todd Kohlhepp did. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the serial killer realtor Todd Kohlhepp. He served 15 years in prison at a young age for a sexual assault. After he got o...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 257•Transcript available on Metacast Jimmy Lee Dykes was a man who hated authority. He was known for ranting and raving against the government, law enforcement, and the rules society is forced to follow. He had what he believed was a message that would change the world, and only kidnapping a hostage would get the government and the people of America to take him seriously. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Jimmy Lee Dykes. Dykes spent a year plotting his master plan. In January 2013, he enacted his plan by kidnapping a five-year-o...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare was down on his luck. He was working but having a hard time making ends meet. He spent his last few dollars on lottery tickets and ended up winning the 30 million dollar jackpot. He should have been on top of the world and for a period of time, he was. He spent lavishly but gave even more money away to family and people he didn't even know. Then, he met a woman named DeeDee Moore who said she could help him with the rest of his winnings. Join Mike and Gibby as they d...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast For the first fifteen years of his life, William Huff seemed like a normal teenager. But, when Huff turned sixteen, his behavior changed. The summer before his junior year of high school, William brutally murdered two little girls and abandoned their bodies in the Sierra Vista desert. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss killer William Huff. After he murdered, Huff wrote a strange letter to the police calling himself “The Phantom,” the nickname by which he is known today. Huff spent over 50 ...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast 
