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The Darkness Vaults

The Darkness Vaults

Written by: Podimo & Vespucci
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 For journalists all over the world, reporting true crime stories is a day-to-day reality. But what do journalists do when that reality is so dark that it feels like we’ve reached a new depth of human cruelty?

For the first time, a network of 600 of these journalists have invited us into the darkest recesses of their world. They’ve shared stories of some of the most disturbing cases ever reported, past and present.

From Podimo and Vespucci — this is The Darkness Vaults, released weekly on Wednesday. Hosted by Luyanda Lewis-Nyando.

A note to listeners — due to the nature of their subject matter, some of these stories discuss suicide, sexual assault and may include detailed descriptions of violence. Please take care while listening.

Looking for more true crime podcasts? Listen to Murder in the North from Podimo. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Podimo True Crime
Episodes
  • 10: Death in the Chat Room (William Melchert)

    10: Death in the Chat Room (William Melchert)
    May 24 2023
    On a cold Sunday in March 2008, an 18-year-old woman jumps off a bridge in Canada's capital, Ottawa. She sinks into the icy water and welcomes death to end the darkness that has consumed her mind. Three years before, a 32-year-old man hanged himself in his apartment in the city of Coventry in central England. He could see no other way out. The two apparently have nothing in common, but they both leave behind an open computer. It turns out that they have been active on the same online suicide forum. And they have been talking to the same person.

    From Podimo and Vespucci — this is The Darkness Vaults.
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    38 mins
  • 9: The St. Petersburg Sacrifices (Tamara Samsonova)

    9: The St. Petersburg Sacrifices (Tamara Samsonova)
    May 17 2023
    In St. Petersburg's gray suburbs, loneliness hits hard. The elderly Tamara Samsonova desperately tries to fill the void left by her husband's sudden disappearance by renting out a room. But the tenants never hang around. Is it due to the bleak surroundings? Is it because Tamara herself is becoming more and more eccentric? Or is it connected to the mutilated corpses and occult signs that are found in the area? Listen to the hair-raising story of one of the 20th century's most brutal serial killers, who over two decades killed, dismembered and possibly ate its victims.

    From Podimo and Vespucci — this is The Darkness Vaults, released weekly on Wednesday.
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    32 mins
  • 8: The Abattoir in the Australian Outback (Katherine Knight)

    8: The Abattoir in the Australian Outback (Katherine Knight)
    May 10 2023
    There can be a certain joy associated with being engrossed in one's work. But when is enough enough?

    Katherine works as a butcher in the small village of Aberdeen, and thrives among cattle hooks and butcher knives.

    But trauma from the past haunts her, and seeps into her romantic relationships.
    Violence and bloody rage become a recurring theme both in her workplace and in her private life.

    So even if Katherine manages to stop bulls who have seen red - who will stop Katherine?

    From Podimo and Vespucci — this is The Darkness Vaults, released weekly on Wednesday.
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    32 mins
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