Episodes

  • Laurie Dann

    Laurie Dann
    May 18 2026

    This week we talk about one woman's descent into dark madness.....












    Sources:

    https://abc7chicago.com/post/laurie-dann-school-shooting-timeline-of-1988-crime-spree/3483715/

    Kaplan, J., Papajohn, G., Zorn E. Murder of Innocence: TheTragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann. 1990 (Warner Books)

    https://www.facebook.com/HistoricChicago/posts/chicago-skyline-from-the-field-museum-1957/1185349403794904/#:~:text=In%201957%2C%20Chicago's%20downtown%20skyline,developments%2C%20marking%20the%20city's%20progress.

    https://www.britannica.com/place/Chicago/History#:~:text=Chicago%20reached%20its%20population%20peak,signs%20of%20impending%20industrial%20decline.

    https://exhibits.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1950/timeline/index.html#:~:text=O'Hare%20Field%20began%20to,commercial%20air%20traffic%20from%20Midway.&text=WNBQ%20Chicago%20became%20the%20country's%20first%20all%2Dcolor%20television%20station.&text=Elvis%20Presley%20performed%20his%20first,force%20in%20the%20music%20industry.

    https://www.cera-chicago.org/Blog/3321508

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK424018/#:~:text=Drug%20Class:%20Antipsychotics,Go%20to:

    https://20thcenturymurder.home.blog/tag/20th-century/

    https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dann-laurie.htm

    Egginton. J. Day of Fury: The story of the tragic shootingsthat forever changed the village of Winnetka. 1991. William Morrow and CompanyInct.

    https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/22/us/police-still-unraveling-trail-left-by-woman-in-rampage.html

    https://web.archive.org/web/20070402124116/http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/lauriedann.html#Falling

    https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/22/us/police-still-unraveling-trail-left-by-woman-in-rampage.html

    A Year of True Crime: Brazen Heists, Remorseless Killers,Incredible Bravery!. Workman Publishing. 2024.
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    51 mins
  • Larry Eyler

    Larry Eyler
    May 11 2026
    This week we delve into the horrific crimes of The Highway Killer....Sources:https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/o9rjd6/what_was_chicago_like_in_the_80s_and_90s_what/#:~:text=Grit%20and%20Danger:%20Chicago%20in%20the%2080s,and%20visible%20urban%20decay%20in%20many%20areas. https://www.chicagohistory.org/documenting-lgbtq-history/https://www.aidschicago.org/queer-bronzeville-a-short-history-of-black-queer-chicago-and-aids-activism-1920-1985/#:~:text=Bronzeville's%20queer%20population%20grew%20rapidly%20during%20the,**Cabarets**%20*%20**Semi%2Dsafe%20locations**%20*%20**Vice%20district**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWaytafhR8https://publish.illinois.edu/redline-collection/chicago-in-the-1980s/#:~:text=Here's%20some%20information%20about%20Chicago%20in%20the,Party*%20came%20to%20town%20for%20special%20exhibits.https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/eyler-larry.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/106185539/?clipping_id=56110326&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEwNjE4NTUzOSwiaWF0IjoxNzc2MTc2MjA2LCJleHAiOjE3NzYyNjI2MDZ9.thUxeeZvQLiYC-8pRAsaU96rs9DFd9aycoIEmkFAr8umjUftJAVQxc9AriijiyptKeu61v0qmtJbPHQafox6jwhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/larry-eylerhttps://killingkillers.blogspot.com/2012/11/wanted-dead-or-alive.htmlhttps://www.wislgbthistory.com/news/who-killed-eric-hansenhttps://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nwitimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/28/f2891016-eaac-5191-b0ca-62e7df9a947d/5d5701cff1338.pdf.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210519195529/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-return-of-larry-eyler/Content?oid=880169https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19940309&id=drRKAAAAIBAJ&pg=2732,1980891&hl=enhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/23/Eyler-charged-in-dismemberment/2380462081600/https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Larry_Eylerhttps://www.forensicmag.com/598769-DDP-Identifies-1983-Teen-Victim-of-Larry-Eyler-the-Highway-Killer/https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/1mg0kxq/daniel_bridges_the_21st_and_last_victim_of_larry/https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/officials-identify-remains-found-at-indiana-farm-in-1983-as-chicago-teen-slain-by-late-serial-killer-larry-eyler/531-9b71653b-e3bc-4953-b9cf-269f723f6ac7
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    47 mins
  • Joseph Paul Franklin

    Joseph Paul Franklin
    May 4 2026
    This week we delve into the serial killer known for targeting people because of just one thing... they were different than him. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDPGe1VYtuQhttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskOldPeople/comments/14niaik/what_was_life_actually_like_in_the_70s/#:~:text=Cultural%20and%20Media%20Landscape:%20The%201970s%20featured,with%20widespread%20consumption%20of%20molded%20Jello%20dishes.https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/news/1970s-america#:~:text=Many%20remember%20the%201970s%20as,the%20nation's%20economy%20took%20root.https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48113https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbsrRB4Gzs&t=104https://www.usccr.gov/files/historical/1970/70-001.pdfhttps://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/new_jersey_resources/highlights/african_american_history_curriculum/unit_15_beyond_civil_rights/#:~:text=Between%201970%20and%201990%20the,the%20poverty%20level%20also%20increased.Jack Rosewood, & Lo, R. (n.d.). The big book ofserial killers volume 2: Another 150 serial killer files of the world’s WorstMurderers (Vol. 2). LAK Publishinghttps://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/franklin-joseph.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160813113420/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/423604/LIFE-OF-HATE-AND-KILLING-BEGAN-IN-50.html?pg=all https://www.aetv.com/articles/john-douglas-john-paul-franklinhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goebbels-biography/https://web.archive.org/web/20160914222452/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20077938,00.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1262430547/?match=1&terms=Joseph%20Paul%20Franklinhttps://www.jta.org/archive/explosion-demolishes-synagogue-in-tennessee-wires-found-leading-from-synagogue-to-motel-100-yards-ahttps://isthmus.com/archive/from-the-archives/the-truth-vs-larry-flynt/https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9329974/https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2010-05-26/three-decades-later-the-effects-of-synagogue-shooting-are-still-being-felthttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/hustler-publisher-larry-flynt-dies-at-78#:~:text=Shot%20by%20a%20sniper%20in,died%20of%20a%20heroin%20overdose.https://www.atlantamagazine.com/history/larry-flynt-shot-in-lawrenceville-ga-1978/https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/nov/19/confessions-of-a-hate-killertoo-many-deaths-to/https://www.local3news.com/local-news/whats-trending/confessions-of-a-chattanooga-serial-killer-joseph-paul-franklin/article_1715295e-b380-50e8-aa97-4f0d0da5abb8.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129297650/harold_bruce-mciverhttps://www.deseret.com/1998/4/4/19372668/killer-with-utah-ties-admits-killing-pair-in-georgia-in-79/https://digitalresearch.bsu.edu/digitalcivilrightsmuseum/items/show/26https://www.hcpros.org/case-vault-1https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/25/us/slayer-a-suspect-in-13-more-deaths.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/us/former-klansman-indicted-in-bombing-of-a-synagogue.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/19/us/around-the-nation-avowed-racist-is-charged-in-four-sniper-slayings.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-25016217https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2013/11/20/joseph-paul-franklin-execution/3648881/https://isthmus.com/archive/from-the-archives/in-cold-blood/
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    43 mins
  • The Hidden Files- Ken McElroy

    The Hidden Files- Ken McElroy
    Apr 27 2026

    This week listeners get a sneak peak into the bonus content from The Kill File where we discuss the town bully and his crimes... Ken McElroy.

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    44 mins
  • The Raincoat Killer PART 2

    The Raincoat Killer PART 2
    Apr 20 2026
    This week we will finish up the case of the Yoo Young-Chul AKA The Raincoat Killer from South KoreaSources:The Raincoat Killer (Netflix) https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/news/international-business-a-hangover-in-south-korea-after-a-binge-on-credit.html#:~:text=Despite%20ads%20pitching%20''prices%20of,forecasts%20of%20a%20year%20ago.The Chosun daily (Translated to English) 9/6/2004 “Serialkiller says 21 victims was just a beginning” Korea JoongAng Daily (Translated to English) 9/21/2004“Murder Suspect causes stir”YTN (Translated to English) 10/28/2019 “Shocking Update onSerial Killer Yoo-Young-chul from prison official”https://www.facebook.com/SeoulCorea/posts/never-forget-that-when-seoul-korea-removed-the-cheonggyecheon-expressway-in-2003/1031733172327943/#:~:text=Seoul%20Transforms%20a%20Freeway%20Into,%2Dan%2Durban%2Dpark/https://www.nytimes.com/articles/2003/02/27/seoul.phphttps://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2443366https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/18/EUOU2GWTVUNLIX3T5RYK4LYK4A/https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/19/K7D5DIDYKBJIS2WDF26CJNVMAA/https://web.archive.org/web/20140403091736/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/yoo_young_cheol/2.htmlhttp://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/yoo_young_cheol/2.htmlhttps://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201910281525068241https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/young-chul.htmhttps://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0003815310?sid=102https://darksideofseoul.com/serial-killer-yoo-young-chul-part-1-monstrous-origins/#:~:text=Born%20April%2018%2C%201970%2C%20Gochang,and%20sports%20(track%20and%20gymnastics) https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0003815310?sid=102https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3251159https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/19/K7D5DIDYKBJIS2WDF26CJNVMAA/https://judicature.duke.edu/articles/postcard-from-korea-qa-with-judge-seo-yoon-lee/#:~:text=The%20jurisdiction%20of%20district%20courts,unless%20there%20are%20exceptional%20circumstances.https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/asian-courts-in-context/courts-in-the-republic-of-korea-featuring-a-builtin-authoritarian-legacy-of-centralization-and-bureaucratization/A64338AAD5984149FB5815CDCA63B3EC#:~:text=Generally%20speaking%2C%20district%20courts%20are,dispute%20exceeds%2050%20million%20KRW.&text=In%20principle%2C%20the%20single%2Djudge,law%20governing%20the%20given%20cases.&text=There%20are%20eighteen%20district%20courts,where%20high%20courts%20are%20located.&text=A%20district%20court%20and%20a,Rule%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court.&text=The%20administrative%20court%20is%20established%20only%20in%20Seoul.https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2009/11/16/south-korean-judges-observe/16514701007/#:~:text=Jury%20trial%20system%20a%20new,who%20make%20the%20final%20verdict.https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3251159https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201910281525068241https://allthatsinteresting.com/yoo-young-chul
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    39 mins
  • The Raincoat Killer PART 1

    The Raincoat Killer PART 1
    Apr 13 2026

    This week we delve into Seoul's first known serial killer, The Raincoat Killer in part 1 of a 2 part episode.












    Sources:

    The Raincoat Killer (Netflix)

    https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/news/international-business-a-hangover-in-south-korea-after-a-binge-on-credit.html#:~:text=Despite%20ads%20pitching%20''prices%20of,forecasts%20of%20a%20year%20ago.

    The Chosun daily (Translated to English) 9/6/2004 “Serialkiller says 21 victims was just a beginning”

    Korea JoongAng Daily (Translated to English) 9/21/2004“Murder Suspect causes stir”

    YTN (Translated to English) 10/28/2019 “Shocking Update onSerial Killer Yoo-Young-chul from prison official”

    https://www.facebook.com/SeoulCorea/posts/never-forget-that-when-seoul-korea-removed-the-cheonggyecheon-expressway-in-2003/1031733172327943/#:~:text=Seoul%20Transforms%20a%20Freeway%20Into,%2Dan%2Durban%2Dpark/

    https://www.nytimes.com/articles/2003/02/27/seoul.php

    https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2443366

    https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/18/EUOU2GWTVUNLIX3T5RYK4LYK4A/

    https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/19/K7D5DIDYKBJIS2WDF26CJNVMAA/

    https://web.archive.org/web/20140403091736/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/yoo_young_cheol/2.html

    http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/yoo_young_cheol/2.html

    https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201910281525068241

    https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/young-chul.htm

    https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0003815310?sid=102

    https://darksideofseoul.com/serial-killer-yoo-young-chul-part-1-monstrous-origins/#:~:text=Born%20April%2018%2C%201970%2C%20Gochang,and%20sports%20(track%20and%20gymnastics)

    https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0003815310?sid=102

    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3251159
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    37 mins
  • Charles Sobhraj PART 2

    Charles Sobhraj PART 2
    Apr 6 2026

    This week we will finish up with part 2 of the killer and con-man Charles Sobhraj.




    Sources:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65vK_gbsgwI

    http://saigon-vietnam.fr/saigon_en9.php#:~:text=Return%20to%20the%20menu%20page,Max%20&%20Jack%20Reval

    Neville R. , ClarkeJ. (1980). The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj (2nd edition). PanBooks (Australia) Pty. Limited. ISBN 0 330 27001 X. (Original work published1979)

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-10/viet-minh-take-control-in-the-north

    https://www.history.com/articles/vietnam-war-history#:~:text=Ho%20Chi%20Minh,cultural%20ties%20to%20the%20West.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_in_Vietnam#:~:text=When%201954%20began%2C%20the%20French,American%20troops%20to%20the%20war.&text=Decades:,1970s

    https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sobhraj-charles.htm

    Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers -Hunting Humans

    https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a35980330/the-serpent-true-story/

    https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sobhraj-charles.htm#google_vignette

    https://web.archive.org/web/20190131042218/https://www.rediff.com/news/special/when-i-kept-charles-sobhraj-alive/20181218.htm

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64073271
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    45 mins
  • Charles Sobhraj PART 1

    Charles Sobhraj PART 1
    Mar 30 2026

    This week we learn a little bit about the life of infamous con man and serial killer Charles Sobhraj in part 1 of a two part story.













    Sources:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65vK_gbsgwI

    http://saigon-vietnam.fr/saigon_en9.php#:~:text=Return%20to%20the%20menu%20page,Max%20&%20Jack%20Reval

    Neville R. , ClarkeJ. (1980). The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj (2nd edition). PanBooks (Australia) Pty. Limited. ISBN 0 330 27001 X. (Original work published1979)

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-10/viet-minh-take-control-in-the-north

    https://www.history.com/articles/vietnam-war-history#:~:text=Ho%20Chi%20Minh,cultural%20ties%20to%20the%20West.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_in_Vietnam#:~:text=When%201954%20began%2C%20the%20French,American%20troops%20to%20the%20war.&text=Decades:,1970s

    https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sobhraj-charles.htm

    Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers -Hunting Humans
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    39 mins