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Human sacrifice still goes on uncomfortably close to home - cases have been found in the U.S., Europe, and the United Kingdom. In other parts of the world, such as South America, ritual killing is almost commonplace. Human Sacrifice investigates the terrifying current spate of human sacrifices and ritual killings. Jimmy Lee Shreeve draws on police reports and interviews with the victims' families to paint a horrifying picture of ritual sacrifice at home and abroad.

True crime is only the surface. The Missing Why is a psychological documentary podcast examining the hidden structures beneath violence, disappearance, obsession, dependency, manipulation, control, and human collapse. Through cinematic storytelling, behavioral analysis, and emotionally immersive narratives, each episode explores not only what happened, but why it happened. From infamous murders to forgotten international cases, this podcast dissects the psychological mechanisms that shape identity, fear, trauma, power, emotional dependency, isolation, survival, and the unseen pressures that ...

Amit Lodha is a decorated IPS officer holding the rank of inspector general. But before he rose the ranks in the service, he was an IIT graduate who was struggling to find his true purpose. In this book, Lodha tells us how he turned his life around and studied for the UPSC exams. He also tells...

The breathtaking, unputdownable insider account of Britain's most hidden profession What happens after the police tape comes down? Ben Giles has spent thirty years cleaning what most people can't bear to imagine. Dead bodies decomposing for weeks. Kitchen floors painted with blood. Hoarders'...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE ‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney ‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla From award-winning war reporter...

Host Lucien Graves dissects the catastrophic equipment failures and fatal miscalculations behind circus history's deadliest human cannonball accidents. From rotted nets to invisible mechanical flaws, discover what went wrong, who was responsible, and why performers still risk their lives in the cannon. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Confronting the reality many refuse to see.The Secret World of Human Trafficking is a podcast dedicated to exposing the global crisis of human trafficking through informed discussion, expert insight, and real-world awareness.Hosted by David J. Story, the show examines trafficking operations across the world, breaking down how they function, how victims are targeted, and what systems enable exploitation to continue. Each episode moves beyond headlines to explore the deeper structures that sustain trafficking networks.The podcast features conversations with:* Law enforcement professionals* ...

Professor David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men - especially men who have committed murder. Aged 29 he became, at that time, the UK's youngest ever prison governor in charge of a jail, and his career since then has seen him sat across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are psychopaths.

In Human Stains, we peel back the layers of humanity’s darkest impulses to expose the indelible marks left behind by crime. This true crime podcast doesn’t just recount grisly details—it interrogates the psychological, cultural, and emotional residue that lingers long after the headlines fade. Each episode dives into a case that left a permanent stain on the lives it touched, whether through betrayal, obsession, or sheer brutality.The title Human Stains reflects the haunting idea that crime is never clean. It leaves behind traces—on victims, families, communities, and even the ...

You’re far more likely to be a victim of financial crime than to ever encounter a serial killer. True crime often obsesses over gore and rare, extreme violence - while financial crime happens every day, in plain sight, to ordinary people. People like you. It doesn’t leave blood behind. It leaves shame, crippling self-doubt and echoing silence. Through short, hard-hitting episodes and longer interviews with leading experts, academics and investigators, this podcast exposes the psychology, pressure and bias behind scams and fraud - so you recognise the danger before you’re the next victim.

An urgent examination of the invisibility of Black women and girls as victims of targeted killings, and the lack of police intervention and media coverage When Black women and girls are targeted and murdered their cases are often categorized by police officers as “N.H.I.” – “No Humans...

'Few people have shown more commitment to investigative journalism than Patrick Alley. His latest book is a vivid, compelling testament to the importance of revealing corruption and wrong-doing and shining a light into dark places, wherever in the world they are.' -Peter Geoghegan, author of...

In 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain, both serving life sentences at the U.S. Prison in Marion, Illinois, separately murdered two correction officers on the same day. The Bureau of Prisons condemned both men to the severest punishment that could legally be imposed, one created specifically for them. It was unofficially called "no human contact." Each initially spent nine months in a mattress-sized cell where the lights burned twenty-four hours a day. They were clothed only in boxer shorts, completely sealed off from the outside world with only their minds to occupy their time.

Welcome to Rotten Human Archive — a documentary series at the intersection of forensics, archaeology, radiology, and human error.Here, every case file is real.Every fracture pattern, every custody failure, every imaging anomaly is drawn from an actual archival record.These are not murder-mystery fantasies.These are the parts of human history we weren’t meant to keep — and the pieces the world tried to throw away.In each episode we reconstruct a case with clinical precision:• natural mummification in caves• broken chains-of-custody• bone trauma and fetal metrics• imaging ...

Join your hosts, Halli, Cayla and Nathan as they delve into the always surprising, often creepy, frequently hilarious world of the weirdest things in the human experience. Was Shakespeare a woman? Did you know that there was a secret room in Mount Rushmore? What actually happened to Brittany Murphy? (it's really not as straight forward as you would think) Covering a wide array of topics from conspiracy theories, urban legends, weird science and unsolved mysteries. Grab your tinfoil hat, your favorite drink and get ready to experience the Human Exceptionhttps://www.thehumanexception.com/

If you waited by the TV for new episodes of “Are You Afraid of the Dark” each weekend or wasted study hall reading the weird parts of the encyclopedia, this one’s for you SPECIFICALLY. “Human F*ckery” pits a doctor of psychology and an investigative journalist against one another in a battle of wits, research, and creative storytelling. Each episode the curious pair get assigned a topic. Then, they go spelunking through history’s colon in an effort to find the most jaw-dropping, unbelievable, and utterly bonkers examples of that topic buried in the dark history deposited by our ...

True crime - Join for ongoing investigations on missing persons and serial killer cases. https://www.thehumanhunters.com

WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION A TIME 10 Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 An NPR Book We Love 2024 A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 “A work of extraordinary reportage and compassion...[it] will shock you, move you, and leave...

What if crime wasn't just about who did it — but why it changed us?Welcome to Human Echoes: Stories Beyond the Crime — a true crime podcast that doesn’t just explore the act, but the aftermath. Each episode tells a compelling, real-life story where crime meets conscience, and legality meets humanity.We don’t just cover murders or famous cases. We dive into the forgotten corners: the quiet con artists, the bizarre burglaries, the well-intentioned trespassers — and the people left to wonder what it all means.Told with empathy, curiosity, and cinematic storytelling, Human Echoes asks ...

Through the stories of three remarkable individuals who share how they fell victim to traffickers and how their bodies and souls resisted an enterprise of total destruction, Monique Villa takes us around the world - from Ohio to Tokyo, London to India, Qatar to Colombia - to uncover a parallel world where men, women, and children are dehumanized and reduced to obedient machines. Written by a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, this powerful book uncovers the hidden world of slaves - no longer in physical chains - who walk among us, trapped in a cycle of exploitation.