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What happens when the world's worst villains do unexpectedly good deeds?In this podcast, we dive into history's most uncomfortable paradoxes. Did you know that Adolf Hitler started a pioneering public campaign to completely ban smoking? Or that infamous serial killer Ted Bundy actually saved lives by helping people on suicide hotlines?We explore the complex, bizarre, and sometimes beneficial actions of notorious figures. New episode every week!Note: This podcast is an exercise in holding two opposing thoughts at once. While we discuss specific positive policies, we strictly condemn the evil...

After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined.

Missing & Nameless is a podcast dedicated to the thousands of UK cold cases involving missing and unidentified people. From the baffling puzzles of those still waiting for a name to the powerful stories of those finally found, we piece together the fragments of lives left in the shadows. Through forensic clues, family stories, and modern breakthroughs, we focus on what it means to be lost in the shadows; and what it takes to be brought back into the light. One detail could be the key. One listener could have the answer.

New York Times bestselling author Damien Echols and his wife Lorri Davis reveal their intimate and affecting letters, written while Echols was wrongfully imprisoned on death row. An explosive bestseller, Life After Death turned a national spotlight on Damien Echols, who was just eighteen when he...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gripping, true story of one woman’s battle to expose and shut down a criminal online porn empire. Pornhub was the 10th most visited site on the Internet, often praised as a progressive champion of women. Then one day, an activist discovered a secret they had been...

"Verkauft“ ist die ergreifende, wahre und grauenvolle Geschichte einer jungen russischen Frau, deren Traum von einem besseren Leben sich in einen Albtraum verwandelt, als sie Opfer von Menschenhändlern wird. Die siebzehnjährige Natascha bekommt das Angebot, als Nanny in Schweden zu arbeiten. Ihre Fahrkarte in die Freiheit entpuppt sich jedoch als Eintrittskarte in die Hölle. Wieder und wieder wird sie an verschiedene Männer verkauft. Doch, obwohl sie innerlich zu zerbrechen droht, weigert sich Natascha aufzugeben und beginnt im Stillen, ihre Flucht zu planen.

Op 22 maart 1986 verdwijnt Ludwig – multimiljonair en beroemd casinobaas met meer dan 26 casino's in de Benelux – op klaarlichte dag. Na zijn verdwijning krijgt zijn familie een brief waarin een geldsom van 3,2 miljoen Duitse mark wordt geëist. In haar boek LUDWIG onderzoekt Palmaccio wie Ludwig was en wat er met hem is gebeurd. Voor het eerst praat ze met haar vader over zijn verleden: hoe was het om als jonge jongen uit een gastarbeidersgezin opeens aan de top van de casinowereld te belanden?

Arms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets and super-car collections. blood diamonds, suspect oil deals, deforestation and murder. This is the world of Global Witness, the award-winning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption. And this is co-founder Patrick Alley's revealing inside track on a breath-taking catalogue of modern super-crimes—and the 'shadow network' that enables them. Very Bad People is about going undercover in the world's most dangerous places and bringing down the people behind the crimes.

In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three—were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria...

At dusk, on a warm evening in 2016, a group of 40 men gathered in the corner of a dusty field on a farm outside Parys in the Free State. Some were in fury. Others treated the whole thing as a joke - a game. The events of the next two hours would come to haunt them all. They would rip families apart, prompt suicide attempts, breakdowns, divorce, bankruptcy, threats of violent revenge and acts of unforgivable treachery. These Are Not Gentle People is the story of that night and of what happened next.

In this powerful and “engrossing” memoir, identity theft expert Axton Betz-Hamilton tells the shocking story of how her family was destroyed by the actions of an anonymous criminal (The New York Times). When Axton Betz-Hamilton was 11 years old, her parents both had their identities stolen...

Ashley Coulston is a convicted triple murderer, but was he responsible for far more carnage? Wherever Coulston went, a pattern of unsolved crimes followed, including those of Australia’s infamous ‘balaclava killer’ who has never been unmasked.

Sommaren 1984 försvann en ung man plötsligt från sin lägenhet tillsammans med sina två hundar. Det föreföll som om han gett sig iväg på en resa, men med tiden framstod hans försvinnande som alltmer mystiskt. Först efter ett omfattande utredningsarbete kunde händelseförloppet fastställas och de skyldiga ställas till ansvar för "resan". I den skildring som följer har fingerade namn nyttjats för både personer och orter. I Nordisk kriminalkrönika berättar poliser själva om sina mest uppmärksammade, omskakande, och svåra fall.

From murderers to money launderers, thieves to thugs – police officers from the Western Australia Police Force take you inside criminal investigations, rescues and even some of the more bizarre situations they've found themselves in. These officers have been granted special permission to speak very openly for this podcast only. You’ll be given access to operational information never heard before and will hear in detail how each case unfolds. These in-depth and completely unscripted conversations give you an insight into stories only a police officer can tell.

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A true crime podcast dedicated to unsolved murders and disappearances. Based in Wales, UK. Covering cases from Wales, the rest of the UK and the wider world.

The true crimes of the most trusted profession, hosted by nurses.

Step into the shadows with Missing Persons Archives, where we uncover dark, mysterious, and unsolved missing persons cases. Perfect for fans of gripping tales and haunting mysteries, this channel delivers captivating narratives that explore the unexplained and the unknown. Subscribe to join us on this chilling journey into the stories that keep you on the edge of your seat.

Goosebumps Guaranteed! Seeing Dead People is the only true crime and mystery storytelling podcast with a CLAIRVOYANT twist. We tell compelling tales of famous unsolved murders, missing persons and supernatural events, aided by the uncanny insights of D’Arcy, a talented, professional psychic medium. Seeing Dead People is created, produced and hosted by Nicola Furlong for RadioSidney.ca.

Psychology of Serial Killers and Their Mental Disorders. Narcissism, Psychopathy, Schizophrenia, and Antisocial Personality Disorder are common mental illnesses found among killers and Insane People. But what actually defines insanity? Is it possible for anyone to be insane? Could you be insane without even realizing it?