When you think of school shooters, you probably don’t picture Dr. Amy Bishop, a middle-aged mother and biology professor. Many assumed that Amy snapped when she opened fire at work in 2010, but investigators revealed a history of workplace problems, violence, and homicide in Amy’s past.
A Canadian woman’s hospital visit turns into a years-long fight to be believed and find a way to convict her perpetrator: Dr. John Schneeberger. Will she succeed, or can the good doctor outsmart authorities?
Mel Ignatow admitted to the sexual torture and murder of Brenda Schaefer but never served a day in prison for it. This is a case of double jeopardy and how Mel Ignatow became the most hated man in Louisville.
In 1975, the elusive Black Panther struck, kidnapping young heiress Lesley Whittle. We cover the crimes of UK’s Donald Neilson, from home invader to kidnapper-murderer.
Why did Anthony Rowlingson murder his own brother? Perhaps to protect his teacher and their shared secret: Ku Klux Klan affiliation.
Pets don’t just make good companions – they also can play a vital role in convicting killers. This episode highlights two such cases in Canada and the United States.
On November 7, 2022, James Krauseneck Jr. was sentenced to 25 years to life for the second-degree murder of his wife, Cathleen Krauseneck, in 1982. James and Cathleen’s only child, a daughter named Sara, was just three years old and home with her mother when she was axed to death. Sara has always defended her father’s innocence. In 2012, convicted rapist Ed Laraby confessed to Cathleen’s murder, but it didn’t hold up. With James’s conviction, one half of this family believes that justice was delivered, albeit 40 years late, while the other half is now suffering a second loss. This is the Brighton Ax Murder case.
You’ve heard of the Scream movies, but did you know that in 2006 two teenagers tried to emulate one of their favorite movies? Listen to how Cassie Jo Stoddart paid the ultimate price when two boys wanted to become more famous than the movies and killers they idolized.
You might not remember the name of serial killer Michael Gargiulo – also known as the ‘Hollywood Ripper,’ for his California knifings, and ‘The Boy Next Door Killer,’ because he lived so close to his victims – but I bet you remember that case where actor Ashton Kutcher’s date was murdered.
On March 3, 1993, a sister discovered a horrible scene no family member should come upon. It would take two and a half years for Lawrence Horn and the hit man he hired to be brought to justice. During that time, investigators had to unravel a complicated trail of conspiracy.