Episodes

In 1968 young girls went missing in California and New York, massive searches started and soon bodies became to turn up! This is the story of Rodney Alcala, the charming, good looking photographer that was in NYU studying under Roman Polanski and even once had won on the popular TV game show " Dating Game" but now he is wanted for torture and murder. PLUS: New Dumb Crimes & Stupid Criminals Get his book here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/darknessradio

Mark Shaw has been directed to try and uncover a murderous plot, Was What's My Line TV star, media icon, and crack investigative reporter and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen murdered for writing a tell-all book about the JFK assassination? If so, is the main suspect in her death still at large? The spirit of the famed reporter seems to be driving journalist Mark Shaw deep into story steeped in twists, turns and hidden truths, but her voice won't be silenced as long as Mark Shaw continues his quest...

As the Great Depression began to take hold, tensions grew, spilling over into the investigation of a mysterious murder at the boardinghouse of Hungarian immigrant Rose Veres. Amid accusations of witchcraft, Rose and her son Bill were convicted of the brutal killing and suspected in a dozen more. Their cries of innocence went unheeded--until one lawyer, determined to seek justice, took on the case. ORDER THE BOOK HERE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/darknessradio

At age 14, Dianne "Snake" Lake - with little more than a note in her pocket from her hippie parents granting her permission to leave them - became one of "Charlie's girls", a devoted acolyte of cult leader Charles Manson. Over the course of two years, the impressionable teenager endured manipulation, psychological control, and physical abuse as the harsh realities and looming darkness of Charles Manson's true nature revealed itself. Dianne tells the riveting story of the group's descent into mad...

Summer 1948. In the scenic, remote river town of Oregon, Illinois, a young couple visiting the local lovers’ lane is murdered. The shocking crime garners headlines from Portland, Maine, to Long Beach, California. But after a sweeping manhunt, no one is arrested and the violent deaths of Mary Jane Reed and Stanley Skridla fade into time’s indifference. Fast forward fifty years. Eccentric entrepreneur Michael Arians moves to Oregon, opens a roadhouse, gets elected mayor, and becomes obsessed with...

Misty Griffin and her sister were held in captivity by her mother and step-father until she was eighteen years old, when she tried to escape she was abandoned at an Amish community. Misty became one of the very few to ever join the Amish from the outside world. She thought she was escaping a nightmarish existence but found herself in another type of hell. Misty shares one of the most compelling and heart wrenching stories we have ever heard and exposes the true strength of the human heart and i...

What makes a serial killer tick? Why do they kill? Why do some perform their murders different from others? What are some of the early warning indicators that someone may be a serial killer? Steven David Lampley is a 21 year veteran police officer and (SVU) detective with cases on networks as Investigation Discovery®, TruTV®, The Discovery Channel® and in print media as the NY Times®, LA Times®, and the Gadsden Times®.Plus, Dave and Tim bring you a brand new Dumb Crimes and Stupid Criminals segm...

Randy Williams along with a team of three of the world's top forensic scientists and criminologists, Dr. Michael M. Baden, Dr. Cyril H. Wecht and Dr. Henry C. Lee, have believe they have convincingly solved the infamous Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 London - arguably the world's most talked-about unsolved murder mystery. What happens when you place not 1, not 2 but 3 of the leading forensic pathologists and investigators on the same case? Randy Williams found an unusual link in the story of J...

Lowell Cauffiel's unsparing true crime thriller reveals a house of horrors Eddie Lee Sexton thought no one would ever see.For years, Eddie Lee Sexton ruled his family with perverse domination. He enforced every cruelty imaginable, from vicious beatings to other unimaginable horrors. Yet the sadistic father nearly escaped death row on a legal technicality. Lowell Cauffiel walks us through an investigation that is gruesome and takes twists and turns that border on or cross deeply into the paranorm...

True Crime Historian Neil Storey is back! Tonight we turn our focus to some of the most brutal, unusual and disturbing crimes from Scary 'ol England. Neil digs deep to unearth dark aspects of The Rippers of England, Crime Solving & Revenge Filled Ghosts, Demon Barbers, Butchers and More! PLUS Dave & Tim report on more mind numbingly stupid criminals. https://www.facebook.com/neil.storey.50

Steph Young, researcher, author and investigator visits with us to discuss a grouping of tragic and terrifying murders that are taking place around the world, is it the act of 1 killer, a group of killers or worse? Plus "I Know A Murderer" your personal stories and accounts of knowing killers. https://www.facebook.com/StephYoungAuthor

Troy Taylor is the author of more than 120 books on ghosts, hauntings & true crime, he returns today to tell us a chilling tale of murder and mayhem. It's Christmas in Los Angeles, 1927, and a bank officer named Perry Parker receives a bizarre ransom note, telling him that one of his twin daughters, Marion, has been kidnapped and that she'll be returned if he follows a series of explicit instructions. Little does Parker know, but his daughter is already dead - strangled and horribly dismembered ...

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. Author Truman Capote reconstructed the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, and generated both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment...

Charles Brandt Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci we speak to the Author & researcher Charles Brandt as we close the cases once and for all on Hoffa, "Crazy Joe" Gallo & JFK! https://www.charlesbrandtauthor.com/ PLUS - Dumb Crimes & Stupid Criminals Check out the story that Dave and Tim were talking about on air: http://shanghaiist.com/2017/08/25/drunk-driving-dancing-dude.php?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&ut...

Ray Lawinger decided to rob his first bank at the tender age of 15, just to help out two girls so he could have sex with them! That began a bank robbing spree that spanned over two decades and had Lawinger living on the edge and deemed Canada's most prolific bank robber! Hear some of Ray's funnier stories about trying to be a career criminal, and some of his downright nasty stories of being in some of Canada's worst jail.Ray Lawlinger: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Few-Canadas-Prolific-Shocked/...

Chad Keller & Juan Tescrue expose the political scene of Avery's exoneration, that Making a Murderer doesn't cover.Many people think Steven was set up by the cops. But Keller says What needs to be exposed, is that there is factual evidence showing it is possibly a political conviction. But just how high up does the frame job go? If Steven Avery was framed, Keller's book titled Beyond Avery Road: Buting and the Beast, explains exactly how it was done, why it was done... and it also tells how peo...

Dave & Tim report on the newest cases of ridiculous crimes across the world this week.

The Infiltrator is the true story of how undercover agent Robert Mazur worked with ruthless drug lords, placing his life in mortal danger for years all to bring down the unscrupulous bankers who manipulated complex international finance systems to serve drug lords, corrupt politicians, tax cheats, and terrorists. It is a shocking chronicle of the rise and fall of one of the biggest and most intricate money-laundering operation of all time-an enterprise that cleaned and moved hundreds of millions...

Coroner, Graham Hetrick from Investigation Discovery shares his unique perspectives on violent crimes and the victims he examines. The Dead Speak to our guest, giving him the insights needed to solve the mysteries of their deaths. Today he opens up to us about some of his most fascinating cases. http://www.grahamhetrick.com/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/the-coroner-i-speak-for-the-dead/

Hollywood is no stranger to murder, and some of the murderers are the most vicious killers known to man. Through extensive research by Brian Clune, the historian for Planet Paranormal Investigations, we take a deeper look at stories dealing with the murders and paranormal aftermath of some of Hollywood’s most mysterious and gruesome murders from the 1930s to modern times,www.amazon.com/darknessradio <-- Get the book here

Rita Gabis led a normal life surrounded with strong family ties and love but there were whispers of a dark secret, a secret the family kept close to the vest. Rita began digging and uncovered historical atrocities that would change her world forever. www.RitaGabis.com www.amazon.com/shop/darknessradio --- Use this link to purchase A Guest at the Shooters' Banquet

Rod Sadler In September, 1955, Nealy Buchanan, a trustee at the State Prison of Southern Michigan, was denied parole. Because of his trustee status, he was assigned to pick up local trash from area farms in a prison truck, which provided the perfect opportunity to escape and wreak havoc on a quaint community that would never be the same. https://www.facebook.com/RodSadlerAuthor/ https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-Waits-Michigan-Double-Murder/dp/1478790369?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Kevin SullivanTed Bundy is one of histories most barbaric murderers and researcher Kevin Sullivan explores his story opening new insights and sharing new evidence that exposes Bundy's ties to more murders than previously known. We also discuss a frightening possibility regarding a demonic force that is rarely spoken about but openly shared tonight that may be behind his murderous rampage. https://www.facebook.com/kevin.m.sullivan.39

Sheila Wysocki A brutal murder, a cold case, a ghostly visitation and revelations that solve a 26 year old mystery. Sheila Wysocki shares one of the most unique True Crime stories, her own journey to solve the murder of her best friend and give her spirit the rest she deserved. Sheila's story has been featured on Dateline, Anderson Cooper Live, A & E Biography Channel “I Solved A Murder”, FoxNews.com and the pages of PEOPLE Magazine. www.sheilawysocki.com