Episodes

  • 152 • The Toy-Box Killer

    152 • The Toy-Box Killer
    Feb 24 2026

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    On Monday, March 22, 1999, a naked, bloodied woman wearing a padlocked collar with a six-foot chain attached came running out of a trailer park in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, screaming bloody murder. It was David Parker Ray’s first (and last) mistake as the now infamous Toy-Box Killer.

    Sources:

    Cries in the Desert by John Glatt

    Introductory Audio Tape (9:07)

    https://youtu.be/Efo2ujMJYXw?si=07Nn0k28roO5CRXD

    Survivor Interview

    https://youtu.be/n5MzKOmDTlE?si=6CwrjLbUcI_BoKjR



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    1 hr
  • 151 • Napper

    151 • Napper
    Jan 27 2026

    In the early 1990s, a sleepy English village was rudely awakened by a Napper. Robert Napper. AKA the Green Chain Rapist and the Plumstead Ripper.

    Sources:

    Book - Napper: Through A Glass Darkly by Alan Jackaman

    Doc - https://youtu.be/-D2QrBKsISw?si=LtyFRepGyR0JlkqN

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    49 mins
  • 150 • Monster Butler

    150 • Monster Butler
    Jan 2 2026

    Archibald Thomson Hall, eventually known as Roy Fontaine, changed his name to better suit the world of butlery—which was a touch odd… given that “Archibald” sounds far more like a butler’s name than “Roy.” Then again, making a mess of things was exactly what the “Monster Butler” was best at.

    Sources:

    The Monster Butler by A.M. Nicol

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    https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Butler-Inside-Serial-Killer-ebook/dp/B0DPLQXMN

    https://youtu.be/FhRqufKIl4Q?si=RTz1wdpJmUr89jd



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    32 mins
  • 149 • The Work of Art: Shawcross

    149 • The Work of Art: Shawcross
    Dec 23 2025

    The Genesee Killer. The Rochester Strangler. The River Monster ~ Arthur Shawcross.

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    Mentioned McCammon message for writers.

    Meet Robert McCammon

    ///Book///

    The Misbegotten Son

    https://www.amazon.ca/Misbegotten-Son-Serial-Victims-Shawcross-ebook/dp/B00U4X2Q4G

    ///Video///

    Interview with a Serial Killer

    https://youtu.be/j9o9EP0WCqY?si=YR_ZnBeYy3htG31l



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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 148 • The Homeschoolers

    148 • The Homeschoolers
    Dec 8 2025

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    The sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu.

    Sources:

    Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf

    KIRO 7 News - https://www.kiro7.com/news/williams-sons-carried-dead-sister-house/246557853/

    Liberty for Women and Children - https://youtu.be/sN_Zkd6MVP8?si=65-vm95CTTxwXAsl

    This is Monsters (YouTube) - https://youtu.be/Wn7BO9BbVfk?si=Uj9--JHQJU9vm86f

    Book - chapter 1 of True Crime Case Histories Books 4, 5, 6. By Jason Neal. “The Homeschoolers”

    



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    36 mins
  • 147 • Nebraska Boy Snatcher

    147 • Nebraska Boy Snatcher
    Nov 25 2025

    John Joubert was bullied as a youth - but that’s really no excuse…

    Sources:

    ///Reading///

    A Need to Kill by Mark Pettit

    https://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-need-to-kill/id722421216

    ///Video///

    1996 NewsWatch 7 Doc

    https://youtu.be/QNsC-kFnRqQ?si=bvOSenCWSrjbpTgq

    Forensic Files

    Forensic Files - Season 4, Episode 7 - Ties That Bind - Full Episode

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    42 mins
  • 146 • The Smiler

    146 • The Smiler
    Oct 30 2025

    A DT + offering from the growing catalogue on Dark Topic +. patreon.com/darktopic

    You now belong to The Smiler…

    Sources:

    The Smiler POV w actual soundtrack

    The Smiler On-ride POV #AltonTowersTogether

    Creepy Sheep

    https://metro.co.uk/2013/01/21/eweve-been-framed-creepy-sheep-twitter-mystery-solved-3359300/amp/

    The Smiler Crash Footage

    https://youtu.be/i-7EtgxN4Qc?si=-kOsMhe6KfUJfAfK

    Technical aspects thorough

    https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/five-out-of-four-the-2015-alton-england-the-smiler-roller-coaster-collision-72f5c259724c

    Rescue

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-33706903



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    39 mins
  • 145 • The Peeler

    145 • The Peeler
    Oct 16 2025

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    Sheila “The Peeler” LaBarre.

    Sources:

    The Burn Farm by Michael Benson

    Signs of a Psychopath, Season 7, Episode 6, titled "He Had It Coming",



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    1 hr and 15 mins