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Introducing: Devil Inside Dec 09, 2025

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Ryan has released a new true crime podcast. Details inside...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devil-inside/id1859821884
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/347NnRqitFKiu02aZZkbKf?si=P_j7g7PZTziQ__NbTd9DeQ

JonBenet Ramsey Part IV: The Body Jun 30, 2025

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Here is a link to a new animated true crime TV show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY
As law enforcement occupied the Ramsey’s home in the aftermath of what appeared to be an audacious kidnapping by an unknown intruder, they patiently waited for a call instructing the family how to deliver the ransom money in exchange for JonBenet’s safe return. But when it didn’t come, a more thorough search of the house revealed a harrowing discovery in the basement that would change the course of the investigation.
Join Ryan for an examination of the events leading to the discovery of the body, in addition to what was disclosed in the autopsy regarding the victim’s injuries, as we endeavor to understand what truly happened to the little girl.

JonBenet Ramsey Part III: The Ransom Note May 27, 2025

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In this installment of the JonBenet series, Ryan analyzes the infamous ransom note line by line to uncover the hidden meaning offered in the subtext. Was this the writing of an unknown kidnapper who disappeared into the night, or did someone else author this note to cover up what truly took place?
Here is a link to a new animated true crime TV show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY

JonBenet Ramsey Part II: Christmas Day May 17, 2025

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Join host Ryan Kraus for a breakdown of the days leading up to JonBenet’s death, beginning with the mysterious 911 call hang up from the Ramsey’s home during a Xmas party on December 23, 1996 to the controversial events that took place on Christmas Day before the family went to bed.
Here is a link to a new animated true crime TV show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY

JonBenet Ramsey Part I: The 911 Call May 10, 2025

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At 5:52am on December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey dialed 911 to report that her 6-year-old daughter, JonBenet, had been kidnapped from the family's home in Boulder, CO, which became the impetus for one of the greatest mysteries in true crime lore.
Join host Ryan Kraus for the first part in this series as we analyze the audio of that infamous 911 call.
Here is a link to a new animated true crime TV show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY

LONGLEGS Oct 20, 2024

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Here’s a link to the trailer for a new animated true crime show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY?si=hvybzNKUvrGm3z2K
When FBI Special Agent Lee Harker agrees to take on a baffling cold case involving an elusive and unknown serial killer called Longlegs, she soon learns that the man has a terrifying personal connection to her past...
Join host Ryan Kraus for a deep dive into this fascinating psychological horror/thriller film, which was written and directed by Osgood Perkins, the son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins.
Introducing Longlegs: 00:00
His Letters: 1:10:34
All of Your Things: 2:21:00
Birthday Girls: 3:18:20

Tora Tora Tora Over Sodom & Gomorrah: MH370 Mar 21, 2023

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Here’s a link to the trailer for a new animated true crime show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY?si=hvybzNKUvrGm3z2K
March 8, 2014. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 departs Kuala Lumpur in the darkness of night, heading for Beijing. It suddenly disappears from radar, and is never seen or heard from again. Nearly a decade later, the mystery of where it went and what happened next to the 227 passengers and 12 crew members onboard remains a mystery. Join host Ryan Kraus for a strange journey through the psychology of the event as we seek to uncover the truth.

Myriad Ways for Digging Up Graves: Ed Gein in a Daze Mar 07, 2023

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Here’s a link to the trailer for a new animated true crime show Ryan is developing:
https://youtu.be/WAlgo_sz4tY?si=hvybzNKUvrGm3z2K
It's the night of November 16, 1957. In the aftermath of Bernice Worden's murder, law enforcement enters the home of suspect Ed Gein to search the premises for evidence related to the local businesswoman's disappearance. What they discovered inside the reclusive bachelor's dilapidated farmhouse, however, was nearly unspeakable, a sight so terrifying and disturbing that it changed the landscape of American culture forever.
Join host Ryan Kraus for the conclusion to the Ed Gein series as we tour the contents of his home in an effort to extract the psychological narrative lurking within his evil logic.

The Cacophonous Thud of Falling Rose Buds: Ed Gein in Love Feb 26, 2023

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In the aftermath of Ed Gein's mother dying, his loneliness drives him into a psychosis in which he is going to try to satisfy both his need to be with another woman and her demand that he never does such a thing, leading to a horrific abomination of romantic love between a man and a woman.

Pork & Beans Will Get Us Clean: Growing Up Gein Feb 18, 2023

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Join host Ryan Kraus for the third installment in the Ed Gein series as we delve into the fascinating, yet disturbing psychology inherent within his adolescent upbringing in which Ed's unrequited childhood affections for Mother suddenly boil over into a sexually charged adulthood that leaves him desperate and alone without her, inspiring the legendary character Norman Bates from the film Psycho and TV show Bates Motel.

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