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Beauty and The Superfly: The Tragic Case of Nancy Argentino Jan 14, 2023

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Join us as we take a closer look at Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, a wrestling legend whose career was forever changed by a tragic incident in 1983. Was it murder? Was it an accident? Let's go back to the beginning and uncover the man behind the case. Super-Super-Superfly!

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Elliot Rodger: The "Supreme Gentleman" and the 2014 Isla Vista Killings Jan 09, 2023

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Elliot Rodger: The "Supreme Gentleman" and the 2014 Isla Vista Killings

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Uncovering the Horrifying Crimes of the Gainesville Ripper: Campus Killer and Inadvertent Icon Jan 06, 2023

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Uncovering the Horrifying Crimes of the Gainesville Ripper: Campus Killer and Inadvertent Icon

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Austin Harrouff: The Frat Boy Werewolf Jan 02, 2023

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Austin Harrouff: The Frat Boy Werewolf

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Braemar Hill Murders: The Double Murder that Shocked Hong Kong Dec 30, 2022

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On the 20th of April 1985, two British teenagers went to take a stress-relieving stroll in the forests near their home in Hong Kong and never returned. After their bodies were discovered, their murder would become known as the Braemar Hill Murders and would force many to come to grips with the perceived double standard of colonial policing.

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The Christmassy Criminalist: A Santa Clause Heist Dec 26, 2022

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Welcome one and all to this very special Christmas edition of the Casual Criminalist. In today’s light-hearted episode we will be talking about that most Christmassy of topics - bank robbery. So get comfy, have a sip of your favourite tipple, and allow us to spin you a yarn about that one time Santa and his elves robbed a bank in Texas.

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Unmasking the Killer: How the Police Caught Robert Napper Dec 23, 2022

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Anyone who is familiar with the story of Robert Napper knows that a series of unfortunate decisions by the Metropolitan Police had enabled him to evade capture for 4 years. But this is a story about how 5 investigators did what the rest of the Metropolitan Police had been unable to do – link Robert Napper to his crimes and finally bring him to justice.

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The Twisted Tale of "Lyin’ Randall": The Appalachian Wanderer Dec 19, 2022

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The Appalachian Trail is the longest footpath existing in the world today and attracts everyone from cyclists and fishermen to paddlers, sightseers, and hikers. But a man known as 'Lyin' Randall' used to haunt the section of the trail that wanders past Pearisburg, Virginia, and would make the area famous for the murders he'd committed there.

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The Case of Diane Downs: Hungry Like the Wolf Dec 16, 2022

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To say that Diane Downs had a troubled past is an understatement. She was habitually abused throughout her life, and you can safely say that all she ever wanted was to feel loved. So when the man she was obsessed with told her that he didn't want to be a father to her three children, she decided to murder them so that she could finally have her happy ever after.

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Beverley Allitt: The UK's Other Angel of Death Dec 12, 2022

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This is the tale of a woman who wanted nothing more than to be the center of everyone’s universe. In the process she would not only harm herself to various degrees in order to get it, but she would steal the lives of innocent children and forever damage the lives of many more.

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