The Casual Criminalist

Latest Episodes:

Joseph James DeAngelo: The Golden State Killer Dec 09, 2022

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The Golden State Killer is one of the most prolific criminals in American history. Despite committing hundreds of known crimes and being suspect of many more, he evaded capture for 44 years until technology finally caught up with him.

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German Love Stories: Lost in Delusion Dec 05, 2022

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Today's episode features two very different stories revolving around love and obsession, littered with nuances and gray tones, in which concepts like perpetrator and victim barely hold up to the next plot twist, and yet allow for enthralling glimpses behind the veil of human nature.

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Darts of Death: The Bullseye Serial Killer Dec 02, 2022

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For 15 years, John Cooper haunted the villages in Pembrokeshire. Armed with a sawed-off shotgun and a balaclava, he'd fulfill the role of master burglar when he wasn't attacking or brutally murdering his more well-off neighbors. When he was finally caught, he was unrecognizable, but his downfall came when investigators remembered that he'd once appeared in a game show - and used it to help his victims positively identify him as their attacker.

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Mikhail Popkov: 83 and Counting... Nov 28, 2022

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Mikhail Popkov is Russia's most prolific serial killer. It took Russian officials 20 years to track him down, and at the time they believed that he'd killed 22 women - but he'd since admitted to killing more, with his victim count currently standing on 83.

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Jazzin It Out With the Axeman of New Orleans Nov 25, 2022

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The Axeman of New Orleans was a nearly forgotten serial murderer who assaulted twelve victims in the late 1910s. What has kept him from fading into complete obscurity is his letter to the local newspaper in which he claimed to be a demon from Hell that loved jazz music - and if the citizens of New Orleans wanted him to stop killing, they'd be in the middle of a swinging jazz party when he next visited their city.

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Robert John Maudsley: Britain's Most Dangerous Prisoner Nov 21, 2022

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Known as Blue, Spoons, Hannibal the Cannibal, and Britain’s Most Dangerous Prisoner, Robert John Maudsley is infamous for being Britain's longest-serving prisoner, having spent the last 48 years in prison - 44 of them in solitary. But how did he end up there, and does he truly deserve not only his title - but his fate as well?

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The Hinterkaifeck Murders Nov 18, 2022

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Not every murder mystery has a satisfying ending, and the murders of the Gruber family is one of the more notable ones. Known as the Hinterkaifeck Murders, the mystery surrounding their deaths is over 100 years old, and in today’s episode we're exploring all the theories regarding the deaths of the entire Gruber family.

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The Monster of Malherbe Street Nov 14, 2022

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Every country has their infamous criminals, and Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff was South Africa's first serial killer couple. Active in both Pretoria and Johannesburg during the late 1980’s, their crimes shocked the nation, leaving deep scars on the collective psyche of an entire generation. The fates of at least six of their victims are still unknown, and their stories have often been described as “the tragedy that won’t die".

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The Angel of Death: Kristen Gilbert, Serial Killer Nurse. Nov 11, 2022

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People have gone to great lengths to impress those they love, but VA nurse Kirsten Gilbert's attempts at flirting take the cake.

In an effort to impress her new boyfriend, she murdered the people she was supposed to care for, earning herself the moniker "The Angel of Death".

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The Cleveland Strangler: House of Horrors Nov 07, 2022

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For months, the stench emanating from 12205 Imperial Avenue in Cleveland had its neighbors up in arms. Not only that, but black women were disappearing, and the local authorities ignored the community's concerns. But when two survivors both told the police about the horrors they'd experienced in 12205 Imperial Avenue, the police would come face to face with the gruesome results of their indifference when they finally entered the House of Horrors.

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