The Casual Criminalist

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Billy Milligan: Man of 24 Faces or Violent Conman Nov 04, 2022

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Billy Milligan robbed drugstores, assaulted strangers, and raped four women before robbing them as well. But he would tell you that he didn't have any memories of his crimes - in fact, he didn't do it. Instead, it was a 19-year-old lesbian named Adalana - one of the 24 personalities that lived within him.

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The Shark Arm Murders: The Mystery of the Missing Arm Nov 01, 2022

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What happens when you catch a shark that swallowed another shark that swallowed a human arm? You get the most bizarre unsolved murder in Australian history. We’ll even throw in a second unsolved murder for free.

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Lam Kor Wan: The Jars Murderer Oct 28, 2022

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This is the story of Chen Feng Lan, Chen Yun Jie, Liang Xiu Yun, and Liang Hui Xin - the four victims of Hong Kong’s first known serial killer. It's about how they'd lost their lives to a monster, and how he was finally brought to justice.

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Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldorf Oct 24, 2022

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The Vampire of Düsseldorf is perhaps one of the most demented, sadistic, monstrous, depraved, and literally bloodthirsty individuals we’ve ever covered on this show - yes, even worse than Pedro Lopez. So fair warning - here be monsters.

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The Butcher Baker: Alaska’s Most Dangerous Game Oct 21, 2022

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Outside of Alaska, not a lot of people have heard of Robert Hansen, the Butcher Baker. He was a special kind of sick bastard - a pathetic "man-child" who took all his insecurities out on the women he killed. As part of his plea deal, he asked that the details of his crimes should remain a secret - but we're more than happy to bring them to light so that no one will forget about the 21 women he'd brutally killed.

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The Weepy-Voiced-Killer: Calls of Regret Oct 17, 2022

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In the early 1980s, the 911 operators working in St. Paul, Minnesota, would receive calls from a crying man. He would lead them directly to his victims, claiming that he couldn't stop hurting those women, and earning himself the name "The Weepy Voiced Killer".

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The Moors Murderers Oct 14, 2022

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In the 1960's, children started going missing all around Manchester, never to be seen again. It wasn't until a young couple went to the police and described how they'd witnessed their brother commit a murder that the mystery of the missing children was solved, and the horrific realities of their deaths became general knowledge.

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The Brothel Killers Oct 10, 2022

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On the 14th of January 1964, the Mexican Police would perform a raid on the Loma del Angel ranch. There, they would uncover multiple mass graves as well as over a dozen malnourished young women who'd been enslaved by the Gonzales sisters - a group of middle-aged sisters who not only ran a prostitution ring together but became infamous for killing more than 100 people over the course of almost 20 years.

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The Pink Panthers Oct 07, 2022

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Not to be confused with the cartoon character of the same name, the Pink Panthers are a network of jewelry thieves famous for pulling off multi-million dollar heists in under 2 minutes. This episode features some of Simon's favorite things - 3 heists, some excellent police work, a prison break, and a group of thieves that comply with some of The Casual Criminalist’s Rules for Perpetrating a Successful Crime.

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*Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer Oct 03, 2022

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Edmund Emil Kemper III is perhaps one of the USA's most infamous serial killers. He was described as being 'friendly, open, sensitive, and having a good sense of humor," traits that came in handy when he lured 10 young women into his car before killing them, earning himself the nickname "The Co-Ed Killer.

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