In this episode, we dive into the case of Lorenzo Gilyard, a seemingly average man who lived a double life as one of America’s most elusive serial killers. Known as The Kansas City Strangler, Gilyard was linked to the murders of at least 13 women between 1977 and 1993, but authorities believe the number could be even higher. His victims were primarily sex workers and vulnerable women whose cases went cold for decades — until DNA technology finally caught up with him in the early 2000s.

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In this episode, we take a journey into one of Australia’s most gruesome true crime cases — the Snowtown murders, also known as the "Bodies in the Barrels" case. Between 1992 and 1999, a group of killers led by John Bunting targeted individuals they believed to be pedophiles, homosexuals, or otherwise "unacceptable," resulting in the deaths of 12 people.

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AAP. (2024, May 19). Snowtown's Murders Grim Legacy. Retrieved from The New Daily: https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2024/05/19/snowtown-murders-grim-legacy

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Key Witness in Snowtown Murders James Vlassakis Seeks Parole after 26 years. (2025, May 4). Retrieved from Neos Kosmos: https://neoskosmos.com/en/2025/05/04/news/australia/key-witness-in-snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-seeks-parole-after-26-years/

Noble, F. (March, 2019 13). Bodies in a Barrels killer Robert Joe Wagner's eerie handwritten letter. Retrieved from W9 News: https://www.9news.com.au/national/bodies-in-the-barrel-killer-seeks-to-have-term-set/b3bd5162-3722-4fc1-afcc-f8fb37abf722

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Snowtown bodies in barrel killer Robert Wagner denied non parole period. (2019, May 9). Retrieved from SBS News: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/snowtown-bodies-in-barrel-killer-robert-wagner-denied-non-parole-period/a2ogd9mp8

Snowtown killer seeks non parole release date from jail. (2019, March 12). Retrieved from ABC.net: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-13/snowtown-killer-seeks-non-parole-release-date-from-jail/10895224

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Wakelin, J. (2024, May 25). Snowtown murdererJames Vlassakis up for parole in a year after accomplce Mark Haydon was released into the community. Retrieved from ABC.ne: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/sa-stateline-james-vlassakis-eligible-for-parole-in-a-year/103888232

Louise Peete was a woman of elegance, poise, and a dark, murderous secret. Convicted of murder twice, she is one of the few women in U.S. history to be sentenced to death and executed in the gas chamber. In this episode, we unravel the unsettling story of how this Southern belle charmed, lied, and killed her way through high society—leaving behind a trail of bodies and broken trust.

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