Dark Topic

By: Jack Luna
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  • Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.

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  • 128 • The Control Freak

    128 • The Control Freak
    Feb 13 2025

    www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.

    The case of suspected Serial Killer John “Bottles” Baughman, who fooled everyone into believing him to be a “big sad teddy bear”, when in reality he was a conniving control freak.



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    49 mins
  • 127 • The Reverend’s Boyfriend

    127 • The Reverend’s Boyfriend
    Jan 28 2025

    David Earl Miller was hitchhiking through Knoxville, when a Baptist Reverend picked him up, brought him home, and made David his live-in boyfriend. Things were going really well, until David Earl brought a girl back to the holy abode and killed her. For no good reason.

    Sources:

    WBIR

    Remembering Why: Murder of 23-year-old Lee Standifer | wbir.com

    State V Miller

    State v. Miller :: 1984 :: Tennessee Supreme Court Decisions :: Tennessee Case Law :: Tennessee Law :: US Law :: Justia

    I watched David Earl Miller die

    I watched David Earl Miller die. Here is what I saw. | wbir.com

    Death Penalty Info Center

    Tennessee Executes Mentally Ill and Sexually Abused Prisoner by Electrocution | Death Penalty Information Center



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    28 mins
  • 126 • Zoo Man

    126 • Zoo Man
    Jan 3 2025

    From the archives of Dark Topic + www.patreon.com/darktopic

    A Two Part Offering.

    ZOO MAN

    Thomas Dee Huskey. The Zoo Man of Knoxville, Tennessee.

    Sources:

    Paranormal Investigation

    https://youtu.be/sea2DfLsO-c?si=ohQbgTHZuH9so2Xk

    Knoxville News WBIR

    Appalachian Unsolved: The serial killer who got away with murder | wbir.com

    State v Huskey (Murder Case Info)

    State v. Huskey, 66 S.W.3d 905 | Casetext Search + Citator

    State v Huskey (Rape Convictions)

    State v. Huskey, No. E1999-00438-CCA-R3-CD | Casetext Search + Citator

    911 Animal Abuse

    Thomas Dee Huskey Elephant Trainer Rapist Confessed Serial Killer - 911 Animal Abuse

    THE HOMESHOOLERS

    The sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu.

    Sources:

    Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf

    KIRO 7 News - https://www.kiro7.com/news/williams-sons-carried-dead-sister-house/246557853/

    Liberty for Women and Children - https://youtu.be/sN_Zkd6MVP8?si=65-vm95CTTxwXAsl

    This is Monsters (YouTube) - https://youtu.be/Wn7BO9BbVfk?si=Uj9--JHQJU9vm86f

    Book - chapter 1 of True Crime Case Histories Books 4, 5, 6. By Jason Neal. “The Homeschoolers”





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    1 hr and 6 mins

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Unapologetic

Brother, I listen because youre a phenomenal story teller and youre real, you unselfishly gives us glimpses into your life, warts and all.
The lives of children are segmented, iterations that may last a day or months, they all play their part in the person your son will become. You don't want to miss any of the iterations and any parent listener worth their salt will understand and appreciate your commitment to Family.
All that said, your commitment and professionalism are apparent in your work. Thanks very much

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Jack Is A Fabulous Storyteller

His telling of these stories is raw, which is how I want to hear them. The stories are gruesome, and Jack's style is perfect for the telling of them.

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I love it

I love everything about it!! Masterfully written and executed. Jack Luna includes his special brand of dark humor and perspective .

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I love this podcast! Every blue moon, I come across true crime that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE!!! I guess I'm just lucky that way...

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Jacks my all time favorite

Jack is extremely talented and you just can’t miss with any of his podcasts. The quality is on another level. Highly recommended.

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Exceptional Delivery

I love this podcast. Jack mingles the standard true crime podcast druul with a signature flare of story telling and impact full monologues.

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Redefines The Standard

Jack Luna is the greatest true crime podcast host on the planet. I often work the graveyard shift, so I’ve listened to the vast majority of the genre. Both his writing and narration are haunting. His candor and vulnerability, along with his unflinching willingness to explore the most disturbing details of a case, make it feel more like an experience than a podcast.

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Best True Crime Podcast

This is by far my favorite true crime podcast! I really like that it includes lesser known crimes along with more infamous stories. These crimes are obviously well researched and the script and delivery is epic! Luna throws in his personal experiences and goes off script to add a touch of some dark (but hilarious) humor every once on a while but stays on script 90% of the time. I don't get freaked out by descriptions of violence, but this is the only podcast where I've had to pause it a few times to gather myself....only to keep playing bc I have to know how the story ends.

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I like your take on these dark stories

I enjoy your way of telling the stories, and you have a good voice for it, thank you..

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love it

it's my favorite podcast. I'm almost done with all of the episodes. going from new to old.

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