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48: David Stewart - Pay Ya’ Bills

After the previous doozy of an episode, it's time for something a little more simple: one of those wholesome stories of boy meets girl, boy marries girl, and boy murders girl.

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47: Peter Kürten - The Vampiric Spontaneous Ejaculator of Düsseldorf

Guten Tag! Today we are traveling to the beautiful land of beer, brats, schnitzel, and… vampires? This dastardly man, infamously known as the Vampire of Düsseldorf, is one of the most revolting serial killers in history. We bid you welcome, but you better prepare yourself.. this is about to get nasty.

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46: The Alaskan Avenger

Just imagine The Avengers theme song playing for this one, because we ain’t messing with the Disney beast. We explore the tragic past of Jason Vukovich who, after his own experiences as a victim, became an avenging angel and brought vigilante justice to registered pedophiles in Alaska. How can a man's actions be wrong, yet at the same time oh so right?

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45: Dorothea Puente - All About The Bennies, Baby

That sweet-looking old woman couldn’t possibly hurt you, right? Right…? Meet habitual liar and convicted serial killer Dorothea Puente, who preyed upon the elderly and disabled tenants of her boarding house for those sweet, sweet social security checks.

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43: Ghosts of Eastern State Penitentiary

What could possibly be more American than our prison system? It's time to receive a history lesson on the world's very first penitentiary, where the goal was for prisoners to receive their penance (spoiler alert: hence the name!).

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42: The Toybox Killer, Part 2 - Death by 1000 Cuts

It doesn't get any easier to swallow. With little justice against the perpetrators, and up to dozens of bodies lost in the unknown, this unsatisfying conclusion to David Parker Ray's story will be sure to cause some heartache.

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40: Ed Gein, Part 2 - Painfully Midwestern Confessions

We finish out our series on Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield, WI. You will learn all about the potential grave robbing, his house of horrors and flesh artisanry, and actual confession transcripts which have inspired (for better or worse) countless songs, games, and movies. Don your finest skin, and enter at your own peril.

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39: Ed Gein, Part 1 - The OG Mama’s Boy

Let's tell you a story about a man named Ed... who looked like everybody's grandpa, only much more stinky and with an Oedipus complex. In part 1 of this very midwestern series, you will find out all about his family and upbringing, mama's favorite bible verses, and the events which led to his initial arrest. It's time to take a trip to Wis-CAN-sin.

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38: Living (and Dying) in an Amish Paradise

It's time to churn butter and build barns with swole Jebediah and his godly bunch, which is all the more fun because they can’t listen to it anyway! After a quick background on Amish and Mennonite history and practices, we will be looking at some of the only recorded murders ever perpetrated by those from and within these oft misunderstood communities.

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37: The Murder of Denise Amber Lee

Sometimes the actions of one person can make the difference between life and death. In this episode, we shed light on a quick-thinking mother whose tragic murder helped institute real change in the 911 dispatch operations in Florida and maybe even nationwide. 

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32: Lake Waco Murders, Part 3 - An Eye For An Eye

This is the conclusion to our 3-episode arc on the Lake Waco Murders. As we wrap a messy bow on this twisty series, you will learn a few things: Know that being a public servant doesn't automatically make you a paragon of ethics, and that quite possibly.. the true killer is still out there.

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