Episode 241: The Minds of Mass Killers with Author Shavaun Scott
Interviews Mass Murder/Spree Killers

Episode 241: The Minds of Mass Killers with Author Shavaun Scott

This week I have a special episode diving into the topic of the psychology of mass killers. What prompts someone to commit mass murder against random strangers? How did Columbine become a cultural touchstone that inspired oth...

Episode 232: Deep Cover - A Conversation with Jake Halpern
Interviews

Episode 232: Deep Cover - A Conversation with Jake Halpern

Esther sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jake Halpern to talk about Season 2 of his podcast Deep Cover: Mob Land. They also discuss podcast storytelling and Jake reveals which well-known actor makes a surprise gues...

Bonus Episode: Introducing Lost Hills: Dead in the Water
Bonus Episodes Interviews

Bonus Episode: Introducing Lost Hills: Dead in the Water

In this bonus episode, I speak with Dana Goodyear, host of the true crime podcast series Lost Hills: Dead in the Water. In January 1981, Verna Johnson-Roehler and her young son, Doug, drowned while boating thirty miles off the coast of Malibu....

Episode 226: Breaking Down Chris Watts with Lorena.
Family Annihilators Guest-hosts Interviews

Episode 226: Breaking Down Chris Watts with Lorena.

Show Notes: On the last episode of the year, Lorena and I break down the case of family annihilator, Chris Watts. Resources: “Chris Watts: A Complete Timeline of the Murder of His Wife and Daughters” by Rachel Change for Biography.com, Sept...

Episode 224: Breaking Down Kemper with Emerson Murray
Interviews Serial Killers

Episode 224: Breaking Down Kemper with Emerson Murray

In this episode I break down the myths and realities of infamous serial killer, Edmund Emil Kemper, “The Co-Ed Killer”. My special guest is Emerson Murray, author of The Murder Capital of the World. You can find out more about Emerson and purchase...

Bonus Episode:
Bonus Episodes Interviews

Bonus Episode: "Ripped from the Headlines" with author Harold Schechter

As a bonus for this month's theme "Stranger Than Fiction" I interview author Harold Schechter about his new book, Ripped from the Headlines: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes, an anthology of forty true...

Once Upon a Crime LIVE at CrimeCon 2019
Bonus Episodes Interviews

Once Upon a Crime LIVE at CrimeCon 2019

In this bonus episode, I interview Jan Broberg and Skye Borgman about their documentary film "Abducted in Plain Sight" LIVE at CrimeCon 2019 in New Orleans. #AbductedinPlainSight #truecrimedocumentary #CrimeCon2019