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Dark Topic

Jack Luna

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

true crime documentary

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55:19

118 • The Dead Man

Dark Topic ·

2024/08/14

Dark Topic Cold.May 10th 1973. A masked man brandishing a pistol and a rifle, enters the CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) in downtown Kenora, Ontario. A dead man’s switch that looks more like a duck whistle, is clenched between his teeth. The switch is connected to a bag slung over his shoulder which he claims to contain a bomb. Everybody better behave, or be blown to smithereens. For exclusive content join Apple + for a free trial, or visit www.patreon.com/darktopicSources:The Kenora Bank

52:19

118 • The Ripper of Ypsilanti

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2024/07/19

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. This ep is from the growing DT+ library of Patreon and Apple +. John Norman Collins. The Ted Bundy Prototype.Sources:Sheriff Harvey Interviewhttps://youtu.be/4kgSecWW9NkThe Michigan Murdererhttps://youtu.be/duhjKn4aGIADetroit Free Presshttps://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2019/11/11/michigan-murders-john-norman-collins-letter/2521102001/Midwest Crime FilesThe Ypsilanti Ripper: The Victims of John Norman CollinsOur Sponsors:* Check out

66:13

114 • The Boiler

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2024/06/04

Dr. Melissa Ketunuti had a rodent problem. Jason Smith, a local Philly exterminator, turned out to be an expensive solution.Thanks to our old Philly friend Shore on research.ABC news source of interest.https://youtu.be/Elz--ou8l3w?si=f2DTX92uG3eG0PDCOur Sponsors:* Check out Wooga: www.wooga.com* Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefined* Go to badlandsranch.com/DARKTOPIC to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog food order with a 90-day money-back guarantee.Support

41:10

114 • The Seventh Shadow

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2024/05/21

www.patreon.com/darktopic for EXCLUSIVES.David Shearing crept through the darkness of the old prison camp, to the fire-lit campsite of two grandparents, two parents, and two children. When the father of the girls that Shearing had come to see, got up to meet the approaching shadow - two hands gripping a .22 pump action rifle made this family camping trip all about one. Sources:The Seventh Shadow by RCMP Sgt. Michael Eastham and Ian McLeodVancouver SunB.C. man who murdered a family of six reveals

29:41

113 • Stinky Dirty

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2024/05/04

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Nineteen year old Brian Cohee JR, went for a cruise late one Saturday night in February of 2021. He wore coveralls, three pairs of gloves, and had a Michael Myers mask and large kitchen knife at the ready. When he found what seemed to be the perfect victim in sixty nine year old Warren Barnes - a homeless man well known in Grand Junction, Colorado - Cohee struck without mercy. The rest is a mess. Some of which his mother would discover in her strange son’s

58:59

112 • The Sick Episode ft. Deadbug

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2024/05/03

www.patreon.com/darktopic for more exclusivesDeadbug and I are both sick. Here's proof. Talk at you soon w new DT.1) The horrific crimes of Peter Bryan2) Australia's Ken & Barbie Killers. David & Catherine BernieEnjoy Or NotFind Deadbug at https://www.youtube.com/@DEADBUGsaysOur Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out Zippix Toothpicks and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: zippixtoothpicks.com* Check out undefined and use

42:30

111 • The Poacher

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2024/04/15

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Alex J. Mengel was a poacher of human beings. This widely unknown killer has a terrifying, yet barely mapped out history despite an actual map being found tucked into the dash of his ghostmobile. Sources:Unearthing a Serial Killer (Book)UNEARTHING A SERIAL KILLER: Paul, David, McMurray, Kevin F.: 9781519348821: Amazon.com: BooksUnearthing a Serial Killer (Podcast)https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/unearthing-a-serial-killer/id1583990190Arrest of

56:56

108 • The Walrus

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2024/02/16

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Larry Gene Bell was a suspected serial killer who only became known as a result of calling in his crimes - to one victims family.Sources:Book - When A Killer Calls. By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker.https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/when-a-killer-calls-a/9780062979797-item.htmlTrial RecordsBELL v. EVATT (1995) | FindLawState v. Bell :: 1990 :: South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions :: South Carolina Case Law :: South Carolina Law :: US Law ::

52:51

107 • The Creep

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2024/01/27

The intended episode was too dicey for a public release. Head over to www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives, including that episode DT + 17 ~ Nothing Happened.Two special releases from the growing Patreon and Apple + archive.1 ~ Out to LunchA little ditty bout Brad and DianeSources:Forensic Files - News at 11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgq-SDPTog&t=42s&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrimeThe Lineuphttps://the-line-up.com/the-murder-of-newscaster-diane-newton-king2 ~ The CreepThis is the

33:42

106 • The Coughing Box

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2024/01/14

David Edwin Mason. Executed in the notorious “Coughing Box”. Here’s why.For Exclusive Content www.patreon.com/darktopicSources:California Executed InmatesExecuted Inmate Summary - David Edwin Mason - Capital PunishmentLA Times Archive 1993https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-22-mn-26483-story.htmlPeople v. MasonPEOPLE v. MASON (1991) | FindLawThe Executioners TaleFormer San Quentin executioner reveals how he killed prisoners with no training | Daily Mail OnlineOur Sponsors:* Check out

40:52

105 • Waking up w Luna 5 ~ Carnegie Medals

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2024/01/01

Jack wakes up to a tequila sunrise and the inspiration to recount heroic tales.Source ~ https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lafayette-pizza-delivery-driver-who-saved-5-children-from-burning-home-awarded-carnegie-medal-nick-bostic/531-e345c2bd-fa89-4fbc-aee5-098f538ca720 Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

102:44

104 • The Curious Case of Randall Hopley w Deadbug

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2023/12/21

A strange kind of Xmas special for DT listeners. These eps are a fly on the wall of a seedy bar experience. Tales from the Bottom Down is a DT Exclusive on Patreon and Apple +. I think it's worth the risk sharing this one. Enjoy or not. You can find more of the notorious Deadbug at www.youtube.com/@DEADBUGsaysWith this episode we will give a rare trigger warning for those who are on the line with what they consider truly offensive. Instead of editing things out, TFBD is about shooting from the

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103 • The Maneuver Murders

Dark Topic ·

2023/12/13

For a lot more www.patreon.com/darktopicIn the early eighties a killer stalked Southern Florida neighborhoods, peering in windows at night, searching for the perfect victim behind glass and under lights. Duane Eugene Owen.Sources:The Coastal StarWhen 'The Monster' came over the bridge - News - The Coastal StarAppeal Docshttp://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/68550/68550ans.pdfWPTV Newshttps://youtu.be/mTL5KK91yds?si=ImuP5ppFjBKN-sAiWPTVWho is Duane Owen? Public

52:05

102 • The Long Man

Dark Topic ·

2023/11/27

The Long Man, Sir Douglas Mawson, and his improbable survival story through a widely uncharted territory in the early 20th century. Antarctica. A mysterious, unruly, frozen goatee on the chin of the planet. An area we dared not comb through until the face of the earth was sufficiently covered.Subscribe to Marooned. A new podcast from Jack Luna of Dark Topic and Aaron Habel of Generation Why, exploring tales of the catastrophically lost.Sources:Timeline: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000631b.htmMawson

30:20

101 • The Butter Knife Murders

Dark Topic ·

2023/11/18

Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. The Butter Knife Murders. Texarkana 1981. The truth is out.Sources:True Crime Texarkanahttps://open.spotify.com/show/0hLrPd5dYINHBFZHIdp60J?si=WXxa1HDfT_W0JiWrV22FUwMedium - Cindy Parmiterhttps://authorcindyparmiter.medium.com/a-known-enemy-the-horrific-butter-knife-slayings-of-karen-and-gordon-alexander-638384a0e3feJustice for Karen and Gordon Alexander Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064785949341&mibextid=LQQJ4dLaw &

34:46

100 • Cheri's Ghost House

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2023/10/31

For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicThat’s what they called it. Cheri’s Ghost House. And whether the little girl haunted it or not… the idea that her spirit could be tortured within was enough for her elderly parents to buy the place in 2020.. and demolish it.Mentioned Video Rip (Balloon at 39 mins) ~ https://youtu.be/kcYtCoRDJFI?si=rnZySTS_CRcRbFKq Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries:

57:44

99 • A Pale Vest (Brutal)

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2023/10/20

Warning ~ BRUTAL is BRUTAL. If you think you might be offended.. you will be. This is a Halloween Special. Recorded long ago. For more of Kent, check out True Crime Kent pod wherever you listen. For Deadbug, search DEADBUG Says, on Youtube,Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

36:32

98 • A Happy Accident

Dark Topic ·

2023/10/09

Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.August 29th, 1995. Springfield, Illinois. The suburbs. 430 PM. Mark Winger hears a noise upstairs. Or does he?Sources:ABC News - The Perfect Lie 20/20https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-torn-killer-dad-reflect-years-believed-hero/story?id=77097895Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7:43

Marooned ~ Jack Luna's Secret Project

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2023/10/04

Subscribe to Marooned wherever you listen to podcasts. Join hosts Aaron Habel (Generation Why) and Jack Luna, as they explore stories of the catastrophically lost.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

28:25

97 • The A$$hole Book

Dark Topic ·

2023/09/15

From the deepening archives of www.patreon.com/darktopicDeadtime Stories. Robert Hansen AKA The Butcher Baker. And Gary Zeiger. Two assholes. In a book. A true old school DT.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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