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Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories

Psycho Killer: The true crime podcast exposing serial killers, psychopaths, and the darkest minds.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/psycho-killer-shocking-true-crime-stories--5005712/support.

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28:41

Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective’s Files...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/24

Fingerprints may not grab headlines like DNA, but they’ve been solving crimes for over a century. In this episode, Jacques Morrell shares stories from his detective career where fingerprints cracked cases ranging from burglary and cheque fraud to cold-blooded murder.Simon and Jacques also trace the history of fingerprinting: from its discovery in the 19th century, to the first conviction in Argentina in 1892, and high-profile British murder cases where a single print made all the difference.Join us

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27:04

Why Does America Have The Most Serial Killers? Part...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/21

Why Bureaucracy, Hollywood, and the NRA Helped Serial Killers ThriveWhy does America remain the global epicentre of serial killers? In Part Two of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell uncover how bureaucracy, pop culture, and gun culture shaped the rise of American serial murderers.From the FBI’s behavioural profiling to the National Rifle Association’s influence, from Hollywood’s romanticisation of killers to the chilling question of whether Millennials and Gen

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23:37

Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective’s Files Episode...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/17

A CID Detective Relives His First UK Murder Case — 1989Step inside the world of real homicide investigation with The Detective’s Files: Episode 3. In this gripping instalment, former CID officer Jacques Morrell takes us back to 1989, when he faced his very first murder case.With 30 years of policing experience, Jacques reveals the reality of moving from the beat into CID, the pressures of working homicide over the Christmas period, and the shocking discovery that forced his team to live at work

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22:37

Why Does America Have The Most Serial Killers? Part...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/14

Inside America’s Darkest Secret: The Serial Killer Capital of the World.Why does the USA have more serial killers per capita than any other country?From Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to the Golden State Killer and Samuel Little, the United States has produced almost 70% of all known serial murderers—despite making up less than 5% of the world’s population. In this episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell uncover the data, the history, and the psychology

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32:12

Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective's Files – True...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/09

Behind every sudden death, there’s a story—and a detective who has to uncover it.In this second episode of The Detective’s Files, Jacques Morrell sits down with Simon Ford to explore how the police investigate unexpected deaths.From natural causes to cases of suicide, Jacques reflects on his time in uniform—sharing first-hand experiences with the deceased and their families, and explaining the vital roles of the police surgeon and coroner.While procedures have changed over the years, Jacques reveals

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25:07

Osama Bin Laden: Psychopathy, Power And The Price Of...

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2025/09/07

Osama Bin Laden masterminded 9/11, evaded the world’s most powerful armies, and reshaped global politics. But who was he, really?In this second episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell go beyond the headlines to explore Bin Laden’s psychology — from fugitive years and obsessive micromanagement to the chilling revelations in the Abbottabad files.Using the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP), we ask: Was Bin Laden a prophet, a

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25:07

Osama Bin Laden: Psychopathy, Power And The Price Of...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/08/31

This month marks 24 years since the 9/11 attacks on America — the deadliest terror strike since Pearl Harbour. To mark the anniversary, Psycho Killer investigates the rise and fall of Osama Bin Laden. Was he a religious zealot, a freedom fighter, or a psychopath? Perhaps all three.Using the Hare Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R) and the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP), Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell apply two clinical tools to Bin Laden’s life and legacy. The result? More

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16:33

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2025/08/24

Explicit – contains surgery details.Walter J. Freeman II thought he was a revolutionary. And in a way, he was. He operated during three revolutionary decades of the twentieth century – years that saw the coming of nuclear power, antibiotics and mankind's first tentative steps into space. But his technique was more medieval than post-modern. The cutting edge of his trademark instrument was the point of an icepick – or at least, a wicked-looking tool derived from one. Yet, here was an individual who

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2:37

Aimee Betro: American 'Hitwoman' Jailed For 30 Years...

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2025/08/23

An American “hitwoman” is starting a 30-year prison sentence in the United Kingdom for trying to murder her lover's business rival. Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, flew to the UK in August 2019 and spent more than two weeks in the country before trying to shoot the man outside his home in Birmingham—Simon Ford reports.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/psycho-killer-shocking-true-crime-stories--5005712/support.

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19:57

The Lobotomist: Walter Jackson Freeman II — Part 1:...

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2025/08/17

Explicit – surgery detailsThe story of Walter J. Freeman II is as disturbing as it is bizarre. He pioneered the transorbital lobotomy, a radical and, to modern minds, barbaric form of brain surgery. Freeman left behind him a trail of devastation – shattered lives and a body count that reached the hundreds. Yet it took the authorities two decades to come to their senses and stop him. During those years, he worked with official approval at institutions across the United States. He even became a

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7:29

The Bizarre Journey of Henri Landru’s Severed Head

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2025/08/10

Step inside one of true crime’s strangest afterlives. In this bonus episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, we follow the grisly journey of Henri Désiré Landru’s severed head—from the guillotine in 1920s France to its eerie display in Hollywood’s infamous Museum of Death.Landru, known as the “Bluebeard of Gambais,” was convicted of murdering at least ten women and a teenage boy during World War I. But what happened to his head after the blade fell is a mystery tangled in rumour, lost

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2:46

Snowtown Killer To Walk Free: James Vlassakis Granted...

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2025/08/07

An Australian serial killer has been granted parole after almost three decades behind bars. James Vlassakis was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years for committing four of 11 murders in South Australia between 1992 and 1999. The case became known as "the bodies in the barrels" serial killings, because the dismembered bodies of the victims were found in barrels of hydrochloric acid in the vault of a disused bank in Snowtown, a remote community 93 miles north of Adelaide. As Simon

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30:57

Psycho Killer Presents: The Detective's Files – True...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/08/05

Psycho Killer's Jacques Morrell. Thirty years as a copper, first on the beat, then a major crime detective, specialising primarily in homicide.In this new true crime series, Jacques opens his casebook to reveal gripping stories from a lifetime investigating murders, cold cases, and criminal minds. From serial killers to psychopaths, he shares behind-the-scenes insights into real police work and the psychology of killers.The Detective’s Files offers a rare glimpse into the dark heart of crime, told

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25:18

Henri Désiré Landru: French Serial Killer, The...

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2025/08/03

ExplicitIn our last episode, we met Henri Désiré Landru: serial seducer, swindler, and killer — a man who lured lonely women to his villa at Gambais and turned them into ash.Now, the net is closing. In this second instalment of The Bluebeard of Gambais, we follow the tenacious detective who pursued Landru across a war-torn France — and finally brought him to justice.We’ll take you inside the courtroom where Landru stood trial for eleven murders — and the public couldn’t look away.With forensic

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23:46

Henri Désiré Landru: French Serial Killer, The...

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2025/07/27

ExplicitThis is the chilling true story of Henri Désiré Landru — France’s most infamous serial killer. He posed as a lonely hearts suitor… but behind the doors of his villa at Gambais, women disappeared without a trace.It took one of the most painstaking investigations in French criminal history — and a detective who refused to give up — to expose the horror Landru was hiding in plain sight.At Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, we don’t just recount the crimes. We go deeper. With forensic

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3:01

Lori Vallow Daybell: Arizona Child Murderer And Cult...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/27

UpdateLori Vallow Daybell, the doomsday cult follower who killed two of her children, has been handed two additional life sentences for a plot that led to her ex-husband's murder and the attempted murder of her niece's ex-husband. It marked the end of the road for the Arizona mother with doomsday religious beliefs who claimed evil spirits had possessed her family members. Simon Ford has the details.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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2:55

Devon And Cornwall Police Commissioner Apologises For...

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2025/07/26

UpdatePolice in Cornwall have quashed speculation that multiple bodies have been found in woods near the town of St Austell.The County’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Alison Hernandez, has apologised for misleading remarks she made during an online meeting. On Friday, 25 July, Alison Hernandez told a streamed meeting of Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel that “dead bodies” had been found in Paramoor Woods near the village of Sticker, approximately three miles southwest of St Austell.Simon

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1:06

Dshawn Crawford: "Budding Serial Killer" Caged For...

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2025/07/24

A man described as "a budding serial killer" by a District Attorney has been jailed for 40-80 years for stabbing a homeless man to death and seriously wounding another in Philadelphia. As Simon Ford reports, Dshawn Crawford disguised himself as a wrestler known as The Undertaker to carry out the attacks in 2023.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/psycho-killer-shocking-true-crime-stories--5005712/support.

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2:58

Bryan Kohberger Sentenced: The Idaho Student Murders...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/23

Bryan Kohberger has been given four consecutive life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students on 13 November 2022. The 30-year-old former criminal justice doctoral student agreed to life in prison without the possibility of parole or appeal under a deal that spared him the death penalty. Simon Ford has the details.Love true crime with a psychological twist?Explore dozens more gripping episodes in the Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories archive — from infamous serial

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3:10

Yostin Mosquera: The Double Murderer Who Fled With...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/22

ExplicitA murderer who cut up his victims, packed their remains into suitcases and threw the remains off Clifton Bridge in Bristol, has been told to expect a life sentence.Yostin Andres Mosquera, of Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush Green, was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of the murders of Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso.The pair were killed at their Shepherd’s Bush flat on 8 July last year in what police described as a "brutal and callous" attack – as Simon Ford reports.Become a supporter of

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