x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers

Charlie Outback

Dive deep into the dark underworld of crime with "Criminal Empire", the ultimate true crime show that brings you chilling documentaries and exclusive interviews with notorious mafia gangsters and infamous serial killers. Hear firsthand accounts from those who lived the life of organized crime, uncovering the secrets, power struggles, and brutal realities of the mafia"s rise and fall. Paired with harrowing tales of history"s most dangerous serial killers, this show will take you inside the minds of

true crime documentary

All Episodes

26:15

Hollywood's Monster Maker: The Real Ed Gein Story...

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🎬 The twisted farmer who inspired Psycho, Texas Chainsaw, and Silence of the Lambs—but Hollywood sanitized the truth. 🎭 Secret production notes reveal what scenes were too disturbing to film. 🔪 Which stars refused roles after learning the real story? Which director had nightmares after visiting Gein's farm? ⚰️ Never-released crime scene photos expose why cops needed therapy. 🏠 Inside the house of horrors that changed horror cinema forever. ⚠️ EXTREME WARNING: Contains graphic historical

en

91:02

Manson: Hollywood's Homegrown Nightmare (The...

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🎸 From failed musician to cult leader—how Hollywood created its own monster. 🎬 Never-heard recordings reveal which stars partied at Spahn Ranch before the murders. 🎭 Studio executives who rejected him, celebrities who feared him, and the directors who still visit his grave. 🔍 Exclusive: Recently unsealed files expose Manson's deep ties to music industry elite. ⚰️ The true story of how Tinseltown's rejection birthed America's most infamous killer. ⚠️ Warning: Contains disturbing audio from actual

en

84:05

Boston Strangler: Albert Desalvos Lies Exposed

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

👔 Hollywood got it wrong—the real Boston Strangler story is more twisted than any script. 🎬 Studio executives fought over film rights while the killer still roamed free. 🎭 Which stars refused the DeSalvo role? What scenes were too disturbing to film? 🔍 Exclusive: Original case files reveal how Tinseltown influenced the investigation. ⚠️ From false confessions to DNA truth, discover how Hollywood shaped America's most controversial serial killer case. 💀 Warning: Contains disturbing details from

en

31:20

The Real Serial Killers Behind Mindhunter

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

💀 A-list stars secretly bidding thousands for serial killers' belongings. 🎬 Which Oscar winner owns Manson's guitar? Which director bought Gacy's clown suits? 🏆 Inside Hollywood's underground auctions of death memorabilia. 🎭 From murder weapons to personal letters, explore the celebrity obsession with killer collectibles. 🔍 Exclusive: Famous faces caught on tape at midnight auctions. ⚰️ Plus: The stars who correspond with imprisoned killers. ⚠️ Warning: Contains disturbing details of celebrity

en

44:04

Hollywood's Death Collectors: Inside Celebrity...

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

💀 A-list stars secretly bidding on serial killers' possessions—Hollywood's most disturbing hobby exposed. 🏆 Which Oscar winner owns John Wayne Gacy's clown suit? Which director bought Manson's guitar? 🎬 Inside the underground auctions where celebrities spend millions on murderers' belongings. 🔍 Exclusive: Tour the private collections of stars obsessed with true crime artifacts. 🎭 From Bundy's letters to Dahmer's glasses, meet the elite collectors who turned killers into cash. ⚠️ Warning:

en

90:50

Green Berets Gone Rogue: The Fort Bragg Underworld

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

⭐️ Elite soldiers turned kingpins—how America's most prestigious military base became a criminal empire. 🎭 Hollywood producers fought to tell their story, but the truth was darker than fiction. 🔍 Exclusive interviews reveal which A-list actors were caught in FBI stings while "researching" roles. 🎬 From barracks to body counts, explore how Special Forces training created perfect criminals. ⚠️ Recently declassified files expose which celebrities were on their client list. 🚨 Warning: Contains

en

30:08

Black Dahlia: Hollywood's Most Beautiful Victim

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🌹 Elizabeth Short chased stardom—instead, she became Hollywood's most infamous murder mystery. 🎬 New evidence reveals which studio executives were secretly investigated, and why cops protected certain suspects. 🎭 Recently unsealed LAPD files expose which celebrities were questioned—and quickly cleared. 🔍 From casting couches to crime scenes, follow the aspiring starlet's path to destruction. ⚰️ Was her killer a famous surgeon? A movie director? Or someone even bigger in Hollywood? 🗝️ Plus: Why

en

43:32

Engineering Evil: Inside The Nazi Death Machine

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

⚠️ Beyond propaganda films—discover how Hollywood helped expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets. 🎥 Uncensored footage from studio war correspondents reveals industrial genocide's true scope. 📽️ Lost reels from MGM, Paramount, and Warner Bros cameramen who documented liberation—too graphic for 1945 audiences. 🎬 Which Hollywood moguls risked everything to smuggle evidence out of Germany? 🗃️ Classified films from studio vaults expose the bureaucracy behind mass murder. ⚰️ From Nuremberg to

en

48:53

Pogo's Prey: The True Horror of John Wayne Gacy

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🤡 Beloved children's entertainer by day, sadistic killer by night—Hollywood's fascination with Gacy spawned dozens of films, but the real story is more terrifying. 🎪 Never-aired footage reveals his chilling connections to Tinseltown's elite. 🎭 Which stars hired him for private parties? Why did studio executives keep booking "Pogo"? 🔍 Exclusive interviews expose the entertainment industry's darkest birthday clown. ⚰️ From kids' shows to crawl spaces, discover how a killer clown infiltrated

en

31:04

Mickey Cohen: The West Coast Mob Enforcer

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🥊 From bare-knuckle boxer to LA's most feared gangster—Mickey Cohen turned Hollywood into his personal playground of vice and violence. 💰 He ran protection rackets on movie stars, owned glitzy nightclubs packed with celebrities, and survived machine-gun ambushes that would kill lesser men. 🔫 Exclusive FBI files reveal his explosive feuds with Bugsy Siegel and ties to Al Capone's Chicago Outfit. 🎲 From poolside deals with studio bosses to bribes that kept cops in his pocket, dive into the dapper

en

45:47

Twisted Minds: When Killers Claim Madness The...

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

⚖️ From Hollywood's most shocking murder trials to celebrity breakdowns, dive into the controversial world of the insanity defense. 🧠 Studio executives who "snapped," stars who claimed voices made them kill, and the A-listers who escaped justice by playing crazy. 🎭 Exclusive courthouse footage exposes Oscar-worthy performances in real courtrooms. 🏛️ Legal experts reveal which celebrities were truly insane—and which were brilliant actors until the end. 💊 From Tinseltown asylums to padded cells,

en

35:45

The Real Mindhunter: Inside Robert Ressler's Dark World

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🔍 Before "Bill Tench," there was Robert Ressler—the FBI legend who coined "serial killer" and looked into evil's eyes. 🚔 Journey inside the mind of the man who interviewed Manson, Bundy, and Gacy, creating modern criminal profiling. 🗂️ His classified files reveal the untold story behind Mindhunter's most chilling cases. 🎭 Which TV scenes really happened? What horrors were too dark for television? 🧠 From prison cells to crime scenes, discover how one man's brilliant mind hunted history's worst

en

90:48

Mobsters & Movie Stars: Hollywood's Criminal Dynasty

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/09/01

🎬 From 1989 to 2006, Hollywood's secret mob rulers controlled everything behind the scenes. Studio deals made in back rooms, A-list stars paying protection money, and producers who answered to made men. 🕴️ Learn how the REAL Goodfellas infiltrated Tinseltown, running everything from casting to cocaine distribution. 💰 Shocking FBI wiretaps reveal which beloved films were actually mob money-laundering operations. 🎭 Which Oscar-winning director was caught on tape begging a capo for his life? Which

en

68:52

Hell’s Top 10: Killers Who Shatter Humanity

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

🔥 From cannibal butchers to demon-worshipping slayers—these 10 monsters redefine evil. Their crimes will haunt you: skin suits, blood rituals, and unthinkable torture. You’ve been warned. 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us online.🎙️ Because every empire

en

68:49

Beyond Evil: 5 Serial Killers Who Redefine Horror

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

😈 Cannibals, necrophiles, child killers—these monsters make Bundy look tame. Their crimes defy belief: boiling flesh, collecting souls, keeping "trophies" in jars. If you think you know evil… you don’t. 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us online.🎙️

en

58:25

The Santa Cruz Slayer: Herbert Mullin’s Bloody Delusions

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

🌀 "The voices told me to kill…" Herbert Mullin butchered 13 to "prevent earthquakes." Schizophrenia or pure evil? Dive into his twisted mind, courtroom chaos, and the 1970s killing spree that terrorized California. 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us

en

43:26

The Mask of Sanity: Jason Scott’s Hidden Rampage

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

🎭 Neighbor, coworker, friend—and secret predator. Jason Scott’s ordinary façade hid a bloodlust that shocked detectives. How many victims? His confession reveals a killer hiding in daylight. 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us online.🎙️ Because every

en

60:45

BTK Unmasked: Dennis Rader’s Twisted Double Life

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

🔪 Church leader, family man… and a monster. For 30 years, BTK terrorized Wichita—binding, torturing, killing, then taunting police with clues. His arrogance finally destroyed him. The full story of evil in plain sight. 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us

en

44:03

Trail of Terror: Gary Hilton's National Forest...

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

🌲 He turned America’s parks into killing fields—hiking trails became hunting grounds for this ruthless drifter. Decapitations, buried remains, and a blood-soaked RV—how many did he really slaughter? 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us online.🎙️ Because

en

44:07

12-Year-Old Monster: Canada’s Child of Rage

Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers ·

2025/08/28

👦 At 12, he lured, raped, and murdered a toddler—then killed twice more. How does a child become a serial killer? Shocking psychology, failed systems, and a chilling confession that exposes evil in its youngest form. 😱🔪 Thanks for listening to Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers – exploring the darkest corners of organized crime and the minds of killers.📲 Stay connected: Facebook Mk-Ultra CAST | X @MkUltracast💬 Share your theories, favorite cases, and episode ideas with us

en

604 results

Similar Podcasts

Australian True Crime

Bravecasting

True Crime Podcast 2025 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

True Crime Podcast 2025

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

Jay Nicoll

The Conspiracy Files

Bloody FM

Crime at Bedtime

Jack Laurence