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Serial Killers

Spotify Studios

Get a rare glimpse into the minds and methods of sadistic murderers. From notorious names like Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy to lesser-known killers like “Death House Landlady” Dorothea Puente, what turns a regular person into a predator? Serial Killers is a Spotify Original. New episodes Mondays.

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47:22

“The Cross-Country Killer” Tommy Lynn Sells Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2021/06/03

By 1999, Sells had murdered men, women and children in multiple states, and showed no signs of slowing down. He might never have been stopped, had he not attacked a little girl who survived to identify him, and finally put an end to his decades-long murder spree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:59

“The Cross-Country Killer” Tommy Lynn Sells Pt. 1

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2021/05/31

For over 20 years, Tommy Lynn Sells hitchhiked across the U.S., killing indiscriminately and without mercy. What started as a revenge fantasy involving his childhood abuser grew into a deadly impulse that would claim nearly two dozen lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:51

"Mall Santa" Bruce McArthur Pt. 2

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2021/05/27

By the beginning of 2011, Bruce McArthur had killed and dismembered two men, hiding their bodies in enormous planters at a client's house. But when police let him slip through their hands, he was free to kill again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:38

"Mall Santa" Bruce McArthur Pt. 1

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2021/05/24

For most of his life, Bruce McArthur led an unremarkable existence. But in the 1990s, he split from his wife and moved to Toronto's gay village — free to be his true self. Unfortunately, McArthur's true self was violent, bloodthirsty... and murderous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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60:27

“The Narcosatanist” Adolfo Constanzo Pt. 2

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2021/05/20

After amassing wealth and influence as a spiritual advisor in the 1980s, Adolfo Constanzo set his sights on the lucrative drug trade in Matamoros. To claim a piece for himself, he needed more power. And for that, he turned to one thing: human sacrifice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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53:46

“The Narcosatanist” Adolfo Constanzo Pt. 1

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2021/05/17

Schooled in the darkest corners of his family’s Afro-Carribean religion, Adolfo Constanzo decided to make his fortune using magic granted through animal sacrifices. In Mexico City, he grew his power and esteem — but he wanted something more. He wanted revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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48:08

“The Anatomy Murderers” Burke and Hare Pt. 2

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2021/05/13

By 1828, Burke and Hare’s scheme of murdering people and selling their bodies was making them rich. But eventually, one curious woman crashed their entire operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:17

“The Anatomy Murderers” Burke and Hare Pt. 1

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2021/05/10

When a tenant at their boarding house died in 1827, William Burke and William Hare found a way to make some extra money: selling bodies to a medical school. But to keep it up, they’d need a fresh supply of dead bodies — and those were hard to come by. Naturally, at least. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:39

“The Tweed Creeper” David Russell Williams Pt. 2

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2021/05/06

Having moved from break-ins to aggressive sexual assault, David Russell Williams carefully planned his first horrific murder in late 2009. It was not his last. But the high-ranking military officer could only fly under the radar for so long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:26

“The Tweed Creeper” David Russell Williams Pt. 1

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2021/05/03

As an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, David Russell Williams had a spotless record for decades before beginning a breaking-and-entering spree in 2007. Stealing into women’s houses, he photographed himself wearing their underwear, setting the baseline for crimes that would later include rape and murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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52:21

“The Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez Pt. 2

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2021/04/29

After his first murder in San Francisco, Richard Ramirez headed back to Los Angeles to begin a killing spree that had the whole city terrified. His brutal attacks came after dark and without warning, earning him the chilling nickname "Night Stalker.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:54

“The Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez Pt. 1

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2021/04/26

A troubled relationship with his father, his religion, and the demonic visions he saw during seizures dominated Richard Ramirez’s childhood in the 1960s. When he witnesses a horrific crime at the hands of a sadistic cousin, he comes face to face with his own dark nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:19

“South Side Strangler” Timothy Wilson Spencer Pt. 2

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2021/04/22

Organized and meticulous, Timothy Wilson Spencer evaded suspicion until a detective began connecting the dots between Arlington’s “Masked Rapist” and Richmond’s “South Side Strangler.” The 1988 case against him helped exonerate a wrongfully convicted man, and made forensic science history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:59

“South Side Strangler” Timothy Wilson Spencer Pt. 1

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2021/04/19

Growing up in Arlington, Virginia in the 1960s, Timothy Wilson Spencer displayed an alarming interest in torturing animals and burglarizing homes. With practiced cruelty and stealth, he eventually became known as “The Masked Rapist” for his attacks on women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:20

“The Vampire in the Window” Florencio Fernández

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2021/04/15

Born in 1935, Florencio Fernández grew up in a region of Argentina nicknamed the “fortress of folklore.” As a teenager, destitute and alone, he watched a film at a local theater that would change his life — and inspire his crimes. That film’s name? Dracula. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:56

“Son of Sal” Salvatore Perrone

Serial Killers ·

2021/04/12

Salvator Perrone’s early life in the 1950s is a murky mystery, but by the time he was in his 60s, the failed fashion entrepreneur had a grudge against the world — and he was ready to exact his revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:19

“The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski Pt. 2

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2021/04/08

By the 1980s, Ted Kaczynski had set off several bombs, causing only minor injuries — but for him, it wasn’t enough. What had started as a plot for revenge grew into an unrelenting need to change the world. To do that, he needed to kill. The reign of the Unabomber had begun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:51

“The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski Pt. 1

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2021/04/05

Spotting his genius at a young age, Ted Kaczynski’s parents pushed their son to academic excellence — but Ted never found a true home in the hallowed halls of academia. Instead, by 1969, he was a former math professor with a festering hatred for the modern world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:04

“The Madman of Marshall Street” Gary M. Heidnik Pt. 2

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2021/04/01

By Thanksgiving 1986, Gary Heidnik had captured a woman and locked her in his basement, where he intended on making her carry his children. But Gary wanted an entire “birthing harem.” Over the next four months, he lured five more women to his Philadelphia home… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:14

“The Madman of Marshall Street” Gary M. Heidnik Pt. 1

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2021/03/29

Estranged from his family, Gary Heidnik’s behavior grew more and more troubling as he grew older. By 1976, no one was around to notice when he started digging a pit in his basement — one big enough to hold a person... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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