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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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46:06

"The Railroad Killer" Ángel Maturino Reséndiz Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2021/01/14

By the 1990s, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was a seasoned murderer using America’s extensive railroad system to strike new victims, then flee. But eventually, authorities caught onto the pattern in his murders. In 1999, their investigation came to a surprising stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:02

"The Railroad Killer" Ángel Maturino Reséndiz Pt. 1

Serial Killers ·

2021/01/11

After years of incarceration, rejection, and failure, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz's most violent impulses began to surface. Between 1986 and 1999, he traveled the U.S. by freight train, murdering “sinners” in a so-called mission from God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:19

“The Beauty Queen Killer” Christopher Wilder Pt. 2

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2021/01/07

In 1984, Wilder went on a weeks-long killing spree across the U.S., abducting, raping and murdering as many young women as he could find. As he targeted malls across the country, the FBI launched a manhunt for the Australian fugitive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:49

“The Beauty Queen Killer” Christopher Wilder Pt. 1

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2021/01/04

Posing as a modeling agent in the 1980s, Wilder lured young girls and women to secluded places where he would photograph them in explicit poses before sexually assaulting them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:18

“The Butcher Baker” Robert Hansen Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2020/12/17

By day, Robert Hansen was a devoted husband, devout Christian, and respected member of the Anchorage community. By night, he abducted young women from clubs and drove them deep into the Alaskan wilderness, where he hunted them like prey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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46:00

“The Butcher Baker” Robert Hansen Pt. 1

Serial Killers ·

2020/12/14

Bullied from a young age, Robert Hansen’s resentment toward the people in his hometown manifested in different ways — most alarmingly, arson. In 1967, the troubled baker and avid hunter moved to Alaska, and developed a deadly pastime: abducting and assaulting women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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46:19

“The Happy Face Killer” Keith Jesperson Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2020/12/10

After his first murder, Keith Jesperson felt unstoppable, and went on something of a killing spree. But eventually, he got annoyed that he wasn't getting credit for his hard work, and started sending authorities chilling notes signed with a happy face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:11

“The Happy Face Killer” Keith Jesperson Pt. 1

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2020/12/07

Always shy and a little curious, Keith Jesperson lived a troubled childhood. Beaten by his father, and always struggling to make friends, Keith grew up vowing he'd never hurt children. But he made no such promise when it came to women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:13

The Backpacker Murders Pt. 2

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2020/12/03

By the end of 1993, seven decomposed bodies had been pulled from Australia's Belanglo State Forest. The nation was terrified, and the police force was put on notice: There was a serial killer on the loose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:18

The Backpacker Murders Pt. 1

Serial Killers ·

2020/11/30

The bodies of two missing backpackers were recovered from Australia’s Belanglo State Forest in 1992. They weren’t the last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:59

“The Chessboard Killer” Alexander Pichushkin Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2020/11/19

After killing dozens of people and getting away with it, Alexander Pichushkin got bored with his routine. So, he mixed things up — in brutal fashion. His unchecked maneuvers amounted to at least 48 murders in Moscow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:51

“The Chessboard Killer” Alexander Pichushkin Pt. 1

Serial Killers ·

2020/11/16

One of Russia’s most prolific serial killers was an avid chess player. First introduced to the pastime by his grandfather, the young Alexander Pichushkin finally found something he could excel at. But in 1992, his competitive urges were drawn to a different kind of game… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:05

“The Suffolk Strangler” Steve Wright Pt. 2

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2020/11/12

In the final few months of 2006, Ipswich was shaken by the strangling deaths of several sex workers. It didn't take long for Steve Wright to relax into his new role as cold-blooded killer. But the bolder — and more bizarre — he became, the closer he got to sealing his own fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:08

“The Suffolk Strangler” Steve Wright Pt. 1

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2020/11/09

He was an unassuming man whose Jekyll and Hyde personality obscured increasingly violent tendencies. And in 2006, in the small English town of Ipswich, Steve Wright began targeting sex workers — abducting, strangling, and dumping the bodies of five women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:53

“The Nurse Killer” Richard Benjamin Speck

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2020/11/05

It was called the crime of the century: In 1966, Richard Speck drifted into Chicago, and unleashed a whirlwind of violence and rage onto a group of student nurses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:34

“The Weepy-Voice Killer” Paul Michael Stephani

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2020/11/02

In the early 1980s, emergency services in St. Paul, Minnesota began receiving odd calls from a distraught-sounding man. At first reporting brutal attacks on women, he quickly began taking credit for the murders, and begged police to stop him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:56

“The Vampire of Düsseldorf” Peter Kürten Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2020/10/29

Throughout his shocking rampage that left dozens of people injured or dead, the newly dubbed “Vampire of Düsseldorf” Peter Kürten grew more and more confident — even writing into a local paper with the location of a victim’s body. But his confidence would be his undoing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:41

“The Vampire of Düsseldorf” Peter Kürten Pt. 1

Serial Killers ·

2020/10/26

Unfulfilled by bestiality, a young Peter Kürten turned to murder — and discovered his body’s reaction to the sight of blood. As his dark desires festered, he embraced sadism in all its forms. And in 1929, a gruesome killing spree earned him a chilling moniker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:14

“The Starvation Doctor” Linda Hazzard Pt. 2

Serial Killers ·

2020/10/22

When British heiresses Dora and Claire Williamson reached out to Linda Hazzard, she might have thought draining their bank accounts would be easy enough. But she didn't count on the sisters’ resilience, or the might of one formidable governess... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:16

“The Starvation Doctor” Linda Hazzard Pt. 1

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2020/10/19

In the early 1900s, Linda Hazzard marketed herself as a doctor, and claimed that she could cure any ailment with her special starvation regimens. Except, instead of curing her patients, she was killing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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