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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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7:29

The Bizarre Journey of Henri Landru’s Severed Head

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

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...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

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...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

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...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

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...

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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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20:45

A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian...

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2025/07/20

ExplicitIn the final part of our Ian Huntley trilogy, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories asks: can a psychopath ever truly feel remorse? And if they can’t be cured—can they at least be taught to reform?We explore Huntley’s prison behaviour and recorded expressions of regret, set against the pioneering research of British forensic psychologist Dee Anand. His group, Beyond Diagnosis, argues that even psychopathy can be addressed—if we ask not “what’s wrong with you?” but “what happened to

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29:50

Bristol's Oldest Cold Case: The Murder Of Robert...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/17

In this second and final part of our deep dive into the Robert Parrington Jackson case — Bristol’s oldest unsolved murder — we pick up where we left off: a dead cinema manager, a bullet fired in perfect sync with a wartime film reel, and a suspect so slippery he makes Keyser Söze look chatty.We’ll explore false leads, post-war paranoia, deathbed confessions, and one very suspicious newspaper. And we ask: why has this case remained unsolved for nearly 80 years? In a story this cinematic, the ending

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2:28

David Fuller: Bedsit Killer & Morgue Monster Update

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/15

Breaking | ExplicitAn inquiry into the case of necrophiliac killer David Fuller has concluded that offences such as those he committed could happen again because hospital mortuary security in England is ineffective.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/psycho-killer-shocking-true-crime-stories--5005712/support.

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27:05

A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/13

ExplicitIn the second part of our deep dive into the Soham murders, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Podcasts examines Ian Huntley’s disturbing psychological profile through the lens of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist (Revised). What does his score reveal about his mind—and his motives?We also explore the complex role of Maxine Carr: was she a willing accomplice, or a victim of coercive control? With forensic storytelling, gold-standard journalism, and insight from a real former detective, Psycho

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15:34

A Psychopath At School: The Sickening Crimes Of Ian...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/06

ExplicitWhen 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman vanished from the quiet town of Soham in 2002, Britain was gripped by a tragedy that quickly spiralled into one of the most disturbing child murder cases in modern history. In this first episode of a three-part investigative series, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories examines the early signs, missed red flags, and manipulative behaviours of Ian Huntley—the school caretaker who inserted himself into the heart of the investigation…

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40:33

Bristol's Oldest Cold Case: The Murder Of Robert...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/07/03

Welcome to Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories — the podcast that peers into the darkest corners of the human psyche, dusts off cold cases, and gives them a hard stare.This week, we’re delving into Bristol’s oldest unsolved murder — the mysterious shooting of cinema manager Robert Parrington Jackson in 1946. A real-life whodunnit with a cinematic twist: the killer timed the shot to coincide with gunfire in the film playing next door. All very Hitchcock meets hardboiled noir — minus the tidy

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32:38

The Double Life Of Jimmy Savile (Part 2)

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/06/29

ExplicitIn the second part of our investigation into Jimmy Savile, we go deeper into one of the most disturbing cover-ups in British criminal history. How did a man accused of hundreds of sexual assaults operate with impunity for decades—inside hospitals, children’s homes, and even the BBC itself? Who protected him? And why did it take so long for victims’ voices to be heard?With exclusive insight from veteran detective Jacques Morrell and gold-standard journalism from Simon Ford, this episode

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20:01

The Double Life Of Jimmy Savile (Part 1)

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/06/22

ExplicitJimmy Savile was one of Britain’s most famous celebrities — a beloved TV presenter, tireless charity fundraiser, and knight of the realm. But behind the tracksuits, cigars, and catchphrases lay something far darker.After his death in 2011, hundreds of victims came forward, revealing him to be one of the most prolific sexual predators in British history. In this first episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, we dig beneath the surface to explore how Savile groomed an entire

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22:09

Andrei Chikatilo: The Butcher Of Rostov (Part 2)

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/06/15

ExpicitIt took over a decade and more than fifty brutal murders before Soviet authorities finally captured Andrei Chikatilo. Dubbed The Butcher of Rostov, his cold, clinical detachment stunned even the most hardened investigators.In this second part of our deep dive, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell follow the hunt to its chilling conclusion – the arrest, trial, and execution of the USSR’s most prolific serial killer. They perform a psychological autopsy of a man who sodomised, tortured, and

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17:28

Andrei Chikatilo: The Butcher Of Rostov (Part 1)

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/06/08

ExplicitHe looked harmless—bookish, quiet, almost invisible.But behind the thick glasses and timid manner, Andrei Chikatilo was a sadistic predator who haunted the Soviet Union for over a decade.Nicknamed The Butcher of Rostov, Chikatilo lured women and children, especially vulnerable runaways, with false promises of food, warmth and safety. What followed was unspeakable. His crimes were brutal, methodical... and astonishingly prolific.How did one of history’s most savage serial killers slip through

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