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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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5:04

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: Marie Besnard – The Queen Of...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2026/01/19

Wherever she went, death followed – but the authorities never had the evidence to convict her.Marie Besnard was accused of murdering at least a dozen people over three decades, quietly dispatching husbands, relatives, and neighbours with arsenic while maintaining the image of a respectable provincial widow. But here’s the twist: after years of trials, scientific disputes, and forensic confusion, Besnard walked free. So was she a calculating serial poisoner — or the victim of flawed science,

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5:43

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: Oscar Pistorius – An...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2026/01/16

He shot his girlfriend through a bathroom door. Discover why this grey-area case belongs in the A–Z of Psychopaths.Oscar Pistorius is not a psychopath. He doesn’t fit the classic profile. No predatory patterns. No serial victims. And yet, the combination of fear, jealousy, and fragile self-esteem made him capable of lethal violence. In this episode of The A–Z of Psychopaths, we explore why Pistorius represents a crucial grey area — an exception that sharpens the rule — and what his case teaches us

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7:08

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: The Worst Psycho Killer... So...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2026/01/12

Let's take stock of the catalogue of carnage to date.We’ve reached the halfway point of The A–Z of Psychopaths — and before plunging headlong into the rest of the alphabet, it’s time to pause, reflect, and ask an uncomfortable question: Who is the worst psycho killer… so far?In this special mid-series episode, I'll rank the most disturbing figures we’ve covered to date using a deliberately unscientific but brutally honest scoring system — weighing body count, cruelty, manipulation, remorse (or lack

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1:58

A Psycho Killer Christmas Message To Our Fans

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/23

Thanks for your support during a fantastic year!Hi, it’s Simon here. On behalf of Jacques and me, we want to wish you a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2026!This year has been huge — three new strands, a growing community of true-crime fans, and more ambitious plans ahead.Listen in for a festive message and a glimpse of what’s coming in the New Year, including bonus content, Patreon perks, and our back catalogue for binge-worthy listening.Become a Patreon supporter for more of the

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20:54

The Black Panther: An Eyewitness Describes How Donald...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/17

"The gun went off through the driver's window ... and he shouts, 'Call 999! We've got an armed man!' "Paul Cullen was a teenager hanging out with a friend when a series of dramatic events catapulted him into the criminal history books. His actions on a cold December night in 1975 helped bring Britain's most wanted fugitive – the elusive and deadly Black Panther – to justice.Neilson had hijacked a police car and was holding the occupants, PCs Stuart McKenzie and Tony White, at gunpoint. In a last,

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4:32

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: Charles Ng – sadist,...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/15

He built a torture bunker and videotaped acts of depraved cruelty.Charles Ng is one half of one of America’s most disturbing criminal duos. Alongside Leonard Lake, he participated in a series of kidnappings, tortures, and murders carried out in a remote bunker in the foothills of California.Their videotapes — cold, clinical, and horrifying — remain among the most chilling pieces of evidence in US criminal history. In this episode, Simon Ford examines Ng’s background, his manipulative personality,

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20:53

The Black Panther: PC Andy Adams Shares His Memories...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/12

"There had been families going into the park during the day, dog walkers, you know, it was very well used, and she was there all at the time."Fifty years ago, two boys were growing up on opposite sides of the English Midlands — unaware that a killer was shaping both their childhoods. One lived just yards from the place where Donald Neilson — the Black Panther — held kidnapped heiress Lesley Whittle in terrifying captivity.The other grew up in the Nottinghamshire coalfield, where Neilson’s violent

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10:51

The Black Panther: Lynn Dorling – A Witness To History

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/11

Join us live at 19.30 GMT, Thursday, 11 December 2025, from the exact location where the Black Panther was brought down.For Lynn Dorling, Thursday, 11 December 1975, was just another day at the village school in Blidworth, where she was head teacher. But the next day, Friday, would be a day like no other.Overnight, just down the road in Rainworth, another colliery community, Britain's most wanted fugitive had been arrested in dramatic circumstances. The children arrived bursting with the news – and

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33:57

Psycho Killer: In The Footsteps Of The Black Panther

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/10

To mark 50 years since the capture of Britain's most wanted fugitive, Jacques and Simon retrace the Panther's movements on the night he was caught.Donald Neilson, dubbed the Black Panther for his ruthless cunning and stealthiness, thought he was above the law. Invincible, even. So when a couple of Bobbies asked him what he was up to one night in December 1975, Neilson responded by hijacking their patrol car at gunpoint.His plan? Nobody really knows, but we suspect it would have been curtains for the

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11:26

The Black Panther: 50th Anniversary Preview

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/08

A predator with a shotgun. A village that refused to let him escape.On 11 December 1975, armed robber and murderer Donald Neilson — the Black Panther — was finally captured in the Nottinghamshire village of Rainworth. In this 10-minute on-location scene setter, presenter Simon Ford revisits the streets where it happened, explaining who the Panther was, why he was feared, and how the people of Rainworth helped bring him down.The episode includes gripping eyewitness testimony from local man Paul

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4:37

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: Charles Manson – The...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/05

Manson didn’t kill people. He convinced people to kill.Charles Manson never stabbed, shot, or strangled any of the victims in the Tate–LaBianca murders — yet he was the driving force behind every killing. Through psychological manipulation, apocalyptic ideology, and a cult-like hold on his followers, Manson created one of the most disturbing criminal networks of the 20th century. In this episode, Simon Ford examines the roots of Manson’s influence, the psychology that underpinned his control, and

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4:38

A-Z Of Psychopaths: Henri Landru – The Bluebeard Of...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/01

A polite smile, a marriage proposal, and a stove full of ashes.Henri Désiré Landru was one of France’s most notorious killers — a polite, moustachioed gentleman who lured vulnerable women with promises of marriage during World War I. Once they entered his villas, they vanished forever. In this episode, Simon Ford examines Landru’s double life, his careful record-keeping, and the forensic evidence that shocked France. Was he a cunning predator shaped by wartime chaos, or a calculating psychopath

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4:24

A-Z Of Psychopaths: Richard Kuklinski – The Iceman

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/28

Mob enforcer. Contract killer. Self-made legend.Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski is one of America’s most infamous contract killers — a man who claimed to have murdered more than 100 people while working for New Jersey and New York crime families. But behind the macabre legend lies a killer who blended real violence with outright invention. In this episode, Simon Ford looks at the psychology, the mob connections, and the mythmaking behind Kuklinski’s criminal career. From freezing bodies to confuse

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4:55

A-Z Of Psychopaths: Jack The Ripper – The Phantom Of...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/24

Unmasking the psychology behind London’s most infamous phantom.In this 5-minute deep dive into criminal history, journalist and true crime storyteller Simon Ford revisits the most famous unsolved murder spree of all time.Jack the Ripper murdered at least five women—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—in a frenzy of theatrical brutality that shocked Victorian London. But beyond the myth, the fog, and the fear… who was he? This episode explores:The

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5:13

A-Z Of Psychopaths: Israel Keyes – The Methodical...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/21

He buried “kill kits” across America… but that was only the start of Israel Keyes’ monstrous planning.Israel Keyes is one of the most terrifying killers in modern American history — not because of the crimes we can prove, but because of the ones we can’t. Keyes built “kill kits” years before he used them, travelled thousands of miles to find random victims, and prided himself on having no recognisable pattern.In this episode, Simon Ford unpacks the forensic details, psychological insights, and

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17:49

It Takes Two... Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/19

Sometimes love is blind… and sometimes it’s deadly.In 1958, Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Fugate embarked on a killing spree across Nebraska that left 11 people dead and America terrified. But was Caril a victim—or an accomplice? In this episode, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell dissect the couple’s toxic relationship, their violent road trip, and the long shadow the case still casts over true crime, youth culture, and media sensationalism.Hear how the courts ruled, what

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4:33

A-Z Of Psychopaths: H Is For Holmes – America's First...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/17

Enter the "Murder Castle" in our latest, chilling, bite-sized episode.H.H. Holmes is often described as America’s first serial killer, but that title barely captures the scale of his crimes. A charming conman and medical swindler, Holmes built a three-storey “Murder Castle” in Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair — complete with secret passages, soundproofed rooms, and hidden furnaces.In this episode of The A–Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford explores Holmes’s chilling psychology. From pathological lying

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4:16

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: G Is For Gacy – The Killer Clown

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/14

Beneath the clown makeup, he hid 33 bodies — and the soul of a psychopath.John Wayne Gacy — the “Killer Clown” — was one of America’s most horrifying murderers.By day, he was a respected businessman and community volunteer. By night, he tortured and killed young men, burying thirty-three bodies beneath his suburban Chicago home.In this chilling episode of The A–Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford examines Gacy’s double life and the psychological traits that made him such a dangerous predator. Using the

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20:23

It Takes Two... Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow: A New...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/12

When Bonnie met Clyde, a myth began — but what actually drove them to kill?Step into the story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow — but not as you know it. This isn’t a simple love-and-crime saga. It’s a study of two personalities colliding, of fear and fascination, of power and vulnerability. In this episode of It Takes Two, journalist Simon Ford and former major-crime detective Jacques Morrell bring you:The historical backdrop of 1950s America — from juvenile delinquency panic to the lure of the

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4:21

The A-Z Of Psychopaths: F Is For Fish – The Brooklyn...

Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories ·

2025/11/10

He called himself “a real-life boogeyman.”Albert Fish was every parent’s worst nightmare. A kindly old man on the outside, but beneath the surface — a sadist, cannibal, and predator of children. In this deeply disturbing episode of The A–Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford examines the twisted psychology of “The Brooklyn Cannibal” — a man whose crimes shocked America and still haunt the true-crime world today.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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