True Crime

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• Critical Questions: Exploring Real-Life Crime Investigations 01.06.2026 2t 4min

  the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Solving The Mystery Of The Missing Young Cadets 31.05.2026 51min

  The forensic work used to convict military instructor Pierre Chanal, who was accused of several murders in northern France during the 1980s. He was arrested when police caught him kidnapping a Hungarian man, but detectives were convinced he had previously killed at least eight times, prompting an intensive investigation to find evidence linking him to the crimes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• The Doctor Who Killed Over 350 People | Dr. Death 30.05.2026 47min

  Britain’s biggest serial killer was a doctor, Dr Harold Shipman. Unsuspected for many years, Dr. Shipman selected his victims from his patient list. There were clues, but who in the community would believe that a doctor would kill his patients? Suspected of killing over 350 people during his career, it was clumsy attempts at forging the will of one of his victims in his own favor that alerted the police and led to his arrest. Found guilty at his trial and jailed for life, Dr. Shipman committed suicide never accepting his guilt.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• The Man Who Shot John Lennon: Unraveling Mark Chapman's Motive 29.05.2026 53min

  In December 1980, the world mourned the murder of music icon John Lennon. But who was the unassuming man who waited outside the Dakota building, and what drove him to commit such a historic act of violence? This award-winning episode of the acclaimed documentary series First Tuesday delves deep into the psyche of Mark Chapman. Through meticulous investigation and psychological analysis, the film attempts to unravel the complex reasoning behind the shooting, exploring Chapman's descent from a troubled Beatles fan to a fame-obsessed killer. It is a chilling portrait of obsession and the dark side of celebrity, seeking to answer the question that haunted a generation: Why?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• The Litvinenko File: A Poisoning That Exposed the Kremlin 28.05.2026 54min

  When former Russian FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko died a slow and agonizing death in a London hospital, poisoned by a rare radioactive isotope, it triggered one of the most politically explosive investigations of the 21st century. This documentary tells the inside story of his assassination and the international manhunt that followed, with exclusive access to the investigators, journalists, and loved ones at the heart of the case. Tracing a trail of radioactive polonium-210 across London that led directly to Russian state agents, the film reveals how a single death on foreign soil exposed the brutal lengths a powerful government would go to silence its enemies, turning a murder investigation into a tense diplomatic confrontation with the Kremlin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Falsely Convicted By A Drug Addict's Confession: Senior Citizen Murder 27.05.2026 46min

  In 1992, Félix Michaud is arrested for the murder of 72-year old Rose Gagné. The charge is based solely on the testimony of Marco Albert, a drug addict. Michaud is convicted and sentenced to life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• The Meanest Man in America: The Mind of Donald Gaskins 26.05.2026 44min

  He was a small man with a monstrous reputation, a serial killer who christened himself "the meanest man in America" and boasted of a private graveyard for his victims. Convicted of nine murders but claiming a toll of over 100, Donald Gaskins represented a unique depths of human cruelty. This documentary brings together leading psychologists and criminology experts to analyze the making of a psychopath. Through archival footage, interviews, and chilling excerpts from his own confessions, the film dissects Gaskins' personality—from his traumatic childhood to his reign of terror across South Carolina—attempting to understand how a human being could embrace evil so completely and what his case reveals about the outer limits of criminal violence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Deadly Parcel: Postwoman Serial Killer 25.05.2026 45min

  exploring the events leading up to former US Postal Service worker Jennifer San Marco's vengeful 2006 attack on former colleagues and an old neighbour, in which she shot and killed seven people before taking her own life in Goleta, California.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Inside Broadmoor Part 2: The Realities of Life Inside a Notorious Institution 24.05.2026 46min

  Broadmoor is a brave documentary that goes behind the formidable walls at a time when a controversial new approach seeks to release inmates back into society after no longer than nine years. With unprecedented access to staff and their patients, Broadmoor exposes the myths surrounding mental health and reveals the realities of life inside a notorious institution. Since its foundation 150 years ago, Broadmoor Hospital has fascinated the public and the media, but there are many misconceptions about what it does and the patients it is responsible for. Now for the first time it has opened its doors to a TV camera crew, giving unprecedented insight into its patients and the work that is carried out to treat and rehabilitate them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Inside Broadmoor Part 1: Britain's Most Notorious Psychiatric Hospital 23.05.2026 44min

  For over 146 years Broadmoor hospital has gained a reputation as the last stop for some of the UK’s most dangerous criminals. It was thought of as the place where mentally unstable offenders would be incarcerated for the rest of their lives – until a recent and radical change. Since its foundation 150 years ago, Broadmoor Hospital has fascinated the public and the media, but there are many misconceptions about what it does and the patients it is responsible for. Now for the first time, it has opened its doors to a TV camera crew, giving unprecedented insight into its patients and the work that is carried out to treat and rehabilitate them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Award-winning Documentary | The Fake Van Gogh Paintings? 22.05.2026 49min

  Was the most expensive painting ever sold at auction a fake? This award-winning documentary explores the authenticity of the Sunflowers painting by Vincent van Gogh, bought in the late 1980s for a then record sum by a Japanese insurance company. In 2002, the painting went on public exhibition alongside an undisputedly genuine version of Sunflowers, raising once again the questions so vividly posed in this film.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• The LAPD Officer Who Killed Cops | Killing Spree 21.05.2026 45min

  charting the case of Christopher Dorner who shot several police officers in California in 2013. When he lost his job with the police department, his resentment for the forces continued to grow.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Charismatic Cult Leader Charles Manson: Born To Kill 20.05.2026 45min

  Known as an icon of evil, Charles Manson founded a hippie cult group known as ‘The Family’ whom he would go on to manipulate into brutally killing others on his behalf during the late 1960’s.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Kids, Knives & Broken Lives: The Knife Crime Epidemic in the UK 19.05.2026 48min

  The press and TV news reports are full of politicians, youth workers, police and journalists pontificating about the epidemic of gun and knife crime on Britain’s streets, but where are the voices of the young people themselves?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Herbert Mullin: The Serial Killed Once Voted “Most Likely To Succeed” | Bork To Kill? 18.05.2026 44min

  Voted 'most likely to succeed' at school, Herbert Mullin was later convicted of the murders of thirteen people in 1973.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• 2011 Norway Massacre: Anders Breivick’s Deranged Killing Spree 17.05.2026 45min

  In 2011, terrorist Anders Breivick embarked on a killing spree, setting off a car bomb in front of the Norwegian Prime Minister's Office, which killed 8 and later in the day made his way to an island where a youth summer camp was under way. He killed 77 people and injured 319. He was dressed as a police officer and began shooting people at random. He shot countless numbers of youths and ended up killing 69 people using a mini 14 semi automatic assault rifle and a glock semi automatic pistol.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Inside The Twisted Mind Of Myra Hindley 16.05.2026 45min

  A look inside the life and mind of Myra Hindley who, along with her boyfriend Ian Brady, murdered five children. Serial Killers are the dark stars of modern culture. But is it nature or nurture that creates a serial killer? Born To Kill? Takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious murderers from around the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Echoes of Horror: The Gay Slayer's Dark Confession | Born To Kill? 15.05.2026 45min

  After making a New Year's resolution in 1993 to become a serial killer, Colin Ireland reportedly posed as a homosexual to be taken to each of his victims' homes, where he tortured and murdered them. The reminiscences of former friends, police, and an ex-wife, alongside a detailed taped confession, paint the portrait of a man whose murderous bid for fame labeled him "The Gay Slayer".Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Hunting Raoul Moat: The Siege That Gripped a Nation 14.05.2026 44min

  In the summer of 2010, a lone gunman unleashed a wave of violence that would trigger one of the largest and most dramatic manhunts in modern British history. After shooting his ex-partner and killing her new boyfriend, Raoul Moat declared war on the police, later blinding unarmed officer David Rathband. For a week, the nation was held in thrall as he evaded a massive police dragnet, using social media to broadcast his grievances and gain a disturbing public following. This documentary traces the tense, real-time investigation that culminated in a final, televised standoff on a riverbank, exploring the mind of a fugitive and the community both terrified and fascinated by his rampage.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
• Uncovering The Tragedy At Columbine High: A Mass Shooting 13.05.2026 44min

  On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris embarked on a shooting spree at Columbine High School, Colorado, killing 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before committing suicide. This documentary draws on eyewitness testimonies and recollections of those who knew the pair to outline the chain of events that led them to kill.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.