Dark Topic

We get in a bit of deep water, with no sign of help.Everybody can learn from the heroes in the palate cleanser.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New episodes, all of the previous seasons are out now!Search for Dark Topic wherever you listen.WEBSITE: http://1159media.com/dark-topicPATREON: http://patreon.com/darktopicpod  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Operator milks sympathy for his views on a "mommy blogger."And an amazing turn-of-events in the palate cleanser.----------------------IN OTHER NEWS• Dark Topic is BACK! Search for the new and improved  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Things gets shooty and burny. And there's babies.Get ready for crazy.Hugs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is a bit stabby ... and Luna brings the sweet with an unexpected palate cleanser ? Hugs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Strictly Stalking is a new podcast that tells the true stories of stalking through conversations with victims of stalking.Be sure to to subscribe to Strictly Stalking on iTunes, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don’t miss a single episode.Go and listen to Strictly Stalking now. And follow the show … it's ok to stalk a podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Summer of 2008, Prairie Highway, Western Canada For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Hold on to your faces, peoples. This one is bananas!I haven't seen Luna ... I think he is trying to combat the Coronavirus with actual Coronas again. Got a voicemail where he said "you're my best friend, Op" and then sang me a short, but surprisingly-in-tune song about a cowboy, and a blurry phone pic of a trampoline. More info on him when I find out more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack Luna’s recent appearance on the award winning podcast, Nighttime. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree. In this six-part series, co-hosts Tracy Pattin (Hollywood & Crime) and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe) take listeners on an unbelievable journey into Alcala’s twisting secret life. He hid behind normal jobs as a typesetter at a prominent newspaper and a summer camp counselor. How did this predatory monster fool employers, prison psychiatrists, and parole boards — all while committing heinous crimes from coast to coast? And how did a one-time appearance as a game show contestant help lead to his capture? From the makers of Dirty John, Dr. Death, and Young Charlie, learn the story of the most famous serial killer you’ve never heard of - The Dating Game Killer. Subscribe today: http://wondery.fm/crimemacDGK For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this first episode, we show that mother isn't always right. We also share one of the sweetest calls you'll ever hear in your life.Hugs,The Operator & Mr Luna (junior assistant)====HERE'S A WHAT'S UPDATE====Jack and The Op have an evil plan - to make the BEST $5 TIER ON PATREON!We have THREE new shows in the making!The first show pilot is dropping now. It's The Operator's new show "The 911 Calls Podcast, with The Operator" (he came up with the name ... shocker). We hope you'll listen, comment, and help us to nurture our new shows on Patreon, so that we can kick them out of the nest, some time in the future, for the world to enjoy!As a Patreon supporter, you'll get to be our exclusive focus-group for all new shows that we produce under our label, 11:59 Media. You will have exclusive access to each pilot episode and many of the following episodes for each show - and we want your feedback! As we move through the episode productions, you will see your feedback and input implemented to help shape the show, months ahead of a future public release.GET ACCESS NOW: https://www.patreon.com/crimemachine  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to The 911 Calls Podcast with The OperatorA new offering from 11:59 Media that presents and dissects gripping audio from 911 calls made across the world.Join The Operator and his trusty assistant Mr Luna, as they navigate the rough road that dispatchers, and those on the other end of the line, must travel to find help in crisisExperience the panic as moments tick by on each call. find yourself exasperated, as the height of emergency breeds the height of confusion between caller and rescuers. Then, more often than not, witness the heroics of those forced into crisis.Every episode delivers nothing, if not a myriad of emotions. Including a surprising dose of humor that works like a shock blanket throughout. ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO HIT PLAY?hugs.Website: http://1159media.com/911-callsPatreon: http://patreon.com/1159media  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The upsetting disappearance, search, and outcome for 9 year old Krystal Steadman.=========================Sources: “Like Father, Like Son” by Robert ScottArticles written by F.T. Norton at the Nevada Appeal, along with articles from the Record Courier, Reno Gazette Journal, Associated Press and Tahoe Daily Tribune F.T Norton's recollections of covering this case For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

1944. AUSCHWITZ, POLAND.CRIME MACHINE ON PATREONAd-free, early-release episodesExclusive contenthttps://www.patreon.com/crimemachine For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Hill UFO Encounter. September 19-20, 1961. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Christmas of 1996. Home of the Ramsey family.Access More CRIME MACHINE at https://www.patreon.com/crimemachine For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

November 11, 1988. 1426 F Street. Sacramento, California. Dorothea Puente's boarding house. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Execution Rocks, Long Island Sound. Present Day. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Villisca Axe Murder House. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Enjoy this free sample episode of Debriefing Mr Luna.Debriefing Mr Luna is a Patreon exclusive, weekly episode where The Operator and Mr Luna take the time to deconstruct that week's Crime Machine episode.Enjoy these episodes, and other exclusive content - become a Crime Machine patron. Visit https://www.patreon.com/crimemachine For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

November 28th, 1994. Wisconsin. Columbia Correctional Institution, Maximum Security. Home of Jeffrey Dahmer. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Crime Machine is a new breed of true crime podcast designed to transport the listener to very specific moments in crime. Join us every week as Mr Luna opens a new door to an old case with the help of The Operator. For extra content subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/crimemachine For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A one-time-only, free episode of the Patreon exclusive "Debriefing Mr Luna." Debriefing Mr Luna is an exclusive, weekly episode, where The Operator and Mr Luna take the time to deconstruct that week's Crime Machine episode. If you'd like to hear more extra content like this, sign up at: http://patreon.com/crimemachine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A first glimpse of the new show, Crime Machine. Visit the Crime Machine podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-machine/id1484881599 Search for Crime Machine wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to get updates on new episodes. Get extra episodes, content and other goodies when you support Crime Machine on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crimemachine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A heartfelt Dark Topic goodbye along with a promo for Crime Machine. By the time you finish this, Crime Machine will be available to listen everywhere. Thank you for your patience and continued support. Welcome to Crime Machine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This episode picks up from Ep. 30 • The Otero Family Murders. Also, this is an episode from the lost season 1. Mouth noises, beer drinking etc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

For most of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a mystery-- who he was, how he made his money, and how he got away with horrific crimes for so many years. The Mysterious Mr. Epstein explores how Epstein was able to use his wealth to buy status and credibility, to buy power, and ultimately to buy himself freedom from justice. From the network that brought you Dirty John. Listen now at http://wondery.fm/tdt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A strange odyssey from Season 1, straight from The Padded Room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Westside Fairytales returns October 4th with ten new horrific stories.www.westsidefairytales.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is from the removed Season 1. “The Candyman” Dean Corll, and the incredible number of lives he destroyed. Sponsor - Hims. Visit forhims.com/luna for the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 while supplies last.Sources:The Man with the Candy - Jack Olsen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Autumn of ‘74. Salt Lake City, Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Joe Exotic loves his animals, his husbands, and his animals. He’s a liger-breeding, gun-slinging, polygamous zoo owner from Oklahoma. And throughout his career, he’s made some major enemies. Listen to season 2 of Over My Dead Body: Joe Exotic at http://wondery.fm/thedarktopic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

June 24th, 1979. Bittaker and Norris are trolling for chicks. They’d spent the day at the beach: smoking weed and drinking beer from a cooler in the back of Murder Mack... plotting when they’d turn fantasy to reality. In the rear of the van, they've installed a bed and placed underneath a toolbox full of ... instruments. The two men cruise along the Pacific Coast Highway, both buzzed and openly sharing their darkest sexual fantasies. Every girl they see becomes a subliminal rape victim... passed between the two via imagination, stoking the flames of action, increasing the intensity of their constant question to one another; the question of how and when they’ll begin their adventure... SPONSORS• Hims - Try Hims for a month today for just $5. Visit forhims.com/dark and use the Promo Code - DARK• Feals -  for 50% off your first order with free shipping, visit feals.com/luna and use Promo Code - LUNA• Bombas - for 20% off your first purchase visit bombas.com/luna and use Promo Code - LUNASOURCESVideo:The Devil and the Death Penalty: Actual, Original 2014 Documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFi-DzCEWNoSerial Killers Lawrence Bittaker & Roy Norris The Toolbox Killers Documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp00r-aEt1E  Reading:https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/watchingrobertpickton88015/transcript-of-shirley-lynette-ledford-audio-record-t3312.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Bittaker_and_Roy_Norrishttps://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/48/1046.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Stephen Griffiths isn’t the type who wants to fit in. Prides himself on being an outcast in fact. But one thing was always for certain. He would stand out.Research: Hagar BarakSponsors: SHUDDER - Right now … Dart Topic listeners get To try Shudder free for 30 days. Just go to http://shudder.com and use promo code LUNANATIVE - For 20% off your first purchase, visit http://nativedeodorant.com and use promo code LUNA during checkoutRight now, Himalaya is giving Dark Topic listeners 1 MONTH FREE of Dark Topic PLUS!YOU'LL GET• Early access to episode releases• Exclusive content - Un-released audio, audio from the • Dark Topic vault, un-cut audio, and video never-before-released, and more!• Access to our VIP community where we post even MORE video, audio, exclusive posts, and chatsClick the link belowhttps://www.himalaya.com/Personal%20Journals-podcasts/Dark%20Topic-102565?coupon_id=44495178&fbclid=IwAR0qFAYlpZQb0uZXsMynUwc46dlarrqwaeI2wsnUnT7YUGq74c3tV3erxSA-OR-Download the Himalaya App on your phone, follow the Dark Topic podcast, and use code DARKSIDE during your Dark Topic PLUS sign up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Night Guide #2 is a slow cruise to the late sixties, then into the horrifying hobby shop of Jerome Brudos. The Shoe Fetish Slayer. Jack will be back next time with a classic DT offering. Sam will refuel and tinker in the meantime. Buckle up.Cove - Visit www.withcove.com/luna and get your first month freeAudible - Visit www.audible.com/luna or text LUNA to 500 500 to get started todayHims - Visit www.forhims.com/dark and get started for just 5 bucksResearch - Doctor Hagar BarakWebsite - www.darktopicpocast.comPatreon - www.patreon.com/darktopicpodHimalaya - www.himalaya.com to listen a day early, and join Dark Topic PlusStay Paranoid For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

THE MAD CHOPPERSPONSORSNATIVE20% off your first purchase, visit www.nativedeodorant.com and use promo code LUNA during checkout!COVEGo to www.withcove.com/luna and get your first month free!SOURCES"I Survived" S03E01 Mary Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhQmL2FKRDwMary Vincent 2 Hooks - American JournalVideo Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bphNcBD663MJohn Walsh Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjV1cmesxdIBOOKSThe Mad Chopper - By Fred RosenARTICLESWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_SingletonHuff Post - December 6, 2016: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mad-chopper-one-cut-w_b_8986194?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKpx9XzIb41Pl9w1iFdTOwxJhfjpbuvpCr4CYC4ti6ICUUbSNLgcqBSnTpUzukAC1rjdq--98OosAHOAp1oWsRNaEh-N6P5DoZ4vt9Kqoe2SDpYB3lAZ3kpy5avfRIEwGsM0Se56Km6b5Z6qmmFwjZz8qLxC78jJQuadhwtsTF0QLA TIMES - Paul Dean - February 23 1997: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-25-ls-32048-story.htmlPODCASTSTRUE MURDER: THE MOST SHOCKING KILLERS IN TRUE CRIME HISTORY, AND THE AUTHORS WHO HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THEM: THE MAD CHOPPER: https://www.himalaya.com/en/episode/258921/9950788 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Why are we here? A look at the state of true crime.Sponsors - hims https://www.forhims.com/dark try hims for a month today for just $5. And COVE https://www.withcove.com/luna get your first month's free with my special link. Jack Luna Dark Topic Day Early – Himalaya.com Merch - https://darktopicpodcast.com/shop/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/darktopicpod For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The first horrifying known crime of BTK.SPONSORS:Hello Fresh - For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/jackluna80 and enter promo code Jackluna80It’s like receiving 8 meals free.COVE - With Cove, there’s finally a way to get the migraine help you need when you need it. Visit withcove.com/luna and get started. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Uncle Jimmy woke up with a hangover and headed downstairs. His brothers beautiful family had filled his Mothers house. It was Easter. An occasion that always overshadowed Jimmy’s birthday. But not this time.Sponsors:Audible - Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and get your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals free.Visit audible.com/luna or text LUNA to 500-500 and enjoy this great offer. Wix - Visit wix.com/luna .... Promo Code - Luna for 10% off a premium websitewww.darktopicpodcast.comDon't forget to download the Himalaya app, and get future episodes a day early, Subscribe to Dark Topic+ while there and recieve exclusive content.Stay Paranoid For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A visit to early Bedlam.*In this ep I speak of patients dying from Multiple Sclerosis, which is inaccurate. I should have said “from complications related to severe M.S”.Sponsor - Molekule.com promo code LUNAResearch - Jack LunaDark Topic Day Early – Himalaya.comMerch - darktopicpodcast.comPatreon - patreon.com/darktopicpodSources:The Madness of Bedlam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc_tfPWAq-8 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The final act of Charlie Brandt.Research - Doctor Hagar BarakSponsor - www.wix.com/luna promo code - LunaDark Topic Day Early – www.himalaya.comMerch - darktopicpodcast.comPatreon - patreon.com/darktopicpod SOURCES:BooksInvisible Killer: The Monster Behind the Mask, by Diana MontaneVideo48 Hours - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oJ8brQw0k8Angela Brandt Interrogation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpqxkRWIIbI For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The disturbing tale of Charlie Brandt. A man who likely killed many, but cut his teeth terrorizing his family one stormy night. At the age of 13.Part 1 of 2.SOURCES:Invisible Killer: The Monster Behind the Mask, by Diana MontaneRESEARCH - Doctor Hagar BarakSPONSORS - Casper. Go to www.casper.com/luna and use Promo Code - Luna. For $100 bucks of select mattressesShudder. Go to www.shudder.com and use Promo Code - Luna. For a 30 day free trialMERCH - www.darktopicpodcast.comPATREON - www.patreon.com/darktopicpod For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The relentless finale.Sponsor - www.shudder.com - Promo Code - Luna for 30 days freeResearch - Doctor Hagar BarakSources:BOOKSThe Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, Philip Carlo, Citadel Press, 1996YOUTUBEA Conversation with Richard Ramirez--The Night Stalker--Reported by Mike Watkisshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5huwZoPZARichard Ramirez ( The Night Stalker ) - Serial killer documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEOzX8V6yII'll See You in Disneyland" - Richard Ramirez, sentenced to deathhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcmIPjl7AOQ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Part 1 of a 2 part series on The Night Stalker.Sponsors:Wix.com/luna Promo code LUNAHellofresh.com/jackluna80 Promo code - jackluna80Research:Doctor Hagar BarakSOURCESBooks:The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, Philip Carlo, Citadel Press, 1996 Youtube: A Conversation with Richard Ramirez--The Night Stalker--Reported by Mike Watkiss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5huwZoPZA Richard Ramirez ( The Night Stalker ) - Serial killer documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEOzX8V6yII'll See You in Disneyland" - Richard Ramirez, sentenced to deathhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcmIPjl7AOQ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Herb Baumeister, using the alias "Brian Smart", is on the hunt. . He drives his blue Buick out to the city most evenings, and brings home men whenever his wife and kids aren't home. Which, as a result of his deteriorating facade, is quite often these days.Sourceshttps://www.thoughtco.com/herbert-richard-baumeister-973121http://www.peoplespressindy.org/2018/12/29/herb-baumeister-the-fiend-of-westfield/https://people.com/archive/while-julie-was-away-vol-46-no-26/https://www.learning-history.com/herb-baumeister/https://www.ranker.com/list/herb-baumeister-murder-facts/jessika-gilberthttp://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Baumeister,%20Herb%20-%20fall,%202005.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/21146253/the_indianapolis_star/VideoHerb Raccoon - Wish TV Archive Files - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQuj30TsMQ0Paranormal - Knocker "BUG" (19:10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXdr4AsJxAk&t=1167sGhost Adventures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQVScfTTI1w&t=318sBooksWhere the Bodies are Buried, St Martin’s True CrimeYou Think You Know Me: The True Story of Herb Baumeister and the Horror at Fox Hollow Farm/Ryan Green, Ryan Green PublishingStay Paranoid For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Part 1 of the strange case of Herb Baumeister, and his likely prolific killing career. Part 2 covers his misdeeds doled out on the infamous grounds of Fox Hollow Farm.Research - Doctor Hagar BarakMusic - Tyler Jakes - www.tylerjakes.comSponsor - www.nativedeoderant.com Prom Code "Luna" for 20% off.Patreon - www.patreon.com/darktopicpodWebsite - www.darktopicpodcast.comSourceshttps://www.thoughtco.com/herbert-richard-baumeister-973121http://www.peoplespressindy.org/2018/12/29/herb-baumeister-the-fiend-of-westfield/https://people.com/archive/while-julie-was-away-vol-46-no-26/https://www.learning-history.com/herb-baumeister/https://www.ranker.com/list/herb-baumeister-murder-facts/jessika-gilberthttp://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Baumeister,%20Herb%20-%20fall,%202005.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/21146253/the_indianapolis_star/Books-Where the Bodies are Buried, St Martin’s True Crime-You Think You Know Me: The True Story of Herb Baumeister and the Horror at Fox Hollow Farm/Ryan Green, Ryan Green PublishingStay Paranoid For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Dark Topic will return with new content on April 2nd. Until then, back by popular demand, I present the inaugural case of this podcast. Originally released in early February of 2017 by a nervous drunk guy with zero experience. Hopefully after listening, those of you who have been critical of my decision to drop the first season will finally understand why I did so. Thank you for your patience. Back with a vengeance soon. Stay ParanoidSources:Blood Stained: When No One Comes Looking - By Dory Maust

What happens when a seemingly-perfect marriage ends in a nasty divorce and someone ends up dead? Listen to Over My Dead Body today wherever you’re listening to this or at wondery.fm/omdb

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The Zed Team. An unholy crew of misfits, who turned on one of their own. Visit https://takecareof.com and enter promo code LUNA for 25 percent off your first order of personalized vitamins. Suggested Youtube - https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/ Suggested Podcast - www.monstruopodcast.com Patreon - www.patreon.com/darktopicpod SOURCES : i. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/jimmy-prout-murder-facebook-injuries-13206066 ii. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-40324334 iii. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/03/cultish-neighbours-tortured-and-killed-tyneside-man-jury-told-jimmy-prout iv. https://metro.co.uk/2017/06/27/killers-jailed-for-life-for-boiling-mans-testicle-and-forcing-him-to-eat-it-6738376/ v. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-39794370 vi. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-35907061 vii. https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/20/ex-wishes-she-could-say-sorry-to-dad-forced-to-eat-his-own-testicle-8157848/ viii. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6406371/Cult-victims-ex-girlfriend-reveals-agony-not-able-save-him.html ix. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7722572/dangerous-uk-cults/ x. https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/the-murder-of-jimmy-prout xi. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/jimmy-prout-murder-trial-live-13006731 xii. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/police-increasingly-concerned-man-woman-11099701 xiii. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/jimmy-prout-murder-trial-live-12978134 xiv. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/story-jimmy-prout-dad-two-13206598 xv. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/truth-cult-killer-zahid-zaman-13218270 xvi. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/he-like-poison-estate-residents-13205442 xvii. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/wheelchair-bound-puppetmaster-behind-jimmy-13205337 xviii. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-shields-death-cult-how-13205619 Stay Paranoid

The heart of a man is darkness… No person, place or culture is immune to extreme violence. Be prepared to take a journey, a tour of the world, where the most horrible atrocities have occurred. Murder, rape, incest, dismemberment, & cannibalism... no terrifying detail will be left unexplored. Based on actual events, this immersive audio experience will shock you, terrify you, and possibly make you ill. Subscribe to Monstruo today at wondery.fm/darktopic

The Killing Machine Finale. Research - Doctor Hagar Barak Music - Tyler Jakes, Psycho Killer (Talking Heads Cover) www.tylerjakes.com Additional Vocals - Beth Brown Sources: Video https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/dating-game-killer/ Investigation Discovery stays classy by making a non-documentary TV show about Alcala, starring a dude from Seinfeld and Scandal. I should not assume the show is cheesy, but the poster sure is☺ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-rodney-alcala-the-killing-game/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12PXvKfWdZs (this is Alcala’s appearance on ‘The Dating Game’ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Serial-Killer-Rodney-Alcalas-Photos-Released-Can-You-ID-Any-Of-These-Women-91752849.html video montage of pictures of women found among Alcala’s belongings, which the police asked for the public’s help in identifying Print https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flashback-serial-killer-appears-on-the-dating-game-mid-spree-192077/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-serial-killer-new-killing-20160921-snap-story.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdpn9j/the-haunting-photography-of-a-serial-killer https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2018/06/rodney-alcala/ http://www.ibtimes.com/rodney-alcala-dating-game-killer-psychological-profile-2623321 as the link says, this is a psychological profile of Alcala that appeared, for some reason, in international Business News. This is a collection of highlights from an interview given by UK psychologist, research and writer Dr. Nicola Davis, to Pick Me Up! Magazine. The subject of the interview is why did Alcala end up Alcala. Books Stella Sands, The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of A TV Dating Show, A Violent Sociopath and A Series of Brutal Murders (St. Martin’s True Crime, 2011) There are several books on Alcala, but as far as I can tell this one is the only one published by a known publishing house, as opposed to self-published. It is also more than twice the length of the other books on Alcala. It’s not a great book, not because it’s inaccurate or biased, mostly because it’s very slow. Stay Paranoid

Better known as The Dating Game Killer. But you can call him Rodney… Music - Psycho Killer (Talking Heads Cover) Tyler Jakes. Visit www.tylerjakes.com Research - Doctor Barak www.patreon.com/darktopicpod for extra content, and to support DT. www.darktopicpodcast.com for links to merch. SOURCES Video • https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-­‐‑shows/dating-­‐‑game-­‐‑killer/ Investigation Discovery stays classy by making a non-­‐‑documentary TV show about Alcala, starring a dude from Seinfeld and Scandal. I should not assume the show is cheesy, but the poster sure isJ • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-­‐‑killer-­‐‑rodney-­‐‑alcala-­‐‑the-­‐‑killing-­‐‑game/ • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12PXvKfWdZs (this is Alcala’s appearance on ‘The Dating Game’ • https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Serial-­‐‑Killer-­‐‑Rodney-­‐‑Alcalas-­‐‑ Photos-­‐‑Released-­‐‑Can-­‐‑You-­‐‑ID-­‐‑Any-­‐‑Of-­‐‑These-­‐‑Women-­‐‑91752849.html video montage of pictures of women found among Alcala’s belongings, which the police asked for the public’s help in identifying Print • https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-­‐‑news/flashback-­‐‑serial-­‐‑killer-­‐‑ appears-­‐‑on-­‐‑the-­‐‑dating-­‐‑game-­‐‑mid-­‐‑spree-­‐‑192077/ • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala • http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-­‐‑me-­‐‑ln-­‐‑serial-­‐‑killer-­‐‑new-­‐‑killing-­‐‑ 20160921-­‐‑snap-­‐‑story.html • https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdpn9j/the-­‐‑haunting-­‐‑photography-­‐‑of-­‐‑a-­‐‑ serial-­‐‑killer • https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-­‐‑goad/2018/06/rodney-­‐‑alcala/ • http://www.ibtimes.com/rodney-­‐‑alcala-­‐‑dating-­‐‑game-­‐‑killer-­‐‑psychological-­‐‑ profile-­‐‑2623321 as the link says, this is a psychological profile of Alcala that appeared, for some reason, in international Business News. This is a collection of highlights from an interview given by UK psychologist, research and writer Dr. Nicola Davis, to Pick Me Up! Magazine. The subject of the interview is why did Alcala end up Alcala. Books • Stella Sands, The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of A TV Dating Show, A Violent Sociopath and A Series of Brutal Murders (St. Martin’s True Crime, 2011) STAY PARANOID…

A conversation between myself, Mike Boudet of Sword and Scale, and Tyler Bell of the Westside Fairytales, regarding the project we've been creating behind the scenes for almost a year now. Due for release 1-9-19

This is an episode pilfered from the Padded Room of Patreon. Hopley is due for release in November 2018. Podcast recommendation - One Eye Open

Sources: Bad Boy from Rosebud - Gary Lavergne This episode upset some people due to it's graphic nature at times. I hesitantly describe horrible rape. Beware.

“I am a man of passion. You don’t know what that means, unless you are my kind. At the orphanage where they put me just before Garfield was assassinated, there were some older boys that caught a horse in a slopping field. They got the horse up against a fence down at the bottom of the field and tied him up. An old horse. They put kerosene on his tail and lit it and cut the rope and away went that old horse busting through fences to get away from the fire. But the fire went with him. That horse, that’s me. That’s the man of passion. The fire chases you and catches you and then it’s in your blood. And after that, it’s the fire that has control, not the man. Blame the fire of passion for what Albert H. Fish has done…" This episode sponsored by Casper. Head over to Casper.com/topic and get $50 towards select mattresses by using promo code TOPIC at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Writing Credit - Tyler Bell. Visit www.westsidefairytales.com Research Credit - Dr. Hagar Barak Sources: Robert Keller, Confessions of a Cannibal, 2015 John Borowski, Albert Fish in his own words, Waterfront Publications 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/1936/01/17/archives/slayer-of-budd-girl-dies-in-electric-chair-albert-fish-65-pays.html https://www.nytimes.com/1930/09/05/archives/man-67-seized-here-as-budd-kidnapper-wife-accuses-caretaker-as.html https://www.nytimes.com/1935/03/26/archives/fish-is-sentenced-admits-new-crimes-death-in-electric-chair-fixed.html https://local.theonion.com/[object%20Object] https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/15/archives/exwife-unconcerned.html https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/15/archives/police-try-to-link-budd-girls-slayer-to-3-other-crimes-fish.html https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/15/archives/exwife-unconcerned.html Stay Paranoid

An update on our good friend Shoreman.

You might think of hell as a hot place. That’s how it's depicted, in old films and cartoons. A sweltering abyss full of ghouls thrusting pitchforks, and inflicting bloody debauchery upon the recently damned. I'm not a believer in such places... but if i were... I'd be more inclined to go with the Dante’s Inferno depiction. Where hell is a cold, forgotten place. The darkest point of the universe, furthest from God, where sinners are trapped unmoving beneath the ice, and Satan mindlessly flaps his wings, trying to escape.  But then...there are Devils among us. Devils who become immortalized in movies, books, television shows and podcasts... . The types contained within the Dark Topic Catalogue. The types who raise the bar of how evil and savage we can be... who inspire future psychopaths to pursue their own dark dreams and satiate their enormous appetites. The worst of which, I can almost believe were sent from an evil place … maybe spawned from a cold corner of the cosmos…, a spore that crashed here via asteroid eons ago…… eventually morphing into something unfathomable…. And burping up from the bottom of the ocean to take the form of something hideous …like an Angler Fish…. Or worse …Like an Albert Fish. Writing Credit - Tyler Bell of the Westside Fairytales Podcast. www.westsidefairytales.com Research Credit - Doctor Barak    This episode sponsored by Shudder. www.shudder.com                            Use promo code LUNA for a free 30 day trial  Support Dark Topic by visiting www.patreon.com/darktopicpod and gain access to additional content. Sources: Robert Keller, Confessions of a Cannibal, 2015  John Borowski, Albert Fish in his own words, Waterfront Publications 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/1936/01/17/archives/slayer-of-budd-girl-dies-in-electric-chair-albert-fish-65-pays.html https://www.nytimes.com/1930/09/05/archives/man-67-seized-here-as-budd-kidnapper-wife-accuses-caretaker-as.html https://www.nytimes.com/1935/03/26/archives/fish-is-sentenced-admits-new-crimes-death-in-electric-chair-fixed.html https://local.theonion.com/[object%20Object] https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/15/archives/exwife-unconcerned.html  https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/15/archives/police-try-to-link-budd-girls-slayer-to-3-other-crimes-fish.html https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/15/archives/exwife-unconcerned.html Stay Paranoid

The Truck Stop Killer. This episode was co-written by Tyler Bell of The Westside Fairytales Podcast. Visit www.westsidefairytales.com for some horror fiction in podcast form. Research Credit: Doctor Barak Music Credit: Tyler Jakes - Woodchips & Pouty Lips. www.tylerjakes.com For DT Merch and more, visit www.darktopicpodcast.com Sources: ARTICLES:  https://www.gq.com/story/truck-stop-killer-gq-november-2012 The author of this article was a teenage runaway hitchhiking at truck stops during the time when Rhoades was active. She had a scary encounter with a man who she later came to suspect was Rhoades, and she goes to attempt to verify her suspicion. It’s a good read with lots on insights into hitchhiking in the ‘80s https://www.truckdrivingjobs.com/faq/the-haunting-case-of-robert-ben-rhoades-truck-stop-muderer.html honestly, I cannot attest to the journalistic credentials of truck driver jobs, but they do have a refreshing angle, in that they don’t assume that truck drivers are, in general, a bunch of creepy psychos. https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/truck-stop-killer-robert-ben-rhoades-ex-wife-recounts-time-with-serial-killer-and-rapist/ basically, a link to the ID interview https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-trucker-traveling-torture-chamber-admits-murders/story?id=16037743 on the 2012 trial http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2223778/The-night-I-murdered-truck-stop-serial-killer-One-woman-tells-story-survival.html Vanessa Veselka, who wrote the GQ article, got covered in the DM! so you know it’s true https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9175140/Torture-chamber-trucker-sentence-to-life-in-prison.html summary of the case on after the 2012 trial https://healthpsychologyconsultancy.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/making-of-a-monster-robert-ben-rhoades/ An interview with a psychologist who specialized in childhood abuse (who did not interview Rhoades but did review the material) on the events that may have contributed to create this serial killer. http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Rhodes,%20Robert%20Ben%20spring%202007.pdf  Behold a timeline of his life events (that are related to his murders) recorded by students at the psychology department at Radford: (I will be checking this against the other sources to ascertain its reliability, since, just to start with, they misspelled ‘Council Bluffs, Iowa’) VIDEOS: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21lu4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj1H3_aQhTg Stay Paranoid

“Dying is not a crime” - Jack Kevorkian. Sources: 60 Minutes Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozwoYhxdbTQ&t=81s You Don’t Know Jack Documentary  https://youtu.be/D8_Ket4prGU

"Shore". A Dark Topic listener, and friend. Tickets for the Canadian Crime Podcast Event Available https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-crime-podcast-event-tickets-44327443577

The life and crimes of Uday Hussein. History's most sadistic wild child… This episode features a conversation with Tyler Bell from The Westside Fairytales. A former United States Marine Corps infantryman, journalist, and award-winning photographer, who served three tours in Iraq. And is a half decent guy to boot. Thanks: Tyler Bell from the Westside Fairytales. Visit… https://westsidefairytales.com/westside-fairytales-podcast/ True Crime Guys. Visit… https://truecrimelasvegas.podbean.com/ DT Researcher - Hagar Barak DT Designs - Jesse Marshall Everyone who supports on Patreon. Visit… www.patreon.com/darktopicpod to become a lunatic. SOURCES https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jul/23/iraq.suzannegoldenberg https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8681025/Saddams-demon-seed.html https://www.irishtimes.com/news/woman-had-rare-insight-into-uday-s-twisted-world-1.367891 http://www.newsweek.com/my-life-uday-husseins-body-double-68475 https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0926/p01s02-woiq.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/06/world/aftereffects-reign-of-terror-soccer-players-describe-torture-by-hussein-s-son.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/11/22/iraqi-leader-says-his-son-killed-guard/2a2cf2d8-de06-4af5-b3d3-51b8f44e1649/?utm_term=.c6546835d8fc http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jul/23/world/fg-sons23/2 Stay Paranoid

This is a special offering from the Padded Room of Patreon.  Sources: Above Suspicion - The Fifth Estate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvfK1kZbqEA&t=1563s The Confession - The Fifth Estate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj7QRP37Wn0&t=8s *Audio clip in this episode has been pieced together to avoid long pauses. Support Dark Topic by visiting www.patreon.com/darktopicpod

A fast paced episode to match the in and out style of the infamous Stopwatch Gang. SOURCES: Documentary - The Fifth Estate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM34e4N-tMw&t=1672s Articles: • https://magazine.atavist.com/the-life-and-times-of-thestopwatch-gang • https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/the-stopwatchgang/ Today in Ottawa History • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/stopwatch-gang-bank-robber-andauthor-stephen-reid-denied-full-parole/article23274831/n • http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,186513218651331865212, • http://redrocknews.com/news/13-top-news/6369-1970s-stopwatch-gang-hid-in-oak-creekcanyon http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-08/news/mn-547101fast-bank-robber Dark Topic Research - Hagar Barak Dark Topic Designs - Jesse Marshall Music for this episode provided by Tyler Jakes. Visit Tylerjakes.com Support Dark Topic and receive additional content at www.patreon.com/darktopicpod Stay Paranoid

Marybeth Tinning and her husband Joe, buried all 9 of their children over a 15 year period. Doctors scratched their heads while nurses brought theirs together in whisper. Had the Tinning’s created a “death gene”? Or was Marybeth bringing children into the world for the explicit purpose of taking them back out… in exchange for pity? Sources: From Cradle to Grave - by Joyce Egginton Recommended listening - www.disgracelandpod.com Dark Topic Designs - Jesse Marshall Visit www.patreon.com/darktopicpod to support the show! Music Credit - The Children's Room by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Stay Paranoid

A true crime story that may be old… but is all too familiar. MERCH MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE CANCELLED Sources: The Dark Strangler - Michael Newton, RJ Parker, Peter Vronsky. Suggested listening - www.nighttimepodcast.com Music by Tyler Jakes. Visit www.tylerjakes.com or search on Itunes. DT Designs - Jesse Marshall @primercharge DT Hype Man - @realleroyluna Support Dark Topic and receive additional content at www.patreon.com/darktopicpod Stay Paranoid

The blood soaked finale... Sources: Comrade Chikatilo by Mikhail Krivich and Olgert Ol'Gin Support Dark Topic and receive additional content at www.patreon.com/darktopicpod Dark Topic Designs - Jesse Marshall Dark Topic Hype Man - Leroy Luna... Twitter @realleroyluna Special Mention - Canadian True Crime - https://canadiantruecrimepodcast.podbean.com/

Warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Sources: Comrade Chikatilo by Mikhail Krivich, Olgert Ol'Gin Support this podcast and receive additional content at www.patreon.com/darktopicpod

For over a decade, a serial killer skulked among the residents of Missoula Montana. Wayne Nance was most likely the man responsible for having taken the lives of at least 6 people, although we'll never know for certain; thanks to his final targets. Sources: John Coston - To Kill and Kill Again Music: Tyler Jakes - Fifth Fang www.tylerjakes.com Dark Topic Art: Jesse Marshall

It's a myth that you can kill a sleepwalker by waking them. The reality is that - they could kill you... Sources: "Walking Terror" - Forensic Files S9-E13 Support Dark Topic and receive extra content at www.patreon.com/darktopicpod

At 6'9, Edmund Kemper literally stands out. His intelligence, and long list of murders do the same. Hop in and take a ride with Big Ed. Don't mind his reach. That passenger door needs a slam. This episode made possible by those who support on Patreon. www.patreon.com/darktopicpod Sources: Edmund Kemper: The True Story of the Co-Ed Killer - Jack Rosewood. Documentary - Edmund Kemper in his own words.

The heinous finale. Sources - The Crime of the Century: Dennis Breo and William Martin www.patreon.com/darktopicpod

Sources - The Crime of the Century: Dennis Breo and William Martin. Support Dark Topic by visiting www.patreon.com/darktopicpod and gain access to additional content.