Episodes
Published 03/28/24
From Dark Topic Plus - with purpose. This episode is about domestic violence. It is pretty heavy, and I said i'd not release it. But I am because I was told it might help. Thank you! Sources: 911 Call (6:30) https://youtu.be/2AWKhij9IV8 Articles Michigan Live Fatal shooting of Nancy Kovach in Comstock preceded by argument over cooking a meal, police say - mlive.com Son, 10, testifies John Kovach said he 'did her family a favor' by shooting his wife - mlive.com Nancy Kovach, victim in...
Published 03/27/24
For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopic In the early eighties David Alan Gore along with his cousin Fred Waterfield, stalked and terrorized Vero Beach - AKA Zero Beach, Florida. Thanks to letters written by Gore in prison, we know more than we’d like to know about just how brutal the serial killer life can be. Listener beware. Sources: Music - Tyler Jakes - Tylerjakes.com Book - The Serial Killer Whisperer by Pete Earley Book - The Killing Cousins by Jack Rosewood Crime Stories -...
Published 03/09/24
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Larry Gene Bell was a suspected serial killer who only became known as a result of calling in his crimes - to one victims family. Sources: Book - When A Killer Calls. By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/when-a-killer-calls-a/9780062979797-item.html Trial Records BELL v. EVATT (1995) | FindLaw State v. Bell :: 1990 :: South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions :: South Carolina Case Law :: South Carolina Law...
Published 02/16/24
The intended episode was too dicey for a public release. Head over to www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives, including that episode DT + 17 ~ Nothing Happened. Two special releases from the growing Patreon and Apple + archive. 1 ~ Out to Lunch A little ditty bout Brad and Diane Sources: Forensic Files - News at 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgq-SDPTog&t=42s&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrime The Lineup https://the-line-up.com/the-murder-of-newscaster-diane-newton-king 2 ~ The...
Published 01/27/24
David Edwin Mason. Executed in the notorious “Coughing Box”. Here’s why. For Exclusive Content www.patreon.com/darktopic Sources: California Executed Inmates Executed Inmate Summary - David Edwin Mason - Capital Punishment LA Times Archive 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-22-mn-26483-story.html People v. Mason PEOPLE v. MASON (1991) | FindLaw The Executioners Tale Former San Quentin executioner reveals how he killed prisoners with no training | Daily Mail Online Our...
Published 01/14/24
Jack wakes up to a tequila sunrise and the inspiration to recount heroic tales. Source ~ https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lafayette-pizza-delivery-driver-who-saved-5-children-from-burning-home-awarded-carnegie-medal-nick-bostic/531-e345c2bd-fa89-4fbc-aee5-098f538ca720  Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code darktopic50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ * Check out...
Published 01/01/24
A strange kind of Xmas special for DT listeners. These eps are a fly on the wall of a seedy bar experience. Tales from the Bottom Down is a DT Exclusive on Patreon and Apple +. I think it's worth the risk sharing this one. Enjoy or not. You can find more of the notorious Deadbug at www.youtube.com/@DEADBUGsays With this episode we will give a rare trigger warning for those who are on the line with what they consider truly offensive. Instead of editing things out, TFBD is about shooting from...
Published 12/21/23
For a lot more www.patreon.com/darktopic In the early eighties a killer stalked Southern Florida neighborhoods, peering in windows at night, searching for the perfect victim behind glass and under lights. Duane Eugene Owen. Sources: The Coastal Star When 'The Monster' came over the bridge - News - The Coastal Star Appeal Docs http://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/68550/68550ans.pdf WPTV News https://youtu.be/mTL5KK91yds?si=ImuP5ppFjBKN-sAi WPTV Who is Duane Owen?...
Published 12/13/23
The Long Man, Sir Douglas Mawson, and his improbable survival story through a widely uncharted territory in the early 20th century. Antarctica. A mysterious, unruly, frozen goatee on the chin of the planet. An area we dared not comb through until the face of the earth was sufficiently covered. Subscribe to Marooned. A new podcast from Jack Luna of Dark Topic and Aaron Habel of Generation Why, exploring tales of the catastrophically lost. Sources: Timeline:...
Published 11/27/23
For more Dark Fiction and DT Exclusives www.patreon.com/darktopic Little Joe from Merle County says goodbye with great regret.  Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code darktopic50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ * Check out True Crime Feed : https://linktr.ee/truecrimefeed Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
Published 11/25/23
Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.  The Butter Knife Murders. Texarkana 1981. The truth is out. Sources: True Crime Texarkana https://open.spotify.com/show/0hLrPd5dYINHBFZHIdp60J?si=WXxa1HDfT_W0JiWrV22FUw Medium - Cindy Parmiter https://authorcindyparmiter.medium.com/a-known-enemy-the-horrific-butter-knife-slayings-of-karen-and-gordon-alexander-638384a0e3fe Justice for Karen and Gordon Alexander Facebook...
Published 11/18/23
For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopic That’s what they called it. Cheri’s Ghost House. And whether the little girl haunted it or not… the idea that her spirit could be tortured within was enough for her elderly parents to buy the place in 2020.. and demolish it. Mentioned Video Rip (Balloon at 39 mins) ~ https://youtu.be/kcYtCoRDJFI?si=rnZySTS_CRcRbFKq  Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code darktopic50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Rosetta...
Published 10/31/23
Warning ~ BRUTAL is BRUTAL. If you think you might be offended.. you will be. This is a Halloween Special. Recorded long ago. For more of Kent, check out True Crime Kent pod wherever you listen. For Deadbug, search DEADBUG Says, on Youtube, Our Sponsors: * Check out Drizly: https://drizly.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 10/20/23
Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. August 29th, 1995. Springfield, Illinois. The suburbs. 430 PM. Mark Winger hears a noise upstairs. Or does he? Sources: ABC News - The Perfect Lie 20/20 https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-torn-killer-dad-reflect-years-believed-hero/story?id=77097895 Our Sponsors: * Check out Drizly: https://drizly.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Advertising Inquiries:...
Published 10/09/23
Subscribe to Marooned wherever you listen to podcasts. Join hosts Aaron Habel (Generation Why) and Jack Luna, as they explore stories of the catastrophically lost. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 10/04/23
From the deepening archives of www.patreon.com/darktopic Deadtime Stories. Robert Hansen AKA The Butcher Baker. And Gary Zeiger. Two assholes. In a book. A true old school DT. Our Sponsors: * Check out Drizly: https://drizly.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 09/15/23
Carefully selected content from the anus of DT Patreon.. the annals of DT Patreon, to get you in the mood for the upcoming "Spooky Season". 1 ~ The Dog Boy of Mulberry House 2 ~ A Sad Bowl of Soup 3 ~ A Morbid Bouquet www.patreon.com/darktopic Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 08/29/23
Jack Harold Jones. An elusive serial killer brought to justice by an opening eye. Sources: Music provided by Soundstripe. For all your Royalty Free needs. And by a locomotive. The Cinemaholic (photos) Mary Phillips Murder: Who Killed Her? Where is Her Daughter Lacy Philips Now? Update ABC News Serial killer admits to Florida woman's murder in death bed letter Miami New Times Broward Prosecutors Exonerate Ronald Henry Stewart in 1983 Rape and Murder of Regina Harrison | Miami New...
Published 08/17/23
For more DT www.patreon.com/darktopic this is previously exclusive content. Hope you're all having a decent summer. The year is 1961. The place... is unpronounceable. This is the story of Anatoly Slivko. Another Soviet Serial Killer. Here is a youtube vid of some of what I initially saw, but has since been taken down. Shout out to ScareTheater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y2g4b_aslw&t=52s Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
Published 08/01/23
To support DT and get exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopic This is the much requested DT episode on BTK from the original DT catalogue. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 07/11/23
An exclusive. To support DT and get exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopic Exclusives from our friend Deadbug https://www.patreon.com/DEADBUG/posts Jack and Deadbug are back with two more dark tales. Served cold. Head Games, all you wanna do is play head games! When a frozen head is found on a park bench in the middle of summer, people start asking questions... but not everybody likes the answers. When death comes a knocking you better have snow boots! When authorities rescue a man on...
Published 07/07/23
A small collection from www.patreon.com/darktopic to convince you.. to Stay Paranoid. The Mayor of City Island. Just Off Road. Sources: Check out One Minute Remaining here The Mayor of City Island https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/chilling-video-captures-moment-a-love-triangle-erupts-in-murder-revenge-in-new-york/news-story/32ecf91c77d6808ff9eefe3dc9d7f3a0 Are You Sure? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gsocto35Og Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
Published 06/30/23
Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. Robert "Bob" Maury. The Tipster Killer. During the mid 80's in Shasta County CA, a serial killer named The Tipster Killer, was doing whatever the hell he wanted, and cashing in on it. Sources: Book - Robert Maury Serial Killer. By Ana Benton. SFGATE https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/tipster-killer-robert-maury-murders-17268657.php Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 06/22/23
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive DT content. A collection of true crime stories laid down like a bouquet. Story 1 - Rotten Randy New funeral home opens in Jeffersonville | News | newsandtribune.com Story 2 - Bunnak https://youtu.be/sPgBjMFTocg Story 3 - A Haunting Case Jose Ferreira, accused in 1982 death of Carrie Ann Jopek avoids trial; agrees to plead GUILTY Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Published 06/08/23