This week we discuss how 12 year old Jamarion Lawhorn felt so hopeless about his abusive home that he killed 9 year old Connor Verkerke while playing on a playground, because he thought that going to jail or being executed was his only way to escape the abuse. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at...

On this episode we discuss how Dedrick Owens endured a terrible home life which caused many behavioral issues, but nobody intervened to help. Despite the fact that there were many incidents of violence & multiple reports that Dedrick was carrying a weapon, he was still able to use a gun taken from home to shoot 6 year old Kayla Rolland. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at...

On this episode we discuss how Aaron Campbell stole 6 year old Alesha MacPhail out of her bed & murdered her, then claimed that he was framed by her father’s girlfriend. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/  This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos....

This week we take a look at how 12 year old Christopher Pittman targeted his grandparents while experiencing severe side effects of Zoloft, sparking intense controversy about his culpability. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/  This episode has been edited...

This week we discuss how Robert Wilson failed upward in the Winter Hill Gang, & got away with many crimes, possibly  including the murder of Albert DeSalvo “The Boston Strangler”. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/  This episode has been edited by...

This week we walk through the chain of events that quickly spread the riot, the negotiations to end the stand off, & what happened in the aftermath. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/  This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos. Contact him at...

This week we discuss all the events leading up to the New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot. Our first part of the riot coverage digs into the terrible conditions, tension with guards, & how inmates were unable to effect change through non-violent methods.     To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast   If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at...

This week we start letter J for Jailhouse murders with Christopher Scarver, the inmate who killed Jeffrey Dahmer.    To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast   If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/    This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos. Contact him at mypodcasthero.com for all of your...

This week we are giving you a peek into the episodes that are on our Patreon page. We discuss Clara & David who were both successful dentists, until infidelity caused a downward spiral that would end their love story.   To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast   If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at...

This week we discuss Andrew Goldstein, who had been hospitalized countless times, and assaulted many people, but was still desperately trying to get mental health treatment for many years. Tragically, he was on a wait list for a long term facility, when he murdered Kendra Webdale, but the case did lead to increased funding & change in legislation.     To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at...

On this episode we go back to the first insanity defense in the US, when a philandering politician named Daniel Sickles killed his wife‘s paramour after finding out his wife had started seeing someone else.  To get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast Merch @ https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/  This episode has been edited by Dimitris Kokkos. Contact him at mypodcasthero.com for your audio & editing needs.

This week we explore how Zakieya & Monifa believed that they were Demon Assassins, charged with identifying & getting rid of demons. Satan told them they had to kill to save souls, & they decided to “save” their family members first.  This episode contains graphic details. Please skip 29:30 to 46:15 if you do not want to hear the description of the crime. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast SHOP: https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/  EDITING BY:...

This week we dive into the story of Glennon Engleman, who combined his love of manipulating women & hunting, to start a new career of murdering husbands for life insurance money. After a disturbing number of his murders were ruled accidental, or went unsolved, the law finally caught up with him when he tried to stage a murder to look like a mob hit. Editing by Dimitris Kokkos. Contact him at mypodcasthero.com for all your audio needs. Join our Patreon at...

This week we discuss Woody Harrelson’s father Charles Harrelson, who killed several people for money, including a federal judge. 

This week we discuss The Godmother Griselda Blanco’s chief enforcer Jorge “Rivi” Ayala, who failed upwards from small time Chicago car thief, to contract killer for the cartel in Miami. 

This week we discuss how when Nathon Brooks was grounded from playing video games, he decided he needed to get rid of his parents. Although everyone initially thought it was an intruder, the truth came out because his entire crime was caught on their home’s surveillance video.

This week we discuss how Daniel Petric rebelled against his strict religious parents rules by playing violent video games. After disobeying his parents one too many times, his video game was confiscated, and he severely overreacted by trying to stage a fake murder suicide between his dad and mom.  

This week we kick off letter G with some information about how violent video games have been shown to increase aggressive impulses, & decrease empathy. Our first gamer murderer is Devin Moore, who copied Grand Theft Auto when he stole a cop’s gun, & killed 3 officers, before stealing a police cruiser. 

This week we explore how criminals use social media as part of their tool kit. We discuss a case where a catfishing criminal named Manuel Guzman lured in Eddie Leal on Facebook, so he could rob and murder him. The investigation takes a turn when detectives find evidence that helps them solve a 30 year old cold case.   

This week we discuss how Jenelle Potter got so upset over being unfriended, that she concocted a story that she was being bullied severely enough for the CIA to get involved. Her parents believed the deception so wholeheartedly, that her father Buddy murdered her former facebook friends Billy Payne & Billie Jean Hayworth.   

For our first Facebook Murder episode, we examine performance crime, & how it’s becoming more common for criminals to broadcast on social media. We discuss how Steve Stephens’ lost his home and girlfriend as a result of his gambling addiction, so he shot a stranger named Robert Godwin, then posted it online. 

This week we discuss 84 year old Melissa Ann Shepard, who is known as Canada’s Internet Black Widow. She has repeatedly married men for their money, then drugged them, & attempted to murder them. Even though she has been convicted multiple times, she was out violating parole as recently as 2016. 

This week we discuss how Faye and Ray Copeland killed multiple farm workers as an elaborate check fraud scam. By the time their scheme was discovered, they were in their 70’s & became the oldest couple sentenced to death in America.  To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, …

This week we discuss how age influences criminal behavior. We also detail how Tamara Samsonova was caught on CCTV leaving a trail of blood from a dismembered body back to her front door.  To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at …

On this D for Dirty Cops episode we talk about how Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were kept on retainer to provide confidential information to the Lucchese family. In addition to obstructing the NYPD’s investigations, Lou and Steve gave up the identities of confidential informants that resulted in many people …