During the New Zealand winter of 1995, a happy couple walked into a local retailer in the city of Christchurch.  After browsing the aisles, they found a brand new high chair and made a small down payment to place it on layaway. It would still be some months before they needed it, as the woman had just discovered she was pregnant a few days prior.  Within weeks, the man who’d been with her called the store to cancel the order…Sadly, he explained, the high chair was no longer needed. How to...

What makes a serial killer? Mind of a Serial Killer takes you deep into the twisted minds of history’s most notorious serial killers. Every Monday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, combines gripping true crime storytelling with expert psychological analysis to answer the question - what makes a serial killer? From Jeffrey Dahmer to Ted Bundy, explore not only their chilling crimes but the dark psychology behind them. Follow Mind of a...

In the winter of 2015, friends and family of Florida resident Michael Shaver started noticing something strange going on.  Suddenly, Michael just didn't seem like himself through his messages.  He blamed his poor attitude and tone on a crumbling relationship between him and his wife. He'd been kicked out of his home, quit his job, and relocated out of state. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to...

A 16-year-old Cheerleader from Tennessee was shot through her bedroom wall in the middle of the night.  Police initially suspected her on-again/off-again footballer boyfriend, who took straight to social media to mourn her murder. But just days before her death, the victim told friends about a mysterious man in black stalking her neighborhood… How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to...

Join us, as we find out how high school dropout-turned-ballerina-turned politician-turned-poisoning advocate Ashley Benefield went from helping Donald Trump pick out ties at Mar-a-Largo to being tried for the murder of her husband. You’ll learn about a couple who exchanged ‘I Love You’s’ after six days, marriage vows after 13, and restraining orders after 600…. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to...

Join us, as we dive into the tragic murder of Keri McClanahan. A young mother of two on the cusp of leaving an abusive relationship.  You'll hear, how one man’s desire for fame and fortune led to his arrest on the set of a children’s Disney TV show and how an unexpected phone call three weeks later, became a catalyst for murder.  How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to...

Join us, as we dive into the strange case of the Joe Cool Murders.  You’ll hear how a grisly crime scene aboard an abandoned fishing boat told a gruesome tale of murder and the harrowing details of a high seas hijacking revealed by two survivors found floating in a liferaft…. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the...

Join us, as we examine the terrifying case of the Cape Coral Strangler. A wolf in sheep's clothing who used his good looks and charm to lure women into a false sense of security.  You’ll hear how two innocent women crossed paths with a brutal killer on the same day in 2019, and how police followed a trail of destruction across southwest Florida to catch a cold-blooded murderer who struck without warning. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free...

Join us as we cover the case of a seemingly ordinary grandmother who was once the embodiment of routine suburban life before she suddenly veered into violent criminal behavior. You’ll hear about the shockwaves she sent through a community with her abrupt transformation into a fugitive on the run. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors...

For over a decade, Claudia Hoerig had been living a peaceful life in her native country of Brazil. She’d been operating her own accounting business and keeping a low profile with her third husband, making sure not to attract any unwanted attention. But what neighbors and friends didn’t realize was that there was a reason behind her extremely quiet existence. Claudia had been harboring a dark secret. A truth that would stun even those closest to her. How to support: For extra perks...

Join us, as we uncover the mysterious death of Shele Covlin, a high-powered businesswoman discovered drowned in her own bathtub.  You’ll hear how police were quick to rule her death an accident - despite a number of red flags and learn disturbing revelations about a suspect who’d stop at nothing to get his hands on Shele’s fortune…even if it meant attempting to frame his own 9-year-old daughter for murder.  How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and...

Join us, as we examine the utterly bizarre case of Sheila Labarre - a nymphomaniacal gold digger who left a path of fiery devastation in her wake. You’ll learn about a strange series of missing men in rural New Hampshire who had one thing in common: the woman who’d taken them in. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support...

Join us, as we examine the strange case of Linda Collins-Smith. You’ll hear how the murder of a high-profile politician sparked an online firestorm of wild conspiracy theories pointing fingers in all directions, and how investigators ultimately uncovered the shocking truth: This was no conspiracy. This was betrayal. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please...

Join us, as we examine the strange case of Natalie Bollinger — a 19-year-old who disappeared from her home in Colorado.  You’ll hear how an online mob discovered a trove of shocking circumstantial evidence that all pointed in one direction and how detectives kept their heads cool behind the scenes, waiting to discover the truth of what happened to Natalie. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to...

Join us, as we dive into the shocking case of Erik Maund, a multimillionaire Auto Magnate living the high life in Austin, Texas.  You’ll learn the truth behind a scandalous secret Erik didn’t want anyone to find out about. And the lengths some people will go to protect their own image. Especially when money is no object.  How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to...

Four detectives stood in the rain, wearing their suits and ties. It was late September 2002 in Grand Haven, Michigan, and the gray skies matched their somber mood.  They’d just arrived at a cemetery near the shores of Lake Michigan.  It was time to bury the body of a victim they’d spent the past four months trying to avenge. But so far, it had all been in vain.  The detectives watched as the Minister conducted the service with no family, relatives or friends present. Because absolutely no...

On a chilly February morning in 2008, Ben Oxley slept in a dark and silent bedroom in Minden, Nevada.  When he went to bed that night, he couldn’t have imagined that barely two hours later, a terrifying boom would shatter the peace of his home, and gunsmoke would choke the air.  When authorities arrived, Ben was dead, and there was only one person they knew of for sure who’d been in the bedroom with him when he was gunned down: his wife Melissa covered in Ben’s blood… How to support: For...

In 2012, two couples in northeastern Ohio were engaged in a bitter custody dispute over a 6-year-old child, unwilling to compromise.  As the court system dragged its feet while making its decision, it was only a matter of time before someone decided to take matters into their own hands. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help...

Join us, as we examine the tragic murder of Farah Fratta. An American Airlines ticket agent and devoted mother of three.  You’ll hear the harrowing story of a divorce from Hell and the bitter custody battle that followed, including how all signs pointed straight to her narcissistic ex-husband in the wake of her murder.  But there was one major problem: her husband was nowhere near the scene of the crime. How to support: For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and...

On a beautiful day in sunny Sydney, Australia, Renae Marsden made her way to Jacob’s Ladder - a lookout in Watsons Bay's oceanside suburb.  It was the 5th of August, 2013, and Renae was just a couple months shy of her 21st birthday. Climbing up a cliff known as “The Gap”, Renae stared into the crashing waves below.  It had been a devastating day, after her boyfriend, Brayden Spiteri, sent her a text that read, “I think I need a break, and so do you.”  Renae then sent a few texts back,...

A model couple with thousands of followers made TikToks about how drama-free their relationship was – but no one knew the full story until murder made the headlines…. Ali Abulaban was used to getting stopped on the streets for the Scarface and Skyrim impressions that had made him famous on TikTok– while his beautiful wife Ana made TikToks about what a great husband and father he was.  But behind closed doors of their luxury condo, it was a different story: domestic violence, jealousy, and...

Join us, as we examine the shocking crimes of The Rockhampton Rapist, Leonard John Fraser, an Australian serial killer and one of the most bizarre cases we’ve ever covered. You’ll hear the story of a violent predator who terrorized the East Coast of Australia for over thirty years and how a shocking twist shell-shocked an entire country. How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast: Zocdoc - Go to zocdoc.com/MADNESS and...

Imagine you’re accused of a murder you didn’t commit. What's the worst alibi you could possibly have?  It's the one with no eyewitnesses, right? It's the one that’s impossible to prove and might even seem a bit too convenient. Now, picture your dread as a detective leans in across the interrogation table and asks, "Where were you on the morning of “such and such a date”, between 3 and 6 in the morning?"  Your heart sinks cause your only answer is the honest one: "I was at home, asleep all...

In the high desert of Utah, there’s a 10,000-square-foot house that’s considered an architectural masterpiece, constructed to seamlessly blend into the rocky landscape, as if rising from the ground.  While the intent was to maximize the views of the Red Mountain Wilderness, it’s also a stark-looking home. Its brutalist architecture making it appear more like a compound, a place made to keep people inside.  And it seemed it had…when on the morning of August 30th, 2023, a 12-year-old boy...