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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds takes you deep into the psychology of history's most chilling murderers, from infamous serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy to ruthless cult leaders, deadly exes, and spree killers. Every Monday and Thursday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a clinical and forensic psychologist, blend gripping true crime storytelling with expert analysis to uncover what drives people to kill. What fuels their darkness? How do their minds work? And most hauntingly, could they have been stopped?Serial Killers & Murderous Minds is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Follow us on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to @crimehousestudios on YouTube and follow us @crimehouse on Instagram.

Latest episodes

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Mark Winger: When the American Dream Turned Deadly Pt. 2

In August 1995, Mark Winger beat his wife Donnah to death in their Springfield, Illinois home and shot an innocent man, Roger Harrington, to frame him for the crime... th

Sep 17
47 min

Mark Winger: When the American Dream Turned Deadly Pt. 1

In 1995, Mark Winger appeared to have it all: a stable career, an adoring wife named Donnah, and a newly adopted daughter in Springfield, Illinois. But beneath the surfac

Sep 14
39 min

Liz Golyar: Obsession, Stalking, and Murder Pt. 2

In the 2010s, Omaha man Dave Kroupa was terrorized by thousands of harassing messages, acts of vandalism, and arson, all seemingly from a woman named Cari Farver, who had

Sep 10
56 min

Liz Golyar: Obsession, Stalking, and Murder Pt. 1

In 2012, Omaha mechanic Dave Kroupa met Liz Golyar on a dating app... a connection that would spiral into years of relentless stalking, arson, and murder. And when Dave b

Sep 7
51 min

SERIAL KILLER: "The Backpacker Murderer" Ivan Milat Pt. 2

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ivan Milat lured at least seven young backpackers into Belanglo State Forest in Australia, where he stabbed, shot, and buried them in i

Sep 3
46 min

SERIAL KILLER: "The Backpacker Murderer" Ivan Milat Pt. 1

Ivan Milat grew up in a volatile Sydney household surrounded by weapons, abuse, and fourteen siblings. By his teens, he was already hurting animals, and allegedly... peop

Aug 31
44 min

Campus Crimes: The Murder of Patrick Dennehy

The fourth and final episode of Campus Crimes examines the 2003 murder of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy, who was shot and killed by his own teammate... but the

Aug 30
32 min

Real People. Real Crimes | Introducing CRIMES OF REDDIT, a new Crime House podcast!

Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, you are going to love CRIMES

Aug 28
50 min

Shelly Michael: Nurse, Wife, and Killer Pt. 2

In November 2005, Morgantown, West Virginia, pediatric nurse practitioner Shelly Michael injected her sleeping husband Jimmy with a surgical paralytic, then set their hom

Aug 27
49 min

Shelly Michael: Nurse, Wife, and Killer Pt. 1

In Morgantown, West Virginia, pediatric nurse practitioner Shelly Michael appeared to have built the perfect life: a successful career, a beautiful home, and a blended fa

Aug 24
50 min

Campus Crimes: The Murder of Betsy Aardsma

The third episode of Campus Crimes follows the events of the Friday after Thanksgiving 1969, when 22-year-old graduate student Betsy Aardsma was stabbed through the heart

Aug 23
36 min

SERIAL KILLER: The Monster of Florence Pt. 2 with Alexis Linkletter from Crimes of Reddit

For this episode, Vanessa and Dr. Engels are joined again by Alexis Linkletter, co-hose of Crime House's newest show Crimes of Reddit. Between 1968 and 1985, a killer kno

Aug 20
1 h 06 min

SERIAL KILLER: The Monster of Florence Pt. 1 with Alexis Linkletter from Crimes of Reddit

For this episode, Vanessa and Dr. Engels are joined by Alexis Linkletter, co-hose of Crime House's newest show Crimes of Reddit. In 1968, a young couple was shot dead in

Aug 17
53 min

Campus Crimes: Death in the Ivory Tower

On February 12, 2010, biology professor Amy Bishop opened fire on her colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, killing three and wounding three more after b

Aug 16
35 min

Joji Obara: Thirty Years of Hidden Crimes in Japan Pt. 2

In July 2000, 21-year-old British hostess Lucie Blackman vanished after a date with a man she knew only as Mr. Kowa. In reality, he Joji Obara, a serial predator who had

Aug 13
47 min

Joji Obara: Thirty Years of Hidden Crimes in Japan Pt. 1

Vanessa and Dr. Engels get into the case of Japanese serial rapist Joji Obara, who for thirty years, drugged and assaulted hundreds of women across Japan, documenting his

Aug 10
51 min

Campus Crimes: The Murder of Jane Stanford

In the first of our four-part limited series "Campus Crimes," Vanessa breaks down the 1905 murder of Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, who was poisoned to

Aug 9
37 min

SERIAL KILLER: Israel Keyes Pt. 2

In June 2011, Israel Keyes abducted and murdered Bill and Lorraine Currier from their home in Essex, Vermont, a crime that went unsolved for years. Months later, he targe

Aug 6
49 min

SERIAL KILLER: Israel Keyes Pt. 1

Israel Keyes spent years methodically preparing for murder: burying weapon caches across the country, committing crimes far from home, and maintaining a quiet family life

Aug 3
44 min

The Villisca Axe Murders: Eight Victims, No Answers Pt. 2

Investigators spent years chasing suspects in the Villisca Axe Murders, including a traveling minister, a suspected serial killer, and an alleged hitman, yet every lead c

Jul 30
43 min

Chart trend

Position in the True Crime chart (US), last 90 days.

#13
all-time peak
41
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Serial Killers & Murderous Minds ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 18, 2026).

#68 ▲ 13 True Crime US

What listeners say

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I truly love this podcast so much. I look forward to every week and always check to see if there’s a surprise episode. I would pay for more episodes a week. Each case is truly fascinating. My new favorite podcast by far!

EAC_0814 · Dec 2024

I love me a good murder show! But I have always wanted to know more about the serial killer rather than just the crimes they committed. I like knowing their childhoods and how those experiences affected them as adults. This show does just that! It’s interesting and I really appreciate the story narration that switches to the forensic psychologist’s interpretation. Very entertaining and educational! You’ll learn a lot about abnormal psychology and adverse childhood events.

Ouielay · Dec 2024

Hearing the perspective and opinions from the Doctor makes so much sense! It's easy to follow along but you get so hooked! I am a fan of true crime and pretty much know of all the serial killers and the murders but no where have I found a podcast going into the mind of the killer and it just gives a new perspective. That these monsters are human. With emotions and troubles like everyone else. Yet they commit the unthinkable crimes. I am the newest fan of this podcast and will be recommending this to friends to listen as well. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

KickNhighGearMyYear · Dec 2024

This happened to pop up as a recommendation and I was hooked after the first episode. I live in WI and have grown up knowing and hearing about Dahmer. Multiple friends growing up had parents or family/friends that even knew him. It’s so interesting to hear the deep dive of the psychology of their mind. I do wish this was told more in a conversational tone than a “dramatic lecture”

Rockchick06 · Nov 2024

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