The FOX True Crime Podcast

A house of horrors in 1957 Wisconsin gave birth to Hollywood’s deadliest killers. When police raided Ed Gein’s farmhouse, they uncovered gruesome human skin garments that changed cinema forever. True crime historian Harold Schechter reveals the real human nightmare that spawned Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. In this episode, we explore: How Ed Gein's morbid fixation on his mother created Norman Bates. The macabre house of horrors that inspired Leatherface. How one criminal single-handedly birthed modern horror cinema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A California man has been arrested and charged with murdering his wife after allegedly telling investigators she was taken by federal immigration authorities. Thirty-year-old Jasmine Gill was reported missing from her Sacramento home before her burned remains were discovered in El Dorado County. Authorities say her husband, Gurinder, initially claimed ICE had detained her, but investigators uncovered inconsistencies in his story amid an ongoing divorce and child custody dispute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A retired NYPD detective is charged with murder after allegedly chasing down and shooting a Con Edison worker during a road rage confrontation on the George Washington Bridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a naked, dazed man was discovered behind a Georgia Burger King in 2004 with no memory of his past, the nation was captivated by the heartbreaking mystery of "Benjaman Kyle." He went on national television, gained public sympathy, and claimed a medical anomaly had erased his identity, but what if losing his memory is actually a carefully constructed lie to bury a dark history? Former FBI Special Agent Ken Maxwell joins to discuss the alleged "charade." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Louisiana couple who got engaged earlier this year and planned to marry in 2028 were killed near LSU after an alleged impaired driver struck them and fled the scene, according to police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2004, a man was found naked, beaten, and barely conscious behind a Georgia Burger King. He had no ID, no wallet, and absolutely no memory of who he was. For more than a decade, the man who came to be known as "Benjaman Kyle" lived as a living ghost...the only known amnesia case of its kind in the United States. Chanley Painter sits down with Shannon and Eric Evangelista, the investigative team and co-executive producers behind Hot Snakes Media. They dive into their groundbreaking documentary, The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle, to explore the mind-bending twists of a decade-long search for identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of his murder retrial, Alex Murdaugh is wagering his remaining appeal rights on an all-or-nothing bid to test unknown male DNA found on his wife's body, a high-risk move that will permanently destroy the final physical sample. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Florida man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 2011 disappearance of his ex-fiancée, Michelle Parker, whose final hours included a televised appearance on The People’s Court, as renewed investigative work leads to an arrest more than a decade later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former Massachusetts police officer is on trial for the alleged murder of 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, whose death was initially ruled a suicide. Federal prosecutors accuse Matthew Farwell of strangling Birchmore, who was pregnant at the time, and staging the scene to cover up years of alleged grooming and sexual exploitation. Law & Crime reporter and Scandal host Sierra Gillespie joins to discuss the evidence, conflicting medical findings, allegations of police misconduct, and what could determine the outcome of Farwell's trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lansing police warn of a potential serial killer targeting homeless men along the river trail near Michigan State University. Five men were killed while sleeping overnight, four suffering severe head trauma. A suspect was arrested for one stabbing, but police say they don't fit the overall pattern and urge residents to avoid the trail at night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For decades, Joseph DeAngelo terrorized California while hiding in plain sight as the notorious Golden State Killer. But could his violent crimes have started earlier than investigators originally believed? Former FBI profiler and criminologist Dr. Bryanna Fox joins Chanley to examine DeAngelo's disturbing criminal history, the warning signs that may have been missed, and the psychology behind one of America's most infamous serial killers. Plus, a closer look at the FOX Nation documentary Golden State Killer: Unmasking a Monster, which raises new questions about the true extent of his crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After becoming the first U.S. death row inmate to survive lethal injection—enduring two doses during her scheduled execution—convicted killer Christa Pike has secured a major legal victory as a judge reopens her challenge against Tennessee's execution protocol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fourteen years after UNC student Faith Hedgepeth was found brutally murdered in her Chapel Hill apartment, Miguel Salguero Olivares has gone on trial for first-degree murder after genetic genealogy and a routine traffic stop linked his DNA directly to the 2012 crime scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over 130 years after Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally killed in their Fall River home, questions still surround America's most famous unsolved double murder. Veteran criminal investigator Mike King joins Chanley in-studio to examine the timeline, key evidence, and critical police mistakes that shaped the infamous trial. Together, they explore Lizzie’s suspicious behavior, barred prosecution evidence, and how an all-male jury brought about one of history’s most shocking acquittals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former American Idol contestant and Ohio music pastor Caleb Flynn has been sentenced to life without parole for murdering his defenseless wife, Ashley, in their home before attempting to cover up the crime with a staged break-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when the state tries to execute an inmate and fails? Paul Mauro and criminal defense attorney and Host of the Courtroom Confidential podcast, Josh Ritter, examine the legal and medical nightmare surrounding Tennessee inmate Christa Pike after a failed lethal injection attempt. They discuss the Eighth Amendment battles ahead, the bizarre case where a judge allowed an AI video of a murder victim to speak at sentencing, and the ultimate fate of convicted killer Caleb Flynn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A California couple faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times Games executive. This comes just one week before a court hearing in a bitter divorce and custody battle over the couple's three grandchildren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennessee death row inmate 50-year-old Christa Pike survived an attempted lethal injection, prompting Gov. Bill Lee to pause executions through the end of the year and order a third-party review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chanley Painter and Court TV’s Vinnie Politan unpack major developments in the Lindsay Clancy case and Caleb Flynn trial. Discover why Lindsay Clancy’s defense is attempting a rare motion to dismiss after a mistrial, and how prosecutors used body-cam footage, affair evidence, and an AI-generated song to convict former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn for his wife’s murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Driven by what prosecutors call a motiveless "compulsion to kill," a 28-year-old San Jose man voluntarily surrendered to police and led investigators to the hidden bodies of two murder victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eighteen-year-old Anna Kepner set sail on a family vacation, but she never returned home. Found dead inside her cabin, what began as a mysterious death at sea quickly escalated into an active homicide investigation. Now, investigators are using shipboard surveillance, Wi-Fi activity, and digital trails to reconstruct her final hours. Maritime attorney Rod Sullivan joins Chanley to discuss the digital evidence, the unique challenges of cruise ship jurisdiction, and whether justice is on the horizon for Anna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Florida jury has convicted self-proclaimed witch and Chakra Master Shannon Ryan of second-degree murder in the disappearance of 21-year-old Leila Cavett, whose body has never been found. Cavett vanished in July 2020, and her two-year-old son was later found wandering alone. Ryan is set to be sentenced October 23. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The woman who says she had an affair with former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn delivers dramatic testimony in his murder trial, claiming Flynn repeatedly talked about wanting his wife, Ashley, dead. Prosecutors also reveal messages they say Flynn sent before Ashley was fatally shot inside the couple’s Ohio home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seven missing women are now connected to a disturbing investigation centered on a Philadelphia home once owned by photographer and filmmaker Raymond "R.C." Horsch. FOX News Correspondent Alexis McAdams joins Chanley to discuss the massive collection of photos and videos recovered by investigators, the search for answers about the missing women, and the difficult task of determining what was staged and what could point to something more sinist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard Allen, convicted of killing Indiana teens Abigail Williams and Liberty German, is seeking a new trial, arguing his repeated confessions came while he was suffering severe psychosis in solitary confinement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Part Two of their conversation, Chanley and veteran forensic psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Smalldon discuss the overarching patterns of extreme violence between some of the world's most notorious killers. Drawing from five decades of experience and insights from his memoir, That Beast Was Not Me: One Forensic Psychologist, Five Decades of Conversations with Killers. Dr. Smalldon opens up about the most disturbing case of his career, the origin behind his book's title, and what it was really like to sit down with Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive police raid on a Philadelphia home uncovered more than a million digital files, images of five missing women and a basement filled with chemicals, raising new questions about a father-son duo and the late father's eerily specific serial-killer memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn is on trial for allegedly killing his wife of nearly 16 years and staging the Ohio crime scene to make it appear she was shot by an intruder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forensic psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Smalldon has spent decades studying the criminal mind, coming face-to-face with some of America’s most notorious killers. In Part One of his conversation with Chanley, Dr. Smalldon reveals how an early fascination with crime led him to correspond with Charles Manson and Ted Bundy and recounts his chilling encounters with John Wayne Gacy and serial killer Donald Harvey. He shares what those interactions taught him about manipulation, violence, and the unsettling reality of the people behind some of the country’s most infamous crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nearly four decades after a newborn baby was found dead in a Texas laundromat, genetic genealogy led investigators to his mother, Tammy Sue Kerns, who has now pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chanley Painter is back with former investigator and cult expert Mike King to discuss Samuel Bateman's psychological warfare. They dissect the stark difference between generational and convert cults, the strategic legal maneuvering behind Bateman’s federal plea deal, and reveal the tragic cycle of young victims who are groomed to become the next generation of predators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been disciplined after allegedly trying to smuggle a package into prison and later being caught with unspecified drugs, just months after being sentenced to multiple life terms for killing eight women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Murdaugh’s murder retrial has been moved to Sumter County, South Carolina, after a judge ruled he could not receive a fair trial in the county where he was originally convicted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does a self-proclaimed prophet convince families to hand over their young daughters? Chanley Painter is joined by former law enforcement officer and "Profiling Evil" creator Mike King to expose the dark reality of Samuel Bateman. Together, they unpack how Bateman exploited a power vacuum within the FLDS empire, coerced entire families into absolute obedience, and hid young victims until a dramatic 2022 traffic stop blew his secret worldwide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is calling for the death penalty after a Los Angeles judge ordered singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, to stand trial in her killing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17-year-old Michelle “Missy” Avila thought she was heading into the California mountains with friends. Instead, she was brutally murdered by the very people she trusted most. New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury joins the FOX True Crime Podcast to revisit the case she first covered as a young reporter, including her jailhouse interview with the killer and the chilling lack of remorse she witnessed firsthand. Kingsbury also shares how the case inspired her first book, Missy’s Murder, launching a writing career that would eventually take her from true crime to bestselling fiction and film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez, the keyboardist for the indie rock band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter and nanny were found murdered inside their Mexico City home, with two suspects arrested in connection with the killings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Florida woman dubbed the “Black Widow” by police is accused of targeting men she met on dating apps for money and allegedly drugging a 69-year-old man, who later told investigators he believes she may have tried to poison him on multiple occasions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial remains deadlocked after five days of deliberations, twice telling the judge they cannot reach a unanimous verdict. Now, after Judge William Sullivan delivered a formal instruction urging jurors to keep trying, could the next note from the jury bring the trial to an end? Veteran true-crime journalist Ted Rowlands joins Chanley to discuss how close the case may be to a hung jury, what happens if a mistrial is declared, and whether prosecutors could try Clancy again. Plus, they examine the growing tension outside the courthouse after a woman was accused of filming jurors, and whether outside influences could become an issue for the defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been convicted in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, nearly 30 years after the rapper was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does a prosecutor turn real-life courtroom tragedy into bestselling crime fiction? Trey Gowdy, former federal prosecutor and host of The Trey Gowdy Podcast, joins Chanley to recount the investigation of Dana Satterfield, a South Carolina mother whose cold case was solved ten years later through a twist of fate and DNA evidence. Plus, Trey opens up about the weight of seeking justice for victims and how his decades in the courtroom shaped his latest novel, The Sound of Regret. Get your copy of The Sound of Regret available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities have identified the final unknown victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the Happy Face Killer, more than three decades after her body was found along a California highway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former television news anchor has pleaded guilty to murdering her 80-year-old mother inside their Wichita, Kansas home on Halloween. Angeline Mock admitted to fatally stabbing Anita Avers after telling investigators she believed her mother was the devil and that she killed her to “save herself.” Mock now faces life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lindsay Clancy trial has put postpartum mental health at the center of a difficult legal question: What was happening in her mind when she killed her three children? As jurors weigh testimony about Clancy’s mental health, psychosis and the medications she was prescribed in the months before the killings, board-certified psychiatrist and a leading expert in psychiatric drug side effects and withdrawal Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring joins Chanley to examine what those treatments may have meant for her mental state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thirty-four years after college student Tammy Zywicki was murdered, Illinois State Police are seeking information about a deceased hitchhiker who may have been with a key semi-truck driver near the crime scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Day 19 of the Lindsay Clancy trial is in the books, and Paul Mauro is joined by FOX News contributor and Courtroom Confidential podcast host Josh Ritter to discuss where this case actually stands. While the internet debates about postpartum psychosis and medication, Paul and Josh tackle the latest developments inside the Massachusetts courtroom. Plus, Josh steps into the shoes of both defense counsel and prosecution to deliver preview closing arguments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Massachusetts teenager is accused of killing his mother and younger brother after prosecutors say he used ChatGPT and the internet to create fictional scenarios detailing the murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erin Patterson is fighting her triple murder convictions over the deadly death cap mushroom meal as prosecutors appeal her 33-year minimum sentence and argue she should spend the rest of her life behind bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reporting from outside the courthouse, host Chanley Painter is joined by legal analyst Josh Ritter and host of Courtroom Confidential podcast to analyze what may be the most crucial day yet in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. On day 16 of the trial, they examine the pivotal testimony of defense expert Dr. Zeizel on postpartum mental health and criminal responsibility, evaluate key jury reactions, and discuss the prosecution cross-examination tactics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fourteen people, including current and former Penn State students, are facing charges in an alleged cocaine trafficking operation that authorities say used fraternity houses to package and distribute drugs to students. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices