Dark Topic
Host Jack Luna covers the world's darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
Episodes
164 • Red Hall
The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer, James Waybern “Red” Hall, was such a hothead that his hair seemed to be ablaze. And after his infamous 1945 murder spree, so probably is “Big Jim’s” soul. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQEpisodes Source - The Ark
163 • A Great Guy
Matthew Terry seemed like a great guy. Until his pants came off. ///For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ///Sources:2017 attack on Michelle Rogers in Michiganhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/283890531/?match=2&terms=Matthew%20Terry&search-i
162 • The Mount Pleasant Murders
For exclusive content .. www.patreon.com/darktopicMount Pleasant, Iowa, October of 1978. Halloween is just around the corner, and so is a budding serial killer. Book: A Monster in Mount Pleasant by CJ Williams. A Monster in Mount Pleasant: A Story of Murders and Justice eBook : Williams, CJ: Amazon.ca: Kindle StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir
161 • The Trailside Killer
Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDavid Carpenter, the Trailside Killer, had a brutal, seemingly uncontrollable stutter — that is, unless he took control… and became brutal himself.Source - The Sleeping Lady by Robert GraysmithThe Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate: Graysmith, Robert, Graysmith, Robert: 9781736580073: Amazon.com: BooksDocumentary https://youtu.be/WvCvNv72eB4?s
160 • The Suicide Scout
From the archives of DT +. This episode contains a secret ep at the conclusion.Takahiro Shiraishi AKA the “Twitter Killer”For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c
159 • Animal: The Pictou Sadist
Douglas Worth, a worthless human being, should be behind bars. Instead, he might be out there hiding behind a bush.For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSources:Crime Stories S2E3 Pictou SadistArticle regarding Christopher Brampton sex offender let
158 • Park Maniac
In the late 90’s an insatiable, freckle-faced serial killer terrorized São Paulo Brazil. Now Francisco de Assis Pereira is preparing to be released.For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Op
157 • The Tattoo Man
Dark Topic + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHtPeter John Peters has gone by many names. In the late eighties London, Ontario, locals knew him as the Tattoo Man. After his sadistic 1990 crime spree he should have become something more permanent. A dead man.But this is Canada. So now, in his mid-sixties, he’s already back out there… under his new name. John Ross Cody.
156 • Dugan
The life and crimes of serial killer Brian James Dugan. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
155 • The Abt Family Murders
For exclusive content visit…Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic1976, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.The Abt family plans to gather for dinner.Instead, they are collected into the clutches of a killer.Source: Killer in the House - Kathryn CanavanKiller in the House: Ten Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb: Canavan, Kathryn: 9781955041669: Amazon.com: BooksFor exclusive content join DT + on the Apple po
154 • The Clean Freak
London, Ontario, Canada had the highest concentration of serial murder back in the seventies… though I doubt many people know that.This episode’s subject, from that time and place, certainly wouldn’t ring a bell. He would, however, climb up to your balcony and walk in through an open door.Sources:Article mentionedhttps://www.simcoe.com/news-story/7020368-serial-killer-denied-request-to-shop-at-mid
153 • Kill Amie
The ridiculous murder of Amie Harwick. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQKill Tony appearance 41 min mark. https://youtu.be/_IWBzZHL0xw?si=adIozl-OjV-ZZGh8Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co
152 • The Toy-Box Killer
Visit patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISEDOn Monday, March 22, 1999, a naked, bloodied woman wearing a padlocked collar with a six-foot chain attached came running out of a trailer park in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, screaming bloody murder. It was David Parker Ray’s first (and last) mistake as the now infamous Toy-Box Killer.For more Dark Topic try Dark Topic
151 • Napper
In the early 1990s, a sleepy English village was rudely awakened by a Napper. Robert Napper. AKA the Green Chain Rapist and the Plumstead Ripper.Sources:Book - Napper: Through A Glass Darkly by Alan JackamanDoc - https://youtu.be/-D2QrBKsISw?si=LtyFRepGyR0JlkqN/////Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For App
150 • Monster Butler
Archibald Thomson Hall, eventually known as Roy Fontaine, changed his name to better suit the world of butlery—which was a touch odd… given that “Archibald” sounds far more like a butler’s name than “Roy.” Then again, making a mess of things was exactly what the “Monster Butler” was best at.Sources:The Monster Butler by A.M. Nicol Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~
149 • The Work of Art: Shawcross
The Genesee Killer. The Rochester Strangler. The River Monster ~ Arthur Shawcross. Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.///Mentioned McCammon message for writers.Meet Robert McCammon///Book///The Misbegotten Son https://www.amazon.ca/Misbegotten-Son-Serial-Victims-Shaw
148 • The Homeschoolers
From the growing archive of DT + ~~ www.patreon.com/darktopicThe sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu. Sources:Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdfKIRO 7 News - https://www.kiro7.com/news/williams-sons-carried-dead-sister-house/246557853/Liberty for Women and Children - https://youtu.be/sN_Zkd6MVP8?si=65-vm95CTTxwXAslThis i
147 • Nebraska Boy Snatcher
John Joubert was bullied as a youth - but that’s really no excuse…Sources:///Reading///A Need to Kill by Mark Pettithttps://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-need-to-kill/id722421216///Video///1996 NewsWatch 7 Dochttps://youtu.be/QNsC-kFnRqQ?si=bvOSenCWSrjbpTgqForensic Files Forensic Files - Season 4, Episode 7 - Ties That Bind - Full Episode/////Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnP
146 • The Smiler
A DT + offering from the growing catalogue on Dark Topic +. patreon.com/darktopicYou now belong to The Smiler…Sources:The Smiler POV w actual soundtrackThe Smiler On-ride POV #AltonTowersTogetherCreepy Sheephttps://metro.co.uk/2013/01/21/eweve-been-framed-creepy-sheep-twitter-mystery-solved-3359300/amp/The Smiler Crash Footagehttps://youtu.be/i-7EtgxN4Qc?si=-kOsMhe6KfUJfAfKTechnical aspects thorou
145 • The Peeler
For more Dark Topic visit www.patreon.com/darktopicSheila “The Peeler” LaBarre.Sources: The Burn Farm by Michael BensonSigns of a Psychopath, Season 7, Episode 6, titled "He Had It Coming",Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
144 • 13 Stories
13 Stories for the Spooky Season.To unlock Dark Topic + visit...DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
143 • Gary on the Rocks
Gary Charles Evans.Sources:Every Move You MakeM. William Phelps - AuthorDark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
142 • The Abby Killer
Friday, October the 13th, 1995. The date was asking for something scary. Abbotsford, B.C., just so happened to have a resident in Terry Driver, ready to pull up and deliver. Sources:Through the Valley of the Shadow - The Search for the Abbotsford Killer by Rod Gehlhttps://www.amazon.com/Through-Valley-Shadow-Search-Abbotsford-ebook/dp/B0773T1HP8Crime Stories S1E2 https://youtu.be/914-kUDRa7M?si=J
141 • Hunting Humans
Adam Leroy Lane - AKA The Highway Killer - was Hunting Humans. For exclusives including Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Sources:Book - Caught in the ActCaught in the Act: A Courageous Family's Fight to Save Their Daughter from a Serial Killer: McDonough, Jeann
140 • The Sicko of Spotsylvania
patreon.com/darktopic for Dark Topic +Richard Marc Evonitz. Sources:BookInto the water - Diane FanningSurvivor https://youtu.be/TJBD0AAZDtkAdditional Victim? Friday Night Phone Call Changes Direction of a Decades-Old Child Murder CaseAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
139 • The Candy Man
This is an eight year old episode of Dark Topic, not previously available... out there.Try out Apple + or patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Dean Corll. The Candy Man case.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
138 • Garrow
The dark topic t shirt is now available… Darktopicofficial.comSerial killer Robert Garrow and his disturbing criminal history, which included a 1973 murder spree through the Adirondacks. Sources:Book on Garrow case by Jim TracySworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies CaseManhunt Footage NY State Archives Part 1https://youtu.be/1Ehcxk2z6ss?si=g3y8yC74by83eW_cPart 2htt
137 • Monster of The Chase
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Raymond Leslie Morris. The A34 Killer. The Monster of Cannock Chase.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
136 • Raymond Eugene Brown
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.The teenage killer affectionately known in prison as “Blade” before being released to slash again as an adult. Raymond Eugene Brown. Sources:Book - The Path of a Psychopath by Bob CurleeFindlaw Brown v StateBROWN v. STATE (1999) | FindLawJustia Law Brown v StateBrown v. State :: 1990 :: Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions :: Alabama Case Law :: Alab
135 • The Green Man
patreon.com/darktopic for more stuff.Nineteen year old Ngor Makuey claimed that “The Green Man” sent him to kill an elderly couple with his mother’s spatula. Even crazier, “Cops” would soon find him standing outside the victim home. Sources:Des Moines RegisterAlleged killer claimed 'green man' took control of his bodyMakuey gets life in prison for east Des Moines slayingMakuey’s Motherhtt
134 • The Real Me
patreon.com/darktopicThe disturbing case of a 14 year old impulse killer. Carly Gregg.Sources:Law&Crime NetworkPrime Crime: Teen Girl’s Horrifying Crime Caught on CameraDr Todd Grande14-Year-Old Killer Distorts Bipolar II Disorder into Nonsensical Defense | Carly Gregg Case UpdateStepdad at trial Heath Smileyhttps://youtu.be/86DKQMRZKG4?si=s2SZ7eKttQCH9V0IArticle w Video (The Independent)A tee
133 • Football Head
patreon.com/darktopicJack fell down... the case of Gary Heidnik.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
132 • Mysterious George
Patreon.com/darktopic for excusive content.George Waterfield Russell Jr. AKA The Charmer.SOURCE - Charmer: A Ladies Man and his Victims by Jack OlsenAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
131 • Manling
Patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Manling Williams couldn’t sleep one night so she went out for a drive and a cigarette. When she came home, her family was gone. At least that’s her story. Here’s the rest of it. Sources: Finishing Music - Mz.007 Cheers LA TimesWoman endures as trial drags on for family's killer - Los Angeles TimesAmerican Monster S2E8 Meet Marry Murder S1E50https://
130 • The Pitch Pine Murders
patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.From 2009 through 2013, Pitch Pine Crescent of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, would be visited by investigators reviewing a sudden, suspicious death. It wasn’t the streets fault, it was the nicest house of the affluent area that continued to summon investigators. Three calls of potential murder was what it took to finally send the message that something was ver
129 • Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusivesKelsey Grammer is well known for his roles in television. Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons. But there is an awfully dark story here. One full of tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Sources:Homicide Hunter: S9E18 Animal NatureThe TelegraphActor Kelsey Grammer confronts sister's killerFrank Grammer Murderhttps://www.invisiblethemepark.com/2017/11/kelsey-grammer
128 • The Control Freak
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.The case of suspected Serial Killer John “Bottles” Baughman, who fooled everyone into believing him to be a “big sad teddy bear”, when in reality he was a conniving control freak.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
127 • The Reverend’s Boyfriend
David Earl Miller was hitchhiking through Knoxville, when a Baptist Reverend picked him up, brought him home, and made David his live-in boyfriend. Things were going really well, until David Earl brought a girl back to the holy abode and killed her. For no good reason. Sources:WBIRRemembering Why: Murder of 23-year-old Lee Standifer | wbir.comState V MillerState v. Miller :: 1984 :: Tennessee Supr
126 • Zoo Man
From the archives of Dark Topic + www.patreon.com/darktopicA Two Part Offering.ZOO MANThomas Dee Huskey. The Zoo Man of Knoxville, Tennessee. Sources:Paranormal Investigation https://youtu.be/sea2DfLsO-c?si=ohQbgTHZuH9so2XkKnoxville News WBIRAppalachian Unsolved: The serial killer who got away with murder | wbir.comState v Huskey (Murder Case Info)State v. Huskey, 66 S.W.3d 905 | Casetext Search +
125 • Clifford Olson
A day late for Friday the 13th. How unlucky.The Rent-a-car Killer. The Beast of British Columbia. Canada’s shame. Clifford Olson. For exclusive content visit • www.patreon.com/darktopicAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
124 • The Freddy Krueger Killer
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Spree Killer, Daniel Gonzalez, did nothing but drink, do drugs, play violent video games and watch horror movies. This shouldn’t have been a massive issue, but it became one when Freddy Krueger turned to speak directly to Daniel from the screen. Sources:I Wanted to be Freddy KruegerCamden New Journal - NEWSKiller Psychehttps://youtu.be/EwawO0kgpqo?si=jN_dNy
123 • Mr. Krebs
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Or sub to Apple +In the late 90’s, residents of San Luis Obispo were concerned that a serial killer may be on the loose following the disappearance of two Cal Poly Tech students within a two year span, followed by yet another bright young woman abducted on her way to study at Cal. A massive police effort would soon bring to light a separate killer t
122 • Ghost House
From the growing archive of www.patreon.com/darktopic and Apple +The case of young Eldon Samuel III and his Zombie hunter father.The case of Ghost House. Subscribe to Marooned wherever you listen to podcasts.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
121 • The Knocker
www.patreon.com/darktopic for additional content. Or try Apple +Charles Severance. “Knock, Talk, Enter, Kill, Exit.”Sources:Book - The Parable of The Knocker by Bryan Porter. Northern Virginia Magazine The Parable of the Knocker sheds light on Charles SeveranceMoments that SurviveMoments That Survive: CarmenAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com
120 • A Random Killer
This episode is from the DT + archive growing at www.patreon.com/darktopicMichael Lee Lockhart. Executed December 9th at 6:24 PM by lethal injection in Texas. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
119 • Off the LISK
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. Or Apple +The LISK case has captured headlines for years. On this episode of Dark Topic, Jack attempts to stay “Off the LISK” in order to tell the story of another killer close to the case. Sarra Gilbert. But he, like Sarra’s sister Shannan, gets lost along the way. Sources:Mari Gilberthttps://youtu.be/iJT0lGzwWEs?si=kfHU2s8c3Lig_XE-Disgraced Police ChiefD
118 • The Dead Man
Dark Topic Cold.May 10th 1973. A masked man brandishing a pistol and a rifle, enters the CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) in downtown Kenora, Ontario. A dead man’s switch that looks more like a duck whistle, is clenched between his teeth. The switch is connected to a bag slung over his shoulder which he claims to contain a bomb. Everybody better behave, or be blown to smithereens. For exc
117 • The Ripper of Ypsilanti
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. This ep is from the growing DT+ library of Patreon and Apple +. John Norman Collins. The Ted Bundy Prototype.Sources:Sheriff Harvey Interviewhttps://youtu.be/4kgSecWW9NkThe Michigan Murdererhttps://youtu.be/duhjKn4aGIADetroit Free Presshttps://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2019/11/11/michigan-murders-john-norman-collins-letter/252110200
116 • A Bad Actor
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.This ep starts off a little odd for DT. I had a loss in my family that I shouldn't speak publicly about yet so I cut it. Also, this is a previously released on Patreon, but unreleased public ep of DT. Thanks for understanding. Although, this is confusing no doubt.July 12th 2013. A Friday afternoon in the quaint village of Richfield Wisconsin. A young w
115 • A Crazy Story
For Exclusive Content www.patreon.com/darktopicEmanuel Kemp Jr. Texas Death Row Inmate, and his crazy story.Sources:Faces of Death Row Faces of Death Row | The Texas TribuneFort Worth Star Telegram https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article219481385.htmlMurderpediaEmanuel Kemp | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersNewspapers.com Apr 24, 1988, page 18 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at
114 • The Boiler
Dr. Melissa Ketunuti had a rodent problem. Jason Smith, a local Philly exterminator, turned out to be an expensive solution.Thanks to our old Philly friend Shore on research.ABC news source of interest.https://youtu.be/Elz--ou8l3w?si=f2DTX92uG3eG0PDCAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
113 • The 7th Shadow
www.patreon.com/darktopic for EXCLUSIVES.David Shearing crept through the darkness of the old prison camp, to the fire-lit campsite of two grandparents, two parents, and two children. When the father of the girls that Shearing had come to see, got up to meet the approaching shadow - two hands gripping a .22 pump action rifle made this family camping trip all about one. Sources:The Seventh Shadow b
112 • Stinky Dirty
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Nineteen year old Brian Cohee JR, went for a cruise late one Saturday night in February of 2021. He wore coveralls, three pairs of gloves, and had a Michael Myers mask and large kitchen knife at the ready. When he found what seemed to be the perfect victim in sixty nine year old Warren Barnes - a homeless man well known in Grand Junction, Colorado - Cohee s
111 • The Poacher
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Alex J. Mengel was a poacher of human beings. This widely unknown killer has a terrifying, yet barely mapped out history despite an actual map being found tucked into the dash of his ghostmobile. Sources:Unearthing a Serial Killer (Book)UNEARTHING A SERIAL KILLER: Paul, David, McMurray, Kevin F.: 9781519348821: Amazon.com: BooksUnearthing a Serial Ki
110 • I hope she's happy
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/2AWKhij9IV8Articles Michigan LiveFatal shooting of Nancy Kovach in Comstock preceded by argument over cooking a meal, police say - mlive.comSon, 10, testifies John Kovach sai
109 • Gore
For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicIn 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.comBook - The Serial Kil
108 • The Walrus
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.htmlTrial RecordsBELL v. EVATT (1995) | FindLawState v. Bell :: 1990
107 • The Creep
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 LunchA little ditty bout Brad and DianeSources:Forensic Files - News at 11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgq-SDPTog&t=42s&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrimeT
106 • The Coughing Box
David Edwin Mason. Executed in the notorious “Coughing Box”. Here’s why.For Exclusive Content www.patreon.com/darktopicSources:California Executed InmatesExecuted Inmate Summary - David Edwin Mason - Capital PunishmentLA Times Archive 1993https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-22-mn-26483-story.htmlPeople v. MasonPEOPLE v. MASON (1991) | FindLawThe Executioners TaleFormer San Quentin exec
105 • Carnegie Medals
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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
104 • The Curious Case of Randall Hopley w Deadbug
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/@DEADBUGsaysWith this episode we will give a rare trigger warning for those who are on the line w
103 • The Maneuver Murders
For a lot more www.patreon.com/darktopicIn 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 StarWhen 'The Monster' came over the bridge - News - The Coastal StarAppeal Docshttp://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/68550/6
102 • The Long Man
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, explo
101 • The Butter Knife Murders
Visit www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. The Butter Knife Murders. Texarkana 1981. The truth is out.Sources:True Crime Texarkanahttps://open.spotify.com/show/0hLrPd5dYINHBFZHIdp60J?si=WXxa1HDfT_W0JiWrV22FUwMedium - Cindy Parmiterhttps://authorcindyparmiter.medium.com/a-known-enemy-the-horrific-butter-knife-slayings-of-karen-and-gordon-alexander-638384a0e3feJustice for Karen and Gordon Alexa
100 • Cheri's Ghost House
For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicThat’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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir
99 • A Pale Vest (Brutal)
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,Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
98 • A Happy Accident
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 20/20https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-torn-killer-dad-reflect-years-believed-hero/story?id=77097895Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
97 • The A$$hole Book
From the deepening archives of www.patreon.com/darktopicDeadtime Stories. Robert Hansen AKA The Butcher Baker. And Gary Zeiger. Two assholes. In a book. A true old school DT.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
96 • Mulberry House
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 House2 ~ A Sad Bowl of Soup3 ~ A Morbid Bouquetwww.patreon.com/darktopicAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
95 • Eye for an Eye
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? UpdateABC NewsSerial killer admits to Florida woman's murder in death bed letterMiami New TimesBroward Prosecutors Exoner
94 • Another Soviet Serial Killer Story
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=52
93 • BTK
To support DT and get exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicThis is the much requested DT episode on BTK from the original DT catalogue.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
92 • Stay Paranoid
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 hereThe Mayor of City Islandhttps://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/chilling-video-captures-moment-a-love-triangle-erupts-in-murder-revenge-in-new-york/news-story/32ecf91c77d6808ff9eefe3dc9d7f3a0Are You Sure?https://www.youtube.com/w
91 • The Tipster
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.phpAdvertising
90 • True Crime Bouquet
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive DT content.A collection of true crime stories laid down like a bouquet.Story 1 - Rotten RandyNew funeral home opens in Jeffersonville | News | newsandtribune.comStory 2 - Bunnakhttps://youtu.be/sPgBjMFTocgStory 3 - A Haunting CaseJose Ferreira, accused in 1982 death of Carrie Ann Jopek avoids trial; agrees to plead GUILTYAdvertising Inquiries: https://redci
89 • Die Songs
To get more of this https://www.patreon.com/darktopicThe Earthquake Killer, Herbert Mullin. Thirteen letters in his name, but who's keeping count?.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
88 • LiaR in wAiT
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive contentLR. menace of the A.T.Randall Lee Smith couldn’t be trusted, and a shocking double homicide on the Appalachian Trail would seem to prove this. Lyin’Randall - as he was known locally - would be put away for good.But incredibly, a far too short sentence gave him a second chance… at a second double homicide.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br
87 • OGDT Double Feature
For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicThis morning I found two lost episodes of the original Dark Topic pod circa 2017. They're pretty rough but I sewed them together, cleaned them up a bit, and they're now mildly acceptable. Hope you enjoy. Brand new DT in the works.The InventorGary Heidnik and his House of HorrorsYes there are mouth noises. And I mistake The Black Crowes for Cou
86 • Man with a Van
From Dark Topic Plus - www.patreon.com/darktopicJune 21st, 2013. Jacksonville Florida. A summer adventure awaits Cherish Perrywinkle, as the 8 year old sets out with her mother and little sisters for some last minute shopping. She’s looking forward to the morning. But thanks to a chance encounter with a dangerous sex offender. The morning never comes.To support DT and unlock Exclusive Content - ww
85 • Folly Beach
For exclusives https://www.patreon.com/darktopicDuring the mid seventies a small island on the edge of America is terrorized by a man with black eyes. This is the little told story of the Folly Beach serial killer. Richard Valenti.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
