Criminal Discourse Podcast
Latest Episodes
Aum Shinrikyo: Cult Terrorism
How does a legally blind Japanese man go from finding enlightenment to running an international cult set on starting World War III? Listen to the fascinating story of Shoko Asahara and the Aum Shinrikyo cult he founded. Learn how expensive melons lead...
Katherine Knight - "The Nana"
Listen to the story of Katherine Knight. How could a woman commit such unspeakable horrors to a man she supposedly loved? Her crime was murder, but it was how she executed the murder that caused her to receive a sentence that had never been handed down..
Daniel M'Naghten - Criminally Insane?
In 1843 one man would set a legal precedent that still utilized today in some countries. Daniel M'Naghten would attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister of England only to be caught up in a case of mistaken identity. Did his delusions cause his...
Carroll Edward Cole - Psychopath
From 1971 until 1980 Carroll Edward Cole was on a killing spree that spanned four states. How was he able to get away with killing into the double digits and no one put it together? Listen to the story of this notorious serial killer who in the end...
Bianca Lily Jones
In December 2011, the unthinkable happened in the city of Detroit. Two-year-old Bianca Jones was the victim of a carjacking. Or was she? Listen to the story and decide if the right person was convicted of murder or if Bianca is still out there waiting...
Carla Hughes - Murder in Mississippi
Twenty seven year old Avis Banks was five months pregnant when she was shot and left for dead in a pool of blood on her garage floor. Who committed this heinous crime in a quiet residential neighborhood in Ridgeland Mississippi in November 2006? Was...
The Lynne Harper Murder
Listen to the story of how the murder of a young girl and the subsequent conviction of a teenage boy played a role in changing a country's stance on the death penalty.
The Alphabet Murders
The disappearance of an 11-year-old girl and her subsequent murder would rock the city of Rochester, NY in November 1971. Shock turned to fear when two more young girls were abducted from busy streets in broad daylight never to be seen alive again. ...
Deanna Walters - Survivor
Just a forewarning this episode talks about domestic abuse. How could a man who started out so sweet and nice turn into a monster over time? In 2008 this man would unleash unspeakable horrors on someone he "loved?" Listen to the survivor story of one...
Robert O. Marshall - Murder for Hire
September 1984 would result in the tragic death of a loving mother of three sons. Was it a robbery gone bad or an intentional murder? Listen and learn how the greed of Robert O Marshall destroyed the lives of so many people. For thirty years the...