Behind Bars

In 15 years, Lowell Amos lost 3 wives...and gained over $2,000,000. They say marriage can be a struggle. For Lowell it was more often a struggle, then a long silence, as he stood over the cold bodies of his different wives. First it was Saundra, then Caroline (who only invited him to move back in with her after his mother passed away) and finally Roberta, whose death brought up the suspicious circumstances of Saundra and Caroline's earlier death and at last sent Lowell to where he should have been a long time ago: prison. **LAST EPISODE FOR A WHILE - CHECK INSTAGRAM FOR UPDATES** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On the 12th of February 1993, Denise Bulger (like hundreds of other young mums) was doing her weekly shop along with her 2 year old son James. What happened next was every mother's worst nightmare. In the 5 minutes she looked away from her baby boy, he disappeared. 2 days later, the tiny corpse was discovered miles away in an abandoned railway in the city of Liverpool. The nation obsessed over this case at the time - watching eagerly as more and more details of the police investigations were revealed. Finally, the killers were caught: they were none other than 10 year olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What started with a troubled man has become a legendary story 60 years later, surrounded with ghosts, mystery and conspiracy... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Halloween. A fun night out for little kids and parents alike. With werewolves and vampires patrolling the streets all evening, no one noticed the real monster creeping in the shadows amongst them. Not everyone can survive this night of mayhem... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the Spring of 2005, Jasmine Richardson was a bubbly, sociable girl who was always in high spirits. In less than 12 months, that would all change. The second Jasmine Richardson met  Jeremy Steinke she turned from a happy, excitable pre-teen to a vampire-loving goth. And it only went downhill from there. If Jasmine had simply missed the punk concert where she first met Jeremy, 3 lives could have been saved... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This brutal case has everything you can imagine. Serial killers, incest, abuse and betrayal. Discover the horrific tale of Paul Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka by listening to this episode. After learning of their horrific crimes and attempts to cover them up, you will never be the same again... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In Central High School, Knoxville, Emma Walker and her boyfriend William Gaul were living the dream. Or so it seemed... On the outside they were a cute, close couple but in private Gaul showed his dark side. His aggressive behaviour became worse and worse. They could have broken up, like most high school couples, but Gaul wouldn't have it. There was only one way to make sure he would never have to see her again... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Pied Piper fairytale takes a sinister turn in this case. We all know how the story goes - the magical piper who tricks all the rats in town to follow him out. Charles Schmid took this a bit too far. He lured women out and killed them, just for the sake of it. They never knew what was coming until they were staring into his dark eyes and realised there was no humanity left in there. Listen to find out how an athletic, star student went on to become a serial killer by the age of 23... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In a small trailer park in Albuquerque, the most interesting thing to happen was for a new person to move in. Very boring. That was until 1999 when a hysterical woman ran out of one of the trailers, wearing nothing but a metal dog collar. She revealed the horror that had been going on in that trailer (that soon became known as 'the Toy Box') for possibly years - and the many other victims that had faced it. Check out Patreon at patreon.com/behindbarsthepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What started as a progressive church in Indianapolis led to an infamous catastrophe in Guyana. The horrific events that took place over the years within the Peoples Temple have now boiled down to the phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid". How did everything go so wrong, and why has this cult been almost forgotten only 40 years later? Join me on Patreon: patreon.com/behindbarsthepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Skylar Neese, an honour student living in Morgantown, was a regular 16 year old. She had a loving family, a tight-knit group of friends and a brilliant track record at her school and part-time job. The only unusual thing at all in her life was how quickly it ended... (Go check out Patreon at patreon.com/behindbarsthepod) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Caleb Fairley was obsessed with vampires and porn. He had many fantasies but he waited until 1995 to finally act on one of them. On September the 10th, Lisa Manderach and her baby daughter entered a kid clothes shop not knowing they would never leave... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The BTK Killer terrorised Wichita, Kansas for almost 30 years. After killing his victims he often sent packages full of poems and drawings of what he did and wanted to do to woman. When he was finally caught in 2004 it was this same narcissism that led him to confess to everything in EXTREMELY graphic ways... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In June 1994, Nicholas Barclay disappeared. This wasn't unusual - he'd run away many times. When the police were finally alerted about the missing 13 year old, there were almost no leads. There first "lead" came 3 years later when Nicholas suddenly reappeared. An extremely different Nicholas. He was like a different person. Maybe he was... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1998, Matthew Shepard was a young man. He had a bright future ahead of him and was becoming more confident within himself than he had been for a while (due to a traumatic incident he'd been through). He had huge amounts of potential and was extremely bright but some people just couldn't see this. To be more precise, they wouldn't see past the fact that he was gay. Matthew Shepard would have changed the world throughout his life but instead the world was changed by his death. Listen to find out how it took a young man's death to spread his message that homosexuality is not a crime and not a choice... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the case that haunts Austin, Texas. In this episode I will attempt to sort the fact from the fiction in this muddled mystery. If you have any other theories, send me your answer to the question "What happened to those teenage girls on the 6th December 1991?" (see contact details in the podcast description) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sheinbein always knew he was different to the other high school kids. Most teenagers' biggest problems are their underlying hormones, but Samuel found himself struggling with an underlying urge to kill. After one conversation with his friend Aaron Needle, who had someone he wanted to kill, Samuel decided to take the leap and murder his first man at the young age of 17. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Between 2007 and 2008, a monster terrorised Reno, Nevada. The offences grew each time, from assaults to murder. Brianna Denison didn't even live in Nevada. What she thought would be the holiday of a lifetime turned out to be the last of hers. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1970s Houston, the police's biggest concern was petty thieves and drug dealers. They never suspected what was going on right underneath their noses. Imagine their confusion when a young man (not even 18 yet) arrived at the station, claiming he'd helped murder over 30 young boys in the last three years! Listen now to find out the entire true story of America's largest serial killer to date... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In December 2009 the Powell family went for an overnight camping trip to Western Utah. 4 went but only 3 would return. Tons of different theories have been suggested about her disappearance - one of the scariest being from Susan's 4 year old son who told his teacher "Mommy is sleeping in a cave". In this episode I will attempt to explore what really happened to Susan Powell... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2010 California, a street was growing sick of the dogs that had been barking day and night for over a week. When animal controls arrived they realised why; the family who owned them had abandoned them without food or water. In fact they seemed to have disappeared from California altogether. It would be 4 years until anyone knew their fate... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1984 young Elisabeth Fritzl ran off to join a cult. At least that's what everyone thought. The truth was somehow 100 times worse. She was a hostage, kept to rot in a dungeon for a quarter of a century! Want to know the worst bit? Her captor was her own father. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the true story of a young girl who was failed by every system designed to help young girls. She got no justice in life and even less in death. But through the protests highlighting how she was constantly overlooked, and the reasons behind it, she has become legendary. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1985 California, people started going missing. All kinds of theories were suggested. Was it aliens? A government conspiracy? A secret global slave trade!? No. It was a small tool shed in the country and 2 strange men. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A young woman's family was very confused when she suddenly stopped calling them. At first they thought she was going off the grid, then they prayed her husband was telling the truth about her safety. But when her body was found, hacked to pieces nobody could deny it anymore... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

5 people were found murdered and mutilated on April 24th 1986. The worst part? They were all within a mile of each other. Kentucky had 2 serial killers on the loose, but not for long! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Californian hospital, patients suddenly started dying. No one knew what was happening - doctors are supposed to help you not kill you! With fingers being pointed in every direction, nothing could be certain... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

5 years ago a woman was found stabbed in her own home, her super sick and disabled daughter was missing although all her medications were still inside! Nothing is as it seems in this twisted tale...  Find the documentary (Mother Dead and Dearest) on HBO, Amazon prime or YouTube :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1968, the bodies of two toddlers were discovered in similar circumstances. Newcastle had a serial killer on its hands. If that wasn't shocking enough, the culprit wasn't a paedophile or relative gone mad. It was 11 year old Mary Bell. Find out how she went from being an abused 4 year old to a woman escaping the press with a bedsheet over her head. Don't pretend you're not interested ;) If you have any feedback or criminals/cases you would like me to talk about in the future, email behindbarsthepod@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode I'm looking into Joseph McCann, a man who's very familiar with the prison system and whom last year was sentenced to 33 life sentences for a series of rapes. Listen to find out exactly what happened! Sorry for some minor sound issues in this episode but hopefully you'll like it - email any feedback/criminals you want me to make an episode about at behindbarsthepod@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app