Crazy Crimes with Kara

Andrew Luster, heir to a cosmetic giants fortune, is convicted of 86 counts of rape, sodomy, oral copulation, poisoning, and possession of a deadly weapon. He flees to Mexico, because where else would anyone go? Dog the bounty hunter to the rescue! Money can't buy love, or common sense. But it can buy you an attorney who gets you enough wiggle room to run. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chicago, 1956. Two sister go missing after an Elvis Double Feature. Weeks go by without a lead in the right direction. Will this case ever be solved, or will it go down as just another over looked tragedy? Will we ever know what truly happened to Barbara and Patricia Grimes? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A golden boy found to have murdered at least 5 women, but only convicted of two. Thought to be a loving husband and father, who came from a stable home life, tortured and killed multiple prostitutes along route 40 in the late 1980s. Convicted of his crimes, he plead no contest and requested the death penalty. Most people believe that this is the only way he could admit to doing wrong by these women, because it was "Delaware law and God's Law".

A few humorous crimes, just in time for Christmas. Though these crimes did not occur on Christmas, I thought that they may spark a little joy in light of the year we have all had. We'll discuss the most infamous crime that sparked jokes across the nation and made National News. Who better to talk about on Christmas than Lorena Bobbitt? Have you had enough of spineless men? Now it's time to make them dickless too. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Take a little mental health advice from a Correctional Officer, as well as other notable advice. Learn a little about Michael Ross, the roadside strangle and the crimes he committed. The first person to be executed in Connecticut since 1960 and the first man to be put to death by lethal injection. Eight murders, but only charged with four. Is that justice for all the families of the women that he confessed to killing, or should he have been charged with all eight? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A man incarcerated through the decades, but still committing crimes. Marvin Gray was released early time and time again to continue committing crimes mostly focused in Colorado and Kentucky. After finally receiving a life sentence, Gray determines it's time to confess to all of the murders that he has committed since 1971. Is he a serial killer, or is this a result of fantasies created by eight years of isolation in solitary confinement? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Kara and Steve as they discuss the intense wonder of Heaven's Gate and their strange beliefs that lead to a mass suicide. Did Applewhite (or Applewood or Applebee's since we're hungry) and Nettles truly believe that a UFO was coming to take everyone away, or were they just wanting to have a following that believed whatever they were told. Is it considered a crime that he convinced 38 people to commit suicide based on a plan that he orchestrated? Enjoy odd commentary from Kara and Steve as they work their way through this wild ride. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A man accused of Rape and Murder, but did he do it? This story is full of suspicious testimony, police brutality, and multiple stays of execution. Did Arkansas find the right man, or did they just blame the easiest person they could point their finger at? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Walk through the timeline of crimes from the Baseline Killer, Mark Goudeau, ranging from robbery all the way to murder. This man escalated quickly and what drove this man to commit these crimes still remains a mystery to this day.  The Lost Dutchman's Mine is a rollercoaster ride of story telling. Which story is true? Is there really a hidden gold mine out in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona? Will it ever be found? Or is it all just a story from treasure hunters looking to find their holy grail? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dive into the Alaskan wilderbush with a serial killer straight from the novel The Most Dangerous Game. Robert Hansen's actions stopped the state in its tracks and he became the first person to have a psychological profile completed by the FBI in Alaska. With his reign of terror lasting over a decade and the justice system allowing him to continuously be released early for other crimes committed, Hansen was handed the opportunity to terrify young females through the 70s and 80s throughout the state.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Audrey Hilley is a black widow from Anniston, Alabama. She manages one death, several others falling ill, and an FBI hunt that lasted more than three years. Sherry Lynn Marler has been missing from Greeneville, Alabama since 1984, can a case this cold still be solved? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app