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Criminal Genius. A podcast that covers history's most iconic criminals and their crimes.

Sam Ryan

  • Jun 24, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 17m AVG DURATION
  • 20 EPISODES


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Charley Ross

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 10:10


"Don't take candy from strangers". Have you ever wondered where the saying first came from? Probably not... Nevertheless, it became prominent after 4 year old Charley Ross was kidnapped in 1874. To this day,  nobody knows exactly what happened to him.

George Stinney Jr - Wrongful Conviction

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 12:51


In 1944 George Stinney Jr was sentenced to death for murdering two girls. He was 14. This is the story of one of the world's greatest injustices. https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor https://www.change.org/p/julius-jones-is-innocent-don-t-let-him-be-executed-by-the-state-of-oklahoma  

West Memphis Three

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 20:20


In 2011, three men signed plea deals leading to their release from prison after being convicted of the murders of three boys in 1993. They have always insisted they are innocent. I explore what took place.

The Zodiac Killer

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 21:35


Northern California was haunted by a killer in the late 60's to early 70's. His identity remains unknown. Will we ever find the Zodiac Killer? 

The Grimes Sisters

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 18:21


Two sisters vanished on their way home from a movie theatre in Chicago. Less than a month later their bodies were found. Exactly what happened is still unknown.

Boy in the Box

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 13:56


America's Unknown Child aka 'Boy in the Box' is the name given to a young boy whose body was found beaten to death in February 1957 in Philadelphia. To this day his identity is a mystery.  

Christopher Watts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 17:16


Christopher Watts was your average father. No one could have anticipated the crime he so suddenly committed. I look at one of the most shocking cases I have ever come across.

John Wayne Gacy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 19:40


The so-called "Killer Clown" is one of the most infamous serial killers in history. His crimes will send shivers down your spine.

Unabomber

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 22:28


A genius gone wrong. That's my description of American domestic terrorist, Ted Kaczynski. 

Black Dahlia

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 13:59


Elizabeth Short was found brutally murdered on a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The most infamous case in Hollywood history has never been solved.

JonBenét Ramsey

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 15:07


6 year old JonBenét Ramsey is found dead in her family home's basement. The death is ruled a homicide. To this day the case is unsolved. Who did it?  

Joran Van Der Sloot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 19:33


Joran Van Der Sloot is a convicted killer. But did he kill more than once? Why did he kill? What secrets is he hiding? I take a look.

The Mary Bell Case

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 15:07


Mary Bell is a woman convicted of manslaughter when she strangled two boys to death when she was just eleven years old. But was she really to blame for this brutally horrific crime?

Weepy Voiced Killer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 15:02


Paul Michael Stefani was an American Serial Killer dubbed "The Weepy Voiced Killer". From his haunting phone calls to his sickening crimes, this is one interesting story.

Ed Kemper

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 20:52


Today I look at the fascinating character that is Ed Kemper. https://twitter.com/CriminaIGenius

DB Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 22:27


He hijacked a plane, demanded a ransom, got his money and jumped out. He was never seen again. This is the story of DB Cooper.

The Atlanta Child Murders

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 18:35


The Atlanta child murders were a series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia. At least 25 children, adolescents and young adults were killed over a 2 year span.

The Murdock Murders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 17:00


A double murder in Nebraska sparks a hunt for the perpetrators and a bizarre series of interviews that raise more questions than answers.  

Charles Manson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 21:50


Get ready to learn about the craziest criminal you'll ever come across. His atrocious crimes are as despicable as they are incredible.

Lindbergh Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 21:12


Charles Lindbergh Jr has vanished from his cot. The abductor has got away. What follows is a case that went down in history.

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