Murder and Crime Storytime

In April of 1984, Richard Farley became acquainted with a 22-year-old woman named Laura Black, who worked at the same company as him. Richard immediately became obesessed with Laura and claimed that he had fallen in love with her at first sight. After having his romantic advances declined, Richard attempted to win Laura over by leaving her gifts, stalking her at the gym, and sending her photographs that had been manipulated to look like they were dating. 

Check out our sponsor BetterHelp and get 10% off online counseling and therapy here: BetterHelp.com/storytime In 1979, Janet Chandler was a 22-year-old woman, working at a motel called the Blue Mill Inn in Holland, Michigan.  While working at the inn Janet managed to upset several security guards there as well as her own best friend, to the point where a group of them conspired to seek revenge. Together they hatched a plan to invite Janet to a "surprise party" in her honor where they would do absolutely unspeakable things to her.   

Harold Shipman was a well respected doctor working in England during the 70's, 80's, and 90's. However Harold's career took a quick turn when a fellow hospital employee began to take notice of the unusually large number of cremation forms that Harold was submitting for approval. A futher investigation revealed that Harold had an outrageously large death rate, specifically among his older female patients, that had gone unnoticed for years. 

In 1984, a 22 year old woman named Kari Swenson went out on a training run into the wilderness of Montana. Kari happened to be a world-class athlete in the biathlon, an olympic sport which combines long distance skiing with rifle marksmanship, so endurance training was a regular part of her routine. During her run Kari encountered two stange men along the way, one of whom managed to grab hold of her wrist and refused to let her go.  

John Battaglia was born on August 2, 1955 and due to his military family, he ended up moving across the United States several times during his childhood. Later in life John moved to Highland Park, Texas where he met his second wife, Mary Pearle. Unfortunately for Mary, it was only after they had two daughters together that she found out exactly why John had already gotten divorced one time. John had a history of inflicting physical and mental abuse, and had previously sent his ex-wife to the hospital. 

20 Year olds Sarah and Jennifer first met each other in 1999, while they were both attending Northern State University and quickly became romantically involved with one another. A few years later the couple ended up adopting 6 children and on the outside they appeared to be a normal and happy family. However, the truth was that Sarah and Jennifer were actually abusing their adopted children at home, and when this was eventually discovered they were driven to do the unthinkable in order to avoid prison.

Suzanne Capper was born in 1976 and grew up in Manchester, England. By the age of 16 Suzzane had begun to routinely skip school, preferring instead to hang out at the home of 26-year old Jean Powell. Jean's house was well known in the area for drug dealing and trafficking in stolen cars. After getting into several arguments over problems around the house Jean and several of her friends collectively agreed that Suzanne had overstayed her welcome. Following this decision, Suzanne was subjected to one fo the most cruel cases of kidnapping and torture ever recorded.

John Glover had an extremely bad relationship with his mother growing up due to the fact that she consistently neglected him in favor of hanging out with numerous men. This left John with an overall feeling of hatred toward most women throughout his adult life, especially those who reminded him of his mother. Later, rather than using his mother's passing to put all of his contempt behind him, John fell even deeper down a path of hatred.

Anders Breivik grew up in Oslo, Norway and as a child he was extremely mistreated by his mother, which later influenced him to become obsessed with graffiti, hip-hop, and politics. Eventually he came to the conclusion that the only way he would be able to "save the Norwegian people" would be through an attack on the government. This led to Anders carrying out a carefully planned bombing on a government building as well as one of the deadliest shooting sprees in Norway's history. 

Clark and Dorothy Wiley had an extremely toxic marriage in which Clark would constantly abuse his wife even though she suffered from blindness. Clarks anger issues only continued to get worse as the couple had children together, since he had always openly expressed his absolute distain for kids. Eventually his anger became focused on his daughter Genie, who he refused to let out of her room or even speak to. The long term damage this would cause to his developing daughter would turn out to be one of the most shocking cases of child abuse ever seen. 

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley met in 1961 while working at the same chemical distribution company, and quickly became extremely close. Together they enjoyed reading about Nazi history, learning about torture, and taking risqué photos of each other. Over time the couple began indulging another pastime, picking up children in thier car and driving them to an abandoned field to "help look for a lost glove". These children were never seen again.

Katherine Knight was born in 1955 and lived in Tenterfield, Australia. After dropping out of high school without having learned to read or write, Katherine was able to find employment at what she referred to as her "dream job", working at a local slaughterhouse. Katherine consistently found herself ruining her own relationships due to the abuse she would inflict on those closest to her, and this eventually culminated in one final plot for Katherine to get back at a man who refused to marry her. 

In 2015 the Polk County, Florida sheriff's office received a call from Cheyanne Jessie who was reporting the disappearance of her father and daughter. Upon further questioning, detectives soon learned from Cheyanne that she had not seen either of them for 2 weeks. This did not turn out to be the only thing that stuck out as strange to them. After visiting the father's house they would quickly observe that there was way more to this mystery then they ever imagined. 

Shanda Sharer was a 12 year old girl who through a chance encounter became romatically involved with a 15 year old girl from school named Amanda. Normally this would not have been a problem, but unfortunatelly for Shanda she had to deal with Amanda's extremely jealous ex-girlfriend Melinda Loveless. Before long Melinda convinced herself that the only way she could hope to get Amanda back would be to take Shanda out of the picture completely.

Barbara Keim was a 39 year old single mother doing the best she could to raise her rebellious 17 year old daughter Hannah. One of the main concerns Barbara had about her daughter was the amount of time she was spending with her new boyfriend Spencer, and the fact that he had already had numerous run-ins with the law. Addressing the issues she had with Spencer would turn out to be the biggest mistake of Barbara's life. 

Peter Kurten was born into extremely unfortunate circumstances where he was forced into a life of crime, not only to make money but also as a way to escape his abusive father. Peter had always been an agressive man by nature, and after experimenting at first with farm animals he was convinced from an early age that maximum sexual ecstasy could only be achieved by commiting murder.

Peggy Carr was working her shift as a waitress when she suddenly felt an intense pain growing inside her stomach. Eventually, after winding up at the hospital Peggy was informed that her mysterious illness may actually have been caused on purpose, by one or more individuals holding a grudge against her. What followed turned into a months long investigation to figure out who and why someone would do such a cruel act. 

One Friday when 10-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables decided to skip school, it wasn't just to go have some innocent fun. The pair of boys had agreed that they would try to target a small child, perhaps even a baby, and attempt to kidnap them. Unfortunately for 2-year-old James Bulger the boys were successful. James had happened to be at the very same mall that day as Robert and Jon, and suffered the consequences.

Rachel Timmerman was a young single mother who loved her daughter and in her free time enjoyed hanging out with friends. One night while leaving a small get together, she was stopped by an acquaintance named Marvin Gabrion who started insisting that he drive her home. Unfortunately for Rachel she ended up accepting the offer, leading to a horrifying series of events in which Marvin became willing to do anything to cover up what he had done.  

Channon Christian and Chris Newsom were a happy couple living in Knoxville, Tennessee. One night they decided that it would be fun to head over to a friends party. Once they arrived at the apartment parking lot they had the misfortune of being randomly targeted by a gang of individuals with extreme homicidal tendencies. What followed can only be described as two of the most cold-blooded acts of murder a human being can ever impart onto another. 

Issei Sagawa was born with several serious health problems which lead doctors to believe he would not survive into adulthood. Despite the odds Issei grew up into a polite, yet troubled young man. For as long as he could remember, Issei was attracted to the idea of consuming human flesh but could not indulge in his hunger. After also having failed with women his entire life, Issei had finally reached the breaking point. He invited his classmate over to work on a fake school assignment so he could act out his ultimate fantasy. 

In 1982 numerous reports of Chicago residents suddenly dropping dead began to spread throughout the community.  This created a terrifying scenario for investigators where they were essentially battling against a faceless enemy.  Over time with the help of blood testing and careful investigations, the truth of the matter was brought to light. Unfortunately what was discovered not only shattered the trust of many Americans, it also began a period of fear and paranoia.

Brett Ryan had been known as an upstanding young man for the majority of his life. That is until he found himself in a mountain of debt that he couldn't pay off.  Brett refused to tell anyone about his financial problems until it was far too late. Eventually his web of lies got to the point where he determined that he would just have to choose between revealing the truth, or killing the ones he loved.

Cameron Hooker had an extremely unusual relationship with his wife Janice. They had made an agreement that Cameron would be allowed to keep a sex slave captive inside of thier home to help fullfill all of his torture fantasies. Janice had agreed to this arrangement not only to make Cameron happy, but so she could take a break from being the one who was tortured. Unfortunately for Colleen Stan, she became the ideal target for Cameron while hitchhiking her way across California.

Leonarda Cianciulli lived a tough life filled with tragedies including a mother who disowned her and her house getting destroyed. However, what really sent Leonarda over the edge was the news that her favorite son was to join the army during World War 2. Leonarda came to the conclusion that the only way she could protect her son was by performing human sacrifices. What she decided to do with the human remains was just as disturbing. 

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were the sons of two extremely wealthy families living in Chicago. On top of that the boys were incredibly intelligent and assumed by most to have a bright future ahead of them. Nobody could have possibly known that Nathan and Richard not only harbored obsessive thoughts of superiority, but that they were ready to commit murder just to prove that they could.

Sylvia Likens was the daughter of two carnival workers who made a living selling food on the road. Due to frequent traveling, Sylvia's parents arranged for Sylvia and her sister to stay with a family friend named Gertrude Baniszewski. What occurred at the Baniszewski residence is considered to be one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever recorded. 

The Petit family was a typical upper class family of four living in Cheshire, Connecticut. The family consisted of a father, mother, and their two young daughters. Unfortunately for the Petit family, they would cross paths with two ex-criminals who were desperate for cash. The men ended up choosing the Petit house as their target for a home burglary and armed with a pistol, they were ready to take home an enormous payday regardless of who got in their way.   

Despite being born into an upper class Japanese family Tsutomu Miyazaki felt nothing but depression and loneliness throughout his entire life. Eventually Miyazaki determined that the only way he could find purpose was to take the lives of children. Miyazaki soon learned that simply commiting murder was not enough to satisfy him. He would take further pleasure in abusing the victim's corpse and tormenting thier living family members. 

Niels Hogel was a nurse who had a bad habit of bringing skyrocketing death rates to whatever hospital he worked for. For years hospital staff couldn't determine why this deadly trend kept persisting but it was clear to many of them that Niels was hiding something. 

Elizabeth Fritzl and her father Josef always had a strained relationship. Starting at the age of 11, Elizabeth was abused at home by her father and would later feel compelled to run away. Tensions between the two of them eventually reached the point where Josef felt he was forced to do whatever was necessary to keep Elizabeth "safe" from the outside world. 

Jeffrey Dahmer continued indulging his hobby of bringing young men back to his apartment to drug, rape, and dismember. As time went on, Jeffrey became more and more interested in conducting experiments that could help him render his victim's completely submissive, but still alive. His goal was to have his sexual partners completely devoid of free will.

Jeffrey Dahmer had some very disturbing childhood hobbies which included dissecting dead animals for fun in the woods behind his house. Once he grew older, Jefferey did not lose his interest in collecting organs and body parts. On the contrary, Jeffery's craving for companionship, dominance, and dismemberment only grew stronger and stronger as time went on. 

Junko Furuta was a normal Japanese high schooler who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Junko had a chance encounter with one of her fellow classmates Hiroshi Miyano which lead to a 44 day long fight for survival. Miyano was a young Yakuza gangster who already had a history of assault, robbery, and rape. 

Armin Meiwes AKA the “Rotenberg Cannibal” frequently enjoyed visiting a website called The Cannibal Café where individuals with a cannibalism fetish could chat together about their shared passion. One day, Armin decided to create a post on the website detailing his desire to find a partner who would be willing to meet up so that he could kill them and eat their flesh. Surprisingly, Armin received more than a few replies.