Murderess Row Podcast

Aileen Carol "Lee" Wuornos was an American serial killer and sex worker who murdered seven men in Florida in 1989 and 1990 by shooting them at point-blank range. Wuornos claimed that her victims had either raped or attempted to rape her while they were soliciting sex from her, and that all of the homicides were committed in self-defense. She was sentenced to death for six of the murders and was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002.

The Freeway Phantom is a media epithet for an unidentified serial killer who was active in Washington, D.C. from April 1971 through September 1972. They murdered six people.

Herman Webster Mudgett was an American serial killer active from December 1891 to November 1894. Despite his confession of 27 murders, Holmes was convicted and sentenced to death for only one murder. His victims were killed in a mixed-use building which he owned in Chicago, supposedly called the World's Fair Hotel (informally called "The Murder Castle"), though evidence suggests the hotel portion was never truly open for business. Besides being a serial killer, Holmes was also a con artist and a trigamist, the subject of more than 50 lawsuits in Chicago alone. Holmes was executed on May 7, 1896, nine days before his 35th birthday.

Rodney James Alcala is an American serial killer and rapist who was sentenced to death for five murders committed in the state of California between 1977 and 1979. He received a further sentence of 25 years to life after pleading guilty to two homicides committed in New York in 1971 and 1977. Alcala's true victim count remains unknown, and could be much higher. He is sometimes referred to as The Dating Game Killer because of his 1978 appearance on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree.

Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, also known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, serial rapist, kidnapper, pedophile, and burglar. His highly publicized home invasions and murder crime spree terrorized the residents of the Greater Los Angeles area, and later the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, from June 1984 until August 1985. He used a wide variety of weapons, including handguns, knives, a machete, a tire iron, and a hammer. He also made use of Satanic imagery. In 1989, Ramirez was convicted of thirteen counts of murder, five attempted murders, eleven sexual assaults, and fourteen burglaries. Ramirez was sentenced to death. He died of complications from B-cell lymphoma while awaiting execution.

The Zodiac Killer is the pseudonym of an American serial killer who operated in northern California from at least the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The unidentified killer would send a series of taunting letters and cards to the San Francisco Bay Area press. These letters included four now infamous ciphers. The Zodiac murdered five known victims between December 1968 and October 1969. He targeted young couples. He also murdered a male cab driver. The Zodiac himself once claimed to have murdered 37 victims, and he has been linked to several other cold cases.

Henry Lee Lucas was an American serial killer whose crimes spanned from 1960 to 1983. He was convicted of murdering 11 people and was sentenced to death for the murder of Debra Jackson, though his sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment in 1998. Lucas rose to fame after confessing to more than 100 murders while in prison. He died of congestive heart failure in 2001.

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was an American serial killer who murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Dahmer sought out men, mostly African American, at gay bars, malls and bus stops, lured them home with promises of money or sex, and gave them alcohol laced with drugs before strangling them to death. He would then engage in sex acts with the corpses before dismembering them and disposing of them, often keeping their skulls or genitals as souvenirs. Dahmer was convicted of 16 murders and was sentenced to 16 terms of life imprisonment on February 15, 1992. On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia discuss the event known as The Day the Music died. It refers to a day on February 3, 1959, in which American musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with their pilot Roger Peterson, were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. At the end of that segment, the duo converses about the newly released Falcon and the Winter Solider.

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia discuss the controversial case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. On the night of June 14, 2015, Gypsy and her online boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, killed Gypsy’s mother, Dee Dee, by stabbing her in their Missouri residence. For years, Dee Dee claimed her daughter suffered from chronic illnesses ranging from leukemia to muscular dystrophy. On top of that, Gypsy supposedly had the "mental capacity of a 7-year-old due to brain damage.” Many believe Gypsy snapped one day after enduring years of abuse, both mental and physical, by her mother. Do you think her actions were justified?

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia discuss the murders committed by Russian serial killer, Alexander Pichushkin, better known in the west as the Chessboard Killer. He was convicted for 48 murders but is suspected by many to have committed at least 60. Pichushkin earned his moniker after he claimed his goal was to kill 64 people, the number of squares on a chessboard. However, he later recanted that statement.

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia discuss the murders committed by brothers Erik and Lyle Menéndez. The duo killed their wealthy parents, José and Kitty, in their Beverly Hills mansion on the evening of August 20, 1989. On paper, the brothers seemed to have the ideal life. Erik ranked 44th in the United States for 18-and-under players in the sport of tennis, and Lyle was a student at the prestigious Princeton University. What could have possibly gone wrong? Follow us on Instagram @murderessrowpod

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia discuss the bizarre, unsolved murder case of Elizabeth Short, better known as the “Black Dahlia.” Elizabeth’s body was found mutilated and chopped in half in a residential neighborhood in Los Angles, California. Suspects in her case range from an ex-lover to a suspected serial killer, yet to this day no one has officially been indicted. Who could have killed the aspiring actress and why?

In this week’s episode, Grace tests Olivia’s pop culture knowledge through a game of trivia. On top of that, they discuss current events, facts about The Walt Disney Company, and the newly released WandaVision (spoilers ahead)! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @muderessrowpod to suggest topics for future episodes.

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia, discuss the mysterious disappearance of Jean Spangler. Jean was a 26-year-old aspiring actress and mother who abruptly vanished on the night of October 7, 1923. Suspects in her case range from a well-known actor in Hollywood to the Mob. What could have possibly happened to the young beauty? Joining the duo is @ciindyfuu

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia, discuss the murders of the serial killer, Ted Bundy. During the late 1970s, he managed to kill 30 women, across seven states and escaped prison twice. He would lure his victims out to his car whereafter he would strangle them to death. Despite all this, he managed to get married whilst on trial for said murders and was even sent fan mail! Rejoining the duo is @ashleyc305

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia, discuss the murders of David Berkowitz, better known as the “The Son of Sam Killer.” During his one-year killing spree, between 1976 to 1977, Berkowitz was able to kill six and wound eleven. Most notably, he claimed that his neighbor’s dog ordered him to commit the murders! Joining the duo is @tessarmon

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia, discuss the unsolved murder of “The Boy in the Box.” The young boy was found naked and battered off the side of a road in Fox Chase, Philadelphia more than 63 years ago. Who could he possibly be? And how did he end up there? Joining the duo is Twitch streamer, @icmephit. Follow us on Instagram @murderessrowpod

In this week’s episode, Grace and Olivia discuss the murder of Florida State University professor Dan Markel. The law professor was sitting in his car one morning when he was brutally shot twice in the head. He had no enemies and was loved by all who knew him. Who could have possibly done it? Follow us on Instagram @murderessrowpod

Happy 2021! This is our second miscellaneous episode, and today we talk about topics ranging from the Titanic to spider webs. And as you may have noticed, we changed our name! Listen until the end to find out why. Like always, you can follow us on Instagram @murderessrowpod.

Today we take a look at the life of Rosalie Duthé, also known as “The First Dumb Blonde.” We also discuss the new Zodiac cipher that was recently cracked. We hope you enjoy and wish you all a happy holiday! Follow us on Instagram @murderessrowpod

This week we discuss the Zodiac Killer and his killing spree across Northern California during the late 1960s to early 1970s. He took five innocent lives, yet is still on the loose! On top of the nearly one-hour episode, joining Grace and Olivia is special guest, Ashley.

This week we discuss the case of 15-year-old Laurie Show, who was murdered by three of her classmates in 1991. We have an Instagram page! Follow us @murderessrowpod.

This week we discuss the disappearance and murder of Carol Ann Park, or as she was known to the media, the Lady in the Lake. Park was missing for 21 years before her body was discovered, and the killer was lurking right under everyone's noses.

Our first episode is about the murder of 9-year-old Jeanne Van Calck. The little girl was brutally killed in her home town of Brussels, Belgium in 1906, and her murder is still unsolved!