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True crime podcast dedicated to unraveling the intricacies of crime.

John W. Taylor


    • May 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 214 EPISODES

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    The Twisted Podcast is a highly engaging and intellectually stimulating true crime podcast that focuses on the investigative process through rational and scientific analysis. Hosted by John Taylor, an experienced investigator with a background in the Secret Service, this podcast deconstructs what people say and write to uncover evidence of guilty knowledge. What sets this podcast apart is its listenability, as John's pleasant voice and well-researched material make for an enjoyable listening experience.

    One of the best aspects of The Twisted Podcast is the extensive research that goes into each episode. The host clearly puts a lot of time and effort into thoroughly examining the cases he covers, resulting in episodes that are filled with interesting and intriguing information. Additionally, John includes interviews he has personally conducted, which adds another layer of depth to the podcast. This attention to detail and commitment to providing accurate information sets this podcast apart from others in the genre.

    Another strong aspect of this podcast is John's analysis of the meaning behind what people involved with each case have said or not said. Drawing on his background as a former US Secret Service agent and current PI, John provides unique insights into the minds of those involved in these crimes. While it may not always be an exact science, this approach adds an extra layer of interest and intrigue to each episode.

    On the downside, The Twisted Podcast may not be as widely known or popular as some other true crime podcasts. This is unfortunate because it offers a refreshing take on true crime content that goes beyond simply regurgitating information from Google searches. It would be great to see this podcast receive more recognition for its quality content and thoughtful analysis.

    In conclusion, The Twisted Podcast is a hidden gem in the world of true crime podcasts. With its well-researched material, engaging host, thorough investigations, and unique analysis, it offers listeners a refreshing perspective on crimes. Despite being less known than some other podcasts in the genre, The Twisted Podcast is definitely worth a listen for true crime enthusiasts who are looking for something different and thought-provoking.



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    Latest episodes from Twisted Podcast

    Episode 228: The Sullivan Family Deaths

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 31:15


    Branden Morgan from The Devil Within Podcast discusses season 1, which covers the murder of Betty Ann Sullivan in the late 1980s and the role of Satanism and the occult in her murder.

    Episode 227: Huey Newton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 34:32


    We delve into the murder of Huey Newton, who co-founded The Black Panther Party, a group whose reputation was primarily crafted by FBI propaganda.

    Episode 226: Murder of Terry Bowers, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 26:52


    Part 2 of 2. Someone murdered eleven-year-old Terry Bowers while on a Boy Scouts' camping trip in 1970 in rural Pennsylvania. His case is still unsolved. I will be talking with Terry Bowers' younger brother, Chris. 

    Episode 225: Murder of Terry Bowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 28:39


    Someone murdered eleven-year-old Terry Bowers while on a Boy Scouts' camping trip in 1970 in rural Pennsylvania. His case is still unsolved. I will be talking with Terry Bowers' younger brother, Chris. Part 1 of 2.

    Episode 224: Murder of Anni Dewani

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 33:57


    While Anni Dewani and her husband Shrien were on their honeymoon in Cape Town, South Africa, several individuals kidnapped the couple and then murdered Anni. Was this just random violence, or was this a targeted attack?

    Episode 223: Kidnapping of Jody Plauche

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 27:00


    In the 1980s, Jody Plauche was kidnapped and molested by a family friend. After the police rescued him, his father took matters into his own hands and killed the man who hurt his child. I will be talking with Jody about how these events impacted him and his family.

    Episode 222: Navigating Victim Advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 30:37


    Melissa Leinweber and Whitney St. Andre from the Navigating Advocacy True Crime Podcast will discuss how they work with and help victims of crime. Often times, the victims are lost in many true crime stories, but Melissa and Whitney are working to have their voices heard.

    Episode 221: Interview with Patricia Cornwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 29:06


    Best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell discusses writing, true crime, and her latest book in the Scarpetta series, Identity Unknown.

    Episode 220: Murder of Stephon Edgerton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 32:38


    Investigative journalist, Katie Kaplan, from the Two Sleuths Podcast and I discuss the unsolved murder of Stephon Edgerton, who is also known as DJ Juan Gotti.

    Episode 219: Former Prosecutor Matt Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 37:29


    Former Orange County California prosecutor Matt Murphy will be talking about his autobiography: The Book of Murder. It is fascinating and pure true crime from someone who lived it.

    Episode 218: Lonnie Ray Rogers – Missing, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 35:12


    Part 2 of 2. Alison Duiker's mother, Lonnie Rogers, went missing in 1981. Alison still doesn't have answers to what happened to her mom or where she is.

    Episode 217: Lonnie Ray Rogers – Missing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 33:32


    Part 1 of 2. Alison Duiker's mother, Lonnie Rogers, went missing in 1981. Alison still doesn't have answers to what happened to her mom or where she is.

    Episode 216: Murder of Amber Spradlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 30:14


    Robert Parmer of The Broken System Podcast discusses the murder of Amber Spradlin.

    Episode 215: The Life & Death of Stanley Kubrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 36:02


    We will be delving into the complicated and conspiratorial aspects of Stanley Kubrick's work and his death.

    Episode 214: MK Ultra

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 46:21


    The CIA needed to figure out how our enemies brainwashed people. There was no rule, law, or moral code they would not break to 'protect' us from the evils of others. The conducted their work under the super secret project: "MK Ultra."

    Episode 213: Elizabeth Holmes, Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 37:30


    Part 5 of 5. Elizabeth Holmes created the hugely publicized blood-testing company, Theranos. Her inventions put her on the cover of magazines. However, it was all a fraud.

    Episode 212: Elizabeth Holmes, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 31:25


    Part 4 of 5. Elizabeth Holmes created the hugely publicized blood-testing company, Theranos. Her inventions put her on the cover of magazines. However, it was all a fraud.

    Episode 211: Elizabeth Holmes, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 29:40


    Part 3 of 5. Elizabeth Holmes created the hugely publicized blood-testing company, Theranos. Her inventions put her on the cover of magazines. However, it was all a fraud.

    Episode 210: Elizabeth Holmes, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 29:51


    Part 2 of 5. Elizabeth Holmes created the hugely publicized blood-testing company, Theranos. Her inventions put her on the cover of magazines. However, it was all a fraud.

    Episode 209: Elizabeth Holmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 34:25


    Part 1 of 5. Elizabeth Holmes created the hugely publicized blood-testing company, Theranos. Her inventions put her on the cover of magazines. However, it was all a fraud.

    Episode 208: Death of Lacey Fletcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 23:06


    Lacey Fletcher was found deceased, melted into the couch inside her parent's home. How did her mother and father allow this to happen? 

    Episode 207: The Berman Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 41:32


    Attorney and true crime writer Doug Kari talks about his new book: “The Berman Murders: Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Case,” which delves into the unsolved deaths of Barry and Louise Berman in 1986.

    Episode 206: John Wayne Gacy's Attorney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 40:20


    Lawyer for serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Karen Conti, will delve into what it was like to talk one-on-one with Gacy and why she decided to defend someone, who many consider pure evil.

    Episode 205: Attack on Paul Pelosi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 34:52


    In 2022, Paul Pelosi, the husband of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative, was viciously attacked inside their home.

    Episode 204: Hostage Negotiation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 39:31


    Interview with Crisis Negotiator Patrick Doering on the many aspects of dealing with people in highly stressful situations.

    Episode 203: Murder of Sherri Rasmussen, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 26:19


    Part 2 of 2. The murder of Sherri Rasmussen on February 24th of 1986 remained unsolved until 2009 when LAPD detectives turned their focus onto one of their own. I will be dissecting the interrogation of LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus. 

    Episode 202: Murder of Sherri Rasmussen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 29:39


    The murder of Sherri Rasmussen on February 24th of 1986 remained unsolved until 2009 when LAPD detectives turned their focus onto one of their own. I will be dissecting the interrogation of LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus. Part 1 of 2.

    Episode 201: Jacob Alexander Tolchinsky, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 24:24


    Liberty Forrest, the mother of a convicted killer Jacob Alexander Tolchinsky, will speak to me about what it was like to raise her son and try to cope with his violent and criminal actions. Part 2 of 2.

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    Episode 200: Jacob Alexander Tolchinsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 23:49


    Part 1 of 2. Liberty Forrest, the mother of a convicted killer Jacob Alexander Tolchinsky, will speak to me about what it was like to raise her son and try to cope with his violent and criminal actions.   

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    Episode 199: Disappearance of Ayla Reynolds

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 37:07


    Twenty-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from her father's home in the middle of the night. Was this another rare child abduction from a stranger, or do the adults inside the home know more than they are telling?

    Episode 198: Death of Leonard Allan Cure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 28:33


    After 16 years, a judge exonerated Leonard Allan Cure for a crime he didn't commit. Then, just a few years later, a roadside traffic stop with a Georgia Deputy Sheriff would end his life.

    Episode 197: Murder of Garnett Spears, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 27:36


    Part 2 of 2. Police and prosecutors believe Lacey Spears poisoned her five-year-old son to death with excessive amounts of salt. This was likely a culmination of years of Lacey causing her son to be sick to garner attention for herself, commonly referred to as Munchausen by proxy.

    Episode 196: Murder of Garnett Spears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 21:52


    Part 1 of 2. Police and prosecutors believe Lacey Spears poisoned her five-year-old son to death with excessive amounts of salt. This was likely a culmination of years of Lacey causing her son to be sick to garner attention for herself, commonly referred to as Munchausen by proxy. 

    Episode 195: John List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 24:36


    In 1971, John List killed his entire family. He left a lengthy confession letter explaining his reasoning for the murders. Does a killer's explanation help us understand his crimes better?

    Episode 194: James "Whitey" Bulger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 37:41


    Whitey Bulger ran one of the most ruthless and violent Irish gangs in Boston in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. How did he hold onto his power for so long? The FBI protected him. Yet, this business arrangement would ultimately lead to his demise.

    Episode 193: Death of Sam Cooke

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 27:31


    Writer Abayomi Azikiwe from the Pan African News Wire and I discuss the death of legendary singer Sam Cooke.

    Episode 192: Jennifer Schuett Kidnapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 24:31


    Someone took eight-year-old Jennifer Schuett out of her bed as she slept. However, the perpetrator picked the wrong girl because she dedicated her life to finding the man who took her. 

    Episode 191: Murder of Tupac Shakur

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 34:52


    Tupac Shakur is one of the most influential musicians of all time. He was gunned down in his prime. I will delve into the life and death of Tupac.

    Episode 190: FBI Burglary, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 28:22


    Part 2 of 2. Savanna Steele from the ‘Woo! There it is! Podcast' and I will be talking about a group of concerned citizens who burglarized an FBI office in the 1970s. They risked their freedom and livelihood because they believed the FBI was doing horrible things to American citizens. They were right.

    Episode 189: FBI Burglary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 28:54


    Part 1 of 2. Savanna Steele from the ‘Woo! There it is! Podcast' and I will be talking about a group of concerned citizens who burglarized an FBI office in the 1970s. They risked their freedom and livelihood because they believed the FBI was doing horrible things to American citizens. They were right.

    Episode 188: Tom Monfils

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 28:22


    Interview with director Michael Neelsen about the death of Tom Monfils and his documentary, "Beyond Human Nature." 

    Episode 187: Rebekah Barsotti, Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 32:13


    The final episode of a seven-episode series on the disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her? 

    Episode 186: Rebekah Barsotti, Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 34:03


    Part six of a seven-episode series on the disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her? 

    Episode 185: Rebekah Barsotti, Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 24:04


    The fifth in a seven-episode series on the disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her?

    Episode 184: Rebekah Barsotti, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 23:06


    The fourth in a seven-episode series on the disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her?

    Episode 183: Rebekah Barsotti, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 37:49


    This is the third of a seven-episode series on disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her?

    Episode 182: Rebekah Barsotti, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 43:59


    The second of a seven-episode series on the disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her? 

    Episode 181: Rebekah Barsotti

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 27:06


    The first of a seven-episode series on disappearance and death of Rebekah Barsotti. She went missing outside of Missoula, Montana in July of 2021. Her body was found in May of 2022. Did she die from a river accident or didn't something nefarious happen to her?

    Episode 180: Bella in the Wych Elm, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 22:31


    Part 2 of 2. Savanna Steele, from the “Woo! There it is” Podcast, and I will discuss the mysterious case surrounding Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm from 1940s England.

    Episode 179: Bella in the Wych Elm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 22:29


    Savanna Steele, from the “Woo! There it is” Podcast, and I will discuss the mysterious case surrounding Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm from 1940s England.

    Episode 178: Alcatraz Escape

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 29:42


    In 1962, four prisoners at Alcatraz planned a daring escape, using fake heads, raincoats as a raft, and lots of free time, to make their way off of the island. Did they make it to shore? Are they dead or alive?

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