Zero Dark Murder

I interview former investigative journalist Thomas Hargrove for an update the Chicago Stranger.

From 1979 to 1980 victims were discovered along the interstate from Kern County to Orange County. Southern California was paralyzed with fear.  An killer targeting runaway teens was on the loose. The monster was dubbed by the media as The Freeway Killer. 

When several hitchhikers go missing in France, citizens are convinced someone is reponsible for their disappearance. What investigators discover is a decorated soldier who lived among them while hiding his crimes in plain sight. 

After a combat medic goes missing, investigators try to find out what happened to Kelli Bordeaux. What they uncover is a love triangle and a trail that leads back to a seedy bar. When all possibilities are exhausted it takes a bounty hunter to bring Kelli's killer to justice. 

Dark Ones, there is an active serial killer on the loose. The killer has been active since 2001, primarily on the westside  and southside area of Chicago, and so far has claimed the lives of more than 55 women. Chicago PD has done little to no reporting!

In various hospitals from the 1980s to the early 2000s, a serial killer was on the loose and mysteriously deaths were happening that couldn't be explained. Little did medial staff know, Charles Edmund Cullen was murdering patients one after another after another. Claiming the lives of more than 45 people, he became known as the NJ Angel of Death. 

When young women are brutally murdered in a small town of Angarsk, Russian authorities are shocked to discover the victims were all mutilated by the same serial killer. What they didn't know was Mikhail Popkov would confess to more than 80 murders from the 90's until 2012. Source material for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. A full list of sources have been provided at http://zerodarkmurder.com/podcast/werewolfofrussia/Affiliate link for this episode: http://zerodarkmurder.com/maryruth/Promo Code: ZERODARK15

This serial killer/bank robber is one of China's most prolific criminals. Wanted for six murders from 2004-2012. A manhunt of 13,000 police officers yielded nothing. Zeng Kaigui is still free. He can strike again at any moment. Source material for this episode can not be listed here due to character restrictions. For a full list of sources please visit: http://zerodarkmurder.com/podcast/wantedzengkaigui/ Affiliate link for this episode: http://zerodarkmurder.com/maryruth/Promo Code: ZERODARK15

All was peaceful in the city of Toronto. When one deadly Kris Kringle stalked the rainbow community of Church and Wellesly, word spread like wild fire. A serial killer was on the loose. It wasn't just the murders that shook the town to it's core, it was how the killer hid in plain sight for years.Sources for this episode can not be listed here due to character limitations. A full list of sources can be found on the website: zerodarmurder.com/podcast/killersantaAffiliate Link: Maryruth's Liquid Organic Vitamins 15% Off Your First Purchase Enter Code: ZERODARK15

We've all seen the tape that shocked the world. We all witnessed the moment that spawned the Black Lives Matter Movement. The violent protests. The demand for police reform. On this Veteran's Day, hear a Zero Dark Take on George Floyd: The Murder.

When a wife is raped and her husband brutally murdered, Newport News authorities launch an investigation, searching for the killer. Their search leads them to a naval ship: the USS Carl Vinson. When bite mark analysis fingers a seaman with a history of biting women, authorities have their man. The case was open and shut. However, things aren't quite what they seem. For a full list of sources please visit: http://zerodarkmurder.com/podcast/keithallenharward

Felix Hall wanted to serve his country and provide a better life for his family. Instead, he was lynched on Fort Benning, at a time when the country was on the brink of war. He was only 19 years old. Nearly 80 years later, this case remains one of the most appalling unsolved murders in history.

She was an army soldier who lost her life at the age of 20. She was brutally murdered on Fort Hood, an army base with a long standing history of violence and horrific crimes. A demand for justice put the United States Army in the crosshairs of American citizens. For enlisted stationed there, it's clear serving your country stateside is no safer than going to war abroad.

We expect our enlisted and our officer to die abroad in combat. What we don't expect is for them to die violent deaths while stationed right here on American soil without seeing one day of combat. Murders, suicides, sexual assaults, mysterious drownings, one infamous massacre. Fort Hood is the most violent and deadly army bases in military history.

In the 1980s, well into the early 2000s an evil plagued South Central Los Angeles leaving more devastation and death than the raging gang wars. Prostitutes vanished without warning. There was a serial killer on the loose. The Grim Sleeper. His victims, rumored to be more than 25. His reign of terror, 30 years. All sources are sited on the website. To view the sources, please visit: zerodarkmurder.com/podcast/notorious-the-grim-sleeper/To learn more about Mary Ruth Organics please visit: zerodarkmurder.com/maryruthPromo Code for this episode: ZERODARK15

In part 2 of Katherine Knight, the horrendous slaying of John Price is told in grizzly detail.

Australia is known for more than surfing. In 2001, Katherine Knight murdered and cooked the remains of her on again off again lover, John Price. In this 2 part story, ChaVohn Nakia tells of the detailed events leading up to her crime.

Every Monday, host ChaVohn Nakia brings you true crime both foreign and domestic with a military nexus. Either the victims or offenders are linked to the Armed Forces.