Twisted Podcast

Episode 243: Cruel & Unusual

Former inmate Paul Smith talks about what it is like to be thrust into federal prison in America. How the environment can turn seemingly normal, average men into savages who act and treat others in an inhuman manner.

Episode 242: Psychology of Serial Killers

Criminal profiler Phil Chalmers will be discussing the psychology behind serial killers, based on his numerous interviews and conversations with mass murderers and serial killers over the years.

Episode 241: Mafia Hitman Greg Scarpa

Greg Scarpa was a hitman for the Colombo Crime Family with the nickname, The Grim Reaper. He also worked as an FBI informant for decades snitching on his fellow wise guys. I will be talking with true crime author Jonathan Dyer about his latest book, Legendary Evil, The Many Faces of a Mafia Killer, which chronicles Greg Scarpa's life.

Episode 240: Murder of Kenny Bunn

Kenny Bunn was found murdered and his ex-girlfriend, Nadya Swartz, and her new boyfriend, Justin Hooker, immediately came to the attention of police. Can they convince detectives they weren't involved, or will their statements be their undoing?

Episode 239: Brown's Chicken Massacre

In the 1990s in a suburb of Chicago, seven people were murdered inside a Brown’s Chicken restaurant terrifying the entire area. Police aggressively investigated the case, but no suspects were uncovered for years, until they finally got a break. I will be talking with Patrick Wohl, the author of “Something Big: The True Story of the Brown’s Chicken Massacre, A Decade-long Manhunt, and the Trials That Followed.”