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Episode 293: The Internet's First Serial Killer

In 2000, 15-year-old Heather Robinson learned that her adopted parents were not legally her parents – and her real name wasn't even Heather. The man who facilitated her adoption when she was only 4 months old had actually murdered her biological mother, and that man was still very much a part of her life. Heather’s life was turned upside down when she learned that her Uncle John was a serial killer and had taken the lives of at least 8 women, her mother included.

Episode 292: An Old Friend

On October 11th 2016, Washington detectives received a bizarre call from a man claiming he wanted to report a murder, however it hadn’t happened yet. An old friend from high school had contacted him over facebook and asked him to kill someone. Detectives quickly determined that the threat was real and used the caller as their informant.

Episode 291: If You Tell

While Bernadette Hyde was on a walk in 1996 with her then boyfriend, Besham Sugrim, she learned he had killed someone. Although Bernadette heard what he said, she didn't believe her boyfriend was capable of such a thing and had the strong urge to fix him. After years of abuse, Besham once again shared with Bernadette that he had murdered someone. Even after learning about the second brutal murder it would be years before her husband would face justice. Besham made it clear that if she went to the police, she and her family would be next. 

Episode 290: Terrifying Encounters

We'll be discussing more Reddit Creepy Encounters, including someone who got cornered at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the night, a woman who was almost murdered by her boyfriend, a terrifying delivery job, and more! 

Episode 289: The Madonna Stalker

Madonna’s most notorious stalker is Robert Dewey Hoskins who broke into her Hollywood home multiple times and terrorized the pop star. Hoskins suffered from erotomania, a delusional disorder where a person falsely believes someone of a higher social status is in love with them, and falsely claimed that he and Madonna were married.