111 • The Poacher

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Alex J. Mengel was a poacher of human beings. This widely unknown killer has a terrifying, yet barely mapped out history despite an actual map being found tucked into the dash of his ghostmobile. Sources:Unearthing a Serial Killer (Book)UNEARTHING A SERIAL KILLER: Paul, David, McMurray, Kevin F.: 9781519348821: Amazon.com: BooksUnearthing a Serial Killer (Podcast)https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/unearthing-a-serial-killer/id1583990190Arrest of Mengelhttps://www.toronto.com/news-story/6197127-book-on-serial-killer-mengel-recalls-his-arrest-by-toronto-police-30-years-ago/Our Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From Dark Topic Plus - with purpose.This episode is about domestic violence. It is pretty heavy, and I said i'd not release it. But I am because I was told it might help. Thank you! Sources:911 Call (6:30)https://youtu.be/2AWKhij9IV8Articles Michigan LiveFatal shooting of Nancy Kovach in Comstock preceded by argument over cooking a meal, police say - mlive.comSon, 10, testifies John Kovach said he 'did her family a favor' by shooting his wife - mlive.comNancy Kovach, victim in Comstock slaying, remembered as great mother, 'smiley, happy' - mlive.comJohn Kovach to spend at least 20 years in prison for murdering his wife, Nancy Kovach - mlive.comOur Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicIn the early eighties David Alan Gore along with his cousin Fred Waterfield, stalked and terrorized Vero Beach - AKA Zero Beach, Florida. Thanks to letters written by Gore in prison, we know more than we’d like to know about just how brutal the serial killer life can be. Listener beware.Sources:Music - Tyler Jakes - Tylerjakes.comBook - The Serial Killer Whisperer by Pete EarleyBook - The Killing Cousins by Jack RosewoodCrime Stories - https://youtu.be/N_qj6fYxlrg?si=uBvfpmmnFQuyswoBOur Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Larry Gene Bell was a suspected serial killer who only became known as a result of calling in his crimes - to one victims family.Sources:Book - When A Killer Calls. By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker.https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/when-a-killer-calls-a/9780062979797-item.htmlTrial RecordsBELL v. EVATT (1995) | FindLawState v. Bell :: 1990 :: South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions :: South Carolina Case Law :: South Carolina Law :: US Law :: JustiaForensic Files S7E42https://youtu.be/nZ33ptQ7wyA?si=oIFKmuHK2jmxLmRoFBI Files S2E3 Cat and Mousehttps://youtu.be/hhMCb6Tp3C4Our Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The intended episode was too dicey for a public release. Head over to www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives, including that episode DT + 17 ~ Nothing Happened.Two special releases from the growing Patreon and Apple + archive.1 ~ Out to LunchA little ditty bout Brad and DianeSources:Forensic Files - News at 11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgq-SDPTog&t=42s&ab_channel=FilmRiseTrueCrimeThe Lineuphttps://the-line-up.com/the-murder-of-newscaster-diane-newton-king2 ~ The CreepThis is the unfortunate crime story of a Creep named Justin Thurber.Sources:Caselaw.FindLaw.comSTATE v. THURBER (2018) | FindLawDiscovery + Extreme Forensics S2 E3 Deadly ObsessionKansas ReflectorSupreme Court allows pursuit of DNA testing by convicted Cowley County murderer - Kansas ReflectorIt’s Crime O’Clock somewhereThe Murder of Jodi Sanderholm — It's Crime O Clock SomewhereOur Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Edwin Mason. Executed in the notorious “Coughing Box”. Here’s why.For Exclusive Content www.patreon.com/darktopicSources:California Executed InmatesExecuted Inmate Summary - David Edwin Mason - Capital PunishmentLA Times Archive 1993https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-22-mn-26483-story.htmlPeople v. MasonPEOPLE v. MASON (1991) | FindLawThe Executioners TaleFormer San Quentin executioner reveals how he killed prisoners with no training | Daily Mail OnlineOur Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jack wakes up to a tequila sunrise and the inspiration to recount heroic tales.Source ~ https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lafayette-pizza-delivery-driver-who-saved-5-children-from-burning-home-awarded-carnegie-medal-nick-bostic/531-e345c2bd-fa89-4fbc-aee5-098f538ca720 Our Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A strange kind of Xmas special for DT listeners. These eps are a fly on the wall of a seedy bar experience. Tales from the Bottom Down is a DT Exclusive on Patreon and Apple +. I think it's worth the risk sharing this one. Enjoy or not. You can find more of the notorious Deadbug at www.youtube.com/@DEADBUGsaysWith this episode we will give a rare trigger warning for those who are on the line with what they consider truly offensive. Instead of editing things out, TFBD is about shooting from the hip, press record and go, then puking it out warts and all. We accept that people do have different tolerance levels and this ep certainly turns things to eleven and there are some very brutal elements to this episode, please keep that in mind before pressing play.1)The Peculiar Case Of Randall HopleyRandell is kinda like a super hero, looking out for your children, except he don't wear a cape and you don't want him climbing through your window but if you see an empty diaper package on your floor, it's too late, he's already been and gone!2). The Lawson Family MassacreChristmas 1929 meant a lot of things to a lot of people, the Great Depression had hit America hard leaving the dollar bill worthless and left a lot of people with nothing under their Christmas tree's but lint. To many in the town of Germanton North Carolina the Lawson family were to be admired, they even had enough scratch to have their family portrait taken, a privilege reserved for the affluent, but little did anyone know, that this would be the last time they would be seen alive and the portrait a horrible reminder of the day the reaper got greedy!Our Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For a lot more www.patreon.com/darktopicIn the early eighties a killer stalked Southern Florida neighborhoods, peering in windows at night, searching for the perfect victim behind glass and under lights. Duane Eugene Owen.Sources:The Coastal StarWhen 'The Monster' came over the bridge - News - The Coastal StarAppeal Docshttp://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/flsupct/dockets/68550/68550ans.pdfWPTV Newshttps://youtu.be/mTL5KK91yds?si=ImuP5ppFjBKN-sAiWPTVWho is Duane Owen? Public defender says he's mentally illThe Palm Beach PostFlorida execution: Duane Owen executed after murder of Karen SlatteryYour Worst NightmareS4 E2 - He’s Out ThereOur Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Long Man, Sir Douglas Mawson, and his improbable survival story through a widely uncharted territory in the early 20th century. Antarctica. A mysterious, unruly, frozen goatee on the chin of the planet. An area we dared not comb through until the face of the earth was sufficiently covered.Subscribe to Marooned. A new podcast from Jack Luna of Dark Topic and Aaron Habel of Generation Why, exploring tales of the catastrophically lost.Sources:Timeline: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000631b.htmMawson Synopsis: http://www.douglasmawson.com.au/synopsis.htmlSY Aurora full crew list/Mawson's book: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_whos_who_aurora_mawson.phpMuseum info on Mawson expedition: https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/historic-expeditions/heading-south/Antarctic clothing notes: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/science/clothing_in_antarctica_2.phpMawson expedition details: Just Have One More Try – The Amazing Story of Douglas Mawson's 300-Mile Antarctic Trek (todayifoundout.com)Our Sponsors:* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: * Check out undefined and use my code TODAY for a great deal: undefinedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy