The Real-Life Most Dangerous Game: The Butcher Baker of Anchorage, Alaska

Colin Ireland, a self-declared serial killer with a chilling New Year’s resolution to "murder a human being," used London’s gay BDSM scene in the early '90s to lure five unsuspecting men to their deaths. Known as the "Gay Slayer," he meticulously planned each murder to avoid detection—until a single fingerprint finally unraveled his gruesome campaign of violence. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the sweet smile of a Sacramento landlady, a backyard turned into a graveyard as Dorothea Puente drugged, robbed, and buried her tenants—stealing their lives one government check at a time. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/crimehub. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When police reviewed a grainy security tape from a quiet Bradford apartment complex, they didn’t just witness a murder—they uncovered a narcissistic serial killer who filmed his crimes, ate his victims, and proudly dubbed himself 'The Crossbow Cannibal.' Author: Mike Colucci  Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a family moves into their dream home in one of America’s safest towns, they begin receiving chilling letters from someone calling themselves 'The Watcher'—a hidden figure who knows far too much and refuses to let them live in peace. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the quiet suburb of Frederick, Colorado, a seemingly perfect family was shattered when Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters in a chilling act of calculated betrayal. Beneath his calm facade lay a darkness so disturbing, it shocked the nation and exposed the terrifying reality that evil can wear a familiar face. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside one of South Africa’s most exclusive gated communities, 20-year-old Henri van Breda calmly reported a gruesome home invasion—his voice eerily composed as he described his family lying butchered in pools of blood. But as investigators dug deeper, it became clear there was no intruder… only a privileged son with a chilling secret and an axe to grind. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During World War II, a desperate woman seeking love went to a local fortune teller for help—and vanished. What no one knew was that Leonarda Cianciulli, a beloved soapmaker and grieving mother, was performing human sacrifices in a twisted attempt to save her son from the horrors of war. Her victims? Lonely women lured by false promises of marriage and jobs—then poisoned, butchered, and rendered into bars of soap and baked goods. This is the chilling tale of Italy’s most macabre serial killer… and the curse she believed justified it all. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco, 1973. A city defined by peace, progress, and counterculture… until the sun went down. That’s when the killers came out—dressed sharp, speaking soft, moving fast. They didn’t rob. They didn’t steal. They didn’t even know their victims. All they wanted was blood. By the time police figured out what they were dealing with, fifteen people were dead and the city was on the brink of collapse. This is the forgotten story of the Death Angels… a homegrown terror cell hiding in plain sight. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chained, beaten, and bleeding in a remote Alaskan home, 17-year-old Cindy Paulson made a daring escape that would unravel the chilling truth behind Robert Hansen—the respected family man and baker who secretly hunted women for sport in the brutal wilderness. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to ⁠shopify.com/crimehub⁠ to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Kenneth McDuff became one of Texas’ most sadistic serial killers, he was a high school dropout with a crooked smile and a broomstick in his hands. This is the horrifying story of how the system caught him, let him go—and paid for it in blood. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Mint Mobile: Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/crimehub⁠. SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at ⁠selectquote.com/crimehub⁠. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/crimehub to take your retail business to the next level today. * * * DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices