Active Serial Killers: They're Not All Gone

Grab your copies of Paradise Lost from Blockbuster because today we're getting a broader understanding of the suspects in the HBO docuseries.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie.In part three of our West Memphis Murders series we focus on the time period after the arrests- June 1993 to jury selection for Jessie's trial in January of 1994.We hear from the Paradise Lost filmmakers, the families of the accused and include exercerpts from both Damien and Jason's books as well as clips from Paradise Lost and Devil's Knot as we gain a broader understanding of the work private investigators like Ron Lax and the public defenders appointed in the case did in preparation for trial. We end the episode with a conversation with Brooke's dad, The Honorable Judge Fisher and hear his perspective on Satanic Panic and this case.CW: child abuse, child death, self-harmSources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.comFurther Reading:Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot  (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing:The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil’s Knot (film and book) Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your death metal albums and don't talk to the cops without a lawyer because today we're gaining a broader understanding of the satanic panic of the 80s and 90s and how it greatly impacted the case of the West Memphis ThreeIn part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas. We told you things the way that they seemed, now it’s time to get into things the way that they actually were.In this episode we try and gain a broader understanding of the "Satanic Panic" and it’s origins (from preschools to memoirs to rock music) while examining how this same search for satan narrowed the murder investigation by the West Memphis Police Department in 1993We learn about the way polygraphs were used in the investigation and why they held so much weight for the police and some of the people who may have gotten off without much questioning. We also include passages from Damien’s book Life After Death and the book Jason Baldwin helped write with Mara Leverit, Devil's Knot. We end this episode with a confession from Jesse Misskelley and the arrests of Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin.There’s so much to unpack in this episode and this case!Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.).Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"Further Viewing: Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your your old cassette tapes, and your deepest sense of injustice, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of the 1993 West Memphis Murders and the three little boys who never made it home.On May 5th, 1993, three second graders- Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers left their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas for an ordinary bike ride. They were eight years old. They never came back.What happened that night would become one of the most infamous child murder cases in American history.In 1994, three teenagers- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley would be convicted of those murders, in a trial driven by satanic panic, coerced confessions, and a complete collapse of justice.In 1996, HBO aired Paradise Lost and the world saw what had happened in that courtroom. Over the next twenty years, the West Memphis Three would fight for their freedom from behind bars. They’d get it eventually- kind of. But this case? It’s not over.There’s new evidence. There’s new DNA. There’s a chance to finally do what Arkansas never did: find out the truth.In part one of this series, we’re not starting with suspects. We’re starting with Stevie, Michael, and Chris-who they were, what they loved, and what was taken from them.Because before this became a media circus, before it became a cause, it was a tragedy.(originally released in May of 2023, full sources available in show notes)Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"further viewing: Devils Knot (2015)Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your Hawkins lab keycard, put on your anti-mind-control headband, and step carefully through the static, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of Camp Hero, the Montauk Project, and what may or may not be hiding beneath the sands of Long Island.We’re going to Camp Hero.To a decommissioned military base at the edge of Montauk, Long Island. Where the Cold War never really ended. Where stories of kidnapped psychic kids, alien technology, and mind control experiments echo beneath the boardwalk.And to help guide us through this rabbit hole of radar towers, recovered memories, and portals to god knows where we’re joined by friend of the show Tessa who has her own stories of trips to Camp HeroSources: Investigating Reports of Psychic Experiments (Discovery UK)https://youtu.be/E7_UZS__kUw?s...Weird History Gal (Montauk Series)https://youtube.com/@weirdhistorygal?si=rVl-57EPamL0YBYfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put down your true crime coloring book, turn off that third rewatch of Mindhunter, and triple-check your locks, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of active serial killers.Maybe they didn’t go extinct.Maybe they changed their ways just enough that we stopped noticing.We’re not talking about Jeffrey Dahmer’s glasses or the psychology of Ed Kemper. We’re talking about the now.Because while Netflix has made a buffet of the past’s worst men, we seem to forget:They’re still out there.Still watching.Still following.Still killing.But now? They’ve adapted to a world with doorbell cameras, automatic license plate readers, and a public that no longer pays attention unless there’s a trailer attached.We prefer our killers archived, not active.Dead, not digital.Cold case, not current.But that’s a myth. And today, we’re breaking it wide open.Sources:Houston Serial Killer (Law &Crime Network)https://youtu.be/DWF-sP7M92g?s...The Disturbing Trait That Almost all Serial Killers Share (Grunge)https://youtu.be/XVNxZmPwU0s?s...New England Serial Killerhttps://youtu.be/7SGTmBEuKyM?s...Smiley Face Killer (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/Ju_RvpH7ng0?s...Samuel Little (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/CJImvxxuERU?s...Israel Keyes (ABC News)https://youtu.be/9mztHlgThj0?s...MMIW & Girls (Broads Next Door)https://open.spotify.com/episo...Why Are There Fewer Serial Killers? (Northeastern University)https://cssh.northeastern.edu/...Did Serial Killers Become School Shooters? (salon)https://www.salon.com/2018/02/...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a date and put on your prom dress, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of adolescent rage, telekinetic revenge, teenage trauma and Carrie White:On Writing, Stephen KingIs Telekinesis Real? (Ted Ed)https://youtu.be/Jq9D_HkQhAA?s...Analyzing Evil Margaret White from Carrie (The Vile Eye)https://youtu.be/tihF7bFKvW8?s...How Did Carrie Get Her Powers (Screen Rant)https://screenrant.com/stephen...Carrie White (The Take)https://youtu.be/9bSCYqKsu_w?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your heart rate monitor and your Halloween candy because today we’re getting a broader understanding of why we like being scared and the science behind fear itself. How can something that works almost as a survival mechanism also feel kind of good in the right situation? Are we sadists or are we helping ourselves survive?Sources:IFL Science, Fearhttps://youtube.com/shorts/_2W...Why We Love to Be Scared, PBShttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/a...The Science of Fear, Northwestern Medicinehttps://youtu.be/K1ITDysPHpc?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your clairvoyance and your credit card because today we're getting a broader understanding of celebrity psychics & scammers.  From Mary Todd Lincoln’s séances in the White House, tv infomercials for psychic hotlines, CIA psychic spy programs and modern day reality tv mediums- we are taking a look at the business of reading minds, flipping cards and seeing the future. Is anyone the real deal or was it all just a scam?And why has no one won that $1,000,000 psychic challenge? (originally released in December, 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get a box of tissues, and your strongest emotional armor, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of one the darkest kinds of killer- the family annihilator. Often pretending to be the perfect dad, the perfect spouse until they lose control and everyone pays the price. Chris Watts, Josh Powell, John List & the more recent horrifying crimes that continue. Why does this happen? How are there more annihilators than school shooters? And how do we change a system that blames women and children for their own deaths? CW: child abuse, child death, sexual assault, domestic violence, suicide Sources:Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Ushttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdfFamilicide: When Domestic Abusers Kill Their Families and Sometimes, Themselveshttps://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/familicide-when-domestic-abusers-kill-their-families-and-sometimes-themselvesThe Scandalous Truth about Nichol Kessingerhttps://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AAnnie Elise, 10 to LifeChris & Shannan Watts appeared to be in love https://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AABC NewsWhat are family annihilators https://youtu.be/kHhL0tUeojk?si=-vL1BJaxNMWuX0rFNetflix The Watts Family Tragedyhttps://youtu.be/dSI_5IuhsHI?si=3xYofOuqbNsHoN6eBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sage & your skepticism, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of doppelgängers, mimics, and the moments that make us question reality. What happens when we see someone who isn’t there? When someone (or something) else doesn’t just look like you but mimics you? Is it a form of hysteria messing with our minds? A glitch in our brains and in linear time or something more sinister? We’ve been documenting doubles for thousands of years, science must know something, right? Right? Let’s seeSources:Famous DoppelgängersBuzzfeed Unsolved13 Mimic StoriesLoey Lane, YouTubeWhat is a MimicThe Black Cauldron, YouTube What to Do When You See Your Doppelgänger, The Smithsonian MagazineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.