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Imagine a world where every corner holds a dark secret and every episode is a thrilling ride through the most bewildering murder mysteries. Welcome to "Murder Weekly," a podcast that entices your inner detective, immersing you in a vividly crafted crime scene where the stakes are high and the clues are hidden in plain sight. Each week, delve into a new, spine-tingling case that challenges your wits and beckons you to uncover the truth. As the suspense thickens, piece together the puzzle of the unfathomable – who is the culprit? Tune in, listen closely, and solve the enigma before the credits ro...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed chronology and victim-centered narration give familiar murder cases legal clarity while resisting their reduction to criminal mythology.
Murder Weekly builds its case narratives through firm chronology, moving from crimes and arrests into psychiatric evidence, courtroom decisions, punishment, and cultural aftermath.
Psycho can wait: you're asked to remember Bernice Worden before Ed Gein's movie afterlife.
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A missing wife, a false trail, and a South Salem search show how suspicion can be redirected.
Robert Durst's long freedom starts with Kathy McCormack's disappearance, and the episode keeps its focus on how early choices shaped the case: a phone call, a delayed report, and an investigation steered toward Manhattan instead of South Salem.
A morning protein shake becomes a gesture of care recast as poison in a case still moving through court.
James Craig's case takes a familiar sign of care, the morning protein shake, and recasts it as the alleged vehicle for murder. The episode traces the Colorado dentist through his long marriage to Angela Craig, their family life, and his Aurora practice before narrowing into…
A clear account of how official exoneration can still leave a murder case without justice.
Twenty-nine years after JonBenet Patricia Ramsey's death, this episode tracks the case through John Mark Carr's confession, the DNA mismatch that weakened it, and Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacey's 2008 public clearing of the Ramsey family.
A televised courtroom performance is set against bite-mark testimony and the named human cost.
At Miami's Dade County Courthouse, the trial becomes less a dry legal proceeding than a portrait of Bundy's need to dominate whatever space he enters.
A family-focused police theory runs into DNA, entry evidence, and a grand jury decision that never became a trial.
The second installment stays with the Ramsey investigation after the murder, tracking how Boulder police fixed on John and Patsy Ramsey while Lou Smit moved toward an intruder theory.
A fast geopolitical thriller where every victory comes with a price.
Operation Rising Lion treats a military strike like a running tab of damage. Across 63 hours of escalation, starting at exactly 0-100 hours Tehran time on Friday, June 13, 2025, when the first Israeli F-35 crossed into Iranian airspace, it tracks who gets pulled under: a nuclear…
A hard true-crime timeline that keeps the victim and the killer in the same frame.
An arrest outside a Florida biker bar opens onto Aileen Wuornos's life, her killings, and the uneasy line between victim and killer that the case leaves behind.
Confession, trial, death row, and the ugly afterlife of a killer who profited from his notoriety.
This episode keeps its focus on what came after the killings: the confession, the insanity defense, the trial, the death sentence, and the long shadow of notoriety.
Measured true crime with uneasy questions.
Part 2 of Dahmer trial analysis focusing on legal proceedings post-arrest.
This episode examines the deeply divisive investigation into the 1996 murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey.
This episode details the case of James Craig, a Colorado dentist who allegedly poisoned his wife Angela over 10 days while having an affair with another dentist.
This episode details the 1979 murder trial of serial killer Ted Bundy, who chose to defend himself in a nationally televised courtroom spectacle.
Part one of a two-part series examining the brutal 2008 murder of Travis Alexander by his obsessive ex-girlfriend Jodi Arias.
Aileen Wuornos is introduced as a 34-year-old highway prostitute arrested at the Last Resort biker bar in Port Orange, Florida, after police matched her to pawn-shop records tied to seven murders.
Reid Carter picks up after the bodies are found.
In this fictional thriller, host Marcus Cole recounts a tense eight-month period where world leaders grapple with preventing nuclear war after Iran launches a missile attack on Tel Aviv, revealing intelligence failures and prompting Israel to plan a comprehensive military operation to eliminate Iran's nuclear program.
This episode examines American political assassinations, linking the recent killing of Charlie Kirk to historical cases like Abraham Lincoln's murder by John Wilkes Booth.
This episode explores the Menendez brothers' transformation from convicted murderers to cultural figures, examining how shifting societal views on abuse and the rise of true crime entertainment have revived their case.
In this episode of Murder Weekly, host Marcus Cole narrates Operation Rising Lion, a fictional espionage mission to infiltrate Iran and prevent nuclear war.
Reid Carter turns from Ed Gein's crimes to the mother who shaped him.
Six-year-old beauty pageant participant murdered Christmas night in Boulder home.
Saturday, November 16, 1957.
Part 2 of a two-part Celebrity Trials episode on Robert Durst, hosted by Reed Carter.
This is part one of a three-part narrative retelling of the infamous unsolved murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas night, 1996.
Ted Bundy spent nine years on Florida State Prison death row after the July 31, 1979 murders of Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy at the Chi Omega house.
This episode recounts the infamous 1989 murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons Lyle and Eric, detailing the crime, the brothers' initial deception, their shocking abuse defense, the two sensational trials, and the case's lasting cultural impact as a debate about privilege, justice, and victimhood.
This episode of Murder Weekly recounts the murder of actress Lana Clarkson by legendary music producer Phil Spector, detailing his long history of violence against women, the two trials that led to his conviction, and the finality of his imprisonment.
This episode explores the case of Robert Durst, a wealthy heir linked to the disappearances and murders of his wife Kathy, friend Susan Berman, and neighbor Morris Black.
Reed Carter frames this Murder Weekly episode around John Wayne Gacy, the contractor and Democratic precinct captain who also performed as Pogo the Clown and murdered at least 33 victims.
Marcus Cole describes a 63-hour operation that began when an Israeli F-35 crossed into Iranian airspace on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Reed Carter's Celebrity Trials episode traces Mark David Chapman's path from a childhood in Fort Worth and Decatur to the 1980 shooting of John Lennon outside the Dakota on West 72nd Street.
Mark David Chapman’s sentencing lands with a cold finality.
Ted Bundy’s final day at Florida State Prison included a visit from Louise Bundy, a standard death-row meal, and a night of guards hearing him cry in a holding cell near Old Sparky.
Reed Carter frames "The Trial, Death Row & Execution of Aileen Wuornos - Part 2" around Tyria Moore's 11 recorded phone calls, Aileen Wuornos's January 16, 1991 confession, and the Volusia County trial that followed.
Ted Bundy is introduced without softening.
July 22, 1991, Milwaukee.
This episode argues that failed political assassinations in American history have been more damaging to democracy than successful ones, as each attempt has led to increased security measures that create distance between leaders and citizens.
This episode recounts the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson and the subsequent investigation into her husband Michael Peterson.
This episode examines the murder of Odin Lloyd and the downfall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez.
Reid Carter recounts the murder of Reva Steenkamp by Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2013, exploring the trial and aftermath.
This episode covers the Jodi Arias trial, detailing the murder of Travis Alexander and the ensuing court proceedings.
A fictional account of the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist, told from the perspective of the operatives involved.
A tense family argument reveals the aftermath of a traumatic event involving a puppy and a little girl.
A woman hears a breaking news report that her son has been arrested as a serial killer, shattering her quiet evening.
A man discovers his father's obituary and loses his desire to kill, shifting focus to Miami's art scene.
A 15-year-old boy in 1974 Philadelphia is abused by his father for his disturbing drawings, setting up a dark crime thriller.
The episode introduces a new fictional series about a medical student who becomes a serial killer, framing murder as art.