Serial Killers: The True Stories

Peter Debra

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Family testimony and digital evidence turn each case into a clear account of how suspicion develops, hardens or remains contested.

Serial Killers: The True Stories builds its cases from family testimony, investigative interviews and the records that shift suspicion into proof. Its anthology format moves among intimate-partner killings, disputed self-defense and crimes amplified through social media.

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A missing woman's email traces to her partner's computer; you feel the case turn.

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  • to follow a suspicious email trail alongside the family who spotted it
  • to hear loved ones remember a person beyond the crime
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Best episodes of Serial Killers: The True Stories

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The Case Against Nicole Addimando - True Crime DocumentaryApr 20, 2026

A tense courtroom account weighs abuse claims, physical evidence, and a fatal shooting without offering an easy answer.

A fatal shooting anchors a case built around sharply competing accounts of abuse. Nikki Otamondo's friend describes fear, injuries, a gun pulled from the couch, and Nikki openly saying she shot Chris.

The Sneak Attack on Katlyn Lyon - True Crime DocumentaryApr 19, 2026

Caitlin's loved ones revisit the red flags around isolation, loss, and the demand for accountability.

Caitlin's death is framed through a relationship shaped by isolation, money pressure, and phone tracking, but the episode keeps her life in view before the final crisis.

COVID-19 Outbreak - True Crime DocumentaryApr 18, 2026

A grave pandemic account that links Wuhan's early cases to a crisis still reshaping daily life.

COVID-19 Outbreak traces the pandemic from the first strange pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the point where normal life simply stopped. It keeps the focus on an unknown virus becoming a global emergency: hospitals pushed past capacity, makeshift morgues, the search for origins, and…

Columbine Shooting - True Crime DocumentaryApr 17, 2026

Emergency audio and Anne Marie Hochhalter's story keep the aftermath firmly in view.

Columbine Shooting - True Crime Documentary revisits the attack at Columbine High School through witness accounts, a teacher's 911 call, and the questions surrounding Eric Harris and Dylan Claybold's path to the massacre.

The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins - True Crime DocumentaryApr 16, 2026

A disturbing digital trail frames Bianca Devins' killing as a story of evidence, exposure, and lasting online harm.

This PlayNext review finds its most unsettling focus in the online spread of Bianca Devins' death. The episode follows the killing through Discord, Twitter, direct messages, and the circulation of a photograph that quickly moved beyond her own community.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    The Case Against Nicole Addimando - True Crime Documentary

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    Apr 20, 2026·42m·3 clips
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    The Sneak Attack on Katlyn Lyon - True Crime Documentary

    Serial Killers: The True Stories follows the October 7, 2022 strangulation of 28-year-old Caitlin Lyon Montgomery in Bedford County, Virginia, after first responders initially treated her collapse like an overdose.

    Apr 19, 2026·42m·3 clips
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    COVID-19 Outbreak - True Crime Documentary

    Serial Killers: The True Stories frames COVID-19 Outbreak - True Crime Documentary as a chronology of SARS-CoV-2 from Wuhan to the 2021 reopening.

    Apr 18, 2026·44m·3 clips
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    Columbine Shooting - True Crime Documentary

    Serial Killers: The True Stories reconstructs the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, using dispatch audio, newsroom narration, and survivor testimony.

    Apr 17, 2026·43m·3 clips
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    The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins - True Crime Documentary

    A viral photo on Discord made Bianca Devins's family think a 17-year-old Utica girl might be dead before police confirmed what happened.

    Apr 16, 2026·41m·2 clips
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    Devil’s Island - True Crime Documentary

    Serial Killers: The True Stories examines Yvonne Baldelli’s 2011 disappearance from Isla Carenero, Panama, after she moved there with former Marine Brian Brimminger.

    Apr 14, 2026·43m·3 clips
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    True Crime Documentary - The Plot to Kill Dr. Sievers

    Dr.

    Apr 13, 2026·43m·3 clips
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    True Crime Documentary - The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug

    Hidden gem

    On December 14, 2023, Broomfield police officer John O’Hare found Christille Krug unresponsive in her garage after her husband, Dan Krug, reported that she had stopped answering messages.

    Apr 12, 2026·42m·3 clips
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    True Crime Documentary - Janet's Secret

    Apr 11, 2026·42m
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    True Crime Documentary - Murder on Prom Night

    Apr 10, 2026·42m
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    True Crime Documentary - The Assassination of Jeff German

    Apr 9, 2026·42m
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    True Crime Documentary - Searching for Maya Millete

    Apr 8, 2026·42m
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    The Blue River Murder - True Crime Documentary

    Apr 7, 2026·41m
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    True Crime Documentary - The Farris Wheel

    Apr 7, 2026·42m
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    True Crime Documentary - The Case Against Michael Politte

    Apr 6, 2026·42m
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    Hiding in Plain Sight: John Eric Armstrong - True Crime Documentary

    Apr 5, 2026·44m
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    The Chesire Murders: The Petit Family  - Murder Documentary

    Apr 4, 2026·45m
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    The Murder of Mandy Stavik - Murder Documentary

    Apr 3, 2026·45m
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    He Murdered A WWII Veteran - Murder Documentary

    Apr 2, 2026·44m
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    The Self-Proclaimed Serial Killer - Serial Killer Documentary

    Apr 1, 2026·43m
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    The Sugar Daddy Trap: Kelsey Turner - Serial Killer Documentary

    Mar 31, 2026·47m
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    Mary Gough - Murder Documentary

    Mar 30, 2026·45m
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    Billy Mansfield Jr. - Serial Killer Documentary

    Mar 29, 2026·43m
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    Eric Locke: The Sickening Truth - Killer Documentary

    Mar 28, 2026·43m
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    Las Vegas Shooting: Minute by Minute

    Mar 27, 2026·52m
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    The Chandler Arizona Predator - Killer documentary

    Mar 27, 2026·42m
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    The Washington County Strangler - True Crime Documentary

    Mar 26, 2026·46m
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    Ted Bundy: The Killer Of A Thousand Faces

    Mar 25, 2026·43m
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    The Denver Body Dump Killer

    Mar 24, 2026·57m
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    Body in Freezer Exposes Deadly Love Triangle & Conspiracy

    Mar 23, 2026·43m
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    It Took 30 Years To Catch Serial Killer 'The Monster'

    This episode recounts the 1979 murder of Anna Hawafka in Portland, Oregon, and the decades-long investigation that eventually led to the killer's capture.

    Mar 22, 2026·43m
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    The Riverside Prostitute Killer

    Mar 21, 2026·44m
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    Serial Killer Documentary: Robert Browne

    Mar 20, 2026·37m
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    Jeffrey Dahmer: America's Most Shocking Serial Killer

    Mar 19, 2026·46m
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    True Crime Documentary - Deadly Consequences of Meeting an Online Boyfriend

    Mar 17, 2026·44m
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    True Crime Documentary - The Shocking Murder of 13-Year-Old Lauren Landavazo

    A narrative exploration of a school shooting that killed two 13-year-old girls, focusing on the victim's personality and the community's reaction.

    Mar 16, 2026·46m
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    True Crime Documentary - The Murderer Who Killed Her Mother And Best Friend

    Mar 15, 2026·50m
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    Serial Killer Documentary - The Self-Proclaimed Serial Killer

    Mar 14, 2026·43m
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    True Crime Documentary - DNA From an Eyelash Leads Police to a Killer

    Mar 13, 2026·10m
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    True Crime Documentary - The Sneak Attack on Katlyn Lyon

    Mar 12, 2026·42m
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    True Crime Documentary - Detective Uncovers Shocking Truth Behind a Brutal Murder

    Mar 11, 2026·43m
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    True Crime Documentary - Jason Scott’s Secret Life

    Mar 10, 2026·43m
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    True Crime Documentary - Sade Robinson and The Secret Beach

    Mar 9, 2026·41m
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    Ramon Escobar - Documentary

    Mar 8, 2026·45m
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    Serial Killer Documentary - Texas Serial Killer William Reece

    Mar 8, 2026·44m
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    Aaron Hernandez Accused of Murder

    Mar 7, 2026·43m
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    American Justice: A Small Town Unravels After a Shocking Crime in the Woods

    Mar 6, 2026·43m
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    The Strange Death of Professor Shockley

    A true crime podcast episode investigating the suspicious death of entomologist Mary Ann Shofford, found dead in a hot tub.

    Mar 5, 2026·42m
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    A Killer in the Family Tree

    An investigative genetic genealogist explains how DNA and genealogy are used to identify violent criminals.

    Mar 4, 2026·42m
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    A Family Secret Comes to Light Years Later — and Changes Everything

    Mar 3, 2026·10m