The Killer Kind Podcast

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Close-read true crime with a human pulse.

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The Killer Kind Podcast is a true crime case-analysis show led by host Stephanie Miller. It tracks evidence, police actions, family concerns, public panic, and lingering questions without sanding down how upsetting the cases can be.

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About The Killer Kind Podcast

The Killer Kind Podcast approaches true crime as a guided case file told in a conversational voice. Stephanie Miller introduces each episode directly, often with personal context, then shifts into the details of a murder, disappearance, or unresolved death. The show’s recent subjects point to a steady interest in cases where the official picture leaves people uneasy. “UNSOLVED: Noah Presgrove” moves around disputed possibilities, family concerns, blunt-force injuries, and questions about whether a hit-and-run explanation fits the evidence described. “UNSOLVED: Missy Bevers” centers the strange power of surveillance footage, tactical-style clothing, tools, and a walk that becomes one of the case’s most memorable details. “Aniah Blanchard” follows a missing-person case through searches, a damaged Honda CRV, cell phone records, security footage, and the widening fear around what may have happened. The two-part “Gypsy Rose Blanchard” coverage gives the show room to track control, medical and physical abuse, planning, text messages, and the moral discomfort around escape and violence. “Rachel Burkheimer” brings in rumor, intimidation, gang involvement, family concern, and the terror around a young woman being targeted. The show does not flatten these stories into puzzle boxes. Miller reacts as she narrates, sometimes flagging details as disturbing and sometimes admitting when one theory gives way to another. That uncertainty is a major part of the texture. Evidence is treated as something to walk through carefully, especially when a scene, an autopsy report, a vehicle, or a piece of footage changes the direction of the case. The podcast also keeps an active connection to its audience through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, listener case suggestions, and requests for reactions after episodes. That gives the show a close, informal feel without changing its basic purpose: structured true crime storytelling around cases with severe harm, unanswered questions, and lasting grief. Its strongest moments come when Miller slows down around the details that made families, investigators, or whole communities realize a case was worse than it first appeared.

Made for: Suits a listener who wants detailed true crime narration with personal reactions, timelines, evidence, and space for unresolved questions. Best for someone comfortable with difficult case material and emotionally direct commentary.

What sets it apart: The show pairs case chronology with candid uncertainty, letting odd evidence, family concerns, surveillance details, and investigative turns carry the tension. Its social-media feedback loop also makes the show feel closer to an ongoing case conversation than a sealed-off narration.

In their own words

Each week host, Stephanie Miller, dives into a new interesting case that any true crime lover would enjoy! The Killer Kind covers murders cases, disappearances, murder or suicide cases, and more! This podcast has been described as talking to your best friend about murder! | Come check it out!

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A folded pair of shorts has you questioning the hit-and-run theory right alongside Stephanie Miller.

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  • to weigh physical clues without having the uncertainty tidied away for you
  • to follow a missing person's search when a damaged car raises the stakes
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Killer October: The Scream MurdersOct 15, 2024

A tense Gainesville murder case told through linked clues, media pressure, and public fear.

Stephanie Miller’s Gainesville murders episode gathers its tension from the details investigators begin to connect across the attacks: forced entry, markings on doors, duct-tape residue on Tracy’s wrist, and apartments set near wooded areas.

UNSOLVED: Noah PresgroveAug 21, 2024

A hit-and-run explanation is tested against the body's position, missing road evidence, and a troubling autopsy.

Questions about Noah's death shape this return of Killer Kind Podcast, as the episode weighs the hit-and-run explanation against details that do not sit easily together: his body was described in a fetal position facing away from the road, his shorts were folded near him, and…

Aniah BlanchardJul 31, 2024

A local Alabama case turns on a damaged car, a phone record, and a brief stop at a gas station.

The Killer Kind's "Aniyah Blanchard" follows the search for a young student from Homewood, Alabama, and the Auburn-area connection that made the case feel especially immediate.

Aniah BlanchardJul 30, 2024

A local Alabama case turns sharply when a damaged car and phone records widen the search.

Aniyah Blanchard's case is framed through the troubling gap between an initial missing-person report and the evidence that soon shifted its direction.

UNSOLVED: Missy BeversFeb 20, 2024

A masked figure, a distinctive walk, and security footage that leaves the mystery unresolved.

The Killer Kind Podcast follows a case shaped by security footage that Stephanie Miller treats as central to the story. She focuses on the intruder's stark, unsettling look: black boots, black pants, black long sleeves, gloves, a vest marked "police," a helmet, a dark face mask,…

Rachel BurkheimerFeb 5, 2024

A warm family portrait darkens into a story of rumor, fear, and a fatal bid to prove loyalty.

Rachel Berkheimer's story starts in a loving Everett, Washington home, then shifts into the dread surrounding a warning her sister tries to soften even as suspicion hangs in the air.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Killer October: The Scream Murders

    Stephanie Miller opens The Killer Kind Podcast's "Killer October" episode on the Gainesville case that inspired Scream.

    Oct 15, 2024·54m·5 clips
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    UNSOLVED: Noah Presgrove

    Hidden gem

    A 3:41 a.m.

    Aug 21, 2024·1h 3m·4 clips
  3. 3

    Aniah Blanchard

    Stephanie Miller returns to The Killer Kind Podcast after a new baby and uses the episode to introduce Aniyah Blanchard, a Homewood, Alabama student born in Birmingham on June 22, 2000.

    Jul 31, 2024·45m·3 clips
  4. 4

    Aniah Blanchard

    Aniyah Blanchard, a 19-year-old from Homewood, Alabama, disappeared after leaving a family funeral near Auburn on October 23, 2019.

    Jul 30, 2024·55m·5 clips
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    UNSOLVED: Missy Bevers

    Stephanie Miller frames Missy Beavers' 2016 killing at Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas as a case where the security footage matters as much as the victim.

    Feb 20, 2024·47m·4 clips
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    Rachel Burkheimer

    Stephanie Miller recounts the life and murder of Rachel Rose Berkheimer, who lost six friends before entering a relationship with John Anderson and the Northwest Mafia.

    Feb 5, 2024·42m·2 clips
  7. 7

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Part 2)

    The Killer Kind Podcast's “Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Part 2)” follows Stephanie Miller's account of Gypsy and Nick's plans after their failed meeting with Dee Dee Blanchard at a 2015 screening of Cinderella.

    Jan 17, 2024·38m·2 clips
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    Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Part 1)

    The Killer Kind Podcast's “Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Part 1)” traces Dee Dee Blanchard's reported history and her control over Gypsy Rose through alleged illnesses, surgeries, medication, and wheelchair use.

    Jan 10, 2024·44m·3 clips
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    The Tiede Cabin Murders

    Stephanie Miller recounts the 1990 Tiede Cabin Murders, beginning with a stranger in jeans and tennis shoes walking near a Utah cabin in negative 20-degree weather.

    Dec 18, 2023·38m·2 clips
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    Killer October 2: The Real Life Jeepers Creepers

    The Killer Kind Podcast examines Marilyn Depew’s 1990 murder near Coldwater, Michigan, a case that inspired the 2001 horror film Jeepers Creepers.

    Oct 31, 2023·28m·1 clip
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    Killer October 1: The Slender Man Case

    Oct 11, 2023·43m
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    Sydney Sutherland

    Sep 25, 2023·34m
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    Joshua Maddux

    Sep 7, 2023·44m
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    Disappearance: Emma Fillipoff

    Aug 22, 2023·1h 5m
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    Jacob Wetterling

    Jul 25, 2023·58m
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    Christmas in July: Christy Mirack

    Jul 5, 2023·34m
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    Lauren Agee

    Jun 19, 2023·42m
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    Haley Anderson

    May 29, 2023·36m
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    Unsolved: Blake Chappell

    May 16, 2023·44m
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    Miya Marcano

    Apr 24, 2023·36m
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    The Idaho Student Murders

    Apr 12, 2023·55m
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    Disappearance: LaShaya Stine

    Mar 28, 2023·29m
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    Yeardley Love

    Mar 6, 2023·39m
  24. 24

    Valentine's Day Murder: Susan Hamilton

    Feb 13, 2023·33m
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    Kate Waring

    Jan 30, 2023·51m
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    Aaron Hernandez ft. The Plainsmen Podcast

    Jan 17, 2023·46m
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    Killer October 3: The Cecil Hotel & Elisa Lam

    Nov 15, 2022·43m
  28. 28

    Killer October 2: James Adamski

    Oct 17, 2022·21m
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    Killer October 1: Adriane Insogna & Leslie Mazzara

    Oct 3, 2022·30m
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    Sarah Stern

    Sep 12, 2022·40m
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    Colleen Ritzer

    Aug 31, 2022·38m
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    Sabine Musil-Buehler

    Aug 8, 2022·32m
  33. 33

    Disappearance: Chance Englebert

    Jul 26, 2022·53m
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    Alisha Bromfield

    Jul 5, 2022·42m
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    Lauren Giddings

    Jun 13, 2022·42m
  36. 36

    John Weisbecker | Nefertiri Trader

    Jun 1, 2022·30m
  37. 37

    Part 2: The Lululemon Murder - Jayna Murray

    Host Stephanie Miller continues the story of the Lululemon murder case, detailing the investigation and the survivor's account.

    May 9, 2022·39m
  38. 38

    Part 1: The Lululemon Murder - Jayna Murray

    Host Stephanie Miller introduces the Lululemon murder case, a 2011 homicide in Bethesda, Maryland.

    May 2, 2022·38m
  39. 39

    John McCabe

    Host Stephanie Miller introduces a cold case episode about the 1969 murder of John McCabe, which took 42 years to solve.

    Apr 18, 2022·31m
  40. 40

    Bart & Krista Halderson

    Apr 5, 2022·35m
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    George Allen Smith IV

    Feb 22, 2022·49m
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    The Gerardo's & Meredith Chapman

    Feb 1, 2022·36m
  43. 43

    Brandon Lawson

    Host Stephanie Miller returns to cover the mysterious disappearance of Brandon Lawson, analyzing the infamous 911 call and the case details.

    Jan 18, 2022·39m
  44. 44

    Martha Moxley

    Oct 26, 2021·34m
  45. 45

    The Black Dahlia (Part 2)

    Host Stephanie Miller discusses the Zodiac Killer identification news and previews suspects in the Black Dahlia case.

    Oct 11, 2021·34m
  46. 46

    The Black Dahlia (Part 1)

    Host Stephanie Miller introduces a two-part episode on the Black Dahlia murder, covering the victim's backstory, the murder, and the investigation.

    Oct 4, 2021·38m
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    Reagan Tokes

    Sep 20, 2021·33m
  48. 48

    Jason Harper / Schanda Handley

    Host Stephanie Miller introduces two true crime cases, explains a schedule change to bi-weekly episodes, and previews a case involving three idiot criminals.

    Aug 30, 2021·30m
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    Tanner Ward

    Aug 16, 2021·27m
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    The McStay Family

    Host Stephanie Miller introduces a puzzling disappearance case and invites listener theories.

    Aug 2, 2021·38m