In the Wake of Chocolate Cake: Delphi Murders Part I
Join host Ryan Kraus for the introductory episode of a series examining the disturbing psychology lurking behind the predator's intentions in the unsolved Delphi Murders of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.
1hr 2m Feb 22, 2022
1hr 2m
Run Amok in an Ice Cream Truck: Fred & Rose West
Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating, 5-hour exploration into the deepest psychological implications of the gruesome crimes and abusive lifestyle of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West.
5hr 20m Jan 08, 2022
5hr 20m
A Precipitous Vendor of Emotional Splendour: Natalie Wood
Join host Ryan Kraus for a compelling excursion into the events surrounding the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood.
2hr 23m Dec 11, 2021
2hr 23m
OJ: White Horse Running
Join host Ryan Kraus in part two for a fascinating psychological exploration of the emotional wound that haunted OJ Simpson throughout his life, and acted as the catalyst for the explosive violence that erupted on June 12, 1994.
3hr 26m Nov 22, 2021
3hr 26m
OJ: White Horse Walking
Join host Ryan Kraus for Part I of a limited series examining OJ Simpson through the lens of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. (I'll be back in a few days with the second installment.)
33m Nov 13, 2021
33m
A Supernatural Force In My Parents’ Divorce: Colonel Russell Williams
In October 2010, Russell Williams, a former Canadian Armed Forces Colonel, was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two women, and given 82 separate, year-long sentences for breaking and entering, among other crimes related to sexual assault. Most notably, Williams had a penchant for breaking into the homes/bedrooms of women and girls for the purpose of posing in their underwear and p...
1hr 54m Oct 29, 2021
1hr 54m
The Seasonal Yield Of Barren Emotional Fields: Amy Mihaljevic
Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological exploration of the unsolved 1989 murder of 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic from Bay Village, OH. (Please note this episode was originally released to the CCMM premium-subscription catalogue on coldcasemurdermysteries.com.)
4hr 36m Sep 21, 2021
4hr 36m
Smoke, Cinder, Fire, Showers, Raining Down on Desperate Flowers: Sneha Anne Philip
Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological and evolutionary exploration of the tragic events surrounding the disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip among the chaos that erupted in NYC on the morning of September 11, 2001.
2hr 46m Sep 20, 2021
2hr 46m
Hit & Run with a Paintball Gun: The Pinyon Pines Murders
Doubleheader episode: Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating journey through the psychological and evolutionary implications of the triple homicide in Pinyon Pines, CA, on September 17, 2006, followed by a special presentation about psychological abuse.
2hr 58m Sep 01, 2021
2hr 58m
Becoming Aware of a Doll in a Chair: Robert Hoagland
Join host Ryan Kraus for a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the mysterious, unsolved disappearance of Robert Hoagland in July 2013.
1hr 40m Aug 08, 2021
1hr 40m
The Prophetic Fate of Shady Real Estate: Mizayawa Murders
Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological journey through the crime scene of the December 30, 2000 Mizayawa Family Murders in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan.
1hr 23m Jul 21, 2021
1hr 23m
In Silence Slain Under a Veil of Rain: The Disappearance of Trevor Deely
Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological journey through the events leading up to the December 2000 disappearance of Trevor Deely in Dublin, Ireland.
1hr Jul 01, 2021
1hr
THE WALKING DEAD
Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological examination of the power of transformation present in the pilot episode of The Walking Dead.
3hr 59m Jun 12, 2021
3hr 59m
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Join host Ryan Kraus for in-depth analysis of the 1982 film E.T.
5hr 37m May 22, 2021
5hr 37m
GRAVITY
Join me for the inaugural episode of STORY with Ryan Kraus as we take a fascinating excursion into the evolutionary architecture of the 2013 sci-fi thriller GRAVITY.
6hr 32m May 02, 2021
6hr 32m
Clearly We Didn’t Do This, Sincerely Cassius & Brutus: The Murder of Faith Hedgepeth
Join host Ryan Kraus for a comprehensive psychological exploration of the unsolved murder of Faith Hedgepeth.
4hr 13m Mar 24, 2021
4hr 13m
Dragging the Dregs for Hidden Easter Eggs
49-year-old Kelli Peters was a dedicated PTA mom who volunteered at her daughter's elementary school in Irvine, CA. One day in February 2011, shortly after arriving at the school for work, she received a call asking her to come to the main office. Fearing a family emergency, she was shocked to find a police officer who wanted to check her sobriety and search her car for drugs. Apparently, someo...
2hr 14m Feb 24, 2021
2hr 14m
Clearer in a Broken Mirror: Reflections of Logan Schiendelman
Join host Ryan Kraus for an evolutionary exploration of the mysterious events surrounding the unsolved vanishing of 19-year-old Logan Schiendelman on May 19, 2016.
2hr 28m Jan 08, 2021
2hr 28m
Manipulation on the Menu in a Scenic Venue: Amy Wroe Bechtel
Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological exploration of the baffling disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel.
2hr 3m Dec 17, 2020
2hr 3m
Wayne Williams: Water Under the Bridge
Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating evolutionary excursion into the warped mind of serial killer Wayne Williams, the primary suspect in the mysterious Atlanta Child Murders that haunted America from 1979 - 1981.
2hr 19m Nov 28, 2020
2hr 19m
OAKLAND COUNTY CHILD KILLER
Join host Ryan Kraus for a comprehensive psychological analysis of the Oakland County Child Killer.
4hr 54m Oct 27, 2020
4hr 54m
Fire Down Below: Stephen Paddock
Join host Ryan Kraus for a compelling journey into the tortured mind of infamous 2017 Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, whose murderous rampage ended abruptly in suicide, and subsequently left a stunned, silent nation without answers to the most important question one could ask: why?
2hr 33m Oct 01, 2020
2hr 33m
Creating a Strategy for Manipulating Anatomy: Cindy James
In late 1982, a nurse from Richmond, BC, Canada started receiving calls from a mysterious man who would increasingly terrorize and stalk her over the course of the next 7 years in what amounted to nearly 100 encounters between the two of them. During this time, the police made every attempt possible to apprehend the culprit through extensive surveillance, but were never able to identify the pr...
2hr 3m Aug 19, 2020
2hr 3m
The Lewis Clark Valley Murders Part 3: Civic Theater
On the night of September 12, 1982, 21-year-old Kristina Nelson and her 18-year-old stepsister Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller left Kristina’s Lewiston, ID apartment on foot, heading out to do laundry and buy groceries. A note was found at the residence informing Kristina’s boyfriend to make himself at home because they’d be right back. They never returned. Later that same evening, only blocks away...
1hr 42m Aug 03, 2020
1hr 42m
TOMB RAIDER: Carl Tanzler
Join host Ryan Kraus for a very special episode as we delve deep into the darkest recesses of the human mind to uncover the truth about who we are. First is an extensive, in-depth discussion of the evolutionary trajectory of humanity, from the battlefield to the movie theater to creation of new universes. Following that, we'll enter the weird, wacky, and strange mind of tomb raider Carl Tanzler...
4hr 33m Jul 27, 2020
4hr 33m
The Lewis Clark Valley Murders Part 2: Kristin David
On the morning of June 26, 1981, 22-year-old college student Kristin David disappeared during a solo bike ride from Moscow, ID to Lewiston, ID. Despite numerous searches over the course of the next week, no trace of Kristin was found. But to the horror of the local community, her dismembered body was discovered in the Snake river on July 4, 1981, wrapped in newspapers that were stuffed inside ...
1hr 50m Jul 19, 2020
1hr 50m
The Lewis Clark Valley Murders Part 1: Christina White
On the afternoon of April 28, 1979, 12-year-old Christina White disappeared after leaving a friend's home on her bike in the town of Asotin, WA. While no one could have known it then, this would be the first of at least five unsolved disappearances and murders from 1979 - 1982 that would haunt the surrounding community to this day. Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological journey through the ev...
1hr 33m Jul 07, 2020
1hr 33m
5
Join host Ryan Kraus for an in-depth psychological examination of the infamous wrongful conviction of the Central Park Five.
2hr 30m Jun 29, 2020
2hr 30m
Scams, Schemes & Ploys While Riding in Cars With Boys: Natalee Holloway
Join host Ryan Kraus for a strange journey into the sensational 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba.
2hr 14m Jun 10, 2020
2hr 14m
THE SPRINGFIELD THREE
Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological exploration of the baffling, unsolved 1992 disappearances of Stacy McCall, Sherill Levitt, and Suzie Streeter in Springfield, MO.
1hr 25m May 26, 2020
1hr 25m
BURNS & RAFAY
On the night of July 12, 1994, friends Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay left the Rafay family’s Bellevue, WA home for some fun out on the town. When they returned hours later, however, what they discovered inside the house was nothing less than a massacre. Atif’s parents, along with his sister, had been brutally murdered with a baseball bat by at least one unknown assailant during a break-in. As...
1hr 29m May 15, 2020
1hr 29m
Forming Cults with Disastrous Results: The Murder of Dave Schultz
On January 26, 1996, police in Newtown Square, PA were called to the estate of John du Pont, a wealthy heir who'd become well known for starting the Foxcatcher wrestling team in recent years. He supported the dreams of future Olympians by offering training facilities, money, and housing they would otherwise be unable to afford. But on this day, the most prominent figure in the endeavor, head co...
1hr 11m May 02, 2020
1hr 11m
The Cookie Monster: Harrison Graham
In August 1987, a local handyman named Harrison "Marty" Graham, who entertained kids with a Cookie Monster puppet, was evicted from his North Philadelphia apartment after residents repeatedly complained of a foul odor permeating the third floor of the building, a smell that seemed to originate from behind his locked door. While he complied with the order to vacate, Marty nailed the door shut an...
53m Apr 22, 2020
53m
Philadelphia Freedom: The Murder of Judy Smith
On the evening of April 8, 1997, attorney Jeffrey Smith waited for his wife, Judy, to meet him at a cocktail party hosted inside the DoubleTree Hotel in Center City Philadelphia. The couple had traveled from Boston the day prior, with Jeffrey scheduled to attend a conference while Judy enjoyed some sightseeing around town. But as 6pm came and went, Jeffrey quickly realized something was wrong. ...
1hr 34m Apr 15, 2020
1hr 34m
Missing Labels, Witness Fables & How to Turn Tables with Magic from Cables: Death at Oslo Plaza
On the night of June 3, 1995, a young woman was found deceased from a gunshot wound to the forehead on the 28th floor of the Oslo Plaza hotel in Norway. As she had just checked into the facility a few days earlier with her husband, it was initially thought some type of domestic dispute ended in murder. But as authorities began to investigate, they couldn't seem to validate the existence of the ...
1hr 24m Mar 23, 2020
1hr 24m
Tall Tales about Blood Trails & Beta Males Gone Off the Rails: Murder at 1601
*Please note: The omitted 911 call has been added. Please delete the episode and download again, if you downloaded the original version without it.* October 12, 2013. 2am. Mark Waugh, Rahul Gupta, and Taylor Gould are caught on surveillance entering the Silver Spring, MD hi-rise where Gupta and Gould share a studio on the 16th floor. They seem in good spirits returning from an alcohol-fueled n...
1hr 23m Mar 14, 2020
1hr 23m
Metaphorical Plans for Unused Gas Cans: Mapping the Mind of Chris Watts
In August 2018, 33-year-old Chris Watts, a young father with a seemingly perfect life, found himself the subject of sensational headlines around the world when he viciously murdered his 34-year-old pregnant wife, Shanann, along with the couple's daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste. In the aftermath, Watts admitted his wrongdoing, and went to prison for life; however, one question...
3hr 42m Mar 06, 2020
3hr 42m
How to Query a Working Theory that Eliminates Doubt about What Happened in the Alps: The Al-Hilli Murders
On September 5, 2012, a British family of five on holiday in the French Alps near Lake Annecy decided to go for a scenic drive into the wilderness in search of a nice place to take a walk. Yet, before they could reach their destination, something caused them to pull over into a lay-by on the side of the road, at which point a gunman appeared and opened fire. In the end, four people were dead, i...
2hr 11m Feb 07, 2020
2hr 11m
Tainted Pills, Cyanide Kills & Deified Thrills Born of Emotional Ills: The Tylenol Murders
On September 29, 1982, a chain of events began that rendered 7 Chicago-area residents the victims of a sadistic killer who tainted over-the-counter- medications in local pharmacies. It was an incident that not only spread confusion, fear, and paranoia far and wide, but ultimately revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry's safety standards. However, decades later, the crime remains unsolved, a...
1hr 40m Jan 27, 2020
1hr 40m
Genesis of a Nemesis Who Takes a Toll Similar to Burning Coal: The Sodder Children
On the night of December 24, 1945, the Sodder family of Fayetteville, WV went to bed in preparation for Christmas the next morning. But as they closed their eyes, they never could have imagined the nightmare that was about to ensue. A fire would break out in the upper level of their home, which contained two bedrooms thought to have held a total of five children at the time, ranging in ages fro...
1hr 16m Jan 18, 2020
1hr 16m
Prank Phone Calls, Cash Windfalls & Other Strange Reasons for Banging Your Head Against Walls: The White House Farm Murders
Sometime during the night of August 7, 1985, a gruesome mass murder took place within the residence located at White House Farm in Essex, England. Homeowners June and Nevill Bamber, 61, were hosting their 28-year-old daughter, Sheila, and her twin sons, Daniel and Nicolas, who were both 6 years old. Sadly, by morning, all of them will have been shot to death. Even more tragically, the crime sce...
1hr 38m Jan 09, 2020
1hr 38m
It’s Gotta be a Proclivity Toward Inauthenticity that Ignites the Burning Rage of Life Inside a Cage: Travis the Chimp
On the afternoon of February 16, 2009, a 70-year-old woman named Sandra Herold called 911 in Stamford, CT to report her 200-lb. chimp, Travis, had gone on a rampage outside her home, and was eating her friend, 55-year-old Charla Nash. The docile primate, who had been raised by humans and socialized among the public, from starring in TV commercials and print advertisements to making special appe...
1hr 6m Dec 31, 2019
1hr 6m
Analytical Drivel about Subliminal Words & Actions Used to Avenge Michael Jackson: The Disappearance of Mitrice Richardson
On the evening of September 16, 2009, 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson drove to the beach in Malibu, CA alone to enjoy watching the sunset, after which she stopped at a local restaurant to have a nice dinner. But while there, Mitrice's behavior went from curious to inexplicable, and she soon found herself taken to jail for failure to pay the check. Even though it was apparent to the staff she was...
1hr 59m Dec 22, 2019
1hr 59m
That Noise in the Walls, Who’s Making this Racket, Is it a Ghost or a Man with a Hatchet: Daniel LaPlante
In the mid-1980s, on the heels of suffering an abusive childhood, a troubled Townsend, MA teen named Daniel LaPlante began a crime spree that terrorized the residents of the local area where he lived. It started as a string of burglaries, but a thirst for greater thrills developed over time, and his antisocial rampage finally ended with the vicious murders of a pregnant woman and her two young ...
1hr 33m Dec 13, 2019
1hr 33m
Invisible Intruders, Empty-Handed Looters & The Perfect Occasion for Planning a Home Invasion: Sandy Melgar
*Please enjoy this free episode from the back catalog of premium episodes available only on coldcasemurdermysteries.com. Please remember to rate/review the podcast with 5 stars, and also hit the "subscribe" button wherever you listen. Doing this allows CCMM to offer more free content.* On the afternoon of December 23, 2012, a Houston, TX woman named Sandra Melgar was discovered bound and trapp...
3hr 23m Dec 05, 2019
3hr 23m
The Haunting of Houses for Children Arouses a Damning Desire to Burn Ghosts in the Fire: John Wayne Gacy
From 1972 to 1978, infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the "Killer Clown" murdered no fewer than 33 young men and teen boys in his ranch home located in Cook County, IL near Chicago, a truth that came to light when the remains of 29 victims were discovered buried in the crawlspace of his house and elsewhere on the property. It was an atrocity that defied words, and left the investigators, i...
4hr 54m Dec 04, 2019
4hr 54m
Darkest Night, Rolling Thunder, Flashing Light, Skies of Wonder: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
On June 12, 1977, busloads of enthusiastic young campers arrived at rural Camp Scott in Mayes County, OK for a two-week getaway hosted by the Girl Scouts that kicked off the summer season. It should have been the time of their lives, a carefree reprieve from the long school year that preceded it. But when night fell, a predator was revealed lurking in darkness throughout the surrounding woods, ...
1hr 21m Nov 19, 2019
1hr 21m
PSYCHO
On the evening of November 16, 1957, Deputy Sheriff Frank Worden entered a Plainfield, WI hardware store owned by his mother, Bernice, only to discover the woman was missing. After finding blood all over the floor, his initial investigation revealed that the last customer who had purchased something that day was a local man named Ed Gein. Authorities soon learned Bernice had been shot, and her ...
5hr 34m Nov 12, 2019
5hr 34m
Implicit Digits, Spontaneous Visits & The Emotional Specifics of Purchasing One-Way Tickets: Andrew Gosden
On the morning of September 14, 2007, an accomplished 14-year-old student named Andrew Gosden skipped school for unknown reasons and boarded a train headed to Kings Cross Station in London, at which point he was captured alone on surveillance video exiting to the street. But that was the last confirmed sighting of the teen. He was never heard from again. Many theories about his vanishing have g...
1hr 37m Nov 05, 2019
1hr 37m
Brave Little Heroes, Disaffected Teens & The Making of a Monster who Whispers with Screams: Daniel Marsh
On April 14, 2013, 87-year-old Chip Northup and his 76-year-old wife, Claudia Maupin, were found brutally stabbed to death in the bedroom of the couple's Davis, CA home. Someone had broken into their house during the previous night and murdered them as they slept. But in the aftermath, investigators weren't able to identify anything missing from the home, nor could they establish any other moti...
1hr 31m Oct 29, 2019
1hr 31m