Patterns & Rituals

In Part Two of The Amityville Horror, the conversation shifts from history into lived experience. Blair Scares shares her own personal horror encounter, grounding the discussion in firsthand reflection. We examine Ed and Lorraine Warren’s involvement in the investigation and trace Amityville’s lasting cultural impact, from books to films, showing how the story has come to symbolize the dark side of the American Dream, where safety,...

In Part One of The Amityville Horror, host Cameron Holly Dexter is joined by horror influencer Blair Scares to examine the events that turned 112 Ocean Avenue into one of the most infamous houses in America. Together, they break down the 1974 DeFeo family murders, the unanswered questions surrounding the crime, and the haunting claims made by the Lutz family after moving into the home. In this episode, they explore how a singl...

This episode contains information about crimes against children and sexual assault that some listeners may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. 

In this episode, I sit down with Forensic Psychologist, Dr. Samantha Stein, to talk about her new book, Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us.  It’s a fascinating memoir about her work evaluating sexual offenders under Cali...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Bill Kimberlin, criminal psychologist, death penalty expert, and author of Watch Me Die: Last Words from Death Row, for a look inside one of America’s most secretive systems.

We talk about the ethics and conditions of life on death row, explore his correspondence and the artwork he’s received from some of the nation’s most infamous inmates, including Charles Ng, Scott Peterson, and Dennis Ra...

In Portland, a series of mysterious deaths exposed a chilling pattern of women gone missing and found murdered. Investigators soon focused on Jesse Lee Calhoun, a convicted felon released early from prison, whose case now questions how the system failed to stop the killings.  

If anyone has information about this case, please contact Detective Jeff Pontius at Jeffery.Pontius@police.portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-0433, o...

In the summer of 1985, the arrest of Leonard Lake led investigators to a remote property in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Buried around the bunker, were six shallow graves containing the remains of their victims. Police unearthed two VHS videotapes and Lake’s handwritten journal which detailed the torture and murders he carried out with his accomplice, Charles Ng. Together, they formed one of the most chilling serial killer duos in ...

Welcome to Patterns and Rituals. I'm your host, Cameron Holly Dexter. Join me as we explore the hidden world of serial offender violence, cult belief, unsolved cold case mysteries, and paranormal curiosities. Here, we step beyond sensational headlines into the twisted corridors of each haunting narrative. So lock your doors. Light a candle. It's about to get dark.

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