Crime After Dark

Crime After Dark

Are you a true crime addict? Don't worry, you're not alone. Welcome to Crime After Dark, a true crime podcast that explores real-life stories of shocking crimes and the people involved. Each episode takes you through the crazy twists and turns of cases that will shake you to your core. Sit back, settle in, and enjoy some true crime after dark. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains explicit content and is intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These episodes are NOT intended for children under the age of 18. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. COPYRIGHT WARNING: The use of any affiliated audio of these episodes is not allowed, as it is a direct violation of copyright law and will result in legal action. Copyright © 2025 Crime After Dark #crimeafterdark #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast

Episodes

Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins | The Meanest Man in America

May 19, 2025 • 52 mins
Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins was one of America's most sadistic serial killers—abusing, torturing, and murdering dozens of victims across the South Carolina coast. His first known female victim was 18-year-old Leela, a hitchhiker chasing a dream job in Florida, who vanished after accepting a ride from a man she thought was kind. Instead, she entered a nightmare. Gaskins' confessions revealed a chilling spree of rape, mutilation, and mu...
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Mother Rasputin: The Killer Nun

May 12, 2025 • 36 mins
Abbess Mariam Soulakiotis, known as “Mother Rasputin,” transformed a remote Greek monastery into a cult-like empire built on torture, fraud, and death. Behind her veil of holiness, she manipulated followers into surrendering their fortunes—many of whom died under her care or disappeared without a trace. Though convicted of only a handful of murders, her true body count remains a chilling mystery that still haunts the monastery to t...
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Innocence Lost: The Case of The Missing Beaumont Children

May 5, 2025 • 27 mins
Three children vanished without a trace from a crowded beach in 1966, sparking Australia's most haunting cold case and shattering the nation's sense of safety. Nearly six decades later, with countless suspects, dead-end leads, and shattered theories, the mystery of the Beaumont children remains unsolved—and Australia is still searching for answers. Author: Mike Colucci * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episo...
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Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls: The Mysterious McStay Family Murders

April 2, 2025 • 34 mins
In 2010, the McStay family mysteriously vanished from their California home, and their remains were discovered buried in the desert three years later. Joey McStay’s business partner, Chase Merritt, was convicted of their murders in 2019, with prosecutors alleging financial motive and a trail of circumstantial evidence. Merritt maintains his innocence to this day, claiming he was framed and that key suspects were overlooked. Aut...
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A Father’s Nightmare: The Disappearance of Marion McDowell

March 25, 2025 • 28 mins
When a vibrant teen vanishes from a quiet 1950s suburb, her father launches a relentless search that uncovers dark secrets, dead ends—and a nightmare with no waking. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. This podcast is NOT intended for children under the age of 1...
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The Keddie Murders: Cruelty in Cabin 28

March 14, 2025 • 48 mins
In 1981, three people were brutally murdered and a 12-year-old girl vanished from Cabin 28 in Keddie, California. Despite multiple suspects and chilling confessions, the case was plagued by mishandled evidence and a possible cover-up. Over 40 years later, the Keddie murders remain unsolved. Author: Jessica Holom * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong la...
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The Nova Scotia Massacre: A Violent Rampage

February 22, 2025 • 46 mins
In April 2020, Gabriel Wortman, disguised as an RCMP officer and driving a replica police car, unleashed Canada’s deadliest mass shooting across 16 locations in Nova Scotia, leaving 22 people dead and a nation shattered by unanswered questions about missed warnings, law enforcement failures, and a monster hiding in plain sight. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense the...
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Samuel Little: The Most Prolific Serial Killer in U.S. History

February 5, 2025 • 38 mins
For over three decades, Samuel Little prowled the streets, a phantom among society’s most vulnerable. He was a drifter, a thief, a shadow slipping through the cracks of justice—until technology finally caught up. With 93 murders across 19 states, he became the most prolific serial killer in American history. His victims were the forgotten—castaways, sex workers, and runaways—silenced by his hands, strangled without a trace. When th...
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The Exorcist and the Executioner

January 29, 2025 • 51 mins
In 1953 Chicago, a daring daylight robbery spirals into a tragic miscarriage of justice. Paul Crump, a young Black man, is swept into a storm of brutality, racism, and coerced confessions by the Chicago PD. Sentenced to death for a murder he swore he didn’t commit, Crump’s fight for survival spans decades—15 execution dates, Supreme Court appeals, and a groundbreaking documentary by a young William Friedkin. This gripping true crim...
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The Chessboard Killer | Alexander Pichushkin

January 23, 2025 • 53 mins
In the shadowy depths of Moscow’s Bitsa Park, Alexander Pichushkin orchestrated a chilling game of death. Known as “The Chessboard Killer,” Pichushkin aimed to claim 64 lives—one for every square on a chessboard. Over a decade, he lured victims with offers of companionship and vodka, unleashing calculated violence with a hammer or bottle before disposing of them in sewer wells. Despite years of disappearances, systemic failures del...
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A Hog-Tied “Suicide”: The Disturbing Case of Cindy James

January 17, 2025 • 58 mins
Cindy James, a nurse from British Columbia, endured years of alleged stalking and harassment that escalated into terrifying physical assaults and threats, leaving her in constant fear for her life. Despite reporting numerous break-ins, disturbing phone calls, and attacks, police found no concrete evidence of an external perpetrator and began to suspect she may have staged the incidents herself. In 1989, Cindy was found dead, bound ...
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