CRIME STANDS STILL

In this episode, we examine the confessions of Ted Bundy—not as moments of truth, but as acts of control. Listeners will hear how Bundy timed, shaped, and weaponized his admissions to delay execution, manipulate investigators, and preserve power to the very end. We break down what he confessed to, what he withheld, and why even his "truths" were often strategic half-measures rather than accou...

This episode explores hybristophilia—the psychological phenomenon in which some people are drawn to those who commit violent crimes—and why figures like Ted Bundy and Richard Ramirez attracted devoted female fans even as evidence of their brutality mounted. We examine how charisma, no...

Bundy understood that women conferred safety. When women vouched for him—romantically, socially, or publicly—it neutralized suspicion. A man surrounded by women who trusted him appeared vetted. Their presence became proof of his normalcy.

"If women trust him, he can't be dangerous."

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Ted Bundy escaped custody twice—and paid for it in the electric chair.

In this episode, we trace Ted Bundy's escapes from jail, examining how arrogance, manipulation, and systemic failures allowed a known serial killer to walk out of custody and kill again. We break down the courtroom...

Ted Bundy killed repeatedly—and escaped twice.

In this episode, we examine Ted Bundy's murders and audacious escapes, tracing how he abducted victims, concealed his crimes, and exploited institutional blind spots to stay free far longer than he should have. From calculated attacks to courtroom theater and jailhouse breakout...

In this episode, we strip away the mythology and examine Ted Bundy's methods and madness—not the legend he carefully constructed, but the mechanics of how he selected victims, gained trust, and maintained control while killing repeatedly.

Bundy's greatest weapon wasn't intelligence or charm. It was access—and his uncanny a...

Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't hiding in the shadows.
He was moving through systems that failed to see—or chose not to.

Understanding why matters more than remembering what.
Because the warning signs didn't disap...

Frankston was supposed to be safe.
A place you walked through. A place you didn't think about.

In the winter of 1993, that illusion collapsed.

Three young women—Deborah Fream, Elizabeth Stevens, and Natalie Russell—were murdered in public spaces acro...

He didn't snap. He was protected—until he couldn't be anymore.

Two 16 year-old boys.  A summer camp trip. A shared motel room in Flagstaff, Arizona. By morning, one of them is dead--stabbed in his sleep.  The other is gone. Vanished. On the run.  There was no argument. No warning signs. No clear motive.  Just a sudden, senseless act of violence that shattered two family and left a community asking how a child could kill--and why. 

He stalked families in the dead of night, slipping through windows like smoke—and for decades, no one knew his name. In this episode, we dive into the terror left behind by the Golden State Killer, a predator who shattered the peace of California's suburbs with a string of home invasions, sexual assaults, and murders that spanned ten counties and three eras ...

It started with a single body on a quiet stretch of beach—then the sand began giving up its dead. In this episode, we unravel the haunting mystery of the Long Island Serial Killer, a predator who used the edges of New York's coastline as a dumping ground while slipping past investigators for more than a decade.

We trace the...

He was drowning the Pacific Northwest in bodies—and no one could stop him. Desperate and out of leads, investigators turned to the last person anyone wanted in the room: Ted Bundy. In this chilling episode, we dive into the unlikely partnership between one of America's most notorious serial killers and the task force hunting the Green River Killer.

When police entered Ed Gein's farmhouse in 1957, they uncovered a scene straight out of nightmare—human skin masks, furniture made from body parts, and a mind twisted by obsession and grief. In this chilling episode of Crime Stands Still, bestselling author and criminal profiler Kerrie Droban peels back the layers of Gein's disturbed psyche to reveal how a quiet recluse from rural Wisconsin becam...

Eight victims. One Axe. No Answers.

It began on a quiet June night in 1912—when an entire family was slaughtered in their sleep, their faces and mirrors covered, bacon left near the bodies and their killer vanished into the dark. The Villisca Axe Murders shocked America and birthed one of the nation's earliest true crime obsessions. In this gripping episode of Crime Stands Still, bestselling auth...

In this episode, we explore the haunting final moments of John Wayne Gacy. From his last words before execution to the curious choices of his last meal, we examine the eerie intersection of ritual, psychology, and the mind of a killer facing death. What do his final acts reveal about guilt, control, and the man be...

How does a serial killer like John Wayne Gacy slip through the cracks for so long? In this episode, we uncover the police mistakes, overlooked red flags, and deference to politics and social standing that allowed Gacy to continue killing undetected. From dismissing missing persons reports to ignoring eyewitness accounts, investigators repeatedly gloss...

Beneath the quiet suburban home of John Wayne Gacy lay a nightmare few could imagine. In this episode, we descend into his basement of horrors, where Gacy dumped the bodies of 29 young men and boys into a cramped crawl space. To hide his crimes, he enlisted his own employees to help him dig trenches and spread lime to mask the stench of death. While his...

Step inside the disturbing origins of John Wayne Gacy, one of America's most infamous serial killers. Long before the murders that shocked the nation, Gacy's terrifying childhood revealed the early cracks in his psyche. Raised by a violent, alcoholic father and a cold, distant mother, he lived in constant fear and emotional isolation. Even then, he showed a ...

In this Noir and Order bonus episode, host Kerrie Droban examines the pathology of stalking at the heart of the Michelle Hadley case. What drives someone to weaponize technology, manipulate the justice system, and nearly destroy an innocent woman's life? This psychological deep dive unpacks the motives, tactics, and warning signs of obsessive control, offering powerful insights for survivors of c...