# Serial Killer News 2025: Tracking America's Most Notorious Criminals
Join Detective Emily Carter for an in-depth analysis of the most compelling serial killer cases making headlines in 2025. This episode offers expert insights into high-profile murders, forensic breakthroughs, and criminal psychology.
Discover the latest developments in cases including Glen Edward Rogers (the Cross Country Killer), the Idaho student murders trial, and the disturbing Lori Vallow case. Learn how modern forensic techniques are revolutionizing investigations and closing cold cases that once seemed unsolvable.
Detective Carter examines current trends in serial crime, explaining how digital footprints, DNA advances, and psychological profiling are changing how law enforcement tracks predators. The episode also explores lesser-known active serial killers and the evolving methods they use to evade capture.
Perfect for true crime enthusiasts, forensic psychology students, and anyone fascinated by the criminal mind. This comprehensive analysis combines breaking news with expert commentary on America's most dangerous criminals operating today.
Join Detective Emily Carter for an in-depth analysis of the most compelling serial killer cases making headlines in 2025. This episode offers expert insights into high-profile murders, forensic breakthroughs, and criminal psychology.
Discover the latest developments in cases including Glen Edward Rogers (the Cross Country Killer), the Idaho student murders trial, and the disturbing Lori Vallow case. Learn how modern forensic techniques are revolutionizing investigations and closing cold cases that once seemed unsolvable.
Detective Carter examines current trends in serial crime, explaining how digital footprints, DNA advances, and psychological profiling are changing how law enforcement tracks predators. The episode also explores lesser-known active serial killers and the evolving methods they use to evade capture.
Perfect for true crime enthusiasts, forensic psychology students, and anyone fascinated by the criminal mind. This comprehensive analysis combines breaking news with expert commentary on America's most dangerous criminals operating today.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello, listeners, This is Detective Emily Carter, but you all
can just call me em here in the squad car.
My uniform still has that new polyester smell, my notebook
is never far from reach, and my radio is always
tuned to the pulse of the city. Maybe you know
me as the rookie with a healthy obsession with case files,
or maybe as the voice that likes to drag you
(00:21):
deep into the minds of the world's most notorious criminals.
Either way, I am here to walk you through the
latest and most compelling serial killer news gripping the headlines
in twenty twenty five. Some nights, it feels like every
major city in America is haunted by the shadows of
infamous murderers. Their stories echo in the alleys, the abandoned houses,
(00:44):
the cold case folders gathering dust in the evidence room.
This year, though, the news cycle is churning out new
faces and new terrors. And let me tell you, the
current crop of cases is as chilling as anything you
will find in the old FBI training tapes. So let
us strap in and methodically break down what is happening
in the dark under belly of criminal history. Right now,
(01:06):
let us talk Glen Edward Rogers. Now, some of you
crime buffs may remember him by one of his monikers,
the Cross Country Killer or the Casanova Killer. The reason
for those nicknames is textbook serial offender mobility and an
ability to blend in. Rogers has been convicted of two murders,
but authorities have tied him to several more, spanning from
California to Florida and Mississippi. His reign of terror began
(01:30):
back in the mid nineties, and he became a kind
of dark legend among criminal profilers. For rogers case recently
resurfaced because in twenty twenty five, news broke that he
had died while on Florida's death row. He was executed
after exhausting every appeal. His name added to the list
of executed American serial killer killers. Some details are still
being processed on how his final days played out, but
(01:53):
what makes Rogers significant even now is the fresh attention
to unsolved cases in the States he once drifted Dutch
oh detectives and multiple jurisdictions are diving back into cold
files involving women in their thirties, particularly those with red
hair Rogers's supposed type years ago. You see justice sometimes
has a long and stubborn memory, and even in death,
a serial killer secrets can shake loose new clues. Speaking
(02:16):
of the legal system's dogged persistence, let us shift to
the headlines. Court TV is billing as the most anticipated
trials of twenty twenty five. No judgment if you are
glued to your screens for these, because trust me, every
rookie at the academy had running bet on how these
would go down. The first is the Idaho student murders.
If you remember your notes, this is the case where
(02:38):
Brian Coburger is accused in the brutal stabbing deaths of
four University of Idaho students. The crime scene was a
nightmare for first responders in forensic texts, a mass of blood,
evidence and chaos. Coburger faces burglary and murder charges, and
the whole thing is shaping up as a landmark in
forensic testimony. There are murmurs that advanced DNA tracing and
cell phone data mapping will be pivotal in the case.
(03:00):
If convicted, Coburger could face the death penalty. What truly
sends chills down my spine is the randomness of the
attack and the chilling deliberation, investigators say they uncovered in
his behavior. Three. Now some of you are asking, is
this really serial killer territory? The legal definition says yes
and no. Serial murder requires more than two killings separated
(03:24):
by a cooling off period and a patterned methodology. As
more evidence unfolds, the question everyone is asking is whether
Coburger was motivated by a dark compulsion, one that could
have led to more victims had he not been apprehended. Five.
On the other coast, in California, we have the trial
of Larry Milette unfolding. Maya Milette's disappearance in twenty twenty
(03:45):
one has been a heartbreak for her family for years,
but the prosecution alleges Larry killed her as she sought divorce.
The evidence is mostly circumstantial, but the case has the
hall marks of calcienne lated spousal homicide. The chilling thing.
Investigators have not found Maya, but are confident enough in
(04:07):
their forensic reconstruction to pursue a murder charge. There are
those in the department who whisper about patterns of psychological
abuse and controlling behavior, classic markers in the backgrounds of
certain serial offenders, but as always it is the small,
persistent details that might make or break the case. Three.
(04:27):
Let us not forget Maxwell Anderson in Wisconsin, a case
that is a textbook study for anyone obsessed with modern
forensic anthropology. Anderson stands accused of murdering Sade Robinson after
a first date. The macab investigation turned up dismembered remains
in multiple locations. The prosecution is tying the physical evidence
(04:47):
together with a digital footprint that traces Anderson almost hour
by hour after Robinson's death. The DA is pushing for
a conviction on both homicide and arson charges since Anderson
allegedly tried to earn the victim's car. Talk about burning
the evidence literally. What rookie cops can learn here is
how rapidly digital forensics have evolved. Geolocation, social media, phone things.
(05:11):
All of it makes it harder for the modern killer
to cover their tracks. Three. If you are chasing the
psychological profile of cultriven violence in the Lauri Valo case
in Arizona is a crash course in the intersection of
religious delusion and criminal violence. Already serving a life sentence
for killing her children and her husband's ex wife, Valo
(05:32):
is now prepping to represent herself for the murder of
another spouse and an attempted murder. The layers of this
case are wild. It is the kind of thing that
makes you wonder if some offenders are born with a
switch flipped, or if life just twists them into monsters. Overtime,
Valo's trial is scheduled to be a media circus. I
(05:52):
hope they have the metal detectors working overtime at that courthouse. Three.
Let us dig in to some of the broader trends
shaping st serial murder in the twenty twenties. According to
recent compilations from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and worldwide
crime analysts, the modern serial killer is less likely to
be a serial killer in the twenty twenties,
Hello, listeners, This is Detective Emily Carter, but you all
can just call me em here in the squad car.
My uniform still has that new polyester smell, my notebook
is never far from reach, and my radio is always
tuned to the pulse of the city. Maybe you know
me as the rookie with a healthy obsession with case files,
or maybe as the voice that likes to drag you
(00:21):
deep into the minds of the world's most notorious criminals.
Either way, I am here to walk you through the
latest and most compelling serial killer news gripping the headlines
in twenty twenty five. Some nights, it feels like every
major city in America is haunted by the shadows of
infamous murderers. Their stories echo in the alleys, the abandoned houses,
(00:44):
the cold case folders gathering dust in the evidence room.
This year, though, the news cycle is churning out new
faces and new terrors. And let me tell you, the
current crop of cases is as chilling as anything you
will find in the old FBI training tapes. So let
us strap in and methodically break down what is happening
in the dark under belly of criminal history. Right now,
(01:06):
let us talk Glen Edward Rogers. Now, some of you
crime buffs may remember him by one of his monikers,
the Cross Country Killer or the Casanova Killer. The reason
for those nicknames is textbook serial offender mobility and an
ability to blend in. Rogers has been convicted of two murders,
but authorities have tied him to several more, spanning from
California to Florida and Mississippi. His reign of terror began
(01:30):
back in the mid nineties, and he became a kind
of dark legend among criminal profilers. For rogers case recently
resurfaced because in twenty twenty five, news broke that he
had died while on Florida's death row. He was executed
after exhausting every appeal. His name added to the list
of executed American serial killer killers. Some details are still
being processed on how his final days played out, but
(01:53):
what makes Rogers significant even now is the fresh attention
to unsolved cases in the States he once drifted Dutch
oh detectives and multiple jurisdictions are diving back into cold
files involving women in their thirties, particularly those with red
hair Rogers's supposed type years ago. You see justice sometimes
has a long and stubborn memory, and even in death,
a serial killer secrets can shake loose new clues. Speaking
(02:16):
of the legal system's dogged persistence, let us shift to
the headlines. Court TV is billing as the most anticipated
trials of twenty twenty five. No judgment if you are
glued to your screens for these, because trust me, every
rookie at the academy had running bet on how these
would go down. The first is the Idaho student murders.
If you remember your notes, this is the case where
(02:38):
Brian Coburger is accused in the brutal stabbing deaths of
four University of Idaho students. The crime scene was a
nightmare for first responders in forensic texts, a mass of blood,
evidence and chaos. Coburger faces burglary and murder charges, and
the whole thing is shaping up as a landmark in
forensic testimony. There are murmurs that advanced DNA tracing and
cell phone data mapping will be pivotal in the case.
(03:00):
If convicted, Coburger could face the death penalty. What truly
sends chills down my spine is the randomness of the
attack and the chilling deliberation, investigators say they uncovered in
his behavior. Three. Now some of you are asking, is
this really serial killer territory? The legal definition says yes
and no. Serial murder requires more than two killings separated
(03:24):
by a cooling off period and a patterned methodology. As
more evidence unfolds, the question everyone is asking is whether
Coburger was motivated by a dark compulsion, one that could
have led to more victims had he not been apprehended. Five.
On the other coast, in California, we have the trial
of Larry Milette unfolding. Maya Milette's disappearance in twenty twenty
(03:45):
one has been a heartbreak for her family for years,
but the prosecution alleges Larry killed her as she sought divorce.
The evidence is mostly circumstantial, but the case has the
hall marks of calcienne lated spousal homicide. The chilling thing.
Investigators have not found Maya, but are confident enough in
(04:07):
their forensic reconstruction to pursue a murder charge. There are
those in the department who whisper about patterns of psychological
abuse and controlling behavior, classic markers in the backgrounds of
certain serial offenders, but as always it is the small,
persistent details that might make or break the case. Three.
(04:27):
Let us not forget Maxwell Anderson in Wisconsin, a case
that is a textbook study for anyone obsessed with modern
forensic anthropology. Anderson stands accused of murdering Sade Robinson after
a first date. The macab investigation turned up dismembered remains
in multiple locations. The prosecution is tying the physical evidence
(04:47):
together with a digital footprint that traces Anderson almost hour
by hour after Robinson's death. The DA is pushing for
a conviction on both homicide and arson charges since Anderson
allegedly tried to earn the victim's car. Talk about burning
the evidence literally. What rookie cops can learn here is
how rapidly digital forensics have evolved. Geolocation, social media, phone things.
(05:11):
All of it makes it harder for the modern killer
to cover their tracks. Three. If you are chasing the
psychological profile of cultriven violence in the Lauri Valo case
in Arizona is a crash course in the intersection of
religious delusion and criminal violence. Already serving a life sentence
for killing her children and her husband's ex wife, Valo
(05:32):
is now prepping to represent herself for the murder of
another spouse and an attempted murder. The layers of this
case are wild. It is the kind of thing that
makes you wonder if some offenders are born with a
switch flipped, or if life just twists them into monsters. Overtime,
Valo's trial is scheduled to be a media circus. I
(05:52):
hope they have the metal detectors working overtime at that courthouse. Three.
Let us dig in to some of the broader trends
shaping st serial murder in the twenty twenties. According to
recent compilations from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and worldwide
crime analysts, the modern serial killer is less likely to
be a serial killer in the twenty twenties,
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