The Casual Criminalist

The Casual Criminalist

True crime... casually done. Fact boy gives you new episodes on Mondays and Fridays. Also available on YouTube!

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April 24, 2026 89 mins
A shocking unsolved assassination: Olof Palme’s murder sparks decades of conspiracy theories—from lone killers to global plots—revealing a mystery filled with political intrigue, botched investigations, and unanswered questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Five family members murdered in 1985—was it a tragic murder-suicide or a calculated crime? Dive into the White House Farm case, shocking evidence, and the lingering question: was justice truly served? Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Four college students brutally murdered in Idaho. Follow the chilling timeline, investigation, and capture of Bryan Kohberger in this gripping true crime story revealing tragedy, fear, and justice unfolding today. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A chilling true crime story of Thomas Neill Cream, a Victorian doctor turned serial killer who used poison, deception, and arrogance—until his crimes unraveled and led him to the gallows. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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April 4, 2026 54 mins
In this flashback episode: On the 14th of January 1964, the Mexican Police would perform a raid on the Loma del Angel ranch. There, they would uncover multiple mass graves as well as over a dozen malnourished young women who'd been enslaved by the Gonzales sisters - a group of middle-aged sisters who not only ran a prostitution ring together but became infamous for killing more than 100 people over the course of almost 20 years. ...
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A family lunch turns deadly as hidden motives, poisoned mushrooms, and a web of lies unravel—revealing one of Australia’s most chilling and calculated murder cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A shocking true crime story unraveling Sherri Papini’s mysterious disappearance, dramatic return, and the disturbing truth behind her kidnapping hoax that deceived investigators, family, and the public for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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March 17, 2026 65 mins
An eerie true crime mystery unraveling Joshua Maddux’s disappearance, shocking chimney discovery, and chilling theories—accident or murder? Dive into unanswered questions that still haunt Woodland Park decades later today now. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Explosive revelations from the Epstein files suggest a global network of alleged crimes involving billionaires, politicians, and power brokers—raising disturbing questions about corruption, cover-ups, and whether anyone will ever be held accountable. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Flashback to Simon's run of infamous 20th century villains continues. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Three shocking cases of students who turned deadly—Colleen Ritzer, Ann Maguire, and Nohema Graber. Disturbing motives, senseless violence, and heartbreaking loss. When trusted classrooms became crime scenes, innocence vanished forever. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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An aristocratic French family slaughtered and buried beneath their home. A father who vanished without a trace. Fifteen years later, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès remains one of Europe’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. Sponsor: HelloFresh.com/casual10fm to get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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February 13, 2026 49 mins
Hollywood Ripper: From Chicago to California, Michael Gargiulo stalked, stabbed, and slaughtered for thrill alone. Three murdered, one survivor, and a trail of chilling evidence that finally sealed his fate. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dive into five of America’s most depraved killers—blood, madness, and chilling psychology—told with dark humor, sharp analysis, and unforgettable stories that push true crime beyond comfort zones and sanity limits. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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January 28, 2026 108 mins
Inside Japan’s most haunting unsolved crime, a family murdered, a killer who stayed, and decades of evidence without answers. We explore the Setagaya murders—and why justice still waits today here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A respected headmistress, a powerful lover, and a shattered psyche collide—jealousy, manipulation, and drugs spiral into the shocking killing of America’s famous diet doctor that gripped a nation and courtroom. Sponsors: hellofresh.com /casual10fm to get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. ...
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A disturbing true-crime documentary recounting Junko Furuta’s abduction and murder, exposing shocking failures of justice, human cruelty, and the enduring legacy of one of Japan’s most infamous criminal cases ever. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth. Sponsor:  ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals fast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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January 8, 2026 104 mins
In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compton, Bianchi's own Harley Quinn. Firmly under Bianchi's spell, she would go on to attempt to kill another woman before being caught by the police and ruini...
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December 24, 2025 83 mins
The disturbing true story of Luka Magnotta—how internet fame, obsession, and ignored warnings led to one of Canada’s shocking crimes, told through the online hunt that tried to stop him. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals fast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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