A dive into Utah's most secretive, polygamist cult. The Kingston Clan has been accused of incest, generations of inbreeding, blood tests, child abuse, sexual abuse, labor exploitation, fraud, and tax evasion. Recent controversies have brought this cult under the spotlight, although they've had run-ins with the law for almost a century. Prosecutors have labeled the Kingston Clan one of the largest organized crime operations in Utah.

"Intelligent manipulator" and “next-level psychopath,” Virginia McCullough, murdered her parents and lived with their corpses for over 4 years. While their bodies decayed inside the family home, she collected their pensions and used their money to buy gifts and gamble online. To maintain the lie that her parents were still alive, she weaved intricate narratives to explain why they weren't ever around— including impersonating them, sending holiday cards, and using their phones to send out texts and phone calls.

The self-declared "Queen of Canada," born from an alien race, Romana Didulo, has been called many things— including "a glorified content creator" and a "Q-Anon cult leader." Through her pseudo-law decrees, she has attempted to violently overthrow various governments and laws with nothing to show for it. In recent years, she used threats of executions and scare tactics to take over a small town in Saskatchewan. But will her small following survive?

A self-obsessed, wannabe influencer stalked the social media profiles of nearly 20 women. Her reason? They looked almost exactly like her. Her goal? To brutally murder a doppelganger to fake her own death and frame her ex-husband. The motive isn't entirely clear, but some suspect it had something to do with her failed marriage, a violent past, and possibly a black magic spell.

A mysterious string of disappearances, sexual assaults, and murders haunted several small communities along an isolated stretch of highway in Oregon in the late 1970s. Women and girls, who were often marginalized and vulnerable, vanished over 15 years. With a new generation of investigators, clear connections tied each case together, which revealed one suspicious highway mechanic as the violent, opportunistic killer.

A dark history of murder, cultists, apparitions, demonic possessions, environmental disturbances, and curses— Heol Fanog has it all. The happenings at this remote, Welsh farmhouse tormented a young family that resided there for seven years in the 80s and 90s. Desperate for answers, a young mother took a deeper look at the property's history and uncovered a slew of tragic events, secret societies, and disturbing rituals, each adding to the centuries-old paranormal puzzle.

Zigmund Adamski was found dead in broad daylight on a 10-foot coal pile in a locked coal yard more than 20 miles from his home. This would soon become the UK’s biggest mystery in 1980. His clothing was in disarray, he had been given a botched haircut, and suspicious burn marks covered his neck and shoulders. His facial expression was locked into a permanent state of terror. Someone— or something— had dumped him there, but no witnesses ever came forward. The lack of evidence caused mass speculation. Theories of the KGB, ball lightning, a secret affair, a family feud, and aliens abound.

The violent, misogynistic giant, Keith Jesperson, signed his confession letters with a single smiley face to brand his brutal serial killings and taunt law enforcement agencies. He stood at 6' 6" and weighed 250 lbs— eager to use his size to overpower and control his victims. For 5 years, he murdered at least 8 women, possibly more. With each killing, he grew more confident, but his arrogance ultimately led to his capture.

How can seemingly harmless games become lethal? From horrific child neglect to children murdering their own parents, have videogames become a scapegoat for these horrific crimes, or is there some truth in their danger? In this episode, we dive into the most disturbing cases involving videogames and try to understand if gaming disorders lead to death or if they're just another form of moral panic.

"Psycho Preacher" is what Darlene Summerford called her ex-husband, Glenn, an Appalachian Pentecostal pastor who tried to murder Darlene with a poisonous serpent used in religious ceremonies. Officers who worked the case said they had never seen anything like it— a 5-foot-long rattlesnake used as a deadly weapon. But the circumstances of the crime quickly became a "he-said, she-said" argument. With almost no eyewitnesses other than the victim and the perpetrator and very little physical evidence, many doubted the trial would end in a conviction. And this crime has continued to haunt the sleepy town of Scottsboro for decades to come.

Canada’s Fashion King Became the Worst Sexual Predator of All Time How a Fashion Mogul Became Canada’s Most Dangerous Predator From Fashion Extraordinaire to Worst Sexual Predator In Canadian History This Fashion Mogul Built an Island House of Horrors in the Bahamas

Alien autopsies, Bigfoot shot dead, accidental time travelers, real vampires, and alien weapon-testing on livestock are some of the weirdest and downright stupidest hoaxes in history. But they gained so much traction in their time. Is it because people are too gullible or because there's a nugget of truth in each hoax?

Lois and Dave Riess were the generous, fun-loving couple of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. They raised three children together and led a storybook American life. But behind closed doors, their story was much different than the one portrayed. Theft and gambling addiction tore the couple apart to the point where Lois murdered her husband in cold blood. This marked the beginning of an odd killing spree that many grapple with understanding to this day.

Self-declared "vegetarian Moslem warriors," Michael and Suzan Bear, enacted a "holy war" against witches in the early 1980s and murdered at least 3 people in cold blood. Their targets ranged from their own family and friends to complete strangers, including then-President Ronald Reagan. Although they show no remorse for their crimes, they are consistently eligible for parole due to a reformed Californian prison law. Michael's daughter, Jenn, continues to advocate for the victim's family in an attempt to atone for her father's sins.

Ayahuasca’s reputation ranges from a life-changing miracle medicine to a disorienting concoction that can fundamentally change people for the worse. At times, it’s peddled by pseudo-shamans looking to harm vulnerable tourists. In others, it’s caused participants to become uncharacteristically violent. What was once simply a healing medicine for the indigenous people of the Amazon has boomed into an outsider industry for the rich, the lost, and the curious.

For every misbehaving child there is a terrifying creature looking to feed on their bones. Fed-up parents across the world have spread the horrifying legend of El Coco, the Boogeyman from the Iberian Peninsula. This beastly creature lurks in disobedient children's bedrooms, waiting to strike. And at every wit's end, this threat of brutal annihilation might be the only way for parents to finally get some peace and quiet.

One of the most prominent serial killers no one has ever heard of — Herb Baumeister and the horrors at Fox Hollow Farm. In 1996, at least 25 human remains were uncovered at Herb's property in Indiana, with only a few being successfully identified. Since many of the victims were gay men, the local police, who historically harassed the local gay community, set a low priority for the case. Many families were left without answers. But in recent years, a resurging interest has helped identify the victims and explore new answers to the puzzles left behind at Fox Hollow Farm.

Why do so many patients on their deathbeds across the world experience similar paranormal visions that can't be fully explained? Skeptics claim these experiences are only hallucinations, but others insist they’re lucid experiences that can't be explained by the living. Deathbed observers have also noticed the common mist and light phenomenon moments before someone dies. A silver cord disconnects, and the patient passes into the Great Beyond. Paranormal experiences are even stronger in old abandoned sanitoriums, where countless patients have died in droves. Their ethereal shadows remain. So what exactly makes death a unifying paranormal experience, and why are so many of them the same?

Sleepwalking has been misunderstood for thousands of years— and still is. Things like sleep talking, eating, driving, and cooking have taken many by surprise, but some sleepwalking instances are so bizarre that they end in murder. So what exactly does it take for a non-violent sleepwalker to uncharacteristically murder their loved ones? And how does a legal defense even begin to convince a jury of non-insane automatism due to sleepwalking?

Nursing student Patricia Mann and athlete Jesse McBane were high school sweethearts last seen alive at a Valentine's Day dance in 1971. A surveyor later found their bodies tied to a tree, where they were brutally suffocated for hours. Their murders have never been solved. In recent years, their case was reopened, and a wealth of new information focused the spotlight on 3 suspects with disturbing pasts. Investigators believe one suspect is responsible, but will they ever gather the physical evidence required to convince a jury?