The attention-seeking, manipulative, and lying Miranda Barbour made the outlandish claim that she was a satanist who murdered at least 22 people and then "stopped counting." Sensational stories ran with the lies despite evidence to the contrary. The media circus clouded the true tragedy— the murder of Troy LaFerrara, committed by Miranda and her husband, Elytte. When the dust settled, police made the shocking discovery that the couple murdered Troy only for the thrill of it. Miranda claimed she was the most prolific female serial killer in the US, but it was only a ploy to get attention.

In June 2020, two sisters who disappeared after a birthday party were found dead by one of the victim’s boyfriends. A botched missing persons investigation and gross misconduct by officers who degraded the victims' remains led to massive public outcry and several investigations into the Metropolitan police of London. Adding insult to injury, the police not only degraded the victims but also potentially contaminated a crime scene and compromised a murder trial. The culprit: a troubled satanist who drew up a contract with a demon and signed it in blood. After everything, the mother of the victims has found it easier to forgive the murderer than to forgive the police officers who committed "a betrayal of such catastrophic proportions.

At least four children were abducted and murdered in a serial killing spree between 1976 and 1977 in the Metro Detroit suburbs of Oakland County, Michigan. Authorities launched the largest homicide task force in United States history at the time. The culprit— or culprits— held the children captive for several days. They groomed, fed, and murdered them before dumping their bodies by public roadsides. The case has gone unsolved for decades, with victims' families desperate for answers. Evidence points to several promising suspects, but since none of the murders have ever been solved, some argue a cover-up is at play.

Haunting faces in floors, the Devil's footprints in snow, a cursed diamond torturing its owners, and a screaming skull longing for a proper burial... these are some of the most bizarre physical manifestations of the paranormal in the world. Are they hoaxes? Or are they unexplained mysteries and possibly proof of the paranormal?

Everyone's worst nightmare. Masked intruders break into a family home in the middle of the night and begin stabbing the occupants randomly. Two people end up dead, one critically injured, and another stabbed in the leg— but why? The intruders did not know the victims personally. As the story unfolds, police follow the only lead they have: an occult hex. Could witchcraft have caused the bloodbath?

The Acid King, Ricky Kasso, was an affluent kid from a troubled home. Kicked out of the house by an abusive father at 13, he found himself on the streets with other wayward teenagers of Northport, New York. Heavy drugs kept him there, an obsession with Satan manifested, and the murder he would later commit would become one of the most sensationalized Satanic Panic crimes in US history.

The vast and rich history of the UK has made many of its oldest buildings vulnerable to paranormal activity. Many of these centuries-old buildings happen to be hotels, where countless souls have passed through. Each with its own tragic tale leaves a spectral imprint. While most entities are harmless and playful, some have a tendency to lash out and petrify anyone who crosses their path.

This week, we're covering some of the craziest vacation disasters around the world. Active volcanoes, the world's largest indoor rollercoaster, lethal coconuts, deadly shark attacks, and falling off cruise ships can all ruin the perfect vacation. While many vacationers don't make it, some survivors are lucky enough to tell the tale.

This week we join National Parks After Dark to cover Alaska's most notorious serial killer, Robert Hansen.

Thousands of criminals were able to plan, document, and share violent crimes, including murder, using encrypted phones from the startup Sky Global. Authorities were able to crack the company’s encryption which opened the Pandora’s Box of “hallucinatory” crimes worldwide. One string of messages revealed a Serbian Slaughterhouse, an unsuspecting home in the Balkans where victims were being fed into an industrial meat grinder and disposed of in the Danube River.

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.