

Dark Topic
Jack Luna
Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 23min
131 • Manling
Patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Manling Williams couldn’t sleep one night so she went out for a drive and a cigarette. When she came home, her family was gone. At least that’s her story. Here’s the rest of it. Sources: Finishing Music - Mz.007 Cheers LA TimesWoman endures as trial drags on for family's killer - Los Angeles TimesAmerican Monster S2E8 Meet Marry Murder S1E50https://youtu.be/SB_Yv5atq2A?si=yR-w2qEsAROQ9aOGBook - Child Killer Manling Williams by Crystal StoneOur Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Feb 28, 2025 • 37min
130 • The Pitch Pine Murders
patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.From 2009 through 2013, Pitch Pine Crescent of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, would be visited by investigators reviewing a sudden, suspicious death. It wasn’t the streets fault, it was the nicest house of the affluent area that continued to summon investigators. Three calls of potential murder was what it took to finally send the message that something was very wrong here. Sources:Toronto StarImprobable Cause: The Harrison Family Murders | The StarOur Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Feb 20, 2025 • 39min
129 • Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusivesKelsey Grammer is well known for his roles in television. Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons. But there is an awfully dark story here. One full of tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Sources:Homicide Hunter: S9E18 Animal NatureThe TelegraphActor Kelsey Grammer confronts sister's killerFrank Grammer Murderhttps://www.invisiblethemepark.com/2017/11/kelsey-grammers-fathers-murdered-racist-no-one-knows/Graham Bensinger interview https://youtu.be/hs3wyKnptvo?si=yFAa_k9i5KNkdYnnNikki SwiftThe Shady Side Of Kelsey GrammerLong Island Mediumhttps://youtu.be/_T_M7lQ78RU?si=1lHPgbJrdTLnpORSLetterman Interview near deathhttps://youtu.be/SQB4f5v5gQ0?si=2vkf9AfcNs8vT4nZReddit post Fathers Deathhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Frasier/s/qyaI3cFgNdThe Daily JawsFrasier star claims brother's shark death was "covered up" — The Daily JawsOur Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Feb 13, 2025 • 49min
128 • The Control Freak
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.The case of suspected Serial Killer John “Bottles” Baughman, who fooled everyone into believing him to be a “big sad teddy bear”, when in reality he was a conniving control freak.Our Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jan 28, 2025 • 28min
127 • The Reverend’s Boyfriend
David Earl Miller was hitchhiking through Knoxville, when a Baptist Reverend picked him up, brought him home, and made David his live-in boyfriend. Things were going really well, until David Earl brought a girl back to the holy abode and killed her. For no good reason. Sources:WBIRRemembering Why: Murder of 23-year-old Lee Standifer | wbir.comState V MillerState v. Miller :: 1984 :: Tennessee Supreme Court Decisions :: Tennessee Case Law :: Tennessee Law :: US Law :: JustiaI watched David Earl Miller dieI watched David Earl Miller die. Here is what I saw. | wbir.comDeath Penalty Info CenterTennessee Executes Mentally Ill and Sexually Abused Prisoner by Electrocution | Death Penalty Information CenterOur Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jan 3, 2025 • 1h 6min
126 • Zoo Man
From the archives of Dark Topic + www.patreon.com/darktopicA Two Part Offering.ZOO MANThomas Dee Huskey. The Zoo Man of Knoxville, Tennessee. Sources:Paranormal Investigation https://youtu.be/sea2DfLsO-c?si=ohQbgTHZuH9so2XkKnoxville News WBIRAppalachian Unsolved: The serial killer who got away with murder | wbir.comState v Huskey (Murder Case Info)State v. Huskey, 66 S.W.3d 905 | Casetext Search + CitatorState v Huskey (Rape Convictions)State v. Huskey, No. E1999-00438-CCA-R3-CD | Casetext Search + Citator911 Animal AbuseThomas Dee Huskey Elephant Trainer Rapist Confessed Serial Killer - 911 Animal AbuseTHE HOMESHOOLERSThe sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu. Sources:Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdfKIRO 7 News - https://www.kiro7.com/news/williams-sons-carried-dead-sister-house/246557853/Liberty for Women and Children - https://youtu.be/sN_Zkd6MVP8?si=65-vm95CTTxwXAslThis is Monsters (YouTube) - https://youtu.be/Wn7BO9BbVfk?si=Uj9--JHQJU9vm86fBook - chapter 1 of True Crime Case Histories Books 4, 5, 6. By Jason Neal. “The Homeschoolers”Our Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 14, 2024 • 54min
125 • Clifford Olson
A day late for Friday the 13th. How unlucky.The Rent-a-car Killer. The Beast of British Columbia. Canada’s shame. Clifford Olson. For exclusive content visit • www.patreon.com/darktopicOur Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 22, 2024 • 26min
124 • The Freddy Krueger Killer
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Spree Killer, Daniel Gonzalez, did nothing but drink, do drugs, play violent video games and watch horror movies. This shouldn’t have been a massive issue, but it became one when Freddy Krueger turned to speak directly to Daniel from the screen. Sources:I Wanted to be Freddy KruegerCamden New Journal - NEWSKiller Psychehttps://youtu.be/EwawO0kgpqo?si=jN_dNyuLf0bqEqArMurderpediaDaniel Gonzalez | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersWikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gonzalez_(spree_killer)My troubled son BBC NEWS | UK | England | Southern Counties | 'My troubled son who needed help'The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/mar/17/ukcrime.owenbowcottOur Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 7, 2024 • 31min
123 • Mr. Krebs
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Or sub to Apple +In the late 90’s, residents of San Luis Obispo were concerned that a serial killer may be on the loose following the disappearance of two Cal Poly Tech students within a two year span, followed by yet another bright young woman abducted on her way to study at Cal. A massive police effort would soon bring to light a separate killer than that of the original, highly publicized Kristin Smart case. This all thanks to the work of a parole officer whom thought to question a recently released inmate he referenced as being short and stocky, yet agile. Mr. Krebs. Sources:Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/the-podcast-that-helped-solve-a-murder-chris-lambertThe Tribunehttps://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article229321569.htmlThe People vs Rex Allan Krebshttps://cases.justia.com/california/supreme-court/2019-s099439.pdf?ts=1574359343Buried in the Backyard S1E7Our Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Oct 23, 2024 • 1h
122 • Ghost House
From the growing archive of www.patreon.com/darktopic and Apple +The case of young Eldon Samuel III and his Zombie hunter father.The case of Ghost House. Subscribe to Marooned wherever you listen to podcasts.Our Sponsors:* Check out IQbar and use my code DARK for a great deal: https://www.eatiqbar.com* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy