

Dark Topic
Jack Luna
Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
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Aug 14, 2024 • 55min
118 • The Dead Man
Dark Topic Cold.May 10th 1973. A masked man brandishing a pistol and a rifle, enters the CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) in downtown Kenora, Ontario. A dead man’s switch that looks more like a duck whistle, is clenched between his teeth. The switch is connected to a bag slung over his shoulder which he claims to contain a bomb. Everybody better behave, or be blown to smithereens. For exclusive content join Apple + for a free trial, or visit www.patreon.com/darktopicSources:The Kenora Bank Robbery W5https://youtu.be/1ine4OHheOA?si=v04MnM4TMop4_AywThe Devils Gap by Joe RalkoAmazon.com: The Devil's Gap: The Untold Story of Canada's First Suicide Bomber (Audible Audio Edition): Joe Ralko, Joe Ralko, Joe Ralko: BooksExplosion https://youtu.be/ROI6JxN19eo?si=bECrxdFtQ7ysqEEUOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 19, 2024 • 52min
117 • The Ripper of Ypsilanti
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. This ep is from the growing DT+ library of Patreon and Apple +. John Norman Collins. The Ted Bundy Prototype.Sources:Sheriff Harvey Interviewhttps://youtu.be/4kgSecWW9NkThe Michigan Murdererhttps://youtu.be/duhjKn4aGIADetroit Free Presshttps://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2019/11/11/michigan-murders-john-norman-collins-letter/2521102001/Midwest Crime FilesThe Ypsilanti Ripper: The Victims of John Norman CollinsOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 27, 2024 • 39min
116 • A Bad Actor
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.This ep starts off a little odd for DT. I had a loss in my family that I shouldn't speak publicly about yet so I cut it. Also, this is a previously released on Patreon, but unreleased public ep of DT. Thanks for understanding. Although, this is confusing no doubt.July 12th 2013. A Friday afternoon in the quaint village of Richfield Wisconsin. A young woman attempting to walk her dog through a nature park is accosted by a would be rapist who jumps out from behind a van in the secluded spots parking area. Daniel Bartelt - a bad actor - would run away to regroup. And get it right in a repeat performance.Our Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 17, 2024 • 35min
115 • A Crazy Story
For Exclusive Content www.patreon.com/darktopicEmanuel Kemp Jr. Texas Death Row Inmate, and his crazy story.Sources:Faces of Death Row Faces of Death Row | The Texas TribuneFort Worth Star Telegram https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article219481385.htmlMurderpediaEmanuel Kemp | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersNewspapers.com Apr 24, 1988, page 18 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.comOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 4, 2024 • 1h 6min
114 • The Boiler
Dr. Melissa Ketunuti had a rodent problem. Jason Smith, a local Philly exterminator, turned out to be an expensive solution.Thanks to our old Philly friend Shore on research.ABC news source of interest.https://youtu.be/Elz--ou8l3w?si=f2DTX92uG3eG0PDCOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 21, 2024 • 41min
113 • The 7th Shadow
www.patreon.com/darktopic for EXCLUSIVES.David Shearing crept through the darkness of the old prison camp, to the fire-lit campsite of two grandparents, two parents, and two children. When the father of the girls that Shearing had come to see, got up to meet the approaching shadow - two hands gripping a .22 pump action rifle made this family camping trip all about one. Sources:The Seventh Shadow by RCMP Sgt. Michael Eastham and Ian McLeodVancouver SunB.C. man who murdered a family of six reveals chilling details in parole hearing | Vancouver SunCrime Beat TVhttps://youtu.be/fZkNSn41Hww?si=QsPYEVOupEBqJR_xOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 4, 2024 • 30min
112 • Stinky Dirty
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Nineteen year old Brian Cohee JR, went for a cruise late one Saturday night in February of 2021. He wore coveralls, three pairs of gloves, and had a Michael Myers mask and large kitchen knife at the ready. When he found what seemed to be the perfect victim in sixty nine year old Warren Barnes - a homeless man well known in Grand Junction, Colorado - Cohee struck without mercy. The rest is a mess. Some of which his mother would discover in her strange son’s closet. Sources:The Colorado SunA sculpture will pay tribute to the murdered reading man of Grand JunctionExplore With Ushttps://youtu.be/pvrp87VXtD4?si=c5MVaAovlkzzDrXUOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Apr 15, 2024 • 43min
111 • The Poacher
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Alex J. Mengel was a poacher of human beings. This widely unknown killer has a terrifying, yet barely mapped out history despite an actual map being found tucked into the dash of his ghostmobile. Sources:Unearthing a Serial Killer (Book)UNEARTHING A SERIAL KILLER: Paul, David, McMurray, Kevin F.: 9781519348821: Amazon.com: BooksUnearthing a Serial Killer (Podcast)https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/unearthing-a-serial-killer/id1583990190Arrest of Mengelhttps://www.toronto.com/news-story/6197127-book-on-serial-killer-mengel-recalls-his-arrest-by-toronto-police-30-years-ago/Our Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 27, 2024 • 32min
110 • I hope she's happy
From Dark Topic Plus - with purpose.This episode is about domestic violence. It is pretty heavy, and I said i'd not release it. But I am because I was told it might help. Thank you! Sources:911 Call (6:30)https://youtu.be/2AWKhij9IV8Articles Michigan LiveFatal shooting of Nancy Kovach in Comstock preceded by argument over cooking a meal, police say - mlive.comSon, 10, testifies John Kovach said he 'did her family a favor' by shooting his wife - mlive.comNancy Kovach, victim in Comstock slaying, remembered as great mother, 'smiley, happy' - mlive.comJohn Kovach to spend at least 20 years in prison for murdering his wife, Nancy Kovach - mlive.comOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 9, 2024 • 47min
109 • Gore
For exclusive content www.patreon.com/darktopicIn the early eighties David Alan Gore along with his cousin Fred Waterfield, stalked and terrorized Vero Beach - AKA Zero Beach, Florida. Thanks to letters written by Gore in prison, we know more than we’d like to know about just how brutal the serial killer life can be. Listener beware.Sources:Music - Tyler Jakes - Tylerjakes.comBook - The Serial Killer Whisperer by Pete EarleyBook - The Killing Cousins by Jack RosewoodCrime Stories - https://youtu.be/N_qj6fYxlrg?si=uBvfpmmnFQuyswoBOur Sponsors:* 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.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


