Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
Spotify Studios
Welcome to your weekly journey into the darkest corners of human nature. Join Harvey Guillén every Monday as he explores crimes that seized the public’s attention, from jaw-dropping heists and devastating cons to serial murders and deadly rivalries. Each episode unfolds a single case, examining not just the events themselves, but what continues to linger beneath the surface.
Killer Stories is a Spotify Podcast. New video episodes on Mondays!
Killer Stories is a Spotify Podcast. New video episodes on Mondays!
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Mar 14, 2022 • 41min
“Jazzi Jet” Joseph Edward Duncan Pt. 1
A teenage sex offender carried out horrific crimes against young boys in Washington in the late 1970s before being sent to a treatment program, followed by prison. Fourteen years later, Joseph Edward Duncan III was paroled, free to carry out a murder spree that claimed the lives of three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022 • 42min
“The Shoemaker” Joseph Kallinger Pt. 2
In the 1970s, after abusing his children and getting away with it, Joseph Kallinger enlists his son in a mission from God that terrorizes the suburbs of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 7, 2022 • 42min
"The Shoemaker” Joseph Kallinger Pt. 1
The adopted son of cobblers began having hallucinations as early as 15 years old. They were harmless at first — but tragically, they wouldn’t stay that way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 3, 2022 • 42min
"The Bluebeard of Gambais" Henri Désiré Landru Pt. 2
After years of charming women into getting engaged to him, Henri Désiré Landru had perfected his system of making his fiances, and all of their wealth, disappear. But when the sisters of two of his victims catch on to his ploy, they threaten the whole complex process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 28, 2022 • 43min
"The Bluebeard of Gambais" Henri Désiré Landru Pt. 1
In France, a con man charmed women into getting engaged before robbing them and taking them to his country villa. Where they all mysteriously disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 24, 2022 • 45min
"The Little Girl Murderer" Tsutomu Miyazaki
Numerous childhood traumas led Tsutomu Miyazaki to create a monstrous character in his head named "Rat Man" that eventually took control of his thoughts and actions. "Rat Man" required human sacrifices and his preference was little girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 21, 2022 • 43min
"The Kensington Strangler" Antonio Rodriguez
In 2010 a serial killer terrorized an area of Philadelphia known as the Badlands. Police swabbed hundreds of men for DNA before a CODIS backlog revealed they’d had what they needed all along. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 17, 2022 • 42min
"The Caltrans Construction Killer" Mack Ray Edwards
Mack Ray Edwards was proud of his career as a heavy machine operator. It made him important on construction sites. But the very same machine he used to build a series of freeways in Los Angeles would also be used to hide the bodies of his murder victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 14, 2022 • 42min
The Hillside Strangler’s Copycat Girlfriend
When Veronica Compton met Kenneth Bianchi, she was working on a play about serial killers. She interviewed the “Hillside Strangler” as part of her process. But then he charmed his way from research subject to love interest, and Veronica found herself wrapped up in a horrifying scheme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2022 • 42min
Speed Freak Killers Pt. 2
Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog went from hunting animals to preying on humans. Even as they grew older and settled down, they continued their spree. When they finally faced justice years later, their killer instincts would lead them to turn on one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
