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Unabomber Part 1: The Biggest Manhunt in FBI History
The Compendium PodcastSeptember 26, 2026
167
01:07:3361.85 MB

Unabomber Part 1: The Biggest Manhunt in FBI History

Before Ted Kaczynski was a name on the news, the Unabomber was an anonymous figure who could vanish for years and return with a more lethal device. Part One follows the hunt from the first 1978 p...

Unabomber Part 2: The Manifesto That Exposed Ted Kaczynski
The Compendium PodcastSeptember 26, 2026
168
01:11:3365.52 MB

Unabomber Part 2: The Manifesto That Exposed Ted Kaczynski

Ted Kaczynski stayed hidden for 17 years, but the manifesto he believed would justify his crimes ultimately revealed him. Part Two follows the man behind the Unabomber from Harvard and the Montan...

Aileen Wuornos: The Murders, the Self-Defence Claims and the Woman Behind Monster
The Compendium PodcastSeptember 26, 2026
166
01:20:1773.51 MB

Aileen Wuornos: The Murders, the Self-Defence Claims and the Woman Behind Monster

Aileen Wuornos admitted killing seven men, but spent years changing the explanation for why she did it. Behind the woman portrayed in Monster lies a complicated story of trauma, murder, contradic...

Lizzie Borden: Did She Get Away With Murder?
The Compendium PodcastSeptember 22, 2026
165
01:08:5063.02 MB

Lizzie Borden: Did She Get Away With Murder?

In 1892, two people were hacked to death in a respectable Massachusetts home, and the only real suspect walked free after a trial that still divides opinion. Kyle and Adam dig into the evidence, ...

Genie Wiley: Dark History of the Child Hidden From the Whole World
The Compendium PodcastJuly 14, 2026
161
01:25:0777.94 MB

Genie Wiley: Dark History of the Child Hidden From the Whole World

Genie Wiley was the child hidden from the world for thirteen years before her rescue became a test case for language, trauma, and the ethics of scientific research. This episode follows her abuse...

Somerton Man: The Mystery Given a Name After 70 Years
The Compendium PodcastJuly 07, 2026
160
01:09:0363.22 MB

Somerton Man: The Mystery Given a Name After 70 Years

Somerton Man is one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries: an unidentified body found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide in 1948, a hidden scrap of paper reading “Tamám Shud”, and a trail of clues th...

Taylor Parker: Part 2, Reagan Hancock, Braxlynn Sage, and the Lie That Collapsed
The Compendium PodcastJune 16, 2026
157
01:09:3963.77 MB

Taylor Parker: Part 2, Reagan Hancock, Braxlynn Sage, and the Lie That Collapsed

A fake pregnancy, a roadside birth lie, and years of calculated deception sit at the centre of Part 2 of the Taylor Parker case. This episode follows how Taylor’s manufactured world of forged pap...

Taylor Parker: Part 1, Fake Pregnancy, Inheritance Lies and a Foetal Abduction Case
The Compendium PodcastJune 09, 2026
156
01:02:2757.18 MB

Taylor Parker: Part 1, Fake Pregnancy, Inheritance Lies and a Foetal Abduction Case

The Taylor Parker case centres on a woman who convinced people around her that she was pregnant while also building a wider story of inheritance disputes, family sabotage and threats. In this fir...

Zodiac Killer: Unsolved Mysteries, Ciphers and the Dark History of the Hunt
The Compendium PodcastMay 26, 2026
154
01:24:2377.26 MB

Zodiac Killer: Unsolved Mysteries, Ciphers and the Dark History of the Hunt

The Zodiac Killer terrorised Northern California with a string of murders, taunting letters and cryptic ciphers that helped turn the case into one of America’s most infamous unsolved mysteries. T...

John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown Case and the Dark History Behind It
The Compendium PodcastMay 19, 2026
153
01:33:5686 MB

John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown Case and the Dark History Behind It

John Wayne Gacy was not just the “killer clown” of popular myth - he was a respected local figure who hid years of sexual violence and murder in plain sight. This episode follows the case from Ro...

Room 1046: A Kansas City Hotel Murder and One of True Crime’s Unsolved Mysteries
The Compendium PodcastMay 12, 2026
152
01:17:3571.03 MB

Room 1046: A Kansas City Hotel Murder and One of True Crime’s Unsolved Mysteries

The Room 1046 mystery begins with a man calling himself Roland T. Owen, a hotel room in Kansas City, and a death that never properly made sense. When the victim was later identified as Artemis Og...

Nepal Royal Massacre: A Dark History of Prophecy, Power and Palace Killings
The Compendium PodcastMay 05, 2026
151
01:11:3165.48 MB

Nepal Royal Massacre: A Dark History of Prophecy, Power and Palace Killings

The Nepal Royal Massacre began with a prophecy, a forbidden royal romance, and a family dinner that ended in gunfire. This episode traces Crown Prince Dipendra, Devyani Rana, and the palace killi...

H. H. Holmes: Murder Castle and the Historical True Crime Legend
The Compendium PodcastMarch 31, 2026
146
01:13:2667.25 MB

H. H. Holmes: Murder Castle and the Historical True Crime Legend

The life and crimes of H. H. Holmes, the man who engineered a building into a vessel of murder behind the scenes of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. From fraud to murder, and the myth versus realit...

Morgan Metzer: What Really Happened in the Gaslit by My Husband Case
The Compendium PodcastMarch 17, 2026
144
00:48:2044.27 MB

Morgan Metzer: What Really Happened in the Gaslit by My Husband Case

Morgan Metzer’s story begins as a terrifying home invasion and unfolds into something even darker: a case of coercive control, gaslighting, and an ex-husband trying to cast himself as both monste...

eBay Stalking Scandal: How Corporate Scandals Turn Into Cyberstalking and Revenge
The Compendium PodcastMarch 03, 2026
142
01:18:2971.86 MB

eBay Stalking Scandal: How Corporate Scandals Turn Into Cyberstalking and Revenge

The eBay stalking scandal follows how criticism of EcommerceBytes escalated into cyberstalking, harassment, and a bizarre “Threat Matrix” operation that ended with an FBI investigation and federa...

West Memphis Three: Paradise Lost and What Really Happened in Satanic Panic
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 24, 2026
141
01:32:2984.68 MB

West Memphis Three: Paradise Lost and What Really Happened in Satanic Panic

The West Memphis Three case is a brutal lesson in how Satanic Panic logic, pressure, and a false confession can steamroll evidence. Even after release via an Alford plea, the fight for full exone...

Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping: Historical True Crime and the School Bus Buried Alive
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 10, 2026
139
01:10:0464.16 MB

Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping: Historical True Crime and the School Bus Buried Alive

In 1976, a school bus with 26 children and their driver was kidnapped near Chowchilla, California and buried in a quarry trailer. After more than 16 hours underground, bus driver Ed Ray and stude...

Suffolk Strangler: Steve Wright, British True Crime and the Ipswich Murders
The Compendium PodcastFebruary 03, 2026
138
01:21:4174.79 MB

Suffolk Strangler: Steve Wright, British True Crime and the Ipswich Murders

In late 2006, Steve Wright murdered five women in and around Ipswich’s red light district, sparking one of Britain’s largest manhunts. Known as the Suffolk Strangler, his capture came through met...

Elizabeth Smart: What Really Happened in the Kidnapping and Rescue Case
The Compendium PodcastJanuary 27, 2026
137
01:16:2669.98 MB

Elizabeth Smart: What Really Happened in the Kidnapping and Rescue Case

When Elizabeth Smart is taken from her Salt Lake City bedroom, the search fractures under pressure, publicity, and false certainty. The case culminates in Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee fa...

Hillside Strangler: Historical True Crime and the Los Angeles Serial Killer Case
The Compendium PodcastJanuary 20, 2026
136
01:20:1473.46 MB

Hillside Strangler: Historical True Crime and the Los Angeles Serial Killer Case

A chilling exploration of the Hillside Stranglers case, detailing how Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono terrorised Los Angeles, how police finally linked their crimes, and the bizarre Veronica Com...