EPISODE · Aug 26, 2025 · 42 MIN
Hunting Ground: Killers Who Target College Students
from Serial Defense · host Joey Walker
College students are frequently targeted because of age, routine, and perceived vulnerability.This episode examines five real cases involving killers who chose college students as victims, breaking down the patterns behind these crimes and why this population is repeatedly targeted. A true-crime episode focused on awareness, not location.
Embed this episode
Ready to play
Hunting Ground: Killers Who Target College Students
0:00
42:09
1×
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
Serial Chillers Podcast
Serial Chillers
Each week I sit down with old friends, new friends, good friends and bad friends to tell them a story of a infamous serial killer. Throughout the show guests chime in with stories of their own that relate to the weekly topic or are otherwise dark, creepy or mysterious.
Explicit
Another Not Guilty
Another Not Guilty
Another Not Guilty tells the stories true crime won’t touch — the real cases where the government gets it wrong, the defense fights back, and justice somehow survives. Hosted by public defenders who’ve seen everything from police “oopsies” to prosecutorial plot twists, ANG gives you a front-row seat to the wild, emotional, hilarious, and infuriating world inside America’s courtrooms.Each episode features real public defenders sharing the cases that made them laugh, cry, or question reality. These are true stories of everyday people thrown into a system built to convict — and the defenders who fought like hell to prove otherwise.You’ll hear unforgettable cases like:• “Meth, Murder, and a Missing Boyfriend” — a dark, twisty saga with cartel rumors, a desert crime scene, and a defendant everyone assumed was guilty… until he wasn’t.• “Pin the Gun on the Homie” — where a gun supposedly teleported between suspects.• “Is
Explicit
Criminal Conduct
Creative Babble
Criminal Conduct is an investigative true-crime podcast series hosted by John Taylor and Javier Leiva.Season 1: The hosts look into the death of Michelle O'Connell, picking up the investigation where the murdered sleuth, Eli Washtock, left off.Season 2: The investigation of a rogue constable in Kentucky who is accused of planting drugs, stealing money, and shaking people down.Season 3: An American Serial Killer in Paradise: The story of serial killer William Holbert, aka "Wild Bill," and his victims.Season 4: Getting Away with Murder: The Death Investigation of Pravin VarugheseSeason 5: The Life and Death of Buffalo Jim Barrier
Explicit
Man In The Window: The Golden State Killer
Los Angeles Times | Wondery
In Man in the Window, Paige St. John, a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter has uncovered never before revealed details about the man who would eventually become one of California's most deadly serial killers. From Wondery and the L.A. Times comes a new series that traces his path of devastation through his victims' eyes.
Explicit
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is this episode of Serial Defense?
This episode is 42 minutes long.
When was this Serial Defense episode published?
This episode was published on August 26, 2025.
Can I download this Serial Defense episode?
Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!