Capable: A True Crime Podcast

Episodes

1. 15

   the Villisca Axe Murders

   Episode 14. The Villisca Axe Murders In 1912, an entire family and their two guests were murdered while sleeping in their beds. The culprit was a vicious killer wielding an axe and a motive that we will never know. This brutal event left their town forever infamous. Ttoday, it has become a hot…

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   Sep 21, 2020

   49m
2. 14

   Yingying Zhang

   Episode 13. Yingying Zhang In 2017, a young Chinese student studying abroad in the US abruptly disappeared after missing a bus. Authorities investigating her disappearance discovered that a man on campus noticed her distress and offered her a ride to her destination - making him the last person…

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   Sep 14, 2020

   47m
3. 13

   Oakland County Child Killer

   In 1976 and 1977, a series of child abductions and murders rocked several Detroit, Michigan suburbs. The families that were left devastated in the aftermath are still fighting for justice today, nearly 4 and a half decades after the fact. With several compelling suspects, authorities believe that...

   Sep 1, 2020

   1h 11m
4. 12

   Bonus. Jacob Jeremiah Landin

   Hey Capable listeners, The show is still re-launching closer to the end of summer or in early fall but I’ve been moved to put together this episode for a fellow podcaster, Eric Carter-Landin, who hosts the wonderful podcast, “True Consequences”. This special episode is about his sweet little...

   Jun 8, 2020

   32m
5. 11

   The Murder of Lanny Horwitz

   In 2011, a local Florida man was ambushed while taking a shower in his Jupiter, Florida home. The two other people in the house at the time happened to be his ex-wife and their son. As the investigation progressed, both mother and son claimed they were innocent while pointing the finger at one...

   Feb 9, 2020

   32m
6. 10

   Wineville, Part 2

   This episode is Part 2 in my 2 part series about the Wineville Chicken Coop murders. I highly suggest listening to part one if you haven’t already, before proceeding with this episode. I also want to let you know, that in pretty much all of the resources out there on this subject, one of…

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   Nov 11, 2019

   50m
7. 9

   Wineville, Part 1

   In between 1926 and 1928, a series of abductions and murders of young boys occurred in Riverside County, California in a town called Wineville. The killer was a sadistic psychopath, whose own mother enabled his behavior. She was so devoted to him, that she took part in one of the murders and…

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   Nov 3, 2019

   46m
8. 8

   Pike County Massacre

   On the morning of April 22nd, 2016, police officers in Piketon, Ohio discovered that eight members of a single family had been shot execution-style and killed overnight, while they slept in their beds. The killings occurred in four different homes all within miles of one another. Their deaths...

   Oct 20, 2019

   46m
9. 7

   the Cecil Hotel

   Located in Los Angeles, California is one of the most alleged haunted buildings in the world. In the neighborhood known to many Californians as Skid Row lies a hotel, a hotel associated with suicide, murder and rooms that played host to two of history’s most notorious serial killers and to one of...

   Sep 20, 2019

   32m
10. 6

    Minisode: Kirksville Suicides

    A new lawsuit claims that a fraternity brother pushed 5 people to kill themselves during the 2016 - 2017 Truman State University school year. Read the Law Suit Documentation

    Aug 9, 2019

    21m
11. 5

    Mini Episode: the Man Who Killed Halloween

    Mini Episode 2: the Man Who Killed Halloween Remixed, Re-edited On the day after Halloween in 1974, children across the US watched in horror as their parents threw out every last piece of candy they’d collected the night before during Trick or Treat. It was a severe but necessary precaution - a...

    Apr 16, 2019

    21m
12. 4

    Justin Newman

    Remixed, Re-edited Episode 3. Justin Newman In February of 2008, an Illinois woman discovered a large fire blazing away in her husband’s personal garage. She called 911 and prompted the response of local Illinois police officers and firefighters. Their initial findings lead them to believe that a...

    Apr 8, 2019

    35m
13. 3

    Mini Episode: Missing Women in Missouri

    Mini Episode 1: Missing Women in Missouri Remixed, Re-edited In Missouri in the 1990s, several women suspiciously disappeared in the same general area. Their disappearances have left two of the women's families without answers to this day. Sources: Charley Project, the Salina Journal, the Daily...

    Apr 7, 2019

    14m
14. 2

    the Papin Sisters

    Episode 2. the Papin Sisters Remixed, Re-edited Two sisters serving as maids in France in the 1930s suddenly and without warning, committed the most heinous and shocking crime France had ever known. To this day, the motive behind their violent crime has never been very clear. Many believe their...

    Apr 2, 2019

    33m
15. 1

    Hell on Horton Road

    Episode 1. Hell on Horton Road Remixed, Re-edited On March 3rd, 1989 a responsible 13 year old girl from Valley Stream New York receives a phone call while babysitting her little brother. She hangs up the phone and leaves 20 minutes later. What was said on this phone call that made her leave him?...

    Mar 25, 2019

    46m