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Dark Topic
by Jack Luna
Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
Episodes
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164 • Red Hall
The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer, James Waybern “Red” Hall, was such a hothead that his hair seemed to be ablaze. And after his infamous 1945 murder spree, so probably is “Big Jim’s” soul. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify -...
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163 • A Great Guy
Matthew Terry seemed like a great guy. Until his pants came off. /// For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ /// Sources: 2017 attack on Michelle...
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162 • The Mount Pleasant Murders
For exclusive content .. www.patreon.com/darktopic Mount Pleasant, Iowa, October of 1978. Halloween is just around the corner, and so is a budding serial killer. Book: A Monster in Mount Pleasant by CJ Williams. A Monster in Mount Pleasant: A Story of Murders and Justice eBook : Williams, CJ:...
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162 • Brutal • The Hi-Fi Murders
The Hi-Fi Murders w True Crime Kent. For exclusive content like this, join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code…
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161 • The Trailside Killer
Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic David Carpenter, the Trailside Killer, had a brutal, seemingly uncontrollable stutter — that is, unless he took control… and became brutal himself. Source - The Sleeping Lady by Robert Graysmith The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate:...
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160 • The Suicide Scout
From the archives of DT +. This episode contains a secret ep at the conclusion. Takahiro Shiraishi AKA the “Twitter Killer” For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify -...
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159 • Animal: The Pictou Sadist
Douglas Worth, a worthless human being, should be behind bars. Instead, he might be out there hiding behind a bush. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify -...
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158 • Park Maniac
In the late 90’s an insatiable, freckle-faced serial killer terrorized São Paulo Brazil. Now Francisco de Assis Pereira is preparing to be released. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify -...
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158 • The Winnetka 1-2
For exclusives patreon.com/darktopic Blood Note - David Biro Laurie Grows - Laurie Dann Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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157 • The Tattoo Man
Dark Topic + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt Peter John Peters has gone by many names. In the late eighties London, Ontario, locals knew him as the Tattoo Man. After his sadistic 1990 crime spree he should have become something more permanent. A dead man. But…
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156 • Dugan
The life and crimes of serial killer Brian James Dugan. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Advertising Inquiries…
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155 • The Abt Family Murders
For exclusive content visit…Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic 1976, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Abt family plans to gather for dinner. Instead, they are collected into the clutches of a killer. Source: Killer in the House - Kathryn Canavan Killer in the House: Ten Days of Terror in a…
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154 • The Clean Freak
London, Ontario, Canada had the highest concentration of serial murder back in the seventies… though I doubt many people know that. This episode’s subject, from that time and place, certainly wouldn’t ring a bell. He would, however, climb up to your balcony and walk in through an open door....
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153 • Kill Amie
The ridiculous murder of Amie Harwick. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Kill Tony appearance 41 min mark....
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152 • The Toy-Box Killer
Visit patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED On Monday, March 22, 1999, a naked, bloodied woman wearing a padlocked collar with a six-foot chain attached came running out of a trailer park in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, screaming bloody murder. It was David...
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151 • Napper
In the early 1990s, a sleepy English village was rudely awakened by a Napper. Robert Napper. AKA the Green Chain Rapist and the Plumstead Ripper. Sources: Book - Napper: Through A Glass Darkly by Alan Jackaman Doc - https://youtu.be/-D2QrBKsISw?si=LtyFRepGyR0JlkqN ///// Dark Topic + DT + on…
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150 • Monster Butler
Archibald Thomson Hall, eventually known as Roy Fontaine, changed his name to better suit the world of butlery—which was a touch odd… given that “Archibald” sounds far more like a butler’s name than “Roy.” Then again, making a mess of things was exactly what the “Monster Butler” was best at....
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149 • The Work of Art: Shawcross
The Genesee Killer. The Rochester Strangler. The River Monster ~ Arthur Shawcross. Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. /// Mentioned McCammon message for…
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148 • The Homeschoolers
From the growing archive of DT + ~~ www.patreon.com/darktopic The sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu. Sources: Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf KIRO 7 News -...
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147 • Nebraska Boy Snatcher
John Joubert was bullied as a youth - but that’s really no excuse… Sources: ///Reading/// A Need to Kill by Mark Pettit https://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-need-to-kill/id722421216 ///Video/// 1996 NewsWatch 7 Doc https://youtu.be/QNsC-kFnRqQ?si=bvOSenCWSrjbpTgq Forensic Files Forensic Files…
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146 • The Smiler
A DT + offering from the growing catalogue on Dark Topic +. patreon.com/darktopic You now belong to The Smiler… Sources: The Smiler POV w actual soundtrack The Smiler On-ride POV #AltonTowersTogether Creepy Sheep...
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145 • The Peeler
For more Dark Topic visit www.patreon.com/darktopic Sheila “The Peeler” LaBarre. Sources: The Burn Farm by Michael Benson Signs of a Psychopath, Season 7, Episode 6, titled "He Had It Coming", Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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144 • 13 Stories
13 Stories for the Spooky Season. To unlock Dark Topic + visit... DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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143 • Gary on the Rocks
Gary Charles Evans. Sources: Every Move You Make M. William Phelps - Author Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Advertising Inquiries:...
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142 • The Abby Killer
Friday, October the 13th, 1995. The date was asking for something scary. Abbotsford, B.C., just so happened to have a resident in Terry Driver, ready to pull up and deliver. Sources: Through the Valley of the Shadow - The Search for the Abbotsford Killer by Rod Gehl...
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141 • Hunting Humans
Adam Leroy Lane - AKA The Highway Killer - was Hunting Humans. For exclusives including Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Sources: Book - Caught in the Act...
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140 • The Sicko of Spotsylvania
patreon.com/darktopic for Dark Topic + Richard Marc Evonitz. Sources: Book Into the water - Diane Fanning Survivor https://youtu.be/TJBD0AAZDtk Additional Victim? Friday Night Phone Call Changes Direction of a Decades-Old Child Murder Case Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands…
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139 • The Candy Man
This is an eight year old episode of Dark Topic, not previously available... out there. Try out Apple + or patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Dean Corll. The Candy Man case. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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138 • Garrow
The dark topic t shirt is now available… Darktopicofficial.com Serial killer Robert Garrow and his disturbing criminal history, which included a 1973 murder spree through the Adirondacks. Sources: Book on Garrow case by Jim Tracy Sworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing...
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137 • Monster of The Chase
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. Raymond Leslie Morris. The A34 Killer. The Monster of Cannock Chase. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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136 • Raymond Eugene Brown
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. The teenage killer affectionately known in prison as “Blade” before being released to slash again as an adult. Raymond Eugene Brown. Sources: Book - The Path of a Psychopath by Bob Curlee Findlaw Brown v State BROWN v. STATE (1999) | FindLaw Justia Law...
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135 • The Green Man
patreon.com/darktopic for more stuff. Nineteen year old Ngor Makuey claimed that “The Green Man” sent him to kill an elderly couple with his mother’s spatula. Even crazier, “Cops” would soon find him standing outside the victim home. Sources: Des Moines Register Alleged killer claimed 'green man'...
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134 • The Real Me
patreon.com/darktopic The disturbing case of a 14 year old impulse killer. Carly Gregg. Sources: Law&Crime Network Prime Crime: Teen Girl’s Horrifying Crime Caught on Camera Dr Todd Grande 14-Year-Old Killer Distorts Bipolar II Disorder into Nonsensical Defense | Carly Gregg Case Update Stepdad…
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133 • Football Head
patreon.com/darktopic Jack fell down... the case of Gary Heidnik. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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132 • Mysterious George
Patreon.com/darktopic for excusive content. George Waterfield Russell Jr. AKA The Charmer. SOURCE - Charmer: A Ladies Man and his Victims by Jack Olsen Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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131 • Manling
Patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Manling Williams couldn’t sleep one night so she went out for a drive and a cigarette. When she came home, her family was gone. At least that’s her story. Here’s the rest of it. Sources: Finishing Music - Mz.007 Cheers LA Times Woman endures as trial...
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130 • The Pitch Pine Murders
patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. From 2009 through 2013, Pitch Pine Crescent of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, would be visited by investigators reviewing a sudden, suspicious death. It wasn’t the streets fault, it was the nicest house of the affluent area that continued to summon...
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129 • Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives Kelsey Grammer is well known for his roles in television. Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons. But there is an awfully dark story here. One full of tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Sources: Homicide Hunter: S9E18 Animal Nature The Telegraph Actor Kelsey Grammer...
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128 • The Control Freak
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. The case of suspected Serial Killer John “Bottles” Baughman, who fooled everyone into believing him to be a “big sad teddy bear”, when in reality he was a conniving control freak. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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127 • The Reverend’s Boyfriend
David Earl Miller was hitchhiking through Knoxville, when a Baptist Reverend picked him up, brought him home, and made David his live-in boyfriend. Things were going really well, until David Earl brought a girl back to the holy abode and killed her. For no good reason. Sources: WBIR Remembering...
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126 • Zoo Man
From the archives of Dark Topic + www.patreon.com/darktopic A Two Part Offering. ZOO MAN Thomas Dee Huskey. The Zoo Man of Knoxville, Tennessee. Sources: Paranormal Investigation https://youtu.be/sea2DfLsO-c?si=ohQbgTHZuH9so2Xk Knoxville News WBIR Appalachian Unsolved: The serial killer who got...
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125 • Clifford Olson
A day late for Friday the 13th. How unlucky. The Rent-a-car Killer. The Beast of British Columbia. Canada’s shame. Clifford Olson. For exclusive content visit • www.patreon.com/darktopic Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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124 • The Freddy Krueger Killer
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. Spree Killer, Daniel Gonzalez, did nothing but drink, do drugs, play violent video games and watch horror movies. This shouldn’t have been a massive issue, but it became one when Freddy Krueger turned to speak directly to Daniel from the screen. Sources…
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123 • Mr. Krebs
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. Or sub to Apple + In the late 90’s, residents of San Luis Obispo were concerned that a serial killer may be on the loose following the disappearance of two Cal Poly Tech students within a two year span, followed by yet another bright young woman...
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122 • Ghost House
From the growing archive of www.patreon.com/darktopic and Apple + The case of young Eldon Samuel III and his Zombie hunter father. The case of Ghost House. Subscribe to Marooned wherever you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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121 • The Knocker
www.patreon.com/darktopic for additional content. Or try Apple + Charles Severance. “Knock, Talk, Enter, Kill, Exit.” Sources: Book - The Parable of The Knocker by Bryan Porter. Northern Virginia Magazine The Parable of the Knocker sheds light on Charles Severance Moments that Survive Moments…
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120 • A Random Killer
This episode is from the DT + archive growing at www.patreon.com/darktopic Michael Lee Lockhart. Executed December 9th at 6:24 PM by lethal injection in Texas. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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119 • Off the LISK
www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives. Or Apple + The LISK case has captured headlines for years. On this episode of Dark Topic, Jack attempts to stay “Off the LISK” in order to tell the story of another killer close to the case. Sarra Gilbert. But he, like Sarra’s sister Shannan, gets lost...
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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...
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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 Interview https://youtu.be/4kgSecWW9Nk The Michigan Murderer https://youtu.be/duhjKn4aGIA Detroit Free Press...
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