Killer Code

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Unlock the darkest corners of the human mind. Killer Code deciphers the chilling patterns behind history's most notorious serial killers. Dive deep into the psychology, methodologies, and unsolved mysteries that continue to haunt us. We go beyond the headlines to meticulously analyze criminal profiles, forensic evidence, and the societal impact of these heinous acts. Killer Code offers an unparalleled exploration into true crime, revealing the intricate 'code' that drives the most disturbing criminal minds. New episodes are released daily, every Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM, ensuring you always have a fresh dose of gripping true crime content. Each installment provides detailed case studies, expert analysis, and a critical look at the justice system's response to these brutal crimes. This podcast is for true crime enthusiasts, armchair detectives, and anyone fascinated by the darkest aspects of human behavior. If you seek comprehensive, respectful, and deeply researched accounts of serial killer cases, you've found your next obsession. Subscribe to Killer Code now and never miss an investigation.

  1. 22 hr ago

    the mug - warm, in a cold, vacant space. No explanation offered

    the mug - warm, in a cold, vacant space. No explanation offered A meter reader found a hand-painted mug with a quarter-inch of warm coffee in a legally vacant building after eleven days, a physical impossibility that quietly answered a question no one had asked. That single oddity would later link four deaths across two counties and reveal how routine reports and open utility panels were dismissed until someone finally started pulling files together; what was the connection the system missed? In this episode, we follow the sequence of discoveries and reports that tied a warm ceramic mug to three earlier asphyxiations and a pattern of opened utility panels, and we ask how separate investigations and administrative choices let those links remain hidden until a detective pulled unrelated service records. Person: Alice Allen Date: February 9 Location: 414 Dunbar Street Cause: Asphyxiation Investigator: Detective Paula Meyer - A ceramic mug with hand-painted yellow daisies containing a quarter-inch of warm coffee was found in a utility closet that had been in a legally vacant building for eleven days. - Robert Andrews, 28, was found dead by asphyxiation in his Greer Avenue apartment with a back window unlatched and a kitchen utility-access panel slightly ajar; his laptop and watch were missing. - Timothy Holt, 41, was found dead by asphyxiation in his Pennell Avenue apartment with the back door unlocked from the inside and the hallway utility panel opened and not re-latched. - George Farris, 34, was found dead by asphyxiation in his apartment at 414 Dunbar Street adjacent to unit four with the utility panel ajar; this occurred approximately six weeks before the mug was found. - Detective Paula Meyer linked a utility technician's name from Arbor Utility Services to service calls at addresses connected to the deaths after finding a report about missing cash following a gas-evacuation call. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    the mug - warm, in a cold, vacant space. No explanation offered

  2. 1 day ago

    Dry Glasses in a Blizzard: How Route 9 Hid a Killer

    Dry Glasses in a Blizzard: How Route 9 Hid a Killer Eleven inches of snow fell over three days, the storm ended thirty-one hours before a pair of reading glasses and a folded wool scarf were found perfectly dry inside a Route 9 drainage culvert - no footprints, no tracks, nothing to explain how they got there. How can items taken from a missing man's pocket remain dry in a blizzard while his body is found two miles away with blunt force trauma and signs it was moved? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the last confirmed sighting to the discovery that changed the case, laying out what was found, who found it, and the forensic details that forced investigators to rethink where the crime actually happened. What does the placement of those dry items tell us about who moved Kevin Rafferty and why? Person: Kevin Rafferty Date: January 7, 2009 (last seen) Location: Route 9 drainage culvert (glasses and scarf found) Event: Body found January 18, 2009; cause blunt force trauma Person: Raymond Burns (found items January 14 while checking tire pressure) - Kevin Rafferty was 54 years old and last confirmed seen at Crossroads Fueling Center on January 7, 2009. - Eleven inches of snow fell in three days; the storm ended 31 hours before the glasses and scarf were found dry in the culvert. - Raymond Burns discovered the dry reading glasses and folded wool scarf on January 14, 2009, inside the drainage culvert with no footprints leading to it. - Medical examiner Frances Cho fixed time of death between January 7 and January 9 and recorded blunt force trauma; the body had been moved postmortem. - Kevin's daughter Lena reported him missing on January 8 after his regular Tuesday call failed to come. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    Dry Glasses in a Blizzard: How Route 9 Hid a Killer

  3. 2 days ago

    The Coat in the Oak: How a Buttoned Jacket Broke a Killer's Silence

    The Coat in the Oak: How a Buttoned Jacket Broke a Killer's Silence A burgundy wool coat hung eleven feet off the ground on a trail not open to the public, buttoned, sleeve smoothed, with no footprints in the frost beneath it - and inside its left interior pocket, a Missouri driver's license for Cynthia Weaver. How did a coat that required an eight-foot extension to reach end up deliberately placed where no one could have stood, and what does that placement tell investigators about where Cynthia was between 6:15 p.m. and when she was reported missing? In this episode, we follow the discovery of that coat and the investigative gaps it revealed: a confirmed sighting at 6:15 p.m., a gray Honda Civic found in a long-term lot with no manifest entry for Cynthia, and a detective who treats gaps as evidence. What connects a molded coffee cup, a missing name on a boarding manifest, and a deliberately hung jacket? Person: Cynthia Weaver Date: November 29 (confirmed sighting at 6:15 p.m.) Location: Morrow River trail (coat found on water oak branch) Case: Coat found December 5 (five days after disappearance) Investigator: Detective Dawn Mueller - The coat was hanging from a water oak branch eleven feet out from the trail and four feet above the forest floor. - Inside the left interior pocket was a Missouri driver's license listing Cynthia Weaver; no wallet, keys, or phone were present. - Pharmacist Doug Parrish saw Cynthia at 6:15 p.m. on November 29 wearing the same burgundy double-breasted coat with brass buttons. - Cynthia’s gray Honda Civic was found in the rear rows of the Portsmith terminal long-term lot with a coffee cup showing visible mold. - Detective Dawn Mueller wrote “impossible placement” in her notebook after observing intact frost and no footprints beneath the coat. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Coat in the Oak: How a Buttoned Jacket Broke a Killer's Silence

  4. 3 days ago

    The Impossible Card: How One ID Unraveled a Serial Killer's Trail

    The Impossible Card: How One ID Unraveled a Serial Killer's Trail A laminated clinic ID, underwater for nine days and snagged under a willow root two feet below the surface, became the single most impossible clue in a case that would close five murders across nine years and three counties - but who placed it there, and why was it thrown from a bridge with no hydrological path to the crime scene? In this episode, we follow the chain of discoveries from a man checking irrigation lines to the detective who assembled three counties of maps; the story covers the missing-persons report, the found ID, the unusual location of the slough, and the bridge that linked the evidence - how did one soggy card point to a pattern no one had seen for nearly a decade? Person: Marilyn Johnson, age 38 Date: November 13, 2009 (last seen) Location: Slough on the Dumont-Harrow county line Case: Missing person that became a multi-victim homicide investigation Detective: Gordon Hamilton - The ID card had been underwater for nine days when Ross Wagner pulled it from a slough. - The slough was two feet deep, six miles from the nearest clinic and three miles from any paved road. - Marilyn Johnson had lived in Perdita for eleven months and worked six days a week sorting bell peppers and cucumbers. - A neighbor heard Marilyn’s cat crying at 6:15 AM on November 13, 2009, fifteen minutes after its scheduled 6:00 AM feeding. - The court later established the card was thrown from a low wooden bridge, drifted twelve feet, and snagged under a willow root, where it remained for fourteen months. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Impossible Card: How One ID Unraveled a Serial Killer's Trail

  5. 4 days ago

    The Shoe, the Discharge Papers, and the Killer Who Keeps Proof of Service

    The Shoe, the Discharge Papers, and the Killer Who Keeps Proof of Service A lone black size ten shoe, double-knotted and empty, sat on a culvert beside the Starlight Motor Inn with folded military discharge papers hidden in its toe-found two days before the owner's body was discovered four tenths of a mile away. Why would a killer strip two veterans of wallets, phones, and their discharge papers, then place those same papers carefully back into a shoe and leave them miles from the scene? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the shoe photographed on October 9, 2014 to the discovery of Edward Sheridan on October 11, 2014, and then to a second similar death four months later, asking what connects these victims and who could turn a proof of service into a calling card? Person: Edward Sheridan Date: October 11, 2014 Location: dry creek bed behind a storage facility, the Strip, Dunmore County Cause of death: blunt force trauma Person: James Kolb - A black size ten shoe, double-knotted, was photographed on October 9, 2014 with folded military discharge papers in the toe. - Edward Sheridan, age 62, had received his Army discharge on March 14, 2011 and was found dead October 11, 2014 about four tenths of a mile from the shoe. - Sheridan’s wallet, phone, and keys were missing, but his belt and watch remained on his body. - Four months later James Kolb, age 58 and a Navy veteran, was found dead from blunt force trauma in room 11 at Prairie View Lodge with the room deliberately cleaned afterward. - Both victims’ military discharge papers were missing from their persons despite both men reportedly always carrying them. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Shoe, the Discharge Papers, and the Killer Who Keeps Proof of Service

  6. 5 days ago

    The Left Shoe on the Wellhead: How a Single Shoe Unraveled Three Disappearances

    The Left Shoe on the Wellhead: How a Single Shoe Unraveled Three Disappearances A single left running shoe, size seven with its lace tied in a neat bow, sat dry and centered on a ninety-pound concrete wellhead cap in the high desert outside Sable Creek - placed after dew had burned off and before a well-service operator arrived at 7:23 a.m. That shoe later connected three women who vanished across three consecutive Septembers; who knew the shoe would be found, and who used access knowledge to move unseen? In this episode, we follow the discovered shoe from the Durrant property wellhead through county records and volunteer rosters to show how routine access details tied together separate cases. You will hear what was found at the Sable Creek trailhead, the timing that narrowed the window of placement, and the question Kevin Carlson wrote in the margin that changed the investigation. Person: Cynthia Wells Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Sable Creek / Forest Road 14 trailhead Event: Left running shoe found on wellhead cap on September 9, 2011 Person: Curtis Olson - Shoe: left running shoe, size seven, lace tied in a neat bow, dry with no mud - Wellhead cap: ninety-pound concrete cap located a mile and a half from nearest paved road - Discovery time: photographed by Richard Quinn at 7:23 a.m., placed after dew had burned off (after 5 a.m.) - Cynthia Wells: 26 years old, car found at Forest Road 14 with engine cold, phone in center console, unused trail permit in glove box - Sequence: Marcy Slade disappeared September 2009, Debra Thorn disappeared September 2010 (body found six weeks later with one boot missing), Cynthia Wells disappeared September 2011 To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Left Shoe on the Wellhead: How a Single Shoe Unraveled Three Disappearances

  7. 6 days ago

    The Dry Bag: How a Returned Tote Unraveled a Serial Killer's Trail

    The Dry Bag: How a Returned Tote Unraveled a Serial Killer's Trail A dry leather tote on wet concrete, a transit card, a batteryless phone and a boarding pass - all returned but none explaining why a commuter was already dead. Four women vanished in August across years; a storage-unit keypad entry at 9:47 p.m. the night before one death sat unread for years - who was using her code and why was the tote left bone dry on wet pavement? In this episode, we lay out the sequence of discoveries and the small, concrete clues that redirected investigators from a missing-person case to homicide and then to a pattern across cases - starting with the returned bag and the storage-unit log. How did a dry tote, a storage record, and timing force detectives to look backward instead of forward? Person: Cynthia Foster Date: August 1-15, 2014 Location: Elmont Heights station / drainage channel behind industrial park four miles north of Caldwell station Status: Cause of death manual strangulation; body recovered August 15, 2014 Detective: Gregory West, age 44 - The leather tote was found upright on a concrete parking barrier after a quarter inch of rain had fallen overnight and the bag was bone dry. - Inside the bag were a transit card, a wallet, reading glasses in their case, a paperback novel with a boarding pass as a bookmark, and a phone with its battery pulled. - Cynthia Foster, age 49, was missing two days before the bag was found and had been dead nearly 24 hours before her husband reported her missing. - Her storage-unit account code was used at 9:47 p.m. on August 1, 2014 - the night before she died - and the unit inventory showed nothing disturbed. - Four women (Sandra Pruitt 2012, Beverly Crane 2013, Cynthia Foster 2014, Helen Marsh 2015) disappeared in August across consecutive years along the same commuter spur. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

    The Dry Bag: How a Returned Tote Unraveled a Serial Killer's Trail

  8. 28 Jul

    The Shoes Under the Fence: How One Clue Unraveled a Serial Killer

    The Shoes Under the Fence: How One Clue Unraveled a Serial Killer The sight of two canvas shoes with laces tied and toes pointed outward under a fence in a quiet town sparked a chain reaction: a red clay smear on one heel, two missing women two summers apart, and a detective who noticed what others did not - but who left with one question: how did those shoes get there? What hidden connection tied a routine walk, a folded coat with keys inside, and a lonely winter lot together? In this episode, we follow the sequence of events as presented in the record: the discovery of the shoes behind the Hendrix Brothers winter lot, the disappearances of Nicole Simmons and Angela Mercer, and Detective Earl Bennett’s early scene observations that reframed the investigation - can one overlooked clue connect years of silence? Person: Nicole Simmons Date: last confirmed seen July 7, 2001; missing July 14, 2001; body recovered September 2002 Location: Hendrix Brothers winter quarters lot, southern edge of Calloway Flats Person: Angela Mercer Date: missing July 11, 2003; shoes found July 15, 2003 - Two canvas shoes found under the back fence of a winter lot with laces tied and toes pointing outward - Left shoe heel stained with red clay while surrounding soil was a different color - Nicole Simmons walked a 52-minute route to work and was last confirmed seen July 7, 2001 at a backyard cookout - Nicole’s body was recovered 14 months after disappearance on the Hendrix Brothers lot and cause of death was ligature strangulation - Detective Earl Bennett had 22 years on the job and stood at the fence for 20 minutes noting the lot’s 12 acres, three low-traffic access roads, and seasonal lack of supervision To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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Unlock the darkest corners of the human mind. Killer Code deciphers the chilling patterns behind history's most notorious serial killers. Dive deep into the psychology, methodologies, and unsolved mysteries that continue to haunt us. We go beyond the headlines to meticulously analyze criminal profiles, forensic evidence, and the societal impact of these heinous acts. Killer Code offers an unparalleled exploration into true crime, revealing the intricate 'code' that drives the most disturbing criminal minds. New episodes are released daily, every Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM, ensuring you always have a fresh dose of gripping true crime content. Each installment provides detailed case studies, expert analysis, and a critical look at the justice system's response to these brutal crimes. This podcast is for true crime enthusiasts, armchair detectives, and anyone fascinated by the darkest aspects of human behavior. If you seek comprehensive, respectful, and deeply researched accounts of serial killer cases, you've found your next obsession. Subscribe to Killer Code now and never miss an investigation.

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    2026
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