DEADLY INTENT

Carman Carrion
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DEADLY INTENT: The Dark Side of Humanity Hosted by Carman Carrion Welcome to the shadows, where monsters don't hide under beds—they walk among us wearing human faces. From the creator of Freaky Folklore, Destination Terror, and Carman's Crypt comes a chilling exploration into the darkest corners of criminal psychology. Deadly Intent isn't just another true crime podcast—it's a deep dive into the why behind history's most disturbing cases. "Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge." Each episode examines the twisted motivations that drive ordinary people to commit extraordinary evil. From century-old mysteries that still haunt small towns to modern tragedies that shatter our faith in humanity, we explore the deadly intent behind every crime—because understanding the why is the key to understanding the real monsters among us. Join host Carman Carrion as she unravels cases spanning over a century of human darkness: The Hinterkaifeck Murders: A killer who lived among the deadThe "Hot Sauce Mom": When maternal love becomes tortureThe Idaho Student Murders: When academic brilliance turns deadlyThe Doomsday Mom: When faith becomes justification for filicideHistorical mysteries like the Axeman of New Orleans and the Boy in the BoxThis isn't entertainment—this is education in the darkest classroom of all: the human heart. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Content warning: This podcast contains detailed discussions of violence, murder, and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Subscribe now and remember: Every killer has a reason. But does reason ever justify murder? Available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow @CarmanCarrion for updates and additional content.

Episodes

  1. The Axeman of New Orleans

    5D AGO

    The Axeman of New Orleans

    Send us a text Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of home invasion murders, violence against families, and detailed descriptions of crime scenes. The case also involves ethnic targeting and historical prejudice. Listener discretion is advised.   https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com   #AxemanOfNewOrleans #JazzNightSurvival #UnsolvedMysteries1919 #NewOrleansNoir #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrimeJazz   In 1918-1919, a phantom killer stalked the gaslit streets of New Orleans, transforming ordinary homes into crime scenes and everyday tools into weapons of murder. The Axeman terrorized the city for eighteen months, breaking into homes with surgical precision and attacking victims with their own axes. But this wasn't just another serial killer—this was a showman who understood spectacle, manipulation, and the power of fear. Host Carman Carrion explores one of America's most bizarre unsolved cases, where jazz music became salvation and an entire city danced to ward off death. From the killer's methodical targeting of Italian grocers to his infamous letter promising to spare anyone playing jazz on a specific night, this case reveals a murderer who craved more than blood—he wanted to become a legend. On March 19, 1919, New Orleans erupted in a citywide jazz concert as terrified residents played music as if their lives depended on it—because they did. No murders occurred that night, but the Axeman's reign of terror was far from over. Join us as we examine the intent behind a killer who wielded both brutality and showmanship, who threatened with steel but offered salvation through song, and who vanished into legend leaving an indelible mark on both true crime history and American musical culture. What drives someone to transform murder into theater? Can an entire city's defiant celebration truly ward off evil? Discover how the sounds of jazz became weapons against terror in this haunting tale from the Crescent City's darkest hour. Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of multiple murders, home invasions, and disturbing crime scene details involving the use of axes as weapons. Episode Hashtags: #AxemanOfNewOrleans #JazzNightSurvival #UnsolvedMysteries1919 #NewOrleansNoir #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrimeJazz Listen: https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com  Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   https://open.spotify.com/show/6RuFdlP6STrEERRUMnXQko   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carmans-crypt/id1786564399?i=1000681114968   https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com   Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/

    29 min
  2. The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes Practice

    AUG 19

    The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes Practice

    Send us a text Deadly Intent Episode 3: The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes Practice In November 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home in what prosecutors called a "fifteen-minute blitz." The killer wasn't a stranger lurking in the shadows—he was Bryan Kohberger, a PhD criminology student who had spent months studying his victims and using his academic knowledge of criminal behavior to plan the perfect crime. Host Carman Carrion explores how Kohberger's education in criminal justice became a roadmap for murder, examining the chilling surveillance he conducted, the warning signs his professors missed, and the single piece of evidence that ultimately led to his capture. From his problematic behavior as a teaching assistant to his shocking guilty plea in July 2025, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable questions about evil hiding behind academic respectability. What drives someone who studies criminal behavior to become the criminal? Can academic knowledge about crime create killers, or does it simply attract those already predisposed to violence? Join us as we examine the intent behind one of the most perplexing cases in recent memory—where the person hunting monsters became the monster himself. Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of multiple murders, stalking behavior, and disturbing crime scene details. Victims remembered: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin  Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   https://open.spotify.com/show/6RuFdlP6STrEERRUMnXQko   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carmans-crypt/id1786564399?i=1000681114968   https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com   Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/

    32 min
  3. The Hot Sauce Mom - When Love Becomes Torture

    AUG 12

    The Hot Sauce Mom - When Love Becomes Torture

    Send us a text Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of child abuse, torture, and murder. The case involves extreme physical and psychological abuse of a disabled child, including descriptions of starvation, hypothermia, and torture methods. Listener discretion is strongly advised.  "For months, fifteen-year-old Timothy Ferguson lived in a basement closet that reeked of urine and feces. His mother had installed motion sensors that would trigger alarms if he moved. She forced him to eat bread soaked in some of the world's hottest chili sauce—Carolina Reaper and Trinidad Scorpion peppers that caused excruciating pain. When that wasn't enough punishment, she made him sit in ice baths for hours. On July 6th, 2022, after spending nine straight hours in freezing water, Timothy Ferguson died, weighing just 69 pounds—less than half what a healthy teenager should weigh."  "Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge."  "It is not the act itself, but the intent behind it, that makes it a crime."  "Today on Deadly Intent, we're examining a case that challenges everything we think we know about maternal love. A successful law clerk, a devoted mother to some of her children, a woman studying to become an attorney, who systematically tortured her disabled son to death. The question that haunts everyone who studied this case isn't just what she did, but why she chose one child to suffer while protecting the others. What transforms a mother into a tormentor, and how does love become indistinguishable from hate?"  #truecrime #childabuse #disability #justice #mother #torture   https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   https://open.spotify.com/show/6RuFdlP6STrEERRUMnXQko   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carmans-crypt/id1786564399?i=1000681114968   https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com   Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/

    30 min
  4. The Hinterkaifeck Killings: The Watcher in the Attic

    AUG 5

    The Hinterkaifeck Killings: The Watcher in the Attic

    Send us a text DEADLY INTENT Episode 1: The Hinterkaifeck Killings - The Watcher in the Attic For weeks, Andreas Gruber heard footsteps in his attic. Footsteps that shouldn't have been there. He found mysterious tracks in the snow leading TO his farmhouse—but none leading away. On March 31st, 1922, someone had been living in their house. Someone had been watching them. And that someone was still there. What happened at the remote Bavarian farmstead over 100 years ago remains one of history's most chilling unsolved mysteries. Six people brutally murdered with a pickaxe. But the killer didn't flee—they stayed for days, feeding livestock, cooking meals, even braiding a victim's hair. Join host Carman Carrion as she explores the twisted psychology behind this calculated massacre. This wasn't random violence—this was someone who wanted to possess not just the family's belongings, but their entire existence. What kind of mind could live among the dead? And what drove them to want the Gruber family to suffer? "Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge." Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of violence, home invasion, and disturbing crime scene details. Listener discretion advised. Listen now:  #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMystery #Hinterkaifeck #Bavaria #CriminalPsychology #Documentary #SocietyAndCulture #History #Murder #ColdCase #Germany #1922 #SerialKiller #CrimeHistory #Podcast #Investigation #Forensics #RuralCrime #FamilyMurder #EuropeanCrime #HistoricalCrime #CriminalIntent #PodcastSeries #CarmanCarrion New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you get podcasts. Follow @CarmanCarrion for updates https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525713 Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   https://open.spotify.com/show/6RuFdlP6STrEERRUMnXQko   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carmans-crypt/id1786564399?i=1000681114968   Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/

    32 min

  5. TRAILER

    DEADLY INTENT

    Send us a text Welcome to the darkness. This is Deadly Intent - a true crime documentary podcast that dives deep into the twisted psychology behind history's most disturbing cases. Hosted by Carman Carrion (creator of Freaky Folklore, Destination Terror, and Carman's Crypt), each episode examines the deadly intent that transforms ordinary people into killers. "Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge." From century-old mysteries like the Hinterkaifeck murders to modern tragedies involving family annihilators, we explore not just the what and how - but the why behind humanity's darkest crimes. This isn't entertainment. This is education in the darkest classroom of all: the human heart. Subscribe now for episodes coming soon. Content Warning: This podcast contains detailed discussions of violence and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion advised. #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #Documentary #CriminalPsychology #CarmanCarrion

    2 min

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DEADLY INTENT: The Dark Side of Humanity Hosted by Carman Carrion Welcome to the shadows, where monsters don't hide under beds—they walk among us wearing human faces. From the creator of Freaky Folklore, Destination Terror, and Carman's Crypt comes a chilling exploration into the darkest corners of criminal psychology. Deadly Intent isn't just another true crime podcast—it's a deep dive into the why behind history's most disturbing cases. "Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge." Each episode examines the twisted motivations that drive ordinary people to commit extraordinary evil. From century-old mysteries that still haunt small towns to modern tragedies that shatter our faith in humanity, we explore the deadly intent behind every crime—because understanding the why is the key to understanding the real monsters among us. Join host Carman Carrion as she unravels cases spanning over a century of human darkness: The Hinterkaifeck Murders: A killer who lived among the deadThe "Hot Sauce Mom": When maternal love becomes tortureThe Idaho Student Murders: When academic brilliance turns deadlyThe Doomsday Mom: When faith becomes justification for filicideHistorical mysteries like the Axeman of New Orleans and the Boy in the BoxThis isn't entertainment—this is education in the darkest classroom of all: the human heart. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Content warning: This podcast contains detailed discussions of violence, murder, and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Subscribe now and remember: Every killer has a reason. But does reason ever justify murder? Available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow @CarmanCarrion for updates and additional content.

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  • Creator
    Carman Carrion
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
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    © 2025 DEADLY INTENT
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