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. قبل ٢٠ ساعة

    Folded Glasses, Cold Engine: The Quiet Abduction on Alderman Road

    Folded Glasses, Cold Engine: The Quiet Abduction on Alderman Road The morning found prescription glasses folded neatly on the hood of a green pickup and an engine cold enough that dew had dried along the wheel wells - a 22-year-old who needed those lenses to read a street sign had vanished. Why would someone remove and fold glasses and leave them like a calling card at a staged breakdown, and who touched that hood with a hand that never appeared in any database? In this episode, we walk through the timeline, the scene at Alderman Creek Road, and the questions that kept one investigator's legal pad full of unwritten answers as the case unfolded. What the physical evidence and the small inconsistencies reveal about motive and opportunity is the thread that ties the story together. Person: Dennis Webb Date: August 14, 2009 (truck found) / August 13, 2009 (last call) Location: Alderman Creek Road, Marsden County, Tennessee Investigator: Jean Cook Case: Found strangled three quarters of a mile into the tree line behind Piney Hollow Baptist - Glasses were prescription, folded, lenses facing up, placed on the hood of a green pickup. - Truck engine was cold and dew had dried along the wheel wells when discovered at 7:42 AM. - Partial palm print on the front edge of the hood did not match Dennis or anyone in the county database. - Distributor cap had been deliberately loosened to cause misfire, estimated 90 seconds for someone with mechanical knowledge. - Dennis Webb's wallet was found on his person; no defensive wounds; body found strangled in a dry creek bed. 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.

  2. قبل يوم واحد

    She Stopped Bringing Kolaches: The Single Shoe That Told All

    She Stopped Bringing Kolaches: The Single Shoe That Told All A single size seven patent-leather dress shoe sat upright beneath a porch on Keswick Lane, placed with such care there was no disturbed soil and no second shoe anywhere. The shoe was found seven days after Vicki Ford went missing and the reason it was left there would remain unexplained for years-who put it there, and why? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the morning Randy Olson noticed the smell and found the shoe to Detective Lauren Romano's arrival at the scene, detailing the house's defective latch, Vicki's routines, and the neighborhood activity around the Granton County Fair. How did knowledge of a specific latch, a quiet entry on a fireworks night, and a single orderly shoe connect to Vicki's death? Person: Vicki Ford Date: July 4-5, 2011 (time of death) Location: Keswick Lane, Granton County Cause: Manual strangulation Finder: Randy Olson (discovered shoe July 12, 2011) - Vicki Ford turned 38 in March 2011 and had worked 11 years as a records clerk at the Granton County Department of Health. - The Granton County Fair ran June 22-July 3, 2011; Keswick Lane is less than a mile from the fairgrounds. - Bernard Chu reported seeing an unmarked white cargo van parked in the alley behind Vicki's property on at least three evenings during the two weeks before she disappeared. - The back door latch required lifting the handle to a specific angle to open without a key, a defect the homeowner Al Geary had noticed for two years. - The medical examiner determined time of death as sometime during July 4th or 5th, 2011, and confirmed manual strangulation. 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.

  3. قبل يومين

    The Cake on the Counter: How a Caregiver Wrote Her Victims' Doors

    The Cake on the Counter: How a Caregiver Wrote Her Victims' Doors A birthday cake with 63 unlit candles sat on the counter while Crystal Sullivan lay dead for at least 14 hours - the detail Detective Eric Vickers wrote on an index card and kept for four years. Three more elderly women would be found strangled in June, each in homes with doors noted months earlier by a home health aide; what connects the notes to the killings? In this episode, we lay out the sequence of events, the repeated details in case files, and the observations Vickers recorded as the pattern emerged, asking whether routine home-safety notes hold the key to understanding how the perpetrator entered these houses. Person: Crystal Sullivan Date: June 9, 2011 Location: Kellard Cause: Manual strangulation Investigator: Eric Vickers - The cake on Crystal Sullivan’s counter had white frosting, blue gel letters spelling “Crystal,” and sixty-three unlit candles in plastic sleeves. - Crystal Sullivan was dead for at least fourteen hours and found twelve feet from the entrance with the front door unlocked and no sign of forced entry. - A home health aide, Susan Walsh, had written in Home Safety Notes that the side door off the kitchen had a worn latch. - Beverly Marsh, age 61, was found strangled on June 14, 2012, with a back door open and a prior note that the back door latch “does not engage fully.” - Lorraine Peck, age 59, was found on June 11, 2013, with a side laundry room door discovered unlocked and older hardware described (push-button knob lock from the 1970s). 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.

  4. قبل ٣ أيام

    He Left a Key in Her Hand: The April Walker Case

    He Left a Key in Her Hand: The April Walker Case A motel key fob was found clenched in a dead woman's hand on May 9, 2011 - an amber, diamond-shaped Gulf Pines Inn tag from a motel demolished eleven years earlier, deliberately placed after death. Why would someone keep that fob for years and return to position it in April Walker's left hand, and what pattern does that gesture reveal about other killings along Route 17? In this episode, we follow the timeline from April Walker's last known sighting on April 25, 2011 to the discovery of her body fourteen days later, and we trace the investigative leads that tied her death to previous cases and to a handwritten motel maintenance log. What connection links the Gulf Pines fob, a string of motel-living victims, and the decisions of those who could have intervened? Person: April Walker Date: April 25, 2011 (last seen); May 9, 2011 (found) Location: Pelican Spit embankment on Route 17, six miles south of Carver Beach Investigator: Kevin Simmons, 41 years old Previous Case: Brenda Kutch, strangled May 2010, found in a drainage culvert on Route 17 - April Walker was 24 years old and worked as a shift supervisor at the Tidemark Travel Plaza. - She was captured on surveillance for a 40-second clip at 11:14 PM on April 25, 2011, then never seen alive again. - Her body was discovered on May 9, 2011 by dog-walker Holly Hamilton along the embankment. - The Gulf Pines Inn fob found in her left hand came from a motel demolished in 2000 (eleven years before 2011). - Investigator Kevin Simmons noted a potential pattern and wrote "KUTCH - PATTERN?" after comparing Walker's case to Brenda Kutch's May 2010 strangulation. 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.

  5. قبل ٤ أيام

    The Dry Parking Pass: Why a Bone‑Dry Lanyard Blew Open Five Murders

    The Dry Parking Pass: Why a Bone‑Dry Lanyard Blew Open Five Murders A bone‑dry laminated parking pass hung from Melvin McCarthy’s lanyard even though his body lay face‑down, submerged for an estimated six to ten hours - a detail one officer later wrote down and then wondered about for eight years. That single unexplained anomaly links a string of deaths at Carver University that officials initially closed as accidents; what pattern does a dry laminate expose when every scene otherwise points to misfortune? In this episode, we lay out the sequence of events and the exact unexplained details that nagged at detectives and colleagues: a dry parking pass, misplaced access cards, a keycard found clipped to a belt loop instead of a shirt pocket, and a radio tuned to dead AM static. How did these small inconsistencies connect deaths across eight years, and who had the opportunity to exploit routine habits? Person: Melvin McCarthy Date: April 2014 Location: Picker's Creek, Carver University Person: Tom Peele Person: Greg Harmon - McCarthy’s body was submerged face‑down for an estimated six to ten hours while his laminated parking pass remained completely dry. - Officer Dennis Wark wrote a supplemental note: "Laminate shows no moisture consistent with submersion time - unexplained." - McCarthy had worked nineteen years at Carver University and was 48 years old at his death. - Tom Peele was found dead at the base of a stairwell in fall 2015 with his keycard clipped to his belt loop despite always carrying it in his shirt pocket. - Greg Harmon, age 44, was found unresponsive in his parked car in early April 2017 with the engine running and the car radio tuned to AM dead static. 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.

  6. قبل ٥ أيام

    The Locked Gate, the Standing Shoe, and the Secret Second Victim

    The Locked Gate, the Standing Shoe, and the Secret Second Victim A standing shoe in a drainage ditch led to a buried woman found under nineteen inches of disturbed earth on March 11, 2009 - her clothes washed after death and a padlocked flood-control gate unbroken for months. Who could move, clean and bury Wendy Peterson inside a sealed channel without triggering any known entry? In this episode, we tell what was discovered at the Hollenbeck orchard ditch and how investigators reconstructed the timeline and the route that ended Wendy Peterson’s life. How did a routine four-mile run and a locked gate become the only clues to a carefully planned disappearance? Person: Wendy Peterson Date of discovery: March 11, 2009 Age: 31 Cause of death: ligature strangulation with evidence of prior restraint Location: Hollenbeck orchard drainage ditch, under 19 inches of disturbed earth - Shoe found upright: left foot, pale blue canvas, size 7, clean with lace loose and tongue folded back - Body burial detail: covered by a mat of cut tule grass replaced with care over 19 inches of disturbed soil and a thin layer of river sand - Time of death estimate: 4 to 7 weeks before discovery, placing disappearance in late January or early February 2009 - Gate status: county flood-control gate had been padlocked and unbroken since October 2008; three keys existed and were accounted for - Routine: Wendy ran the same 4.2-mile morning route at 6:15 a.m. from Orchard Loop Road through the gravel access track behind the Hollenbeck orchard every workday 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.

  7. قبل ٦ أيام

    The Folded Coat: How a Septic Tech Hid Four Murders

    The Folded Coat: How a Septic Tech Hid Four Murders A folded wool coat tucked beneath an iron septic ring became the single clue that would unravel four disappearances - a charcoal gray size twelve with a handwritten dry-cleaning tag reading "CHAMBERS, D." Who folds a coat before leaving it behind, and why would that act hide a trail of violence for three years? In this episode, you’ll hear the timeline from the night Diane Chambers vanished to the moment her body surfaced, and how routine service logs and a single technician’s entries drew investigators to a pattern of access and absence. What did a septic route, a frozen hem fused to concrete, and an unremarked uniform reveal about the person who moved through Harwick? Person: Diane Chambers Date: February 4, 2009 (last confirmed seen) Location: Calloway Bend Road / Sennett River (recovery ~1.5 miles downstream) Person: Duane Novak (septic technician in service logs) Investigator: Detective Michelle Reed - Diane Chambers was 52 years old and a licensed practical nurse who finished her shift at 11:15 PM on February 4, 2009. - A charcoal gray wool coat size 12 with handwritten tag "CHAMBERS, D." was found folded under a septic tank iron ring on frozen ground. - Diane’s locked silver car was found two days later in a supermarket parking lot three blocks from the hospital with purse and phone inside. - Harwick Basin Services logs show Duane Novak serviced four properties within half a mile of Fenner Street in the two weeks before February 4, 2009. - Diane’s body was recovered 11 days after the coat was found, in a shallow depression along the Sennett River approximately 1.5 miles downstream. 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.

  8. ١٤ أكتوبر

    The Shoe on the Post: How One Cleaned Shoe Unmasked a Truck-Stop Killer

    The Shoe on the Post: How One Cleaned Shoe Unmasked a Truck-Stop Killer A single cleaned woman's shoe balanced atop a highway marker stopped a birdwatcher cold on January 9, 2011 - its interior wiped clean, no footprints in the packed caliche, and the matching shoe never found. That lone shoe eventually tied to five missing women whose cases had been filed as voluntary departures; how did one post break a string of quiet disappearances? In this episode, we trace the evidence that moved the case from an oddity photographed by Philip Boyd to a cluster of missing-person files linked along an interstate corridor, and ask what patterns in vendor logs and delivery routes finally pointed detectives toward a suspect. Person: Philip Boyd Date: January 9, 2011 Location: Decker Flats, off I-40 Case: Five missing women from truck stops and travel plazas Person: Detective Roy Fitzgerald - A red-tailed hawk was gone before Philip Boyd could focus his camera; he photographed the shoe from six angles before calling 9-1-1. - The shoe interior showed no sock lint, no wear residue, and no skin cells; the surrounding caliche showed no footprints toward or away from the post. - Alice Barrett’s Honda Civic was found at Decker Flats and Travel at exit 44 with the final mileage log entry at 6:14 p.m. on June 11, 2009; she did not return. - Tricia Baumgartner disappeared from the Flatiron Travel Center on U.S. 83 sometime in 2010; her car was left with a full tank. - A Tri-County Textile truck was logged into Decker Flats & Travel at 5:47 p.m. on June 11, 2009 with the driver name field marked by a diagonal slash; company records later tied the route that day to employee number James Mueller. 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.