The Kill File

Brittni Spears

Your favorite true crime podcast! Join me as we uncover secrets, investigate evidence and dive into the chilling details of some of the most fascinating cases. New episodes every Monday! For a link to the new bonus content click here for The Hidden Files! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-kill-file/subscribe

  1. Douglas Gretzler & Willie Steelman PART 2

    19h ago

    Douglas Gretzler & Willie Steelman PART 2

    This week we wrap up the "birthday cake killers" with the rest of these two turds' crime spree.....   Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/charmed-by-the-devil/crime-news/douglas-gretzler-willie-steelmans-killing-spree-of-17 https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/roseville-yard-disaster-memories-still-smolder-50-years-after-explosion/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4_k_9OkXc&t=58 https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/uv9er7/1973_roseville_ca_train_yard_disaster/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/casa-grande-dispatch/5145984/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070813040722/http://test.azcorrections.gov:80/isearch/inmate_datasearch/drow_info/036335.aspx?InmateNumber=036335&FN=GRETZLER+DOUGLAS,+E https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun/13925843/ https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/partners/team_three/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/32938363/   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36252614/ https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/lsd-acid https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreman https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/112/112.F3d.992.95-99023.html https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40385010_1407/micro_IA40385010_1407%201.%20Petition/page/n79/mode/1up https://www.newspapers.com/image/29983650/?clipping_id=2233311&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI5OTgzNjUwLCJpYXQiOjE3Nzc5ODQzNTUsImV4cCI6MTc3ODA3MDc1NX0.ELrW4EFVFAF3a2MgyfXaPWd5aefrERN0yVylqsxKyFs8kgCrVetOBj8PruGTMtJvZnofakt5UXYisJ3ZyOnIHg https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-gretzler-execution-1/2279819/ https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,944720-1,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210920175536/https://casetext.com/case/state-v-gretzler-1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19740709&id=m1ItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ttoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6021,1979412 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/06/03/Admitted-killer-of-17-executed/6447896846400/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/32938363/ https://tucson.com/news/local/photos-the-steelman-gretzler-murders/collection_6c509ab2-705f-518f-88a2-f44230424af7.html#16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-standard/10493807/ https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/gretzler-douglas.htm#google_vignette https://www.oxygen.com/charmed-by-the-devil/crime-news/douglas-gretzler-willie-steelmans-killing-spree-of-17 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1036471447/?match=1&terms=Lester%20Steelman https://www.10minutemurder.com/blog/the-birthday-cake-killers-inside-the-1973-victor-massacre/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/charmed-by-the-devil-journalist-laura-greenberg-killer-doug-gretzler-bond https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/09/archives/12-fugitives-booked-for-9-murders-in-california-wanted-in-arizona.html https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/doug-gretzler-serial-killer-oxygen-documentary-peacock-b2882187.html https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_marriage/?name=Willie+Luther_Steelman&birth=1945&death=1986 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/feb/27/tvandradio.television1 https://www.lodinews.com/lodi_living/article_360cafa8-92f8-11e2-b78c-001a4bcf887a.html https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19731109.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/67112627/ https://www.lodinews.com/news/article_2e82fdc2-9387-5fbd-94f6-accd72a4b8de.html https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,944720,00.html

    39 min
  2. Douglas Gretzler & Willie Steelman PART 1

    Jun 1

    Douglas Gretzler & Willie Steelman PART 1

    This week we will cover serial killers/spree killers and partners in crime Douglas Gretzler and Willie Steelman and their road trip from hell.... Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/charmed-by-the-devil/crime-news/douglas-gretzler-willie-steelmans-killing-spree-of-17 https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/roseville-yard-disaster-memories-still-smolder-50-years-after-explosion/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4_k_9OkXc&t=58 https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/uv9er7/1973_roseville_ca_train_yard_disaster/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/casa-grande-dispatch/5145984/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070813040722/http://test.azcorrections.gov:80/isearch/inmate_datasearch/drow_info/036335.aspx?InmateNumber=036335&FN=GRETZLER+DOUGLAS,+E https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun/13925843/ https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/partners/team_three/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36252614/ https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/lsd-acid https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreman https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40385010_1407/micro_IA40385010_1407%201.%20Petition/page/n79/mode/1up https://www.newspapers.com/image/29983650/?clipping_id=2233311&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI5OTgzNjUwLCJpYXQiOjE3Nzc5ODQzNTUsImV4cCI6MTc3ODA3MDc1NX0.ELrW4EFVFAF3a2MgyfXaPWd5aefrERN0yVylqsxKyFs8kgCrVetOBj8PruGTMtJvZnofakt5UXYisJ3ZyOnIHg https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-gretzler-execution-1/2279819/ https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,944720-1,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210920175536/https://casetext.com/case/state-v-gretzler-1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19740709&id=m1ItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ttoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6021,1979412 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/06/03/Admitted-killer-of-17-executed/6447896846400/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/32938363/ https://tucson.com/news/local/photos-the-steelman-gretzler-murders/collection_6c509ab2-705f-518f-88a2-f44230424af7.html#16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-standard/10493807/ https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/gretzler-douglas.htm#google_vignette https://www.oxygen.com/charmed-by-the-devil/crime-news/douglas-gretzler-willie-steelmans-killing-spree-of-17 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1036471447/?match=1&terms=Lester%20Steelman https://www.10minutemurder.com/blog/the-birthday-cake-killers-inside-the-1973-victor-massacre/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/charmed-by-the-devil-journalist-laura-greenberg-killer-doug-gretzler-bond https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/09/archives/12-fugitives-booked-for-9-murders-in-california-wanted-in-arizona.html https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/doug-gretzler-serial-killer-oxygen-documentary-peacock-b2882187.html https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_marriage/?name=Willie+Luther_Steelman&birth=1945&death=1986

    35 min
  3. Joseph D. Ball

    May 25

    Joseph D. Ball

    This week we discuss the murders of a man from the 1930's named Joseph Ball....   Sources: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-58033-8_8#:~:text=Held%20at%20Fair%20Park%20from%20June%206%2C,attracted%20a%20total%20attendance%20of%206%2C345%2C385%20(https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas%2Dcentennial). https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/07/02/chilling-story-about-the-man-known-as-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/ https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/ball-joseph.htm#google_vignette https://texasourtexas.texaspbs.org/the-eras-of-texas/great-depression-ww2/#:~:text=The%20Great%20Depression%20affected%20Texas%20in%20many,of%20violent%20attacks%20against%20blacks%20and%20Latinos https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/heres-what-texas-was-like-during-the-dust-bowl/ https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/elmendorf-tx https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-live-elmendorf/#:~:text=Elmendorf%20is%20a%20pastoral%20area%20in%20Bexar,*%20**Some%20conveniences%20may%20migrate%20out%20here** https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/nu0y8t/1938_press_photo_of_detectives_digging_up_the/#:~:text=The%20odd%20and%20eccentric%20World,serial%20killers%20in%20Texas%20history. https://www.elmendorf-tx.com/218/Elmendorf-History https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/history/joe_ball/ https://txtruecrimeblog.com/blog-archive/joe-ball Lane, B., Gregg W. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. HeadlineBook Publishing PLC. 1992. Newton, Michael. Hunting Humans: An Encyclopedia of ModernSerial Killers. Loompanics Unlimited. 1990. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/joe-ball https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/07/02/chilling-story-about-the-man-known-as-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/ https://txtruecrimeblog.com/blog-archive/joe-ball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvFYJWgVCrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXIttxhExq0&t=2s https://bluecanarytx.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/joe-d-ball-the-alligator-man-of-elmendorf/ https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zh6js

    41 min
  4. Laurie Dann

    May 18

    Laurie Dann

    This week we talk about one woman's descent into dark madness..... Sources:               https://abc7chicago.com/post/laurie-dann-school-shooting-timeline-of-1988-crime-spree/3483715/ Kaplan, J., Papajohn, G., Zorn E. Murder of Innocence: TheTragic Life and Final Rampage of Laurie Dann.  1990 (Warner Books) https://www.facebook.com/HistoricChicago/posts/chicago-skyline-from-the-field-museum-1957/1185349403794904/#:~:text=In%201957%2C%20Chicago's%20downtown%20skyline,developments%2C%20marking%20the%20city's%20progress. https://www.britannica.com/place/Chicago/History#:~:text=Chicago%20reached%20its%20population%20peak,signs%20of%20impending%20industrial%20decline. https://exhibits.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1950/timeline/index.html#:~:text=O'Hare%20Field%20began%20to,commercial%20air%20traffic%20from%20Midway.&text=WNBQ%20Chicago%20became%20the%20country's%20first%20all%2Dcolor%20television%20station.&text=Elvis%20Presley%20performed%20his%20first,force%20in%20the%20music%20industry. https://www.cera-chicago.org/Blog/3321508 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK424018/#:~:text=Drug%20Class:%20Antipsychotics,Go%20to: https://20thcenturymurder.home.blog/tag/20th-century/ https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dann-laurie.htm Egginton. J. Day of Fury: The story of the tragic shootingsthat forever changed the village of Winnetka. 1991. William Morrow and CompanyInct. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/22/us/police-still-unraveling-trail-left-by-woman-in-rampage.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070402124116/http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/lauriedann.html#Falling https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/22/us/police-still-unraveling-trail-left-by-woman-in-rampage.html A Year of True Crime: Brazen Heists, Remorseless Killers,Incredible Bravery!. Workman Publishing. 2024.

    51 min
  5. Larry Eyler

    May 11

    Larry Eyler

    This week we delve into the horrific crimes of The Highway Killer.... Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/o9rjd6/what_was_chicago_like_in_the_80s_and_90s_what/#:~:text=Grit%20and%20Danger:%20Chicago%20in%20the%2080s,and%20visible%20urban%20decay%20in%20many%20areas.   https://www.chicagohistory.org/documenting-lgbtq-history/ https://www.aidschicago.org/queer-bronzeville-a-short-history-of-black-queer-chicago-and-aids-activism-1920-1985/#:~:text=Bronzeville's%20queer%20population%20grew%20rapidly%20during%20the,**Cabarets**%20*%20**Semi%2Dsafe%20locations**%20*%20**Vice%20district** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWaytafhR8 https://publish.illinois.edu/redline-collection/chicago-in-the-1980s/#:~:text=Here's%20some%20information%20about%20Chicago%20in%20the,Party*%20came%20to%20town%20for%20special%20exhibits. https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/eyler-larry.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/106185539/?clipping_id=56110326&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEwNjE4NTUzOSwiaWF0IjoxNzc2MTc2MjA2LCJleHAiOjE3NzYyNjI2MDZ9.thUxeeZvQLiYC-8pRAsaU96rs9DFd9aycoIEmkFAr8umjUftJAVQxc9AriijiyptKeu61v0qmtJbPHQafox6jw https://allthatsinteresting.com/larry-eyler https://killingkillers.blogspot.com/2012/11/wanted-dead-or-alive.html https://www.wislgbthistory.com/news/who-killed-eric-hansen https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nwitimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/28/f2891016-eaac-5191-b0ca-62e7df9a947d/5d5701cff1338.pdf.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210519195529/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-return-of-larry-eyler/Content?oid=880169 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19940309&id=drRKAAAAIBAJ&pg=2732,1980891&hl=en https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/23/Eyler-charged-in-dismemberment/2380462081600/ https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Larry_Eyler https://www.forensicmag.com/598769-DDP-Identifies-1983-Teen-Victim-of-Larry-Eyler-the-Highway-Killer/ https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/1mg0kxq/daniel_bridges_the_21st_and_last_victim_of_larry/ https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/officials-identify-remains-found-at-indiana-farm-in-1983-as-chicago-teen-slain-by-late-serial-killer-larry-eyler/531-9b71653b-e3bc-4953-b9cf-269f723f6ac7

    47 min
  6. Joseph Paul Franklin

    May 4

    Joseph Paul Franklin

    This week we delve into the serial killer known for targeting people because of just one thing... they were different than him. Sources:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDPGe1VYtuQ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskOldPeople/comments/14niaik/what_was_life_actually_like_in_the_70s/#:~:text=Cultural%20and%20Media%20Landscape:%20The%201970s%20featured,with%20widespread%20consumption%20of%20molded%20Jello%20dishes. https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/news/1970s-america#:~:text=Many%20remember%20the%201970s%20as,the%20nation's%20economy%20took%20root. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48113 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbsrRB4Gzs&t=104 https://www.usccr.gov/files/historical/1970/70-001.pdf https://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/new_jersey_resources/highlights/african_american_history_curriculum/unit_15_beyond_civil_rights/#:~:text=Between%201970%20and%201990%20the,the%20poverty%20level%20also%20increased. Jack Rosewood, & Lo, R. (n.d.). The big book ofserial killers volume 2: Another 150 serial killer files of the world’s WorstMurderers (Vol. 2). LAK Publishing https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/franklin-joseph.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160813113420/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/423604/LIFE-OF-HATE-AND-KILLING-BEGAN-IN-50.html?pg=all   https://www.aetv.com/articles/john-douglas-john-paul-franklin https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goebbels-biography/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160914222452/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20077938,00.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/1262430547/?match=1&terms=Joseph%20Paul%20Franklin https://www.jta.org/archive/explosion-demolishes-synagogue-in-tennessee-wires-found-leading-from-synagogue-to-motel-100-yards-a https://isthmus.com/archive/from-the-archives/the-truth-vs-larry-flynt/ https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9329974/ https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2010-05-26/three-decades-later-the-effects-of-synagogue-shooting-are-still-being-felt https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/hustler-publisher-larry-flynt-dies-at-78#:~:text=Shot%20by%20a%20sniper%20in,died%20of%20a%20heroin%20overdose. https://www.atlantamagazine.com/history/larry-flynt-shot-in-lawrenceville-ga-1978/ https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/nov/19/confessions-of-a-hate-killertoo-many-deaths-to/ https://www.local3news.com/local-news/whats-trending/confessions-of-a-chattanooga-serial-killer-joseph-paul-franklin/article_1715295e-b380-50e8-aa97-4f0d0da5abb8.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129297650/harold_bruce-mciver https://www.deseret.com/1998/4/4/19372668/killer-with-utah-ties-admits-killing-pair-in-georgia-in-79/ https://digitalresearch.bsu.edu/digitalcivilrightsmuseum/items/show/26 https://www.hcpros.org/case-vault-1 https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/25/us/slayer-a-suspect-in-13-more-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/us/former-klansman-indicted-in-bombing-of-a-synagogue.html https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/19/us/around-the-nation-avowed-racist-is-charged-in-four-sniper-slayings.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-25016217 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2013/11/20/joseph-paul-franklin-execution/3648881/ https://isthmus.com/archive/from-the-archives/in-cold-blood/

    43 min
  7. The Hidden Files- Ken McElroy

    Apr 27

    The Hidden Files- Ken McElroy

    This week listeners get a sneak peak into the bonus content from The Kill File where we discuss the town bully and his crimes... Ken McElroy.

    44 min
  8. The Raincoat Killer PART 2

    Apr 20

    The Raincoat Killer PART 2

    This week we will finish up the case of the Yoo Young-Chul AKA The Raincoat Killer from South Korea Sources: The Raincoat Killer (Netflix) https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/news/international-business-a-hangover-in-south-korea-after-a-binge-on-credit.html#:~:text=Despite%20ads%20pitching%20''prices%20of,forecasts%20of%20a%20year%20ago. The Chosun daily (Translated to English) 9/6/2004 “Serialkiller says 21 victims was just a beginning” Korea JoongAng Daily (Translated to English) 9/21/2004“Murder Suspect causes stir” YTN (Translated to English) 10/28/2019 “Shocking Update onSerial Killer Yoo-Young-chul from prison official” https://www.facebook.com/SeoulCorea/posts/never-forget-that-when-seoul-korea-removed-the-cheonggyecheon-expressway-in-2003/1031733172327943/#:~:text=Seoul%20Transforms%20a%20Freeway%20Into,%2Dan%2Durban%2Dpark/ https://www.nytimes.com/articles/2003/02/27/seoul.php https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2443366 https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/18/EUOU2GWTVUNLIX3T5RYK4LYK4A/ https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/19/K7D5DIDYKBJIS2WDF26CJNVMAA/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140403091736/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/yoo_young_cheol/2.html http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/yoo_young_cheol/2.html https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201910281525068241 https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/young-chul.htm https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0003815310?sid=102 https://darksideofseoul.com/serial-killer-yoo-young-chul-part-1-monstrous-origins/#:~:text=Born%20April%2018%2C%201970%2C%20Gochang,and%20sports%20(track%20and%20gymnastics)   https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0003815310?sid=102 https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3251159 https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2004/07/19/K7D5DIDYKBJIS2WDF26CJNVMAA/ https://judicature.duke.edu/articles/postcard-from-korea-qa-with-judge-seo-yoon-lee/#:~:text=The%20jurisdiction%20of%20district%20courts,unless%20there%20are%20exceptional%20circumstances. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/asian-courts-in-context/courts-in-the-republic-of-korea-featuring-a-builtin-authoritarian-legacy-of-centralization-and-bureaucratization/A64338AAD5984149FB5815CDCA63B3EC#:~:text=Generally%20speaking%2C%20district%20courts%20are,dispute%20exceeds%2050%20million%20KRW.&text=In%20principle%2C%20the%20single%2Djudge,law%20governing%20the%20given%20cases.&text=There%20are%20eighteen%20district%20courts,where%20high%20courts%20are%20located.&text=A%20district%20court%20and%20a,Rule%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court.&text=The%20administrative%20court%20is%20established%20only%20in%20Seoul. https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2009/11/16/south-korean-judges-observe/16514701007/#:~:text=Jury%20trial%20system%20a%20new,who%20make%20the%20final%20verdict. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3251159 https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201910281525068241 https://allthatsinteresting.com/yoo-young-chul

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  • Creator
    Brittni Spears
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    98
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