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. Joachim Kroll

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    Joachim Kroll

    This week for our 100th episode we cover a particularly heinous and depraved man from Germany. Sources: Worlds Most Evil Killers S1Ep16, Joachim Georg Kroll,Peacock (2017) Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers (p. 432). LAK Publishing. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nazi-rise-to-power https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1933-1938/death-of-german-president-von-hindenburg https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/paul-von-hindenburg https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen https://allthatsinteresting.com/joachim-kroll https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Joachim_Kroll https://medium.com/activated-thinker/inside-the-twisted-mind-of-the-ruhr-cannibal-2587c83e97ef The Ruhr Cannibal: The Horrifying True Story of Joachim Kroll mayrefer to a digital independent release:Author, A. A. (2025). The Ruhr Cannibal: The Horrifying True Story ofJoachim Kroll [Kindle edition]. Amazon Digital Services. [1, 2, 3] Newton, M. (1990). Hunting humans: An encyclopedia ofmodern serial killers. Loompanics Unlimited. [1, 2] https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/hitler-youth-2 https://www.horrorgalore.com/true-story/joachim-kroll-cannibal-serial-killer-germany https://dingeengoete.blogspot.com/2012/02/bait-and-switch-cannibal-crimes-of.html https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/joachim_kroll/ https://prezi.com/p/9fiqfgp25jdp/joachim-krolls-victims/

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  2. Jack Unterweger

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    Jack Unterweger

    This week we discuss the serial killer known as the Vienna Woods Killer from Austria. Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/jack-unterweger 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://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/nov/10/features.weekend https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/murderer-s-final-freedom-the-bizarre-life-of-jack-unterweger-poet-and-killer-of-prostitutes-ends-at-his-own-hand-1417861.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Jack-Folge-4-Kindheit-unter-Qualen,audio1104780.html http://centraleuropeaneconomicandsocialhistory.com/lifestyle-of-the-long-1950s1947-1965-in-vienna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_Austrian_presidential_election Leake, John. Pisarz, który nienawidził kobiet: podwójneżycie seryjnego mordercy. Social, Publishing Institute, Krakow, (2011) https://www.newspapers.com/image/334529905/?match=1&terms=Jack%20Unterweger https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-best-selling-author-who-strangled-women-with-their-underwear-b7e7526ad7c1 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/taxonomy/term/302 https://botstiberbiaas.org/austrian-jack-the-ripper-unterweger/ https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/jack-unterweger-poet-of-death#The%20Crimes https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_artist_within_the_murderer_the_strange_case_of_jack_unterweger/ https://crimelibrary.org/criminal_mind/profiling/profiling_2/ https://www.bmi.gv.at/magazinfiles/2024/03_04/30_true_crime.pdf https://austria-forum.org/af/AustriaWiki/Jack_Unterweger https://www.biography.com/crime/jack-unterweger https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2019/10/15/jack-unterweger-the-silver-tounged-devil/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/704609660332475/posts/854739068652866/

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  3. Eric Edgar Cooke

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    Eric Edgar Cooke

    This week we explore the crimes and murders of one of Australia's serial killers called The Night Caller..... Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression_in_Australia   https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/52695 https://commonslibrary.org/the-1931-perth-treasury-building-riot-unemployed-workers-during-the-great-depression/ 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://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cleft-palate/symptoms-causes/syc-20370985 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cleft-palate/symptoms-causes/syc-20370985 https://hcasouthatlantic.com/blog/entry/childhood-bullying-has-lasting-health-consequences https://allthatsinteresting.com/eric-edgar-cooke https://lawsocietywa.asn.au/our-big-stories/the-psychological-impact-of-being-wrongfully-convicted-interview-with-john-button-2022/ https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/effects https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203934284/sarah-cooke https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Lives-Estelle-Blackburn-ebook/dp/B004GEC5OU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LBVXJV46CA5D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PBLHXXgL2_RgOhtLEcHtIA.fpE5WKcWnBqVUssisE3D56V1GopMp4T2RVes9xMnCJg&dib_tag=se&keywords=9781740640732&qid=1779115928&s=books&sprefix=9781740640732%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-1&asin=B004GEC5OU&revisionId=944e8e98&format=3&depth=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307082604/http://www.trulyunusual.com/wards/showthread.php?t=3356 https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooke-eric-edgar-9817 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/serial-killer-eric-edgar-cooke-aka-the-night-caller-is-one-of-australias-worst/news-story/7b1d6b4683817181de31a48378022f25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090608200442/http://www.police.wa.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?link=PDFs%2FEpisodes_WAPolicingHistory.pdf&tabid=1060 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203934284/sarah-cooke             https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14637700/eric_edgar-cooke https://allthatsinteresting.com/eric-edgar-cooke https://killer.cloud/serial-killers/show/170/eric-edgar-cooke#google_vignette https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/crime/the-night-caller-eric-edgar-cooke-audio-files-reveal-he-just-wanted-to-hurt-people-ng-b881889762z https://vocal.media/criminal/eric-edgar-cooke https://web.archive.org/web/20090307082604/http://www.trulyunusual.com/wards/showthread.php?t=3356 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/eric-edgar-cooke-the-night-caller-was-one-of-australias-worst-serial-killers-in-1960s-trials/news-story/137d2aacb035c5aa801f12f7abb8ac66 https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooke-eric-edgar-9817

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  4. Douglas Gretzler & Willie Steelman PART 2

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    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

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  5. Douglas Gretzler & Willie Steelman PART 1

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    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

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  6. Joseph D. Ball

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    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

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  7. Laurie Dann

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    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.

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  8. Larry Eyler

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    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

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