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True crime... casually done. Fact boy gives you new episodes on Mondays and Fridays. Also available on YouTube!
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Three shocking cases of students who turned deadly—Colleen Ritzer, Ann Maguire, and Nohema Graber. Disturbing motives, senseless violence, and heartbreaking loss. When trusted classrooms became crime scenes, innocence vanished forever.
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1An aristocratic French family slaughtered and buried beneath their home. A father who vanished without a trace. Fifteen years later, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès remains one of Europe’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.
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Hollywood Ripper: From Chicago to California, Michael Gargiulo stalked, stabbed, and slaughtered for thrill alone. Three murdered, one survivor, and a trail of chilling evidence that finally sealed his fate.
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Dive into five of America’s most depraved killers—blood, madness, and chilling psychology—told with dark humor, sharp analysis, and unforgettable stories that push true crime beyond comfort zones and sanity limits.
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Inside Japan’s most haunting unsolved crime, a family murdered, a killer who stayed, and decades of evidence without answers. We explore the Setagaya murders—and why justice still waits today here.
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A respected headmistress, a powerful lover, and a shattered psyche collide—jealousy, manipulation, and drugs spiral into the shocking killing of America’s famous diet doctor that gripped a nation and courtroom.
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A disturbing true-crime documentary recounting Junko Furuta’s abduction and murder, exposing shocking failures of justice, human cruelty, and the enduring legacy of one of Japan’s most infamous criminal cases ever.
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From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth.
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In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compton, Bianchi's own Harley Quinn. Firmly under Bianchi's spell, she would go on to attempt to kill another woman before being caught by the police and ruining Bianchi's plans.
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The disturbing true story of Luka Magnotta—how internet fame, obsession, and ignored warnings led to one of Canada’s shocking crimes, told through the online hunt that tried to stop him.
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On a desolate Australian highway, a backpacker vanishes. A survivor escapes, suspicion erupts, and chilling evidence unfolds in the haunting Peter Falconio outback murder mystery that still troubles investigators today.
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A staged home invasion, a nation transfixed, and a chilling betrayal. We unravel the lies behind Caroline Crouch’s murder—and how one man fooled Greece before the truth emerged.
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Behind the gentle grandmotherly smile lurked a chilling killer. Discover how Velma Barfield—America’s ‘Death-Row Granny’—used poison, manipulation, and faith to hide a deadly trail of victims.
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Dive into Italy’s most terrifying true-crime mystery as we uncover the Monster of Florence—decades of murders, conspiracies, botched investigations, and unanswered questions in a case that still haunts Italy today.
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A chilling dive into Canada’s youngest triple-murderer. Grooming, rebellion, and a deadly pact unravel as Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke shock a nation with an unthinkable crime.
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Dive into the chilling real stories that inspired Scream. Explore real-life killers, shocking crimes, and the dark truths behind one of horror’s most iconic movies.
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Inside the chilling life of Richard Speck, the self-annointed devil whose brutal crimes shocked America. Explore his past, prison tape, and the night that became the crime of the century.
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In this flashback episode, Simon delves into the chilling case of Todd Kohlhepp, infamously known as the Amazon Review Killer. Terrible grammar. Wrote down crimes on the internet. 1/5 stars, would not recommend.
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Unmask the chilling story of Elaine Parent—the “Chameleon Killer.” From stolen identities to cold-blooded murder, uncover how the world’s most elusive con artist evaded capture for decades.
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Dive into five chilling, unsolved murder mysteries—Jennifer Servo, Keddie Cabin, Barry & Honey Sherman, Rey Rivera, and more. Twists, conspiracies, no closure—just relentless true-crime edging. Listen if you dare tonight.
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Also, thanks for the warning at the beginning. I almost skipped this episode because of the horrific stuff that was bound to come, but instead I grimaced through some of it and the skip button was my best friend for the parts I really couldn't stomach. Which were a number of spots.
2:45:32 Yeaaaah, yeah thats accurate. My brother and I were put in a private catholic school from the ages of like 3 (preschool) until we were 8 and 10. It was a small school and we were both bullied relentlessly. I still struggle with figuring out social interactions with more than a few people (but that could be the adhd and possible autism) and my brother had baaaad anger management issues. Private schools that are small where most of your class is a dick for no reason, really suck.
39:01 You mean the youtuber Markiplier? Director of and lead in the wildly successful and good af movie Iron Lung???? No way! (jk theres no way lol. but his dad was from Germany and his mom from Korea, therefore he's half European and half Asian. And that question made me laugh)
1:36:27 Sorry Simon but you just said Spokane in the weirdest way lol. Its said like Spoke-an, with the end of "spoke" blending into the A. If that makes sense. Id that just gave me a good chuckle
I can't listen to this anymore. the editing is awful. Are you using AI ?
neither person here is good and obviously Beverly was a terrible mother, but I feel as though Simon is underestimating how terrible of a mother Sabrina was. you can't not change a child all day! arguably, Beverly would have been right to contact protective services
sorry but I love listening to you but the way u dont like people about their religion is how I sometimes feel about u shifting on religion
Good Lord Simon is unbearably pro parents in this one. I get having an opinion, but usually he will at least pretend to get through the evidence without defending someone every step of the way. he didn't go over a single suspicious thing they did without making excuses for it. I don't know if I think they're guilty, but his constant excuses. just annoyed me
Simon, you and I are kindred spirits. I also only like Ironman movies. All other superhero movies are boring, imo.
I always enjoy George's scripts and the fact that Simon also seems to really get into them.
Simon: *Interrupts himself before reading the forensic evidence* Simon: "I don't know, this case all seems circumstantial!" xD
where can I buy a note book? 🥹
I think it's entirely possible that it's a bit of both- that he was doing a bit of vigilantism on the side and he was framed for more than he actually did.
Simon, are you insane? Marv had all this time to hook up to the sewer line, he refused to pay the 70K. He's supposed to be so successful and have so much money and unexpected expenses are part of buying property! I get that you changed your mind here, fact boy, but even from Marv's POV this was completely unreasonable!
The film based on this story is quite excellent. Anthony Wong won the equivalent of an Academy Award for his performance in it. The film is quite brutal in depicting the murder of the family.
Wow, the ending Ad cuts off the list of victims. Only got to 6 of them, I know there is nothing intentional with that but that sucks.
there is no statue of limitations on murder meaning it never closes
you forgot to mention the Actual thief, United Kingdom
This isn't an excuse for Pedro, but the reasoning is that he doesn't think other children that age should have a better life than he did at that same age. It's really fucked up thinking that, but to his messed up mind, it's logical.
protect the hospital and system put blame on a patsy. I think she did it but playing devils advocate