DEADLY INTENT

Send us a textContent 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 #TrueCrimeJazzListen: 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textIn November 1959, the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas was shattered when four members of the respected Clutter family were brutally murdered in their own home. Herbert Clutter, a prosperous wheat farmer, his wife Bonnie, and their teenage children Nancy and Kenyon became victims of two ex-convicts chasing a prison rumor about a safe full of cash that never existed.This is the story behind Truman Capote's groundbreaking true crime novel "In Cold Blood"—a meticulously planned crime that revealed the terrifying randomness of evil and changed how America viewed rural safety forever. Dick Hickock and Perry Smith drove 400 miles across Kansas with shotguns and rope, intending to rob and kill from the very beginning. What they found instead was a family whose only crime was being in the wrong place when evil came calling.Join host Carman as she explores the psychological dynamics between two killers whose partnership amplified their worst impulses, the devastating impact on a close-knit community that never locked its doors, and the investigation that eventually led to one of the most famous manhunts in American history. We'll examine the disturbing evidence of sexual assault, the methodical execution of an entire family, and the questions that still haunt investigators more than 60 years later.This episode contains detailed discussions of violent crime, murder, and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.Note: This episode sets up next week's deep dive into the Walker family murders—a potentially connected case that led to the 2012 exhumation of the killers' bodies in a search for DNA evidence. https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #InColdBlood #TrueCrime #ClutterMurders #TrumanCapote #Kansas #FamilyMurder #DeadlyIntent #PodcastTrue #ColdCase #1959 #PerrySmith #DickHickock #Holcomb #RuralCrime #AmericanCrime🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:**🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com  🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:**🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion  ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:**🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:**🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:**Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.Support the show

Send us a textDEADLY INTENT - Season 1, Episode 16 "The Perfect Family Lie - Chris Watts"In August 2018, a security camera captured the last moments of what appeared to be the perfect American family. Chris Watts—devoted father, loving husband, the man neighbors trusted—walked calmly to his truck carrying a red gas can. Behind him, his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and CeCe slept peacefully, unaware these would be their final hours.What the world discovered next shattered every assumption about the smiling family photos, social media posts, and suburban dream life. This wasn't a crime of passion or sudden rage—this was methodical annihilation by a man who valued his own desires over the lives of those who loved him most.Join host Carman Carrion as she examines the psychological unraveling of Chris Watts—a covert narcissist who maintained the facade of the perfect husband while planning the ultimate escape: erasing his family to start fresh with his mistress. Through forensic evidence, expert analysis, and respectful examination of the victims' lives, we explore how ordinary evil can hide behind the most convincing masks.This episode includes detailed psychological analysis of family annihilation, the investigation that exposed his lies, and a memorial tribute to Shanann, Bella, CeCe, and unborn baby Nico—four people whose lives mattered far beyond the headlines.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of family murder, domestic violence, and child victims. Listener discretion advised.Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:**🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com  🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:**🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion  ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:**🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:**🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:**Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.  #DeadlyIntent #ChrisWatts #TrueCrime #FamilyMurder #ShanannWatts #WattsFamily #TrueCrimePodcast Support the show

Send us a textThis episode examines the systematic torture and murder of at least 17 women by Robert Hansen, a mild-mannered baker who transformed into one of Alaska's most notorious serial killers between 1973-1983. Hansen hunted women like wild game in the Alaskan wilderness, combining his skills as a pilot and hunter with a deep psychological need for control and revenge against those he perceived had rejected him.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of sexual violence, torture, and murder. The case involves systematic predation of vulnerable women, descriptions of psychological and physical abuse, and detailed hunting methods used against human victims. Listener discretion is strongly advised. #truecrime #serialkiller #Alaska #psychology #hunting #profiling #FBI https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:**🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com  🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:**🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion  ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:**🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:**🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:**Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. Support the show

Send us a textIn 1991, police discovered seventeen dismembered bodies in Jeffrey Dahmer's Milwaukee apartment. But the murders were just the beginning of a psychological horror that defied comprehension. For thirteen years, Dahmer had been pursuing something far more disturbing than killing - he was trying to build a world where no one could ever leave him again.Join host Carman Carrion as she dissects the twisted psychology behind one of America's most methodical killers. From his childhood experiments with roadkill to his attempts at creating living "zombies," Dahmer's crimes reveal an intent so calculated and disturbing that it challenges our understanding of evil itself.This episode explores:• The childhood trauma that shaped Dahmer's deadly obsession with control• How he perfected his hunting techniques over nine years of preparation  • The institutional failures that allowed him to kill undetected for over a decade• Why his true intent was possession, not murder• The chilling psychology of someone who ate his victims to keep them "forever"Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of murder, cannibalism, and extreme psychological violence. Listener discretion advised.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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textOn Halloween night 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O'Bryan died from cyanide-laced candy given to him by the one person who should have protected him—his own father. This wasn't a random act of violence or an urban legend come to life. It was calculated murder dressed up as Halloween tragedy, and it changed how America celebrates October 31st forever. Listen at: https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #CandymanMurders #Halloween #UnsolvedMysteries #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #RonaldClarkOBryan #PixieStixFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/  Support the show

Send us a text🎧 An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers — But Won’t Say. Here’s Why.When 35-year-old mother of five Crystal Rogers vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, her disappearance seemed like a tragic mystery. But what followed exposed something far darker: a chilling pattern of unsolved murders, corruption, and silence in a town of just 13,000 people.Her car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway—keys in the ignition, purse and phone inside—but no sign of Crystal. Then her father was shot and killed while searching for her. A police officer ambushed. A mother and daughter murdered in their home. All unsolved. All in Bardstown.Eight years later, Crystal’s boyfriend Brooks Houck has finally been charged with her murder—yet her body has never been found. As investigators dig deeper, a terrifying question remains: 👉 Is Bardstown hiding a killer… or protecting a network of them?Host Carman Carrion investigates the web of violence, secrecy, and power that turned “the Bourbon Capital of the World” into one of America’s most haunted true-crime mysteries.🎙️ Listen now: https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com#DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #CrystalRogers #BardstownMurders #UnsolvedMysteries #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #SmallTownSecretsFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textSeason 1, Episode 11 – Deadly IntentThis episode examines Albert Fish, a serial killer whose intent went beyond murder—he weaponized his victims' suffering through calculated psychological torture, sending horrific confession letters to families and fundamentally changing how America thinks about child safety and stranger danger. Through the lens of criminal intent, host Carman Carrion explores how Fish's systematic psychological warfare extended across decades and generations, why he needed the world to know exactly what he was capable of, and what his case reveals about the nature of evil itself. The episode also examines modern child safety research, debunking the "stranger danger" myth Fish helped create, and offers evidence-based guidance for protecting children without teaching them to fear the world.Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence against children, psychological torture, and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion is advised.Resources mentioned: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD), National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Darkness to LightListen at: https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com#DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #AlbertFish #Halloween #SerialKiller #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #Halloween2024 #TheBookeyman #CriminalIntent #ForensicPsychology #ChildSafetyFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDeadly Intent – Season 1, Episode 10 Imagine dying of tuberculosis at 22, your body laid to rest in a mausoleum by your grieving family. Now imagine that your death wasn't the end---that a man who claimed to love you stole your body, took it home, and spent seven years replacing your decomposing flesh with wire, wax, and silk, dressing you in your wedding gown, and sleeping beside your preserved corpse. This is the true story of Elena Milagro de Hoyos and the man who couldn't let her go.In this haunting episode of Deadly Intent, host Carman Carrion examines one of the most bizarre and disturbing cases in American true crime history: the story of Carl Tanzler, a German-born radiologist who became so obsessed with a young tuberculosis patient that he stole her corpse and lived with it for seven years in Key West, Florida. Between 1933 and 1940, Tanzler meticulously preserved Elena's body, maintaining the illusion that she was still alive, while her family searched for answers about their daughter's disturbed grave.Through court records, medical testimony, and contemporaneous newspaper accounts, we explore how delusion, obsession, and necrophilia intersected in a case that shocked Depression-era America. We'll examine how Tanzler justified his actions through claims of supernatural romance and spiritual communication. We'll investigate the medical techniques he used to preserve Elena's body---techniques that reveal a chilling level of premeditation. And we'll confront the most disturbing question: How did he get away with it?This is the story of a man whose obsession transcended death itself---and the young woman who became a prisoner even in her grave. CONTENT WARNING This episode contains discussions of death, necrophilia, body desecration, obsessive behavior, and disturbing preservation techniques. Listener discretion is strongly advised.#TrueCrime #CarlTanzler #DeadlyIntent #Necrophilia #ObsessiveLovehttps://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.comFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDeadly Intent, Season 1, Episode 9Imagine searching desperately for your missing daughter while your neighbor—someone you've known for years—offers sympathy and support. Now imagine discovering that same neighbor murdered your child and watched you grieve. This is exactly what happened to the Reade family in 1963, when their 16-year-old daughter Pauline disappeared after accepting a ride from their neighbor, Myra Hindley.In this haunting episode of Deadly Intent, host Carman Carrion examines how Myra Hindley and her boyfriend Ian Brady weaponized trust itself, using familiarity and Hindley's non-threatening appearance to access victims who would never have gone with a strange man. Between 1963 and 1965, they murdered five children, burying them on Saddleworth Moor in Northern England. But their cruelty didn't end with murder—it extended to the psychological torture of victims' families, as Brady and Hindley studied the aftermath of their crimes up close. Through court records, police testimony, and forensic evidence, we explore how this couple developed a shared intent to not just kill, but to corrupt the fundamental bonds of community and trust. We'll examine how Hindley's essential role in the crimes challenges our assumptions about female killers and male-female criminal partnerships. We'll investigate the evidence that finally exposed them—including photographs they took of burial sites and disturbing audio recordings of their victims. And we'll confront the question that divided Britain for decades: Was Myra Hindley a manipulated victim herself, or an equal partner in evil? The families of two victims—Keith Bennett and initially Pauline Reade—spent decades searching the moors without knowing their neighbors had been watching them grieve. This is the story of the Moors Murders, and the monsters who hid behind friendly faces.  CONTENT WARNING This episode contains discussions of child murder, sexual assault, psychological trauma, and disturbing audio evidence. Listener discretion is strongly advised.https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #TrueCrime #MoorsMurders #MyraHindley #DeadlyIntent #UKCrime 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textContent Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, mental health crises, bizarre murder methods, and detailed descriptions of crime scenes involving gaming equipment. The case also involves discussions of delusion and psychological breaks from reality. Listener discretion is advised.Season 1, Episode 8: “Game Over”In April 2013, Fort Lauderdale police responded to what they initially thought might be a domestic dispute gone wrong. What they found instead was a crime scene so bizarre it reads like something from a video game horror story—a young woman beaten to death with a gaming console by her boyfriend, who claimed he was fighting for his very soul. Monica Gooden was just 25 years old, working hard to build a life in South Florida with her boyfriend Darrius Johnson. She had no way of knowing that Johnson's grip on reality was slipping, or that his Xbox 360 would become the weapon that ended her life in a delusional attempt to free his soul from what he believed was her supernatural control. Host Carman Carrion explores this tragic case where gaming culture, mental health crisis, and domestic violence collided in the most unexpected way. From Johnson's bizarre claims about astrological assassination to his conviction that Gooden "would not die" like some video game boss, this case reveals how delusion can transform everyday objects into instruments of unthinkable violence. What drives someone to believe murder is the only escape from imaginary control? How does a gaming console become a murder weapon? And what can this tragic case teach us about recognizing the warning signs of someone losing their grip on reality? Follow Carman Carrion! https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com Episode Hashtags: #XboxMurder #GamingGoneWrong #FloridaMan #DelusionalViolence #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrimeGaming 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDEADLY INTENT: The Boy in the BoxSeason 1, Episode 7In this haunting episode, host Carman Carrion delves into the tragic and enduring mystery of Joseph Augustus Zarelli, known for over 65 years as "America's Unknown Child" or "The Boy in the Box."The case began in 1957 with the discovery of a small boy's body in a cardboard box in Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood. Despite a massive, unprecedented investigation that made his face known to millions, the boy's identity remained a frustrating enigma.Carman explores the decades of dead-end leads, from the famous "M Theory" to various false confessions, and chronicles the relentless efforts of dedicated investigators and the Vidocq Society who refused to let the case go cold.The episode culminates in the incredible breakthrough made possible by a revolutionary new forensic science: genetic genealogy. It's a story of science finally giving a name to the voiceless, but it also opens a new chapter in the ongoing quest for justice. The episode concludes with the most critical question still unanswered: Who killed Joseph Augustus Zarelli? 🔎https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #BoyInTheBox #JosephAugustusZarelli #ColdCase #TrueCrime #GeneticGenealogy #UnsolvedMysteriesFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDEADLY INTENT, Season 1, Episode 6: When Control Becomes MurderOn Easter Sunday 1990, what should have been a routine custody visit in Coldwater, Michigan turned into a nightmare that would haunt multiple families forever. Dennis DePue, a seemingly ordinary property assessor, brutally murdered his ex-wife Marilynn—a beloved high school guidance counselor—in front of their three children after she dared to divorce him and escape his controlling grip.This chilling case explores how domestic abuse escalates to deadly violence when an abuser's need for control becomes more important than human life. After beating Marilynn in their basement and shooting her execution-style on a country road, Dennis disappeared into a year-long manhunt across multiple states, sending taunting letters that revealed his complete inability to accept responsibility for his actions.The investigation took a dramatic turn when the case was featured on "Unsolved Mysteries," leading to a high-speed chase and violent confrontation that ended with Dennis taking his own life rather than face justice. This tragic story later inspired the opening scene of the horror film "Jeepers Creepers," but the real horror lies in how an ordinary suburban marriage became a deadly obsession with control.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of domestic violence, murder, and child endangerment, including physical abuse and children witnessing violence.Featured: Witness accounts from Ray and Marie Thornton, police interviews, and analysis of Dennis's disturbing letters written during his time as a fugitive.If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233. Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of domestic violence, murder, and child endangerment. The case involves physical abuse, stalking, and the traumatic witnessing of violence by children. Listener discretion is strongly advised.https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com #DeadlyIntent #DomesticViolence #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMysteries #MarilynDePue #JeepersCreepersFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was everything a Victorian gentleman should be—soft-spoken, well-dressed, impeccably polite. His neighbors in Camden Road, North London, knew him as a devoted husband who doted on his flamboyant wife Cora. So when he appeared wearing her diamond brooch and giving away her expensive furs after claiming she'd died suddenly in America, suspicions began to mount.Host Carman Carrion explores the case that shocked Edwardian London and changed criminal investigation forever. This wasn't just about escaping a bad marriage—Crippen's intent was to commit the perfect murder, to erase his wife so completely that he could build a new life with his young secretary, Ethel Le Neve, on her grave. What he didn't count on was that the same modern technology that made his crime possible would also make his capture inevitable.From the basement burial at 39 Hilldrop Crescent to the dramatic wireless chase across the Atlantic, this case reveals how a mild-mannered doctor's desire for respectability without consequences led to dismemberment, deception, and the world's first international manhunt conducted by radio. When Captain Kendall spotted the disguised fugitives aboard the SS Montrose, his wireless message to Scotland Yard made history: "Have strong suspicions that Crippen London cellar murderer and accomplice are among saloon passengers."Join us as we examine how Victorian propriety collided with modern detection methods, and how one man's intent to have it all—love, respectability, and freedom—led to his place in criminal history as both murderer and the star of the world's first wireless manhunt.Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of murder, dismemberment, and domestic violence.Listen:  https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com Episode Hashtags: #CrippenCase #WirelessChase #VictorianMurder #ScotlandYard #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrimeHistoryFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDeadly Intent Episode 3: The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes PracticeIn 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textContent 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.comFollow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/ Support the show

Send us a textDEADLY INTENT Episode 1: The Hinterkaifeck Killings - The Watcher in the AtticFor 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 #CarmanCarrionNew episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you get podcasts. Follow @CarmanCarrion for updateshttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2525713Follow 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_bNvAMyuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQEpidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/Support the show

Send us a textIf you’ve just discovered Deadly Intent… welcome. I'm Carman Carrion — a researcher, writer, and the creator of podcasts like Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror.But here — on Deadly Intent — we explore a different kind of darkness. Not the monsters of myth… but the real ones. The ones that walk among us.This show is about why people kill. Not just what they did — but what led them to do it. Their intent.Because in the end… It’s not the act itself… …but the intent behind it… that separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, and revenge from justice.Every episode examines a criminal case through the lens of motive and psychology. From notorious serial killers like Robert Hansen… To cold cases, twisted family crimes, and killers who hide in plain sight.If you want to hear chilling true stories told with empathy, depth, and detail — you're in the right place. Start with any episode that grabs your attention… but listeners often recommend:·         The Butcher Baker – A mild-mannered baker who hunted women like animals in the Alaskan wilderness.·         Albert Fish — The Boogeyman – A sadistic predator whose crimes became some of the most horrific and psychologically disturbing in American history.·         Or our deeper dives into lesser-known predators whose motives are even harder to untangle.This isn’t sensationalism. This isn’t about gore. This is about understanding how darkness grows… and how it hides.Subscribe now. And remember: It’s not the act… …it’s the intent.🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:**🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com  🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:**🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion  ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:**🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:**🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:**Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast #DeadlyIntent Support the show

Send us a textWelcome 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 #CarmanCarrionSupport the show