The Devil Within

The bonus episodes continue with a look at the possibility that David Berkowitz was an unwitting victim of the infamous CIA mind control program called MK Ultra. Stuart Fillmore podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-in-crime/id1725010177 The Why Files: https://youtu.be/DQ9M1J9-77Y?feature=shared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to A Season in Hell bonus episodes! Today we get to know JOHN KIOSKERIDES, the actor who voiced the role of David Berkowitz in the series. Sponsor: BetterHelp.com/DEVILWITHIN - to get 10% off your first month of therapy  THE DEVIL WITHIN on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedevilwithinpod?_t=8ixGOpQzHEg&_r=1 THE DEVIL WITHIN on YouTube: UCoZE-Hni07JzEb1BEBAiuDg THE DEVIL WITHIN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilwithinpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Season in Hell concludes with a brutal night of violence and mayhem brought about by a scorching heat wave and a city wide blackout. Also, the Son of Sam take this biggest risk yet to claim the life of Stacey Moskowitz and, in so doing, makes a fatal mistake. Sponsor: BetterHelp.com/DEVILWITHIN - to get 10% off your first month of therapy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The manhunt for Son of Sam shoots into high gear with the delivery of a second letter from the killer... and the police are desperate. So desperate, in fact, that they'll accept help from anyone... even the mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pop culture and it's possibles influences are explored as well as a deeper dive into how Berkowitz became enamored of the practice of Satanism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the .44 Caliber Killer continues to terrorize the city we investigate the motive, and the inspiration, behind Berkowitz's madness. We also spend some more time with Dr. Vronsky as he explains "The Golden Age of Serial Killers". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The early years in the life of David Berkowitz are explored: what laid the foundation for the vicious killer he would become? Were there signs that people missed? Did his years in the military help... or hurt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Season in Hell kicks off with a look at the factors that contribute to the success of a serial killer: the place, the time, and the person. For this season of The Devil Within New York City is the place, the 1970's is the time and the person is a vicious murderer named the Son of Sam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the summer of 1976 New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy, citizens were fleeing the city for the suburbs and corruption was so widespread that there seemed no end to the misery. And just when everyone thought it couldn't get any worse... a madman unleashed a vicious killing spree that would last thirteen months and bring the greatest city in the world to its knees. Originally dubbed The .44 Caliber Killer because of the weapon used in the attacks, the world would soon come to know him as The Son of Sam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back in Ossett on the morning of October 6th, now with the full knowledge of why and how Michael and Christine Taylor’s marriage came to such a violent and deadly crescendo. We follow the Taylor case through the inquest and sentencing to discover who the courts believe to be the true perpetrator of this terrible crime. Credits: Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the church elders are convinced of Michael Taylor’s possession they just need to convince one more person… Michael Taylor himself. They gather at St. Thomas and proceed with an eight hour exorcism, much of it against the will of the supposedly possessed man. Ultimately, they leave their work unfinished… Credits: Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The history of exorcism, as outlined in the Rituale Romanum is explored. We hear from an actual exorcist who shares his experiences. Also, after his humiliation at the hands of Marie, Michael begins his descent into madness… and a diagnosis of demonic possession is right around the corner. Credits: Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael, now a fully baptized Christian hits a roadblock on his spiritual path: he falls in love with Marie Robinson, a passionate young preacher who leads his fellowship group. The Taylors are now speaking in tongues, something they would’ve laughed at just weeks prior. Also, they witness a botched exorcism in their own living room at the hands of Marie Robinson. Credits: Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What drove the Taylors into the arms of the church? We examine the socio-economic conditions in Northern England during the early 1970’s and how the Taylors were directly affected. The Charismatic Christian movement, of which the Taylors counted themselves as members, is explored. Plus, could the release of the blockbuster film THE EXORCIST be connected to the Taylor case?  Credits: Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October of 1974… in the small village of Ossett in Yorkshire County, England the local police responded to the most vicious and brutal slaying they had ever encountered. Christine Taylor, a happily married mother of five and was found murdered. Torn apart actually, in her own home. Inexplicably, the police already had the prime suspect in custody: the husband, Michael Taylor. He was found naked and covered in blood in the town square. And, what’s more, he admitted to the killing… Credits: Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices