Coffins & Confessions

In 1971, a psychology experiment at Stanford University set out to explore a simple but unsettling question: what happens when ordinary people are placed into the roles of prisoners and guards? What followed would...

On November 13, 2012, Cari Farver disappeared. At first, the case seemed to point in one direction. Cari’s phone and online accounts were still active, messages were still being sent, and people in her life continued...

In 1932, Western Australia found itself facing a rather unusual enemy. Thousands of emus had moved into farming areas, damaging crops and threatening the livelihoods of farmers already struggling through the Great...

In the early morning hours of April 12, 1981, a quiet cabin in the small California community of Keddie became the scene of a brutal and baffling crime. Inside Cabin 28, four people were discovered murdered. Three...

On the glittering surface of King Louis XIV’s court, wealth, power, and influence were everything. But beneath all that luxury, something much darker was happening. The Affair of the Poisons had already exposed a world...

What happens when poison, black magic, murder, and the French royal court all end up in the same story? Well… things get complicated pretty quickly. In 17th-century France, rumors began spreading about a growing network...

On December 30, 2000, a quiet neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo, became the scene of one of Japan’s most disturbing unsolved murders. The Miyazawa family were found murdered inside their home. What makes the case even...

In 1961, a small group of ordinary Americans boarded interstate buses with an extraordinary mission. Their goal was simple: test whether the Supreme Court’s rulings against segregation in interstate travel would...

When you dial 911, help is only minutes away—but emergency medical services haven’t always existed. Before ambulances were equipped to save lives, before paramedics carried advanced medical equipment, and before...

In this episode of Coffins & Confessions, we examine the tragic story of Travis the chimpanzee, a case that forever changed the conversation about keeping exotic animals as pets. We explore Travis’s unusual upbringing...

<p>One tragic night on a lonely stretch of highway changed Hollywood forever. The fatal car crash that claimed the life of actress Jayne Mansfield shocked the nation, sparked decades of rumors, and even led to a safety...

One tragic night on a lonely stretch of highway changed Hollywood forever. The fatal car crash that claimed the life of actress Jayne Mansfield shocked the nation, sparked decades of rumors, and even led to a safety...

Hidden behind the battlefields of World War I was a secret that remained buried for decades. Deep within occupied China, Unit 731 operated under the guise of scientific research, but what took place inside its walls...

<p>Hidden behind the battlefields of World War I was a secret that remained buried for decades. Deep within occupied China, Unit 731 operated under the guise of scientific research, but what took place inside its walls...

<p>In this episode of Coffins & Confessions, we examine the disturbing case of serial killer Edmund Kemper, one of the most infamous murderers in American history.</p><p>Join us as we explore Kemper’s troubled...