Cosmic Crimes

S3 Ep14: Elizabeth Bathory - The Blood Countess

Before she became the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory was born into power, privilege, and a legacy that made her impossible to ignore. Her story has lived for centuries between myth and monster, with some seeing one of

S3 Ep13: Kaitlin Armstrong - Obsession Turned Deadly

S3 Ep12: Ryan Ferguson - Convicted By a Dream

Late on Halloween night in 2001, sports editor Kent Heitholt left the Columbia Daily Tribune and walked into the parking lot behind the newspaper, minutes later, he was beaten, strangled, and left beside his car, with a

S3 Ep11: Sante Kimes - The Dragon Lady

Sante Kimes built a life on charm, manipulation, and crime, moving from insurance and fraud schemes into a string of cons, thefts, and eventually high‑profile cases that turned her into a tabloid villain. Across decades,

S3 Ep10: Taylor Parker

Taylor Parker carefully built the image of a devoted partner and expectant mother while hiding a web of lies that stretched across her relationships and daily life. She fabricated a pregnancy, manipulated those closest t

S3 Ep9: Aileen Wournos 2.0

On November 30, 1989, the body of Richard Mallory was found off a Florida highway, and within a year investigators tied that scene to a series of roadside killings committed by Aileen Wuornos. She admitted to shooting se

S3 Ep8: Jonathan Jacob Meijer - The Man with 1000 Kids

Over years of donating through clinics and privately, Jonathan Jacob Meijer is alleged to have fathered hundreds of children across different countries, leaving parents to discover they are part of a much larger donor si

S3 Ep7: Jodi Arias

On June 4, 2008, Jodi Arias killed Travis Alexander in his Mesa, Arizona home in a crime that involved dozens of stab wounds, a gunshot, and a fatal throat cut. The relationship leading up to that day was turbulent, with

S3 Ep6: Geoffrey Paschel

On the night of June 8–9, 2019, Jeffrey Ian Paschel assaulted his fiancée in an attack that left visible injuries and led to the charges that would finally bring his history into court. That incident pushed a longer patt

S3 Ep5: Alex Murdaugh

On June 7, 2021, Alex Murdaugh reported that his wife Maggie and son Paul had been shot at the family's Moselle property in South Carolina, pulling a powerful Lowcountry legal dynasty under scrutiny. His life up to then

S3 Ep4: Terry Peder Rasmussen - The Chameleon Killer

Terry Rasmussen moved through families and states under a series of borrowed names, leaving missing women and children in his wake long before anyone knew the man behind the aliases. From the late 1970s into the early 20

S3 Ep3: Luka Rocco Magnotta - The Kitten Killer

Luka Magnotta engineered his image long before his crime made global headlines. He moved through modeling attempts, adult work, and online personas, constantly reshaping how he appeared and who he seemed to be. The atten

S3 Ep2: Warren Jeffs - The FLDS Prophet

Warren Jeffs built his power through absolute authority, religious control, and the isolation of the community he ruled. As the FLDS prophet, he positioned himself as a divine gatekeeper, shaping obedience through doctri

S3 Ep1: Wade Wilson - The Deadpool Killer

On October 27, 2019, Wade Wilson was arrested in connection with a string of violent attacks in Florida, including the murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz, cases that pushed his name into local and then national he

S2 Ep20: Andrea Yates - The Clear Lake Mother

On June 20, 2001, Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the family bathtub, a crime that stunned the public and forced a closer look at untreated mental illness, postpartum psychosis, and the pressures inside her hom

S2 E19: Isakin Drabbad - The Skara Cannibal

*:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0"> On November 9, 2010, Isakin Drabbad killed his girlfriend in Skara, Sweden, after a childhood marked by instability and time spent in institutional care. He grew up moving thr

S2 E18: Jeffrey Epstein - Inside the Inner Circle

Jeffrey Epstein built his power through quiet introductions that opened doors to extraordinary influence. A conversation on a flight led to a partnership with billionaire Leslie Wexner, anchoring him in the upper tiers o

S2 E17: Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell's story begins with dynastic power and a father whose empire defined her sense of worth. Raised in privilege and pressure, she learned early that proximity to influence could function like armor. After

S2 E16: Jeffrey Epstein

In the rarefied world of wealth, influence, and private islands, Jeffrey Epstein built an empire on secrecy, manipulation, and access. For years, he moved through elite social circles with an air of authority and confide

S2 E15: Erin Michelle Caffey

In the quiet town of Alba, Texas, a brutal crime in 2008 exposed the darkness that can grow behind youthful innocence. Sixteen year old Erin Caffey appeared to be the embodiment of small town promise, bright, charismatic