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Murder Coaster
Buckle up, keep your hands in the ride and prepare for a rollercoaster deep dive into some of the world’s most bizarre and brutal true crime stories.Presented to you by horror writers Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer, Murder Coaster is a weekly true crime podcast that will thrill and perplex you, delving deep not only into the facts of the case, but the psychology behind the culprits as well.Join us every Wednesday for fascinating takes on wild cases of murder through the ages, that you…
Episodes
Murder CoasterEpisode 94: The Candy Man Dean Corll
Prepare yourselves for a descent into darkness as we cover one of the very first modern serial killers: the Candy Man, Dean Corll. A sadist and sexual…
Murder CoasterEpisode 93: The Granny Ripper Tamara Samsonova and Other Tales of Russian Madness
Behold! Five bizarre tales of Russian madness, mayhem, butchery, murder and cannibalism. Yes, a five-ring circus of terror presented for your auditory…
Murder CoasterBONUS: The Pill Mill Killer an Interview with Author Philip Eil
We are thrilled to have award-winning journalist Philip Eil on the show today to discuss his debut true crime book Prescription for Pain, the story of the Pill…
Murder CoasterEpisode 92: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Part Two
Welcome back to part two of the story of James Earl Ray and the assassination of Martin Luther King. When we left you last, the intersection of these two men…
Murder CoasterEpisode 91: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Part One
The assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King in 1968 was one of the greatest of American tragedies, a truly horrific moment in time when a man…
Murder CoasterEpisode 90: Melinda Loveless and the Horrible Murder of Shanda Sharer
Happy Valentine's Day, ladies and gentlemen! To celebrate we bring you one of the most disturbing and bizarre love stories in the history of true crime, a case…
Murder CoasterEpisode 89: The Happy Face Killer Part Two
Part Two of the Happy Face Killer. Today we see long-haul truck driver Keith Jesperson evolve into a full-blown serial killer, his murders rising in brutality…
Murder CoasterBONUS: An Interview with HAPPY FACE A FAMILY OF MONSTERS author Nicole D. Phoenix
We are delighted to have author Nicole D. Phoenix on the show to discuss the chilling and disturbing books she wrote with the Happy Face Killer Keith…
Murder CoasterEpisode 88: The Happy Face Killer: Keith Jesperson Part One
Keith Hunter Jesperson was a long-haul truck driver and serial killer who became known as the Happy Face Killer because of the graffiti he scrawled in bathroom…
Murder CoasterEpisode 87: Isreal Keyes Part Two
Welcome back to Part Two of our series on Israel Keyes. Today we cover his capture, the infamous FBI interviews, other potential crimes, his death and the…
Murder CoasterEpisode 86: Israel Keyes Part One
The FBI called Israel Keyes the most meticulous serial killer in American History. Raised by survivalists deep in the forest, trained by the military…
Murder CoasterEpisode 85: Edgar Allan Poe Part 4
Welcome back to our fourth and final episode on the tragic life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe. Today we plunge into the downward spiral of the poet’s…
Murder CoasterEpisode 84: Edgar Allan Poe Part 3
Welcome back to Part 3 of the Tragic Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe. Today we continue with Edgar living in Philadelphia with Virginia, his…
Murder CoasterBONUS: Beneath the Poet's House an interview with cohost Christa Carmen about her new novel.
Cohost Christa Carmen tells us about her newest novel and the brief and forlorn love affair between Edgar Allan Poe and poet Sarah Helen Whitman. Christa’s…
Murder CoasterHOLIDAY BONUS: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Merry Christmas everyone, please enjoy our rendition of THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH by Edgar Allan Poe. Beneath the Poet’s House by Christa Carmen: Amazon.com…
Murder CoasterEpisode 83: Edgar Allan Poe Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of the Tragic Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, picking up right where we left off, with a wild and wily young Eddie…
Murder CoasterEpisode 82: Edgar Allan Poe Part One
Dearest listeners, we welcome you on our journey through the tragic life and mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa…
Murder CoasterBONUS: The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart
Murder Coaster presents: THE RAVEN and THE TELL TALE HEART Greetings dear listeners, we’re taking the week off, but didn’t want to leave you without some…
Murder CoasterEpisode 81: Grant Amato and Ady Sweet
Sex, lies and family annihilation. Grant Amato would do anything to continue his relationship with cam girl Ady Sweet. Anything. Including the cold-blooded…
Murder CoasterEpisode 80: The Pappas Brothers and the Tragic Death of Lynette Phillips
Brothers Tas and Ben Pappas skyrocketed to the top of the skateboard world, ranked number one and two in the world, and embarked on a rockstar lifestyle of…
Murder CoasterEpisode 79: The Killing of Jesus Jeff and the Fall of the Emerald Triangle
In November of 2016 a group of workers on a pot farm in California’s infamous Emerald Triangle were plotting the murder of their boss Jeff Settler, also known…
Murder CoasterEpisode 78: Hunter S. Thompson and Lisl Auman
What happens when a dead head hippie accidentally ends up in a stolen car full of guns driven by a Nazi skinhead and is then framed for the murder of a cop?…
Murder CoasterEpisode 77: Rod Ferrell and his Kentucky Teenage Vampire Cult
Happy Halloween and a Merry Samhain! It’s the pinnacle of Vampire October and today we bring you an incredibly creepy and sad tale of generation X. The story…
Murder CoasterEpisode 76: John Crutchley the Vampire Rapist
It’s vampire October and this week’s blood-sucking ghoul is one of the most terrifying killers you’ve ever heard of, a highly-intelligent, sexually-motivated…
Murder CoasterEpisode 75: Richard Chase the Sacramento Vampire
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to Vampire October! Today we explore the disturbing life and crimes of one of the most infamous real-life vampires, Richard…
Murder CoasterEpisode 74: Peter Kurten the Vampire of Dusseldorf
The most disturbingly horrifying and frightening tale you have ever heard, today we bring you the story of Peter Kürten: the Vampire of Düsseldorf. It’s…
Murder CoasterBONUS: A History of the Vampire Film
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to Vampire October! All month long we will be bringing you tales of ghoulish blood drinking fiends, and to kick it off, we’re…
Murder CoasterEpisode 73: Elizabeth Bathory Revisited
The legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory has inspired countless horror movies and heavy metal bands. This enigmatic woman has come to be seen by modern culture…
Murder CoasterEpisode 72: The Horrific Slaying of Elyse Pahler
Today we cover the horrific slaying of Elyse Pahler, a beautiful girl sacrificed to the devil by the teenage death-metal band Hatred. Strap in, ladies and…
Murder CoasterEpisode 71: The Exorcism of Michael Taylor
Today we cover the possession and exorcism of murderer Michael Taylor who was a devoted family man and mild-mannered, working-class Englishman before…
Murder CoasterEpisode 70: The Two Dr Gilmers
When Doctor Benjamin Gilmer started work at the Cane Creek Family Health Center he knew the previous doctor, Vincent Gilmer, had murdered his father, but he…
Murder CoasterBONUS: Murder Capital of the World author Emerson Murray
We are thrilled to have Emerson Murray author of MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin…
Murder CoasterEpisode 69: David Carpenter the Trailside Killer
The Trailside Killer. Welcome back to the finale of our series on Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the World. Today we enter a new decade, the 1980s…
Murder CoasterSIDESHOW ACT: Karen Greenlee the Sacramento Necrophiliac
Karen Greenlee was an unapologetic necrophiliac who confessed to having sex with the bodies of up to forty dead young men, some at the funeral home where she…
Murder CoasterEpisode 68: Edmund Kemper Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of Edmund Kemper in our own going series on Santa Cruz California, Murder Capital of the World. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa…
Murder CoasterEpisode 67: Edmund Kemper Part One
Today we cover the big bad daddy of the Santa Cruz killers, and when we say big, we mean most literally, for he was a six-foot-nine, 285-pound giant of a man…
Murder CoasterEpisode 66: Herbert Mullin
Welcome back to Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the world. Today we delve into the life and crimes of serial killer Herbert Mullin, a deeply…
Murder CoasterEpisode 65: John Linley Frazier The Killer Prophet
In the early nineteen seventies the sleepy college town of Santa Cruz, California, previously famous for surfing and a boardwalk, was plunged into chaos when a…
Murder CoasterEpisode 64: The Interrogation of Jeffrey Dahmer
On the night of his arrest Jeffrey Dahmer gave a rambling fourteen-hour confession, which we have turned into an audio dramatization, using both the actual…
Murder CoasterBONUS: The Incorruptibles An Interview with Author Dan Slater
We are delighted to welcome author and journalist Dan Slatter, who is here to discuss his new book, The Incorruptibles. This riveting work takes a deep dive…
Murder CoasterEpisode 63: Pee Wee Gaskins Part 2 The Final Truth
EXTREME CONTENT WARNING!! We’re not kidding around here, folks, it gets extremely disturbing as we delve into the book FINAL TRUTH: The Autobiography of Mass…
Murder CoasterEpisode 62: Pee Wee Gaskins Part One
PEE WEE GASKINS, a name infamous in the annals of true crime. He was called the meanest man in America, and the redneck Charles Manson. He drove a hearse and…
Murder CoasterEpisode 61: Samuel Little Part 2
In part two of our series on Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in American history, we detail how he was captured and brought to justice, then…
Murder CoasterBONUS: BEHOLD THE MONSTER An Interview with author Jillian Lauren
Today we are thrilled to have author, journalist and true crime legend Jillian Lauren with us. For over two years Jillian Lauren interviewed murderer Samuel…
Murder CoasterEpisode 60: Samuel Little the Most Prolific Serial Killer in American History
Among all the notorious serial killers who dominated headlines in the 1970s and 1980s, none were as prolific and cunning as Samuel Little, infamously known as…
Murder CoasterEpisode 59: Jason Moss the Teenage Serial Killer Whisperer
Jason Moss was obsessed with serial killers as a teenager, and wrote letters to John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, Charlie Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer and Henry Lee…
Murder CoasterEpisode 58: The Death Cult of Antares de la Luz
Today we unravel the harrowing tale of Antares de la Luz and his twisted cult of sex, death and drugs. The fervent, hippie disciples of Antares de la Luz…
Murder CoasterBONUS: Howls from the Scene of The Crime
A discussion on the intersection of crime and horror with the editor and authors of the book HOWLS FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME A Crime Horror Anthology…
Murder CoasterEpisode 57: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of our deep dive into the life and crimes of the infamous Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, two of the most terrifying serial killers in the…
Murder CoasterEpisode 56: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng
Leonard Lake and Charles Ng are two of the most infamous and horrible names in all of true crime, the first to document their horrific deeds on video tape. The…
Murder CoasterEpisode 55: The Papin Sisters and Other Acts
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our three-act sideshow tent! Come and hear three acts of true-crime carnage and terror, yes, three tales of…
Murder CoasterEpisode 54: Wayne Adam Ford a Killer in the Redwoods
A KILLER IN THE REDWOODS. On Monday, November 2, 1998 Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Eureka Sherriff’s Department in Humboldt County, California saying he…
Murder CoasterEpisode 53: Shout at the Devil!!
GHOSTS! DEMONS! MURDER!! It's a fight to the end with the devil himself with our old friends Ed and Lorraine Warren as we bring you the real story behind THE…
Murder CoasterEpisode 52: The Slave Master John Robinson
THE CRAZIEST STORY YOU HAVE EVER HEARD!! The tale of a serial killer and con artist like no other, a monster whose narcissism and arrogance led him on a…
Murder CoasterEpisode 51: David Parker Ray the Toy Box Killer
Step right up, step right up, ladies and gentlemen, oh, but you must be this tall to ride the Murder Coaster, and we mean that most sincerely, as today we will…
Murder CoasterEpisode 50: FIFTY STORY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
Fifty episodes!!! Whoa hoo! And to celebrate we bring you 50 Tales of True Crime and Suspense! Yes, fifty stories in a single podcast, a feat unheard of…
Murder CoasterEpisode 49: The Corpsewood Manor Massacre
What is evil? Some folks see it as a supernatural force from the devil, whose demonic army rises from the pits of hell to influence and possess, and that only…
Murder CoasterEpisode 48: The Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka Part 2
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Part Two of the Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka! Like last week, today Matthew is joined by the lovely Cassandra…
Murder CoasterEpisode 47: The Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka Part One
It’s a doozy today as we cover Ken and Barbie killer Karla Homolka! Cohost Christa is on vacation, so the lovely Cassandra, aka Malformed Malcontent, stepped…
Murder CoasterEpisode 46: WILLIAM BURROUGHS Part 2 Patron Saint of the Underground
Welcome back to part two of our portrait of literary outlaw William Burroughs. Last week we saw Burroughs go from a shy, introverted child, to a Harvard…