DEADLY INTENT

Carman Carrion

DEADLY INTENT: The Dark Side of HumanityHosted by Carman CarrionWhen the worst people in the world cross the line, what drives them to do it? Deadly Intent takes you inside real true crime stories with an emotional, human-centered approach that refuses to exploit victims — but never shies away from the disturbing reality of the crimes.Hosted by Carman Carrion, this weekly true crime podcast blends deep research, forensic detail, and psychological insight to reveal not just what happened… but why. Every episode explores criminal psychology, murder cases, disturbing confessions, and the dark motives behind real-world horrors.You’ll hear:Emotional, narrative true crime told with empathyDetailed timelines that pull you straight into the eventsForensic and psychological breakdowns of the criminal mindLesser-known cases and chilling crimes you’ve never heard ofHigh-profile murders examined through a victim-focused lensIf you love true crime deep dives, crime scene analysis, and raw, honest storytelling, this show is for you.New episodes every week.

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July 15 · 37 min
He Paid Her Own Brother to Kill Her — A Husband, a Cocaine Deal, and the Ultimate Betrayal
The murder of Tabatha Bryant (Penfield, New York, 2003) Listen at: https://carman-carrion.com #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #TabathaBryant #MurderForHire #CoerciveControl #TrueCrimePodcast#Betrayal #DomesticAbuse #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #JusticeForTabatha A successful attorney nearly twice his wife’s age. A young woman he first noticed at church. A marriage that curdled into control, degradation, and exploitation — and endedwhen he hired the one person she trusted most, her own half-brother, to murder her in her sleep for $5,000 and an insurance payout. This episode traces the Tabatha Bryant case from the beginning: who she was, how a powerful older mantook hold of her life, why he forced her into the things he did, and how his need to own her curdled into a decision to erase her. This is a story about coercive control taken to its final conclusion, and about the coward’s calculus of a man who would end a life but never with his own hands. Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic abuse, coercive control, sexual exploitation and coercion, and graphic violence, including a fatal shooting andstabbing. Listener discretion is advised. If any of this is close to home for you, please take care of yourself while you listen. Resources mentioned: NationalDomestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233); RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673). EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: 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/id1550361184 Your 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: ElevenLabs
July 8 · 37 min
The Crime Japan Tried to Hide - The 44 Days of Junko Furuta
In November 1988, 17-year-old Junko Furuta was abducted on her way home from her part-time job. For 44 days, she endured unimaginable torture while multiple adults who could have saved her chose to look away. This is not just a story of four teenage criminals—it's the story of how an entire system failed one girl. #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #JunkoFuruta #JapaneseCrime #SystemicFailure #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeForJunko #CriminalIntent#SocietalResponsibility EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: 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/id1550361184 Your 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: Epidemic Sound
July 1 · 34 min
Christian Longo - The Man Who Was No One - The Father Who Murdered His Family to Hide a Lie
Christian Longo had the picture-perfect family — the boyish good looks, the devoted wife, three beautiful children, the boat in the driveway. Almost none of it was real. For years, Longo built an elaborate false self out of fraud, forged checks, stolen cars, and lies he told his own father, his church, and the wife who never stopped believing in him. And in December 2001, when the lie was finally about tocollapse — when eviction would have exposed exactly who he'd always been — he made a choice. He decided the people closest to him, the ones who could see the truth, were a problem to be solved. This week on Deadly Intent, Carman Carrion traces the Christian Longo case from the very beginning — a stolen wedding ring in Michigan, a construction business built ondeception, a cross-country flight from creditors, and finally a quiet condo on the Oregon coast where a husband and father murdered his family and then went to a Christmas party. We follow the fraud as it escalates into the unthinkable,the chilling performance of normalcy that followed, the flight to Mexico under the stolen name of a real New York Times journalist, and the bizarre courtroom lie Longo told to the very end. Told in chronological order, with Intent Segments throughout, this is the anatomy of a man who chose his image over the lives of his own children. Remembering Mary Jane, Zachary, Sadie, and Madison. Intent doesn't lie. People do. — RESOURCES If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you are not alone: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (or text START to 88788) National Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474 StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Buy Me aCoffee: 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/id1550361184 Your 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: Epidemic Sound
June 24 · 46 min
Snowtown: The Bodies in the Barrels — Australia's Worst Serial Killers
In May 1999, police opened the vault of a disused bank in the tiny South Australian town of Snowtown and found barrels — and bodies dissolving in acid inside them. It wasthe end of the worst series of killings in Australian history: at least eleven people murdered over seven years. But almost nobody died in Snowtown. The town just owned the vault. The real horror happened in the suburbs of Adelaide, carried out by a group of men led by JohnBunting — a charismatic, certain man who believed he was a hero. He kept a wall of names. He told himself and his followers he was ridding the world of pedophiles. He wasn't. His victims were vulnerable friends, partners, and family — and the group quietly collected their welfare payments after they died. This episode unpackshow one dominant man built a worldview where murder felt righteous, recruited broken and dependent followers into it — including a groomed teenage stepsonwho became both killer and victim — and nearly got away with all of it. Plus where each of the men stands now, including the accomplice released into the community in 2024. The most dangerous intent in the world isn't the kind that knows it's evil. It's the kind that's certain it's good. Intent doesn't lie. People do. #TrueCrime #DeadlyIntent #Snowtown #SnowtownMurders #BodiesInBarrels #JohnBunting #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimePodcast #AustralianTrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity#SerialKiller #MurderPodcast #CriminalMinds #TrueCrimeJunkie #PodcastRecommendation If this episode brought up something heavy for you, please reach out to a trusted person or a local support line. You don't have to be in crisis to deserve support. 🎧 EXPLORE MORE: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent: https://www.carman-carrion.com/Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror 💀 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 🔗 CONNECT: Website:https://www.carman-carrion.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrionTwitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🎵 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🎵 iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadly-intent/id1550361184 🎼 Music: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks,Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, Soundstripe.
June 23 · 32 min
Maternal Instinct (Netflix): Taylor Parker, Fetal Abduction & the Benton County Murder
Content Warning: Before we begin, a warning that's heavierthan usual. This episode deals with the murder of pregnant women, the death of infants, and the loss of pregnancy. If you are pregnant, recently postpartum, or grieving a pregnancy loss, please take care of yourself. This one can wait. It'll be here when you're ready. Netflix's MATERNAL INSTINCT made Taylor Parker a namepeople can't stop searching. But the crime it shows isn't a one-off — and one nearly identical case happened 30 minutes from my front door. In this bonus episode of Deadly Intent, we go past thedocumentary. Fetal abduction is one of the rarest crimes on record — roughly 21 cases in 60 years in the entire United States — and yet the women who commit itfollow a pattern so consistent it's almost a script. The faked pregnancy. The deadline that can't be survived without a baby. The confidence trick. And the same lie, every time: "I just gave birth." To understand Taylor Parker, we go back to the case theexperts call the template — Lisa Montgomery and Bobbie Jo Stinnett — and then we come home, to Benton County, Arkansas, and the murder of Ashley Bush by Amber Waterman: a Facebook lure, a fake job offer, a public library used as a hunting blind. Three women who killed. Three women who died. One psychology running through all of it. This isn't a recap. It's the why — narcissism, the"elimination crime," and the warning signs worth knowing. And it's a promise this show always keeps: the victims get their names said out loud, and said with respect. Bobbie Jo Stinnett. Reagan Simmons-Hancock. Ashley Bush.Victoria Jo, who lived. Braxlynn and Valkyrie, who didn't. Intent doesn't lie. People do. #MaternalInstinct #TaylorParker #Netflix #TrueCrime#TrueCrimePodcast #FetalAbduction #LisaMontgomery #AmberWaterman #DeadlyIntent #ForensicPsychology #CriminalPsychology #TrueCrimeCommunity #BentonCounty#Arkansas #CrimeDocumentary EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: 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/id1550361184 Your 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: Epidemic Sound,ElevenLabs
June 17 · 29 min
Diane Downs - The Mother Who Shot Her Own Children
She arrived at the emergency room too calmly. A little blood on her arm, a story about a bushy-haired stranger on a dark Oregon road, and three shot children in the back seat. One of them — 7-year-old Cheryl — was already gone. The other twowould survive scarred: 8-year-old Christie fighting back from a stroke, 3-year-old Danny paralyzed for life. There was no stranger. Diane Downs shot her own children in May 1983 to clear the path to a man who'd told her he didn't want kids. Her motive wasn't madness or mercy — it was arithmetic. Herchildren were obstacles, and she decided to remove them. This episode traces how her story fell apart, how her own daughter relearned how to speak just to testify against her, and how, forty-two years and four parole denials later,Diane Downs still refuses to admit what she did. Some killers don't look like killers. That's exactly what they're counting on. Intent doesn't lie. People do. Next week, we're heading to Australia — to a quiet country town, an empty bank, and the worst series of killings the country has ever seen. The men who did it believed, all the way down, that they were the good guys. #TrueCrime #DeadlyIntent #DianeDowns #SmallSacrifices #Filicide #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimePodcast #ColdCase #TrueCrimeCommunity #MurderPodcast #CriminalMinds#TrueCrimeJunkie #PodcastRecommendation #OregonTrueCrime Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 🎧 EXPLORE MORE: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror 💀 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 🔗 CONNECT: Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrionTwitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🎵 iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadly-intent/id1550361184 🎼 Music: Epidemic Sound, ElevenLabs
June 10 · 33 min
Golden State Killer - The Psychology of a Predator Who Hid Behind a Badge
He was a police officer. A father. A neighbor who waved from his driveway and tended his yard like anyone else. For over a decade, Joseph James DeAngelo moved through California neighborhoods like a shadow — cutting phone lines, tying knots, and leaving behind a trail of trauma that spanned 11 counties, 13 murders, and more than 50 sexual assaults. He was the Visalia Ransacker. The East Area Rapist. The Original Night Stalker. The Golden State Killer. All the same man. All the same hands. For 44 years, he was nobody's suspect. In this episode of Deadly Intent, we trace the full arc of one of the most psychologically complex cases in American criminal history — from DeAngelo's calculated double life as a law enforcement officer to the revolutionary DNA genealogy technique that finally unmasked him. We'll examine the behavioral signature of a power-control predator, the decades of dead ends that frustrated investigators across California, the obsessive true crime writer who named him before she could see him caught, and the retired patent attorney who built his family tree from a crime scene DNA sample and changed forensic investigation forever. Justice took 44 years. It came anyway. Intent doesn't lie. People do. #GoldenStateKiller #JosephDeAngelo #EastAreaRapist #OriginalNightStalker #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #ForensicGenealogy #DNAEvidence #MichelleMcNamara #IllBeGoneInTheDark #BarbaraRaeVenter #SerialKiller #CriminalPsychology #PodcastersOfInstagram #TrueCrimeCommunity #CarmanCarrion #PowerControlPredator #ColdCaseSolved EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. ________________________________________ DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ ________________________________________ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ ________________________________________ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
June 3 · 25 min
The Doomsday Mom - When Love Becomes Murder
She was a devoted mother. A beauty queen. A woman who posted family vacations and birthday celebrations on social media. And then, somewhere along the way, she became something else entirely. Lori Vallow Daybell convinced herself — and those around her — that her own children were possessed by dark spirits. Zombies who needed to be eliminated. What followed was a calculated campaign of murder that claimed the lives of 7-year-old JJ Vallow, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell — all while Lori collected her children's Social Security benefits and honeymooned in Hawaii. This is the story of faith weaponized. Of maternal instinct turned inside out. Of a belief system so twisted that murder became mercy. And in 2026, Lori is still fighting her conviction — still insisting nobody was murdered. Intent doesn't lie. People do. #TrueCrime #DeadlyIntent #LoriVallow #DoomsdayMom #TyleeRyan #JJVallow #ChadDaybell #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimePodcast #ColdCase #TrueCrimeCommunity #MurderPodcast #CriminalMinds #TrueCrimeJunkie #PodcastRecommendation National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. ________________________________________ DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ ________________________________________ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ ________________________________________ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. EXPLORE MORE: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent: https://www.carman-carrion.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: Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadly-intent/id1550361184 THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ Music: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, Soundstripe.
May 27 · 30 min
The Louisa Dunne Case - Britain's Oldest Cold Case Solved
In June 1967, 75-year-old widow Louisa Dunne was raped and murdered in her Bristol home. When her newspaper sat uncollected on her garden wall the next morning, neighbors knew something was terribly wrong. Police found a palm print on her window and biological evidence at the scene—but in 1967, forensic science couldn't identify the killer. The case went cold for fifty-eight years. Until 2024, when DNA technology finally caught up to a predator who thought he'd gotten away with murder. This is the story of Britain's longest-running cold case, the elderly women who were targeted by a serial offender, and the justice system that failed them catastrophically—giving a rapist and murderer decades of freedom he should never have had. #TrueCrime #ColdCase #LouisaDunne #BritishCrimeHistory #ForensicScience #DNAEvidence #JusticeDelayed #UnsolvedMurders #Bristol #TrueCrimePodcast #DeadlyIntent #ColdCaseSolved #SeniorSafety #ElderAbuse #SexualAssault #MurderMystery #CrimeHistory #1960sCrime #ForensicBreakthrough #TrueCrimeCommunity EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. ________________________________________ DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ ________________________________________ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ ________________________________________ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
May 20 · 37 min
BTK Part 2: The Fall of a Killer
After thirteen years of silence, the BTK Killer resurfaces in 2004—and his desperate need for recognition becomes his fatal mistake. In Part 2, we follow the investigation that finally brought Dennis Rader down: the taunting letters, the psychological chess match with police, and the floppy disk that ended a thirty-year reign of terror. From the metadata that exposed him to the shocking confession that revealed the true depths of his narcissism, this is the story of how intent—that core psychological drive—became both his motivation and his downfall. We also examine the devastating impact on his family, the victims' families who finally got answers, and what this case teaches us about the nature of evil hiding in plain sight. Content Warning: This episode contains graphic discussions of murder, sexual violence, and violence against children. Listener discretion is strongly advised. #BTKKiller #DennisRader #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #DeadlyIntent #CriminalPsychology #WichitaKansas #ColdCase #TrueCrimePodcast #Forensics #DNAEvidence #CriminalIntent #TrueCrimeCommunity #UnsolvedNoMore #JusticeServed #VictimsFirst #CrimeJunkie #MurderMystery #PsychologyOfCrime #TrueCrimeObsessed #PodcastersOfInstagram #CrimeStories #KillerNextDoor #IntentMatters #CarmanCarrion EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. ________________________________________ DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ ________________________________________ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ ________________________________________ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
May 13 · 41 min
BTK Part 1: Dennis Rader - The Killer Next Door
January 15, 1974. Four members of the Otero family are found murdered in their Wichita, Kansas home. Three months later, police receive a letter from the killer, signing it "BTK" - Bind, Torture, Kill. For the next seventeen years, Dennis Rader will terrorize Wichita. He'll kill ten people, send taunting letters to police and media, and then simply... vanish. But he never really left. He was there the whole time - teaching Sunday school, coaching Little League, citing people for lawn violations, living the most ordinary life imaginable. This is Part 1 of the BTK story: the murders, the letters, the double life, and the long silence. A deep dive into one of the most disturbing examples of duality in true crime history - a man who lived two lives so completely separate that nobody suspected the compliance officer next door was one of America's most prolific serial killers. In Part 2, we'll cover his return in 2004 and the investigation that finally brought him down. Intent doesn't lie. People do. EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
May 6 · 3 hr 17 min
What Makes Killers Different: 5 Case Studies in Criminal Psychology | Season Finale
After 42 episodes exploring the darkest corners of criminal psychology, we're closing Season 1 with the five cases that haunted you the most. This isn't just a replay. I've revisited each case with fresh analysis, new research, and 2026 updates on where these investigations stand today. In this episode: The Walker Family Murders (1959) - An unsolved Christmas killing that baffles investigators 67 years later The Sodder Children - Five kids vanished on Christmas Eve 1945. Did they really die in that fire? In Cold Blood - The Clutter Family massacre that changed true crime forever Jack the Ripper - Is he finally identified? The Aaron Kosminski DNA evidence explained Robert Pickton - How a pig farmer exploited society's blind spots to murder 49 women Five cases. Five different expressions of intent. Five reminders that understanding why someone kills is just as important as knowing what they did. Season 2 starts next week with the most requested case of all time: Aileen Wuornos - victim or predator? Thank you for an incredible Season 1. Lock your doors, trust your instincts, and remember: Intent doesn't lie. People do. #DeadlyIntent #CriminalPsychology #TrueCrimePodcast #UnsolvedMysteries #SerialKillers #JackTheRipper #InColdBlood #ColdCase #TrueCrimeJunkie #MurderMystery #CrimePsychology #PodcastRecommendations #TrueCrimeCommunity #UnsolvedMurders #CrimeAnalysis #ForensicPsychology #SeasonFinale #TrueCrime2026 #PsychologyOfMurder #CriminalIntent #TrueCrimeAddict #MurderPodcast #ColdCaseFiles #TrueCrimeObsessed
April 29 · 39 min
Gabby Petito Case - The Van Life Murder That Shocked America
In August 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito vanished during a cross-country van life trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie. What started as an Instagram-perfect adventure ended in tragedy when her body was found in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park. Two weeks before Gabby was murdered, police in Moab, Utah pulled the couple over after witnesses reported a domestic dispute. Body camera footage captured Gabby crying, apologizing, and taking all the blame while Brian stayed calm and collected. The officers let them go. It was a fatal mistake. This episode examines the warning signs everyone missed, the viral search that gripped the nation, and Brian Laundrie's cowardly escape—including the false "mercy killing" confession he left in a waterlogged notebook before taking his own life. We break down the Moab police stop, the text messages that weren't from Gabby, the manhunt across Florida swamps, and what this case reveals about domestic violence, Missing White Woman Syndrome, and a system that still fails too many victims. Gabby Petito should be alive today. This is her story. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 Text START to 88788 The Gabby Petito Foundation: gabbypetitofoundation.org #GabbyPetito #BrianLaundrie #TrueCrime #VanLife #DomesticViolence #MoabUtah #GrandTeton #MissingPerson #TrueCrimePodcast #DeadlyIntent #CarmanCarrion #ColdCase #Murder #Wyoming #DomesticAbuse #JusticeForGabby #TrueCrimeCommunity #PodcastRecommendations #CrimeJunkie #MurderMystery #IPV #IntimatePartnerViolence #DV #Strangulation #BodyCamFootage #FBIInvestigation EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ ________________________________________ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ ________________________________________ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
April 22 · 35 min
Jodi Arias - The Murder of Travis Alexander
The photographs don't lie. On June 4, 2008, a camera accidentally captured a murder in progress—twenty-seven stab wounds, a slashed throat, and a final gunshot. Travis Alexander was killed by his ex-girlfriend Jodi Arias, a woman who couldn't accept that their relationship was over. She drove 1,000 miles with gas cans to avoid detection, changed her appearance, and turned off her phone. Then she spent hours with Travis—taking intimate photos, having sex—before brutally killing him in his own shower. When caught, she told three different stories: she wasn't there, intruders killed him, she acted in self-defense. The jury saw through every lie. This is the story of obsessive love turned lethal, overkill that revealed rage, and a woman who performed victimhood all the way to a life sentence. Because intent doesn't lie. People do. #JodiArias #TravisAlexander #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #PremeditatedMurder #ObsessiveLove #MesaArizona #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalPsychology #ForensicEvidence #SelfDefenseLie #CrimePhotography #CourtroomDrama #LifeSentence #JuanMartinez #IntentDoesntLie #TrueCrimeCommunity #MurderTrial #ArizonaMurder #RelationshipViolence EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
April 15 · 48 min
Scott Peterson Murder Case - Guilty or Wrongfully Convicted?
On Christmas Eve 2002, 27-year-old Laci Peterson—eight months pregnant—disappeared from her Modesto, California home. When her body and that of her unborn son washed ashore in San Francisco Bay months later, her husband Scott was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death for their murders. The case seemed straightforward: Scott was having an affair, didn't want to be a father, and killed his family to start fresh. He acted guilty—emotionless at vigils, lying to his mistress, fleeing toward Mexico with dyed hair and cash. America watched and agreed: he did it. But twenty-two years later, the Los Angeles Innocence Project has taken on his case, presenting an 854-page petition filled with new evidence that challenges everything. New scientific analysis suggests Laci died days after Scott's alibi. Witnesses who saw her alive after he left were never heard. A burglary across the street—dismissed at trial—may be directly connected. A van with a bloody mattress was found burning nearby and never investigated. Physical evidence was destroyed. DNA was never tested. So did Scott Peterson murder his pregnant wife? Or is an innocent man serving life in prison while the real killer walks free? This episode examines how we read intent—and what happens when suspicious behavior, circumstantial evidence, and public pressure converge to convict someone who may or may not be guilty. Intent doesn't lie. But if Scott didn't kill Laci, then what was his intent for lying about the affair, for acting detached, for running? And can we trust our ability to read someone's mind from their actions? Some cases have clear answers. This isn't one of them. Content Warning: This episode discusses the murder of a pregnant woman and infant, infidelity, and the psychological complexities of grief, guilt, and deception. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit thehotline.org. If you're in immediate danger, call 911. 🎧 EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ 💀 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/deadly-intent Your support helps bring you more compelling true crime analysis. ________________________________________ 🎼 MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.
April 8 · 41 min
They Looked Perfect… Until the Truth Came Out | Ken & Barbie Killers
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka looked like the perfect couple—young, attractive, successful. But behind closed doors, they were responsible for the kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of at least three young women between 1990 and 1992, including Karla's own 15-year-old sister. When police finally caught them, Karla claimed she was a battered wife forced to help. Then the videotapes surfaced. Intent doesn't lie. People do. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 | thehotline.org RAINN (Sexual Violence): 1-800-656-4673 | rainn.org 🎧 EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ________________________________________ 💀 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (Ad-Free + Bonus Content): 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/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales. ________________________________________ 🌑 DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ ________________________________________ 🛒 THE CRYPT SHOP: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/ ________________________________________ 🎼 MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.

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