Murder Dictionary

Suitcase Murders: Maxim Gareyev

This episode we talk about how Maxim Gareyev was overcome by jealousy at influencer Ekaterina Karaglanova, & attacked her brutally before stuffing her into a suitcase. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please...

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Railroad Killers: Sid Ahmed Rezala

This episode we discuss how Sid Ahmed Rezala committed several violent offenses as a teen with little consequence before escalating to murder. Police missed several opportunities to catch him, which left Sid free to keep inflicting violence on trains....

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Railroad Killers: William Guatney

This episode we discuss how William Guatney crossed the US on the train working at various state and county fairs. During the same years many boys were abducted and murdered wherever railroad junctions and fairs crossed paths. To support Murder...

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Railroad Killers: Angel Maturino Resendiz

This week we discuss how Angel Maturino Resendiz began living on the road as a teenager while supporting himself through a life of crime, that escalated to violence and multiple murders across the US and Mexico. To support Murder Dictionary &...

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Quarantine Murders: Khari Sanford & Ali’jah Larrue

This week we discuss how a couple of Quaran-teens refused to follow the family’s social distancing rules. After being gently kicked out to stay in an Air BnB, they planned to get more money by stealing from their parents, but the plot went terribly...

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Quarantine Murders: David Anthony

This week we discuss how David Anthony murdered his wife Gretchen, then told people she was quarantined while fighting COVID, to buy himself time so he could sloppily attempt to cover up his tracks. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to...

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Going Postal: Rosaire Bilodeau

This episode we discuss how Rosaire Bilodeau sought structure by working at the post office, and after he was let go he kept trying to get his job back. When his attempts failed, he retaliated against his coworkers and family. To support Murder...

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Going Postal: Jennifer San Marco

This week we cover the case of Jennifer San Marco, whose mental health deteriorated during her time working for the USPS, but she refused treatment, so she was eventually put on disability. A couple years passed by, but Jennifer was convinced that her...

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Going Postal: Joseph M Harris

This episode we discuss how postal worker Joseph M Harris got away with murdering investor Roy Edwards, who lost all of his investment money. Although there were initially no suspects, when Joseph killed his former boss & coworkers after being fired...

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Organ Theft: Falun Gong

On this episode we discuss how the Chinese government launched a campaign in the late 90's to “eradicate” the spiritual group Falun Gong, then began imprisoning and torturing practitioners. When China’s transplant numbers increased dramatically, it...

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Organ Theft: Michael Mastromarino

On this episode we discuss how the Brooklyn Bodysnatcher Michael Mastromarino had his dentistry license taken away, only to obtain a new license to supply tissue banks. He established a network of funeral homes that would supply him bodies, so he...

New York: Martha Beck & Raymond Fernandez

This episode we discuss how Martha Beck fell in love with a con artist named Raymond Fernandez who she met through a lonely hearts column ad. Once she learned the truth she decided to help him, so they went on a spree of defrauding and killing women...

New York: Robert Shulman

This week we talk about how Robert Shulman killed and dismembered multiple sex workers in his filthy hoarder bedroom, then scattered their body parts throughout the city. Detectives initially put little effort into solving these murders, until the...

New York: Lizzie Halliday

This week we discuss Lizzie Halliday, who was New York’s first female Serial Killer, & has been described in the press as “the worst woman on earth”. She is known to have killed husbands, family friends, & even staff where she was eventually...

Music: Felix Pappalardi

This week we talk about how Felix Pappalardi rose to fame as a songwriter in the 60's folk scene, before becoming a rock icon with bands like Cream and Mountain. Drugs and alcohol took a toll on his career, then caused his marriage to become...

Music : Dimebag Darrell Abbott

This week we talk about Dimebag Darrell Abbott's rise to fame with Pantera, and how disputes within the band ultimately caused an unhinged fan to attack him onstage, killing multiple people who attempted to help. To support Murder Dictionary & get...

Music: Christina Grimmie

This week we talk about how Christina Grimmie combined talent and hard work, to become successful on YouTube, before gaining more mainstream success on The Voice. A fan named Kevin Loibl became obsessed with Christina, & couldn’t handle the reality...

Music: Mia Zapata

On this episode we talk about the lead singer of The Gits, Mia Zapata, who was randomly attacked while on her way home one night. The murder remained unsolved for many years, before there was finally a break in the case a decade later.   To...

Music: Carlo Gesualdo

This week we discuss Carlo Gesualdo, who was a prince and musician that killed his wife & her lover, in front of many witnesses. The guilt made him paranoid, & caused him to do some disturbing things, but would such a powerful man get justice for his...

Aziz Yazdanpanah

This week we discuss how Aziz Yazdanpanah was an extremely controlling husband & father, who began to fall apart when he felt like he was losing control of his family. He responded to being separated from the family by showing up on Christmas morning...