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Bloody Angola features the complete history of Louisiana's most notorious prison. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and beyond.
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- 2 weeks ago40 min
50 Shades of Evil: Ohio - Casey Pigge
In 2008, a young man from Chillicothe, Ohio, slit his girlfriend’s mother’s throat, sat on the couch, and watched her die—then set the apartment on fire. He called himself “Box Cutter.” Prosecutors wanted death. A psychologist’s finding about his IQ took it off the table. He went to prison for life. That should have been the end of the story. It wasn’t.In February 2016, Casey Pigge carved a cinder block out of his cell wall at Lebanon Correctional Institution, talked his cellmate into a “card trick,” and beat Luther Wade to death. He later said he wanted a cell to himself. Officials still put him on a prison bus. Two days after he pleaded guilty to that killing, he sat in the back of a transport vehicle with no cameras and no line of sight to the officers up front. Using a restraint chain, he strangled and smothered 61-year-old inmate David Johnson while other prisoners watched. When it was over, Pigge boasted: “I guess you never seen that on a bus before.” A year later, in another February, he and another lifer used homemade shanks to stab a Lucasville correction officer 32 times. The officer lived. Pigge did not stop talking about killing again.
- 3 weeks ago43 min
The Tinder Trap: The Murder of Sydney Loofe – Aubrey Trail & Bailey Boswell
On November 15, 2017, 24-year-old Sydney Loofe left her Lincoln apartment excited for a second Tinder date. She posted a Snapchat: “Ready for my date.” She never came home.The woman she matched with was Bailey Boswell.Sydney didn’t know Boswell lived with older boyfriend Aubrey Trail — a career criminal prosecutors said was already looking for someone to kill. Boswell lured Sydney to a basement apartment in Wilber. There she was strangled with an extension cord, cut into 14 pieces, stuffed into trash bags, and dumped along rural roads. For three weeks her family and the FBI searched. Then the bags were found.Store video showed Trail and Boswell buying saws and bleach while Sydney was still alive. Trail was sentenced to death. Boswell got life. In 2024 her conviction was upheld. Sydney just wanted a second date. What she walked into was a trap set before they ever matched.Timestamps:03:51 Sidney Loof14:26 Aubrey Trail’s Criminal Past18:27 Bailey Boswell’s Fall25:21 The Wilbur Basement29:00 Tinder Trap Set38:07 Trials and Verdicts41:37 Justice After Loss
- Aug 19, 202631 min
50 Shades of Evil: Nebraska - Charles Starkweather
In January 1958, a 19-year-old high school dropout from Lincoln, Nebraska named Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate went on a murder spree that left eleven people dead across Nebraska and Wyoming. Starkweather, who idolized James Dean and styled himself as a rebellious outsider, and Fugate, who claimed she was a hostage, left a trail of bodies that included a teenage couple, a wealthy industrialist and his wife, a traveling salesman, and a young couple in Wyoming. The killings were brutal, impulsive, and seemingly without clear motive beyond rage, alienation, and a twisted desire for notoriety.Timestamps03:20 Starkweather's Early Years06:59 Rebel Without Rules11:22 First Killings Begin13:20 The Bartlett Murders16:36 Help Turns Deadly19:38 Final Chase Ends26:28 Execution DayJoin Bloody Angola on Patreon for Commercial Free Early Releases and more here: www.patreon.com/bloodyangolapodcast
- Jul 29, 20261h 7m
Part 2 | 50 Shades of Evil: KANSAS - “BTK” Dennis Rader
Part 2 of a 2 Part SeriesFor more than three decades, Wichita, Kansas lived under the shadow of a killer who named himself. He called himself BTK—Bind, Torture, Kill—and he made sure the police and the public never forgot it. Between 1974 and 1991, Dennis Rader murdered at least ten people, often in their own homes, binding them, torturing them, and strangling or suffocating them while living a completely ordinary suburban life.This episode traces the full arc of the BTK case: the brutal first murders of the Otero family in 1974, the years of taunting letters and packages, the long silences that turned the case into one of America’s most infamous cold cases, and the arrogant return to communication in 2004 that finally undid him. We’ll examine how a single floppy disk and a digital metadata trail led investigators straight to a church computer… and how familial DNA sealed the identification. It’s the story of a man who believed he could control everything—his victims, the police, the narrative—until one careless slip proved him wrong. A deep dive into the double life, the psychology of control, and the painstaking investigation that finally stopped BTK.Timestamps05:59 Maureen Hedge12:02 Floppy Disk Mistake14:27 Rader’s Arrest57:03 Dolores Davis’s Final Known Murder1:02:25 Sentencing and AftermathJoin Bloody Angola on Patreon for Commercial Free Early Releases and more here: www.patreon.com/bloodyangolapodcast
- Jul 23, 202644 min
50 Shades of Evil: KANSAS - “BTK” Dennis Rader
Part 1 of a 2 Part SeriesFor more than three decades, Wichita, Kansas lived under the shadow of a killer who named himself. He called himself BTK—Bind, Torture, Kill—and he made sure the police and the public never forgot it. Between 1974 and 1991, Dennis Rader murdered at least ten people, often in their own homes, binding them, torturing them, and strangling or suffocating them while living a completely ordinary suburban life.This episode traces the full arc of the BTK case: the brutal first murders of the Otero family in 1974, the years of taunting letters and packages, the long silences that turned the case into one of America’s most infamous cold cases, and the arrogant return to communication in 2004 that finally undid him. We’ll examine how a single floppy disk and a digital metadata trail led investigators straight to a church computer… and how familial DNA sealed the identification.It’s the story of a man who believed he could control everything—his victims, the police, the narrative—until one careless slip proved him wrong. A deep dive into the double life, the psychology of control, and the painstaking investigation that finally stopped BTK.Timestamps00:38 BTK’s Hidden Childhood02:45 The Otero Murders06:06 Early Signs of Obsession12:10 The Double Life Deepens18:19 First Kill Revealed19:42 The Otero Home Attack26:07 Catherine Bright’s Fight32:29 Shirley Vian’s Final Hours35:40 Nancy Fox and BTK42:35 The Next Victim AwaitsJoin Bloody Angola on Patreon for Commercial Free Early Releases and more here: www.patreon.com/bloodyangolapodcast
- Jul 16, 202640 min
50 Shades of Evil: Minnesota - Michael John Anderson
“The Craigslist Killer”In October 2007, 24-year-old Katherine Ann Olson, a bright theater and Hispanic studies graduate from St. Olaf College, responded to what seemed like a straightforward babysitting job posting on Craigslist. She arrived at a home in Savage, Minnesota, expecting to care for a child.Instead, she walked into a nightmare. This episode dives deep into the chilling case of Michael John Anderson, the 19-year-old who posed as "Amy" online to lure his victim. What started as a seemingly random ad quickly unraveled into a premeditated murder driven by a disturbing desire to know what it felt like to kill. Anderson shot Katherine in his parents' home, leaving behind a trail of evidence that would lead to his swift arrest and conviction.Jim explores Anderson's background, the investigation that exposed the deception, the dramatic trial where he was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder (among other charges), and his life sentence without parole. This case marked one of the earliest high-profile "Craigslist Killer" stories, highlighting the hidden dangers of early online classifieds in an era before widespread awareness of internet safety.Timestamps03:18 Catherine Olson’s Childhood06:56 Michael Anderson’s Early Years10:09 College Dreams and Warning Signs13:45 The Fake Babysitting Ad17:45 Missing Person Leads Police23:53 Detective Closes In25:56 The Car and Body Found28:39 Anderson’s Interview Unravels30:41 Trial and Verdict34:05 Sentencing and AftermathJoin Bloody Angola on Patreon for Commercial Free Early Releases and more here: www.patreon.com/bloodyangolapodcast
- Jul 9, 20262h 18m
50 Shades of Evil: Iowa - Cristhian Bahena Rivera
Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old University of Iowa student was home for the summer, working, running regularly, and spending time with family and her boyfriend when she disappeared on the evening of July 18, 2018, triggering a large search by family, volunteers, and law enforcement. The evidence led investigators to Cristhian Bahena Rivera, including surveillance video of his vehicle following Molly and his eventual statements to police. He led investigators to her body in a cornfield, and the autopsy ruled her death a homicide caused by multiple sharp force injuries.Join Bloody Angola on Patreon for Commercial Free Early Releases and more here: www.patreon.com/bloodyangolapodcastCozy Earth: Get 30% off on Bamboo sheet sets, pajama sets, pillows, comforters and so much more! Use the code EXPOSED at checkout.www.CozyEarth.com
- Jun 30, 202631 min
50 Shades of Evil: Virginia - Christopher Bryan Speight
In the quiet rural community of Appomattox, Virginia, a horrifying family dispute erupted into one of the deadliest mass shootings in the state's history. On January 19, 2010, 40-year-old Christopher Bryan Speight went on a brutal rampage, methodically gunning down eight people—including his own sister, her husband, their two young children, and several neighbors—before fleeing into the surrounding woods. What started as a conflict over the family home quickly spiraled into unthinkable violence.Speight not only slaughtered his relatives but also shot at a Virginia State Police helicopter during a massive manhunt, forcing it to make an emergency landing. After an overnight standoff, he eventually surrendered to authorities. In this gripping solo episode, Jim dives deep into the timeline of the Appomattox massacre, the chilling details of Speight's confession, his claims that an Egyptian goddess named Jennifer ordered him to kill because his family was "possessed by demons," and the mental health evaluations that ultimately spared him from the death penalty.Chapters03:04 Rural Virginia Beginnings08:16 Loss and Fracture11:12 House Dispute Turns Deadly18:04 Delusions and Arrest22:40 Guilty Plea and Sentencing29:35 No Closure, Only MemoryJoin Bloody Angola on Patreon for Commercial Free Early Releases and more here: www.patreon.com/bloodyangolapodcast
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