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Top 15 Scariest Minnesota Serial Killers · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: We'll get ready for a seriously dark ride today as
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  we dive headfirst into some of Minnesota's most notorious crimes.
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  You asked for it, serial killers with direct ties to
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  the North Star State.
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  Speaker 2: You know, it's interesting you say that the whole dark thing,
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  because that's really what we're trying to understand here, right,
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  the dark side, like what goes on in the human
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  heart that leads to these horrific acts.
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  Speaker 1: We're talking about a document we dug up outlining fifteen cases,
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  each one honestly more unsettling than the last. And the
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  nicknames man, the Weepy voice Killer, the Craigslist killer. I mean,
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  it's chilling.
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  Speaker 2: And those nicknames, they aren't just there for shock value,
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  you know, they often give us a glimpse, a tiny
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  window into the killer's motives. They're mo it's like a
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  starting point for investigators, and yeah, it definitely peaks the
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  public's morbid curiosity.
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  Speaker 1: All right, So let's dive right in with this first case,
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  Paul Michael Stephanie, the Weepy Voice Killer. I gotta say
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  this one really got to me. The guy would actually
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  call his victims after the murders.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Stephanie would contact them express in remorse and get
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  this in a tearful voice. Now, whether this was genuine,
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  like actual remorse, or a way to manipulate to throw
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  the authorities off his send, or even some twisted form
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  of getting off on it, well that's still up for debate.
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  Speaker 1: Just think about the impact those calls must have had
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  on the victims their families. It adds this whole other
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  level of horror to an already horrific situation, you know,
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  no doubt.
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  Speaker 2: It really drives home the fact that these aren't just statistics,
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  you know what I mean. We're talking about real people,
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  real lives, forever scarred by these acts of violence.
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  Speaker 1: And speaking of real life impact, this next case, it
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  brings us face to face with just how dark the
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  digital age can get. Michael John Anderson, the Craigslist.
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  Speaker 2: Killer Anderson's case, Man, he was a real wake up
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  call for a lot of people. Here's a guy using Craigslist,
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  a platform meant to connect people, to find babysitters, even
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  to prey on innocent victims. Evil can be anywhere, even
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  in those online spaces we think are safe.
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  Speaker 1: And what's even more disturbing, he specifically targeted women looking
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  for childcare help just exploiting their trust, their vulnerability. What
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  can we learn from this case? I mean, how can
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  we protect ourselves and our loved ones online vigilance.
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  Speaker 2: That's the key takeaway from Anderson's case. Trust your gut,
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  you know, be cautious about sharing personal info online, and
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  if you ever have to meet someone you met online,
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  always always do it in a public place.
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  Speaker 1: You just never know these days.
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  Speaker 2: Right.
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  Speaker 1: It's a harsh lesson, but an important one. Okay, Moving
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  on this next case. It really throws light on the premeditation,
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  the absolute brutality that some of these guys are capable of.
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  Charles Noel Brown and Charles Kelly, the Mad Dog Killers.
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  Speaker 2: Talk about a reign of terror. This duo left a
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  trail of violence across multiple states, and it's the randomness,
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  the sheer cruelty that gets me. They seem to kill
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  just because they could, man no regard for human life whatsoever.
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  Speaker 1: It gets worse. They also allegedly killed to eliminate witnesses.
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  Talk about cold blooded It really makes you wonder what
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  could possibly lead someone down that path, What creates a
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  monster like that?
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  Speaker 2: I don't know if we'll ever have a good answer
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  to that. Some people are just capable of unspeakable evil.
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  But what we can do, what we have to do,
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  is learn from these tragedies and fight like hell to
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  create a safer world.
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  Speaker 1: Couldn't agree more. Okay, let's switch gears a bit and
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  talk about a case that raises serious questions about the
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  justice system itself. Billy Richard Glaze. He was a suspect
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  and a string of murders, but then DNA evidence came
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  back and cleared him in some cases.
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  Speaker 2: Glaze's case really underscores the complexity of forensic science, you know,
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  and how technology plays a huge role in the pursuit
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  of justice. Before DNA testing was as available as it
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  is now, so many cases relied on eyewitness accounts, and
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  those we now know can be incredibly unreliable.
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  Speaker 1: So Glaze was eventually convicted, but only for three murders.
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  The fact that DNA cleared him in other cases after
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  he was already convicted, it really makes you think, right,
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  makes you wonder about all the potential wrongful convictions out there,
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  especially in cases where DNA evidence wasn't available or conclusive.
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  Speaker 2: It's a sobering thought, for sure. It really highlights how
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  fallible human memory is, how important deep process is, and
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  how crucial it is that our justice system always strives
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  for accuracy and fairness.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely. Now let's take a step back in time, shall
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  we back to nineteen oh six, different time, very different
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  societal norms. This is the case of William Williams, the
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  last man to be hanged in Minnesota. It's a tragic
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  tale of forbidden love, a double murder, and the end
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  of an era for capital punishment.
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  Speaker 2: So Williams, an immigrant from Cornwall, was in a relationship
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  with a younger guy, huge taboo at the time, especially
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  back then. And when the relationship ended, Williams well, he
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  killed his former lover and the young man's mother.
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  Speaker 1: It was just awful, tragic on so many levels. Right,
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  You've got the loss of life, the societal pressures that
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  were probably at play here, and then the harsh reality
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  of the justice system at that time. It just makes
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  you think about how much has changed, how much we're
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  still learning.
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  Speaker 2: No doubt. It really shows how societal attitudes, legal precedence,
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  even just our understanding of human behavior, it's all constantly
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  evolving and that shapes how we view crime, punishment, justice itself.
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  Speaker 1: And now buckle up because we're about to delve into
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  one of the most haunting cases in Minnesota history, the
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  Red Lake School shooting.
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  Speaker 2: Man, this tragedy, it just tears at your gut. You know,
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  a young man, Jeffrey James Weiss, opens fire at his school.
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  It forces us to confront some really uncomfortable truths about
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  mental health, about bullying, about all the warning signs that
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  we miss or just plane ignore. And the thing is
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  with Red Lake, it goes even deeper, you know, I
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  mean Weiss himself. He had a seriously troubled past, bullied, constantly,
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  suffered from depression, It experienced violence firsthand. It's like all
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  these factors just collided.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, a perfect storm of factors that led to that
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  horrific moment. Makes you wonder, right about the role mental
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  health plays and all of this. How do we prevent
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  these tragedies.
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  Speaker 2: It all comes back to resources to support systems, especially
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  for young people, early intervention, a safe space to land.
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  It can make a world of difference.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking of mental health and it's impact, the next case
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  really shows how untreated mental illness can devastate not just
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  the individual, but everyone around them too. This is Lawrence Scott.
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  Speaker 2: Dame, right Dame, He'd struggled with mental health issues for years.
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  Substance abuse too, and it ended horribly. He killed five
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  members of his own family, believed they were out to
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  hurt him. It was a delusion fueled by his untreated condition.
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  Speaker 1: Just breaks your heart, doesn't it. Knowing that with the
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  right support, the right intervention, it might have been prevented
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  all that pain.
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  Speaker 2: It really highlights that mental health is health, plain and simple.
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  We got to drop the stigma. You know, people need
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  to feel safe seeking help totally.
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  Speaker 1: We need to create a world where asking for help
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  is seen as a strength, not a weakness. Now, this
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  next case, it exposes a different kind of failure, a
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  failure to protect vulnerable women. This is the story of
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  core Her.
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  Speaker 2: Core Her, a young mother, faced years of hardship, abuse.
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  The systems meant to support her, to protect her, They
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  just they failed.
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  Speaker 1: It's a gut punch, this one of six driven to
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  a desperate, unthinkable act, taking the lives of her children.
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  We need stronger safety nets, more accessible resources, and a
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  commitment to empowering women, especially those facing domestic views.
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  Speaker 2: It's about seeing the bigger picture, right, Poverty, domestic violence,
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  mental health, cultural barriers, all these things intersect. We need
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  a more just more equitable system for everyone.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, Okay, shifting gears a little. Let's talk about Joseph
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  Donald Turr Junior. His case shows how one crime, one conviction,
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  can actually unlock the mysteries of others.
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  Speaker 2: So Turi. He was arrested for sexual assault, and then
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  while he's incarcerated, he starts confessing to multiple murders, murders
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  that had gone cold, unsolved for years.
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  Speaker 1: It's like something you'd see on TV. You know what
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  drives someone to confess like that? Is it remorse and
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  need for attention? Who knows?
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  Speaker 2: It's a good question. Whatever the reason, those confessions, they
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  can bring some closure, even if it's bittersweet to the
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  families of the victims.
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  Speaker 1: For sure. Speaking of chilling cases, this next one hits
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  close to home for a lot of people. The murder
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  of a teenager, David Francis Bram killed by a member
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  of his own family. It just shatters that idea that
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  we're safe in our own homes.
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  Speaker 2: Sixteen years old Brohm was when he killed his whole
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  family with an AX. It's a chilling reminder that violence
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  can rerupt anywhere, even in the places we consider safe.
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  We have to talk about mental health especially within families.
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  Open communication, it's crucial.
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  Speaker 1: You just never really know what's going on behind closed doors,
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  do you. We have to be vigilant, not just for ourselves,
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  but for our loved ones too.
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  Speaker 2: Building communities where people feel safe, reaching out, where early
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  intervention is the norm. That's how we prevent these tragedies.
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  Speaker 1: Agreed Now, shifting focus to a case that shook a community,
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  exposed how vulnerable any one of us can be, the
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  abduction and murder of Katie Pourier by Donald Blom. This
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  one really emphasizes how important vigilance is, how important it
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  is to have strong systems in place to protect potential victims.
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  Speaker 2: Blum, a convicted sex offc he was responsible for Poia's death.
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  This case ignited a firestorm, and rightfully so. It forced
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  people to confront the reality that there are predators out there,
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  people who target the most vulnerable among us.
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  Speaker 1: It's terrifying to think about, honestly, just how vulnerable we
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  all are. We need to look out for each other,
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  especially those who can't always protect themselves exactly.
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  Speaker 2: It's about being a community, a support system, raising awareness,
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  implementing safe cards, anything we can do to protect the
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  most vulnerable among us, and you know, Gary's case, like
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  many we've talked about today, it also highlights how crucial
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  forensic science is. I mean, it's how we connect the dots,
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  how we hold these perpetrators accountable.
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  Speaker 1: It's like piecing together a puzzle. You know, every little
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  bit of evidence, no matter how small, it all adds
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  up helps build that case.
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  Speaker 2: That's it, and that brings us to the So what
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  of it all? You know what I mean? We've gone
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  deep into these dark, disturbing cases. But knowledge, even when
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  it's tough, knowledge is power.
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  Speaker 1: That's been on my mind this whole time. It's easy
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  to get overwhelmed by the darkness. So what can we
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  actually do with this information? What's the takeaway for our listeners.
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  Speaker 2: We can't let ourselves get paralyzed by fear, by despair.
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  We got to turn that unease into action, and it
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  starts with each of us. Be vigilant, look out for
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  your neighbors, support victims in their families, and for God's sake,
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  let's fight for better mental health resources.
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  Speaker 1: Take that feeling of this is awful and turn it
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  into what can we do exactly?
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  Speaker 2: We can't just accept the systems that create inequality, that
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  breed injustice. Those are often the breeding grounds for crime too.
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  You know, we all have a role to play in
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  creating a safer, more just world.
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  Speaker 1: It's on all of us, isn't it. Not just the cops,
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  not just the lawmakers. We all have to own this.
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  Speaker 2: One hundred percent. We have to choose empathy, choose compassion,
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  even for those who've committed these horrific acts. Not to condown,
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  never that, but to understand, to see the bigger picture,
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  the web of factors that leads to these tragedies, so
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  we can stop them from happening again.
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  Speaker 1: We've covered some seriously heavy stuff today. What's the final
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  thought you want to leave our listeners with?
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  Speaker 2: You know, if there's one thing I hope people take
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  away from all of this, it's that even in the
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  darkest corners of human nature, even there, there's always hope.
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  There's always something we can do, no matter how small.
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  Start a conversation, raise awareness, just lend an ear to
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  someone who's struggling. Those little things matter, Little.
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  Speaker 1: Acts of kindness can make a difference. It's about choosing hope,
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  choosing action, believing that a better world.
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  Speaker 2: Is possible, and don't ever underestimate the power of just listening.
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  Sometimes that's the most powerful thing you can do.
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  Speaker 1: That's a powerful note to end on. Thank you so
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  much for taking us on this deep dive today. Challenging
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  for sure, but ultimately, I think a hopeful exploration of
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  well the human experience, both the dark and the light.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for having me, it's been real