Episode 526: Serial Killer Maury Travis

13 O'Clock · Sep 17, 2026

Maury Travis was a St. Louis-area serial killer believed to have murdered multiple women between 2000 and 2002, primarily targeting vulnerable women involved in sex work or struggling with drug addiction. Investigators connected a series of killings in Missouri and Illinois through DNA evidence, but Travis remained unidentified until he mailed a taunting letter and computer-generated map to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, directing authorities to another victim’s remains. Investigators traced the online map activity back to Travis, leading to his arrest in June 2002. A search of his Ferguson…