Frank Gust - The Rhein-Ruhr Ripper

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast · Dec 2, 2025 · 1h 7m · transcript

He confessed years before he was caught, telling his mother he had killed a woman, yet no one believed him until even after the bodies began to surface. This was Frank Gust, the so called Rhine-Ruhr Ripper, a necrophilic predator whose violence escalated from torturing animals to murdering women and posing their remains. Even after receiving a life sentence, Frank remains eligible for release in 2026, raising the unnerving question of whether a self-proclaimed killer can ever be allowed to walk free. Listen to our other podcast "FEARFUL" on your podcasting app of choice…