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Shades of Murder
Shades of Murder is a true crime podcast dedicated to in-depth research and deep, thoughtful analysis of the world's most chilling and disturbing cases. Hosted and created by Alita Cauldwell, each episode meticulously explores the murders and motivations of violent criminals and delves deep into how law, culture, and society intersect. Episodes include serial killers, children who kill, female criminals, teenage killers, historical murders, indigenous cases, cold cases, marginalized victims…
Episodes
Shades of Murder25: MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD - SERIAL KILLER EDMUND KEMPER part 3
Once known as the Murder Capital of the world, the picturesque beach County of Santa Cruz, CA was terrorised by not one but two serial killers between 1972 and…
Shades of Murder24: MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD -SERIAL KILLER HERBERT MULLIN part 2
Once known as the Murder Capital of the world, the picturesque beach County of Santa Cruz, CA, was terrorised by not one but two serial killers between 1972…
Shades of Murder23: MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD - SERIAL KILLERS EDMUND KEMPER & HERBERT MULLIN part 1
Once known as the Murder Capital of the world, the picturesque beach County of Santa Cruz, CA, was terrorised by not one but two serial killers between 1972…
Shades of Murder21: When Little Girls Kill - Murdered Schoolgirl Luise Frisch
On Sunday, March 12th, 2023, in the scenic village of Freudenberg, Germany, the body of a missing girl was discovered near an old railroad station deep in the…
Shades of Murder20: The Midnight Crew of Chicago - The Ronald Kitchen Story
On July 27th, 1988, in Chicago, IL, a family's home went up in flames, leading the police to the discovery of five bodies inside, three of whom were small…
Shades of Murder19:Queen's Estate Murder - Cold Case Alisa Dmitrijeva, UK
On New Year's Day, 2011, a young female immigrant’s corpse was discovered on the royal family’s Sandringham estate, the Queen of England’s favorite home for…
Shades of Murder18: MMIWG White River Apache Tribe - Martha Rae Bones, AZ
In the summer of 2006, a young White River Apache woman vanished. The police would later discover that she had been the victim of extreme torture and murder at…
Shades of Murder16: Sleepwalking Killer of Canada - Kenneth James Parks
On an early Sunday morning in May 1987, in Toronto, Canada, a young man entered a police station with his hands dripping in blood. In a trance-like state, he…
Shades of Murder15: Exploration of Witches - Witchcraft Around the World
From Joan of Arc and the Salem Witch Trials to the modern-day Witches of Romania, women with power and divine insight have long been feared and persecuted…
Shades of Murder14: Terror in Tanacu - The Exorcism of Maricica Irina Cornici
In 2005, in the peaceful village of Tanacu, high up in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, lay a frightened and vulnerable young woman bound to a makeshift…
Shades of Murder13: Murder Mansion of Minnesota - The Glensheen House
Within the walls of the lavish Congdon family mansion lies a mystery of murder, betrayal, and greed. A wealthy heiress, a candlestick, a stolen coin, and a…
Shades of Murder12: Hindu Goddess Statue Killer - Forty Years to Murder
On February 9th, 2010, in the picturesque foothills of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, a woman anxiously awaited her husband’s return home to celebrate the…
Shades of Murder11: Video Game Killer - Teenager Andreu Coll Tur, Spain
In the summer of 2013, on the beautiful island of Mallorca, Spain, a pact of greed and love would lead police to the bludgeoned and bloody body of a…
Shades of Murder10: The Slayer's Books of Death - Jason Eric Massey, TX
On a desolate country road in a small Texas town, two workers were shocked to discover the decapitated body of a young girl whose body had been mutilated and…
Shades of Murder9: Bones in the Desert - The Disappearance of Latricia Fipps, OK
In 2002, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Latricia Fipps vanished without a trace. The young mother of two faced terror and betrayal in her last moments of life. Her case…
Shades of Murder8: Brooklyn to Bushkill - Richezza Williams aka Buffy "Materon" Smith
Tucked inside a dark and damp dead house lay the body of a badly rotting corpse covered in newspapers. A drug-addicted sex worker, insect larvae, and chewing…
Shades of Murder7: The Bait - Death row inmate Janeen Marie Snyder, CA
Inside a barn on a woman’s ranch in Southern California, the body of a naked and beaten sixteen-year-old girl was discovered with a single bullet wound to her…
Shades of Murder6: Profit Predator - Serial Killer Lyda "Flypaper" Trueblood, ID
By the time she celebrated her 27th birthday, Lyda Trueblood of Twin Falls, Idaho, would witness her four husbands, her brother-in-law, and her baby daughter…
Shades of Murder5: Taco Bell Strangler - Serial Killer Henry Louis Wallace, NC
During the early 1990s, Charlotte, North Carolina, was terrorized by an unsuspecting serial killer, a friendly monster hiding in plain sight. He would take the…
Shades of Murder4: Faced with Death Three Times - The Trials of Timothy Hennis, NC
The investigation of a brutal triple murder would span more than two decades, making its primary suspect the only person in U.S. history to face a possible…
Shades of Murder3: “Going to the sky to see Jesus" - Family Murderer Isabel Martinez, GA
On July 6th, 2016, a small town in Georgia would be shocked and horrified by the slaughter of four small children and their father. It was only because of a…
Shades of Murder2: MMIWG Hanna Harris - Northern Cheyenne Tribe, MT
On the 4th of July, 2013, a night of watching fireworks would end in murder for a young mother from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. It would be this woman’s…
Shades of Murder1: Belgium's Dungeon Duo - Serial Killers Marc Dutroux and Michelle Martin
On August 13th, 1996, tucked behind a shelving unit lay a tiny, dingy dungeon where two young girls were hidden. The shock and horror of what would unfold in…
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SHADES of MURDER is a true crime podcast that dives deep into the darkest and most chilling tales of homicide throughout history. Each week, your host Alita…