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  • The A-Z Of Psychopaths: Charles Manson – The Puppetmaster

    The A-Z Of Psychopaths: Charles Manson – The Puppetmaster
    Dec 5 2025
    Manson didn’t kill people. He convinced people to kill.

    Charles Manson never stabbed, shot, or strangled any of the victims in the Tate–LaBianca murders — yet he was the driving force behind every killing. Through psychological manipulation, apocalyptic ideology, and a cult-like hold on his followers, Manson created one of the most disturbing criminal networks of the 20th century.

    In this episode, Simon Ford examines the roots of Manson’s influence, the psychology that underpinned his control, and the crimes that cemented his place in true-crime history. From the counterculture backdrop to the forensic details of the investigations, we unravel the man behind the myth.

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    5 min
  • A-Z Of Psychopaths: Henri Landru – The Bluebeard Of Paris

    A-Z Of Psychopaths: Henri Landru – The Bluebeard Of Paris
    Dec 1 2025
    A polite smile, a marriage proposal, and a stove full of ashes.

    Henri Désiré Landru was one of France’s most notorious killers — a polite, moustachioed gentleman who lured vulnerable women with promises of marriage during World War I. Once they entered his villas, they vanished forever.

    In this episode, Simon Ford examines Landru’s double life, his careful record-keeping, and the forensic evidence that shocked France. Was he a cunning predator shaped by wartime chaos, or a calculating psychopath hiding in plain sight?

    We break down his crimes, his psychology, and the extraordinary trial that captivated the nation.

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    5 min
  • A-Z Of Psychopaths: Richard Kuklinski – The Iceman

    A-Z Of Psychopaths: Richard Kuklinski – The Iceman
    Nov 28 2025
    Mob enforcer. Contract killer. Self-made legend.

    Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski is one of America’s most infamous contract killers — a man who claimed to have murdered more than 100 people while working for New Jersey and New York crime families. But behind the macabre legend lies a killer who blended real violence with outright invention.

    In this episode, Simon Ford looks at the psychology, the mob connections, and the mythmaking behind Kuklinski’s criminal career. From freezing bodies to confuse coroners to his chilling interviews with forensic psychologist Dr Park Dietz, Kuklinski remains a disturbing figure at the crossroads of true crime and dark folklore.

    Acknowledgements
    The Iceman – Millennium Entertainment, 2012.

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    4 min
  • A-Z Of Psychopaths: Jack The Ripper – The Phantom Of Whitechapel

    A-Z Of Psychopaths: Jack The Ripper – The Phantom Of Whitechapel
    Nov 24 2025
    Unmasking the psychology behind London’s most infamous phantom.

    In this 5-minute deep dive into criminal history, journalist and true crime storyteller Simon Ford revisits the most famous unsolved murder spree of all time.

    Jack the Ripper murdered at least five women—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—in a frenzy of theatrical brutality that shocked Victorian London. But beyond the myth, the fog, and the fear… who was he? This episode explores:
    • The killings and their escalating violence
    • Why the identity of Jack the Ripper remains fiercely debated
    • Our long-form investigation into prime suspect Robert D’Onston Stephenson
    • The behavioural traits that strongly suggest psychopathy.
    For the full investigation, listen to:
    Jack the Ripper: Psycho or Satanist?

    Next in the series: K is for Kuklinski — The Iceman.

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    5 min
  • A-Z Of Psychopaths: Israel Keyes – The Methodical Monster

    A-Z Of Psychopaths: Israel Keyes – The Methodical Monster
    Nov 21 2025
    He buried “kill kits” across America… but that was only the start of Israel Keyes’ monstrous planning.

    Israel Keyes is one of the most terrifying killers in modern American history — not because of the crimes we can prove, but because of the ones we can’t. Keyes built “kill kits” years before he used them, travelled thousands of miles to find random victims, and prided himself on having no recognisable pattern.

    In this episode, Simon Ford unpacks the forensic details, psychological insights, and chilling contradictions behind Keyes’ double life. From his calm, calculated interviews to the cold efficiency of his crimes, Keyes remains a disturbing reminder that the most dangerous predators are the ones you never see coming.

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    5 min
  • It Takes Two... Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate: 1950s Teen Rampage Killers

    It Takes Two... Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate: 1950s Teen Rampage Killers
    Nov 19 2025
    Sometimes love is blind… and sometimes it’s deadly.

    In 1958, Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Fugate embarked on a killing spree across Nebraska that left 11 people dead and America terrified. But was Caril a victim—or an accomplice?

    In this episode, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell dissect the couple’s toxic relationship, their violent road trip, and the long shadow the case still casts over true crime, youth culture, and media sensationalism.

    Hear how the courts ruled, what happened to Caril, and why the debate over her guilt or innocence continues today.

    New to Psycho Killer? Prepare for deep dives into dark minds, flawed justice systems, and stories that linger long after the tape stops.

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    18 min
  • A-Z Of Psychopaths: H Is For Holmes – America's First Serial Killer

    A-Z Of Psychopaths: H Is For Holmes – America's First Serial Killer
    Nov 17 2025
    Enter the "Murder Castle" in our latest, chilling, bite-sized episode.

    H.H. Holmes is often described as America’s first serial killer, but that title barely captures the scale of his crimes. A charming conman and medical swindler, Holmes built a three-storey “Murder Castle” in Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair — complete with secret passages, soundproofed rooms, and hidden furnaces.

    In this episode of The A–Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford explores Holmes’s chilling psychology. From pathological lying and manipulation to financial fraud, bigamy, and murder for profit, Holmes exhibited the hallmarks of a true psychopath decades before criminology had language for it.

    Join Simon Ford as he uncovers how Holmes engineered a building — and a life — designed for deception and death.

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    5 min
  • The A-Z Of Psychopaths: G Is For Gacy – The Killer Clown

    The A-Z Of Psychopaths: G Is For Gacy – The Killer Clown
    Nov 14 2025
    Beneath the clown makeup, he hid 33 bodies — and the soul of a psychopath.

    John Wayne Gacy — the “Killer Clown” — was one of America’s most horrifying murderers.
    By day, he was a respected businessman and community volunteer. By night, he tortured and killed young men, burying thirty-three bodies beneath his suburban Chicago home.

    In this chilling episode of The A–Z of Psychopaths, Simon Ford examines Gacy’s double life and the psychological traits that made him such a dangerous predator. Using the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, he uncovers how superficial charm, narcissism, and total lack of remorse transformed a pillar of the community into a monster.

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    4 min