From the very start of his life, the deck was stacked against Hadden Clark. Growing up in both a physically as well as emotionally abusive home, the young boy was taught from a very early age the art of manipulation by his entire family. His parents, while very intelligent, struggled deeply with their reliance on alcohol and overall deeper unresolved mental health conditions that manifested in Hadden’s “mistreatment” (for lack of a better phrase). Though by the end of today’s episode our listeners will know where Hadden ended up, all the details of how he got there and who was touched by his life an actions is still thought to be largely unknown to this day.

In 2022 a Louisiana couple returned home from a weekend away to find every parent's worst nightmare. Their adult daughter who was home alone over the weekend was unresponsive and not breathing on the couch in their living room. But the scene first responders arrived to was nowhere near typical, and before they even saw the couple's daughter, everyone knew there was something much worse happening inside this home.

This week we wrap up our deep dive into one of the most infamous serial killers in American history, Jeffrey Dahmer.

This week Mel takes on yet another big name in the world of true crime with one of America's most infamous serial killers, Jeffrey Dahmer. While most people are somewhat familiar with Dahmer and his murders, the details are absolutely chilling to hear no matter if you are hearing them for the first time or the 50th time. From a very young age, Jeffrey had some somewhat out of the ordinary interests that his family just believed to be an interest in biology and chemistry, but many years and red flags later the world would learn just how much more intense and scary this man's interests were. And, of course, how deadly they eventually turned.

It turns out that December 13, 1989 is more than the day the world was blessed with the birth of a legend...It was also the day that one of the world's most infamous female serial killers would be convicted for the murder of multiple men effectively ending her reign of terror. Aileen Wuornos is someone most of the true crime community has heard of and was made even more famous by actress Charlize Theron with her Oscar winning performance of Wuornos in the 2003 film, "Monster." This week Misti takes a deep dive into the life and crimes of this truly complex and tortured individual who was ultimately driven throughout her life to do anything she had to in order to survive.

In 1959, a group of 10 young hikers in Russia set out of a pretty typical expedition in the Ural Mountains. All of those taking part in the trek were well versed in the type of activity that they set out on, and from all known accounts it was shaping up to be a fun time for the group of mostly local university students. But when it came time for their friends and family to hear from them, expecting their normal check ins, radio silence. The days stretched into weeks and eventually search parties formed in an effort to find the missing party of hikers.

What they found still baffles the world to this day, and is widely regarded as Russia's greatest unsolved mystery.

This week Joel wraps up his very first case in this 3rd part of Dr. Death.

This week Joel brings us part 2 of his deep dive into the infamous Dr. Death.