After much delay, we're back with a new episode! This week we're filling you in on our time off and just chatting shit (and gardening). Hope you enjoy this unscripted episode and stay tuned for more new episodes coming your way soon! ----------------------------------------------- Like the show? Give us a rating and review! Join our Patreon: Patreon Check out our merch store: Square Mile of Murder Merch Get our newsletter: Newsletter Send us an email: info@squaremileofmurder.com Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter Squaremileofmurder.com Music provided by YouTube Audio Library ..read more

For more than forty years, Terry Rasmussen evaded police and preyed on countless women and children. He became known as the chameleon killer for his ability to blend in with his surroundings and disappear. In this bonus episode we explore eight murders and disappearances linked to Rasmussen and the trail of destruction he left behind. And be sure to listen to last month's episode about the Bear Brook case before listening to this one, because there's a lot of overlap! FURTHER READING: Denise Beaudin Denise Ann Daneault Laureen Ann Rahn Terry Peder Rasmussen Serial killer Terry Rasmussen's vict ..read more

This episode originally aired as a Patreon bonus episode in November 2020. Four bodies in two barrels were found 15 years apart in Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire. This 35-year-old case is only partly solved, but what is solved is because of Forensic Genealogy. This month we’re looking into the incredible story of the Bear Brook Murders and their investigation, how forensic genealogy was first used as a crime-fighting tool, and some of the potential risks and dangers of this shiny new technology, which is perhaps one of the biggest developments in forensic science since the development ..read more

In this episode, we talk about a 99-year-old unsolved case that links a serial killer, the Mafia, folklore, and the supernatural. Join us as we take a look at the story of the Axeman of New Orleans, an unidentified serial killer who loved jazz and has become a part of NOLA’s rich culture and history. FURTHER READING: Axeman of New Orleans Axeman Of New Orleans: The Killer Calmed Only By Jazz The Axeman of New Orleans - Crime & Investigation  The Axeman Of New Orleans - NOLA Ghosts The Serial Killer Who Loved Jazz: The Infamous Story of the Axeman of New Orleans (1919) The Terrifying A ..read more

**This episode originally aired as a Patron bonus episode in October 2020.** For 16 years New York City was under attack by a serial bomber. In the 1940s and 50s The Mad Bomber placed dozens of bombs around New York City in theatres, businesses, train stations, and libraries. The bombs left an entire city on edge for years as the police desperately searched for their creator.  Thanks to some smart thinking by investigators the Mad Bomber case used one of the very first criminal psychological profiles created by a psychiatrist and opened the door for a whole new investigation technique. FU ..read more

In 17th Century Paris, Catherine Monvoisin was a famous fortune-teller, poisoner, and practitioner of black magic. She helped Paris high society with their problems. Her poisons and black magic may have had a hand in murdering between 1,000 and 2,500 people. And then she got involved with a woman looking for help killing her lover -- King Louis IVX. That's where things got messy for La Voisin. FURTHER READING: La Voisin, France's murderous fortune teller | SYFY WIRE La Voisin - Wikipedia Affair of the Poisons - Wikipedia Sorceress, midwife, poisoner: meet 'La Voisin' The Affair of the Poisons ..read more

In 17th Century Paris, Catherine Monvoisin was a famous fortune-teller, poisoner, and practitioner of black magic. She helped Paris high society with their problems. Her poisons and black magic may have had a hand in murdering between 1,000 and 2,500 people. And then she got involved with a woman looking for help killing her lover -- King Louis IVX. That's where things got messy for La Voisin. FURTHER READING: La Voisin, France's murderous fortune teller | SYFY WIRE La Voisin - Wikipedia Affair of the Poisons - Wikipedia Sorceress, midwife, poisoner: meet 'La Voisin' The Affair of the Poisons ..read more

Today we're talking about the complicated web of (potentially) hundreds of jewel thieves called the Pink Panthers.  Listen in to hear all about the many many many, heists this group has pulled off at high-end jewellery stores worldwide! FURTHER READING: Pink Panthers - Wikipedia The Daring Heists Of The Elusive Pink Panthers (Buzzfeed Unsolved) Pink Panthers: The curious story of the fugitive ‘smooth-talking player’ police suspect is shadowy international jewel heist gang mastermind The Pink Panthers: hunting the world's best diamond thieves 'Pink Panther' thief gets 15 years | UK news ..read more

We’re doing something a little bit different this week, because why not?! A few months ago in a Patreon bonus episode we rambled our way into talking about McCarthyism and the Red Scare in the USA during the Cold War as well as the Hollywood Blacklist and since we spoke about early Hollywood a bit a few months ago, we figured we should devote a whole episode to the Hollywood Blacklist. So this is that episode! Listen in as as talk about the state of the film industry in the 1940s and 50s, communism (or lack thereof), and the infamous Hollywood Blacklist. FURTHER READING: Hollywood blacklist ..read more

This week we're back with part 2 of our episode on the Long Island Serial Killer case, also known as the LISK. In this episode we talk about the main alleged suspects in this case and the investigation. FURTHER READING: Lost Girls: When Women Go Missing on LI Some Matter, Prostitutes Don’t Girls Disappearing: Behind the Headlines of the Long Island Serial Killer The Bond Between the Mothers and Sisters of the Long Island Serial Killer's Victims The Untold Truth About The Mysterious Murders Of Gilgo Beach ​​Long Island serial killer The Long Island Serial Killer — Unresolved 'We Are Making Prog ..read more