Henri Désiré Landru: The Bluebeard of Gambais – Episode 33

Henri Désiré Landru: The Bluebeard of Gambais – Episode 33

On the morning of April 12, 1919, Paris police finally arrested the mild-mannered, bearded man who had been living under multiple aliases. What they uncovered was a chilling web of deception, wartime disappearances, and a secluded villa in Gambais that may have hidden the remains of as many as eleven victims.

Leo Boatman: The Cascade – Ocala National Forest Double Murder

On January 4, 2006, recently released juvenile offender Leo Boatman carried a stolen AK-47 into Ocala National Forest and gunned down two Santa Fe Community College students in a quiet woodland clearing near Juniper Springs. The brutal attack left John Parker and Amber Peck dead within minutes, their bodies hidden in a marshy pond before Boatman calmly returned home to watch television.

Franklin DeWayne Alix: The Bridgeford Townhouse Execution

On the evening of March 30, 2010, Franklin DeWayne Alix was executed by lethal injection in Texas for the capital murder of Eric Bridgeford during a violent 1998 home invasion. The episode examines how the crime began with the rape of Eric’s sister Karyl, escalated to Eric’s shooting death on the front lawn, and concluded with Alix’s final statement before his death at Huntsville Unit.

John Eric Armstrong: The Model Sailor Who Became Detroit's Serial Killer

On the second day of the new millennium, a seemingly model Navy veteran named John Eric Armstrong reported discovering a body in the Rouge River—yet within months, investigators would learn he was the man responsible for multiple murders of Detroit-area sex workers. This episode unpacks how a man with a clean record and honorable discharge from the USS Nimitz became one of the most surprising serial killers in Detroit history.

Episode 29 — Jake Bird: The Tacoma Ax and the Hex

## Episode 29 — Jake Bird: The Tacoma Ax and the Hex