Murder In America

EP. 229 - WISCONSIN - The Baraboo Bone Breaker

At first, police in Baraboo, Wisconsin, thought the 9-1-1 call was a prank. 13-year-old Thad Phillips claimed he had been kidnapped, tortured, and left for dead with shattered legs. This is the story of Joseph Clark, the Baraboo, they realized it wasn’t a joke at all: It was the most devious crime they had seen in their entire careers.  Thad’s feet were twisted backwards, his thighs swollen to the size of basketballs, and his body just hours from death. But, in spite of the pain, Thad told them everything: That his attacker was just 17. That he loved the sound of breaking bones. And, most importantly, that he wasn’t his attackers’ only victim.  He was just the only one who survived. This is the story of Joseph Clark, the Baraboo Bone Breaker. - Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.y2yayotxnlcb [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.y2yayotxnlcb] Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl [https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl] -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844] -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files] -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 [https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101] -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ [https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/] -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca [https://pca.st/dpdyrcca] -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us [https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us] - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701] If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica [https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica] Instagram: https://instagram.com/murderinamerica/http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ [http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/] Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica [https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles [https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles] and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen [https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen] Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel] - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

EP. 228- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 4: Arrest, Trial & Disturbing Revelations

Pulled over in 2005, serial killer Dennis Rader calmly admitted he knew why police were there. Over thirty hours of interrogation, he detailed ten murders with chilling precision, then pleaded guilty to avoid trial. In this episode we cover the trial, the sentencing and the aftermath of one of America’s most infamous and horrific strings of murders- the BTK Killings. - Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.0 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.0] Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl [https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl] -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844] -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files] -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 [https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101] -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ [https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/] -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca [https://pca.st/dpdyrcca] -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us [https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us] - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701] If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica [https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica] Instagram: https://instagram.com/murderinamerica/http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ [http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/] Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica [https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles [https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles] and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen [https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen] Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel] - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

EP. 227- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 3: In Plain Sight

After killing Marine Hedge in 1985 and Vicki Wegerle in 1986, Dennis Rader vanished into suburban normalcy for almost twenty years—leading Cub Scouts, serving as church president, and installing home alarms for terrified neighbors. While the task force chased ghosts, he privately curated scrapbooks and fantasized about new victims. In 2004, stung by a newspaper article implying BTK had died or lost his nerve, Rader resurfaced with letters, crime-scene photos, and a floppy disk he believed was untraceable. Digital metadata and his own daughter’s DNA ended the longest cat-and-mouse game in Kansas history, exposing the monster who had hidden in plain sight all along. - Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.0 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.0] Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl [https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl] -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844] -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files] -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 [https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101] -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ [https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/] -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca [https://pca.st/dpdyrcca] -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us [https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us] - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701] If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica [https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica] Instagram: https://instagram.com/murderinamerica/http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ [http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/] Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica [https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles [https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles] and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen [https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen] Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel] - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

EP. 226- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 2: The Murders

For 31 years, the city of Wichita lived in terror of a ghost. Between 1974 and 1991, Dennis Rader – the mild-mannered family man, church leader, and compliance officer – murdered ten people in a series of meticulously planned home invasions that still haunt the American true-crime landscape. He didn’t just kill. He staged elaborate, sadistic “projects”: cutting phone lines, waiting patiently in closets, binding entire families with cords pulled from venetian blinds, torturing them for hours, and strangling them one by one while the others watched in helpless horror. This is the story of how a monster hid in plain sight for three decades. - Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.0 Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl [https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl] -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844] -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files] -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 [https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101] -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ [https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/] -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca [https://pca.st/dpdyrcca] -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us [https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us] - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701] If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica [https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica] Instagram: https://instagram.com/murderinamerica/http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ [http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/] Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica [https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles [https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles] and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen [https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen] Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel] - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

EP. 225- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 1: The Beginnings

Before he became the nightmare of Wichita, Kansas – the sadistic serial killer who taunted police with letters signed “BTK” – Dennis Rader was just a quiet, unassuming boy growing up in middle America. In this chilling episode, we go back to the beginning. This is the origin story of one of America’s most infamous serial killers – the story of how Dennis Rader spent decades carefully constructing the perfect mask… This is the making of BTK. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl [https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl] -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844] -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files] -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 [https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101] -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ [https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/] -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca [https://pca.st/dpdyrcca] -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us [https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us] - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701] If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica [https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica] Instagram: https://instagram.com/murderinamerica/http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ [http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/] Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica [https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles [https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles] and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen [https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen] Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel] - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]