THE SLAVEMASTER John Edward Robinson and the Dawn of the Online Predator

Beauty Queen Killer: Christopher Bernard Wilder Australian-American Serial Killer Case

In the spring of 1984, Australian-born photographer Christopher Bernard Wilder used his charm and camera to lure aspiring models from Florida malls, leaving a trail of missing women and unsolved murders across the American South.

Carroll Cole: The Serial Killer Who Volunteered for the Needle

Carroll Edward Cole was executed in Nevada in 1985 after waiving all appeals and demanding death for murdering at least thirteen women. This episode examines the Iowa-born killer whose horrific childhood, high IQ, and chilling self-awareness led him to request execution rather than fight for his life.

The Lone Shooter: Joseph Paul Franklin's Racial Terror and American Hate

In this chilling episode of Forgotten Serial Killers, we trace the calculated campaign of Joseph Paul Franklin, a lone-wolf sniper who murdered across state lines in an attempt to ignite a race war. Franklin's story reveals how personal grievance, white-supremacist ideology, and meticulous planning converged into years of targeted terror from Alabama to Utah.

The Sunday Morning Slasher: Carl Eugene Watts and the Devil's Deal That Almost Freed Him

In May 1982, Carl Eugene Watts was caught in Houston while preparing to drown a young woman in her bathtub. What followed was one of the most controversial immunity agreements in American true-crime history, allowing the self-described “Sunday Morning Slasher” to confess to a dozen murders in exchange for avoiding prosecution on those charges.

The Classified Ad Killer: The True Story of Bobby Joe Long

In November 1984, 17-year-old Lisa McVey survived a 26-hour ordeal at the hands of Bobby Joe Long and provided the crucial details that ended his eight-month killing spree across Tampa Bay. This episode traces Long’s transformation from a troubled West Virginia childhood marked by repeated head trauma, genetic disorders, and unstable parenting into one of Florida’s most feared serial killers who lured victims through classified ads. It also reveals how one teenager’s composure under extreme duress finally brought the terror to an end.