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Serial Killers
Tales of the Twisted unpacks the darkest serial killer cases—disturbing patterns, twisted motives, and true crimes so unsettling they feel unreal.


Joe Metheny: The Butcher of Baltimore
A Killer Who Fed His Crimes to the Public Some serial killers stalk, some hide, some plot. But few cross the line into something so grotesque — so unimaginable — that even seasoned investigators shudder. This is the story of Joseph Metheny , a man who blended childhood neglect, addiction, and violent rage into a formula for murder. A man who not only killed… …but served his victims as food . A Troubled Childhood Becomes a Brewing Storm Metheny never stood a chance. Born into
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Dean Corll: The Candyman Killer
A Monster Who Hid Behind a Smile Some killers hide behind masks.Dean Corll hid behind a smile — and a candy shop. In 1970s Houston, dozens of boys disappeared from quiet neighborhoods. Police assumed they were runaways. Families begged investigators to take the cases seriously. But the truth would shock the nation: A friendly man known for giving candy to local kids was luring boys into a nightmare. This is the dark, twisted, and deeply chilling story of Dean Corll , the man
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The West Mesa Bone Collector: Albuquerque’s Desert Graveyard That Shocked America
When the Desert Spoke On February 2, 2009, a woman walking her dog along the quiet outskirts of Albuquerque made a discovery that would change New Mexico forever. Her dog was pawing at something pale — something pushing up from the sand. It wasn’t rock. It wasn’t debris. It was a human femur. Within days, investigators uncovered one of the largest crime scenes in the American Southwest: a mass grave containing the remains of eleven women and one unborn child . What followed b
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Amelia Dyer: Inside the Horrifying Crimes of History’s Deadliest Baby Farmer
A Killer Hidden in Plain Sight Victorian England was a world of foggy streets, narrow alleys, crushing poverty, and rigid social rules that punished women for falling outside the lines. In this bleak landscape, a seemingly kind caregiver offered desperate mothers hope. But behind the soft-spoken exterior was one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. Her name was Amelia Dyer — and her weapon wasn’t a gun, a knife, or even poison. It was trust. The Chilling
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Lucy Letby: The Neonatal Nurse Behind Britain’s Most Disturbing Medical Murders
Few cases in modern true crime are as chilling as the story of Lucy Letby , the neonatal nurse convicted of murdering infants under her care between 2015 and 2016. This case file looks at who Lucy Letby was, when she was born, what happened on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, and how her trial became one of the most shocking medical murder cases in British history. She wasn’t a shadowy figure lurking in the night. She wasn’t a stranger, an intruder, or a
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The Ripper Crew of Chicago: Inside the Ritualistic Cult Behind the City’s Most Disturbing Murders
Between 1981 and 1982, a cult-like group of men stalked the streets of Chicago, abducting, torturing, mutilating, and murdering women in one of the darkest crime sprees the city has ever witnessed. What made this case unlike any other wasn’t just the brutality — it was the group dynamic . This wasn’t a single serial killer.This was a team , bound by ritual and ideology, operating under the command of one man: Robin Gecht. Today, the Ripper Crew remains one of the most shocki
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