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Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death25: Chicago PopeWe got together to talk about the Chicago roots of the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV and how the city was shaped by the Catholic church.Follow us on Instagram @deepdishofdeath_podcastFind us on BlueSky @deepdishofdeath.bsky.socialEmail us at deepdishofdeath@gmail.com2025-05-131h 31Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death24: Season 3 Recap & Season 4 PreviewRadford University/FGCU Serial Killer DatabaseAlleged Chicago serial killer remains in custody after detention hearing on murder charges delayedFrantz Fanon : a portraitFollow us on Instagram @deepdishofdeath_podcastFind us on BlueSky @deepdishofdeath.bsky.socialEmail us at deepdishofdeath@gmail.com2025-03-251h 48Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death23: Englewood Part IIIThis is the part 3 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the the police torture that led to an unknowable number of false confessions, the ongoing legacy of that torture, and how it contributed to the difficulty in identifying and prosecuting the murderers who were killing women in Englewood throughout the 1990s.TW: Police brutality, torture, forced confessions, sexual assault, murderResearch sources include:Clarno, Andy, et al. Imperial Policing: Weaponized...2024-12-311h 36Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death22: Englewood Part IIThis is the part 2 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the similarity of the crimes committed by all three of these killers, and how the conditions in Englewood promoted these similarities.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, murderResearch sources include:Facts and Fictions About Serial Killers | Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201907/facts-and-fictions-about-serial-killers. Accessed 5 Sept. 2024.Peres, Judy: "Trial Begins for Geralds in Engelwood Slayings" Chicago Tribune, 30...2024-12-2448 minMurderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death21: Englewood Part IThis is the part 1 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the history of Englewood and how it became a fertile environment for violent serial murder.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, murderResearch sources include:Mello-Klein, Cody. “Why Are There Fewer Serial Killers Now than There Used to Be?” Northeastern Global News, 26 Apr. 2023, https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/04/26/serial-killer-decline/.Facts and Fictions About Serial Killers | Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...2024-12-171h 06Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death20: Wolf Lake Part IIThis is the part 2 of our 2-parter on Wolf Lake, a southeast side lake that drew the attention of Leopold and Loeb as well as Andrew Urdiales. In this episode we discuss Andrew Urdiales' murderous actions in both SoCal and around Wolf Lake.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murder, death penaltyResearch sources include:"California Kidnapping Survivor Details Brush With Alleged Serial Killer." Inside Edition - YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSPnckPVWMA. Accessed 4 Sept. 2024.“Southeast Side Marsh Is Urban Oasis.” WBEZ Chicago, 15 June 2011, https://www.wbez.org...2024-12-101h 26Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death19: Wolf Lake Part IThis is the part 1 of our 2-parter on Wolf Lake, a southeast side lake that drew the attention of Leopold and Loeb as well as Andrew Urdiales. We dive into the history of Wolf Lake and the Chicago neighborhood it sits it, Hegewisch.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murderResearch sources include:“Southeast Side Marsh Is Urban Oasis.” WBEZ Chicago, 15 June 2011, https://www.wbez.org/stories/hegewisch-marsh-oasis-of-nature-in-industrial-southeast-chicago/557bd4fb-2cbd-4121-9b7c-99ca3bfea539.“Hegewisch, Past and Present.” WBEZ Chicago, 5 Apr. 2012, https://www.wbez.org/stories/hegewisch-past-and-present/d64e807f...2024-12-031h 01Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death18: The L&L Tavern Part IIThis is the part 2 of our series on the L&L Tavern, a notorious dive bar that both John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer patronized. What drew them to the L&L Tavern? What made them feel so comfortable there? Who's drinking there today?TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murder, cannibalism, anthropophagy, homophobiaResearch sources include:“Jeffrey Dahmer’s Life (and Death) in Prison.” Biography, 16 June 2020, https://www.biography.com/crime/jeffrey-dahmer-life-death-prison.“Jeffrey Dahmer: A Timeline of His Murders, Arrests and Death.”...2024-11-261h 00Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death17: The L&L Tavern Part IWelcome to Season 3 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death! Our theme this season is TRIANGLES OF TERROR—we'll explore key Chicago locations that have drawn the attention of more than their fair share of Chicagoland's serial killers. This is the first of a 2 part series on the L&L Tavern.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, child abuse, torture, murderResearch sources include:“Jeffrey Dahmer’s Life (and Death) in Prison.” Biography, 16 June 2020, https://www.biography.com/crime/jeffrey-dahmer-life-death-prison.“Jeffrey Dahmer: A Timeline...2024-11-191h 05Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death16: Patty Columbo and Frank DeLuca Part III // Season 2 Recap and Season 3 PreviewThis is part 3 of our series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. We discuss the media aftermath of Columbo and DeLuca's convictions. We also recap season 2 and give a preview of season 3! Howard, Clark. Love’s Blood. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1994.“Woman Speaks out about 1976 Murder of Her Parents, Brother.” The Daily Journal, 8 May 2006, https://www.daily-journal.com/news/state/woman-speaks-out-about-1976-murder-of-her-parents-brother/article_da4a76ca-7eb2-5857-bb6a-ff726a92046a.html.“Patty Columbo, Frank DeLuca up for Parole Again in Elk Grove Village Mur...2023-10-171h 02Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death15: Patty Columbo and Frank DeLuca Part IIThis is part 2 of our series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. We discuss how the toxic romance between Patty and DeLuca led them to plan and carry out the murder of Patty's parents and younger brother.Howard, Clark. Love’s Blood. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1994.“Woman Speaks out about 1976 Murder of Her Parents, Brother.” The Daily Journal, 8 May 2006, https://www.daily-journal.com/news/state/woman-speaks-out-about-1976-murder-of-her-parents-brother/article_da4a76ca-7eb2-5857-bb6a-ff726a92046a.html.“Patty Columbo, Frank DeLuca up for Parole Aga...2023-09-211h 00Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death14: Patty Columbo and Frank DeLuca Part IThis is the first of our3 episode series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. In this episode we discuss the culture of Chicago's middle-class suburbs and cover Patty's childhood in the city, adolescence in the suburbs, and how she and Frank DeLuca met and sparked their deadly relationship.Howard, Clark. Love’s Blood. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1994.“Woman Speaks out about 1976 Murder of Her Parents, Brother.” The Daily Journal, 8 May 2006, https://www.daily-journal.com/news/state/woman-speaks-out-about-1976-murder-of-her-parents-brother/article_da4a76ca-7eb2-5857-bb6a-ff726a...2023-08-291h 28Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death13: Leopold & LoebIn this episode, we discuss how 1920s era Chicago shaped the toxic relationship between Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, what led them to murder Loeb's 14 year old second cousin Bobby Franks, and why this so-called "perfect crime" was anything but.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, murder, the death penaltyResearch sources include:Williams, John. Nothing but the Night. New York Review Books, 2019.“Nathan Leopold - Loeb, Murder & Death.” Biography, 7 Apr. 2021, https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/nathan-leopold.Leopold and Loeb | Murder, Trial, & Facts | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-and-Loeb. Accessed 12 Aug...2023-08-221h 21Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death12: Larry Eyler Part IIIThis is the final episode of our three part series on Larry Eyler, a serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. In this episode we discuss his possible accomplice and how competing incentives among different legal players helped to ensure that the whole truth about what happened can never be brought to light.TW: Sexual assault, torture, murderA Current Affair Freed To Kill episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-EU3QYLdAResearch sources include:Kolarik...2023-08-151h 23Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death11: Larry Eyler Part IIHere is part two of our three part series on Larry Eyler, a serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. In this episode we discuss his crimes, how he was caught—and freed!—in Indiana, which culminated in Eyler's arrival to the north side of Chicago. TW: Sexual assault, child abuse, torture, murderResearch sources include:Kolarik, G., & Klatt, W. Freed to Kill: The True Story of Serial Murderer Larry Eyler . Garrett County Press, 2012.“Eyler Dies in Prison; Had AIDS L...2023-08-081h 40Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death10: Larry Eyler Part IWelcome to Season 2 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death! This is the first of a three part series on Larry Eyler, an often-overlooked serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. We discuss the economic and cultural relationship between Chicago and Indiana, the leather community, and how Eyler's upbringing and young adulthood in Indiana set the stage for a years-long evasion of detectives in both Indiana and Illinois.TW: Sexual assault, child abuse, torture, murderResearch sources include:Kolarik, G...2023-08-011h 06Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death09: Season 1 Recap and Season 2 PreviewThank you everyone for listening and sending in your feedback! We got together to reflect on season one, highlight themes and patterns that became clear during the making of the podcast, and interview a special guest to get a behind-the-scenes view into the kind of work that goes on in labs! We also preview Season 2 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death, which is currently in production.Follow us on Instagram @deepdishofdeath_podcastFind us on BlueSky @deepdishofdeath.bsky.socialEmail us at deepdishofdeath@gmail.com2023-01-3138 minMurderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death08: The Ripper Crew Part TwoThis is part two of our conversation about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s. In this episode we discuss the known victims, describe the interpersonal dynamics of the Ripper Crew and how they got caught, and finally, where all this fits into the national Satanic Panic of the 1980s.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murderResearch sources include:Fletcher, Jaye Slade. Deadly Thrills. Onyx, 1995.“A Man Described as ‘Robin the Ripper,’ Suspected Along...” UPI, https://www.upi.com/Arch...2022-12-201h 14Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death07: The Ripper Crew Part OneThis is the first of two episodes about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s, but who are not well-remembered today. We discuss how and why the Ripper Crew averaged a victim per month for nearly 2 years without raising any sort of alarm for the police, media, or general public. TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murderResearch sources include:Fletcher, Jaye Slade. Deadly Thrills. Onyx, 1995.“A Man Described as ‘Robin the Ripper,’ Suspected Along...” UPI, https://www.upi.com/Archive...2022-12-131h 11Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death06: John Wayne Gacy Part TwoWe wrap up our coverage of John Wayne Gacy with a discussion about why so many young men and boys went missing in Chicagoland without any repercussions, the locations that Gacy was known to cruise for sexual partners and for victims, and the long term impact that these crimes have had on Chicago.TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault involving minors, torture, murder Research sources include:Wilkinson, Alec. “Conversations with a Killer.” The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 1994. www.newyorker.com, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/04/18/conversations-with-a-killer.“DNA Test Confirms Teen Missing since 1976 Was John Wayne Gac...2022-12-061h 16Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death05: John Wayne Gacy Part OneThis is the first of two episodes about John Wayne Gacy, a uniquely Chicago monster. We re-examine who Gacy was using Chicago’s cultures and geography as a backdrop. Listen for our analysis of Gacy as a member of Chicago’s Polish community, a member of the Catholic faith, an active participant in local politics, and as a man who embraced cruising in the days just before the AIDS crisis hit Chicago's gay community. TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault involving minors, torture, murder Research sources include:Wilkinson, Alec. “Conversations with a Killer.” The New Yorker, 10 A...2022-11-291h 06Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death04: Brian Dugan Part ThreeIn the prior episode, we talked about how a racist law enforcement system put three innocent men on trial while Brian Dugan remained free for 2 years. Today we're going to talk about the additional crimes that were enabled by this circus, and we're going to get into what happened when we decided to visit Dugan in prison.TW: Sexual assault, murder, wrongful convictions, and the death penalty.Research sources include:“The Legacy of Brian Dugan (Timeline).” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-brian-dugan-murder-timeline-20141212-htmlstory.html.Individuals in Custody. https://www2.illinois.gov/idoc/Offe...2022-11-2247 min
Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death03: Brian Dugan Part TwoPart two of our series on Brian Dugan, who terrorized Chicagoland in the 1980s. In this episode we discuss how a racist law enforcement system let a killer go. TW: Sexual assault, murder, abduction, wrongful conviction, death penaltyResearch sources include:“The Legacy of Brian Dugan (Timeline).” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-brian-dugan-murder-timeline-20141212-htmlstory.html.Individuals in Custody. https://www2.illinois.gov/idoc/Offender/Pages/InmateSearch.aspx.“Morgan Freeman Visits Illinois Serial Killer Brian Dugan for Documentary.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-morgan-freeman-brian-dugan-met-20151223-story.html.“Inside the FBI Files of Brian Du...2022-11-1550 min
Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death02: Brian Dugan Part OneIn this episode we talk about Brian Dugan, who killed at least 3 people in west suburban Chicago in the 1980s. Dugan's crimes were made possible in part by the collapse of blue collar job opportunities alongside the simultaneous population growth of Latinos. This combination of factors helped Dugan to fly under the radar while xenophobia focused the fear and blame onto innocent men, which resulted in decades of false imprisonment and the preventable rape and murder of at least 2 of Dugan's victims. TW: Sexual assault, murder, cruelty to animals, wrongful convictions, and the death penalty.R...2022-11-0830 min
Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death01: Thesis StatementWhy are we making a true crime podcast? What makes it special? Why should you add it to your rotation? And, what should you expect from season 1? Co-hosts Jonathan Sanchez Leos and Meridith Halsey answer these questions and more!Follow us on Instagram @deepdishofdeath_podcastFind us on BlueSky @deepdishofdeath.bsky.socialEmail us at deepdishofdeath@gmail.com2022-11-0125 min