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Families Who Kill

In the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time, one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The McCrarys. Led by a psychopathic patriarch and his cunning son-in-law, this Texas c... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Introducing - Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders

Introducing - Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders

In the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time, one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The Mc... Read more

7 Dec 2021

2mins

Ranked #2

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The Donut Shop Murders | Donuts and Death

The Donut Shop Murders | Donuts and Death

Lifelong petty thieves Carl Taylor and Sherman McCrary, facing heat in their hometown of Athens, Texas, gather their fam... Read more

4 Jan 2022

49mins

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Ranked #3

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The Donut Shop Murders | A Detective Named Fanciulli

The Donut Shop Murders | A Detective Named Fanciulli

Carl, Sherman, and the fam head to the peaceful suburban community of Lakewood, Colorado, and strike again — this time r... Read more

4 Jan 2022

45mins

Ranked #4

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The Donut Shop Murders | One Terrible Night in Texas

The Donut Shop Murders | One Terrible Night in Texas

Carl and Sherman, now accompanied by Sherman’s son Danny, kidnap a young couple, Forrest and Jena Covey, from a Mesquite... Read more

11 Jan 2022

40mins

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Ranked #5

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The Donut Shop Murders | What is a Serial Killer, Exactly?

The Donut Shop Murders | What is a Serial Killer, Exactly?

An intriguing debate emerges: Were the McCrarys, in a technical or criminological sense, serial killers? Or were they sp... Read more

18 Jan 2022

45mins

Ranked #6

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The Donut Shop Murders | The Traveling Criminals Bulletin

The Donut Shop Murders | The Traveling Criminals Bulletin

After their murder in Portland, the police probe begins to tighten like a vise around the McCrarys. They stop the killin... Read more

25 Jan 2022

50mins

Ranked #7

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The Donut Shop Murders | Cornered in California

The Donut Shop Murders | Cornered in California

Santa Barbara cops chase Carl Taylor and his wife all the way back to Texas, where Carl and his wife are cornered and ar... Read more

1 Feb 2022

1hr 2mins

Ranked #8

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Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

Suspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, an... Read more

17 Jul 2023

6mins

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