KILLER THRILLER DOCU: How Utah Influencer Ruby Franke and Therapist Jodi Hildebrandt Used Faith to Justify Child Abuse

A child escapes a home emaciated with duct tape around his ankles and wrists, desperate for help. In this episode, therapist Natasha Helfer unpacks the disturbing case behind The Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story and how a trusted parenting influencer like Ruby Franke became involved. We …

Killer Thriller: Kato Kaelin: O.J.'s strange behavior right before Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered

Kato Kaelin recounts the night of Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder—from a strange McDonald’s run with O.J. to an unexplained noise behind the guest house that would later lead police to a chilling discovery. Decades later, he still questions whether his presence that night unknowingly helped shape the…

Killer Thriller: Nancy Travis: Taken from Their Bed by Someone They Knew And Hidden Where No One Would Find Them

Remember when a story feels too shocking to be real…and then it is? The Lifetime movie Rescued by Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story brings their case to the screen, but behind it is a much darker reality. What seemed like a random attack quickly unraveled into something targeted. And the…

Killer Thriller Docu: Could new evidence in the Scott Peterson case prove his innocence?

Golfing or fishing? That one slip might’ve been the first red flag in Scott Peterson’s story and the moment everything started to unravel. Skye Borgman breaks down the red flags, while Amber Frey’s unforgettable press conference and secret phone calls reveal how she helped expose the truth. Plus, w…

Killer Thriller: Tori Spelling Wanted to Break Free from “Donna Martin” the Virgin. This Was the Role.

Tori Spelling was known as Donna Martin, the ultimate good girl. So when Death of a Cheerleader came along, she jumped at the chance to play someone completely different. In this episode, Tori looks back on stepping into a story rooted in a real high school murder, where jealousy, popularity, and p…

The Execution of Christa Gail Pike 

The first female in more than 200 years set to be executed in the state of Tennessee, is fighting to stay alive. 50-year-old Christa Gail Pike is scheduled to die by lethal injection Sept 30th of this year. Her attorneys have filed a lawsuit to try and stop the execution, saying it violates both he…

Legally Brunette: Nancy Guthrie Updates, Taylor Frankie Paul & Corn Hole Murderer

This week, Emily is joined by Elisa Donovan, the host of the Killer Thriller podcast, to talk about the latest breaking news in the true crime sphere… Savannah Guthrie’s interview on the TODAY show proves that they’re still holding out hope in the search for Nancy Guthrie. And, they’re getting into…

Killer Thriller: You’re Not Crazy. You’re Being Gaslit.

From Gaslit by My Husband to I Am Elizabeth Smart to Joe vs. Carole, the pattern is the same. Control, manipulation, and people who can charm you while quietly rewriting your reality. Elisa Donovan sits down with Dr. Jaime Zuckerman to break down how gaslighting actually works, why narcissists targ…

Killer Thriller Docu: Skylar Neese murdered by her best friends

It's a story of three best friends who seemed inseparable until one of them goes missing and later is found murdered. In this episode, we dive into a documentary that slowly unravels the truth behind a friendship that wasn’t what it appeared to be, who murdered Skylar Neese and a shocking confessio…

Killer Thriller: Joe Exotic Was Charming… Until He Was Terrifying. Brian Van Holt on the Tiger King Chaos

Remember when Tiger King completely took over everyone’s life during COVID? Brian Van Holt was right in the middle of bringing that chaos to life in Joe vs. Carole, playing one of the only grounded people in a world full of extremes. He gets into what made Joe Exotic so unsettling, how someone coul…