To many, he was a strange hermit. To others, he was insane. Years after his death in the state asylum, they would find out just how insane he had been. The Midnight Rider, Eugene Butler.

Turn off the lights, light some candles, and enjoy Tales of True Crime, a true crime podcast featuring sound effects, voice actors, carefully curated music, and stories about true crimes, both little-known and notorious. Hear episodes on serial killers like The Zodiac, plus tales of killers exposed after death by genetic genealogy, historic stories of true crime, and more! If you enjoy campfire stories, you’ll love Tales of True Crime. Download, listen and subscribe right now.

Turn off the lights, light some candles, and enjoy Tales of True Crime, a true crime podcast featuring sound effects, voice actors, carefully curated music, and stories about true crimes, both little-known and notorious. Hear episodes on serial killers like The Zodiac, plus tales of killers exposed after death by genetic genealogy, historic stories of true crime, and more! If you enjoy campfire stories, you&rsquo;ll love Tales of True Crime. Download, listen and subscribe right now.

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Stories about serial killers from the Tales of True Crime Podcast. The Zodiac, Harvey Carignan, the Long Island Serial Killer, and more to come.

Stories about serial killers from the Tales of True Crime Podcast. The Zodiac, Harvey Carignan, the Long Island Serial Killer, and more to come.

Serial Killers

Turn off the lights, light some candles, and enjoy Tales of True Crime, a true crime podcast featuring sound effects, voice actors, carefully curated music, and stories about true crimes, both little-known and notorious. Hear episodes on serial killers like The Zodiac, plus tales of killers exposed after death by genetic genealogy, historic stories of true crime, and more! If you enjoy campfire stories, you'll love Tales of True Crime. Download, listen and subscribe right now.

Turn off the lights, light some candles, and enjoy Tales of True Crime, a true crime podcast featuring sound effects, voice actors, carefully curated music, and stories about true crimes, both little-known and notorious. Hear episodes on serial killers like The Zodiac, plus tales of killers exposed after death by genetic genealogy, historic stories of true crime, and more! If you enjoy campfire stories, you'll love Tales of True Crime. Download, listen and subscribe right now.

The Strange Tale of the Midnight Rider

A murder in Portland, Oregon goes unsolved for decades until a forensic genealogy investigation reveals a Texas killer, executed in 1999 for a triple murder, was responsible for more evil than anyone knew.

A murder in Portland, Oregon goes unsolved for decades until a forensic genealogy investigation reveals a Texas killer, executed in 1999 for a triple murder, was responsible for more evil than anyone knew.

Genealogy Identified a Killer but Texas Got Him First

In a new record for forensic investigators, they're able to determine the killer of Peggy Beck with genealogy, 56 years after the crime. A victory for sure, but even though they found their suspect, they had a surprise waiting just around the corner...

In a new record for forensic investigators, they're able to determine the killer of Peggy Beck with genealogy, 56 years after the crime. A victory for sure, but even though they found their suspect, they had a surprise waiting just around the corner...

The New Coldest Case Solved with Genealogy

The murders of Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor in Northern California would vex investigators for decades and lead some to question whether they might have been victims of Ted Bundy or the Zodiac (or whether their murders were linked to another killing in Salt Lake City) but it would take a genetic genealogy investigation to finally identify the killer, 45 years later.

The murders of Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor in Northern California would vex investigators for decades and lead some to question whether they might have been victims of Ted Bundy or the Zodiac (or whether their murders were linked to another killing in Salt Lake City) but it would take a genetic genealogy investigation to finally identify the killer, 45 years later.

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