When Killers Get Caught: A True Crime Podcast

She was married to one of America’s most feared mob bosses, Vito Genovese, but Anna Genovese lived by her own rules inside the heart of the New York Mafia.Anna built a parallel world in Greenwich Village, creating safe havens for a queer community the city tried to erase, all while navigating a violent marriage inside the Genovese crime family. When she finally broke the Mafia’s code of silence, she didn’t just risk her life, she reshaped the power structure around her.Anna Genovese broke omertà, lived openly as a bisexual woman in an era that criminalized it, and survived the fallout of exposing one of the most powerful mob figures in American history.If this episode leaves you wanting more, we highly recommend Mob Queens (2019), hosted by Jessica Bendinger and Michael Seligman. The series was built from newly uncovered letters about Anna and remains the most comprehensive exploration of Anna’s life. A television adaptation is currently in development.Primary sources for this episode include Five Families by Selwyn Raab, The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas, and King of Crime by Dom Frasca.Follow and join the conversation:📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaughtHave a case suggestion or question?📩 Case submissions: [email protected] featured in this podcast is used with permission from Myuu: https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ciBusiness inquiries / sponsorships:📧 [email protected] (Brittany Ransom)

In 2014, the quiet suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, was shattered by a crime that defied logic. Two 12-year-old girls lured their best friend into the woods for a birthday game of hide-and-seek only to leave her for dead as a "sacrifice" to a fictional internet character known as Slender Man.In Episode 96, Brittany Ransom dives deep into the haunting psychology behind Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier. We trace the trail from the dark corners of Creepypasta forums to the chilling police interrogation rooms where the truth finally caught up.In this episode, Brittany examines:The "Folie à Deux": How a shared delusion turned two vulnerable children into attempted killers.The Architecture of a Myth: Why the Slender Man resonated so deeply with a generation raised online.The Miracle of Resilience: The incredible survival and recovery of Payton "Bella" Leutner, who crawled out of the woods to tell her story.Justice vs. Treatment: The controversial legal battle over early-onset Schizophrenia and the girls' journey through the mental health system.Was this tragedy preventable, or was it a "perfect storm" of mental illness and digital isolation?Follow and join the conversation:📱 TikTok:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit your questions to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be part of the discussion.Music featured in this podcast is used with permission from Myuu.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci⁠⁠⁠For advertising and sponsorship inquiries, please contact Brittany Ransom at ⁠⁠[email protected]

Dennis Rader looked like the last person you would ever suspect. A church leader. A husband. A father. A man trusted by his community. But behind that ordinary life was something far more calculated.Known as BTK, Bind, Torture, Kill, Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas in the 1970s before disappearing for decades. He didn’t get caught because he slipped up during a crime. He got caught because he needed to be seen.In this episode, Brittany Ransom breaks down the psychology behind one of America’s most infamous serial killers. From the early fantasies that shaped him, to the methodical murders that built his identity, to the ego-driven mistake that finally exposed him.This isn’t just a story about violence.It’s about control. About duality.  And about how someone can live an ordinary life while hiding something unthinkable.Because Dennis Rader didn’t stand out. He blended in.And that’s exactly what made him so dangerous.Follow and join the conversation:TikTok:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ nstagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now Active: Subscription-Only Content on Patreon. Have a case, story, or idea you’d like us to explore? Submit it to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be part of the discussion.Music featured in this podcast is used with permission from Myuu.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci⁠⁠⁠For advertising and sponsorship inquiries, please contact Brittany Ransom at ⁠⁠[email protected]

On March 16, 1984, inside a Baton Rouge airport, a man stepped forward, raised a gun, and shot another man in the head, on live television.That man was Gary Plauché.The victim? The man accused of kidnapping and abusing his 11-year-old son.But this case is more than a shocking moment caught on camera. It’s a story about trust, grooming, trauma, and the devastating reality of what happens when the system moves slower than a parent’s pain.In this episode, we break down how a trusted karate instructor manipulated an entire family, how the abuse escalated, and the fifteen-day nightmare that ended in a California motel. We examine the psychological toll on both father and son, the legal case that followed, and the national debate that still divides people decades later.Was Gary Plauché a criminal… or a father pushed past his breaking point?And when justice feels out of reach—who decides what justice really looks like?⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of child sexual abuse.This is When Killers Get Caught where we examine the people, the psychology, and the moments behind the most extreme acts of violence… and what happens when the truth finally catches up.Follow and join the conversation:📱 TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now Active: Subscription-Only Content on Spotify and Patreon. Have a case, story, or idea you’d like us to explore? Submit it to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be part of the discussion.Music featured in this podcast is used with permission from Myuu.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci⁠⁠For advertising and sponsorship inquiries, please contact Brittany Ransom at ⁠[email protected]

During World War II, desperate refugees flooded Nazi-occupied Paris searching for a way to escape.A respected doctor named Marcel Petiot claimed he could help.Under the alias Dr. Eugène, Petiot created a fake escape network called Fly-Tox, promising to smuggle Jews, resistance fighters, and fugitives out of France to safety in South America.Instead, he murdered them.When police searched his home in 1944, they discovered one of the most horrifying crime scenes in French history burned remains, quicklime pits, and suitcases belonging to people who believed they were about to start a new life.In this episode of When Killers Get Caught, Brittany Ransom revisits the chilling story of the doctor the French press would call “Dr. Satan.”How did Marcel Petiot hide his crimes in the chaos of Nazi-occupied Paris?How many victims did he really kill?And how did one of history’s most brazen serial killers finally get caught?Follow and join the conversation:📱 TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now Active: Subscription-Only Content on Spotify and Patreon. Have a case, story, or idea you’d like us to explore? Submit it to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be part of the discussion.Music featured in this podcast is used with permission from Myuu.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci⁠For advertising and sponsorship inquiries, please contact Brittany Ransom at [email protected]