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American Murder Stories

By: Lorraine Purdon
  • Summary

  • A weekly true crime podcast that focuses exclusively on crimes committed in North, Central and South America. In this podcast I will cover well known and the not so well known cases, focusing on American murder cases and serial killers.
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Episodes
  • S1 Ep 6: Pedro Rodrigues Filho
    Jun 1 2022

    In this episode of American Murder Stories I discuss the story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho - The killer of killers.

    Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been dubbed the real life Dexter. Like that of Dexter, Filho would target men who were criminals. Filho is now a free man.

    If there are any cases you want me to cover from North, Central or south America, please email

    americanmurderstoriespodcast@gmail.com

    For updates please follow:

    Instagram - American Murder Stories Sources:

    Psycho.com: serial killers on the internet: True stories of psychopaths who became online sensations (Dark Webs True Crime) by Eileen Ormsby

    Serial Killers Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers from A to Z

    By RJ Parker

    https://www.grunge.com/236497/the-truth-about-the-real-life-dexter-killer/

    https://forensicyard.com/pedro-rodrigues-filho-brazilian-serial-killer-who-killed-murderers/ 

    https://sites.google.com/site/pedrorodriguezfilho/victims 

    https://cvltnation.com/serial-killer-vs-criminals-the-real-life-dexter-murderer-pedro-rodrigues-filho/ 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmCdGzGnU6s&t=11s 

    Music By - Darren Curtis

    Get All My Free Music: www.darrencurtismusic.com

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ10tnwBrQg

    Copyright Darren Curtis Music 2019

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    23 mins
  • S1 Ep 5: Arthur Shawcross
    May 18 2022

    In this episode of American Murder Stories I discuss the story of Arthur Shawcross - The Genesee River Killer.

    Shawcross murdered 13 people, 2 of whom were children. His murderous ways would start in 1972 and end 1990 when he was finally arrested.

    If there are any cases you want me to cover from North, Central or south America, please email americanmurderstoriespodcast@gmail.com

    Sources

    https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/arthur-shawcross

    https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/shawcross-arthur.htm

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x41_AgL2lec

    Book – Interview with Serial Killers by Christopher Berry-Dee

    Interview with a Serial Killer -  Netflix 


    Music By - Darren Curtis

    Get All My Free Music: ⁠www.darrencurtismusic.com⁠

    ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ10tnwBrQg⁠

    Copyright Darren Curtis Music 2019

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    26 mins
  • S1 Ep 4: Richard Chase
    May 11 2022

    In this episode of American Murder Stories I discuss the story of Richard Chase - The Vampire of Sacramento.

    Between December of 1977 and January 1978, 6 people were brutally murdered. Ambrose Griffin, 51, 22 year old Teresa Wallin who was 3 months pregnant, 38 year old Evelyn Miroth and her son 6 year old Jason, her 22 month old nephew David and her friend 51 year old Daniel Meredith.

    If there are any cases you want me to cover from North, Central or south America, please email americanmurderstoriespodcast@gmail.com

    Sources:

    https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/richard-trenton-chase/

    https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11279433

    https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/1201/p775.html

    https://sacramento.newsreview.com/2021/08/13/revisiting-the-vampire-of-sacramento/ 

    https://www.thehealthboard.com/what-is-renfields-syndrome.htm

    Sky True Crime: World's Worst Serial Killers - Richard Chase

    Serial Killers: True Stories of the World’s Worst Murderers - Al Cimino p139-148

    The Vampire of Sacramento: The True Story of Richard Chase The Blood-Thirsty Cannibal by Genoveva Ortiz & True Crime Seven 

    Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI

    By Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman - Chapter 1 

    A Thirst for Blood: The True Story of California's Vampire Killer by Ray Biondi and Walt Hecox

    Music By - Darren Curtis

    Get All My Free Music: ⁠www.darrencurtismusic.com⁠

    ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ10tnwBrQg⁠

    Copyright Darren Curtis Music 2019

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    30 mins

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