Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death
An exploration of how Chicago has created some of the most notorious serial killers and murders in America. Unpacking the "socio" in "sociopath," Jonathan Sanchez Leos and Meridith Halsey investigate how the ecological urban landscape of Chicago provided the perfect background for some of the most heinous crimes ever.
Episodes
24 episodes
24: Season 3 Recap & Season 4 Preview
Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer Database
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:48:59
23: Englewood Part III
This is the part 3 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the the police torture that led to an unknowable number of false conf...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:36:31
22: Englewood Part II
This is the part 2 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the similarity of the crimes committed by all three of these killers,...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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48:56
21: Englewood Part I
This is the part 1 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the history of Englewood and how it became a fertile environment for ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:06:15
20: Wolf Lake Part II
This is the part 2 of our 2-parter on Wolf Lake, a southeast side lake that drew the attention of Leopold and Loeb as well as Andrew Urdiales. In this episode we discuss Andrew Urdiales' murderous actions in both SoCal and around Wolf Lake....
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:26:52
19: Wolf Lake Part I
This is the part 1 of our 2-parter on Wolf Lake, a southeast side lake that drew the attention of Leopold and Loeb as well as Andrew Urdiales. We dive into the history of Wolf Lake and the Chicago neighborhood it sits it, Hegewisch.T...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:01:07
18: The L&L Tavern Part II
This is the part 2 of our series on the L&L Tavern, a notorious dive bar that both John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer patronized. What drew them to the L&L Tavern? What made them feel so comfortable there? Who's drinking there today?
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:00:01
17: The L&L Tavern Part I
Welcome to Season 3 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death! Our theme this season is TRIANGLES OF TERROR—we'll explore key Chicago locations that have drawn the attention of more than their fair share of Chicagoland's serial killers. This ...
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1:05:34
16: Patty Columbo and Frank DeLuca Part III // Season 2 Recap and Season 3 Preview
This is part 3 of our series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. We discuss the media aftermath of Columbo and DeLuca's convictions. We also recap season 2 and give a preview of season 3!...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:02:23
15: Patty Columbo and Frank DeLuca Part II
This is part 2 of our series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. We discuss how the toxic romance between Patty and DeLuca led them to plan and carry out the murder of Patty's parents and...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:00:32
14: Patty Columbo and Frank DeLuca Part I
This is the first of our3 episode series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. In this episode we discuss the culture of Chicago's middle-class suburbs and cover Patty's childhood in the ci...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:28:59
13: Leopold & Loeb
In this episode, we discuss how 1920s era Chicago shaped the toxic relationship between Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, what led them to murder Loeb's 14 year old second cousin Bobby Franks, and why this so-called "perfect crime" was anything ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:21:07
12: Larry Eyler Part III
This is the final episode of our three part series on Larry Eyler, a serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. In this episode we discuss his possible accomplice and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:23:02
11: Larry Eyler Part II
Here is part two of our three part series on Larry Eyler, a serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. In this episode we discuss his crimes, how he was caught—and fre...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:40:58
10: Larry Eyler Part I
Welcome to Season 2 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death! This is the first of a three part series on Larry Eyler, an often-overlooked serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicag...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:06:30
09: Season 1 Recap and Season 2 Preview
Thank you everyone for listening and sending in your feedback! We got together to reflect on season one, highlight themes and patterns that became clear during the making of the podcast, and interview a special guest to get a behind-the-scenes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:51
08: The Ripper Crew Part Two
This is part two of our conversation about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s. In this episode we discuss the known victims, describe the interpersonal dynamics of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:14:51
07: The Ripper Crew Part One
This is the first of two episodes about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s, but who are not well-remembered today. We discuss how and why the Ripper Crew averaged a vic...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:11:43
06: John Wayne Gacy Part Two
We wrap up our coverage of John Wayne Gacy with a discussion about why so many young men and boys went missing in Chicagoland without any repercussions, the locations that Gacy was known to cruise for sexual partners and for victims, and the lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:16:43
05: John Wayne Gacy Part One
This is the first of two episodes about John Wayne Gacy, a uniquely Chicago monster. We re-examine who Gacy was using Chicago’s cultures and geography as a backdrop. Listen for our analysis of Gacy as a member of Chicago’s Polish communit...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:06:38
04: Brian Dugan Part Three
In the prior episode, we talked about how a racist law enforcement system put three innocent men on trial while Brian Dugan remained free for 2 years. Today we're going to talk about the additional crimes that were enabled by this circus, and w...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:16
03: Brian Dugan Part Two
Part two of our series on Brian Dugan, who terrorized Chicagoland in the 1980s. In this episode we discuss how a racist law enforcement system let a killer go. TW: Sexual assault, murder, abduction, wrongful conviction, death penal...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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50:35
02: Brian Dugan Part One
In this episode we talk about Brian Dugan, who killed at least 3 people in west suburban Chicago in the 1980s. Dugan's crimes were made possible in part by the collapse of blue collar job opportunities alongside the simultaneous population grow...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:31
