Fall is the time our thoughts turn to pumpkin spice, sweaters, and grisly crimes. So in that spirit, Stuff You Should Know put together 12 of our best true crime episodes. We hope you enjoy them in good health.
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Hinterkaifeck Axe Murders
In 1922, a little farm in the woods of Bavaria became the site of what would become Germany’s most famous unsolved murder, when six people were brutally killed with a pick axe. What led up to it and followed is nothing short of bizarre.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: SYSK Live: The DB Cooper Heist
Join Josh and Chuck live from Seattle as they (sky)dive into one of the most brazen robberies in the annals of crime and the only unsolved airline hijacking in American history.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders?
In a small town in Iowa in 1912 eight people were murdered in the grisliest of ways while they slept. Local reputations were ruined when accusations flew, but could a drifting serial killer working across the Midwest have been behind it?
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Tylenol Murders, Part I
On one terrible day in Chicago in 1982, seven people died suddenly and mysteriously. In just a matter of hours, it becomes clear, someone has poisoned bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol, one of the most trusted and widely-used products in America.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping
The largest ever kidnapping case in the United States went down in the small town of Chowchilla, CA. Learn all about it today.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Tylenol Murders, Part II
The panic that began in Chicago spreads and begins to change the world. The investigation into the murders turns up leads and suspects, but still no one has ever been charged with the murders. It remains unsolved to this day. Find out the extent of what we know in this classic episode.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Tale of the Bloody Benders
Long before we knew what serial killers were, a family in remote Kansas was disposing of victims at their family farm. Listen in to the Tale of the Bloody Benders if you dare!
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Harvey’s Casino Bombing of 1980
In August of 1980 a bomb containing 1,000 pounds of dynamite was quietly delivered to Harvey’s, a casino and resort at Lake Tahoe. This kicked off a whirlwind caper that lasted 30 hours and ended up nearly demolishing the 11-story resort.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Strange Unsolved Murder of Ken McElroy
The murder of Ken McElroy comes off like a story from a cheap paperback book you’d get to read on a plane. But this is a true crime story, set in Missouri in the early 80s. And boy does it pack a punch.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Harrowing Story of the North Hollywood Shootout
Tune in today to listen to the story of when North Hollywood became a war zone after a brazen bank robbery.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Unsolved Indiana Dunes Disappearances
In July 1966, three women out for a day at the beach waded into the water of Lake Michigan, got onto a boat and were never heard from again. To this day, not a trace of them has ever turned up and theories of what became of them abound.
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26 Sept 2025
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: How The Great Train Robbery Worked
In 1963, 15 men got together in England to pull off one of the most daring heists in history. The Great Train Robbery was the crime of the century, capturing the public's attention and leaving them torn on who to root for - the cops or the robbers. Learn all about England's greatest heist in today's episode.
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