Presenting: KILLER MINDS

The Murder Diaries

Cloud10

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 755 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Formerly known as Mind of A Serial Killer, Killer Minds takes you deep into the psychology of history’s most chilling murderers—from infamous serial killers to ruthless cult leaders, deadly exes, and terrifying spree killers. Every Monday and Thursday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, blend gripping true crime storytelling with expert psychological analysis to uncover what drives people to kill. From the calculated minds of serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy to crimes of passion and cold-blooded murders, Killer Minds goes beyond the headlines to explore the twisted psychology behind the crimes. What fuels their darkness? How do their minds work? And most hauntingly—could they have been stopped? A Crime House Studios original, new episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Follow Killer Minds wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us at Killerminds on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Natalie. If you're loving the murder diaries, you need to check out the new podcast, Killer Minds.
0:06.9	Hosted by licensed forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Angles and Crime House's Vanessa Richardson,
0:13.2	each episode of Killer Minds features a deep dive into the psychology of a notorious murder,
0:19.1	from infamous serial killers to ruthless cult leaders,
0:22.1	deadly exes, and terrifying spree killers.
0:25.7	Along with Vanessa's immersive storytelling full of high stakes, twists, and turns,
0:30.9	Dr. Engels will be providing expert analysis of the people involved,
0:34.8	not just how they killed, but why.
0:39.8	Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer,
0:45.9	Griselda Blanco, aka the Cocaine Godmother, these are just a few of the names they'll be covering.
0:53.0	It's about so much more than their crimes. It's about their minds. And now here's a sneak peek of killer minds.
1:04.8	From the moment he was born on November 12, 1934, Charles Manson's life was driven by deception.
1:13.8	His birth certificate listed Kathleen and William Manson as his parents. But for years, Charles had no idea that William wasn't his father. That honor most likely belonged to a con artist named Colonel Scott.
1:22.0	Colonel was Scott's given first name, but if people assumed he was in the army, he didn't bother correcting them.
1:29.9	That's how he caught Kathleen Maddox's attention at a dance club in Ironton, Ohio.
1:36.6	He was 23. She was just 15. Kathleen was charmed by the older man she assumed was a military officer.
1:46.2	So when she discovered she was pregnant sometime in the spring of 1934,
1:52.1	Kathleen had no reason to doubt the colonel when he said he was being called away on duty.
1:58.3	He promised he'd be back as soon as he could, but she never heard from him again.
2:03.6	After a few months, Kathleen finally realized she'd been duped, and now she needed to find someone to help raise her soon-to-be newborn baby.
2:14.6	That's when William Manson, who worked for a dry cleaning business,
2:19.9	entered the picture. It's not really clear how the two of them met, but by the time Charles
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