Cold Case Murder Mysteries

Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological breakdown of the Mindhunter pilot episode. Part 2 of a limited series. A time comes when we meet our shadow face to face. The monster. When we do, we rise above that darkness into the light or descend into the abyss below. Either way, we’re always becoming something. What will you become?

Join host Ryan Kraus for this introductory episode in a trilogy examining the hit crime series, Mindhunter, where we'll first descend into the basement of reality to uncover the driving force behind the show's revolutionary criminal psychology. What was its origin? Where do we go from here?

Join host Ryan Kraus for the conclusion to this limited series examining the terrifying “Scream” murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart in Pocatello, ID on September 22, 2006. This podcast is sponsored by Better Help. Special offer for Cold Case Murder Mysteries listeners: 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/ccmm.  

Pocatello, ID. September 22, 2006. 16-year-old high school student Cassie Jo Stoddart is house-sitting for family members who don’t want to leave their new dream home unoccupied while they’re away. She has a couple of friends come over to watch a movie, along with her boyfriend. Soon enough, the friends leave, followed by her boyfriend, and that’s when the nightmare begins. Cassie would be terrorized by a pair of masked killers waiting inside the house, two people who modeled their approach using their love of horror movies, particularly the film Scream, for reference. But who were these tag-team killers, and why did they really do it? Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological excursion through the horrifying landscape of teens looking for love they can’t find, as exhibited in the mental illness displayed by murderers Torey Adamcik and Brian Draper. This podcast is sponsored by Better Help. Special offer for Cold Case Murder Mysteries listeners: 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/ccmm.

Join host Ryan Kraus for the conclusion of an intriguing journey into the psychology present in Amy Bradley’s final moments before her baffling disappearance while vacationing aboard Rhapsody of the Seas cruise liner in March 1998. Where did Amy go?

Join host Ryan Kraus for the first installment in a two-part series examining the baffling disappearance of 23-year-old Amy Bradley, who vanished into thin air while on a Caribbean cruise with her family in March 1998.

Join host Ryan Kraus for the conclusion to the Delphi Murders series covering the psychological narrative present in the deaths of Libby German and Abby Williams. Where will the case go from here? Will it ever be solved? 

In October 1978, horror movie audiences were introduced to a new killer, Michael Myers, who dressed in blue with his collar up, carried a knife, and covered his face with a white mask. In February 2017, an eerily familiar figure appeared on the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, IN, a killer dressed in blue with his collar up, one who was carrying a knife, and seemingly had some sort of white scarf or mask that had previously covered his face. Is it just a coincidence, or do these men have more in common than we ever realized? Are they truly the embodiment of the devil, in the form of the antichrist? Join host Ryan Kraus for part 6 of the Delphi Murders as we go down the hill into the abyss to find the truth about boys who struggle to become men by emotionally exorcising their demons.   

Why did law enforcement try to implore empathy from the suspect by mentioning The Shack at the 2019 Delphi press conference? Who is the mystery man they’re addressing? They said he could be in the room. Was he?

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological breakdown of the events leading up to the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams in Delphi, IN on February 13, 2017.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a structural breakdown of Bridge Guy. Who is the evil man in the video?

Join host Ryan Kraus for an intriguing journey deep into the evil mind of the mysterious man who took the young lives of Libby German and Abby Williams on February 13, 2017, including the hidden meaning behind that bone-chilling command: "down the hill".

Join host Ryan Kraus for the introductory episode of a series examining the disturbing psychology lurking behind the predator's intentions in the unsolved Delphi Murders of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating, 5-hour exploration into the deepest psychological implications of the gruesome crimes and abusive lifestyle of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a compelling excursion into the events surrounding the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood.

Join host Ryan Kraus in part two for a fascinating psychological exploration of the emotional wound that haunted OJ Simpson throughout his life, and acted as the catalyst for the explosive violence that erupted on June 12, 1994.

Join host Ryan Kraus for Part I of a limited series examining OJ Simpson through the lens of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. (I’ll be back in a few days with the second installment.)

In October 2010, Russell Williams, a former Canadian Armed Forces Colonel, was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two women, and given 82 separate, year-long sentences for breaking and entering, among other crimes related to sexual assault. Most notably, Williams had a penchant for breaking into the homes/bedrooms of women and girls for the purpose of posing in their underwear and photographing himself. While his crimes are notorious, his motivation for committing them is unknown. The only trauma noted from his childhood is a divorce between his parents, and then another later in adult life when he became upset at his mother and stepfather divorcing. But that’s the key to the lock we need to open to reveal his truth. Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating journey through a monster’s life and crimes as we uncover the secret emotional wound that caused his rage to become unmanageable. *Please note there may be issues with audio volume when streaming this episode. If so, please download it for bet

Join host Ryan Kraus for a fascinating psychological exploration of the unsolved 1989 murder of 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic from Bay Village, OH. (Please note this episode was originally released to the CCMM premium-subscription catalogue on coldcasemurdermysteries.com.)

Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological and evolutionary exploration of the tragic events surrounding the disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip among the chaos that erupted in NYC on the morning of September 11, 2001.