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Parcast Presents

ByParcast
209 episodes

Podcast Summary

Welcome to Parcast Presents, your new home for special mini-series running across the Parcast Network! This is where you'll find holiday specials, retrospectives on pivotal historical moments, deep-dives into cultural phenomena, and other can't-miss episodes curated from over 40 Parcast shows! Parcast Presents is a Spotify Original from Parcast.

#1

The Dayton Christmas Killings Pt. 2

The spree continues into Christmas Day and beyond, during which the teen gang murders their third, fourth, fifth and sixth victims. After a tip, police catch the group wearing victims’ clothing, driving a victim’s stolen car, and in possession of the guns they used in their murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-12-27•32mins
#2

The Dayton Christmas Killings Pt. 1

In the early hours of Christmas Eve 1992, a senseless murder in Dayton, Ohio, marks the beginning of a rampage. What started as a desire for Christmas cash turns into a three-day killing spree that leaves six people dead. Even more shocking was that the brazen killers were just teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-12-27•34mins
#3

It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 4

Between the relentless accusations and physical assaults, the early 2000s were a dangerous time to be living in the Polk household. No one knew that more than their three kids, all caught in the middle of their parents’ tempest. On October 13th, 2002, it all came to a head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-12-20•32mins
#4

It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 3

In the 1990s, the Polk marriage descended into a slow-motion implosion. Susan’s resentment of her husband was growing, and it only intensified after he introduced her to a new therapeutic technique: RMT, or recovered memory therapy. Now, she had access to memories she’d never confronted before. And she didn’t like what she was seeing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-12-13•37mins
#5

It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 2

Dr. Polk decides once and for all how far he’ll go to manipulate Susan into staying with him. They marry in the winter of 1981. As the decade progresses, their joy over the birth of their first son, Adam, turns to dread as they’re swept into the hysteria of Satanic Panic. But in that dread, Susan finds her purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-12-06•41mins
#6

It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 1

Twenty years ago, a heinous crime unfolded in a California pool house. The seeds of it were planted in the 1970s, when the Bay Area’s rising star in adolescent therapy, Dr. Felix Polk, met a new patient: 15-year-old Susan Bolling. They took a shine to each other almost immediately. But as he blurred the boundaries of their doctor-patient relationship, both their lives would be thrown into chaos. From Crimes of Passion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-29•41mins
#7

Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 3

By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. A theory emerged: What if the Mad Poisoner was actually the Unabomber? Ted Kaczynski had proven he was a revenge-seeking terrorist, and he had connections to Chicago. Perhaps he traded homemade bombs for poisoned pills. Or maybe the deadly concoctions came straight from the Johnson & Johnson facility itself. In the absence of clear answers, only theories remain… and rumors that someone is still out there, replacing Halloween treats with fatal tricks. This is the finale of our crossover special from Serial Killers and Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-22•36mins
#8

Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 2

If Roger Arnold wasn’t behind the murders, who was? Police turn their focus to a new suspect: a disgruntled accountant named James Lewis. But the more police dig into Lewis’s life, the more questions they have. A crossover special from Serial Killers and Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-15•33mins

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#9

Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 1

Forty years ago, cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules led to the deaths of seven people all around the Chicago area. America was gripped by paranoia and fear. Why was this happening? Who would be next? Police grasped for suspects who might be the so-called “Mad Poisoner.” A crossover special from Serial Killers and Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-08•35mins
#10

Art Mysteries Pt. 5: Banksy

For over two decades, the artist known as Banksy has vandalized private property, sold millions in antagonistic artwork, drawn a spotlight to society’s most egregious hypocrisies — and stayed anonymous through it all. In the finale of our Art Mysteries series, we’re peeling back the stencil to take in the whole of Banksy’s oeuvre, from covert street art to public provocations, and outlining the most compelling theories on his identity. From Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-11-01•41mins
#11

Art Mysteries Pt. 4: The Stolen Klimt

Before and during WWII, the Nazis stole a fortune in priceless art. Among them was a portrait that’s been called “the Mona Lisa of Austria” — a luminous piece by Gustav Klimt completed in 1907. Placed in the Austrian National Gallery, the artwork’s rightful heir fought for years to reclaim it. From Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-25•40mins
#12

Art Mysteries Pt. 3: The Fake Rothko

In 1994 an art dealer representing an anonymous client sold a rare painting to a New York gallery. There was only one problem: It was a fake. Yet for years, the paintings kept coming, the deals kept closing, and no one was the wiser. From Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-18•42mins
#13

Art Mysteries Pt. 2: The Bouvier Affair

Art dealer Yves Bouvier revolutionized the fine art business. His clientele included oligarchs, billionaires, or any other buyer who required discretion. Then he used the industry's need for secrecy and anonymity to steal a fortune without his clients noticing. From Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-11•37mins
#14

Art Mysteries Pt. 1: The Lost Da Vinci

After an ethereal painting of Jesus Christ fetches a record-breaking bid in a 2017 auction, doubts about its authenticity shroud the work in controversy. Is “Salvator Mundi” a Da Vinci original, done by the hand of the master himself? How did it become so exorbitantly expensive? And with its present whereabouts unknown, where is the work now? From Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-10-04•40mins
#15

Paradise Lost Pt. 4

Blood spills in the Garden of Eden. Sin and Death have merged the worlds of Chaos and Paradise, unleashing horrors never seen before. As Satan enjoys the fruits of his labor, Adam and Eve are guided out into a fallen world. This episode originally aired on Mythology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-29•54mins
#16

Paradise Lost Pt. 3

The Angels of Paradise are called upon to protect the Garden of Eden — and its two innocent occupants — from an intruder: none other than Satan himself. This episode originally aired on Mythology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-27•45mins
#17

Paradise Lost Pt. 2

Welcome to Hell. Satan has fallen, imprisoned alongside his treacherous allies. His arduous journey to escape will reunite him with Sin and introduce him to his progeny, Death. And then it’s out of Hell — and into Chaos. This episode originally aired on Mythology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-22•53mins
#18

Paradise Lost Pt. 1

High up in the heavens, a kingdom celebrates a new creation. But there is one who won’t partake in the revelry. Instead, he plots. Lucifer has a curiosity he can’t ignore, and he’ll do anything to satisfy it. Even if it takes a rebellion. This episode originally aired on Mythology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-20•52mins
#19

Princess Diana: The Royal Special Pt. 3

From a royal to a humanitarian to a victim, Princess Diana significantly impacted the world during her short time here. Her recent portrayals in TV and film prove that although her passing happened twenty-five years ago, her story still lives on. From Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-16•27mins
#20

Princess Diana: The Royal Special Pt. 2

As the world mourns, speculation runs wild. How could this have happened? Who was to blame? British paparazzi, who hounded the vehicle into its passengers’ final moments, are an easy target. But rumors arise that lay the fault at the feet of the royal family — a possibility that Diana herself had predicted. From Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-14•29mins
#21

Princess Diana: The Royal Special Pt. 1

Twenty-five years ago, the British monarchy was forever changed upon the death of the “People’s Princess.” Today, we’re revisiting her story, looking back on a moment that impacted not only the royal family, but the world. We jump back to the 1980s, when Diana Spencer is ushered into a fairy tale. But from the beginning, it eats away at her — until she’s left simultaneously isolated and dangerously exposed. From Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-12•36mins
#22

Solved or Unsolved? The Death of Danny Hansford Pt. 2

Jim Williams had the money to hire the best attorneys around. After a fourth trial for the same crime, he was finally found not guilty. Was theThe law truly upheld that day or did a rich man buy his freedom? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-08•37mins
#23

Solved or Unsolved? The Death of Danny Hansford Pt. 1

In May of 1981, shots rang out at a mansion known as the Mercer House. When officers arrived, a young man was dead. The estate’s lone resident, a 50-year-old antique dealer, claimed self-defense. But to investigators, the crime scene told a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-06•42mins

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#24

Solved or Unsolved? Murder at Lake Waco Pt. 2

The people of Waco wanted justice to be served. Four suspects emerged, but would that be enough to close the case? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-09-01•44mins
#25

Solved or Unsolved? Murder at Lake Waco Pt. 1

In 1982, three teenagers were found murdered along Lake Waco. There was very little evidence, but Sergeant Truman Simons had a hunch. And he knew it would pay off. He just needed more time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-30•43mins
#26

Cults Road Trip Pt 6: Source Family

Jim Baker might’ve attracted famous diners to his hugely popular restaurants. But “Father Yod,” as he was called, gathered disciples. And they were going to usher in a new age of Aquarius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-25•36mins
#27

Cults Road Trip Pt. 5: FLDS

“Keep sweet” was the refrain of Warren Jeffs, the Prophet of a fundamentalist group that broke off from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As practicing polygamists, FLDS already drew the attention of law enforcement. But it was the systematic sexual assault that made Jeffs a fugitive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-23•34mins
#28

Cults Road Trip Pt. 4: Branch Davidians

In the 1980s, David Koresh was a man with a divine mission. He spent the decade ingratiating himself with a religious sect in Waco, Texas, using his charisma to prey on teenage girls in the community. The Branch Davidians gave Koresh their devotion. He delivered them to tragedy and infamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-18•36mins
#29

Cults Road Trip Pt. 3: House of David

In 1903 a traveling preacher put down roots in Benton Harbor, Michigan to prepare for the end times. Then he built a sprawling amusement park. A traveling baseball team came next. “King Ben” charmed locals with his hugely successful endeavors, until accusations from his followers sent him into hiding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-16•32mins
#30

Cults Road Trip Pt. 2: Church of Jesus with Signs Following

In Alabama, local Scottsboro man Glenn Summerford turned his back on a life of vice and became a regular church-goer who communed with God. A transcendent experience with a Copperhead snake in the ‘80s sparked a divine insight that grew into a movement... and later, a murder plot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-11•33mins
#31

Cults Road Trip Pt. 1: Twelve Tribes

Listeners, join us for a cross-country tour of America’s infamous cults — starting with Twelve Tribes. They came to the edge of extinction in Tennessee, then had a revival in Island Pond, Vermont. Despite having roots in the Jesus Movement of the ‘70s, they began to reflect the early Christian church of the first century. Critics fear the still-active group is brainwashing teenagers, abusing children, and exploiting the labor of its unpaid volunteers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-09•32mins
#32

Roswell Legacy Pt. 4: Ufology

When declassified information started hitting the mainstream — thanks to the work of engineers, private investors, and even musician Tom DeLonge — a new era began. One that chipped away at the taboo surrounding ufology... and has paved a way for incredible new research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-04•40mins
#33

Roswell Legacy Pt. 3: Secret Programs

By the late 1940s the U.S. government knew it had a problem on its hands. “Flying saucers” posed a threat to other aircraft, and possibly even the planet. So they created programs to study UFOs in secret, and stored the evidence in the highly classified Hangar 18. What do we know about their discoveries? And what exactly did they find in the Roswell wreckage? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-08-02•40mins
#34

Roswell Legacy Pt. 2: The Cover Up

Less than a week after the Roswell wreck, the U.S. Department of War issued a statement claiming the debris came from a weather balloon. And for decades, that was the official story. But what if it was a lie? Today, we’re examining how the government silenced eyewitnesses, spread misinformation, and squashed stories of alien encounters. This is the second episode in our four-part crossover series, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Roswell UFO crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-28•42mins
#35

Roswell Legacy Pt. 1: The Crash

In 1947 the U.S. military seized an unidentified object that had crashed in the New Mexico desert. Ever since, the area has been a hotspot for conspiracy theories and supernatural speculation. Join us for a four-part crossover with Unexplained Mysteries and Conspiracy Theories as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the biggest UFO events in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-26•31mins
#36

Highway of Tears Pt. 3: The Way Forward

In 2005, the disappearance of 22-year-old Tamara Chipman changed everything. Her case brought enough attention to the Highway of Tears that the Canadian government was forced to act. They launched a task force to reexamine cases, hoping to find links between crimes. But despite the momentum, their investigations have stalled out — leaving residents to live under the specter of the next murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-22•35mins
#37

Highway of Tears Pt. 2: More Missing and Murdered

Every once in a while, authorities would catch an extraordinary break: In 1985, a tip led to a man responsible for three murders. Then in 2010, a routine traffic stop led to a man responsible for four murders. Even still, there were so many more women unaccounted for. And more cases to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-21•35mins
#38

Highway of Tears Pt. 1: It Starts With One

Gloria Moody was 27 years old and the mother of two young children when she was found dead in Williams Lake, British Columbia. She is one of the earliest cases of indigenous women who have been found dead or have disappeared along a lonely stretch of roads known as the Highway of Tears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-18•33mins
#39

The Serial ‘70s: Jeffrey Dahmer

He was a cannibal, a necrophiliac, and even kept his victims' dismembered body parts carefully preserved in his refrigerator. Yet, Jeffrey Dahmer's horrific crimes don't mesh with his timid personality. His pathological fear of being alone meant finding people he could make stay with him forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-14•40mins
#40

The Serial ‘70s: Ted Bundy

He kidnapped, raped, and murdered more than 30 women. There's a belief that Ted Bundy got away with these crimes because he was a confident and savvy manipulator. But a look back shows that because he was young, educated, and conventionally attractive, he could hide in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-11•39mins
#41

The Serial ‘70s: John Wayne Gacy

The "Killer Clown" likely contributed to people's fears of makeup-wearing jesters. But the truth is, John Wayne Gacy's personas, "Pogo" or "Patches," didn't harm a soul. It was the successful suburban businessman hiding in plain sight who was preying on young men and boys. This is the second episode in our 5-year anniversary special, looking back on the serial killer boom of the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-07•42mins
#42

The Serial ‘70s: Edmund Kemper

It’s been five years since the Serial Killers podcast debuted, and to celebrate the anniversary, we're reexamining a grisly time in America: the serial killer boom of the 1970s. Edmund Kemper was one of the first serial killers to be profiled by the FBI. His deep-rooted issues with his mother, extremely high IQ, and ability to outsmart police allowed him to kill all the co-eds he wanted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-04•41mins
#43

Kate Leigh & Tilly Devine Pt. 3

In the 1920s, Sydney’s criminal underworld found a new weapon of choice: razors. Tabloids announced “razor mania” was sweeping the suburbs, and locals dubbed the inner-city “Razorhurst.” Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine, the reigning queens of vice, were never far from the action. And in the summer of 1929, their rivalry made the streets run red. From Female Criminals, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-07-01•43mins
#44

Kate Leigh & Tilly Devine Pt. 2

From a young age, Tilly Devine had stars in her eyes. Born at the turn of the 20th century, she wanted to live a glamorous life. In her teens, she turned to sex work to achieve it. But if she learned her trade in London, she dominated it in Sydney. From Female Criminals, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-29•35mins
#45

Kate Leigh & Tilly Devine Pt. 1

In the 1920s and ‘30s, two crime bosses dominated Sydney’s criminal underworld. Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine were queens of vice, building their empires on alcohol, cocaine, and sex. They were also fierce rivals. From Female Criminals, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-27•33mins
#46

Robber Barons: Henry Ford

As the Gilded Age comes to a close, Henry Ford emerges to revolutionize American manufacturing and ignite a new class of consumers. He works overtime to burnish his image as a populist hero — an image that’s complicated by his vivid contradictions and inflammatory controversies. From Dictators, a Spotify Original from Parcast. New episodes every Tuesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-24•45mins
#47

Robber Barons: J.P. Morgan

Born into a banking dynasty, John Pierpont Morgan became a Wall Street wunderkind in the 1860s. By his early 30s, he could afford an early retirement. But a life of leisure wasn’t in the cards for Morgan... This episode originally aired on Dictators, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-22•38mins
#48

Robber Barons: Cornelius Vanderbilt

A Supreme Court decision in 1824 changed Cornelius Vanderbilt’s fate, opening the door for the enterprising steamboat captain to build a navigation empire — and from there, a railroad takeover. He outmaneuvered his rivals until he had the power to manipulate the entire U.S. economy. This episode originally aired on Dictators, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-20•43mins
#49

Robber Barons: John D. Rockefeller

From humble beginnings to exorbitant wealth: John D. Rockefeller had a shrewd business mind and a zeal for refining oil that transformed his Standard Oil Company into a behemoth. From Dictators, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-17•44mins
#50

Robber Barons: Andrew Carnegie

An immigrant from Scotland finds immense success in America after building a steel empire. But his business ties and practices lead to a reckoning that will haunt him for the rest of his life. From Dictators, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022-06-15•43mins

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