Zankou Chicken Murders

Zankou Chicken Murders

From Crime Scene by Sony Music Entertainment

April 16, 2026 · 43 min · Season 1 · Episode 4

About this episode

The episode explores the tragic murders within a family-run chicken chain in Los Angeles, revealing a history of illness and paranoia.

In Los Angeles, a family-built chicken chain becomes a citywide obsession, with lines out the door and garlic sauce that borders on myth. When the mogul behind its expansion walks into his sister’s Glendale home one morning and executes her and their 75-year-old mother before turning the gun on himself, the killings expose a buried history of illness, paranoia, and an inheritance war inside one of LA’s most beloved “mom-and-pop” empires. Subscribe to The Binge+ For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Watch Crime Scene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBingeTrueCrime Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. When you’re finished listening to this true crime story, go see Hunting Matthew Nichols in theaters. Learn more at…

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Host: Crime Scene

Topics covered

  • true crime
  • murder
  • family drama
  • inheritance
  • Los Angeles
  • chicken chain

Keywords

  • Zankou Chicken
  • murders
  • Los Angeles
  • family
  • inheritance
  • true crime

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Organizations: Zankou Chicken, Apple Podcasts, Patreon, GetTheBinge.com

Books & works: Hunting Matthew Nichols

Places: Los Angeles, Glendale

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