Dark Topic
by Jack Luna
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160 • The Suicide Scout
Jul 24, 2026
1h 05m 09s
159 • Animal: The Pictou Sadist
Jul 10, 2026
32m 39s
158 • Park Maniac
Jun 15, 2026
31m 30s
157 • The Tattoo Man
May 20, 2026
36m 40s
156 • Dugan
Apr 28, 2026
36m 44s
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| 7/24/26 |  160 • The Suicide Scout | From the archives of DT +. This episode contains a secret ep at the conclusion.Takahiro Shiraishi AKA the “Twitter Killer”For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 05m 09s | ||||||
| 7/10/26 |  159 • Animal: The Pictou Sadist | Douglas Worth, a worthless human being, should be behind bars. Instead, he might be out there hiding behind a bush.For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSources:Crime Stories S2E3 Pictou SadistArticle regarding Christopher Brampton sex offender let out despite being 'danger' to kids | Toronto SunWorth released High-Risk Offender Notification: Douglas Worth | HalifaxSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 32m 39s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  158 • Park Maniac | In the late 90’s an insatiable, freckle-faced serial killer terrorized São Paulo Brazil. Now Francisco de Assis Pereira is preparing to be released.For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 31m 30s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 |  157 • The Tattoo Man | Dark Topic + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHtPeter John Peters has gone by many names. In the late eighties London, Ontario, locals knew him as the Tattoo Man. After his sadistic 1990 crime spree he should have become something more permanent. A dead man.But this is Canada. So now, in his mid-sixties, he’s already back out there… under his new name. John Ross Cody. ///For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSources:News ArticleMan who killed two gets day parole on Island - Victoria Times ColonistCrime Storieshttps://youtu.be/sMnfjdnkz78?si=amJ5tD2IIDIiY1M9Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 36m 40s | ||||||
| 4/28/26 |  156 • Dugan | The life and crimes of serial killer Brian James Dugan. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 36m 44s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 |  155 • The Abt Family Murders | For exclusive content visit…Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic1976, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.The Abt family plans to gather for dinner.Instead, they are collected into the clutches of a killer.Source: Killer in the House - Kathryn CanavanKiller in the House: Ten Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb: Canavan, Kathryn: 9781955041669: Amazon.com: BooksFor exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 40m 47s | ||||||
| 3/29/26 |  154 • The Clean Freak | London, Ontario, Canada had the highest concentration of serial murder back in the seventies… though I doubt many people know that.This episode’s subject, from that time and place, certainly wouldn’t ring a bell. He would, however, climb up to your balcony and walk in through an open door.Sources:Article mentionedhttps://www.simcoe.com/news-story/7020368-serial-killer-denied-request-to-shop-at-midland-walmart/Meatloaf stage incident.Meat Loaf collapses on stage singing 'I’d Do Anything for Love'Meatloaf Paradise by the Dashboard LightMeat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light (Official Video)//////For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or…Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 51m 36s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  153 • Kill Amie | The ridiculous murder of Amie Harwick. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQKill Tony appearance 41 min mark. https://youtu.be/_IWBzZHL0xw?si=adIozl-OjV-ZZGh8Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 37m 35s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  152 • The Toy-Box Killer | Visit patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISEDOn Monday, March 22, 1999, a naked, bloodied woman wearing a padlocked collar with a six-foot chain attached came running out of a trailer park in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, screaming bloody murder. It was David Parker Ray’s first (and last) mistake as the now infamous Toy-Box Killer.For more Dark Topic try Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Sources:Cries in the Desert by John GlattIntroductory Audio Tape (9:07)https://youtu.be/Efo2ujMJYXw?si=07Nn0k28roO5CRXDSurvivor Interview https://youtu.be/n5MzKOmDTlE?si=6CwrjLbUcI_BoKjRSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 00m 12s | ||||||
| 1/27/26 |  151 • Napper | In the early 1990s, a sleepy English village was rudely awakened by a Napper. Robert Napper. AKA the Green Chain Rapist and the Plumstead Ripper.Sources:Book - Napper: Through A Glass Darkly by Alan JackamanDoc - https://youtu.be/-D2QrBKsISw?si=LtyFRepGyR0JlkqN/////Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 48m 32s | ||||||
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| 1/2/26 |  150 • Monster Butler | Archibald Thomson Hall, eventually known as Roy Fontaine, changed his name to better suit the world of butlery—which was a touch odd… given that “Archibald” sounds far more like a butler’s name than “Roy.” Then again, making a mess of things was exactly what the “Monster Butler” was best at.Sources:The Monster Butler by A.M. Nicol Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Butler-Inside-Serial-Killer-ebook/dp/B0DPLQXMNhttps://youtu.be/FhRqufKIl4Q?si=RTz1wdpJmUr89jdSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 32m 20s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 |  149 • The Work of Art: Shawcross | The Genesee Killer. The Rochester Strangler. The River Monster ~ Arthur Shawcross. Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.///Mentioned McCammon message for writers.Meet Robert McCammon///Book///The Misbegotten Son https://www.amazon.ca/Misbegotten-Son-Serial-Victims-Shawcross-ebook/dp/B00U4X2Q4G///Video///Interview with a Serial Killer https://youtu.be/j9o9EP0WCqY?si=YR_ZnBeYy3htG31lSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 14m 44s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 |  148 • The Homeschoolers | From the growing archive of DT + ~~ www.patreon.com/darktopicThe sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu. Sources:Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdfKIRO 7 News - https://www.kiro7.com/news/williams-sons-carried-dead-sister-house/246557853/Liberty for Women and Children - https://youtu.be/sN_Zkd6MVP8?si=65-vm95CTTxwXAslThis is Monsters (YouTube) - https://youtu.be/Wn7BO9BbVfk?si=Uj9--JHQJU9vm86fBook - chapter 1 of True Crime Case Histories Books 4, 5, 6. By Jason Neal. “The Homeschoolers” Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 35m 59s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 |  147 • Nebraska Boy Snatcher | John Joubert was bullied as a youth - but that’s really no excuse…Sources:///Reading///A Need to Kill by Mark Pettithttps://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-need-to-kill/id722421216///Video///1996 NewsWatch 7 Dochttps://youtu.be/QNsC-kFnRqQ?si=bvOSenCWSrjbpTgqForensic Files Forensic Files - Season 4, Episode 7 - Ties That Bind - Full Episode/////Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 41m 37s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  146 • The Smiler | A DT + offering from the growing catalogue on Dark Topic +. patreon.com/darktopicYou now belong to The Smiler…Sources:The Smiler POV w actual soundtrackThe Smiler On-ride POV #AltonTowersTogetherCreepy Sheephttps://metro.co.uk/2013/01/21/eweve-been-framed-creepy-sheep-twitter-mystery-solved-3359300/amp/The Smiler Crash Footagehttps://youtu.be/i-7EtgxN4Qc?si=-kOsMhe6KfUJfAfKTechnical aspects thorough https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/five-out-of-four-the-2015-alton-england-the-smiler-roller-coaster-collision-72f5c259724cRescue https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-33706903Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 38m 32s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 |  145 • The Peeler | For more Dark Topic visit www.patreon.com/darktopicSheila “The Peeler” LaBarre.Sources: The Burn Farm by Michael BensonSigns of a Psychopath, Season 7, Episode 6, titled "He Had It Coming",Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 15m 28s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 |  144 • 13 Stories | 13 Stories for the Spooky Season.To unlock Dark Topic + visit...DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 3h 05m 48s | ||||||
| 9/20/25 |  143 • Gary on the Rocks | Gary Charles Evans.Sources:Every Move You MakeM. William Phelps - AuthorDark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 28m 42s | ||||||
| 9/5/25 |  142 • The Abby Killer | Friday, October the 13th, 1995. The date was asking for something scary. Abbotsford, B.C., just so happened to have a resident in Terry Driver, ready to pull up and deliver. Sources:Through the Valley of the Shadow - The Search for the Abbotsford Killer by Rod Gehlhttps://www.amazon.com/Through-Valley-Shadow-Search-Abbotsford-ebook/dp/B0773T1HP8Crime Stories S1E2 https://youtu.be/914-kUDRa7M?si=JWBKBHoohk6nNGNjFor additional content including Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 55m 49s | ||||||
| 8/11/25 |  141 • Hunting Humans | Adam Leroy Lane - AKA The Highway Killer - was Hunting Humans. For exclusives including Dark Topic +DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsnPatreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicMerch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app.Sources:Book - Caught in the ActCaught in the Act: A Courageous Family's Fight to Save Their Daughter from a Serial Killer: McDonough, Jeannie, Lonardo, Paul: 9780425235430: Amazon.com: Books48 Hours - https://youtu.be/_VOnlA45TvQ?si=hMmWGp3ckwF88XzhSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 01m 36s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  140 • The Sicko of Spotsylvania | patreon.com/darktopic for Dark Topic +Richard Marc Evonitz. Sources:BookInto the water - Diane FanningSurvivor https://youtu.be/TJBD0AAZDtkAdditional Victim? Friday Night Phone Call Changes Direction of a Decades-Old Child Murder CaseSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 57m 19s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 |  139 • The Candy Man | This is an eight year old episode of Dark Topic, not previously available... out there.Try out Apple + or patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content.Dean Corll. The Candy Man case.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 05m 49s | ||||||
| 6/16/25 |  138 • Garrow | The dark topic t shirt is now available… Darktopicofficial.comSerial killer Robert Garrow and his disturbing criminal history, which included a 1973 murder spree through the Adirondacks. Sources:Book on Garrow case by Jim TracySworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies CaseManhunt Footage NY State Archives Part 1https://youtu.be/1Ehcxk2z6ss?si=g3y8yC74by83eW_cPart 2https://youtu.be/B1YpPSukSZg?si=8mzhGFi2EQpI_anlHistory of Garrow Manhunt The Garrow Manhunt: A Serial Killer In The AdirondacksTimes Union (timeline w photos)Robert Garrow: The 1973 search for a killer in AdirondacksJim Tracy (author interview)https://youtu.be/pVRM9Ur4y-M?si=WuxNR3M7BcgC5U-Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 54m 41s | ||||||
| 5/31/25 |  137 • Monster of The Chase | www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.Raymond Leslie Morris. The A34 Killer. The Monster of Cannock Chase.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 39m 45s | ||||||
| 5/16/25 |  136 • Raymond Eugene Brown | www.patreon.com/darktopic for exclusives.The teenage killer affectionately known in prison as “Blade” before being released to slash again as an adult. Raymond Eugene Brown. Sources:Book - The Path of a Psychopath by Bob CurleeFindlaw Brown v StateBROWN v. STATE (1999) | FindLawJustia Law Brown v StateBrown v. State :: 1990 :: Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions :: Alabama Case Law :: Alabama Law :: U.S. Law :: JustiaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 27m 44s | ||||||
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