Dark Topic
Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
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1K to 9K🎙 Weekly cadence·161 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
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| 10/22/26 |  165 • The Hunter of Highway 20 | From the late ’70s, through the ’80s, and all the way to the early ’90s, horror movie fanatic and humble highway mechanic John Ackroyd cruised up and down the 20 chewing Fireballs. Patrolling the central Oregon woods. Occasionally hunting deer, but preferably poaching a girl.Source:The Oregonian - https://www.oregonlive.com/watchdog/page/ghosts_of_highway_20.htmlFor exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 33m 26s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 |  164 • Red Hall | The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer, James Waybern “Red” Hall, was such a hothead that his hair seemed to be ablaze. And after his infamous 1945 murder spree, so probably is “Big Jim’s” soul. 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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQEpisodes Source - The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer: James Waybern Red Hall: Jones, Janie: 9781467148177: Books - Amazon.caAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 39m 17s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  163 • A Great Guy | Matthew Terry seemed like a great guy. Until his pants came off. ///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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ///Sources:2017 attack on Michelle Rogers in Michiganhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/283890531/?match=2&terms=Matthew%20Terry&search-id=c80b9272-442e-48f3-9487-edef9b16b2be&search-rank=2https://www.yearoftheopposite.com/p/podcast-interview-with-michelle-rogers?utm_source=chatgpt.comKay Baker murdered May 28, 2022 Floridahttps://www.courttv.com/news/fl-v-matthew-terry-math-teacher-murder-trial/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/899161913/?match=20&terms=Matthew%20Terry&search-id=a583a11b-7029-4960-900e-3d9721b7578c&search-rank=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/853850407/?match=6&terms=Matthew%20Terry&search-id=a583a11b-7029-4960-900e-3d9721b7578c&search-rank=9Bodycam Footage from trial of arrest in the woodshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwoqH3MWXdcTrial Footage Video Playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUcazj9nVD8&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWaRusO-mCiSwBe6cmAeYvbvAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 30m 36s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 |  162 • The Mount Pleasant Murders | For exclusive content .. www.patreon.com/darktopicMount Pleasant, Iowa, October of 1978. Halloween is just around the corner, and so is a budding serial killer. Book: A Monster in Mount Pleasant by CJ Williams. A Monster in Mount Pleasant: A Story of Murders and Justice eBook : Williams, CJ: Amazon.ca: Kindle StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 48m 16s | ||||||
| 8/13/26 |  161 • The Trailside Killer | Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDavid Carpenter, the Trailside Killer, had a brutal, seemingly uncontrollable stutter — that is, unless he took control… and became brutal himself.Source - The Sleeping Lady by Robert GraysmithThe Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate: Graysmith, Robert, Graysmith, Robert: 9781736580073: Amazon.com: BooksDocumentary https://youtu.be/WvCvNv72eB4?si=utSjp2CDkRsEWiDpCarpenter rare interview footagehttps://youtu.be/fGgtGF9hc5U?si=okpZ3XJAGbMzhAV0For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopicDT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 12m 33s | ||||||
| 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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising 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 | HalifaxAdvertising 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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising 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=amJ5tD2IIDIiY1M9Advertising 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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 36m 44s | ||||||
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| 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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising 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_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQAdvertising 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-ZZGh8Advertising 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_BoKjRAdvertising 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.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 48m 32s | ||||||
| 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=RTz1wdpJmUr89jdAdvertising 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_ZnBeYy3htG31lAdvertising 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” Advertising 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.Advertising 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-33706903Advertising 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",Advertising 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.Advertising 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.Advertising 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.Advertising 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=hMmWGp3ckwF88XzhAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | 1h 01m 36s | ||||||
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