155 • The Abt Family Murders

From Dark Topic by Jack Luna

April 9, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

The episode recounts the tragic events surrounding the Abt family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who fell victim to a killer during a planned dinner in 1976.

For exclusive content visit…Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic 1976, 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 Canavan Killer in the House: Ten Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb: Canavan, Kathryn: 9781955041669: Amazon.com: Books For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Mood and use my code DARKTOPIC for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/darktopic for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Jack Luna

Topics covered

true crime
murder
family tragedy
Pennsylvania
documentary

Keywords

George Geschwendt
Abt family
killer
1976
Pennsylvania
true crime
murder case

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Killer in the House, Killer in the House: Ten Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb

Places: Bucks County, Pennsylvania