Carl Panzram: "Meanness Personified"

About this episode

Candice DeLong explores the brutal case of Carl Panzram, a remorseless killer with a dark past.

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Carl Panzram, one of the most brutal and unrepentant criminals in American history. In the early twentieth century, Panzram's trail of violence stretched across multiple continents, leaving behind at least 21 murder victims -- many of them still unidentified to this day. What investigators eventually uncovered was a killer unlike any other: a man who not only confessed to his crimes without remorse, but bragged about them. Candice examines how a childhood defined by abandonment, cruelty, and institutional abuse forged a worldview so dark and so absolute that by the time the world tried to intervene, it was far too late. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Candice DeLong

Topics covered

• true crime
• criminal profiling
• murder
• violence
• psychology
• abuse

Keywords

• Carl Panzram
• true crime
• FBI
• murder
• criminal profiler
• Candice DeLong
• violence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

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