Forewarning: you will think about this case LONG after you listen to this episode! It's a gut-wrenching crime, and the perpetrator is absolutely remorse-less. If you get the opportunity, watch parts of the trial for Donald Smith on Youtube. He asked his lawyers not to cross examine Rayne Perrywinkle - the mother - so as not to cause her any additional trauma. There will be many things that will bother you about this crime, but it's also baffling that Donald Smith's mother, wh

Gary Heidnik decided in 1986 that he would capture, imprison, torture and rape women in the basement of his Philadelphia house. Two of those women never made it out of his basement alive. Gary tried to plead insanity, but his lifestyle of acquiring fancy cars, racking up stocks worth over half a million dollars, being an actual bishop of a church, and a life filled with manipulation, proved otherwise. This episode will provide some background on Gary's upbringing and initial

Reading about an individual who has been abducted and suffered at the hands of another is difficult; reading about a child who has gone through this experience is heart breaking. As I read this story of a little girl who endured so much, it put so much in perspective about my own life, and how much we take for granted each and every day. Simple things like eating whatever you want, whenever you want, being able to turn on air conditioning when it gets hot, or simply looking