Dark Topic
by Jack Luna
Host Jack Luna covers the worlds darkest stories, while holding you close in an itchy blanket.
Copyright: Jack Luna
Episodes
20. ARCHIVE - Crazy Dave (First DT ep)
2h 1m · PublishedThis is the inaugural episode of Dark Topic, covering the life and crimes of David Maust.
Sources - Blood Stained: When No One Comes Looking - Dory Maust
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19. ARCHIVE - Ramirez pt.2: The Night Stalker
58m · PublishedThe relentless finale.
Research - Hagar Barak
Sources:
BOOKS
The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, Philip Carlo, Citadel Press, 1996
YOUTUBE
A Conversation with Richard Ramirez--The Night Stalker--Reported by Mike Watkiss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5huwZoPZA
Richard Ramirez ( The Night Stalker ) - Serial killer documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEOzX8V6yI
I'll See You in Disneyland" - Richard Ramirez, sentenced to death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcmIPjl7AOQ
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18. ARCHIVE - Ramirez pt.1: Cemetery Child
32m · PublishedPart 1 of 2. An in depth look at The Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez.
Research:
Hagar Barak
SOURCES
Books:
The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, Philip Carlo, Citadel Press, 1996
Youtube:
A Conversation with Richard Ramirez--The Night Stalker--Reported by Mike Watkiss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5huwZoPZA
Richard Ramirez ( The Night Stalker ) - Serial killer documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEOzX8V6yI
I'll See You in Disneyland" - Richard Ramirez, sentenced to death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcmIPjl7AOQ
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17. ARCHIVE - The Otero Family Murders
28m · PublishedThe first known victims of Dennis Rader, and the birth of B.T.K.
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16. ARCHIVE - The Men in the Road
38m · PublishedFrom the dismantled CRIME MACHINE podcast.
Hill UFO Encounter. September 19-20, 1961.
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15. ARCHIVE - Big Ed Kemper
51m · PublishedAt 6'9, Edmund Kemper literally stands out. His intelligence, and long list of murders do the same. Hop in and take a ride with Big Ed. Don't mind his reach. That passenger door needs a slam.
This episode made possible by those who support on Patreon. www.patreon.com/darktopicpod
Sources: Edmund Kemper: The True Story of the Co-Ed Killer - Jack Rosewood.
Documentary - Edmund Kemper in his own words.
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14. ARCHIVE- Bedlam
36m · PublishedA visit to early Bedlam, after a short stroll through Jack Luna's childhood.
*In this ep I speak of patients dying from Multiple Sclerosis, which is inaccurate. I should have said “from complications related to severe M.S”.
Merch - darktopicpodcast.com
Patreon - patreon.com/darktopicpod
Sources:
The Madness of Bedlam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc_tfPWAq-8
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13. ARCHIVE - The Killing Machine pt.2
30m · PublishedThe Killing Machine Finale.
Research - Hagar Barak
Music - Tyler Jakes, Psycho Killer (Talking Heads Cover) www.tylerjakes.com
Additional Vocals - Beth Brown
Sources:
Video
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/dating-game-killer/ Investigation Discovery stays classy by making a non-documentary TV show about Alcala, starring a dude from Seinfeld and Scandal. I should not assume the show is cheesy, but the poster sure is☺
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-rodney-alcala-the-killing-game/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12PXvKfWdZs (this is Alcala’s appearance on ‘The Dating Game’
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Serial-Killer-Rodney-Alcalas-Photos-Released-Can-You-ID-Any-Of-These-Women-91752849.html video montage of pictures of women found among Alcala’s belongings, which the police asked for the public’s help in identifying
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flashback-serial-killer-appears-on-the-dating-game-mid-spree-192077/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-serial-killer-new-killing-20160921-snap-story.html
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdpn9j/the-haunting-photography-of-a-serial-killer
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2018/06/rodney-alcala/
http://www.ibtimes.com/rodney-alcala-dating-game-killer-psychological-profile-2623321 as the link says, this is a psychological profile of Alcala that appeared, for some reason, in international Business News. This is a collection of highlights from an interview given by UK psychologist, research and writer Dr. Nicola Davis, to Pick Me Up! Magazine. The subject of the interview is why did Alcala end up Alcala.
Books
Stella Sands, The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of A TV Dating Show, A Violent Sociopath and A Series of Brutal Murders (St. Martin’s True Crime, 2011) There are several books on Alcala, but as far as I can tell this one is the only one published by a known publishing house, as opposed to self-published.
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12. ARCHIVE - The Killing Machine pt.1
44m · PublishedBetter known as The Dating Game Killer. But you can call him Rodney…
Music - Psycho Killer (Talking Heads Cover) Tyler Jakes. Visit www.tylerjakes.com
Research - Doctor Barak
www.patreon.com/darktopicpod for extra content, and to support DT.
www.darktopicpodcast.com for links to merch.
SOURCES
Video
• https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-‐‑shows/dating-‐‑game-‐‑killer/ Investigation Discovery stays classy by making a non-‐‑documentary TV show about Alcala, starring a dude from Seinfeld and Scandal. I should not assume the show is cheesy, but the poster sure isJ
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-‐‑killer-‐‑rodney-‐‑alcala-‐‑the-‐‑killing-‐‑game/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12PXvKfWdZs (this is Alcala’s appearance
on ‘The Dating Game’
• https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Serial-‐‑Killer-‐‑Rodney-‐‑Alcalas-‐‑ Photos-‐‑Released-‐‑Can-‐‑You-‐‑ID-‐‑Any-‐‑Of-‐‑These-‐‑Women-‐‑91752849.html
video montage of pictures of women found among Alcala’s belongings, which the police asked for the public’s help in identifying
• https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-‐‑news/flashback-‐‑serial-‐‑killer-‐‑ appears-‐‑on-‐‑the-‐‑dating-‐‑game-‐‑mid-‐‑spree-‐‑192077/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala
• http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-‐‑me-‐‑ln-‐‑serial-‐‑killer-‐‑new-‐‑killing-‐‑
20160921-‐‑snap-‐‑story.html
• https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdpn9j/the-‐‑haunting-‐‑photography-‐‑of-‐‑a-‐‑ serial-‐‑killer
• https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-‐‑goad/2018/06/rodney-‐‑alcala/
• http://www.ibtimes.com/rodney-‐‑alcala-‐‑dating-‐‑game-‐‑killer-‐‑psychological-‐‑ profile-‐‑2623321
as the link says, this is a psychological profile of Alcala that appeared, for some reason, in international Business News. This is a collection of highlights from an interview given by UK psychologist, research and writer Dr. Nicola Davis, to Pick Me Up! Magazine. The subject of the interview is why did Alcala end up Alcala.
Books
• Stella Sands, The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of A TV Dating Show, A Violent Sociopath and A Series of Brutal Murders (St. Martin’s True Crime, 2011)
STAY PARANOID…
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11. ARCHIVE - Stopwatch Stephen
48m · PublishedA fast paced episode to match the in and out style of the infamous Stopwatch Gang.
SOURCES:
Documentary - The Fifth Estate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM34e4N-tMw&t=1672s
Articles:
• https://magazine.atavist.com/the-life-and-times-of-thestopwatch-gang
• https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/the-stopwatchgang/
Today in Ottawa History
• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/stopwatch-gang-bank-robber-andauthor-stephen-reid-denied-full-parole/article23274831/n
• http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,186513218651331865212,
• http://redrocknews.com/news/13-top-news/6369-1970s-stopwatch-gang-hid-in-oak-creekcanyon
http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-08/news/mn-547101fast-bank-robber
Dark Topic Research - Hagar Barak
Dark Topic Designs - Jesse Marshall
Music for this episode provided by Tyler Jakes. Visit Tylerjakes.com
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Dark Topic has 120 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 87:11:13. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on March 12th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 24th, 2024 18:40.
