{"podcast":{"title":"The Veil","slug":"the-veil-7494973","podcast_index_feed_id":7494973,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/theveil","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48/1776992132724-a0679c89-2759-4d9d-983b-0621ea274548.jpeg","author":"Ryan Wolf","episode_count":44,"summary":"The Veil is a chilling true crime podcast that pulls listeners deep into the world’s darkest and most haunting cases. Hosted by Ryan Wolf , each episode is crafted like an immersive thriller - a story told not just through facts, but through atmosphere, tension, and detail that makes you feel as though you’re standing inside the crime scene itself. These are not urban legends or ghost stories; every case is real, every victim and every clue drawn from documented fact. From unsolved murders to bizarre disappearances, infamous trials to cold cases that still whisper through history, The Veil strips back the layers of time and rumor to confront the unsettling truths hidden beneath. With an eye for detail and a voice that guides you through the shadows, Ryan brings both journalistic rigor and cinematic storytelling to each 30-minute episode. What emerges is an experience that is at once gripping and unnerving, reminding us that the scariest stories are not fiction at all. Pull back The Veil - but beware. Because sometimes, when we lift it, we don’t like what we find. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T00:18:01.803081+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973"},"episode":{"title":"E39 | The Snapshot Killer","slug":"e39-the-snapshot-killer","published_at":"2026-06-22T12:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973/e39-the-snapshot-killer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theveil/episodes/e39-the-snapshot-killer","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48/e/6a3481034a187774acc0be34/media.mp3","summary":"He was a successful Florida businessman with a waterfront house, fast cars, and a camera — and a name that surfaced, twenty years earlier, among the suspects at Wanda Beach. In early 1984, Christopher Wilder began to kill. Over six weeks and sixteen states, the Australian-born \"Beauty Queen Killer\" lured young women with the promise of a modelling shoot, abducting at least twelve and murdering eight. Three survived, and their testimony narrowed the net. He died in a struggle with police a few miles from the Canadian border. The chilling question isn't who — it's how he stayed free so long. Sources used Wikipedia — \"Christopher Wilder\" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Wilder): primary backbone for biography, full spree chronology (victims, dates, locations), death scene, FBI Most Wanted, estate distribution, The Collector , disputed electroshock/near-drowning (per McNab). UPI Archives (April & August 1984): Tina Risico contemporaneous reporting — released at Boston/Logan, treated as victim not accomplice, told authorities of electric-shock torture and abuse. ABC News / People / E! News / USA Today (2024, re: Hulu's The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror ): three survivors (Grober, Risico, Wilt); Risico's \"arms crossed above her head\" detail; accomplice debate and her status as a minor/victim; spree framing (8–9 killed, 12 abducted, \"47 days\"). Palm Beach Post (2025) — \"Boynton Beach serial killer Christopher Wilder's … rampage\": numbered victim chronology, dates/locations, Risico lured Wilt, Dodge last murder, death scene; FBI Most Wanted 5 April. WickedWe (victims overview) and Yahoo/Palm Beach Post reprints: corroborating sequence for Logan, Bonaventura, Korfman, Risico, Wilt, Dodge; Charlie Laursen (truck driver) and Penn Yan hospital. A&E — \"Elusive 'Be…","meta_description":"He was a successful Florida businessman with a waterfront house, fast cars, and a camera — and a name that surfaced, twenty years earlier, among the suspe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1900,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-veil-7494973/episodes/e39-the-snapshot-killer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973/e39-the-snapshot-killer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}