{"podcast":{"title":"True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History","slug":"true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805","podcast_index_feed_id":1038805,"rss_url":"https://rss.introcast.io/393525078/www.spreaker.com/show/3269715/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers--6603242","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a78ea515a438de1c9452281e6330ac64.jpg","author":"Dan Zupansky","episode_count":907,"summary":"TRUE MURDER—The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History. Every week host Dan Zupansky will interview the true crime authors that have written about the most shocking killers of all time. From true crime history, comes the preeminent true crime authorities in America and the world today. From infamous serial killers, mass murderers, cult leaders and mafia hitmen to family murderers, nazis and homicidal maniacs—True Murder is a veritable true crime archive featuring historic murder cases written about by American legendary prosecutors, judges, journalists, detectives, forensic pathologists and bestselling authors. Featuring books about infamous serial killers such as Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, BTK, Jeffrey Dahmer, Golden State Killer, Aileen Wournos, Charles Manson, Zodiac and Son Of Sam—the episode list includes 100's more with over 850 episodes. Famous true criime authors interviewed include Marcia Clark, John Douglas, Katherine Ramsland, Joseph Scott Morgan, Harold Schecter, and hundreds more. Unsolved cold cases, wrongful convictions, death row confessions, serial killer couples, psychopathic killers, DNA breakthroughs and convictions, infamous executions, cult killings—eve…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:17:03.701826+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805"},"episode":{"title":"JOHN HINCKLEY JR.—WHO I REALLY AM","slug":"john-hinckley-jr-who-i-really-am","published_at":"2026-01-12T10:57:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805/john-hinckley-jr-who-i-really-am","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/truemurder","audio_url":"https://prefix.up.audio/s/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69399680/who_i_really_am_john_hinckley_jr.mp3","summary":"As shots rang out on March 30, 1981 outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Ronald Reagan and three others lie seriously wounded. Just two months after Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president, John Hinckley Jr. shocked the world because of his movie star obsession. What followed was chaos. America learned of the deep psychosis that led to Hinckley’s obsession with actress Jodie Foster, and how, in his mind, he did it all for her. His trial gripped the nation. Many expected a guilty verdict, but his acquittal on grounds of insanity sparked outrage and forever changed how the law viewed mental illness. Now, for the first time, Hinckley tells his own story. He takes us through an early life of unfulfilled dreams, a music career and college degree that slipped away, and the descent into a mind overcome by delusion. He recounts the years spent in confinement at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, the slow climb toward recovery, and the people who helped him find his way back. A life defined by a single, horrific act becomes something more: a story of mental illness, redemption, and the long road to understanding the man behind one of America’s most infamous moments. JOHN HINCKLEY JR—WHO I REALLY AM","meta_description":"As shots rang out on March 30, 1981 outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Ronald Reagan and three others lie seriously wounded. Just two…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2553,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805/episodes/john-hinckley-jr-who-i-really-am/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805/john-hinckley-jr-who-i-really-am.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}