{"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":"STOLEN LIVES—Rod Kackley","slug":"stolen-lives-rod-kackley","published_at":"2026-05-18T10:52:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805/stolen-lives-rod-kackley","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/72053819/stolen_lives_rod_kackley.mp3","summary":"They hunted together. They killed together. And for years, no one stopped them. For years, Gerald and Charlene Gallego traveled the highways of California and Nevada, searching for their next victims. They didn’t look like killers. He was quiet, calculating, and obsessed with control. She was young, vulnerable—and willing to do whatever it took to survive. Together, they abducted, tortured, and murdered young women, leaving behind a trail of fear that stretched across state lines. But behind the headlines was something even more disturbing. Charlene wasn’t just a witness. She was part of it. And Gerald wasn’t just a predator. He was building something far darker—a life fueled by domination, manipulation, and violence. As investigators closed in, the truth began to unravel: A pattern of calculated abductions. A partnership built on fear and dependency. A series of crimes that went unchecked for far too long. Stolen Lives: The Gallego Murders takes you inside the interrogation rooms, the courtroom, and the minds of two people bound together by something far more dangerous than love. This is a story of survival. Of manipulation. And the moment the killing finally stopped. A chilling true story of control, survival, and the deadly bond between two killers. STOLEN LIVES: The Gallego Murders—A Shocking True Crime Story—Rod Kackley","meta_description":"They hunted together. They killed together. And for years, no one stopped them. For years, Gerald and Charlene Gallego traveled the highways of California…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3390,"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/stolen-lives-rod-kackley/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/stolen-lives-rod-kackley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}