Today on the Main Feed: In the 19th century, Jack the Ripper terrorized the residents of Whitechapel, London, leaving butchered bodies in the street before disappearing into the night. Carole Peters’s docuseries episode chronicles this disturbing case and its wide variety of suspected killers.

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off coverage of Jack the Ripper with a brief documentary that acts as a primer for the case. Check it out for free on YouTube 👇

This month on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are tackling a True Crime classic on the Main Feed with a look at Jack the Ripper. Meanwhile, on Patreon, we’re doing episode by episode coverage of S01 of THE TERROR. Subscribe here: www.patreon.com/cw/MurderMad...

Anyone check this out? The series is out on HBO Max

Jenn ( @jennferatu.bsky.social ) and Joe ( @joelipsett.bsky.social ) talk about the finale of Devil In the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke. Listen to the full episode here - www.patreon.com/posts/151348...

Your weekend homework: in anticipation of a month discussing Jack the Ripper, watch a primer courtesy of KILL AND KILL AGAIN on YouTube before our new episode on Tuesday

Today on Patreon: Director Olly Lambert's 3-part series Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke concludes on a harrowing note as police raid Jodi Hildebrandt's desert home and Kevin finally sees the truth about his "perfect" family.

Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up a month of true crime documentaries with the third and final episode of DEVIL IN THE FAMILY: THE FALL OF RUBY FRANKE, which reveals what happened to the children and the sentences handed down

Today on Patreon: The middle entry of Hulu's Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke ramps up the stakes quickly as Jodi Hildebrandt's cult-like influence is explored, and family members are cast out and cut off until only the four most vulnerable members are left.

Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social dig deeper into the sordid saga of mom-fluencer Ruby Franke and her bizarre relationship with therapist Jodi Hildebrandt in episode 2 of DEVIL IN THE FAMILY

Today on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up Olympic Crime month with a look at Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer. On the night of Feb 13, 2013, the Olympic athlete shot and killed his model/lawyer girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, mistaking her for an intruder.

Are The Warrens back?!

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle one final Olympic crime story as we venture to South Africa for the Lifetime film, OSCAR PISTORIUS: BLADE RUNNER KILLER (2017)

ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social spent last week discussing texts about John du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, including 2014’s FOXCATCHER and 2016’s TEAM FOXCATCHER Read more via @bloody-disgusting.com and listen via @bloodyfm.bsky.social

Jenn ( @jennferatu.bsky.social ) and Joe ( @joelipsett.bsky.social ) talk about narrative framing in true crime documentaries, specifically in The Perfect Neighbor. Listen to the full episode here www.patreon.com/MurderMadeFi...

Today on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off coverage of Olly Lambert's viral Hulu series, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke. Episode 1 discussions include: child exploitation and abuse; and life as a member of the Mormon church.

Tomorrow on Patreon: we’re kicking off a sprint for the final week of February as we check out all three episodes of DEVIL IN THE FAMILY: THE FALL OF RUBY FRANKE > Mon: Ep 1 > Weds: Ep 2 > Fri: Ep 3

Today on Patreon: David Osit’s 2025 doc PREDATORS is not an easy watch. The film explores the practice and power of Chris Hanson’s To Catch a Predator and a distressing legacy of online imitators. This one gets a little heavy with discussions of sexual predators and connections to current politics.

Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social continue their discussion of the best documentaries of 2025 with a look at PREDATORS, which looks at the fall-out from TO CATCH A PREDATOR.

Today on the Main Feed: Our discussion of the murder of Dave Schultz by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont continues with FOXCATCHER, the fictionalized take from 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller, the film was nominated for 5 Oscars, including make-up (which...what?)

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle the Hollywood version of the wrestling scandal/murder of Dave Schultz by John du Pont in the Oscar-nominated FOXCATCHER

Today on the Main Feed: Jenn and Joe tackle the strange story of John du Pont and the murder of Olympic gold wrestler Dave Schultz. Jon Greenhalgh’s 2016 documentary TEAM FOXCATCHER (2016) gives us an intimate view of life on du Pont’s Foxcatcher Farms and a dangerous quest for Olympic gold.

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social turn to wrestling as the month of Olympic crime continues with the shocking events documented in TEAM FOXCATCHER (2016)

Next week on the pod: we’re continuing our Olympic Crime coverage with a look at John Du Pont and the murder of Dave Schultz. Start with doc TEAM FOXCATCHER on Tuesday, then press on to the Hollywood version - FOXCATCHER - on Thursday.

Geeta Gandbhir’s Oscar-nominated doc takes a novel approach to narrative non-fiction. Constructed from body cam footage, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR reveals the heart of a tight-knit Florida community & the woman who tried to tear it apart.  Discussions include: racism in the US and Stand Your Ground laws

Joe and Jenn talk about Sebastian Stan’s unsettling performance in Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya. Listen to the full episode here > open.spotify.com/episode/5i1c... #truecrime #olympiccrime #winterolympics #figureskating #tonyaharding #iTonya

ICYMI: this week @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrapped up two weeks on Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan with the glossy Hollywood production I, TONYA. Listen/read more via @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com 👇

Today on the Main Feed: Based on conflicting interviews with Tonya Harding and her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, Craig Gillespie’s I TONYA presents different versions of the infamous attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan, then allows the audience to suss out the truth.

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up coverage of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan with I, TONYA (2017)

Today on the pod and on YouTube: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social interview author and podcaster @brianraftery.bsky.social about his new book, 'Hannibal: A Life' about the various iterations of Hannibal Lecter in print and on screen.

Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social sit down to interview writer Brian Raftery about his new book HANNIBAL LECTER: A LIFE. Available on the podcast feed OR watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MurderMadeF...

looking to fill a voice role for castration movie part 3. if interested please send a 10 second sample of your best “true crime podcaster voice” to [email protected]

Next week @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social continue our Olympic crime coverage with one final Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan text: I, TONYA

Today on Patreon: we complete our Bear Attack double feature with Elizabeth Banks’ COCAINE BEAR, an outlandish take on a Tennessee crime. But can we actually say this is “based on a true story” when the film bears little resemblance to what really happened?

Tomorrow on Patreon: our double dose of bear attack films concludes with Elizabeth Banks’ #cocainebear

Less than four months after Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by a man after coming off the ice, NBC debuted the made-for-TV movie Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story (1994). The self-aware film capitalizes on the sensationalism of the crime, but also explores the class and gender issues at play.

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social continue their discussion of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan with the made-for-NBC movie, which came out 3 months after the attack in 1994!

Check out our episode by episode coverage of Mindhunter season 1 on Patreon. Listen to the full episode here > www.patreon.com/posts/146381...

Today on the Main Feed: We’re exploring some of sport’s most notorious crimes, beginning with the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan. The ESPN docuseries 30 for 30 begins with Tonya Harding’s troubled childhood, then follows her rocky figure skating career and controversial quest for Olympic gold.

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off our month long coverage of Olympic crimes. First up: 30 FOR 30: THE PRICE OF GOLD which examines the 1994 "incident" between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan

Today on both feeds: We're checking out director Burke Doeren and writers Katrina Mathewson & Tanner Bean's GRIZZLY NIGHT (2026) based on the August 13, 1967 bear attacks in Granite National Park.

@jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are wrapping up our Patreon coverage of #Minhunter season 1 with a chat about our favorite characters, story arcs, and episodes. What do we long for in season 2 and how does David Fincher’s masterful show subvert a well-trodden subgenre?

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social close out January with a wrap up of our impressions of MINDHUNTER S01.

This movie really got under my skin

ICYMI: this week @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social checked out the 1976 vetsploitation flick, BORN FOR HELL as part of our MINDHUNTER S01 cross-over coverage. Read more about it on @bloody-disgusting.com and listen via @bloodyfm.bsky.social

New show art alert just in time for this week’s 100th Main Feed episode! Big thanks to Travis Falligant (IBTrav) for the facelift

Today on Patreon: Holden’s reckless behavior finally catches up to him in a disastrous reunion with Ed Kemper on the S01 finale of MINDHUNTER. Plus: Cracks begin to show in the Behavioral Science Unit in the aftermath of Gregg’s betrayal.

Tomorrow on Patreon: we’re wrapping up Mindhunter with a discussion of the S01 finale

For our second week of Richard Speck adaptations, Jenn and Joe check out director Denis Héroux's Born For Hell (1976) AKA Naked Massacre. This international co-production relocates the narrative to Belfast and weaves in Speck's story with the Troubles and the Vietnam War.

Tomorrow: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up a month of eps dedicated to killers featured on S01 of MINDHUNTER. We're closing out January with an Irish film that fictionalizes the crime spree of Richard Speck: NAKED MASSACRE aka BORN FOR HELL (1976) C/W: sexual assault