Suspect Zero Podcast Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:51:21 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1770678 en-us © 2026 Suspect Zero Podcast yes 5b549895-c63b-54a7-a661-e9f56853d9d2 Suspect Zero episodic false A new true crime podcast uncovering lesser known serial killers and cold cases.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Suspect Zero https://storage.buzzsprout.com/l6q9jr30xeukk3eiyko3vnbmkgyr?.jpg Suspect Zero Podcast Episode 22: The Vanishing of Lois Hanna and Lisa Mass Episode 22: The Vanishing of Lois Hanna and Lisa Mass When a case goes cold, one can not imagine a family’s grief when first accepting that their loved one is gone, but now topple that with having no answers at all.  One would hope that the search would never end until the answers came, but this is not always the case.  As of late, many people have been getting more and more involved with helping solve cold cases.


]]> When a case goes cold, one can not imagine a family’s grief when first accepting that their loved one is gone, but now topple that with having no answers at all.  One would hope that the search would never end until the answers came, but this is not always the case.  As of late, many people have been getting more and more involved with helping solve cold cases.


]]> Dawn Washburn Buzzsprout-13153927 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400 2715 full false Episode 21: The Vanishing and Mysterious Death of Tiffany Valiante Episode 21: The Vanishing and Mysterious Death of Tiffany Valiante On Sunday July 12th, 2015, NJ Transit Train number 4693 was heading from Philadelphia to Atlantic City at 9:50 pm.  With about 40 passengers and crew on board, the train passed under the Tilton Road bridge in Galloway Twp NJ.  

It was 11:12 pm at Mile Marker 45 when 18 year old Tiffany Valiante was struck by the traveling train. The NJ Transit police deemed Tiffany’s death a suicide without any formal investigation into the facts surrounding her disappearance.  

This twisted and confusing case will leave you with more questions and going down even more rabbit holes than ever before.  





]]> On Sunday July 12th, 2015, NJ Transit Train number 4693 was heading from Philadelphia to Atlantic City at 9:50 pm.  With about 40 passengers and crew on board, the train passed under the Tilton Road bridge in Galloway Twp NJ.  

It was 11:12 pm at Mile Marker 45 when 18 year old Tiffany Valiante was struck by the traveling train. The NJ Transit police deemed Tiffany’s death a suicide without any formal investigation into the facts surrounding her disappearance.  

This twisted and confusing case will leave you with more questions and going down even more rabbit holes than ever before.  





]]> Dawn Washburn and Dr Michael Arntfield Buzzsprout-12832846 Thu, 11 May 2023 19:00:00 -0400 1835 3 21 full true Episode 20: Missing and Indigenous Women: The Case of Aielah Saric Auger Episode 20: Missing and Indigenous Women: The Case of Aielah Saric Auger Missing and Indigenous women go unreported everyday.  On Thursday, February 2—Aielah, her sister Kyla and brother, Tim headed to the Pine Center Mall. Aielah and her sister ran into some friends at the mall and the group decided to get together later that evening. Tim opted out and the girls went alone. At some point, Aielah and her sister were separated and went different ways. When her sister, Kyla arrived home early the next morning, she didn’t find her sister at home. A little panic set in and on Friday morning, her mother went to the police to file a missing person’s report. The police told her to wait 78 hours to see if Aielah would show up, and if she didn’t —then she could come back again and file a report.

On February 10, almost a week after she was last seen at the mall, a witness alerted police to seeing something in a ditch alongside Highway 16.  When police went to investigate, they discovered the body of a young woman in the ditch. The body was identified as that of Aielah Auger. Police determined that Aielah had died from blunt force trauma to the head and her death has yet to be solved.   



]]> Missing and Indigenous women go unreported everyday.  On Thursday, February 2—Aielah, her sister Kyla and brother, Tim headed to the Pine Center Mall. Aielah and her sister ran into some friends at the mall and the group decided to get together later that evening. Tim opted out and the girls went alone. At some point, Aielah and her sister were separated and went different ways. When her sister, Kyla arrived home early the next morning, she didn’t find her sister at home. A little panic set in and on Friday morning, her mother went to the police to file a missing person’s report. The police told her to wait 78 hours to see if Aielah would show up, and if she didn’t —then she could come back again and file a report.

On February 10, almost a week after she was last seen at the mall, a witness alerted police to seeing something in a ditch alongside Highway 16.  When police went to investigate, they discovered the body of a young woman in the ditch. The body was identified as that of Aielah Auger. Police determined that Aielah had died from blunt force trauma to the head and her death has yet to be solved.   



]]> Suspect Zero Buzzsprout-10585023 Tue, 10 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400 2524 2 20 full false Episode 19: The Angels of Death Episode 19: The Angels of Death Sometimes evil lurks in the most unexpected places.  In a setting where you or your family members should be given the utmost care and special attention, no one should ever be questioning an untimely and suspicious death. No one could predict the horror that was about to unfold as a result of predators lurking among them.  




]]> Sometimes evil lurks in the most unexpected places.  In a setting where you or your family members should be given the utmost care and special attention, no one should ever be questioning an untimely and suspicious death. No one could predict the horror that was about to unfold as a result of predators lurking among them.  




]]> Buzzsprout-10339732 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0400 1518 2 19 full false Episode 18: The Times Square Killer with Special Guests, Jennifer Weiss and Peter Vronsky Episode 18: The Times Square Killer with Special Guests, Jennifer Weiss and Peter Vronsky Sometimes the quests we set out to achieve take us on a journey we never expected. A chance encounter can potentially change the course of our lives and set us in a new direction where we are utilized and needed.  Today’s guests illustrate just how the course of a person’s life can take on new meaning.  Not only are they doing humanitarian work, but they were recently featured in the Netflix documentary, “The Times Square Killer,”  where convicted serial killer, Richard Cottingham’s known crimes are uncovered.  Cottingham has admitted to 11 murders, but he has stated that he has committed well over 85 and under 100, that have yet to be solved.  Suspect Zero welcomes, Jennifer Weiss and Peter Vronsky. 



]]> Sometimes the quests we set out to achieve take us on a journey we never expected. A chance encounter can potentially change the course of our lives and set us in a new direction where we are utilized and needed.  Today’s guests illustrate just how the course of a person’s life can take on new meaning.  Not only are they doing humanitarian work, but they were recently featured in the Netflix documentary, “The Times Square Killer,”  where convicted serial killer, Richard Cottingham’s known crimes are uncovered.  Cottingham has admitted to 11 murders, but he has stated that he has committed well over 85 and under 100, that have yet to be solved.  Suspect Zero welcomes, Jennifer Weiss and Peter Vronsky. 



]]> Buzzsprout-10166289 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500 5185 2 18 full true Episode 17: The Unsolved Cold Case of Jillian Fuller Episode 17: The Unsolved Cold Case of Jillian Fuller Jillian Fuller was only 28 years old when she died. She was last seen leaving the Fraser Arms Hotel at half past midnight and headed downstairs to the Rock Cellar Pub between 1:30 and 1:40 a.m., just hours before her death. 


]]> Jillian Fuller was only 28 years old when she died. She was last seen leaving the Fraser Arms Hotel at half past midnight and headed downstairs to the Rock Cellar Pub between 1:30 and 1:40 a.m., just hours before her death. 


]]> Buzzsprout-9964051 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500 1651 2 17 full true Episode 16: The Butcher Baker Episode 16: The Butcher Baker Today’s podcast will focus on Robert Christian Hansen a.k.a. "The Butcher Baker,” who was an Alaskan hunter, arsonist, serial rapist, and later serial killer who abducted prostitutes and hunted them in the wilderness in the early 1980s. 

]]> Today’s podcast will focus on Robert Christian Hansen a.k.a. "The Butcher Baker,” who was an Alaskan hunter, arsonist, serial rapist, and later serial killer who abducted prostitutes and hunted them in the wilderness in the early 1980s. 

]]> Buzzsprout-9828831 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0500 1851 2 16 full false Episode 15: The Balcony Strangler with Special Guest, Vanessa Brown Episode 15: The Balcony Strangler with Special Guest, Vanessa Brown Suspect Zero  discusses The Balcony Strangler with guest, Vanessa Brown, author of the book, “The Forest City Killer.



]]> Suspect Zero  discusses The Balcony Strangler with guest, Vanessa Brown, author of the book, “The Forest City Killer.



]]> Buzzsprout-9577624 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0500 2568 2 15 full false Episode 14: The Forest City Killer with Guest, Vanessa Brown Episode 14: The Forest City Killer with Guest, Vanessa Brown Suspect Zero invites special guest, Vanessa Brown, author of the book, “The Forest City Killer.

]]> Suspect Zero invites special guest, Vanessa Brown, author of the book, “The Forest City Killer.

]]> Buzzsprout-9652114 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0500 2839 2 14 full false Episode 13: The Son of Sam with Special Guest: Nikita Breznikov Episode 13: The Son of Sam with Special Guest: Nikita Breznikov Author, Nikita Breznikov, recalls his memories of The Son of Sam and offers his perspective on the Berkowitz killings.  On August 10, 1977, Berkowitz was taken into custody and later charged with eight shootings. When he first confessed to them all, he said that he had been carrying out the instructions of a demon who had taken the guise of his neighbor, "Sam's" black dog.  He was given six consecutive life terms in state prison with the chance of release after 25 years after being determined to be mentally fit to stand trial and plead guilty to second-degree murder.  Later, he acknowledged that the tale of the dog and the devil was a fabrication.  

]]> Author, Nikita Breznikov, recalls his memories of The Son of Sam and offers his perspective on the Berkowitz killings.  On August 10, 1977, Berkowitz was taken into custody and later charged with eight shootings. When he first confessed to them all, he said that he had been carrying out the instructions of a demon who had taken the guise of his neighbor, "Sam's" black dog.  He was given six consecutive life terms in state prison with the chance of release after 25 years after being determined to be mentally fit to stand trial and plead guilty to second-degree murder.  Later, he acknowledged that the tale of the dog and the devil was a fabrication.  

]]> Dawn Washburn Buzzsprout-13838213 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0500 2101 13 full true Episode 12: The Jennings 8 Episode 12: The Jennings 8 Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding  Jennings, Louisiana. Most of the bodies were found in such a state of decomposition as to make the actual cause of death difficult to determine.

]]> Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding  Jennings, Louisiana. Most of the bodies were found in such a state of decomposition as to make the actual cause of death difficult to determine.

]]> Dawn Washburn Buzzsprout-13838178 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0500 1621 12 full true Episode 11: Jack Unterweger Episode 11: Jack Unterweger Suspect Zero  analyze Jack Unterweger, an Austrian serial killer who murdered Margaret Schafer in what appeared to be an isolated murder.  He was convicted in 1974 and was serving a life sentence when he once again used his manipulation to his advantage. He wasn’t finished with what he started and many would regret ever believing the mastermind behind this reign of terror.

]]> Suspect Zero  analyze Jack Unterweger, an Austrian serial killer who murdered Margaret Schafer in what appeared to be an isolated murder.  He was convicted in 1974 and was serving a life sentence when he once again used his manipulation to his advantage. He wasn’t finished with what he started and many would regret ever believing the mastermind behind this reign of terror.

]]> Buzzsprout-9357436 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:00:00 -0400 1851 2 11 full true Episode 10: The Monster of Florence Episode 10: The Monster of Florence Suspect Zero take a deep look into the Monster of Florence. Between 1974 and 1985, seven couples were murdered while having sex in parked cars in the hills of Florence, Italy.  

]]> Suspect Zero take a deep look into the Monster of Florence. Between 1974 and 1985, seven couples were murdered while having sex in parked cars in the hills of Florence, Italy.  

]]> Buzzsprout-9186524 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0400 2466 2 10 full true Episode 9: The Toy Box Killer Episode 9: The Toy Box Killer Suspect Zero  discuss David Parker Ray, AKA, “The Toy Box Killer."   Ray soundproofed a truck trailer which he called his "toy box", and equipped it with items used for sexual torture. He would kidnap between five and six girls a year, holding each of them captive for around three to four months. During this period he would sexually abuse his victims, sometimes involving his dog or his wife (who participated willingly in her husband's crimes), and often torture them with surgical instruments. Then Ray would either kill his victims or drug them with barbiturates in an attempt to erase their memories of what had happened before abandoning them by the side of the road. 

]]> Suspect Zero  discuss David Parker Ray, AKA, “The Toy Box Killer."   Ray soundproofed a truck trailer which he called his "toy box", and equipped it with items used for sexual torture. He would kidnap between five and six girls a year, holding each of them captive for around three to four months. During this period he would sexually abuse his victims, sometimes involving his dog or his wife (who participated willingly in her husband's crimes), and often torture them with surgical instruments. Then Ray would either kill his victims or drug them with barbiturates in an attempt to erase their memories of what had happened before abandoning them by the side of the road. 

]]> Buzzsprout-8982503 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400 2009 1 9 full true Episode 8: Luc Gregoire (with special guest: John Allore) Episode 8: Luc Gregoire (with special guest: John Allore) Suspect Zero  welcomes special guest, John Allore.  Since 2002, Theresa's brother, John Allore – whose podcast, Who Killed Theresa?– has continued the investigation, identifying 14 other unsolved murders from 1975 to 1981 which he believes may be connected. Beginning in 2018, John Allore started to focus on other Quebec cases from the 1970s through the present era, cases that further suggest systemic failures in how investigations are carried out.  They also talk about Luc Gregoire, a Canadian serial killer, who looks to be a viable suspect.

]]> Suspect Zero  welcomes special guest, John Allore.  Since 2002, Theresa's brother, John Allore – whose podcast, Who Killed Theresa?– has continued the investigation, identifying 14 other unsolved murders from 1975 to 1981 which he believes may be connected. Beginning in 2018, John Allore started to focus on other Quebec cases from the 1970s through the present era, cases that further suggest systemic failures in how investigations are carried out.  They also talk about Luc Gregoire, a Canadian serial killer, who looks to be a viable suspect.

]]> Buzzsprout-8924000 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400 3394 1 8 full true Episode 7: The Millennium Strangler Episode 7: The Millennium Strangler Suspect Zero takes a closer and more detailed look at The Chicago Millennium Strangler(s),  Whose victims, predominantly African-American and Hispanic women and teens between the ages of 18 and 58 and were strangled and left in abandoned buildings, alleys, garbage bins, parks and snowdrifts. There is much speculation around three separate serial killers who have been operating in Chicago since at least 2001.


]]> Suspect Zero takes a closer and more detailed look at The Chicago Millennium Strangler(s),  Whose victims, predominantly African-American and Hispanic women and teens between the ages of 18 and 58 and were strangled and left in abandoned buildings, alleys, garbage bins, parks and snowdrifts. There is much speculation around three separate serial killers who have been operating in Chicago since at least 2001.


]]> Buzzsprout-8923947 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400 2214 1 7 full true Episode 6: Michael Scott Magliolo Episode 6: Michael Scott Magliolo
Suspect Zero  looks into the lesser known case of Michael Scott Magliolo, a nomad who would hitch rides with truckers to carry out his “quests” around Nashville, Ohio, and quite possibly other places that we are unaware of.

]]>
Suspect Zero  looks into the lesser known case of Michael Scott Magliolo, a nomad who would hitch rides with truckers to carry out his “quests” around Nashville, Ohio, and quite possibly other places that we are unaware of.

]]> Buzzsprout-8923896 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0400 1848 1 6 full false Episode 5: The Unsolved Case of Jeannette DePalma Episode 5: The Unsolved Case of Jeannette DePalma Suspect Zero will visit the 1972 cold case of Jeannette DePalma who went missing from her Springfield, NJ home.  Law enforcement authorities have denied that her murder was a result of Satanic rituals.  Further controversy was aroused when it was discovered that the body had been found on a cliff known to locals for several decades as, "The Devil's Teeth".

]]> Suspect Zero will visit the 1972 cold case of Jeannette DePalma who went missing from her Springfield, NJ home.  Law enforcement authorities have denied that her murder was a result of Satanic rituals.  Further controversy was aroused when it was discovered that the body had been found on a cliff known to locals for several decades as, "The Devil's Teeth".

]]> Buzzsprout-8850915 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0400 2524 1 5 full true Episode 4: The Mall Passer Episode 4: The Mall Passer Suspect Zero will be discussing at the case of Mike DeBardeleben, a convicted kidnapper, rapist, counterfeiter, and suspected serial killer, who became known as the "mall passer" due to his practice of passing counterfeit bills in shopping malls bordering interstate highways across the United States.

]]> Suspect Zero will be discussing at the case of Mike DeBardeleben, a convicted kidnapper, rapist, counterfeiter, and suspected serial killer, who became known as the "mall passer" due to his practice of passing counterfeit bills in shopping malls bordering interstate highways across the United States.

]]> Buzzsprout-8810913 Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:00:00 -0400 2128 1 4 full true Episode 3: The Springfield Three Episode 3: The Springfield Three Suspect Zero invites their students to take a look into the unsolved case of Susie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sheryl Levitt, “The Springfield Three,” who went missing on June 7, 1992, in Springfield, MO. Their bodies have yet to been found and brought home to their families.  Join us in helping solve this case!

]]> Suspect Zero invites their students to take a look into the unsolved case of Susie Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sheryl Levitt, “The Springfield Three,” who went missing on June 7, 1992, in Springfield, MO. Their bodies have yet to been found and brought home to their families.  Join us in helping solve this case!

]]> Buzzsprout-8754199 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:00:00 -0400 2798 1 3 full true Episode 2: The Charmer Episode 2: The Charmer  A lesser known serial killer, George Waterfield Russell, who between June and August 1990, would sexually assault and murder three women in Seattle. In each case, he horribly mutilated and violated the corpses, posing them in various embarrassing positions before leaving the crime scene.

]]>  A lesser known serial killer, George Waterfield Russell, who between June and August 1990, would sexually assault and murder three women in Seattle. In each case, he horribly mutilated and violated the corpses, posing them in various embarrassing positions before leaving the crime scene.

]]> Buzzsprout-8688227 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0400 2498 1 2 full true Episode 1: Israel Keyes Episode 1: Israel Keyes In this episode of Suspect Zero...

Suspect Zero looks into the disturbing case of Israel Keyes. Keyes, a serial killer, rapist, necrophile, arsonist, and deviant,  proves there are lesser known and more versatile criminals that will blow the mind of anyone who hears this case. 

]]> In this episode of Suspect Zero...

Suspect Zero looks into the disturbing case of Israel Keyes. Keyes, a serial killer, rapist, necrophile, arsonist, and deviant,  proves there are lesser known and more versatile criminals that will blow the mind of anyone who hears this case. 

]]> Buzzsprout-8614059 Sun, 30 May 2021 15:00:00 -0400 2570 1 1 full true