Death Row Diaries

#30 Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Wuornos suffered through an incestuous childhood and eventually the rage of her unjust upbringing got the best of her. As a self-described “Truckstop hooker” she went on a murder spree, killing the men who picked her up on dark stretches of highwa…

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#29 Dennis ”BTK” Rader

Dennis Rader dubbed himself the BTK Killer, standing for Bind, Torture, Kill. He was able to accomplish his sadistic goals, and got away with terrorizing the community of Wichita, Kansas, for quite a while. Fortunately, his ego and need for attention cau…

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#28 Luis Garavito

Luis Garavito is appropriately known as The Beast in his native Columbia. He has admitted to raping and killing nearly two hundred boys, and everyone knows the real number to be much higher, making him quite possibly the most prolific serial killer of al…

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#26 The Grim Sleeper

Co-Hosts Matt Ralston and William Noguera discuss the exploits of Lonnie Franklin Jr, who was dubbed “The Grim Sleeper” because he supposedly took a long break from committing serial murders. This turned out to not be accurate, but nobody seemed to notic…

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#26 Secrets of Death Row‘s Prison Yard

Matt Ralston talks to Co-Host William Noguera, who shares his insights from his decades behind bars on San Quentin’s Death Row. This is a place where survival is far from guaranteed, and people with ill intentions lurk behind every corner. 

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#25 Charles Manson Part 2

In Part 2 the guys wrap up Charles Manson’s exploits, and detail what seemed to be a cozy relationship with certain authorities. Noguera shares a few stories of the times he interacted with Charles Manson on the prison yard of San Quentin. Apparently, th…

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#24 Charles Manson Part 1

Merry Christmas from Death Row Diaries! Charles Manson was a spindly little crackhead born to an alcoholic prostitute mother. He spent his early life committing petty crimes which escalated to pimping and then murder by proxy. In Part 1, Matt Ralston and…

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#23 Rodney Alcala

Rodney Alcala garnered himself the nickname of the Dating Game Killer because he appeared on The Dating Game, a popular show in the 1970’s, while at the height of his dastardly quest to kill as many people as possible. He mostly chose to murder young gir…

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#22 Lawrence Bittaker

Lawrence Bittaker was an evil munchkin who helped pioneer the use of an Econoline to torture innocent victims in the forest. He was labeled “The Toolbox Killer” because of a toolbox he carried which featured several instruments of torture. He made audio…

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#21 Kevin Cooper Part 2

In Part 2 of the Kevin Cooper case, Matt Ralston and William Noguera further break down his case, and attempt to determine whether an innocent man has been sitting on San Quinten’s Death Row for over thirty years. 

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