The Vampire Killers
In 1989, four women prowled Brisbane’s streets in search of a victim. They came across a council worker in Kangaroo Point, and offered him a lift. What followed was a crime so savage it blurred the line between reality and horror fiction. The four women became known as the Brisbane Vampire Killers, driven by their self-proclaimed vampiric ‘need to feed’.
In this episode of Crime Insiders | Judgements, uncover the chilling truth behind one of Australia’s most bizarre and brutal crimes.
The Vampire Cult Killer
Rod Ferrell was convinced he was a 500 year old vampire named Vesago living in a 16 year old boy’s body. He took his otherworldly fantasies to the brink by carrying out two senseless, brutal murders.
Listen to this episode of Morbid: Episode 17: Rod Ferrell “The Vampire Cult Killer” AKA Turbo Douche
The Vampire Gigolo
Melbourne’s infamous ‘vampire gigolo’, Shane Chartres-Abbott was shot down on his way to court to go on trial for rape charges in 2003. Both the death and trial seem suspicious.
In this episode of Crime In Focus, hear the events that led to so-called trials of the vampire:
Forensic odontologist Richard Bassed was one of the experts who helped investigate the murder of The Vampire Gigolo. On this episode of Crime Insiders: Forensics, he explains the unique techniques used to help crack the murder and the complex circumstances that led to it:
The Kentucky Vampire Clan
On this episode of Cult Liter, Spencer unpacks the horrifying true story behind a group dubbed the Kentucky Vampire Clan. From chaotic cult beginnings in Murray, Kentucky to a double homicide in Eustis, Florida this story is straight up bizarre. Listen: 192: Kentucky Vampire Clan