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DEADLY INTENT

DEADLY INTENT

By: Carman Carrion
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DEADLY INTENT: The Dark Side of Humanity

Hosted by Carman Carrion

Welcome to the shadows, where monsters don't hide under beds—they walk among us wearing human faces.

From the creator of Freaky Folklore, Destination Terror, and Carman's Crypt comes a chilling exploration into the darkest corners of criminal psychology. Deadly Intent isn't just another true crime podcast—it's a deep dive into the why behind history's most disturbing cases.

"Intent. It's what separates accident from murder, passion from premeditation, justice from revenge."

Each episode examines the twisted motivations that drive ordinary people to commit extraordinary evil. From century-old mysteries that still haunt small towns to modern tragedies that shatter our faith in humanity, we explore the deadly intent behind every crime—because understanding the why is the key to understanding the real monsters among us.

Join host Carman Carrion as she unravels cases spanning over a century of human darkness:

  • The Hinterkaifeck Murders: A killer who lived among the dead
  • The "Hot Sauce Mom": When maternal love becomes torture
  • The Idaho Student Murders: When academic brilliance turns deadly
  • The Doomsday Mom: When faith becomes justification for filicide
  • Historical mysteries like the Axeman of New Orleans and the Boy in the Box

This isn't entertainment—this is education in the darkest classroom of all: the human heart.

New episodes drop every Tuesday. Content warning: This podcast contains detailed discussions of violence, murder, and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Subscribe now and remember: Every killer has a reason. But does reason ever justify murder?

Available wherever you get your podcasts. Follow @CarmanCarrion for updates and additional content.

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Episodes
  • Ronald Clark O'Bryan – The Man Who Killed Halloween

    Ronald Clark O'Bryan – The Man Who Killed Halloween
    Oct 28 2025

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    On Halloween night 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O'Bryan died from cyanide-laced candy given to him by the one person who should have protected him—his own father. This wasn't a random act of violence or an urban legend come to life. It was calculated murder dressed up as Halloween tragedy, and it changed how America celebrates October 31st forever.

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    #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #CandymanMurders #Halloween #UnsolvedMysteries #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #RonaldClarkOBryan #PixieStix

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    Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:

    CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA

    Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ

    Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

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    Between The States
    Three friends, zero filters, endless chaos. Tune in and see what happens.

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    46 mins
  • An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers but Won't Say - Here's Why

    An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers but Won't Say - Here's Why
    Oct 21 2025

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    🎧 An Entire Town Knows What Happened to Crystal Rogers — But Won’t Say. Here’s Why.

    When 35-year-old mother of five Crystal Rogers vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, her disappearance seemed like a tragic mystery. But what followed exposed something far darker: a chilling pattern of unsolved murders, corruption, and silence in a town of just 13,000 people.

    Her car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway—keys in the ignition, purse and phone inside—but no sign of Crystal. Then her father was shot and killed while searching for her. A police officer ambushed. A mother and daughter murdered in their home. All unsolved. All in Bardstown.

    Eight years later, Crystal’s boyfriend Brooks Houck has finally been charged with her murder—yet her body has never been found. As investigators dig deeper, a terrifying question remains:
    👉 Is Bardstown hiding a killer… or protecting a network of them?

    Host Carman Carrion investigates the web of violence, secrecy, and power that turned “the Bourbon Capital of the World” into one of America’s most haunted true-crime mysteries.

    🎙️ Listen now: https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com

    #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #CrystalRogers #BardstownMurders #UnsolvedMysteries #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #SmallTownSecrets

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    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carmans-crypt/id1786564399?i=1000681114968

    https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com

    Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:

    CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA

    Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ

    Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

    https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/

    Between The States
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    43 mins
  • Albert Fish - The Boogeyman

    Albert Fish - The Boogeyman
    Oct 14 2025

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    Season 1, Episode 11 – Deadly Intent

    This episode examines Albert Fish, a serial killer whose intent went beyond murder—he weaponized his victims' suffering through calculated psychological torture, sending horrific confession letters to families and fundamentally changing how America thinks about child safety and stranger danger. Through the lens of criminal intent, host Carman Carrion explores how Fish's systematic psychological warfare extended across decades and generations, why he needed the world to know exactly what he was capable of, and what his case reveals about the nature of evil itself. The episode also examines modern child safety research, debunking the "stranger danger" myth Fish helped create, and offers evidence-based guidance for protecting children without teaching them to fear the world.

    Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence against children, psychological torture, and disturbing criminal behavior. Listener discretion is advised.

    Resources mentioned: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD), National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Darkness to Light

    Listen at: https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com

    #DeadlyIntent #TrueCrime #AlbertFish #Halloween #SerialKiller #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TrueCrimePodcast #Halloween2024 #TheBookeyman #CriminalIntent #ForensicPsychology #ChildSafety

    Follow Carman Carrion!

    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en

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    https://open.spotify.com/show/6RuFdlP6STrEERRUMnXQko

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carmans-crypt/id1786564399?i=1000681114968

    https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com

    Music and sound effects used in the Carman's Crypt Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:

    CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA

    Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ

    Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

    https://pixabay.com/music/search/dragging/

    Between The States
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    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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    56 mins
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