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Tapes from the Darkside | Crime & Psychology

Tapes from the Darkside | Crime & Psychology

By: T. Z. Borden
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 A gripping true crime podcast that dives deep into compelling cases and mysteries. Perfect for listeners who crave detailed investigations and expert storytelling.

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  • S11, Chapter 4: Lucinda Lynn Schaefer

    S11, Chapter 4: Lucinda Lynn Schaefer
    Nov 12 2025
    It was the summer of 1979. The last vestiges of the 1970s were set to expire and welcome in the rip and roar era of the 80s. This chapter takes place in Torrance, California, a coastal town where the air smells faintly of salt and sun-baked asphalt. The streets glow soft orange beneath the high pressure sodium streetlights.

    Sixteen-year-old Lucinda Lynn Schaefer walks those streets often, the kind of girl who never seems out of place anywhere. Her friends call her Cindy. Blonde hair, bright blue eyes, always with a book tucked under her arm or a quick smile ready to disarm a stranger.

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    20 mins
  • S11, Chapter 3: Murder Mac

    S11, Chapter 3: Murder Mac
    Oct 10 2025
    No credits this week because I didn't want to delay this episode any longer.
    For their plan to work, Larry Bittaker knew they couldn’t rely on just any car. They needed something bigger… something that could trap a victim inside. In February of 1979, with money from Norris, he bought it—a silver-gray 1977 GMC Vandura.

    The van was windowless on one side, with a sliding door large enough to swallow someone whole. Bittaker later admitted that when he first saw that door, he knew. They could pull up close to a girl, slide it open, and drag her inside without anyone noticing.

    The pair gave the vehicle a name. To them, it wasn’t just a van. It was their “Murder Mac.”

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    21 mins
  • S11, Chapter 2: California Men's Colony

    S11, Chapter 2: California Men's Colony
    Sep 11 2025
    Two men are locked inside the California Men’s Colony — a medium-security state prison tucked away in the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo.

    It wasn’t a fortress like San Quentin.

    It didn’t house the state’s most violent criminals.

    And its reputation was far from what you’d expect of a place that would soon become a breeding ground for one of the most sadistic criminal partnerships in modern history.

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    28 mins
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