In August 1975, 14-year-old Christie Lynn Mullins walked behind the Graceland Shopping Center in Columbus, Ohio—and never returned. Hours later, she was found murdered in a wooded patch just steps from dozens of shoppers. What followed became one of Ohio’s most troubling investigations: a rushed arrest, a coerced confession, and decades of unanswered questions. Nearly forty years later, a family secret finally exposed the real killer. This episode uncovers the missteps, the hidden truth, and how a cold case was finally closed after generations of silence.

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People Magazine – Keil, J. (2023, September 23). Man confessed to teen’s 1975 murder, but niece held his secret for decades. People. https://people.com/

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The Ant Hill Kids were one of the most disturbing cults in North American history. Deep in rural Canada, a self-proclaimed prophet named Roch Thériault—who called himself “Moses”—built a secluded commune where he controlled every part of his followers’ lives. What started as a doomsday religious group quickly became a violent dictatorship involving starvation, torture, forced “surgeries,” and horrific abuse carried out under the guise of divine punishment.

In this episode, we explore Thériault’s rise, how he isolated and manipulated young followers, the brutal crimes committed inside the commune, the deaths caused by his sadistic rituals, and the survivor whose escape finally brought him down. This is the shocking, real story of The Ant Hill Kids—where faith turned deadly.

CITED SOURCES:

• Hill, T. The Ant Hill Kids: The Courage of Gabrielle Lavallée. ECW Press, 1993.

• CBC News. The Fifth Estate – “Savage Messiah: The Ant Hill Kids”. CBC Television, 1994.

• O’Hara, M. “Inside the Ant Hill Kids Cult.” Toronto Star, Investigative Report, 1989.

• Radio-Canada. “Les Enfants de Moïse” – Survivor Interviews with Gabrielle Lavallée, Radio-Canada, 1990.

• R. v. Thériault, Quebec Superior Court, 1993 (Sentencing & Evidence Summary).

• Correctional Service Canada. “Case File: Roch ‘Moses’ Thériault,” Death Record, 2011.

• Welner, M. “The Mind of a Cult Leader: Roch Thériault.” Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1999.

Ted Bundy is often remembered as the charming law-student type, but behind that clean-cut mask was one of the most calculated predators of the 1970s. In this episode, we break down his early life, the manipulative methods he used to lure victims, his cross-country murders, the jail escapes, the Chi Omega attack, and the final moments leading to his 1989 execution. A look at the real Bundy — without the myth, without the glamor.

Sources

​ The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

​ Conversations With a Killer by Stephen G. Michaud & Hugh Aynesworth

​ The Deliberate Stranger by Richard W. Larsen

​ Netflix — Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

​ Seattle Times archival reports (1974–1978)

​ Tallahassee Democrat — Chi Omega coverage (1978)

​ Utah & Florida court records and official case files

Ted Bundy is often remembered as the charming law-student type, but behind that clean-cut mask was one of the most calculated predators of the 1970s. In this episode, we break down his early life, the manipulative methods he used to lure victims, his cross-country murders, the jail escapes, the Chi Omega attack, and the final moments leading to his 1989 execution. A look at the real Bundy — without the myth, without the glamor.

Sources

• ​ The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
• ​ Conversations With a Killer by Stephen G. Michaud & Hugh Aynesworth
• ​ The Deliberate Stranger by Richard W. Larsen
• ​ Netflix — Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
• ​ Seattle Times archival reports (1974–1978)
• ​ Tallahassee Democrat — Chi Omega coverage (1978)
• ​ Utah & Florida court records and official case files