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When Killers Get Caught is a true crime podcast hosted by Brittany Ransom that goes beyond the headlines to explore not just what happened, but why. Beginning August 6, 2026 Season 5 shifts its focus to 20 extraordinary stories of survival, highlighting victims who endured unimaginable acts of violence and lived to tell their stories. Through compassionate storytelling, in-depth research, and psychological insight, each episode examines the resilience of the human spirit while uncovering the motives, consequences, and devastating realities behind violent crime.

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Alison Botha: Survival, Justice, and the Power of the Human Spirit
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Sept. 2, 2026

Alison Botha: Survival, Justice, and the Power of the Human Spirit

In 1994, Alison Botha was abducted outside her home in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, by Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger. After a horrific attack, Alison was left for dead in an isolated area. But somehow, she was still alive. Alone and catastrophically injured, Alison made a decision: if she was going to die, she would die trying to live. Using one hand to hold her body together and the other to support her severely injured neck, Alison began dragging herself toward the road. Before she left,
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Holly Dunn: The Sole Survivor of the Railroad Killer Ángel Reséndiz
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Aug. 25, 2026

Holly Dunn: The Sole Survivor of the Railroad Killer Ángel Reséndiz

Holly Dunn was the only known survivor of Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, the serial killer who became known as the Railroad Killer. In 1997, 20-year-old Holly and her boyfriend, Christopher Maier, were attacked near railroad tracks in Lexington, Kentucky. Christopher was murdered. Holly was beaten, sexually assaulted, and left for dead, but she survived. Her survival would become an important part of the case against Reséndiz, a transient serial killer connected to murders across multiple states and
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Kathy Kleiner Rubin: Surviving Ted Bundy and the Chi Omega Attack
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Aug. 19, 2026

Kathy Kleiner Rubin: Surviving Ted Bundy and the Chi Omega Attack

On January 15, 1978, serial killer Ted Bundy entered the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University, murdered Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy, and brutally attacked Kathy Kleiner Rubin and Karen Chandler. Kathy survived but Ted Bundy was far from the first thing she had survived. This week on When Killers Get Caught, Brittany Ransom takes a deep dive into Kathy's remarkable story and her memoir, A Light in the Dark: Surviving More Than Ted Bundy. We examine the increasingly reckless Bun
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How Rhonda Stapley Survived Ted Bundy & the 40-Year Silence That Followed
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Aug. 12, 2026

How Rhonda Stapley Survived Ted Bundy & the 40-Year Silence That Followed

In 1974, 21-year-old pharmacy student Rhonda Stapley accepted a ride from a polite law student named Ted. What followed was a nightmare in Big Cottonwood Canyon and an extraordinary escape into a roaring mountain river. In this episode of When Killers Get Caught, host Brittany Ransom deconstructs the "charming genius" myth surrounding Ted Bundy through the eyes of a woman who outsmarted him. We trace Rhonda’s terrifying encounter, her 20-foot leap to freedom, and the 40 years of silent surviv
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Lisa McVey : The Girl Who Outsmarted a Serial Killer
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Aug. 6, 2026

Lisa McVey : The Girl Who Outsmarted a Serial Killer

At just 17 years old, Lisa McVey was kidnapped by one of America's most dangerous serial killers. But instead of giving in to fear, she did something extraordinary, she observed, she remembered, and she survived. In this episode of When Killers Get Caught, Brittany Ransom tells the incredible true story of how one teenager's courage, quick thinking, and determination not only saved her own life but helped investigators identify and capture a serial killer before he could claim more victims.
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Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker Case): The Untold Cost of Investigative Failure
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June 24, 2026

Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker Case): The Untold Cost of Investigative Failure

"How many lives could have been saved if the warning signs had been connected sooner?" In the mid-1980s, a wave of unprecedented terror gripped Southern California. Windows were nailed shut, lights were on throughout the night, and ordinary communities found themselves at the mercy of a predatory phantom. The media gave him a moniker that froze the blood of millions: "The Night Stalker." But away from the sensational headlines, a devastating reality was unfolding; one marked by fragmented police
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Aug. 3, 2026

Hey, it's me

I'm Back. ❤️ It's been a little while, hasn't it? Over the past few years, I've been dealing with some health issues that forced me to slow down. If you've followed me for a while, you know that's not something I do easily. Creating content, resea…
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The Full Bibliography for the Yoo Yoeng-Chul podcast (Episode 10)
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The Full Bibliography for the Yoo Yoeng-Chul podcast (Episode 10)

This was one of the hardest podcasts to research because there's only 1 book about Yoo. So I had to do a lot of searching and google translating articles about him from South Korea. The whole list is so long it wouldn't fit on the Source box on the …
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