Killer Genes Podcast
1) Killer Genes: Stripped Down - Fil Waters
Kelly and Melissa are joined by former Houston Police Department Detective, Fil Waters. Waters was the feature of Investigation Discovery's, The Interrogator, as he is legendary for being able t...Show More
2) The Trunk: From TikTok to Tragedy
When 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to rising star David “d4vd” Burke, a death investigation began that’s shaken LA and the internet alike. In this ep...Show More
3) The REAL Ed Gein: Hollywood’s Most Re-Created Villain
In this episode, we dive into the chilling true story of Edward Theodore Gein—the quiet Wisconsin farmer whose crimes shocked 1950s America and reshaped the horror genre forever. Known as the “Butcher...Show More
4) Krebs and Clenney: Two Sides of the Blade
Two women—both charged with murder after their boyfriends are fatally stabbed. One says suicide; the other says self-defense. We track two high-profile cases and what jurors are asked to believe. Appl...Show More
5) Death Penalty 101: Does The Alleged Shooter Qualify?
Former prosecutor and author Matt Murphy maps the legal pathway from homicide to becoming a death penalty case. If the evidence is proven in court - Why Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter qualifies, the a...Show More
6) Haro Family Secrets: Missing Baby, Murder Conviction, Sudden Death & Abuse
Just in: The Haro family secrets laid bare. Prosecutors say a father with a prior child-abuse conviction—who got probation in 2018 after an infant was left permanently injured—should never have been f...Show More
7) Business of Stolen Lives: Ali Hopper on Child Trafficking & Organ Harvesting
Operating in the shadows—and in plain sight—organized cartels are turning human beings into a supply chain: children sold for sex, bodies targeted for organ harvesting, families shattered at the borde...Show More
8) The Phantom FBI Agent Murder Defense
When Navy JAG officer Nicholas Kassotis went on trial for the brutal murder and dismemberment of his wife, the courtroom expected a defense grounded in law. Instead, jurors were told a story that belo...Show More
9) A Burning Lie Murder of a Prominent Doctor + The "She Deserved It" Killer
A respected California doctor. A burning mansion. A husband’s alibi that didn’t hold up. Six months later, murder charges—and a story of marriage, money, and fear that ends in tragedy. Plus, a second ...Show More
10) Occult Murder on Bourbon Street: Jaren Lockhart
Was it an occult sacrifice? A thrill kill? Or something even darker? In this chilling episode, Melissa unpacks the brutal murder and dismemberment of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart — a young mother lured ...Show More