Episode 26 The official count stopped at nine. These are the women the world was never meant to remember. Mindy and her father Mindy was four years old the day her mother dropped her at daycare and walked away into the crowd. She cried and cried. A teacher told her she was just throwing a tantrum. She wasn't. Somehow, even at four, she knew. Her mother, Terry Walden, never came to pick her up. Christopher Wilder had taken her. Forty years later, Mindy is the only one who stil

Why Christopher Wilder does not measure against Bundy — he measures past him By Regan Hunt Ted Bundy Christopher Wilder For half a century, Ted Bundy has been the bar, the figure against whom every serious offender is measured: the charming, intelligent predator who hid in plain sight. Measured against him, Christopher Bernard Wilder does not merely reach that bar. On dimension after dimension, he clears it. The closer I l

EPISODE 25 Two Girls Named Mary: The Mall Murders Hiding in Plain Sight Mary Opitz She left a bag of pretzels on the roof of her mother's car. That was the last trace of her. It was January 1981, at the Edison Mall in Fort Myers, Florida. Seventeen-year-old Mary Opitz had spent the afternoon shopping with her mother, Nancy, and her older brother Chris, hunting for a birthday present for a family friend. Mary got tired. Mary took the shopping from her mother, said she'd wait a

The Death Row confession that puts serial killer Christopher Wilder on a par with Ted Bundy

Episode 23 They Laughed at Him and Lived. She Believed Him and Died. Two young mothers were running a yard sale on a summer morning in 1983 when a black sports car pulled up. The man who stepped out had a camera around his neck and gold chains glinting at his collar. He was charming, well-dressed, smooth. He told them they could be models. They laughed at him. That laughter saved their lives. The man was Christopher Wilder — and in just nine months, his face would appear on t

Episode 20 The Day Beth Dodge's New Life Was Stolen — For a Car Beth Dodge on her wedding day Beth Dodge had a smile people still talk about forty years on. She was 33 years old, a devoted single Mom, a brilliant data analyst, and weeks away from the job of a lifetime. Mobil Chemicals were sending her to Saudi Arabia to set up a new plant — a fresh start for her and her four-year-old daughter Stephanie. A whole new country. A whole new chapter. A whole new life. She never got

Two sixteen year old girls and one serial killer. What they each do to stay alive and survive has divided the world for over forty years.

Sixteen-year-old Tina Risico spent nine terrifying days travelling across America with a serial killer on a murderous rampage - and survived to tell her story.

The story of serial killer victim Michelle Korfman, who went to a modelling competition alone and never came home.

She Had Cowboy Boots, Big Dreams and a Ski Trip Planned. Then Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Pulled a Gun On Her. This is Sheryl's story Sheryl Bonaventura dreamed of a career in modelling. I t was supposed to be the beginning of spring break. Eighteen-year-old Sheryl Bonaventura had spent the night at her best friend Krystal's house, the two of them staying up late, talking and laughing and planning their trip to Aspen. All Sheryl had to do the next morning was swing by Me

She Asked One Question That Changed Everything. Now She's Coming For Justice. T wo years ago, Kristine was sitting on a porch reading a newspaper article when her world quietly fell apart. It wasn't the abduction that did it. She'd lived with that for thirty years. It was the moment she read about unidentified bodies found near land in western Palm Beach County and recognised a name attached to it. Christopher Wilder. Her Christopher Wilder. She went to bed that night and th

The heartbreaking story of the new bride who kissed her husband goodbye and vanished.

Inside the mind of serial killer Christopher Wilder

Christopher Wilder stole her mother, her childhood, and even the sound of her voice. He couldn't steal what came next. A daughter who lost her mother to a killer. A son whose father became one. And the love that found them both. Terry Walden, 23, on her wedding day In Episode 8 of Catching Evil, a daughter speaks out for the first time in forty years, a mother's stolen voice is finally heard — and a stunning revelation changes everything. She was four years old the day the wo

The Heroine Who Outsmarted a Serial Killer The most dramatic escape story you will hear She was nineteen years old. She was buying a birthday card for her boyfriend. She had no idea she was being stalked and hunted by the most dangerous man in America. Linda Grober was a university student in Tallahassee, Florida — slim, bronzed, with striking blue eyes and the kind of face that turned heads. She was also a creature of habit. She parked in the same spot every time she visite

Colleen was only 15-years-old when serial killer Christopher Wilder targeted her in her pink bikini

She Said No to His Marriage Proposal. Then He Started Killing—And Came Back for Her. Some men accept rejection and move on. Serial Killer Christopher Wilder waited a year, murdered other women, then returned for the one who'd dared to say no. Beth Kenyon had everything to live for. At 23, she was a beloved elementary school teacher who lit up classrooms with her warmth. A part-time model and cheerleading coach whose beauty turned heads the moment she entered a room. An adored

The Last Photograph: Moments Before Beauty Became Her Death Sentence An off-duty firefighter captured her smile. Moments later, a serial killer stole her future. Model and beauty queen Rosario Gonzalez vanished into thin air in front of 200,000 spectators at the Miami Grand Prix. She was last seen walking with serial killer Christopher Wilder.

How a bright pink Porsche saved a teenage beauty queen from a grisly fate

Flashdance to Fatal Attraction: The Shocking True Story of Terry Ferguson's Tragic Encounter with a Serial Killer The smiling face of serial killer Christopher Bernard Wilder Something new is coming to true crime podcasting. If you thought Ted Bundy was evil, prepare to encounter a serial killer even more cunning and hypnotic. Tall and handsome, Christopher Wilder was a wealthy race car driver and the son of an American war hero. Women adored him, but behind the facade, he wa