Episodes

Sept. 10, 2026

American Criminal Season 27 - Serial Killer: Richard Rogers

In the early ‘90s, someone was taking men home from Manhattan’s gay bars, killing them, and mutilating their bodies. As pieces of victims turned up outside the city, panic set in for a community already in turmoil. Could authorities catch the killer before he struck again? Or would he always be one step ahead? They called him the ‘Last Call Killer,’ and as investigators finally started to put together the pieces, they wondered if New York City was his only hunting ground… This season on Ameri...
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Sept. 24, 2026

Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | The First Kill | 1

Between 1991 and 1993, New York City was home to an active serial killer: Richard Rogers. But his first kill came long before he made it to the Big Apple. In 1973, University of Maine student Frederic Spencer was found beaten and strangled to death near a forest outside of Orono. Richard readily admitted to killing his roommate, but he had every certainty he'd get away with it. Listen to all 4 episodes of 'Serial Killer: Richard Rogers' wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-f...
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Oct. 1, 2026

Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | A Mutilated Body | 2

Having been acquitted of murdering his roommate Frederic Spencer, Richard Rogers moves to New York City, where he studies nursing and gets a job at Mount Sinai Hospital. But while most nurses dedicate their lives to taking care of others, Richard is that rare creature: an angel of death. Only he doesn't kill his patients. He targets men he meets at Manhattan's gay bars. It's also possible that he's responsible for at least one unsolved murder. Listen to all 4 episodes of 'Serial Killer: Ri...
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Oct. 8, 2026

Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | Last Seen Leaving | 3

After the discovery of a mutilated body beside the Pennsylvania Turnpike, local investigators search for clues to the man's identity. Their hunt leads them all the way to New York City, where three more men will disappear from in the coming years: Thomas Mulcahy, Anthony Marrero, and Michael Sakara will all be spotted at gay friendly bars right before their murders. And two of them will be seen in the company of a man matching the description of nurse Richard Rogers. Listen to all 4 episod...
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Oct. 15, 2026

Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | How to Catch a Killer | 4

Following the murder of Michael Sakara, investigators from New Jersey reach out to their New York counterparts to form a task force. They team up with detectives from Pennsylvania to investigate the series of murders that have had Manhattan's gay community on edge for years. But the Last Call Killer will prove more elusive than anyone expected, and it will take some outside help from a Canadian forensics lab to finally identify the killer. Listen to all 4 episodes of 'Serial Killer: Richar...