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Murderabilia

By: Poppy Damon, Alice Fiennes
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Some people amass artwork. For others, it's stamps. But why would you want to collect the possessions of a serial killer?

Journalists Poppy Damon and Alice Fiennes travel from New York to Scotland to probe one of the internet's strangest subcultures‚ the people from all over the world who can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on so-called "murderabilia"

From the Muswell Hill Murderer, Dennis Nilsen, to Charles Manson, the duo explore the grisly yet lucrative business in trading everything from handwritten letters to prisoners' hairbrushes.

They also examine our seemingly insatiable appetite for the macabre, asking if there is a link between serial killer collectables and the true crime podcasting boom? Poppy and Alice hear that sometimes collectors are drawn to the idea that these objects could offer insight into the minds of dark figures like Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, or The Night Stalker.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Maybe I'm a Weirdo

    Ep. 1: Maybe I'm a Weirdo
    Sep 25 2019

    What is “murderabilia”? We meet Paul, a collector from Rochester, New York, whose serial killer collectables include Charles Manson’s guitars and an Arthur Shawcross car.

    We also speak to Eric Holler, a murderabilia dealer who runs the website “Serial Killers Ink” and whose arch nemesis is a victims’ rights advocate.
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    33 mins
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  • Ep. 2: What We Do in Life, Echoes in Eternity

    Ep. 2: What We Do in Life, Echoes in Eternity
    Sep 25 2019

    We meet dealer Eric's harshest critic. Andy Kahan is a victims' rights advocate based in Houston, Texas, who passionately campaigns to outlaw the murderabilia trade in the US. We also order our own piece of murderabilia.
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    24 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Blood Bath(tub)

    Ep. 3: Blood Bath(tub)
    Sep 25 2019

    We take a trip to a true crime museum in Hastings, UK, and examine how our attitudes to murderabilia can change once it's safely behind glass.
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    23 mins
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I am very much into looking at the mind set of a murderer but this was from the outlook of the people who collect the items from these serial killers. It was a change to see how some peoples perspective of a killer is that of intrigue and just wanting to know what was going on at that time. Very interesting

Great look at murder from a different angle

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This controversial topic is something I find strange but then again, I listen to and watch murder and crime documentaries so who am I to judge. Although 'judging' isn't me anyway but hopefully you get what I'm saying.
This is an intriguing documentary and the two journalists, Alice and Poppy, do very well at laying down both sides of the story.

Interesting

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I didn't know of this phenomenon before I listened to this podcast but it was truly food for thought. I wish it was longer though. I feel there was more to explore here. However, I would still very much recommend it.

insightful

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This pair of middle class millennials are annoying, judgemental and do not have the necessary edge for the subject. They had access to some interesting people but failed to engage with them and just sounded like a pair of public school girls with no experience of life. I learnt nothing new and they came to no real conclusion so it was not really a journey - just an utter waste of time.

Terrible and Annoying

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Easy to listen to as facts are delivered unopionated and at a speed that lets you take in the premise of the subject.

Thank you.

Really interesting!

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I was curious to know what it was all about, I've been to the Edinburgh police museum but not once did I ever want to have my own black museum at home. I'm not criticising the people who collect this stuff, it's just not for myself, it's a good insight though into other people's minds and that I find interesting.

Weird or what!!

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I was really fascinated by the trip into the psyche of people who buy murderabilia. The podcasts were balanced and the authors/narrators shared their own thinking and journey throughout the process. I am hoping there is a second series.

A fascinating listen

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very intetsting look into a dark business. i feel it it was longer they could have perhaps followed a storey line rather than the exposé format. loved it. great sound too

dark business

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Interesting, very good insights into human psychology vs it being a boring read up of crime and murder. And entertaining to boot. Please do another one

Love these lasses

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well researched and produced. certainly opened my eyes to a world I had not thought of

very interesting

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