Crimes of John List
How did he vanish for 18 years?
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50 mins
Discover the chilling crimes of John List, who murdered his wife, mother, and three children inside their New Jersey home in 1971 before disappearing without a trace. Explore how he carefully constructed a new identity and managed to evade capture for nearly two decades.
Ep 1:
The Mansion of Sleeping Bags
A model suburban father vanishes, leaving five bodies and a chillingly polite confession letter behind—who was John List before the American Dream at Breeze Knoll collapsed?
Ep 2:
The Architect of the Assignment
Bankrupt, unemployed, and drowning in secrets, John List builds a twisted theological justification for the unthinkable, then methodically executes his own family in a single, calculated day.
Ep 3:
The Fry Cook Fugitive
For eighteen years John List hides as "Bob Clark," rebuilding a mirror-image life—until a forensic sculptor's uncanny bust begins to crack his invisibility wide open.
Ep 4:
Eighteen Years, Five Months, Twenty-Two Days
A fingerprint, a trial, and a courtroom gasp finally deliver justice—but the discovery of List's fortune-clearing skylight makes his crime feel even more senseless.
Discussions (10)
Anthony
Level 7 · 1 mo agoHe cut his own face out of every family photo but left a Tiffany skylight worth over 100k untouched. The audacity of being that meticulous and that oblivious at the same time.
Jamal
Level 10 · 1 mo agoHe knew about the skylight
Stu
Level 7 · 1 mo agoSyphilis destroys the brain confirmed
