Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong dives into the case of Christopher Wilder. In 1984, Wilder went on a terrifying cross-country rampage that lasted 47 days and claimed the lives of at least eight young women, who believed that Wilder would help them achieve their modeling dreams. Known as the “Beauty Queen Killer,” he used his charm and wealth to manipulate and control his victims before subjecting them to horrific violence. Candice examines how Wilder’s deeply rooted fantasies and past criminal behavior escalated into a nationwide killing spree – and how a relentless manhunt brought his reign of terror to an end.

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In 2021, 16-year-old Willard Miller struggled to keep his grade up in his high school Spanish class. But instead of creating a study plan or asking for extra credit, he decided to do the unthinkable. He called upon the help of his friend, and the pair beat 66-year-old Nohema Graber to death. Candice and her producer Julie Berke discuss the facts of the case, and what could have possibly driven the teens to murder a well-loved teacher in the community.

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A few weeks ago, Angela Craig started to feel unwell. Her husband James, a local Colorado dentist, said she just needed to rest. But eventually, she died from her sickness – allegedly at the hands of James himself. He is accused of poisoning her protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide. In today’s Ripped from the Headlines, Candice and her producer Julie Berke discuss his disturbing weeks-long plot, filled with shocking internet searches, shipments of chemicals, and multiple affairs.

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