Killers on the Road: Caril Fugate & Charles Starkweather Podcast
Podcast Episodes Shop the Brewery

Killers on the Road: Caril Fugate & Charles Starkweather

Subscribe Now

Join Team Tiegrabber and subscribe to our premium podcasts


You get access to our members-only True Crime Brewery Premium episodes and other members-only true crime content.


In appreciation, Jill will send you a thank you gift of your choice.

Pick from a True Crime Brewery beer snifter, a True Crime Brewery credit-card sized bottle opener, or a set of coasters!

In Episode 406

In today’s episode, we will be going back a few years (63 to be exact) to discuss a spree of murders that occurred in Nebraska in 1958. Charles Starkweather and his accomplice or captive Caril Fugate killed ten people over a period of ten days, including Caril’s family. Starkweather was sentenced to die in the electric chair. Caril, who maintained all along that she had been Starkweather’s prisoner, was sentenced to life in prison.

Join us at the quiet end for Killers on the Road: The Murder Spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate.  Over the years, debate has been ongoing as to Caril’s guilt or innocence. Today we’ll take a deep look at the crimes, the relationship between Caril and Starkweather, and what Caril has said publicly since her imprisonment.

Sources

Biography.com, Crime Figure Charles Starkweather

HuffPost Crime Archives

Pro Bono: The 18-Year Defense of Caril Ann Fugate, by Jeffrey McArthur

1:12:13
Sep 22 2021
True Crime Premium
10
0
  • Podcast Archive

  • Comments

    Leave a Reply

    1 Comment

    • I want to add that if they found Starkweather insane, the prosecution could not use him as a witness against Fugate. As Starkweather did not deny murdering, I have no doubt that he would lie at any chance he got. He was basically bragging about murders, playing up what a big guy he was. He conned a 13-year-old girl. Starkweather thought himself a genius in all this and did not want an insanity defence, even if they could prove it, which was doubtful.

    Subscribe Now

    Join Team Tiegrabber and subscribe to our premium podcasts


    You get access to our members-only True Crime Brewery Premium episodes and other members-only true crime content.


    In appreciation, Jill will send you a thank you gift of your choice.

    Pick from a True Crime Brewery beer snifter, a True Crime Brewery credit-card sized bottle opener, or a set of coasters!

    True Crime Newsletter

    Enjoying True Crime Brewery?


    Then you’ll want to receive our quarterly true crime podcast newsletter.


    The True Crime Brewery newsletter is just the thing to feed your true crime addiction. Packed with case updates, true crime show and book reviews, listener-contributed articles, craft beer news, meet up plans and contest announcements

    Get the latest from Tiegrabber Podcasts

    Listen

    You can listen to the True Crime Brewery podcast here on the site or on the podcast app of your choice