Transcript
Vanessa Richardson (0:01)
Hi, listeners, it's Vanessa Richardson. Real quick, before today's episode, I want to tell you about another show from Crime House that I know you'll love. America's Most Infamous Crimes. Hosted by Katie Ring. Each week, Katie takes on one of the most notorious criminal cases in American history. Serial killers who terrorized cities, unsolved mysteries that keep detectives up at night, and investigations that change the way we think about justice. Listen to and follow America's most infamous crimes Tuesday through Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. Everyone tells the occasional lie, maybe to get out of a sticky situation, to save face, or to make themselves look better. Usually, white lies are harmless as long as the person telling them knows where to draw the line. But the lies Helmut Schmidt told were anything but harmless. In the early 20th century, Helmut used newspaper ads to lure women into marrying him. Sometimes it was a ruse to take their money. Other times he did it just for kicks. But most of the time, what the women thought was a match made in heaven turned out to be a fatal attraction. The human mind is powerful. It shapes how we think, feel, feel, love and hate. But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. This is Serial Killers and Murderous Minds, a Crime House original. I'm Vanessa Richardson.
Dr. Tristan Engels (2:04)
And I'm forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer.
Vanessa Richardson (2:14)
Crime House is made possible by you. Follow serial killers and murderous minds and subscribe to Crime House plus on Apple Podcasts for ad free early access to each two part series. Before we get started, you should know that this episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, suicide and murder. Listener discretion is advised. Today we begin our deep dive on Helmut Schmidt, a serial killer who lured, trapped and killed so many brides, he earned the nickname the American Bluebeard after the folktale about a man who murders his wives.
Dr. Tristan Engels (2:51)
As Vanessa goes through the story, I'll be talking about things like how some killers use control and manipulation tactics as a game. How changing MoS can serve as thrill seeking behavior, and how being driven by the thrill can cause killers to slip up.
Vanessa Richardson (3:07)
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