Christianity Episodes

July 23, 2025

A Crime, A Conversion, A Controversy: The Karla Faye Tucker Case

In 1983, brutal double homicide in Houston, Texas shocked the public—not just because of the violence, but because of who was eventually held responsible. Karla Faye Tucker, a 23-year-old woman with a troubled past, quickly became one of the most controversial figures in modern true crime history.…

June 25, 2025

104. Burned Alive: The Martyrdom of Graham Staines and His Sons in India

In this gripping true crime episode, we explore the harrowing and heartbreaking story of Graham Staines, an Australian missionary who was burned alive along with his two young sons by a radical mob in Odisha, India, in 1999. Even in the face of horrific violence, forgiveness and faith can speak…

Oct. 30, 2024

78. The Real Exorcist: The Terrifying Story of Ronald Edwin Hunkeler

In 1973 a movie opened in theaters that scared the nation - The Exorcist. But you may not be aware that it was based on true events that took place in 1949. Billy Graham urged audiences not to see it due to its depiction of e...

Oct. 22, 2024

77. Witches or Martyrs: The Salem Witch Trials

The trials began in 1692 when a group of young girls in the Puritan village of Salem, Massachusetts claimed they were being tormented by local women who were practicing witchcraft. Male Narrator: Curtis Hildreth Music by Isai...

July 17, 2024

68. Murder in Pennsylvania Amish Country

Edward and Katie Gingerich lived among their people, the Amish, in the early 1990s. When Ed started having various physical ailments and then mental anguish, the church tried to step in but nothing seemed to help; not herbal ...

April 16, 2024

56. North Carolina's Killer Baptist Preacher: Reverend George Washington Carawan

Reverend George Washington Carawan was charged and found guilty of the murder of a school teacher named Clement H. Lassiter . After learning the jury had found him guilty and that he would be hanged for his crime, Reverend ...

March 19, 2024

52. Father Hans Schmidt: A Killer Priest

Today's episode is about the life and crimes of Father Hans Schmidt. He was executed in 1916 for murder. Schmidt is the only priest ever to be executed in the United States. Music- Isaiah Hildreth Male Narrator- Curtis Hildreth Sources newspapers.com murderpedia wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wi…

Nov. 14, 2023

37. The Confession of Alma Petty Gatlin

In the Spring of 1927, Reverend Tom 'Thunderbolt' Pardue traveled to the tobacco growing town of Reidsville, North Carolina to hold a revival in the big McCollum tobacco Warehouse. One night after the service, he was met by a beautiful young lady whose heart had been pricked by his message on the s…