MURDEROUS MINDS: The Mysterious Romanov Family Assassination Pt. 2
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In the early hours of July 17, 1918, the Romanov family was led into a basement—and history was forever changed. In the gripping conclusion, Killer Minds unpacks the brutal execution of the former royals, the chaotic cover-up that followed, and the decades of rumors that convinced the world at least one child survived. From false Anastasia claims to groundbreaking DNA discoveries nearly a century later, this episode examines why humanity clings to legends when reality is too horrific to face—and how the truth ultimately came to light.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. |
| 0:05.5 | Exciting news, conspiracy theories, cults and crimes is leveling up. |
| 0:10.2 | Starting the week of January 12th, you'll be getting two episodes every week. |
| 0:14.8 | Wednesdays, we unravel the conspiracy or the cult, and on Fridays we look at a corresponding crime. |
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| 0:30.2 | your podcast app, because you're about to dive deeper, get weirder, and go darker than ever |
| 0:36.2 | before. |
| 0:58.0 | Everyone loves a good story, whether we're in need of a good laugh or some cathartic tears. Stories help us understand and connect with the world around us, but they also help us make sense of the unthinkable. |
| 1:06.0 | In the wake of the disappearance of Russia's Romanov royal family in 1918, |
| 1:11.6 | people all over the world came up with stories to explain what happened. |
| 1:16.6 | And the more time passed without any real answers, the more those stories became legend. |
| 1:22.6 | However, the truth about the Romanov's couldn't stay buried forever. And when the real story came to light, it was more haunting than many had imagined. |
| 1:34.3 | The human mind is powerful. |
| 1:49.0 | It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. |
| 1:53.6 | But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. |
| 1:57.6 | This is serial killers and murderous minds, a crimehouse original. |
| 2:01.6 | I'm Vanessa Richardson. |
| 2:03.6 | And I'm forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Engels. |
| 2:06.6 | Every Monday and Thursday we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. |
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