S20 Ep123: Every Killer Leaves A Trace: The Fatal Mistakes That Exposed America's Most Elusive Killers w/ Dennis Carson
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🗓️ 14 October 2025
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Summary
They blended in. They raised families, held steady jobs, and hid in plain sight. But behind the mask of normalcy, they were monsters—responsible for decades of terror, pain, and death. Every Killer Leaves A Trace is a chilling narrative nonfiction thriller that exposes moments that led to the shocking unmasking and ultimate capture of twenty-six of America’s most elusive killers. From accidental slips to cutting-edge forensic breakthroughs, each chapter reveals how justice caught up with murderers who thought they’d never be found.
Meticulously researched and drawn from court records, autopsy reports, FBI case files, and firsthand interviews with investigators and victims’ families, this book is a haunting journey through deception, violence, and the relentless pursuit of truth.
These are not just stories of murder. They are blueprints of how justice, though often delayed, is never truly denied.
They got away with murder—until they didn’t.
On Today's True Crime Tuesday, we talk to Dennis Carson about some of the motives of America's most famous serial killers and why and what trips thee devious criminals up in the end! Whether it be a mistake on the criminals' part, a victim who is quick on their feet, or circumstances beyond anyone's control... something almost ALWAYS gets them in the end! We also talk about the human element in these crimes as well!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome in everybody to the best in true crime podcasting. |
| 0:25.5 | This is True Crime Tuesday. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm your host, Tim Dennis. |
| 0:27.6 | Excited about today's program. |
| 0:29.8 | I know serial killers are very, very popular on this program. |
| 0:33.9 | One of the things we don't really discuss on this program, however, is how they may get |
| 0:39.1 | tripped up, either they trip themselves up or they get tripped up by the police or their victims |
| 0:45.3 | or elsewhere. What's interesting is, although we have that thought sometimes, how do these serial killers get tripped up or how do they trip themselves up? |
| 0:59.8 | Has anybody ever written a book about it? |
| 1:02.3 | That comes to mind, right? |
| 1:04.1 | Well, my guest today, Dennis Carson, has written that book. |
| 1:07.7 | Every killer leaves a trace, the fatal mistakes that finally exposed America's most elusive killers. And I'll tell you, it's a fascinating book. Every killer leaves a trace, the fatal mistakes that finally exposed America's most |
| 1:11.8 | elusive killers. And I'll tell you, it's a fascinating book, folks. I got a chance to read it |
| 1:16.2 | over the weekend. I wanted to bring this fascinating book and this really fascinating author on |
| 1:23.7 | and talk about this book with you today. Let me tell you about Dennis. Before we bring them on today, Dennis Carson is the author of the critically acclaimed bonded through |
| 1:31.7 | injustice, a groundbreaking true crime account rooted in the first federal death penalty case |
| 1:36.9 | ever tried in Orange County, California, with over four decades of experience collaborating |
| 1:41.4 | with forensic specialists, law enforcement officials, and investigative journalists. |
| 1:45.5 | Carson's work is characterized by its meticulous research and unwavering commitment to the truth. |
| 1:51.6 | Now, this book, his latest, Every Killer Leaves a Trace, furthers his mission to expose not only |
| 1:56.8 | the killers who evade justice, but also the systemic failures, then enable them to do so. |
| 2:03.7 | So I want to welcome to True Crime Tuesday, I believe, for the first time, Dennis Carson. |
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