Episode 313 "Killer Confessions" with Texas Ranger James B. Holland
Release Date: 01/16/2026
Episode 321 "All That Smolders" with James Sulzer
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My next guest on Necronomicast is one of my new favorite authors James Sulzer. James Sulzer lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts. A graduate of Yale University, where he was a Yale National Scholar, he is the author of six novels. Tonight we chat about his career and his newest book. James Sulzer’s All That Smolders is a perfect mystery. The classic themes of love and money, and who will do just how much to get it, had me turning pages—and being surprised by … well, see for yourself!
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Episode 320 "Interdimensional" with Ronny LeBlanc
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It is my great pleasure to welcome to the show a globally recognized figure in the world of paranormal, Bigfoot and UFOs… Ronny LeBlanc! Ronny starred in TRAVEL CHANNEL'S Hit Series EXPEDITION BIGFOOT (Seasons 1-4). He also stars in PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. Ronny is an independent researcher, screenwriter and author of the critically-acclaimed and best-selling book Monsterland: Encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs, which details the history and connection between the various phenomena, highlighting his experience and a research area...
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Episode 319 Bob Reiss "The Impossible Detective"
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My guest for this episode of Necronomicast is best selling author/journalist Bob Reiss! His work has always been inspired by the border between order and anarchy, the moment when peace becomes chaos, order becomes danger and events once considered impossible suddenly turn real. His journalism has brought him to research and military bases in the Arctic and Antarctica, where he's covered climate change and potential conflict in polar regions, to Sudan, Somalia and South Africa, where he wrote about drought, rebellion and civil unrest, and to the Amazon rainforest where his dispatches...
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Episode 318 "Mysteries of Malvern Manor" with Josh Heard
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Road Trip time! I packed up the vehicle and made my way to Malvern, Iowa, home of one of the most haunted locations in the United States, MALVERN MANOR. I had a great sit down conversation inside the Manor with the owner of the propertry, Josh Heard. Together, we have a wonderful wide ranging discussion on all things paranormal!
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Episode 317 Dr. Rizwan Virk "The Simulation Hypothesis"
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Hold on to your hats! My featured guest for this episode of Necronomicast is Dr. Rizwan Virk! A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan Virk is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist and bestselling author. Virk recently finished his doctoral research at the Center for Science and the Imagination (CSI) and teaching classes on the Metaverse, Innovation and Simulation Theory at the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. His books include The Simulation...
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Episode 316 "Communication with Spirits" with Sterling Moon
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For this episode of Necronomicast, it is my pleasure to welcome to the program Sterling Moon! Sterling is a fulltime, heels-on-the-ground, tarot reader, psychic medium, folk magician, animal communicator, published author, podcaster, and an educator on the mystical and strange. She has been working with clients, and teaching professionally since 2013. She is the author of Talking to Spirits: A Modern Medium’s Practical Advice for Spirit Communication 2023) and Llewellyn’s Little Book of Spirit Communication (2025), both published by Llewellyn Books. Sterling also spent almost 20...
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Episode 315 "Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder" with Rachel McCarthy James
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It is my pleasure to welcome to Necronomicast, Rachel McCarthy James! A native of Kansas, she is the daughter of baseball’s Bill James and artist Susan McCarthy. At Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, she studied political science and creative writing. Her first book, The Man from the Train (coauthored with her father) chronicled the serial killer behind the Villisca axe murders. Published in 2017, The Man from the Train was nominated for an Edgar award for best fact crime, and won the Kansas Notable Book award. Her newest book, Whack Job, is the story of...
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Episode 314 "Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart" with Benedict Sanderson & Claire Goodlass
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Joining me for this special episode is Benedict Sanderson (director) and Claire Goodlass (producer) to chat about their powerful new documentary "Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart". This documentary revisits the harrowing abduction of Elizabeth Smart, exploring the investigation, the media frenzy, and the failures that allowed the case to unfold the way it did, while centering Elizabeth’s own voice and survival in one of the most haunting true crime stories of our time. Find out the inside story on why this is one of the most talked about shows in the world directly from two of the...
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Episode 313 "Killer Confessions" with Texas Ranger James B. Holland
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On this incredible episode of Necronomicast, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Texas Ranger James B. Holland, who has built a reputation as one of the most remarkable investigators in modern law enforcement. With more than 26 years with the Texas State Police, Holland has cracked hundreds of cases, including some of the country's most haunting unsolved crimes. But his rare gift lies in drawing confessions from the unthinkable: serial killers. This gripping new series pulls back the curtain on Holland’s most complex and...
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Episode 312 "Good Boy" with filmmaker Ben Leonberg
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I am very excited to welcome Ben Leonberg to Necronomicast as my first guest of 2026! Ben is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres. He wrote and directed "Good Boy", a supernatural thriller told from the perspective of a dog named Indy. The film explores themes of loyalty, trauma, and perception, using a canine point of view to drive the narrative. “Good Boy” follows Indy and his owner, Todd, a young man with a chronic lung disease, as they move into Todd's late grandfather's rural home, where a malevolent...
info_outlineOn this incredible episode of Necronomicast, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Texas Ranger James B. Holland, who has built a reputation as one of the most remarkable investigators in modern law enforcement. With more than 26 years with the Texas State Police, Holland has cracked hundreds of cases, including some of the country's most haunting unsolved crimes. But his rare gift lies in drawing confessions from the unthinkable: serial killers. This gripping new series pulls back the curtain on Holland’s most complex and chilling cases when KILLER CONFESSIONS: CASE FILES OF A TEXAS RANGER premieres on Tuesday, January 13 at 10/9c on ID. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max.
Through Holland's masterful psychological approach, viewers are immersed in the tension of real-time confessions and given a front-row seat to retired Texas Ranger, James Holland, as he reveals his tactics in cases once considered unsolvable. Through interrogation footage, case files, and with the personal reflections of Holland himself, each episode of KILLER CONFESSIONS traces the path from the crime scene to the confession chair and offers unprecedented access into the minds of killers through one of law enforcement’s most enigmatic, and successful, figures.
Killer Confessions official website.