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Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

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Today: #21 in True Crime on our combined chart.

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 22. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the All podcasts combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#151#164#178#191#204Chart rankOct 16Oct 18Oct 20Oct 22#161
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Oct 22#161#55
Oct 21#162#56
Oct 20#176#60
Oct 19#183#64
Oct 18#194#71
Oct 17—#78
Oct 16—#86

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About the show

Welcome to your weekly journey into the darkest corners of human nature. Join Harvey Guillén every Monday as he explores crimes that seized the public’s attention, from jaw-dropping heists and devastating cons to serial murders and deadly rivalries. Each episode unfolds a single case, examining not just the events themselves, but what continues to linger beneath the surface. Killer Stories is a Spotify Podcast. New video episodes on Mondays!