In September 2004, London was gripped by a wave of seemingly random violence that left four people dead and two others severely injured. The attacker, 24-year-old Daniel Gonzalez, moved through the city like a horror-film villain come to life, mask on, knives drawn, and an obsession with becoming a "famous serial killer." Diagnosed with schizophrenia years earlier, Gonzalez had cycled through psychiatric care and warning signs that went unheeded until it was too late. In this episode, we trace the brutal timeline of his two-day killing spree, the chilling writings that revealed his fantasies, and how his chart, anchored by a Cancer Sun and Libra Moon, reflects the desperate need for validation, emotional chaos, and fractured sense of self that spiraled into real-world horror.

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Behind the lace curtains of a modest Sacramento boarding house, Dorothea Puente cultivated the image of a kind grandmotherly caretaker. But in reality, she was orchestrating one of California's most chilling murder-for-profit schemes. Throughout the 1980s, Puente preyed on the vulnerable, elderly and disabled tenants who trusted her with their lives, while secretly cashing their benefit checks and burying their bodies in her backyard. In this episode, we unravel the haunting timeline of her crimes, explore how she evaded suspicion for so long, and examine her astrological chart. With both her Sun and Moon in Capricorn, Puente embodied cold pragmatism and ruthless ambition, while her Gemini Mars added a calculating, manipulative edge, making her a master at deception, control, and survival.

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Between 1978 and 1990, fear gripped the Soviet Union as one of the most prolific serial killers in history hunted in plain sight. Andrei Chikatilo, a quiet family man and schoolteacher on the surface, was hiding a horrifying secret. Over more than a decade, he murdered and mutilated at least 52 women and children, leaving behind a trail of terror that baffled authorities for years. In this episode, we trace the chilling timeline of his crimes, uncover the failures of the Soviet system that allowed him to continue, and explore the astrological blueprint of Chikatilo's dark psyche. With his Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio, and Venus in Scorpio, Chikatilo's chart reveals a man torn between outward charm and inner turbulence, marked by obsessive desires, emotional intensity, and a disturbing struggle with intimacy and control.

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Britannica. "Andrei Chikatilo." Encyclopædia Britannica, 13 July 2025, www.britannica.com/biography/Andrei-Romanovich-Chikatilo. Accessed 12 Sept. 2025.

Willmott, Dominic, Daniel Boduszek, and Rebecca Robinson. "A Psychodynamic-Behaviourist Investigation of Russian Sexual Serial Killer Andrei Chikatilo." Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 2017, eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34060/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2025.

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