Hunting The Woodsman - Dark Minds - S01 EP04 - True Crime

Join M. William Phelps as he delves into the chilling case of The Woodsman, a serial killer linked to the abduction and murder of five women in Worcester, Massachusetts. Investigate the killer's disturbing profile, his choice of victims, and his methods of operation. Follow the leads, interviews, and insights from criminal profilers as we uncover the dark mind behind these gruesome crimes. Can this enigmatic killer be brought to justice?
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Join the relentless duo of true crime author M. William Phelps and criminal profiler John Kelly in Dark Minds. These two investigators reignite cold cases, offering fresh perspectives on unsolved murders. Fueled by investigative journalism, psychological profiling, and an unlikely source-an anonymous serial killer serving life sentences-they scrutinise evidence, interview witnesses, and piece together profiles of elusive killers. Dive into the enigmatic world of unresolved mysteries.
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[@annadickens9245]

The person of interest was/is Alex Scesny. He was convicted of the crime he was on trial for, but the serial killer case is still unsolved

[@traceymarrero1542]

One of the victims, Daniela "Dini" Torres was my childhood friend and the aunt to my son. She left behind two kids and would now be a grandmother. She's a beautiful soul who deserved so much better. She was beautiful inside and out and will never be forgotten. I continue to pray for justice for her and for her family and I hope whoever did this gets what's coming to him. I love and miss you my beautiful friend. Rest in heavenly peace. 😭💝🕯️🕊️🙏🏼

[@ryanandersen991]

RIP Dini, hopefully she gets her justice 🤞

[@traceymarrero1542]

@@ryanandersen991 thank you 🥹

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

🫶🏻✨🕯️

[@MorallyGreyWolf]

I’m sorry for your loss. May justice assuage the pain in your heart one day. Rest In Peace Dini. 😔

[@GreyStreet1341]

💖💖💖

[@debra6513]

I lived in Marlboro at the time this was happening, actually there are a lot of normal looking unsavory characters running around, I encountered some scary situations just riding my bike, jogging at the Highschool and sunning at the beach, As a woman you really have to be alert and be careful no matter where you live.

[@hfrt29]

agreed.

[@duvessa2003]

Agreed!

[@kerrylevey8746]

I think Matthew Phelps (M. William Phelps) is awesome! I've read a few of his true crime books & watched him on other shows (he sometimes appears on "Deadly Women") and, imo, he really knows what he's talking about! "Dark Minds" ... even though this series is years old ... is really interesting! I hope 🙏 this channel continues to post more of this show! {Please!?} 😊😊😊

[@fredajordan5704]

So true.

[@JohnJohn-dr2kl]

I personally heard from a girl from south main that she was sure it was a guy from main that picked up girls in South main alot

[@rmf9567]

They found that body in Maine because he was on his way up for Labor Day weekend.. myself growing up in New England. Everyone had vacation homes in Maine

[@brianbeecher3084]

Wasn’t that the setting for the classic book and movie “A Summer Place”?” A place jumping with activity during the roughly Memorial Day thru Labor Day time frame, yet nearly deserted the rest of the year. Some may hang around longer to take in fall foliage beauty I would imagine.

[@duvessa2003]

This is very interesting and very well presented 🍀

[@sarahspringer5247]

This is horrible! My heart goes out to the victims family and friends ❤️🙏🙏

[@JohnJohn-dr2kl]

A girl from south main told me she was sure it was a guy from Maine that picked up girls in main South at the time

[@LisaForTruth]

These women were people! It's about time someone took this seriously!

[@brianbeecher3084]

Might I suggest reading the story of the Chicago 51?

[@yvettefilgo5383]

P.s. You add a new and smart angle to this subject like a faceted diamond.🎉

[@katherinecollins4685]

Well presented

[@wolftone57]

The perp would have to know the wooded areas that he kills in. He would have to know there were spaces within the woods that he could utilise for having his fun. I know that sounds horrible but that is exactly as he sees it. I mean, he wouldn't want to wander around heavily wooded areas looking for an attack site. He needs to know there is a safe place for him to work his horrible deeds

[@CerealBoomer]

Saw your videos yest on those cases and really enjoyed. Informative and well done. Thanks ✌🏻

[@dtfg-33]

You can really feel the pain in Mrs. Rudys' face and voice. I pray for all the victims, human beings, and the families will get the answers and justice that is so deserved.

[@coralclark5979]

Once that choice of drugs and the prostitution is made it is so hard to straighten out. And one is forever changed. So proud of the gal getting sober. Really appreciate the comment made on all these shows that no one chooses to seek this lifestyle intentioally. Talk to your kids about choices . Prayers for all the victims and their families.

[@SubRosa33]

There are tons of other ways to make miney but they want drugs whenever they want to get them. Personality disordered people.

[@michelesnoopy]

Death is a change of dimension. The deceased don't rest but continue their path. They are very busy, some chose to keep an eye on humans and become their guardian angels, and the others soon forget their lives on Earth and focus on the new dimension. Crying over them again and again prevents them from continuing their path peacefully. They know you loved them, let them go.

[@bridgetrodriguez4643]

I love this series its one of my favorites 💖💖

[@user-uz1qw5zt9j]

Did they find out if he did this,I would like to know.

[@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere1653]

Alex F Scesny39 , was the name Phelps can’t say. He was a construction worker whose DNA matched DNA from Theresa K Stone.

[@user-rc6bw6hj2k]

I luv Philips vioce❤

[@fredajordan5704]

Me too.

[@ardenalexa94]

His intelligence too. He seems like he’d be an interesting person to talk to.

[@fredajordan5704]

@@ardenalexa94Yes and I think he does a great job with this channel.

[@chloeew4627]

This is so over the top ,entertaining but really.

[@joeylowell293]

the last victim i believe knew this victim!!! now what John says could also be true but i believe he knows this victim i would look into that victims past big time i think that is why she was found in a different place. i am betting this guy knows that victim and the link could very well be found right there!! remember his EGO is going to make him mess up and that is how you will catch him!!!

[@benjamindion7221]

I grew up in Worcester. My first apartment was near Holy Cross. Main South is a tough neighborhood. But there are very nice area in “ woostah”. These terrible crimes are no indication of how the wonderful people are in this area. Hope the victims and families have peace and closure.

[@stevemartin6144]

Does anyone tire of hearing about the sister - in - law of Phelps? Phew!!!

[@CerealBoomer]

Do you think this guy is the same woodsman in Nh and ? MB et al?

[@MsVanorak]

is 'woodsman' slang for something in america, they aren't saying why they called him that?

[@silverstuff182]

All the victims were Hispanic. I think the killer is Hispanic. I think the killer needed to know that population, be comfortable in it and have a personal connection to it.

[@tonibray488]

My heart goes out to the family

[@birdiezvibez]

😢💔🙏 Heartbreaking when he mentioned how they just wished she would go away 46:33 😔. When not even your family want you, those who are supposed to love you unconditionally. What else can you do but turn to strangers who are out to exploit you, just to survive. RIP

[@scallopohare9431]

Get clean, and stay clean is an option.

[@ardenalexa94]

@@scallopohare9431 an option that is not easy. People who struggle with addiction often struggle because of trauma or mental health issues or both.

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

24:58 .. as a ‘local’.. there’s water EVERYWHERE around here.. it’s not exactly an indicator of something unusual.. When it comes to monsters.. unfortunately.. The minute you get so far away from any city limits, it’s woods.. for a monster like this guy, he could take them anywhere.. It’s been a long standing discussion around here, that if you even just get lost hiking, the likelihood of them EVER finding you is virtually zero.. Because the foliage accumulates so fast that if they don’t find your body within a couple years maximum, there won’t be any thing TO find.. rodents and scavengers, will chew bones and disperse them, and decomposition in forest floor debris is no joke.. I’ve been tramping the woods around here for well over 40 odd years.. and you’re lucky if you find ANY bones of something at all.. because it’s gone gone.. If you’re a hiker and you have gear, they’ll find that 100x more than any of you.. it’s scary.. So unless a person is within eyesight of regular traveled trail systems, it’s unlikely that anyone will stumble across them.. That serial killer from CT, he was “in town” and he had a “garden” of his victims planted in scrub adjacent to commercial property.. There’s just not enough people for ALL the woods to get walked over.. I love living out here, and thankfully major crime is extremely rare away from the cities.. But it means that if there IS a predator, they are in a literal playground.. pretty trusting people for the most part, and a gazillion hiding places.. The number of houses with multiple acres attached alone is huge, nevermind farms, and countless “parks” and natural reserves.. I never worried about ANYTHING until I got into true crime 20 something years ago.. now.. I take security more seriously.. My heart breaks for the families of these women.. there’s nothing more pathetic than someone who kills, especially for thrills and getting their sick twisted rocks off.. absolutely pathetic..

[@brianbeecher3084]

I am guessing that you are a hiker.

[@SnowWhite717_]

I’m wondering if 13 is William Suff or Arthur Shawcross… they’re the only American serial killers that are alive and were in jail that had 13 victims at the time of filming. I watch too much true crime if I’m wondering who 13 is huh?😅 Arthur Shawcross doesn’t sound like he’s from the East Coast, 13 sounds like he’s from NY, NJ or MA… maybe ME. Hmmmm a mystery unto itself.

[@karenjonas2310]

13 is Joel Rifkin 😮

[@mercycathi3660]

I have a feeling is Arthur..he doesn't like to say much and he is evil. He still have lots to hide that Arthur

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

There's sooo many low profile serial killers... Plenty of people have killed 2+ people to be considered a serial killer.

[@scottcantdance804]

Saw someone on another video claiming that they played a small part in the production of this series, and they were saying that 13 was just a paid actor. No idea if this person was legit or not. Just relaying what I read someone claim in a comment section.

[@thebaronofbelco2615]

I thought is was Keith Hunter Jesperson ?

[@rolo8950]

This line of work should be made as scary and dangerous as humanly possible to get people to stop hooking

[@teresas8173]

If it weren’t for men, this terrible profession would not exist.

[@loucolo6101]

I greatly appreciate your presentation, it's marvellous & wi5h great diction ! You are truly amazing which is why it's so hard to be left on cliff edge ! That too without knowing when the follow up is to take place ! Congratulations, if you ever get this do send me a mssg.

[@jamesjazzy8040]

No they're not all "petite" two of them are not even close to being petite... Please speak the truth...

[@heatherpierce9123]

Petite doesn't necessarily mean thin/skinny weight wise. It also involves height...

[@josephmeans4800]

Who really did it?

[@einienj3281]

Why is the name of the place written like that if it's pronounced like "wuster"? I would've definitely pronounced it differently..

[@dangerwolveshowl6690]

It's a british city-name, that's the way it is written and pronounced

[@johnscanlon2598]

@@dangerwolveshowl6690did you know Americans actually speak old English and the British speak new English

[@brianbeecher3084]

@@dangerwolveshowl6690like Leicester, which is pronounced Lester.

[@deborahsunflower939]

Yes that's the new England accent pronunciation.

[@teresas8173]

That’s how it’s pronounced in Massachusetts

[@FAVORTV]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@virginiamiller4890]

I thought serial killers hunt and dump away from where they live???

[@ryanandersen991]

No they can dump where they are most comfortable

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

Where did you hear that?

[@virginiamiller4890]

Different shows and programs@@We_Are_All_Vultures

[@brianbeecher3084]

@@ryanandersen991John Gacy dumped right underneath his home, which has since been torn down.

[@ryv2484]

Thats why I think he was living in a nearby town but not actually from Worcester,and then drove them up to maine where he was also comfortable and spent a lot of time.

[@jdmbraceyourself695]

Most serial killers will probably never be caught. The Woodsman was one of the greats. The actual count was probably more like 200-300. He was definitely blowing the Dragons load.

[@brianbeecher3084]

But yet the likes of John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway were, albeit much too late.

[@thebaronofbelco2615]

Why do you say that? Are you saying that many he’s killed as serious? I’m really interested in this case after watching this, is there any other documentary’s or books on this case that you could recommend? Cheers from Australia

[@ardenalexa94]

I wouldn’t describe someone who kills people as great or one of the greats. He’s a twisted man. Many of the serial killers are twisted people but also cowards because they usually prey on people weaker than them.

[@dandonaldson9149]

Are we all just going to pretend that it's not obvious that 13 is Joel Rifkin and Raven is Keith Jesperson? The modulated voice is cool and all, but it just sounds like those two.

[@PaulReynolds-qn6ri]

THE LISK KILLER DID THIS CHECK OUT THAT LEAD HE OWN A SMALL HOUSE UP THERE HIS MO' FITS ALSO THIS IS HIS WORK 1000% ITS HIS WORK

[@Sps923]

What’s the latest on the person of interest case

[@PaulReynolds-qn6ri]

Just like LONG ILAND' THE REX GUY OWN A HOUSE UP THAT WAY HE HAS BEEN UP ALSO PLEASE SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE LISK KILLER PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS GUY

[@daniely0317]

That’s it. Really creepy

[@12341044]

I wonder if this guy has looked into his sister in-laws case? Does anyone know?

[@user-ym3xf6xp4c]

Was mr cezny.s mother domineeringvand negkectful like 16 said ..out of interest...yes mr phelps is amazing. Will be chasing the book...

[@user-kg4gz3wx4i]

Why keep bringing innocent babies into this. It's tough for these women and tougher on children.

[@DavidHepburn-xz3dd]

Every video he does he mentions his sister in law who was also murdered he should be trying to solve that case before any other case am i the only person who sees this hes out there putting this video out while his sister in laws killer is still out there

[@scottcantdance804]

Idk man, I don't really care for my sister in law.

[@fredajordan5704]

Mr Phelps prob does everything to help in solving his sister in laws death. It`s easy to see it bothers him and I can clearly understand this, she was his brothers wife....I don`t mind at all him bringing this sad fact up in his interesting videos.

[@duvessa2003]

Perhaps he’s followed that up as much as possible and is hoping for new information, new evidence.

[@ardenalexa94]

@@fredajordan5704 I don’t either. Traumas like that shape who we are and how we are in the present. So it probably helps him be more determined to help solve cases and draw attention to cold cases.

[@fredajordan5704]

@@ardenalexa94I so much agree.

[@leelajapheth4051]

Suggest to US government. All cars and road are installed with camera

[@michaelripley4528]

Larry Moore!

[@valdirmeretchaikovsky-vm6rc]

His voice is creepy his advice is not very clear the FBI have a better idea.

[@ChristineMalpass]

MP never finds anyone BS programme

[@shawnrae4022]

0:38 - oh Gauwd..!!! I can’t stand this dueshce bag…!!!

[@davidmayhew8083]

Cold cases? Oh. This is all about you.

[@josem.desouza4699]

Gary is the green river killer because domp in the river not in the woods 😊😊😊 la

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

Poor Evelyn 🫶🏻

[@stuartmacleod8166]

969 alllll-rigggghhht

[@geezuss1114]

I think he is a serial killer

[@ardenalexa94]

Who?

[@skrachamaniacs3878]

Rifkin is 13

[@crm208]

McDonalds is Always hiring, No excuse for this way of life😮

[@brianbeecher3084]

But it wasn’t about money. The money hungry would be the bank and store robbers. The gals’ trade costs one money, not makes money.