The Want-Ad Killer: The Crimes of Harvey Carignan

In this Crime at Bedtime episode, we dive into the chilling story of Harvey Carignan, the American serial killer better known as “The Want-Ad Killer.” Using newspaper advertisements and chance encounters, Carignan targeted vulnerable young women across several US states, leaving a trail of brutal assaults and murders in his wake. We follow his life from a troubled early history and a death sentence he managed to escape, through the series of attacks that finally exposed him, to the painstaking police work that brought him to justice. This immersive true crime bedtime story calmly walks through the victims’ last known movements, the forensic evidence, and the court proceedings that ended his violence. If you’ve heard the name “Want-Ad Killer” and never known the full case, this episode gives you the complete, step-by-step story.

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