In this episode of pplpod, we delve into the disturbing crimes of Charles Ng and his accomplice, Leonard Lake. Between 1983 and 1985, the pair targeted men, women, and infants from a remote cabin in Calaveras County, California, where authorities later uncovered a cinder-block bunker containing a hidden cell,. We explore how the duo was driven by a twisted fantasy Lake called "Operation Miranda"—inspired by John Fowles' novel The Collector—and the "M-Ladies" videotapes that captured their brutal torture of victims,.

We trace the collapse of their spree, which began when Ng was caught shoplifting a vise, leading to Lake’s suicide by cyanide capsule and Ng’s flight to Canada,,. Finally, we examine the legal circus that followed: a years-long extradition battle and the most expensive trial in California history,. Hear how Ng used dela ...