The Serial Killer Podcast
Thomas Rosseland Wiborg-Thune
Oba Chandler | The Devil of Tampa Bay
SummaryIn this episode of The Serial Killer Podcast, the host explores the dark life and heinous crimes of Oba Chandler, known as the "Devil of Tampa Bay." The discussion traces Chandler's path from a troubled, abusive childhood in Ohio to his escalation into a calculated predator. After a history of petty crime and fraud, Chandler moved to Florida, where he used his job as an aluminum siding contractor and his manipulative charm to gain access to victims. The episode focuses heavily on the 1989 murder of Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters, Michelle and Christie, who were kidnapped while on a vacation and eventually found bound and drowned in Tampa Bay. The host details the innovative but daring use of billboards featuring Chandler’s handwriting, which finally led to his identification and conviction. Beyond this tragedy, the episode reveals Chandler’s connection to the murder of Iverliss Berrios-Begueris, identified through DNA evidence years after his 2011 execution. Throughout the episode, the host emphasizes the intelligence and lack of remorse that defined Chandler, while highlighting the resilience of the victims' families and the investigators who refused to let their cases go cold.
Updated May 30, 2026
About This Episode
The crimes were escalating. In November 1968, he was caught peeping through a woman's bedroom window in the dead of night, and not just watching. He was caught pleasuring himself while spying on her, his violation of her privacy turning into something more sinister. In 1969, he broke into a Cincinnati beauty salon and stole twenty-one wigs worth over thirteen hundred dollars, a strange crime that seemed to speak to his desire to transform himself, to become someone else. In 1976, he and an accomplice broke into a couple's home in Daytona Beach, Florida. The couple had been spotted earlier on a boat carrying what appeared to be a large amount of cash. While his partner tied up the husband with electrical cable, Chandler dragged the wife into the bedroom, made her strip to her underwear, and slowly ran the barrel of his revolver across her stomach. A cold, calculated act of psychological torture.
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