John List, The Inspiration Behind Söze

Keyser Söze’s most sinister traits are not difficult to find in reality. He was inspired by real-life murderer John List. But the real-life murder is not the only real-world parallel. Söze is a villain we see in every powerful man who gets away with horrific crimes and vanishes without a trace.

Om Podcasten

Bad guys. Black hats. Evildoers. They are the bane of every hero’s existence…and the subject of Parcast’s dastardly new original series, Villains. Every Friday, Villains will dissect the greatest foils from history and fiction—uncovering origins, analyzing impacts, and exploring the complexity of character and motive. Villains is a Spotify Original from Parcast.