2003, the extreme metal band Macabre released a song about Heidnik called "Morbid Minister", on their album Murder Metal. In 2018, the band SKYND released a song which was based on the events, featuring Jonathan Davis from Korn. The plot of the 2012 movie The Factory is inspired by Heidnik. On January 16, 2021, the Oxygen Channel aired a two-hour special titled "Monster Preacher," in which two of Heidnik's victims recounted his crimes. Heidnik is mentioned in the beginning of the Criminal Minds episode "Cradle to Grave" (S5, E5). Podcasts Necronomipod - Episode "Gary Heidnik" Murderous States Of Mind - Episode #3: "Gary Heidnik AKA The Monster Preacher" The Minds of Madness - Episode #100: "Pit of Darkness" True Crime Obsessed - Episode "Monster Preacher". Released on 8/24/2021 Best Served Cold - Episode “Gary Michael Heidnik & The Yorkshire Ripper”. Released on 10/11/2020 East Coast Creepin - Episode 1&2 " Gary Heidnik" My Favorite Murder - Episode 77: "Live At The Keswick Theatre" True Hollywood Crime (THC) - Episode 33: Good Evening Clarice Morning Cup of Murder- Episode: "The Pit- November 26th 2021- Today's True Crime" The Paranormal History Academy- Episode 7: "The Gary Heidnik Murders" Murder, Mystery and Makeup - Episode 20: The Awful Gary Heidnik - Church Cult & Cellar Girls Modus Operandi - Episode 105: Gary Heidnik: O Cordeiro Assassino. Released on 10/02/2022 This is MONSTERS : Gary Heidnik : The Monster Preacher - Season 09 : Torture : Episode 02 : Gary Heidnik RedHanded - Episode 114: "'Bishop' Gary Heidnik: The Real-Life Buffalo Bill" See also Capital punishment in Pennsylvania Capital punishment in the United States List of most recent executions by jurisdiction List of people executed in Pennsylvania List of white defendants executed for killing a black victim Race and capital punishment in the United States References Further reading Davidson, Peter. (2006) Death by Cannibal: Criminals with an Appetite for Murder. Berkley. 1943 births 1999 deaths 20th-century executions by Pennsylvania 20th-century executions of American people American nurses American people executed for murder American people convicted of rape American people of Czech descent American rapists Criminals from Philadelphia Executed people from Ohio Military personnel from Ohio People convicted of murder by Pennsylvania People executed by Pennsylvania by lethal injection People from Lake County, Ohio People with schizoid personality disorder Staunton Military Academy alumni Torture in the United States United States Army soldiers