The Ties That Bind: The Crimes of Shelly Knotek - Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2-part- episode. As we continue the story, Shelly and Dave Knotek have isolated themselves, their three daughters, nephew, and a boarder, Kathy Loreno, in their Ramond, Washington ...
1 Touko 202234min
The Ties That Bind: The Crimes of Shelly Knotek - Part 1
Shelly Knotek has been called “America’s Most Evil Mom”. She abused, tortured, and humiliated her children and partners, but her control and abuse went beyond her own family members. One-by-one people...
11 Huhti 202248min
The Ties That Bind - The Turpin Family
In this month’s series, we’ll take a look at the fascinating phenomenon of narcissistic family cults - a family unit that exhibits all the hallmarks of a traditional cult group but is led by a narciss...
9 Huhti 202259min
Livestreamed Crimes: The Christchurch Mosque Mass Shootings
A young man’s racist ideology lead him to take the lives of 51 people and injure dozens more all while recording and uploading a video of the murders to Facebook Live. Resources: Royal Commission o...
28 Maalis 202230min
S6 Ep235: Livestreamed Crimes: The Arizona Mall Mass Shooting
A young man who identifies with as an Incel carries out a mass shooting at an Arizona mall while livestreaming it via Snapchat. Special thanks to Dr. Sohom Das for lending his expertise in this episod...
21 Maalis 202231min
Livestreamed Crimes: The WDBJ-TV On-Air Shooting
A disgruntled, former television station employee takes out his revenge during a live news broadcast. Resources: “Ex-Broadcaster Kills 2 on Air Virginia Shooting” by Michael D. Shear, Richard Perez...
14 Maalis 202232min
Revenge Attacks: UK Acid Attacks
A bizarre and terrifying crime spree has been on the rise in the UK for the past several years. In this episode, I’ll share stories illustrating how acid attacks have increasingly been used to retalia...
28 Helmi 202225min
Deep Cover - A Conversation with Jake Halpern
In this special episode, Esther sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jake Halpern to talk about Season 2 of his podcast Deep Cover: Mob Land. They also discuss podcast storytelling and Jake re...
21 Helmi 202243min
