S1 Ep34: Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Case

S1 Ep34: Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Case

Judy Johnson was horrified when her 3-year-old son told her he'd been abused by a teacher at his preschool. So, too, was her community. Soon, hundreds of parents throughout Manhattan Beach, California, heard horrifying tales from their children describing sexual abuse, animal torture and even murder in a case that epitomizes what came to be known as the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

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S4 Ep46: The Betrayal of Anne Frank

S4 Ep46: The Betrayal of Anne Frank

Most people know the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who hid in a secret attic for two years with six other people to avoid the Nazis, but a question still festers 80 years later: Who turne...

17 Helmi 202540min

S4 Ep45: The Lysine Cartel: How an Informant (Sloppily) Exposed Archer Daniels Midland

S4 Ep45: The Lysine Cartel: How an Informant (Sloppily) Exposed Archer Daniels Midland

Mark Whitacre, a high-ranking exec at the agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland, approached the FBI with some scandalous news: His employer was part of an international cartel illegally inflatin...

10 Helmi 202545min

S4 Ep44: At Any Cost: The Rise and Fall of Lance Armstrong

S4 Ep44: At Any Cost: The Rise and Fall of Lance Armstrong

After recovering from Stage 4 testicular cancer, cyclist Lance Armstrong not only got his health back, but he became one of the sport's highest profile figures, winning seven Tour de France races in a...

3 Helmi 202545min

S4 Ep43: How Two Murders Became Three: The Story of George Stinney Jr.

S4 Ep43: How Two Murders Became Three: The Story of George Stinney Jr.

In 1944, the brutal slayings of two young girls made plenty of headlines in Alcolu, South Carolina. The trial of their suspected killer garnered far less attention -- even when he was convicted and vi...

27 Tammi 202543min

S4 Ep42: Aberfan's Lost Generation

S4 Ep42: Aberfan's Lost Generation

Students at Pantglas Junior School had just settled in at their desks the morning of Oct. 21, 1966, when an avalanche of slurry swept through the building, trapping hundreds of children and teachers a...

20 Tammi 202547min

S4 Ep41: The Stealing of 'The Scream'

S4 Ep41: The Stealing of 'The Scream'

As the world descended on Norway for the 1994 Winter Olympics, a determined thief set his sights on a Norweigian painting he'd coveted most of his life: Edvard Munch's The Scream. The daring theft of ...

13 Tammi 202541min

S4 Ep40: The Murder That Scandalized Harvard

S4 Ep40: The Murder That Scandalized Harvard

On Thanksgiving week in 1849, Boston doctor and Harvard graduate George Parkman went for a walk and never returned home. The last place he'd been spotted was near the college's medical school, where h...

6 Tammi 202540min

Introducing The In Between Podcast

Introducing The In Between Podcast

Host Mel Barrett investigates a famous murder case that has split the community in her home state of New Hampshire right down the middle for thirty-four years. It’s a closed case, but based on what Me...

30 Joulu 202427min

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