Parcast Presents

When Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Applewhite meet in Houston in 1972, it’s not for the first time — at least, not according to their birth charts. They’ve known each other in a past life. And in thi...

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In November 2018, equipment from the largest utility company in America sparked a fire that killed 86 people and destroyed thousands of homes. The devastation was unprecedented, but the Camp Fire is f...

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In March 2011, the worst nuclear meltdown since Chernobyl took place in northern Japan. The incident was triggered by a natural disaster, but it was decisions made by the facility’s operators that led...

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An emergency plan to cut costs in Flint, Michigan, resulted in a contaminated water supply for the city’s residents. The water looked, tasted, and smelled foul – because it was tainted with toxic chem...

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The Love Canal was supposed to be a suburban idyll. Instead, it became a dumping ground for chemical waste. After the land changed hands in the 1950s, a school and 900 homes were built atop the toxic ...

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28-year-old Hans Peterson spent four years nursing his rage against a dermatologist who prescribed a drug that turned his life upside down. In October 2006, Peterson rented a car and drove it to Chica...

7 Maalis 202255min

A hospital murder unfolded at the intersection of grief and illness in January 2015. From Medical Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

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In June 1992, Dr. John Kemink was fatally shot by a former patient, retired car salesman Chester Leo Posby. Posby blamed the doctor for an injury that had upended his entire life. But he also believed...

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