The Girl in the Dark

In November 1986, Helle Crafts vanished from her home in Newtown, Connecticut. She was a mother, a flight attendant, a traveler, and a woman preparing to leave a dangerous marriage. What followed was ...

2 Helmi 44min

One year ago, The Girl in the Dark was born—and today, we’re celebrating the shadows we’ve shared together.In this special one-year anniversary episode, I’m answering your questions about the podcast,...

17 Tammi 35min

January 17th marks one full year of The Girl in the Dark, and for my anniversary episode, I want to hear from you.This is a short mini-episode inviting listeners to submit:• Questions about the podcas...

11 Tammi 3min

For years, Robert Hansen was seen as a quiet small-business owner, a devoted husband, and a father in Anchorage, Alaska. But beneath the surface, he was hiding something far darker.In this episode of ...

5 Tammi 19min

The Lemp family built an empire… and then lost everything.In this episode, we dive into the tragic history behind the Lemp Mansion, the tunnels beneath St. Louis, and the spirits said to still linger ...

20 Marras 202525min

December 25, 1996—six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found dead in the basement of her Colorado home. Decades later, the case still haunts the world, shrouded in unanswered questions, myster...

16 Loka 202545min

In 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents after his car slid into a ditch on a dark Minnesota back road. They stayed on the phone for nearly an hour as he tried to find his way home—unti...

9 Syys 202517min

In the summer of 1994, Alison Botha was abducted, assaulted, and left for dead on a deserted stretch of road in South Africa. But she didn’t just survive—she fought her way back from the edge, identif...

4 Elo 202521min