EP 251: Betty Lou Beets, The Black Widow

In 1974, Paul John Knowles embarked on a violent, cross-country crime spree that would leave a trail of murder from Florida to the Pacific Northwest. Charming, handsome, and dangerously unpredictable,...

14 Sep 39min

In 1974, Paul John Knowles embarked on a violent, cross-country crime spree that would leave a trail of murder from Florida to the Pacific Northwest. Charming, handsome, and dangerously unpredictable,...

10 Sep 36min

In the summer of 1988, Philadelphia was shaken by the murder of four-year-old Barbara Jean Horn, a little girl whose disappearance would become one of the city's most haunting mysteries. For years, de...

18 Aug 49min

On a cold December morning in 1929, the Lawson family gathered on their farm outside Germanton, North Carolina, surrounded by the familiar rhythms of rural life. Christmas had arrived with the promise...

4 Aug 43min

Christopher Duntsch was once hailed as a brilliant young neurosurgeon with a promising future, but behind his impressive credentials was a physician who left a trail of death and devastation. In just ...

29 Jul 1h 9min

In the summer of 1981, a woman vanished from her family's Illinois farm without a trace. There were no signs of a struggle, no witnesses who could explain what had happened, and no body to tell invest...

30 Jun 22min

On February 11, 2014, 63-year-old Cynthia Katherine Cdebaca woke up on her birthday and made a decision that would shock Southern California.By the end of the morning, her son-in-law, Geoward Flores E...

24 Jun 57min

What happens when a quiet Midwestern woman with a soft voice, a churchgoing image, and a smile that seemed almost comforting becomes the center of one of the most disturbing murder conspiracies in mod...

14 Jun 38min