S1 Ep42: The Osage Nation Murders

S1 Ep42: The Osage Nation Murders

When members of the incredibly wealthy Osage Nation started dropping dead of mysterious ailments in 1920s Oklahoma, few people in state power paid it much mind. After all, many of those who could do something about it were benefiting from the deaths. Eventually, with the help of a still-evolving agency called the FBI, federal authorities uncovered an unthinkable conspiracy known today as the Reign of Terror.

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S2 Ep25: The Hillside Stranglings

S2 Ep25: The Hillside Stranglings

The first body discovered on a California hillside in late 1977 didn't make much news, but as the body count kept growing, so did the headlines -- and the sense of panic. The slayings, soon dubbed by ...

18 Jul 202234min

S2 Ep24: The Murder of Phil Hartman

S2 Ep24: The Murder of Phil Hartman

When news spread that a high-profile comedian was killed in a murder-suicide in 1998, the response was disbelief: Phil Hartman wasn't just famous for being funny. He was even better known for being a ...

11 Jul 202236min

S2 Ep23: The Easter Sunday Massacre

S2 Ep23: The Easter Sunday Massacre

On Easter Sunday 1937, Ethel Gedeon discovered her sister Veronica and mother Mary murdered in their New York City apartment alongside a third victim, a man who was residing in the apartment as a boar...

27 Jun 202239min

S2 Ep22: The Notorious Case Against Dr. Sam Sheppard

S2 Ep22: The Notorious Case Against Dr. Sam Sheppard

When the county coroner arrived at Sam Sheppard's house in July of 1954, the pathologist was certain the case was open-and-shut: Sheppard, a headlines-courting doctor and serial philanderer, clearly h...

20 Jun 202237min

S2 Ep21: The Heartbreaking Slayings of Nancy, Melissa, and Angela Newman

S2 Ep21: The Heartbreaking Slayings of Nancy, Melissa, and Angela Newman

When three members of the Newman family were discovered slain in 1987, residents of Anchorage, Alaska, flew into a panic. Though murders weren't rare there, the slayings were brutal and the potential ...

13 Jun 202235min

S2 Ep20: Arthur Fried and the 'Kidnap Years'

S2 Ep20: Arthur Fried and the 'Kidnap Years'

The Great Depression sparked a desperation in people that led to an epidemic of kidnappings nationwide, including the 1937 abduction of Arthur Fried, a married father of one whose father owned a sand-...

6 Jun 202235min

Rebecca Schaeffer: The Slaying of a Starlet

Rebecca Schaeffer: The Slaying of a Starlet

We're taking a break for the holiday, so we wanted to feature an episode from our first season you may not have heard yet.  We'll be back with a new episode next week! As actress Rebecca Schaeffer ru...

30 Mai 202240min

S2 Ep19: The Reid Technique and the Wrongful Conviction of Darrel Parker

S2 Ep19: The Reid Technique and the Wrongful Conviction of Darrel Parker

You've probably heard of the controversial Reid interrogation technique designed to extract confessions from suspects, but did you know that the case that put that technique on the map actually elicit...

23 Mai 202238min

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