S2 Ep42: The Case of Kirk Bloodsworth: America’s First DNA Exoneration
After the 1984 discovery of 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton’s body in the woods, police began their search for a tall, muscular, curly-haired man. Kirk Bloodsworth – fitting that description – was arrested, ...
5 Des 202235min
S2 Ep41: Illegal Luck: How the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Went Haywire
In the summer of 1964, the first modern lottery was off to the races in New Hampshire. The “Sweeps,” as they were called, were a sensation of national interest, with lawmakers quarreling over the lega...
28 Nov 202234min
S2 Ep40: The True Story Behind 'Murder Ordained'
Film adaptations of true crimes have to strike a tricky balance between authenticity and drama. 1987’s Murder Ordained depicts the 1983 incidents within a small town in Kansas, where the mysterious de...
14 Nov 202235min
S2 Ep39: Soul Leaves Body: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke
Singing his way through the 1950s and early 1960s, appealing to audiences across a segregated music industry, churning out hits of dreamy quality like “You Send Me” and inspirational fortitude like “A...
7 Nov 202237min
S2 Ep38: The Bender Family: A Suspicious Band of Innkeepers
Inside a modest cabin on the vast prairies of Kansas lived a family, or at least four individuals claiming to be one. The Benders were an odd bunch: grumpy Ma & Pa, mysteriously moody daughter Kate an...
31 Okt 202232min
S2 Ep37: Linda Hazzard, the Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death
Dr. Linda Hazzard was an extremely unorthodox physician, a so-called "fasting specialist" who believed food to be the cause of disease. After as many as a dozen people died under her care, her sensati...
24 Okt 202235min
S2 Ep36: The Tragedy of Selena: Fandom Gone Too Far
Selena Quintanilla was on the cusp of becoming a worldwide sensation. The Mexican American had already dominated Tejano music charts for years, but as the mid-1990s got under way, so too did her plans...
17 Okt 202237min
S2 Ep35: Hilma Marie Witte: Fatal Manipulation
The 1981 shooting death of Paul Witte, a father of two in Indiana, seemed to be an accident: Paul's 15-year-old son Eric said he'd tripped while holding the gun, fatally wounding his dad as he napped ...
3 Okt 202235min
