The First Degree
Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter on a chilling ride into the darkest corners of your worst nightmares. Murders, cults, kidnappings, and conspiracies—all told through the eyes of a guest who is one degree of separation from the story itself. From infamous serial killers to the unbelievable unknown murder in your own backyard, The First Degree delivers a new perspective to the already fascinating true crime landscape. And who knows... you may be our next guest. (Plus, join them every Thursday for Killing Time, the light-hearted, true crime-adjacent aftershow!)

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DEEP DIVE: JEFFREY EPSTEIN DIDN’T KILL HIMSELF

DEEP DIVE: JEFFREY EPSTEIN DIDN’T KILL HIMSELF

This week we’re diving into the absolute joke of the justice department declaring that “Jeffree Epstein DID in fact kill himself in prison and there is no ‘client list’”  Yeah, sure Jan.  We also chat...

10 Jul 202541min

Episode 359: Megan Trussell

Episode 359: Megan Trussell

In February 2025, a college freshman is reported missing from her dorm at CU Boulder. Days later, her body is discovered in a canyon miles from campus, an area her family says she never would have gon...

9 Jul 202546min

DEEP DIVE: RULES FOR THEE, NOT FOR ME

DEEP DIVE: RULES FOR THEE, NOT FOR ME

It’s been a terrible, horrible, no good very bad week, and we’re here to talk through all of the BS: Diddy being found not guilty of his most serious crimes (literally…HOW???), Bryan Kohberger pleads ...

3 Jul 202544min

Episode 358: Anatomy of Betrayal

Episode 358: Anatomy of Betrayal

When a woman made the life-changing decision to anonymously donate her kidney, she did it out of pure compassion for a total stranger. But what happens when that stranger doesn’t stay anonymous? When ...

2 Jul 202542min

DEEP DIVE: THE YELLOW DELI

DEEP DIVE: THE YELLOW DELI

You’ve been asking us to deep dive The Yellow Deli (and the Twelve Tribes cult) for months now, and the day has finally come.  We’re diving into their “communal living” and “child discipline”, bizarre...

26 Jun 202550min

Episode 357: Terence Freitas

Episode 357: Terence Freitas

On February 25, 1999, a 24-year-old environmental and Indigenous rights activist and two Native American advocates disappear from Arauca, Colombia, after meeting with local U’Wa people. The U’Wa’s liv...

25 Jun 202555min

DEEP DIVE: EVERYONE IS CRASHING OUT

DEEP DIVE: EVERYONE IS CRASHING OUT

Everyone seems to be crashing out this week, and we are here to cover it all for you! R Kelly’s “alleged” murder attempt in jail, Kanye showing up at Diddy’s trial, Trace Cyrus’ wilddddd accusations a...

19 Jun 202549min

Episode 356: Christy Giles Cilliers & Hilda Cabrales-Arzola

Episode 356: Christy Giles Cilliers & Hilda Cabrales-Arzola

On November 13th of 2021, two young women, aged 26 and 24, head out for a night on the town that finishes up near Beverly Hills, California. They dance the night away at a warehouse party into the wee...

18 Jun 20251h 8min

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