Idaho couple at large, kids missing, spouses dead; Texas kidnapper caught
A convoluted case out of Idaho has authorities searching for a fugitive married couple and a pair of missing children amid questions about a series of suspicious deaths. And the case of a slain new mo...
10 Jan 202044min
'Scarelore,' urban myths and viral misinformation
We discuss “Scarelore” this week, as some urban myths and inaccuracies have been gaining traction and spreading on social media, including warnings against windowless white vans, zip-ties on windshiel...
20 Des 201922min
Alabama's 'Cupcake' McKinney case; Legal hijinks in Florida man's murder case
A Florida man accused of murdering his wife is also in trouble for legal shenanigans after allegedly hiding money and failing to hire a lawyer once his public defender was dismissed. An illegal cross-...
14 Des 201950min
Moms' boyfriends: 1 kills kids over cigarettes; 1 dismembered by girlfriend's son
A woman's live-in boyfriend shoots her kids dead after an argument about smoking in the house, the same house where their father committed suicide years earlier. A South Carolina man is sentenced to p...
6 Des 201959min
West Virginia wife recorded hiring hit on husband; Nevada love-triangle homicide
We sit down with writer-producer-director Adam Kassen and Williamstown Police Chief Shawn Graham to talk about West Virginia's Deatra "Sunny" Gun-Halley murder-for-hire case, the subject of the new Ox...
23 Nov 201944min
Discussing directions, real-world effects of online extremism with Andrew Marantz
In this week's bonus podcast, we sit down with author Andrew Marantz to talk about the current state of online discourse, real-world effects of social media manipulation, and his new book “Antisocial:...
19 Nov 201942min
Campus security: Discussing Saugus High School attack with school safety expert
After Thursday morning's attack at Saugus High School in Southern California, we discuss campus security, school safety issues, institutional response, law enforcement, and the media. Guest: Retired p...
15 Nov 201943min
Woman's OD death recorded on camera; Does Echo have murder data? Rodney Reed update
This week, a married couple is accused of tying up a woman in their Oklahoma home, shooting her up with meth, and recording her on video while she died. Search warrants for two Amazon Echo speakers ar...
8 Nov 201928min
