Episode 98: The Short Family
You drive past a lakefront mansion, see kids playing in the yard under the watchful eye of a smiling couple and you wish you could be that happy. They have it all. But what if there was something lurk...
24 Juni 20201h 8min
Episode 97: Jayme Closs
In the middle of the night, a man bangs on the door of a suburban house. A mother and daughter huddle in the bathroom. A father goes to the front door to investigate. Within minutes, both the mother a...
17 Juni 20201h 23min
Episode 96: NXIVM
The story of how Keith Raniere became an international self-help guru — and, later, a convicted sex-cult leader — is one of those cautionary tales that’s not unfamiliar. A man who is a master of manip...
10 Juni 20201h 6min
Episode 95: Listen
This week, we are handing our mic over to our Black listeners to share their experiences of living in this country as a Black American. To everyone who sent their stories in, thank you. We appreciate ...
5 Juni 20201h 18min
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Episode 94: Lorena Bobbitt
The story of Lorena Bobbitt drew media attention in 1993 for being one of the most and disturbing domestic dispute stories to ever hit the news. Lorena was not the first woman to ever fight back again...
27 Maj 20201h 14min
Episode 93: Jim & Sandy Melgar
You get a call that your father is dead. You rush home and find he has been murdered. He was tied up, stabbed 31 times and beaten over the head. What could be worse? Police believe your mother—who was...
20 Maj 20201h 29min
Episode 92: Jodi Arias Part 3
It was a trial that seduced, consumed, and horrified the nation— Jodi Arias, facing the death penalty for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. Over the course of four months, Arias was up ...
13 Maj 20201h 25min
