Ted Bundy for the Defense – Part One: Beginnings
In Ted Bundy for the Defense: Part One, we examine the earliest confirmed crimes of Ted Bundy and the investigation that led to his first conviction.This episode follows Bundy’s documented attacks beg...
20 Jan 24min
Ted Bundy for the Defense - The Myth on Trial
Ted Bundy is often remembered as charming, intelligent, and dangerously persuasive—a serial killer who outsmarted investigators and manipulated everyone around him. But how much of that story is myth?...
13 Jan 13min
Interview: Crystal Gutierrez on the Disappearance of Anthonette Cayedito
In this special bonus episode of Once Upon a Crime, Esther sits down with journalist and investigator Crystal Gutierrez to discuss the missing persons case she and her team are actively investigating....
9 Jan 30min
Bonus: John Wayne Gacy: A Case Review & Peacock’s “Devil in Disguise”
In this bonus episode of Once Upon a Crime, Esther revisits the horrific crimes of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, often referred to as “The Killer Clown,” and reviews the 2025 Peacock docu-drama Devil...
16 Dec 202519min
Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder — Bonus Episode: Series Wrap-Up + Q&A
In this special bonus episode, Esther and producer Lorena answer listener questions and share their own reflections after a six-week deep dive into the life, death, and murder of Elizabeth Short.Topic...
8 Dec 20251h 17min
Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Six: The Black Dahlia Legacy
In the sixth and final episode of our series Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we explore the enduring cultural legacy of one of America’s most haunting unsolved crimes. For nearly eight decades, Eliza...
2 Dec 202531min
Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Five: Severed
In Part Five of Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder, we examine the discovery of Elizabeth Short’s mutilated body, the forensic evidence revealed by the autopsy, and how early investigative missteps and m...
25 Nov 202542min
Bonus: The First Suspects - The Black Dahlia Files
In this bonus episode, Esther takes listeners back to the earliest days of the Black Dahlia investigation — before the world even knew the victim’s name.Detectives faced a gruesome and mystifying crim...
18 Nov 202511min
