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41. The Schemes of Anna Ayala

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 35:04


In this episode, we recount the misadventures of a Las Vegas woman who took a chance and wagged a finger at authorities.

40. The Fall of Victoria Cilliers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 56:40


In this episode, a woman takes the plunge into marriage and into the sky, both with their respective downsides.

39. The Hunger of Jared Fogle

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 34:30


In this episode, a man receives fame for trying to better his health, but his dark appetite remains out of control.

38. The Breaking of Thad Phillips

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 41:09


In this episode, a 13 year old boy awakens to meet a charismatic stranger who whisks him away to a land of friendship and masochism.

37. The OnlyFan You'll Need: Mauricio Guerrero

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 41:52


In this episode, an online relationship turns sour when a model's admirer finds a unique living situation.

36. The Bravery of Norina Bentzel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 39:21


In this episode, a principal goes head to head against a dangerous intruder at her school.

35. The Heroism of Steven Stayner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 33:15


In this episode, a lost victim seeks refuge for a young boy selected by his twisted captor.

34. The Ohio Kidnappings

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 60:20


In this episode, the lives of three women are in jeopardy when they cross paths with a dangerous and abusive man.

33. The Disappearance Twist

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 37:29


In this episode, the vanishing of a young girl in the Midwest opens the door to a nationwide manhunt.

32. The Survival of Krystal Surles

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 39:09


In this episode, a sleepover turns deadly as an unwanted visitor decides to make a housecall.

31. The Confession of Martin Tankleff

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 40:31


In this episode, a young man charged with homicide fights back against a corrupt system.

30. The Downfall of Alexander Pichushkin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 51:35


In this episode, a chess-loving lad has trouble fitting in to the Russian social game and sacrifices his pawns and queens too quickly.

29. The Greed of Samuel Israel III

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 43:57


In this episode, a hotshot trader guides his hedge fund company down the wrong path to success.

28. The Exoneration of Anthony Broadwater

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 44:37


In this episode, a woman's attacker is sent to jail, but the case receives new light due to a film adaptation.   Warning: this episode deals with descriptions of sexual violence.

27. The Ingenuity of Frank Abagnale Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 46:34


In this episode, a cunning young man perfects the art of forgery and finds himself crafting an unbelievable tale of financial gain.

26. The Boy in the Box

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 42:34


In this episode, a kidnapping victim gives his first-hand account of a hellish week he spent in the woods.  

25. The Treason of Guy Fawkes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 39:55


In this episode, an English-Spanish crusader leads a set of Catholics in a plot against the British king.

S1. The Rescue of Cleo Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 16:39


In this special episode, a girl gets rescued from the unforgiving Australian wilderness.

24. The Survival of Mary Vincent

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 36:47


In this episode, a teen girl accepts a ride to get to her grandfather's house and discovers a very bad wolf is behind the wheel.

23. The Ransom Plot of Chowchilla, CA

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 49:18


In this episode, a fiendish plan is undone by the tenacity of the captors and their keeper.

22. The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 49:24


In this episode, a girl is whisked away from home and taken into the domain of a self-proclaimed messiah and his wife.

21. The Shooting at Cleveland Elementary

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 32:22


In this episode, a high schooler has had enough of her surroundings and takes aim at the blissfully unaware.

20. The Drive of Lisa Nowak

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 65:01


In this episode, a decorated engineer takes her ambitions to the stars but gets tangled in a web of her own design.

19. Rivalry: Kerrigan vs. Harding

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 45:35


In this episode, a figure skater gets an unwanted setback while another figure skater gets a firestorm of controversy. 

18. The Flight of UA 976

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 34:47


In this episode, a businessman takes a flight overseas, unleashing a horrifying secret on the travelers aboard.

17. The Olympic Park Bomber

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 43:35


In this episode, an attack at the Olympics puts a security guard in the national spotlight and in the government's crosshairs. 

16. The Reconstruction of Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 61:29


In this episode, a Long Island housewife discovers her husband's infidelity in an encounter with his determined lover.

15. The Contract Killing of Noela Rukundo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 28:35


In this episode, a Congolese expatriate in Australia finds new life and new love only to face death and heartbreak.

14. The Implosion of Fyre Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 52:33


In this episode, a modern-day Icarus flies straight into the sun, burning all his followers with him.

13. The Deletion of Petra Pazsitka/ The Girl in the Cupboard

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 38:21


In this episode, a young computer science student and a rebellious teen make the choice to follow a winding path into oblivion.

12. The Date from Hell

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 34:32


In this episode, two young lovers out for a stroll take a detour into the grotesque.   Content warning: This episode has descriptions of violence and triggering situations.

11. The Home Invasion of Susan Kuhnhausen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 29:05


In this episode, a nurse fights the good fight at work only to come home to a new kind of challenge.

10. The Pregnancy of Teka Adams

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 42:46


In this episode, an expectant mother accompanies her new friend into a parent's worst nightmare. Content warning: includes details of violence and other triggering situations.

9. The Obsession of John Hinckley, Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 43:44


In this episode, a lost and lonely musician finds his muse and takes desperate measures to prove his worth to her.

8. The Hostage Crisis at Cokeville Elementary

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 41:00


In this episode, a husband and wife have plans for revolution, and they unleash them on the town that did them wrong.

7. The Abduction of Hannah Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 39:06


In this episode, a teen girl takes a ride with a trusted family friend, unaware of how drastically her life is about to change.

6. The Survival of Alison Botha

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 31:06


In this episode, a woman is taken to the brink of death at the hands of her attackers.   Content warning: this episode deals with graphic descriptions of violence. 

5. The Captivity of Elisabeth Fritzl

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 58:02


In this episode, a girl loses her youth and innocence in a nightmare constructed by her cruel and controlling father.   Content warning: This episode deals with issues that may be triggering for listeners.

4. The Deceptions of Victor Lustig

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 42:52


In this episode, a quick-witted con man takes his shot at France and works his way up the ladder of organized crime in the Roaring 20's.

3. The Slenderman Stabbing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 45:22


In this episode, a trio of girls enter a world where an obsession with a spooky fictional character opens the door to a true-life horror story.

2. The Kidnapping of Audrey Klewer

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 43:15


In this episode, we look at the 1966 German kidnapping of an antique dealer's granddaughter and the hunt for her kidnapper. Bonus: An 11-year-old faces off against her would-be abductor.

1. The Story of Daniel Villegas

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 35:26


In our premiere episode, we discuss the story of a boy wrongly accused of a crime and the saga of a man who held out hope for the truth to be revealed. Contains subject matter that may be upsetting to some listeners.

Teaser Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 0:31


Join Taylor and Justin Alexander as they share stories from the true crime community that don't always end with doom and gloom. 

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