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Ep 139: The Trial of Chase Merritt (Part 1)

How does a family of four just disappear, seemingly off the face of the Earth?

Ep 138: A “Real Life Horror Movie”

Prosecutors dubbed it a “real life horror movie” after a brutal home invasion attack in

Ep 137: NXIVM – In the Organization

In 2019, Keith Raniere, one of the founders of NXIVM, a self-proclaimed self-help organization, went

Ep 136: The Unanswered Pleas for Help

In October 2018, the body of 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey, a college student at the University

Ep 135: The Social Circle

In January 2005, 16-year-old Adrianne Reynolds went missing from East Moline, Illinois. Investigators quickly uncovered

Ep 134: The Purple Glove

While firefighters were putting out a fire at a Tennessee pawn shop in May 2016,

Ep 133: Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction (Lydell Grant)

In December 2010, 28-year-old Aaron Scheerhoorn was murdered in a bar parking lot in Houston,

Ep 132: The Roommates

In one of the first trials to start up again after COVID-19, 21-year-old Andrew Vrba

Ep 131: The Drive-By Shooting

In April 1993, two teenagers were shot and killed in an apparent drive-by shooting. Investigators

Ep 130: No Justice for Emmett Till

In today’s episode, we look back at the historic 1955 trial where Roy Bryant and

Ep 129: The Super Bowl Party

On Super Bowl Sunday in 2017, a quiet gathering was interrupted by gunfire. Prosecutors were

Ep 128: A Fatal Obsession: The Emma Walker Story

In November 2016, 16-year-old Emma Walker was found deceased in her bed. At trial, the