Episode #108
2019-02-15 13:35:16
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When Fannie Davis and her family moved to Detroit in the mid-1950s, they hadn't prepared themselves for how hard it would be. They had trouble finding steady work. So, Fannie found a way to take care of her family. She started small, but built a robust and lucrative operation… a...
Episode #107
2019-02-01 13:48:28
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When Sarah Winchester's husband died, she inherited millions from the family business: the manufacture of the famous Winchester Rifle. A medium reportedly told Sarah that she would be haunted by the victims of that rifle unless she used her fortune to build a house, and never stop building. That's exactly...
Episode #106
2019-01-18 13:52:36
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In a suburb outside of Salt Lake City, a 69-year-old woman named Linda Gillman hired a man named Christian Olsen to do some repairs on her condo. After months of working together, Linda Gillman asked for Christian’s help with a different sort of project.
Episode #105
2018-12-21 13:45:12
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John "Sonny" Franzese was once described as "largely responsible for the glamorization of the Mafia over the past century.” He'd been active in the Colombo crime family since the 1960s. And then, when he was 93, he was given an 8-year sentence. The evidence that helped convict him came from...
Episode #104
2018-12-07 13:14:27
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We speak to a man who has given thousands of people new names, told them where they would live, and warned them they could never go back home.
Episode #Bonus
2018-11-30 14:26:27
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A story about doing things a little differently.
Episode #103
2018-11-16 13:59:13
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On a hot summer day in 1978, a group of friends started renovating an old house in Atlanta. They were steaming wallpaper off of the walls when two strangers just walked in. One of them had a gun.
Episode #102
2018-11-02 12:50:34
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We spend the day in a police car in Austin, Texas.
Episode #101
2018-10-19 12:17:32
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This episode picks up where Episode 100 left off. We suggest you listen to them in order.
When Martin McNally met another plane hijacker in prison, they started coming up with a plan to escape...using the very thing that got them there in the first place.
Episode #100
2018-10-05 12:30:41
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On the afternoon of June 23rd, 1972, Martin McNally walked into the St. Louis airport with a wig, a sawed-off rifle, and a plan.
Episode #100
2018-10-05 12:20:01
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Episode #99
2018-09-21 12:19:32
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There is nothing Richard "Racehorse" Haynes wouldn't do to win a case. He once held a cattle prod against his skin. He cross examined an empty chair on the witness stand. He considered nailing his hand to the jury box. He is widely considered to be one of the most...
Episode #98
2018-09-07 11:25:32
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Three of America's most experienced trauma surgeons speak with us about what happens when someone is shot.
Episode #97
2018-08-17 12:24:19
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When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of Nazi Germany's death squad. The entire world was watching.
Episode #96
2018-08-03 11:07:58
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When Tyler Wetherall was a kid, her mother and father packed up the family car and drove through the night. They were on the run from the FBI. And by the time she was 9, Tyler had learned how to communicate in codes, adapt to new countries, and to never...
Episode #95
2018-07-20 15:25:57
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Not long into his job as prison superintendent, Frank Thompson was asked to write the manual on lethal injection for the state of Oregon. So he asked his staff to practice by simulating every step.