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The First Degree

Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter on a chilling ride into the dar... Read more

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Episode 66: A Bad Boy Romance

Episode 66: A Bad Boy Romance

What happens when you fall for a bad boy—a boy your parents refuse to let you to see? On episode 66, Jac, Alexis and Bil... Read more

13 Nov 2019

1hr 44mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 02: Nanette Johnston

Episode 02: Nanette Johnston

In episode two, Jac, Alexis, and Billy dive head first into Jac’s first degree story. Growing up in a cookie cutter nei... Read more

22 Aug 2018

1hr 12mins

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Episode 63: Jesse "LJ" Matthew

Episode 63: Jesse "LJ" Matthew

One student is last seen at a Metallica concert. Her remains are found three months later. Fast forward five years, anot... Read more

23 Oct 2019

1hr 39mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 73: Polly Klaas

Episode 73: Polly Klaas

On today’s very special New Years Day episode, Jac, Alexis, and Billy revisit one of the nations most infamous child abd... Read more

2 Jan 2020

1hr 3mins

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Episode 69: Rose & Daisy Edwards

Episode 69: Rose & Daisy Edwards

It was January of 2013 when friends and family lost touch with sisters Rose & Daisy Edwards. The radio silence from ... Read more

4 Dec 2019

51mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 70: A New Year’s Eve Murder

Episode 70: A New Year’s Eve Murder

New Years day, 2003. The small town of Fillmore, California. A horrific discovery is made in a drainage ditch. The commu... Read more

11 Dec 2019

54mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 74: Father Eric Freed

Episode 74: Father Eric Freed

On New Year's Day of 2014, the parishioners of St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church were waiting patiently for morning ma... Read more

8 Jan 2020

54mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 68: Curtis Gray

Episode 68: Curtis Gray

They crossed paths by an abandoned house in Dayton, Ohio. 27-year-old Curtis Gray and 51-year-old Daniel Mooty were stra... Read more

27 Nov 2019

53mins

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Episode 03: Victor Chunga

Episode 03: Victor Chunga

In episode three, Jac, Alexis, and Billy delve into a nightmarish murder that sent shock waves through the picturesque h... Read more

29 Aug 2018

52mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 18: Jim Jones Part 1

Episode 18: Jim Jones Part 1

In episode eighteen, Jac, Alexis & Billy explore what some call the one of the biggest mass murders in history. The ... Read more

12 Dec 2018

1hr 15mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 04: Jordan Mirakian

Episode 04: Jordan Mirakian

On episode four, Jac, Alexis and Billy dismantle the minds of serial sex offenders through the perspective of Detective ... Read more

5 Sep 2018

1hr

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Episode 50: Mackenzie Lueck

Episode 50: Mackenzie Lueck

At 2:00 am on June 17th, 2019, 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck got off a plane in Salt Lake City, took a Lyft to a suburban ... Read more

24 Jul 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 40: Bob Ward Part 1

Episode 40: Bob Ward Part 1

On the night of September 21st 2009, police responded to a 911 call at the Isleworth mansion of Bob and Diane Ward. Insi... Read more

15 May 2019

53mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 75: Melissa Duran

Episode 75: Melissa Duran

Aurora Duran was busy getting her children ready for school when she heard a commotion at her front door. When she went ... Read more

15 Jan 2020

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Episode 61: Serial Killer Roger Fain

Episode 61: Serial Killer Roger Fain

On the morning of June 28th, 1999, Darlene Anderson failed to show up to work. Darlene always showed up to work. After a... Read more

9 Oct 2019

1hr 28mins

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Episode 29: Sarah Johnson

Episode 29: Sarah Johnson

A married couple is found murdered in the bedroom of their home. Their teenage daughter runs out of the house screaming ... Read more

27 Feb 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 46: The Warriners

Episode 46: The Warriners

On May 5th of 2019, police were called to an apartment in the Dallas suburb of Denton. The door was ajar, and the scene ... Read more

26 Jun 2019

1hr 13mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 38: The Bishops Part 1

Episode 38: The Bishops Part 1

In March of 1976, police were drawn to a fiery stretch of North Carolina woods. At the time, first responders had no ide... Read more

1 May 2019

59mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 49: Katie Beers

Episode 49: Katie Beers

A 10-year-old girl goes missing from an indoor amusement park in Smithtown, New York. The family friend caring for her c... Read more

17 Jul 2019

1hr 16mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 31: The Smiley Face Killer Part 1

Episode 31: The Smiley Face Killer Part 1

Dozens of young men found dead in bodies of water in the northeast and Midwest. Most were last seen leaving parties or b... Read more

13 Mar 2019

54mins

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