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The Truth About True Crime with Amanda Knox

In 1986, the body of affluent, beautiful, 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found dead in Central Park. Her killer: Robert Chambers, a tall, handsome prep from the Upper East Side. He claimed she attempt... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Ministry of Evil, Part 1: The Cult of Personality

Ministry of Evil, Part 1: The Cult of Personality

In the beginning, Tony and Susan Alamo were street-corner hucksters, handing out apocalyptic leaflets to hippies in Holl... Read more

11 Feb 2019

30mins

Ranked #2

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Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 1: Making a Monster

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 1: Making a Monster

In 1978, the Jonestown Massacre left more than 900 dead in what is remembered as the largest mass suicide in American hi... Read more

25 Oct 2018

25mins

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Ranked #3

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Vigilante Justice: No One Saw a Thing

Vigilante Justice: No One Saw a Thing

In 1981, a local bully was shot dead in front of a dozen witnesses who deny having seen the killer to this very day. Wha... Read more

26 Jul 2019

42mins

Ranked #4

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Killing for Love: The Catalyst

Killing for Love: The Catalyst

In 1985, socialites Derek and Nancy Haysom were brutally murdered in their home in Lynchburg, Virginia. The suspects we... Read more

29 May 2019

30mins

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Ranked #5

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Killing for Love: Two Crimes

Killing for Love: Two Crimes

The killing of Derek and Nancy Haysom was a brutal crime that happened in a single turbulent moment on March 30th, 1985... Read more

5 Jun 2019

35mins

Ranked #6

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Killing For Love: The Confession

Killing For Love: The Confession

Fifteen months after the Haysoms’ murder, Jens Soering found himself in an interrogation room in England, confessing to ... Read more

12 Jun 2019

41mins

Ranked #7

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Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 3: California Dreaming

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 3: California Dreaming

Jim Jones used skillful performance tactics to generate fear and awe among his congregation, keeping them loyal and afra... Read more

19 Nov 2018

27mins

Ranked #8

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Killing for Love: Martin Sheen - Life Lines

Killing for Love: Martin Sheen - Life Lines

To date, Jens has exhausted all his appeals, he’s been denied parole 14 times, and now, his only hope of release rests w... Read more

5 Jun 2019

33mins

Ranked #9

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Killing for Love: Big Crime, Small Town

Killing for Love: Big Crime, Small Town

Big Crime, Small TownWhen the brutal double homicide of Derek and Nancy Haysom rocked sleepy Bedford County, authorities... Read more

19 Jun 2019

37mins

Ranked #10

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Vigilante Justice: Vendettas

Vigilante Justice: Vendettas

A modern-day citizen turned super-villain creates a machine dubbed "The Killdozer" and vows to destroy a whole town. A f... Read more

1 Aug 2019

55mins

Ranked #11

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Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 2: Rainbow Family

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 2: Rainbow Family

What were Jim Jones' motives in creating the Peoples Temple? What methods did he use to attract new members and control ... Read more

25 Oct 2018

20mins

Ranked #12

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Killing for Love: The Black Box

Killing for Love: The Black Box

Enchantress. Manipulator. Psychopath. Elizabeth Haysom has been called many things in the three decades since her parent... Read more

26 Jun 2019

42mins

Ranked #13

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Ministry of Evil, Part 2: The Criminal Empire

Ministry of Evil, Part 2: The Criminal Empire

Behind the cover of their religious status in the 1970s, Tony and Susan Alamo were running a criminal enterprise. Amanda... Read more

28 Feb 2019

30mins

Ranked #14

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Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 4: Losing Control

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, Part 4: Losing Control

Before moving the Peoples Temple to Guyana, Jim Jones was on a downward spiral fueled by an addiction to drugs and power... Read more

19 Nov 2018

24mins

Ranked #15

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Killing For Love: Grinding Gears

Killing For Love: Grinding Gears

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These inalienable rights are the bedrock of the United States of America, p... Read more

3 Jul 2019

35mins

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