In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target.
The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.Â
The serial killer faces trial and the wrath of his victimsâ families. But no one knows: he still hasnât answered for maybe his most heinous crime of all.
Make sure you catch the final episode, which will drop Tuesday, March 10.
Content warning: Someoneâs Hunting Us deals with violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target. The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.
Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaverâs full interrogation video:Â â â â https://someoneshuntingus.comâ â â
Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com.
Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.
The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. JamesâŹâ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.⏠Blake Maples composed the music.
Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded.
It took us more than a year to make this podcast â investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:
Apple Podcasts:Â â â â https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751â â â Â
Spotify:Â â â â https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=281fca573f674029â â â
You can also check out our other award-winning true crime podcast series: Father Wants Us Dead, about family murderer John List, won two Webby awards and was one of Apple Podcastâs top 20 new shows in 2022. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the best true crime podcasts of all time:Â â â â https://fatherwantsusdead.comâ â â Â
In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of Cissy Stuart, took home a Shorty audience award and second place at the National Headliner Awards:Â â â â https://theprincetonmurder.comâ â â
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Khalil Wheeler-Weaver slipped through policeâs fingers again and again. But his greatest challenge is the hours he spends in the interrogation room with two detectives.Â
New episodes drop every Tuesday through March 10, 2026.
Content warning: Someoneâs Hunting Us deals with violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target. The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.
Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaverâs full interrogation video:Â â â â https://someoneshuntingus.comâ â â
Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com.
Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.
The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. JamesâŹâ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.⏠Blake Maples composed the music.
Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded.
It took us more than a year to make this podcast â investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:
Apple Podcasts:Â â â â https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751â â â Â
Spotify:Â â â â https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=281fca573f674029â â â
You can also check out our other award-winning true crime podcast series: Father Wants Us Dead, about family murderer John List, won two Webby awards and was one of Apple Podcastâs top 20 new shows in 2022. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the best true crime podcasts of all time:Â â â â https://fatherwantsusdead.comâ â â Â
In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of Cissy Stuart, took home a Shorty audience award and second place at the National Headliner Awards:Â â â â https://theprincetonmurder.comâ â â
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Khalil Wheeler-Weaver finds his next victim on social media, she asks, âyouâre not a serial killer, right?â
New episodes drop every Tuesday through March 10, 2026.
Content warning: Someoneâs Hunting Us deals with violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target.
The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.
Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaverâs full interrogation video: â â â https://someoneshuntingus.comâ â â
Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com.
Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.
The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. JamesâŹâ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.⏠Blake Maples composed the music. Our voice actors for this episode are Melissa Hanson, Brent Johnson, Jerome Williams and Devin Nikki Thomas.
Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded.
It took us more than a year to make this podcast â investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:
Apple Podcasts: â â â https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751â â â
Spotify: â â â https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=281fca573f674029â â â
You can also check out our other award-winning true crime podcast series:
Father Wants Us Dead, about family murderer John List, won two Webby awards and was one of Apple Podcastâs top 20 new shows in 2022. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the best true crime podcasts of all time: â â â https://fatherwantsusdead.comâ â â
In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of Cissy Stuart, took home a Shorty audience award and second place at the National Headliner Awards: â â â https://theprincetonmurder.comâ â â
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Itâs personal, when Khalil Wheeler-Weaver selects his next victim. But he had no idea who he was up against.
Episodes drop every Tuesday through March 10, 2026.
Content warning: Someoneâs Hunting Us deals with violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target.
The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.
Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaverâs full interrogation video: â â https://someoneshuntingus.comâ â
Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com.
Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.
The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. JamesâŹâ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.⏠Blake Maples composed the music. Our voice actor for this episode is Melissa Hanson.
Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded.
It took us more than a year to make this podcast â investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:
Apple Podcasts: â â https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751â â
Spotify: â â https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=281fca573f674029â â
You can also check out our other award-winning true crime podcast series:
Father Wants Us Dead, about family murderer John List, won two Webby awards and was one of Apple Podcastâs top 20 new shows in 2022. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the best true crime podcasts of all time: â â https://fatherwantsusdead.comâ â
In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of Cissy Stuart, took home a Shorty audience award and second place at the National Headliner Awards: â â https://theprincetonmurder.comâ â
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sex workers knew something bad was going on in Newark. But serial killers now find their victims online too. Mawaâs friends investigate a creepy guy she met on an app before she disappeared.
Content warning: Someoneâs Hunting Us deals with violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target.
The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.
Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaverâs full interrogation video: â â https://someoneshuntingus.comâ â
Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com.
Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.
The podcast is recorded by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. The episode was mixed by Adam Staniszewski. JamesâŹâ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.⏠Blake Maples composed the music.
Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded.
It took us more than a year to make this podcast â investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:
Apple Podcasts: â â https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751â â
Spotify: â â https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=281fca573f674029â â
You can also check out our other award-winning true crime podcast series:
Father Wants Us Dead, about family murderer John List, won two Webby awards and was one of Apple Podcastâs top 20 new shows in 2022. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the best true crime podcasts of all time: â â https://fatherwantsusdead.comâ â
In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of Cissy Stuart, took home a Shorty audience award and second place at the National Headliner Awards: â â https://theprincetonmurder.comâ â
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How do you make a serial killer? Let him go without checking his story. Khalil Wheeler-Weaver is free to hunt down another victim â and then terrorize her friend.
Content warning: Someoneâs Hunting Us deals with violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target.
The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.
Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaverâs full interrogation video: â https://someoneshuntingus.comâ
Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com.
Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.
The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.
The podcast is recorded by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. The episode was mixed by Adam Staniszewski. JamesâŹâ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.⏠Blake Maples composed the music. Our voice actor for this episode is Jerome Williams.
Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded.
It took us more than a year to make this podcast â investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:
Apple Podcasts: â https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751â
Spotify: â https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=281fca573f674029â
You can also check out our other award-winning true crime podcast series:
Father Wants Us Dead, about family murderer John List, won two Webby awards and was one of Apple Podcastâs top 20 new shows in 2022. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the best true crime podcasts of all time: â https://fatherwantsusdead.comâ
In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of Cissy Stuart, took home a Shorty audience award and second place at the National Headliner Awards: â https://theprincetonmurder.comâ
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss â and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target.The journalists behind âFather Wants Us Deadâ â called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly â bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.Â
Listen to "Someone's Hunting Us" Feb. 10, 2026.
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