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Join us, as we examine the strange case of Linda Collins-Smith.

You’ll hear how the murder of a high-profile politician sparked an online firestorm of wild conspiracy theories pointing fingers in all directions, and how investigators ultimately uncovered the shocking truth: This was no conspiracy. This was betrayal.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
20/20 Red Handed
Dateline: The Hands of a Killer
When The Killer is Literally Caught on Video
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Arkledge.state.ar.us
KAIT8
Arkansas Online
NEA Report
ABC News
ArkTimes.com

Join us, as we examine the strange case of Natalie Bollinger — a 19-year-old who disappeared from her home in Colorado. 

You’ll hear how an online mob discovered a trove of shocking circumstantial evidence that all pointed in one direction and how detectives kept their heads cool behind the scenes, waiting to discover the truth of what happened to Natalie.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Denver Post 
Shawn Schwartz Youtube Channel
Daily Mail
Heavy
Denver 7 
Shawn Schwartz Facebook
KAKE ABC  ?
Oxygen
Lauth Investigations
Natlie & Tim Beason Texts
Investigation Discovery #1
Investigation Discovery #2
Investigation Discovery #3
Investigation Discovery #4
Murder in the 21st: A Deadly Post

Imagine you’re accused of a murder you didn’t commit. What's the worst alibi you could possibly have? 

It's the one with no eyewitnesses, right? It's the one that’s impossible to prove and might even seem a bit too convenient.

Now, picture your dread as a detective leans in across the interrogation table and asks, "Where were you on the morning of “such and such a date”, between 3 and 6 in the morning?" 

Your heart sinks cause your only answer is the honest one: "I was at home, asleep all night in bed by myself."

It’s an alibi like this that can put a person in the hot seat even if they ARE telling the truth.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
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Sources:
Doug Detrie Full Interview
George Burch Full Interview
Nicole’s Mother Interview
Greg Mathu Police Interview
Burch Appeal
Prosecution Opening Statements
Defense Opening Statements 
Trial Day 1 
Trial Day 2 Part 1
Trial Day 2 Part 2
Trial Day 3 Part 1
Trial Day 3 Part 2
Trial Day 4 Part 1
Trial Day 4 Part 2
Trial Day 5 Part 1
Trial Day 5 Part 2
Trial Day 6 Part 1
Trial Day 6 Part 2
Trial Day 7 Part 1
Trial Day 8 Part 1
Trial Day 8 Part 2
Prosecution Closing Arguments
Defense Closing Arguments

Join us for the conclusion of our 2-part series on the false conviction of Russ Faria. You’ll learn how Pam Hupp’s greed eventually opened the door for the justice system to right a wrong that should’ve never happened in the first place. And Russ’s mission to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone, ever again.

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Special Thanks:
Russ Faria
Carol McAfee

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Sources:
Bone Deep, Charles Bosworth, Jr. & Joel Schwartz (2022)
Wikipedia
The Thing About Pam (NBC Podcast)
911 Call
Newsweek
Forejustice.org
FOX2

We take a look into a case with so many twists and turns, that it’s made its way into a dramatized series “The thing about Pam” starring Rene Zellweger. However, in this version of events, Pam Hupp takes a backseat as we focus on the destruction she left in her wake. Her victims, the survivors, and how Russ Faria was left picking up the pieces of his life, ignited by a single mission - to prevent his experience from ever happening to someone else.

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Special Thanks:
Russ Faria
Carol McAfee

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Sources:
Bone Deep, Charles Bosworth, Jr. & Joel Schwartz (2022)
Wikipedia
The Thing About Pam (NBC Podcast)
911 Call
Newsweek
Forejustice.org
FOX2

On August 4th, 2015 in Pensacola, Florida. Escambia County Sheriff, David Morgan delivered a disturbing press conference, giving insight into a recent triple homicide that had taken place inside a quiet suburban home.

The grizzly crime scene he described and the brutal way the victims had been murdered was disturbing, but it’s what he said next that sent chills down reporter's spines.

The murders appeared to have been ritualistic. Part of some sort of witchcraft ceremony coinciding with the recent and rare Blue Moon.

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Sources:
FL v. HARTUNG (Full Trial)
Hartung First Interview
Hartung Second Interview
Sheriff Press Conference - Witchcraft
Impact Statements at Sentencing
The Snitch System (Northwestern University)

It was undeniable, that Eudy Simelane was born to play soccer. From an early age, she gravitated to the sport and by the time she was an adult, was being recognized as one of South Africa's star players.

But while Eudy proudly represented her country with her gifted athletic abilities, she eventually decided to dedicate herself to representing a different community. A community in need of a champion, a strong voice against hate crimes in South Africa. A force that would continue, even into her heartbreaking and barbaric murder.

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Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Featured Podcast:
True Crime South Africa - https://truecrimesouthafrica.com 

Sources:
History Workshop
SAHO
All Gay Long
Borgen Magazine
The New Humanitarian
Leiden Law Blog
The Science of Hate, Matthew Williams (2021)
New York Times
New York Times #2
Remembering Eudy Simelane
Cause of Death: Woman
Taboo Media
Action Aid
The Guardian
Blacklooks.org
BBC
Eudy Simelane Lecture
Gabrielle Goliath
Human Rights Watch
Triangle.org.za
Mamba Online
International Journal for Equity in Health
Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa’s Past, Lauren Beaukes, Nechama Brodie (2015)
Financial Times
Africa Human Rights Law Journal
The Female Fear Factory
Hate Crime Statistics
More than a name
Weforum.org
Cambridge.org
uchastings.edu

“Who are you and what have you done with my wife?” It's the kind of rhetorical question asked in jest, expressing pleasant surprise when someone has a change in behavior or attitude.

But what if this wasn’t a rhetorical question? What if someone believed their spouse had actually been replaced by someone else? An imposter. A lookalike. Suddenly “Who are you and what have you done with my wife” takes on a much darker, and more sinister tone.

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Sources:
Habeas Corpus Appeal
Student Guilty of Wife’s Murder SMH.com
In Fear of the Most Loved Ones
Independent.ie
Uk Telegraph
Otago Daily Times
Ithaca.com 
Caroline’s Personal Bio
No Self Without Self-Delusion
Star Gazette
Star Gazette #2
Barbara Kot Obituary
GQ-induced Psychosis case in France
Capgras Syndrome in Chloroquine Induced Psychosis
Capgras Attempted Murder (cannabis)
Cornell Sun
Cornell Sun #2
Ithaca Journal 
Ithaca Journal #2
Ithaca Journal #3
NZ Herald #1
NZ Herald #2
NZ Herald #3
NZ Herald #4
NZ Herald #5
NZ Herald #6
NZ Herald #7
NZ Herald #8
NZ Herald #9
NZ Herald #10
NZ Herald #11
NZ Herald #12
NZ Herald #13
NZ Herald #14
NZ Herald #15

Watch enough crime shows and it doesn’t take long to figure out the steps a killer will take to get away with murder.

They stage the crime scene, they ditch the murder weapon, they fabricate an alibi, and at all costs, make sure to keep their mouths shut until the day they die.

But in the case you’re about to hear the killer takes things a step further by actually manipulating information in the case file. Even making evidence disappear. All while hiding in plain sight for more than two decades.

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Research & Writing:
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Sources:
Crime Library
Complaint against LAPD
Stephanie Lazarus Appeal
The Atlantic
LA WEEKLY: ART COP CONFIDENTIAL
LA MAG: IN PLAIN SIGHT
Hot Art, Joshua Knelman (2012)
LAPD ONLINE: Art Theft Detail
Sprocket-Trials.Blogspot
Stephanie Lazarus Police Interview 
Prosecution Statement of Views 
The Lazarus Files, Matthew McGough (2019)

In the mid-1980s, numerous bodies were discovered along the highways of the American South over the course of several years. They were all women. They all had red hair. And all of them had been murdered.

This is a unique case unlike any other we’ve ever told. Because it involves a podcast host who went beyond what you’d normally expect of a podcaster.

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https://www.itsfoulplay.com

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Sources:
Redhead Murders Wikipedia
Fox 17 Nashville 
NBC News Kentucky
Findagrave.com
Appalachain Unsolved
Johnson City Press
The Evening Times