Vanishing Act (from "FEDS")

Fam, we're coming at you with a crazy story today - a kidnapping that rocks the town of Ponte Vedra, Florida, where crime is "extremely rare." So rare, in fact, that.. is this kidnapping even real? Or is the whole thing one elaborate hoax? BUCKLE UP AND PULL OVER!!!

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The Missing Millionairess

Imagine Melissa Caddick was your friend and financial adviser, unfortunately not providing you with large returns on your investments, but somehow appearing at friendly gatherings in new necklaces and expensive clothes. It's a fishy business, and as soon as investigations start into her business practices, Melissa disappears. And only a piece of her is ever found. Find and watch "The Missing Millionairess" on Hulu WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just li

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The Dali Heist (from "True Crime Story: Smugshot")

WAIT, THERE'S AN ORIGINAL DALI PAINTING HANGING IN RIKERS ISLAND?!?! Well... there was, anyway. Dali was supposed to pay a visit to the prison in 1965, but instead of showing up, gave them the hastily made painting that he called "Christ on the cross" (a good swear, as anyone familiar with Long Island mothers of a certain stripe will tell you!). It hung in various places throughout the facility for forty years until someone on the inside was brazen enough to steal it in 20

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Mar 24

Andrea Yates: The Cult Behind the Killer Part 2

In part 2, we start to understand the severity of Andrea's postpartum depression - an illness that went untreated so long that it developed into a psychosis. And even after she recovered from it the first time and she and her husband Rusty were warned that it would be worse if they had any more kids, they went ahead and had their fifth. Many questions swirl around Rusty and his insistence that they continue to reproduce. And only when Andrea's attorney is finally able to make

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Mar 17

Andrea Yates: The Cult Behind the Killer Part 1

On June 20, 2001, 36-year-old Andrea Yates did the unthinkable when she drowned her five children in the bathtub of her family home. For decades, that was all anyone knew. We called her crazy, evil, unforgivable. We couldn't imagine how it could have happened. But the backstory is horrifying and centers around the "teachings" of a radical street preacher, who psychologically tortured and tormented his followers into believing they and their children were unsavable and doomed

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Mar 10

Manhunt: Joanne Dennehy

In March 2013, thirty-year-old Joanne Dennehy went on a violent ten-day rampage in the UK - murdering three men and severely wounding two others in vicious and random attacks. She had a driver and a hostage - YES, A HOSTAGE - as witnesses. She received a "whole life sentence" for her crimes, being only the fifth woman in the history of the country to receive such a punishment. So WHAT ON EARTH drove her to commit these crimes? And what explains her extremely bizarre behavior

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Mar 3

Hunting Phil Spector (from "Homicide: Los Angeles")

On February 3, 2003, cops were called to the home - OH EXCUSE ME, I MEANT TO SAY SUUUUUUPER TACKY CASTLE. YES CASTLE - of music producer and "legend" Phil Spector. Spector claimed that a woman had come into his home and then killed herself in his foyer. If that sounds insane, it's because it is and it is DEFINITELY not what happened. The woman's name was Lana Clarkson AND SHE WAS FREAKING AWESOME. Of course the trial was a circus. SPECTOR WORE WIGS FOR DAYS. Oh and Alan Jacks

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Feb 24

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

In the early morning hours of June 5, 2002, a man appeared in 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart's bedroom at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He put a knife to her neck, told her if she screamed he would kill her, and marched her out of the house and into the woods. The only witness was Elizabeth's 9 year old sister Mary Katherine. For the first time, both of them are telling their complete stories. From Elizabeth's harrowing nine months with her captors to Mary Katherine's trauma

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Feb 17

Satan Wants You

As we always used to say IT'S NEVER THE SATANIC CULT IN THE WOODS--THEY DON'T EXIST! But try telling to Michelle Smith and Dr. Lawrence Pizder, whose book Michelle Remembers was published in 1980 and IS STILL RUINING LIVES TO THIS DAY! The book was based on years of "therapy sessions" in which Michelle was regressed to her childhood and allegedly uncovered memories of horrendous abuse and torture at the hands of a Satanic Cult. Evidence in the documentary suggests that this

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Feb 10

Murder in Monaco

On December 3, 1999, billionaire Edmond Safra and his nurse Vivian Torrente died in a house fire in his 10,000-square-foot Monaco loft. The circumstances are... insane. Like, in the most secure country in the world, surrounded at all times by a team of private bodyguards, how could this have happened? Welp, turns out, there's lots of ways. Was it the Russian mafia who was, like, mad, because, like mafia? Was it his private American nurse who'd been looking for a payout? Was i

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Feb 3

The Secrets We Bury

FAM...I KNOW WE SAY THIS A LOT, BUT THIS ONE IS WILLLLLLLD. In the early 1960, we don't know exactly when, George Carol went out for a pack of cigarettes and never came home. His four kids spent decades wondering what happened to him. Their mother, Dorothy, didn't like to talk about George and she didn't want to answer any of her children's questions about him. As adults, the kids decided to search. They were given a clue from an unlikely source. And so they started to dig--f

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The Trouble in Bardstown

For 35-year-old Crystal Rogers, nothing was more important than her family - her parents, her four kids, and her long-term boyfriend, Brooks. So on July 4th weekend, 2015, when all of these people realized that none of them had heard from her in days, panic ensued. Her car was soon found abandoned on the side of the highway. It had a flat tire and her purse, cell phone, and wallet were all left inside the vehicle. So what happened? Was she abducted? Did she take off? As the p

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Jan 20

Homicide Hunter: The Man with No Face

All right Fam, get ready for our first-ever episode covering the icon himself: Joe Kenda. We're in Colorado Springs, on June 5, 1988. The brutalized body of 24-year-old Mary Lynn Vialpando has been discovered in a back alley. There are almost no clues to who killed her. But Joe Kenda is on the case. When Mary Lynn's husband frantically appears at the crime scene, he becomes suspect number one. But in the first case in Colorado's history to use DNA technology to solve this cri

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Jan 13

The Carman Family Deaths

In 2016 Nathan Carman was rescued from a fishing trip gone wrong in which his mother vanished at sea. But would it turn out that he planned not only her disappearance, but possibly also the death of his millionaire grandfather? Find and watch "The Carman Family Deaths" on Netflix WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just listen? Check our new video feed to see full video episodes starting today. CLICK HERE TO WATCH AND SUBSCRIBE! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our

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Jan 6

Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper

In 2002, John Muhammad and Lee Malvo killed ten people in the DC area in a series of terrifying sniper attacks that shook the entire nation. In this brand new documentary, Muhammad's ex-wife - WHO WE ARE COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH - details for the first time the true reason behind the sniper attacks and why we need to believe, listen to, and help at all costs those suffering from domestic violence. Fam, this is the untold story of the DC sniper attacks that finally gives the f

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Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

BE STILL OUR LESBIAN HEARTS, FAM!! For our final bonus episode of the year, we're breaking out our Birkenstocks, pausing the canning of vegetables, getting off our Harley Davidsons, and HOLDING PATRICK VERY TIGHTLY WHILE WE SCREAM FOR THE NEXT HOUR ABOUT THE AMAZING DOCUMENTARY "Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery, The Untold Story." The real true crime here is that it took 25 years for this doc to happen BUT IT WAS SO WORTH THE WAIT! THE PAULACOLESARAHACLAGHLANTRACYCHAPMANBONNI

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Dec 18, 2025

Love Con Revenge: Selfie Scammer

FAM - one of our favorites returns! Cecilie from "Tinder Swindler" is back (surely fresh from Pernilla's yacht), and now she's on a mission to help other women who have fallen prey to dirtbags scamming them with fake romance. She teams up with private investigator Brianne to help Jill take down the jerk who took her for thousands and thousands of dollars. Find and watch "Love Con Revenge" on Netflix WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just listen? Check our

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Dec 16, 2025

In Ice Cold Blood: Miss Fortune

In April 2005, Ha Smith, a prominent Vietnamese-American fortune teller, and her adult daughter, Anita Vo, were found brutally murdered in Smith's home. They had been beaten and stabbed. The killer had stolen cash, jewelry, and credit cards, and poured white paint over the victims' heads and hands, a detail that initially led police to consider that it had been a ritualistic killing. It would take weeks and a cross country manhunt to uncover the truth. Fam, THIS. ONE. IS. WIL

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Vanished in Paradise: The Untold Story

In the chaos surrounding the back-to-back hurricanes Irma and Maria that hit the Caribbean in 2017, schoolteacher Hannah Upp disappears from the US Virgin Islands. Even more mysteriously, this is the third time she has disappeared. Is it possible that she is in fugue state, and doesn't even know who she is? Find and watch "Vanished in Paradise: The Untold Story" on Hulu WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just listen? Check our new video feed to see full vi

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Dec 9, 2025

The Untraceable Scent: New York Homicide (S1E11)

Daycare owner Anndrea Caruth was a pillar of her community in the Bronx, dedicated to improving the lives of the children in her community. When she disappears without a trace - leaving behind her keys, wallet, and phone like she would return any second - her friends jump into action to call in the investigators. Eventually the solution to her disappearance would be uncovered closer to home than anyone thought. WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just liste

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Trainwreck: PI Moms

IT WAS GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD REALITY SHOW, FAM, WE SWEAR TO GODDESS! Ugh, in 2010, Lifetime TV ordered 8 episodes of a show called PI Moms . And it was supposed to be just as badass as it sounds: A group of women kicking ass, taking names, and solving crimes. The only problem is that WE CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING GOOD, and so it turns out, the whole enterprise was being run by a guy who not only didn't actually care about the show, but was also BUYING AND THEN SELLING DRUGS FROM A

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