Legally Brunette

He may seem sweet, attentive and genuinely interested in your daughter. But what if the romance is actually a trap? In  Stolen From the Suburbs , starring Sydney Sweeney, teenage girls are manipulated by young men they think they can trust before being abducted into a sex trafficking ring. Actress Brooke Nevin explains the real grooming tactic known as the “Romeo trap,” how traffi...

With Gypsy Rose back in headlines after her ex-fiancés tragic passing, Emily and Shane are diving into the crime that initially put her behind bars.   What did Münchausen syndrome by proxy look like for Gypsy growing up? How far did her mother’s abuse extend? Did Dee Dee have everyone, including Gypsy, fooled?   There is no justification for murder; was it Gypsy’s...

Ted Kaczynski has been remembered as a brilliant, isolated killer, but people who actually knew him described another side. A local librarian who befriended him said he tutored her child and could make her laugh for hours. Sharlto Copley, who plays him in Ted K , reveals the startling details he uncovered while researching Kaczynski and the side of the notorious killer most people have never heard...

Thomas Randolph was married six times, yet four of his wives had died… What happened to these women? How did he get away with these crimes for so long?  Plus, there’s a Rod Stewart song about killing your wife and it’s a detail that Shane can’t quite get over. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A woman is murdered, her body dumped in the Mississippi River, and nearly 30 years later, her ghost may help lead investigators back to her killer. Jennifer Fessler sits down with writer and director Philip Cairney to unpack HBO’s  The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story , a chilling true-crime investigation filled with mob ties, buried secrets, shocking twists, and eerie encounters tha...

The first woman to be executed in Tennessee in over 200 years actually…survived.  Christa Pike was given two lethal injections and has since recovered. According to her attorneys, she is now speaking and walking.  This is not the first botched lethal injection in Tennessee this year. So, what happens next?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise Brown recounts the terrifying night she says she watched O.J. Simpson grab Nicole by the throat and lift her off the ground as Denise desperately tried to pull him away. Nicole left with her that night but returned the next day. Denise explains why she once blamed herself and what she now understands about why victims go back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may remember Jenny Lupton, the Southwest Flight Attendant who allegedly jumped off of a 24th floor hotel room in Honolulu, HI. Emily and Shane are sitting down with two of Jenny’s best friends to discuss this mysterious case and WHY the alleged suicide attempt doesn’t make sense… How was her body conveniently found in a dumpster? Why is her family not getting any answers? Wo...

Emily and Shane are joined by psychologist Dr. Hillary Goldsher to discuss the case between Jane Doe and “The Cornell 7”.  This episode will discuss alleged sexual assault, drug, and alcohol use which may be triggering to some listeners.  If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, support is available 24/7 through the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotlin...

Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister Denise reveals the warning signs of abuse her family missed, including a shocking photo of Nicole’s battered face that she explained away as 'movie makeup.' More than 30 years later, Denise opens up about what Nicole was hiding from the people closest to her, and what she wishes she had understood before it was too late. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Drew Peterson collected wives, then collected murders… As a decorated police officer, Peterson flew under the radar when things started to look suspicious. What finally implicated him?   Did Peterson allegedly kill TWO of his wives? Did his children testify against him? Is he still in prison to this day? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian and actor Dane Cook joins Jen Fessler and Elisa Donovan to open up about the shocking betrayal at the center of his new documentary, Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story . After discovering his half-brother had stolen millions from him, Dane’s life, career and relationship with his family unraveled in ways he never saw coming. He reveals what the betrayal did to him personally, how he r...

Michelle Carter told her suicidal boyfriend Conrad Roy to go through with it and when he tried to back out, prosecutors said she told him to get back in the truck. The Girl From Plainville creator Patrick Macmanus takes Killer Thriller inside the explosive “texting suicide” case and reveals what he discovered in thousands of private messages about their complicated relationship. See om...

Elisa Donovan and Jenn Fessler react to the guilty verdict in the American Idol murder case and the stunning evidence that convinced a jury despite no recovered murder weapon, no gunshot-residue test and no blood on Caleb. Jenn says the more than 100,000 messages between Caleb and his mistress may have essentially become the prosecution’s “murder weapon.” See omnystudio.com/liste...

Lindsay Clancy had her first hearing since the mistrial, and Kevin Reddington made a shocking move… What’s next? Plus, Caleb Flynn’s fate is now in the hands of the jury. What do Emily and Shane think about the AI songs and 100,000+ text messages between him and his mistress?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month, Tomasz Kosowski represented himself at trial after being charged with first-degree murder… Unsurprisingly, the judge found him guilty in approximately 15 minutes.   Why did Kosowski commit such a gruesome crime against Steven Cozzi? What evidence did the prosecution present? Will Kosowski receive the death penalty for this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

John Wayne Gacy buried victim after victim beneath his home until he ran out of room.  'Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy' showrunner Patrick Macmanus takes us inside Gacy's house into the crawl space where victims were buried and exposes the shocking failures that allowed the murders to continue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former American Idol contestant, Caleb Flynn, is currently on trial for the murder of his wife, Ashley. Though Caleb pleads “not guilty”, the prosecution has hard evidence against him, including over 100,000 text messages with his mistress… **Disclaimer: this trial is ongoing. We will provide updates as it progresses.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What started as a high school sociology project became a real cold-case investigation. Jennifer Fessler sits down with teacher Alex Campbell, whose students spent hundreds of hours digging through evidence, building timelines, challenging theories and chasing answers in the infamous Redhead Murders. Campbell shares what they uncovered, why he believes teenagers are an untapped resource for cold-ca...

Ted Kaczynski terrorized America for 17 years while eluding the FBI. But before he was the Unabomber, he was a 16-year-old Harvard prodigy subjected to controversial psychological experiments. Director Janus Metz joins Killer Thriller to reveal the disturbing story behind the new Netflix film and why Kaczynski’s warnings about technology feel eerily relevant in the age of AI. See omnystudio....

The gruesome double homicide that Lizzie Borden was accused of back in 1892 is being brought to light in Netflix's latest “Monsters” anthology…   What did the docuseries get right & what was completely fabricated?   Do we believe that Lizzie Borden actually killed her father and stepmother? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why was Patrick Clancy’s “60 Minutes” interview just 14 minutes long?! Do we think lawyers got involved? Rachel Danis has officially confirmed her pregnancy. Did this announcement come across as…inappropriate? Plus, what’s our final takeaway after seeing Patrick in this new light? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lindsay Clancy case is far from over. Jenn Fessler and Elisa Donovan react to Patrick Clancy’s emotional 60 Minutes interview and the intense scrutiny he continues to face, including the question of why he felt he had to defend himself publicly. They then break down the shocking 11-1 jury split that ended in a mistrial, the lone holdout who refused to budge, and the big question now: wil...

The murder of Dan Markel is as complex as it gets… When overprotective family members involve themselves in a bitter divorce, how do things end in murder?   Why were five people charged with Dan Markel’s death? What role did each of the guilty parties play? How was his ex-wife never implicated?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenn Fessler is joined by A Killer Story director Matthew Galkin and executive producer Josh Levine   to unpack the murder case with no clear answer. They reveal the twists that changed their view of the case, the amateur sleuths who gave up everything to prove Dana Chandler’s innocence, the alternative suspect, and the shocking decision that changed the th...