Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps

Phelps looks at a case that stands out in the annals of high-profile true-crime. But what is the actual story behind the trail of dead bodies Doomsday cult mom Lori Vallow has left in her wake? Phelps digs into the media frenzy to reveal the truth - and why the body count keeps growing, even after Vallow landed in jail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

He was 27, a US citizen studying for his PhD in Australia, living with his partner. His body was found at the foot of cliffs at Manly's North Head Beach, outside Sydney. Police were quick to dismiss his death as a suicide. However, Scott's friends and family never believed it. Now, 34 years later, in May 2022, an arrest is made and his family begins to understand what happened. Yet, questions rema...

Three young women go missing. Similarities between them point to a serial offender. Phelps reveals his exclusive "lost" interview tapes with serial murderer Larry Hall, the man depicted in the new Apple TV+ series 'Black Bird,' who could be responsible for dozens of young girl murders throughout the midwest and Deep South. Buckle up for the finale of this special two-part episode. See omnystudio.c...

Have you seen the Apple TV series 'Black Bird'? If so, you've not heard the killer in that series like you will in this special two-part episode. Here, three young women go missing. Similarities between them point to a serial offender. Phelps reveals his exclusive "lost" interview tapes with killer Larry Hall, depicted in the new Apple TV+ series 'Black Bird,' who could be responsible for dozens o...

In 1980, a Frances Carriere is found stabbed to death in her bathroom. The crime horrifies the small Massachusetts community where she was beloved. What seemed like an open-and-shut case instead goes cold, and 32 years pass before this incredible murder mystery is unraveled - and four people go down for the homicide.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

A college student goes missing. CCTV captures a specific, rare car pulling up to her. Investigators get the suspect in for an interview. Phelps analyzes the interview, in which the suspect holds his own. But then there's a huge twist. The psychopath just cannot help himself and reveals the horrifying details behind the young woman's disappearance.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

A young girl makes her way to school in a small Pennsylvania coal town. She never makes it. Fifty-eight years after she goes missing, an 18-year-old born 40 years after the crime solves one of the oldest, coldest cases in American history.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a woman's body is found burned in her bed, police investigate. The search for her killer heats up after it's discovered that she has been brutally raped and bludgeoned with a hammer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Massachusetts military officer has a big secret. A woman is found strangled in her bathtub. Two children are missing. As the search begins, a colleague contacts Phelps to describe the horrifying series of events that lead them to a shocking discovery. His story is both courageous and harrowing. You won't hear this case told like this anywhere else.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Many have heard of the Slender Man case. Two 12-year-old girls decide to kill their friend, all in the name of a fictional character from the internet, called Slender Man. He's a tall, creepy-looking figure with long arms and legs - no face. But what really happened in the woods that day, when a young girl was stabbed 19 times? After new developments, Phelps digs into the interrogation tapes and s...

A dismembered torso, washed postmortem, is discovered near a gas station in 1994. A family searches for their brother for 20 years, never giving up hope. Are the two cases connected? Detectives use one of the oldest tools in their investigative arsenal to catch the killer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A mother loses custody of her kids to her violent and abusive ex. Did the government go one step further and effectively sanction her murder? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serial killer Vincent Groves claims to have killed dozens of people. But how high was his actual body count? Phelps is joined by Detective Steve Connor to reveal the answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Portland, Oregon, a beloved culinary teacher is found murdered inside his school's kitchen. Could his wife, a budding romance novelist, be guilty of his murder?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rape and murder of a 12-year-old Tacoma girl weighs heavily on the hearts and minds of detectives for over three decades... until a casual lunch in a diner changes everything. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 23-year-old Army sergeant on leave, hundreds of miles from his home, walks out of his father's house on New Year's Eve - only to be shot dead while getting into his truck. But is it a case of mistaken identity? Or something more sinister? Questions are answered in this episode, as the killer chillingly describes the murder... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast....

Caledonia Jane Doe was a teenage girl murdered on November 9, 1979. Her case has become one of the most popular cases of unidentified homicide victims in the world. In this episode, strange clues like tan lines in a cold climate reveal how her identity was discovered after being forgotten for decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Mark Sievers is on vacation with his kids when he discovers his wife has been brutally murdered in their Florida home, thousands of miles away. What are the chances that her killer looks almost identical to her husband? This week Phelps breaks down the case and is joined later in the episode by "Law & Crime" network regular Dina Sayegh Doll, a crime analyst who reported on the case in real time. S...

A renowned journalist is last seen boarding a homemade submarine with an eccentric inventor ... but only one of them returns home alive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brent Poole was a devoted father and husband who had reestablished his faith and worked hard to support his family. Then, on a weekend away, his wife Kimberly was "horrified" to watch Brent gunned down one night as they walked along the beach. But could casual pillow talk with a secret lover have caused a violent murder and a lifetime in prison? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Crossing the Line tackles a case that has seemingly been covered by the media--but there's more to the story. Having been on the ground reporting about Keyes as the story broke in 2012, Phelps reveals exclusive insight into one of the most enigmatic serial killers on record. Who was Israel Keyes, truly? And are there additional victims still to be found? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

In the conclusion of this special two-part episode, Phelps uncovers the circumstances surrounding the murder of Patty Luce and dives deep into her killer's past, revealing the identity of Patty's killer to her family after four decades without answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An 18-year-old Vernon, CT girl is dropped off at a 7-Eleven convenience store near her home, never to be seen alive again. Could her case be related to the missing girls of Paper Ghosts? In this special two-part Crossing the Line episode, Phelps brings Patty Luce's family members the answers they've been waiting 44 years for--including the name of her killer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

In the final episode, President Clinton's decision to grant clemency to members of the Macheteros and the FALN ignites a firestorm on Capitol Hill and spells trouble for the First Lady's Senate bid. A top Macheteros leader meets a violent end, Puerto Rico struggles under U.S. leadership, and Phelps completes his search for Victor Gerena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted...

Crossing the Line is a true crime podcast revealing cases of the missing and murdered, told start-to-finish each week. Using the campfire storytelling style that made Paper Ghosts a #1 hit on the charts, host M. William Phelps connects deeply with families touched by violent crime - he understands them, because he is one of them. Having gone through the murder of his own pregnant sister-in-law, Ph...