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Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.

Jill Ann Spaulding dreams of becoming a Playboy model. However, when she arrives at the mansion, she discovers that fantasy and reality are vastly different. Shunned by Hef, Jill writes a tell-all book. But could it lead to her untimely death? A

In 2010, after a night of hard partying, former Playboy model Paula Sladewski disappears — hours later, her body is found burned beyond recognition in a Miami dumpster. The investigation exposes a volatile relationship and a haunting lack of justice.

A beautiful 19-year-old is Playmate of the Year in Canada. Her husband sees financial opportunity. But as her star rises, she's drawn to another man. Fearing loss of income, husband shoots her and her lover in their home.

Actress Melonie Haller was poised for stardom after appearing in the television series “Welcome Back, Kotter” and a pictorial in the March 1980 edition of Playboy. Eager for her next role, she heads to a party in the Hamptons that takes a violent turn.

Laurie Bembenek, fired from police, becomes Playboy Bunny. When her new husband's ex-wife dies, Laurie is painted as a femme fatale and convicted of murder. She escapes prison and got arrested in Canada.

Famous actress and Playmate of the Year, Victoria Vetri, is haunted by the Manson murders.

Playmate's glittering life spirals into stolen jewels, secrets and murder.

A probing look into the potential future of "thought policing" through the headline-making case of the NYPD "Cannibal Cop."

Using reenactments and home videos, this dark documentary investigates the apparent possession of a young boy and the brutal murder that followed.

The bizarre, stranger-than-fiction tale behind the hit Hollywood movie "Cocaine Bear" involving international drug smuggling, murder and mayhem.

Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.

In 2021, scientists grew human stem cells in a monkey embryo, creating a human-ape hybrid. We investigate past experiments and rumors of a live birth.

American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history.

For years, Bob Kane has been credited as Batman's creator. As time passed, rumors swirled that the Caped Crusader had another father. Who was this man? Batman & Bill tells the story of the uncredited creator of Batman, and a crusade to bring him justice.

Listen as I riff a bit and recap season 1. I also give some background on the creative process of this podcast and the origins.

A Playboy model’s relationship with a much older man has deadly consequences.

When Star Stowe becomes Playmate of the Month, she takes the world by storm. But everything the magazine has to offer seduces Star into a world of abuse and addiction -- cutting short her dreams, leaving her alone, and heading down a tragic path.

When an ex-Playboy bunny’s husband dies at his home, police suspect his family may be responsible.

When a Playboy party hostess and model is found dead and dismembered in a dumpster, it ignites a tabloid media frenzy. As police investigate her romantic partners, her reality TV star husband heads for the Canadian border.

After a Playboy Cybergirl's vicious murder, police comb security video for clues.

A fan's intense obsession with a playboy playmate has deadly consequences for those she loves.

Milestone Media - co-founded in 1993 by artist Denys Cowan, writers Dwayne McDuffie and Michael T. Davis and Black Enterprise EVP/Chief Content Officer Derek T. Dingle - collaborated with DC to create the fictional city of Dakota, and some of the most unique and innovative characters in comics, such as Static, Icon, Hardware, Blood Syndicate and more. Last year Cowan, alongside Milestone Media par...

Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the series "How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)."

Tummy tuck. Nose job. Lipo. Millions of people routinely undergo these cosmetic surgeries each year, hoping the results will help them look and feel better. But when something goes wrong, the consequences can be devastating. This HBO Documentary Films presentation exposes the dark side of plastic surgery with a shocking look at three case studies of procedures that went horrifically wrong. Featuri...