Here’s Our Alibi

In this episode of Here’s Our Alibi, we discuss Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, and the documentary Mind of a Monster, which explores one of the most disturbing serial killer cases in American history. Gary Ridgway targeted young women and girls in the Seattle area, many of whom were vulnerable, missing, involved in sex work, or living on the margins of society. He was eventually co...

In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , we continue our coverage of  The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst  with Part 2, focusing on Season 2 of the HBO/Max docuseries and the long-awaited trial surrounding the murder of Susan Berman. We pick up after the infamous hot mic moment from Season 1, where Robert Durst appears to say, “killed them all,” and follow what happens next: Durst watching...

In this episode of Here’s Our Alibi, we break down Part 1 of the HBO docuseries The Jinx and the case of Robert Durst, including the disappearance of Kathleen McCormack Durst, the murder of Susan Berman, and the death of Morris Black. We follow the Season 1 timeline, examine Durst’s relationships and legal battles, and unpack the infamous cadaver letter and the chilling hot mic moment that changed...

In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , we dive into the disturbing case behind Hulu’s  The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story  — the 2006 killing of 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart in Pocatello, Idaho. The documentary follows how two teenage classmates, Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, carried out a premeditated attack and how a buried videotape became one of the most chilling pieces of evidenc...

Rex Heuermann has confessed. In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , we discuss a major update in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case following Heuermann’s April 2026 guilty plea. After years of investigation, Heuermann — the Long Island architect accused of multiple murders — pleaded guilty to seven killings and admitted to an eighth. This marks a significant turning point in the Gilgo Beach case....

In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , we discuss the devastating documentary  Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father  and the heartbreaking case of Andrew Bagby, his son Zachary, and the system failures that changed everything. We break down Andrew’s murder, Shirley Turner’s flight to Newfoundland, the shocking revelation of her pregnancy, and the legal decisions that allowed her to rem...

In this episode of Here’s Our Alibi, we dive into the disturbing case of Edmund Kemper — also known as the Co-Ed Killer. We break down Kemper’s early life, his time in a psychiatric facility, and the system failures that allowed him to re-enter society. From there, we follow the escalation of his crimes in 1970s Santa Cruz, where he targeted young college women, manipulated those around him, and u...

What if  Charles Manson  didn’t act alone? In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , we break down the Netflix documentary  Chaos: The Manson Murders , which explores a controversial theory linking Manson to CIA mind-control experiments known as  MK Ultra . Rather than retelling the infamous murders, we focus on the deeper questions the documentary raises: How did Manson gain such extreme psychologic...

In this week’s episode, we’re unpacking  Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer , Netflix’s chilling documentary that begins with a frantic 911 call from Shannon Gilbert and spirals into one of the most disturbing crime investigations in modern history. We walk you through Shannon’s final movements, the failures that stalled her search, and how a missing-person case accidentally uncovered the ...

Two deaths. A missing mother. A millionaire family dynasty. A socially isolated young man on the autism spectrum. And a documentary that answers nothing. In this episode, Stephanie and Ben break down the baffling case of Nathan Carman — the man linked to the shooting death of his grandfather and the disappearance of his mother at sea. Was he a calculating killer? A misunderstood neurodivergent man...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses  graphic violence , including the collar bomb explosion, video footage of Brian Wells’ death, and post-mortem handling of his body. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , Stephanie and Ben dive into one of the most shocking and bizarre crimes in American true-crime history: the  Pizza Bomber Heist , chronicled in Netflix’s doc...

In this episode, we crack open one of the most haunting true-crime cases of the 90s — the Fox Hollow Farm murders and the alleged serial killer Herb Baumeister. After watching The Fox Hollow Murders documentary on Hulu, we dig into the case’s darkest corners: the thousands of bone fragments found on the property, the missing men from Indianapolis’ gay community, the devastating law-enforcement fai...

Join us as we break down the new Netflix documentary  Queen of Serial Killers  and revisit the life of Aileen Wuornos through the lens of trauma, abuse, gender bias, and mental health. We discuss the sheriff’s controversial opening line, the mistrial potential in her first case, and how being a sex worker impacted how she was portrayed and treated. This episode digs into the uncomfortable truth of...

Dennis Rader — the BTK Killer — lived a double life as a husband, father, and church leader while secretly committing ten brutal murders over two decades. In this episode of  Here’s Our Alibi , Stephanie and Ben unpack the documentary  BTK: Confessions of a Serial Killer , which follows forensic psychologist Dr. Katherine Ramsland’s years-long interviews with Rader behind bars. They explore the ps...

For our first official case, we’re diving into "My Father, the BTK Killer" — the Netflix documentary that follows Kerri Rawson, daughter of Dennis Rader, one of America’s most infamous serial killers. In this episode, we talk about what it means to grow up loving someone capable of unimaginable things, how Kerri has used her story for healing and advocacy, and why true-crime storytelling...

Meet Ben and Stephanie — a husband-and-wife duo who turned their true-crime documentary nights into a podcast. In Here’s Our Alibi, they explore what these stories reveal about people, psychology, and the strange ways we process darkness. Each week, they dissect one documentary with curiosity, empathy, and a little humor — all from their very comfy couch.