The Binge Crimes: The Poet

In a last-ditch gamble, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents conceive an elaborate ruse to try to get Margo’s relatives to turn on her. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon...

On the run with nothing but adrenaline and borrowed luck, Margo Freshwater vanishes into Baltimore while detectives waste precious time chasing the wrong trail. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free news...

Margo Freshwater is just 18 when she tries to bail out a friend charged with armed robbery. She ends up in big trouble of her own, when she and a much older man tear across the South like Bonnie and Clyde, shooting first and asking questions later. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subsc...

Coming soon to The Binge, it's The Crimes of Margo Freshwater. When she was 18, Margo Freshwater fell in with a much older man, and together they blazed through a three-week long crime spree that ended with her sentenced to 99 years for murder. But then she escaped from prison...and vanished for the next three decades. As Margo built a life under a new name; investigators chased her ghost...  When...

Nicole wrestles with whether she should try and meet the rapist face to face. Then she finds some measure of peace in an unexpected way. Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for t...

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When the NorCal Rapist goes to trial, evidence from his storage unit paints a terrifying picture of him as a catfisher and lifelong predator. But Nicole still has questions. Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses to psychic sc...

After a breakthrough idea for solving cases cracks the mystery of the Golden State Killer, the NorCal Rapist’s identity is finally revealed. A stakeout ensues, and the hunt for his DNA. Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses t...

When the Bogeyman attacks again, police launch an unprecedented operation to hunt him down. And finally Nicole finds out how her case was linked to the others in the series. Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses to psychic sc...

When Nicole hears about another attack eerily like hers, she sounds the alarm. Fifty miles away, celebrated cold case detective Paul Holes discovers two more cases no one knew were connected. Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nu...

Nicole is home alone when a masked man breaks in and sexually assaults her. She’s confident she can help police catch him. But things don’t go to plan. Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is...

When she’s 21, Nicole Earnest-Payte is attacked in her own home. She comes to believe a serial predator has started terrorizing women in Northern California. Officials are skeptical until acclaimed detective Paul Holes finds a clue, kickstarting an extraordinary hunt for a real-life bogeyman, and for Nicole, hope for an end to a long nightmare.  Binge all episodes of Hunting the Bogeyman ad-free N...

There’s only one person left who holds the truth, Janis herself. David and host Larrison show up to answer the remaining mystery: Why did she keep up decades of lies? Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. From serial killer nurses to psychic sc...

Ogden passes off the baton to a new investigator, David, because for him, it’s personal. After a major break in the case, host Larrison Campbell and David set out to answer the question of how Janis pulled off decades of lies and deceit. Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit...

During the lunch rush in a Texas Dairy Queen, Janis’s five decades of lies finally begin to crumble. But Ogden, the investigator, discovers that solving this part of the mystery has left him faced with an even bigger one. Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com...

After escaping from a murderous boyfriend, where does Janis turn up next? With a child she may or may not have stolen in the South Louisiana Bayous. As more witnesses come forward, the investigator's cold case is suddenly white hot. Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetT...

The investigator visits a pair of sisters who begin to drop breadcrumbs of clues possibly leading to Janis’s whereabouts. The problem is, a few of those crumbs lead to more than one man known for murder. Is the investigator looking for Janis–or her headstone? Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hi...

More than 40 years after Janis disappears from her Columbia, Mississippi home, Investigator Marc Ogden decides he’s going to solve the mystery of her disappearance. Has the most obvious suspect gotten away with murder for decades? Or is there more than one person who might want this mom of four dead? Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit...

Coming soon to The Binge, it's The Vanishing of Janis Rose. An investigator takes on the challenge of figuring out what became of a young mother of four who vanished from her small Mississippi community in the 1970s. He discovers a twisty tale of secrets that cross three states, stolen identities and the bed of at least one murderer. Binge all episodes of The Vanishing of Janis Rose ad-free Septem...

Since the reactivation of the Doodler case in 2018, Dan Cunningham has been eyeing a key person of interest. Cunningham met with him and even got a sample of his DNA. The SFPD is comparing that DNA with blood from the original crime scenes. Kevin and Mike convince Cunningham that another unsolved murder from 1975 may be the work of the Doodler, and they uncover the likely identity of “Dr. Priest,”...

After the publication of the composite sketch, leads begin to pour in. SFPD receives a call from a psychiatrist’s office. The doctor claims the man in the sketch might be their patient. Homicide investigators act on the tip and question the man. But today there’s little information about what they learned and the psychiatrist can’t be found. So Kevin and Mike are left wondering why the patient was...

In the Fall of 1975, a composite sketch of The Doodler is published in the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Sentinel, and tips begin to roll in. Street cops are on high alert for anyone matching the description. Inspectors Rotea Gilford and Earl Sanders round up several suspects for interrogation. Kevin and Mike uncover more details about a psychiatrist and secretary who claim their p...

At the end of 1975, The Doodler murders Harald Gullberg, the fifth and final suspected fatality that investigators have tied to this case. The Doodler’s sixth victim actually survives a brutal knife attack. Investigating today, Kevin is desperate to talk to an eyewitness, but investigator Dan Cunningham says the man wants to put the events of 1975 behind him. Private investigator Mike Taylor looks...

More than a year after the murder of Gerald Cavanagh, the SFPD finally assigns a dedicated team of investigators to The Doodler case. Turns out Rotea Gilford and Earl Sanders, the first Black homicide investigators in the SFPD, are perfectly suited for the job. Around this time, The Doodler claims his fourth victim - a nurse named Fredrick Capin. Now, Kevin and Mike try to learn what they can abou...

Kevin and Mike dig deeper into the lives of the first three Doodler victims, and a clear pattern begins to emerge around the method and location of these deaths: brutal stabbings in remote hookup spots. Did SFPD see that pattern in the ‘70s? Or was it lost amid the crime wave sweeping across the city at the time? They look into the infamous Zebra killings of 1973 and ‘74. This is a re-released ser...