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On August 23, 2008, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and members of her entourage were kidnapped by Semolina insurgents in southern Somalia. Amanda, in particular, would endure 15 months of torture before being released. And even when that nightmare was over, her captor still tormented her with demands of more money, "or else." This episode tells Amanda's harrowing story and her journey to capt...

In October of 2020, Brittany Smith was brutally attacked in her home. In order to save herself, she shot and killed her attacker. By all accounts this is a clear case of a person legally acting in self defense. But the question is, does this law apply equally to men and women? I think you know the answer. WE'RE ON YOUTUBE!   Want to view the episodes and not just listen?  Check our new video feed...

On October 21, 2021, on the set of the movie RUST, a prop gun held by actor Alec Baldwin fired a live bullet, wounding the film’s director and killing its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Within hours, the catastrophic accident was international news. In this documentary, part "who done it" and part tribute to Halyna, investigative filmmakers try to get to the bottom of what really happened on se...

Fam! You know we're always a fan of a good heist documentary!  While Gerald Blanchard was heralded as one of the most skilled and audacious thieves in modern history, his robbing exploits were far from the glamorous hijinks of "Oceans Eleven."  Always chasing a bigger thrill than the last get, Blanchard eventually nabs one of the most famous pieces of jewelry in European history, all the while sta...

In the summer of 2021, 20-year-old Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundire embarked on a "van life" adventure traveling across the country. On social media, they looked like the perfect couple. But behind the scenes, Gabby was suffering at Brian's hands. And when Brian returned home to Florida without Gabby--and nobody had heard from Gabby in almost a week--a national manhunt was on to find...

A group of online gamers are trying to stop a murderer in real time! When one of their own suddenly starts sharing pictures of dead bodies in the group chat--and claims the pictures are of family members he just killed--they know there is a ticking clock until he kills again. And now they must pool their resources to find him and to convince the authorities this isn't a hoax. WE'RE ON YOUTUBE!   W...

YOU GUYS ARE NOT READY TO HEAR PATRICK AND GILLIAN TALK ABOUT THE SPORTS! At a 2004 Sportsgitball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pacers (oh my god, listen to me knowing the NAMES!) all hell breaks loose when a fan (who we MEET and who Gillian has WORDS for) throws a beer at one of the players. Suddenly we're in the middle of the biggest brawl in sports history. It's 20,000 IDIOT f...

FAM!! We are THRILLED to tell you about the podcast "Underestimated". This podcast is FULLY PRODUCED by a group of high school journalism students under the direction of the great Bob Ruff. These kids are DOING THE GOOD WORK investigating and reporting on unsolved cases in the hopes of making a real difference in the lives of the people involved. The podcast will feature five different groups of s...

When retiree Anita Cowen invites lawyer Scott Pettigrew to rent a room in her Palm Springs home, their living arrangement turns into a nightmare. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God , LulaRich , and The Curio...

We're back for more NOSTALGIA NASTINESS!!! As the marriage dissolves between Lisa and James, employees are caught like children in a divorce having to choose sides. And when the company tries to make a comeback with 90s retro partnerships, their collaborators are drawn into disaster as well. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT...

Fam, we're diving deep into some rainbow and unicorns nostalgia today!  Those nineties neon stickers may have brought joy to the hearts of little Gillians and Patricks around the world, but what mess was secretly happening behind the scenes?  We'll cover all four episodes of the documentary series over two episodes of the podcast! Fam! We'll have Part 2 of our coverage here in the regular feed nex...

Around 8am, Lita McClinton's doorbell rang. She peered through the peephole and saw a delivery man with a huge bouquet of flowers. She opened the door excitedly, but she had been tricked. The delivery man pulled a gun and shot Lita twice in the face, killing he almost instantly. It would take nearly 20 years to find out who had killed this brilliant and vibrant woman and why they they did it. And...

The year was 1996, and the cola wars were raging. Ahhh, a simpler time. To stand out, Pepsi introduced "Pepsi Points" and said that if you earned 7 million of the, Pepsi would give you a Harrier Jet--one of the most advanced military jets of the time. They assumed nobody would be able to do it. But, of course, they were wrong. What ensued was a David and Goliath story for the ages. And I think we...

Five years after she was groomed and abducted by the most popular teacher in school, Elizabeth Thomas shares new revelations about her ordeal, with famed kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The...

GIRD YOUR LOINS BECAUSE THIS WEEK WE'RE DOING A SPORTS! OK, so to the best of our limited understanding, In August 2021, ESPN broadcast a high school football game that ended in multiple injuries and a blowout for one of the schools. Because THE LOSING SCHOOL WASN'T A REAL SCHOOL AND THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY A TOTAL CON ARTIST WHO WAS FLEECING THESE POOR KIDS AND OH MY GOD WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE...

What would you do if your daughter narrowly missed out on getting a coveted spot on the high school cheerleading squad? The obvious answer is to hire a hit man to kill the competition AND HER MOTHER...right? No? Well that's what Wanda Holloway did. And her daughter Shana is her to tell the incredibly true story. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS ep...

In 1998, teenager Zachary Witman, found his brother Greg stabbed to death in their Pennsylvania home. Without motive or direct evidence, Zachary was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, sending his parents Ron and Sue on a harrowing 20-year odyssey to free their son from the deeply broken juvenile justice system in America. LOOKING FOR MORE T...

KEITH MORRISON IS BACK, BABY! Who is Donnie Rudd? The cops say he's a killer and a con man. Donnie says he's a war hero, a brilliant scientist, and a secret agent. Our pal Keith investigates, and you know he's gonna get to the bottom of this s**t. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode cover...

After Seemona learns that her boyfriend, Jerry, WHO SHE DIDN'T EVEN WANT AS A BOYFRIEND IN THE FIRST PLACE, lied about his identity, she dumps his a**. But then he unleashes an absolutely psychotic reign of torment against her. And you will not BELIEVE what he is able to pull off. I know we say this in every episode now, but GIRD YOUR FREAKING LOINS! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you...

When Tamika Huston vanished, a trail of evidence led South Carolina investigators on a yearlong search to find her. Their discoveries would reveal a shocking murder and unexpected killer, but Huston's story would spotlight concerns faced by families of missing women of color and the lack of national media attention given to their cases. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over...

LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK! This three part series tells the incredible untold story, of Dr. Anne Burgess who helped pioneer the FBI's criminal profiling unit. Dr. Burgess’s focus was on understanding the minds of some of the world’s most notorious killers in order to better help victims.  Over the course of her career, she worked on some of the world’s most high profile cases including Ted Bundy,...

The year was 2008. The indie pop band Tegan and Sara, made up of two queer twin sisters, were on the verge of music superstardom. The internet, a relatively new way for fans to find each other and connect, was helping to propel a rabid community around Tegan and Sarah and their music. But suddenly, things got dark. Tegan was the victim of an elaborate identity theft that upended her entire life, a...

Five days before Christmas 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews went missing from her own living room in the small town of Greeley, Colo. In an attempt to find her, Jonelle was given the tragic distinction as one of the first missing children whose face appeared on a milk carton. Sadly, the publicity did not bring her home. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FRE...

Samson Cree National Violet Soosay has spent her life on a quest to find her missing Aunt Shirley. Meanwhile, researchers from the DNA Doe Project are hunting for the identity of a woman murdered in California. Is DNA the key to solving both of these mysteries? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by...

Viral sensation and fierce victim advocate Sarah Turney examines her tumultuous childhood to reconstruct the truth about her suspicions that her dad killed her sister Alissa. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother G...