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FAM! Patrick here! I'm headed back out on tour WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW! I t's a storytelling evening that turns into a party where I get to meet all of you an you all get to meet fellow TCO Fam in your area! Take a listen to find out more and then come and see me this winter in Seattle, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Kansas City--with many more cities to be annou...

Rachel and Jamie were longtime best friends and roommates. But as Janie's obsession with raising Rachel's young son grew, so did her killer instincts. FAM! OUR MERCH STORE IS NOW LIVE FOR EVEYRONE! YOU KNOW YOU WANT A "DON'T BE GARBAGE" BLANKET! OR A "GILLIAN'S LAW" LONG SLEEVE T! GO CHECK OUT ALL THE HOLIDAY SELECTIONS HERE! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD...

On March 1, 2019, an uber-successful young businesswoman named Andreen McDonald was reported missing by her family and friends. The disappearance didn't make any sense. She had a thriving business, a loving husband, and a young daughter. But as the case unfolds, everyone around her quickly realizes Andreen had been keeping secrets and that her "loving husband" was anything but that. FAM! OUR MERCH...

Gird your loins for one of the most elaborate and sophisticated--AND TRULY SHOCKING--scams you'll ever hear. Kirat, a successful marketing executive and radio personality, is contacted online by a man named Bobby--he's a friend of friends. Slowly a friendship develops and then a romantic relationship. But nothing is as it seems. And it will take nearly nine years for this story to reach it's jaw d...

GIRD YOUR LOINS FAM, BECAUSE HOLY MOLY DO WE HAVE SH*T TO SAY! In the early 2000s some man had what he thought was a great idea: to create a website for people who want to have affairs, but not leave their spouses. And guess what--the website was a huge hit...until it started ruining lives. All three episodes are available right now and ad free on our Patreon. That's where you'll also find over 40...

In April 2022 a lovestruck prison guard and a murder suspect fled and Alabama jail together. This is the unbelievable true story of their run from the law. 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...

In May 2010, a young woman named Julie Kibuishi is found murdered inside her friend Sam Elizer's apartment. And Sam is nowhere to be found. At the same time, their neighbors Dan and Rachel are starring in the LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER PRODUCTION OF "NINE". That's all we can tell you here in the description because THIS STORY IS BANANAS AND YOU JUST NEED TO DIVE IN. Like...WHAT? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO?...

On the evening of August20, 1989, brothers Lyle and Eric Menendez, 21 and 18 respectively, entered the Beverly Hills home where they lived with their parents, and "shotgunned" them to death. The world would decide they were after their father's money. But evidence would show that it was decades of physical and sexual abuse that led to the murders. 30 years after their murder convictions., the worl...

In the wake of a surprising arrest, Cathy inches closer to uncovering what happened to her daughter. And guess what...SHE FREAKING SOLVES IT. Cathy is our hero HEAR OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH CATHY RIGHT NOW LIVE ON PATREON! She breaks some news, talks of other potential victims of Dennis Bowman, and LIGHTS US UP with her passion, love, and energy. You do not want to miss this! Listen Here! LOOKING F...

As environmental crises cause a Las Vegas reservoir to recede, a trail of bodies from decades past is revealed. FAM!! Do you want to WATCH this episode instead of just listening to it? For the first time ever, we have a FULLY PRODUCED VIDEO VERSION of this episode, available for purchase on Patreon! CHECK IT OUT HERE! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BO...

In 1974, Cathy Terkanian gave her 8 month old daughter up for adoption. She didn't want to, but her mother convinced her that the baby would go to a "great family" who could "give her everything." But Cathy would find out decades later that that her daughter had gone missing as a teen and had been gone for 21 years. And so begins Cathy's journey to finding out what happened to the baby she gave up...

Relationships veer off course all the time, but some take a dark and destructive turn. In this week's episode, Justine's frantic call to a friend leads to a shocking discovery and a statewide manhunt for Ben, a recent partner with a monstrous dating history.  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-e...

A wealthy Texas teen has a deadly drunk driving accident. His lawyers claim he suffers from affluenza, and it works. No jail time. Then, caught violating his probation, he flees to Mexico. But there is more to this story than just the headlines. 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 coverag...

When the bodies of Laci and Conner Peterson wash up in the San Francisco Bay - very near where Scott had been on the day Laci went missing - Scott Peterson is finally arrested. And when his girlfriend, Amber Frey, testifies in his murder trial, the entire case is turned on its head. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , in...

Young newlyweds Michael and Susan “Missy” MacIvor were living the dream in the Florida Keys with a baby on the way. But the Florida Man strikes in paradise, when under the cover of a storm, the MacIvors become victims of a triple homicide. 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 p...

On the evening of December 24, 2002, Scott Peterson returned home from a day of fishing. His pregnant wife, Laci, was not home - her car and purse were there, but no trace of Laci herself. Scott doesn't panic. He eats some pizza, does some laundry, takes a shower, and only after all this does he call Laci's mom to tell her that "Laci is missing." Quickly, Scott is the prime suspect in the disappea...

THE JINX IS BAAAAAAAACK! As new evidence is revealed, Bob Durst is arrested for the murder of Susan Berman and we all get a front row seat to watch this SERIAL KILLER taken down. And don't worry, within, like, the first 10 minutes we get our first "OK, BYE BYE!" FAM!! Get our coverage of all 6 episodes of season 2 (and all TWELVE episodes of the whole series) RIGHT NOW by signing up for our Patreo...

Popular TikTok creator Ali Abulaban and his beautiful wife Ana seem like they have it all, but behind the picture-perfect life portrayed online is a relationship filled with domestic violence that falls apart when the abuse takes a deadly turn. 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...

On July 23, 1980, thirty-year-old Helen Mintiks, a world-class musician, was on a break during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. When the show resumed, Helen didn't return to her position in the orchestra.  Her body was found twelve hours later in an air shaft, having been thrown from the roof of the opera house.  Instantly, the NYPD and Helen's loved ones sprang into...

Amanda Antoni and her husband Lee spend a weekend apart for the first time in their relationship. They're texting constantly. And then, on a call, Amanda's phone goes out in the middle of the call. Lee can't get in touch with her for nearly 48 hours. Then, when he returns home, he finds her body in the basement. There's blood everywhere. She's been dead for at least 30 hours. So what happened? Was...

Picture it: Seattle in the early 1990s. GRUNGE! FANCY COFFEE! AND ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFICE BANK ROBBERS OF OUR TIME! That's right, they called him Hollywood, and over the course of 4 years, he robbed 19 banks taking home over $2 Million in the process. In this FANATSTIC new documentary from the people who brought us CLASS ACTION PARK, we learn the wild true story behind the man and his crimes. An...

On March 26, 2018, a family van carrying a white lesbian couple, Jennifer and Sara Hart,  and their six adopted Black children drove off a cliff and into the ocean in Mendocino, California. As authorities try to piece together what happened, they realize the family is internet famous. And as the story of the family's final months come together, a tale of abuse, neglect, and racism comes into focus...

When 14-year-old Candice Parchment goes missing, the police write her off as a runaway. Months later, her body is found blocks from her home. Investigators are stumped until Candice’s own writing helps to solve her murder. 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 documentar...

We honestly didn't mean to become a fishing podcast...but here we are. Also, where are our non male fisherPEOPLE? A cluster of postcard-perfect Acadian fishing villages off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada made international news when Phillip Boudreau, a man known for poaching, was killed by fishermen in a crime the media dubbed 'Murder for Lobster.' But as anyone from the community will tell you,...

FAM!! We are so excited to share Episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "Quiet On Set." All 5 episodes of our coverage are now live and ad free on our Patreon! Go here to get all 5 episodes! In the late 90s and early 2000s, Nikelodeon was a haven for kids. And as a network, it was turning ordinary kids like Amanda Bynes and Drake Bell into huge, international stars. But at what cost? In episode 1 we...