With the Benefit of Hindsight...

Jasmine, the wife of Sandusky "victim" #10 Ryan Rittmeyer, shares her story about her life with Ryan and the revelation that he was never abused by Jerry Sandusky.

A special interview with an anonymous guest who's been working the Sandusky case behind the scenes.

Zig has a special brand new interview with Bob Costas regarding the Penn State / Joe Paterno / Jerry Sandusky scandal. 

Sarah Ganim was a 24 year-old cub reporter when her coverage of the Penn State scandal "earned" her a Pulitzer Prize. Zig has demonstrated throughout our series how prosecutors consistently leaked misinformation to the public using Ganim as their vessel. We've also chronicled how Ganim's career stalled after after winning the Pulitzer. On Novermber 3, 2021 we learned that Ganim was back, back with...

Graham Spanier was the President of Penn State, under Spanier's leadership the university had a pristine track record for following NCAA regulations. He was one of the most influential educators in America and a trusted leader with a top-secret government security clearance. He had met Jerry Sandusky just once in his life and was shocked when wild accusations started flying in November of 2011. He...

EJ Sandusky was the first of six children adopted by Dottie and Gerry Sandusky. EJ and his family were certain that his father could not have committed the crimes of which he was accused but they didn't understand they were no longer living in a world of truth and facts. When Jerry was found guilty EJ was forced to relocate and seek a different career path. Ten years later EJ and his wife Heather...

Zig and Liz summarize the story and the evidence presented in this series. Zig updates us with the latest developments in the case and Liz has some fun hitting John with a bunch of questions about his 10 year odyssey chasing the truth.

After nearly ten years of investigating the Penn State Scandal John Ziegler explains WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

AJ Dillen is a former Second Mile kid who saw Jerry Sandusky as a benign father figure. He didn't believe the "victim's" claims of abuse and decided to find out how the system worked for himself by becoming a fake accuser. His story unveils how easy it was to manipulate the system and collect checks from Penn State.

Liz and Zig dig deep in episode thirteen to explain the nature of today's media and the prioritization of narrative over news. Pack a lunch because episode thirteen is packed with more than five hours worth of Zig's struggles to get members of the media to embrace the actual facts of this case. It won't disappoint.

Zig and Liz take us deep inside the Penn State Board of Trustees and the decisions that were made regarding the "victim" settlements. While Zig steadfastly sticks to his belief that the entire Penn State scandal was a "perfect storm of self interest" and NOT a conspiracy, he does believe that in the end there was a conspiracy to seal the fate of Joe Paterno. We are joined by two former board membe...

Zig is leaked documents that outline the victim' complaints against Penn State and the financial settlements they receive. He and Liz introduce us to the "Lock Haven five", and you won't believe their stories. The diabolical pedophile mastermind, Jerry Sandusky decided to satisfy his deviant sexual appetite on a group of young men from a town nearly 50 miles outside State College. The settlement d...

In Episode Eleven we learn about John Ziegler's efforts to get Dottie Sandusky another opportunity to declare her husband's innocence in front of a national audience. All she has to do is call his accusers liars, can she do it? We also learn the long tale of Matt Sandusky. Matt convinced the Sandusky's to adopt him at age 18, he told Sports Illustrated he couldn't imagine what would have become of...

Jerry Sandusky was convicted on June 22, 2012, just seven months after he was charged. In keeping with the torrid pace of this case, just three weeks later the results of an "independent" investigation conducted by former FBI Director Louis Freeh were publicly unveiled. The Freeh Report concluded that a "culture of corruption" existed within the athletic program and the university and that Penn St...

As the Sandusky Trial concludes Liz and Zig analyze closing arguments from both sides and Zig plays defense attorney, delivering a critique of Amendola's defense and presenting his own closing arguments

In Episode 9 Part II we meet the last of the prosecution witnesses and get introduced to "victim" #9, Sebastian Paden. Paden's accusations against Sandusky are the most egregious of all and they're also the hardest to believe. Joe Amendola begins to make the case for the defense while Zig and Liz deliver play by play of a performance best captured by the legal term, "ineffective". We hear from Dot...

The fun really starts now as we enter the courthouse in June of 2012 for the trial of Jerry Sandusky . It's been just seven months since his arrest but Sandusky is already on trial. Prosecutors sped this case along at light speed and it seems like John Ziegler is one of the few people who wondered why. The Commonwealth stacked the deck in every possible way and small town defense attorney Joe Amen...

Episode 8 Description In episode eight we learn about "the boy in the shower" from the Mike McQueary episode. His name never went public and prosecutors were intent on making sure his story never did either. His story, had it been told, would have dramatically changed the course of history. Maybe it's not too late!

With Aaron Fisher locked in as an accuser and the 1998 case with Zach Konstas resurrected prosecutors turned their attention toward finding additional accusers to add weight to their case. In Episode 7 Liz and Zig take us through the exhaustive process prosecutors undertake trying to locate additional accusers. The state was shocked by their lack of success and turned to the media to help them rec...

This is the story of Victim #1, Aaron Fisher. Aaron Fisher had a very difficult childhood filled with abuse. He never knew his paternal father and the stepfather he endured for five years abused his mother and half sister and eventually went to prison after pleading guilty to over 100 counts of abuse Fisher's mother Dawn Daniels loved to drink and party. Dawn knew all about "making rain" from an a...

In Episode Five we learn the story of an allegation against Sandusky made way back in 1998. The allegation was filed by Debra McCord, the mother of 11 year-old Zach Konstas. She became concerned when her son disclosed that he had showered with Jerry Sandusky following a workout. The case was thoroughly investigated and ruled "unfounded" meaning no charges were filed against Sandusky and it was to...

Penn State's most senior administrators: President Dr. Graham Spanier, Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley, were each highly regarded in Penn State circles and beyond. The State College community was shocked to learn that both Schultz and Curley had been indicted along with Sandusky. In Episode Four: The Administrators, Zig and Liz explore the case against the administrato...

Joe Paterno was a legend. A legend, whose career had defied the odds winning bowl games and national championships while prioritizing the classroom over football. Paterno had graduated an unheard of 85% of his players and before the scandal broke in 2011, Penn State was one of just two major universities that had never committed an NCAA rules infraction. But Joe had held on too long. At the age of...

There is no more hated villain in society than the pedophile. When Pennsylvania Attorney General, Linda Kelly announced the existence of a serial pedophile in State College tension mounted but when Joe Paterno's name got thrown into the mix a full fledged moral panic ensued. In Episode Two: Panic, Liz and Zig take us back to November 2011 and unpack the disturbing events.

On November 5th 2011 Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced the indictment of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on 48 counts related to child sexual abuse. The only eye witness in this case was former Penn State quarterback, graduate assistant and wide receiver coach, Mike McQueary. Kelly reported that on March 1, 2002 McQueary witnessed Sandusky sodomizing a boy...