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Will the real William Woods please stand up?


Season 3 Episode 3


A homeless man insisted his identity had been stolen. Another man, miles away, claimed he was the real William Woods — and had the documents to back it up. What followed is a story about more than fr…


Published on 8 hours ago

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The murder of a dirtbag climber: Who was Jesse James?


Season 3 Episode 2


In the early summer of 2017, police in Squamish, British Columbia discovered the body of a man in a burned out vehicle. It took little time for the police to declare his death a homicide. What took m…


Published on 2 weeks ago

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COVID-19 conspiracies turned this church into a deadly cult


Season 3 Episode 1


Kevin Smith seemed like your typical pastor. He was a respected member of his community in Montego Bay, preaching the Bible to hundreds of congregants each week. But he also preached conspiracy theor…


Published on 4 weeks ago

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The weight of a life sentence


Season 1 Episode 91


Maria Hinojosa first met David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez when he was serving life without parole — sentenced as a juvenile. What began as a chance visit inside a Pennsylvania prison grew into a decades-l…


Published on 3 months ago

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Ian Urbina reports on the most lawless place on Earth: Our oceans


Season 1 Episode 90


Not every journalist is willing to explore the darkest corners of humanity. It’s hard. It’s haunting. And not everyone can stomach what they would discover But Ian Urbina has made a career out of goi…


Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

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Movie set tragedy: Alec Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, and Rust


Season 1 Episode 89


On October 21st, 2021, actor Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene for his new Western film, Rust, when tragedy struck. The gun he was holding wasn’t supposed to have live ammunition. Both the director…


Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The social media influencer who controlled her follower's lives


Season 1 Episode 88


At first, Kat Torres seemed like your average social media influencer. She was a young, Brazilian model photographed with Hollywood elites. She spoke about her life, relationships, and meditation, sp…


Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Leo Schofield spent decades in prison. Then another man confessed.


Season 1 Episode 87


In 1987, Leo Schofield was convicted of murdering his wife, Michelle. Decades later, a different man confessed to the crime. 


Jeremy Scott’s DNA was found in the car Michelle was driving the night she…


Published on 4 months ago

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Amanda Knox on what it took to reclaim her freedom


Season 1 Episode 86


In 2009, Amanda Knox was wrongly convicted of the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. She should have been a footnote in a tragic story. But despite zero physical evidence linking her to the cr…


Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

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Hells Angels Hitman: The story of Canada's deadliest assassin


Season 1 Episode 85


In 1977, the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club opened up a chapter in Montreal. One of its founding members was a man named Yves “Apache” Trudeau.


Although he was quiet and diminutive, Trudeau had a knack …


Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago





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