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Brief Against Death: After Edgar Smith's Release
Season 6 Episode 2
In 1976, a woman survived a brutal kidnapping and stabbing in a San Diego parking lot. The man accused of the attack was Edgar Smith—once a cause cé…
5 months, 1 week ago
Brief Against Death: The Murder of Victoria Zielinski
Season 6 Episode 1
In 1957, Edgar Smith was sentenced to death for the murder of a teenage girl in New Jersey. From his prison cell, he began writing letters, essays a…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Mysterious Death of Hitler's Niece
Season 5 Episode 46
In 1931, Adolf Hitler’s 23-year-old niece, Geli Raubal, was found dead in the Führer's Munich apartment. Authorities ruled it a suicide. But the evi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
A Newlywed Murdered: The Sherri Rasmussen Case
Season 5 Episode 45
Sherri Rasmussen had been married for just three months when she was brutally murdered in her California home. Police quickly decided the case was a…
6 months ago
Mary Meyer: The Mysterious Murder of JFK's Mistress
Season 5 Episode 44
In October 1964, a Washington socialite was shot execution-style on the Georgetown towpath. She had been JFK's lover. Her ex-husband worked for the …
6 months, 1 week ago
S5: From What If They're Wrong: The Justice Who Won't Let Go
Season 5
From Amber's other podcast, titled What If They're Wrong? After the Accusation: After charges against former death row inmate Elwood Jones were dism…
6 months, 1 week ago
The President's Silence: How Thousands Died Before Reagan Said 'AIDS'
Season 5 Episode 43
In October 1982, journalist Lester Kinsolving asked the White House press secretary about a mysterious disease that had already killed hundreds of A…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Serial Killer
Season 5 Episode 42
In the industrial villages of 19th-century England, death was common—but not this common. Over two decades, Mary Ann Cotton married, buried, and move…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders
Season 5 Episode 41
The massacre at My Lai was one of the most lethal attacks on civilians carried out by American troops in Vietnam. For more than a year, the Army’s of…
7 months ago
Diane Downs: Beyond Small Sacrifices
Season 5 Episode 40
In May 1983, a young Oregon mother arrived at a Springfield hospital with a horrifying story: a stranger had flagged her down on a dark road and shot…
7 months, 1 week ago