Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter on a chilling ride into the darkest corners of your worst nightmares. Murders, cults, kidnappings, and conspiracies—all told through the eyes of a guest who is one degree of separation from the story itself. From infamous serial killers to the unbelievable unknown murder in your own backyard, The First Degree delivers a new pe ...
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Unraveled is hosted by journalist Alexis Linkletter. Each season features a deep dive investigation into a case or issue. Season 1 covers the case of the Long Island Serial Killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Filmmaker Josh Zeman wasn’t expecting to unearth a bombshell when he first met journalist Maury Terry. Obsessed with the infamous Son of Sam case, Maury had dedicated his life to its intricacies and had serious doubts about its conclusion. He believed that David Berkowitz didn't act alone, that there were more Sons of Sam still out there, and that the police knew it. In this podcast, Josh follows Maury's trail, examining the terrifying connections and plausible clues, sending him deeper down ...
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The "All I Need" skate podcast is a popular podcast that focuses on the skateboarding culture and lifestyle. The podcast features interviews with professional skateboarders, industry insiders, and other figures in the skateboarding world, sharing their stories, experiences, and insights. The podcast covers a wide range of topics, including skateboarding history, culture, trends, and personal stories of struggle and triumph. The podcast is known for its authentic and raw approach, providing a ...
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The official HBO podcast hosted by Nancy Miller. In 2013, author Michelle McNamara published her groundbreaking article about The Golden State Killer in LA Magazine with the help of her editor, Nancy Miller. McNamara died in 2016, and her book on the subject, I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, was released two years later.Now, I'll Be Gone in the Dark is an HBO documentary series, exploring the case and McNamara's devotion to it. In this official companion podcast, Miller checks in every week with se ...
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: I THINK OUR FACTS ARE REAL
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Welcome back to Killing Time! This week, the girls and the ginger return to their infinite quest for knowledge. We’re learning about: windowed graves, Jimmy Buffet’s misadventures, the great pizza funeral, blood and saliva, and peculiar pups. Join us! 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/…
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On December 15, 2020, a 42-year-old ex US Army mechanic is stabbed to death at his parent's home in Warsaw, Indiana. The victim’s mother and stepfather are also viciously attacked during the ordeal, resulting in them both sustaining injuries. The offender flees and goes on the run, terrifying those in the small community where the horrifying incide…
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LISK Ep. 25: One Year Since Rex Heuermann's Arrest and Everything's Changed
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As we mark one year since Rex Heuermann became the face of the Long Island Serial Killer, thanks to the Suffolk County DA charging him with 6 murders, we look back and put into context what we’ve learned. We get an inside look into what it takes to run a multi-agency taskforce and prosecute a prolific serial killer on a cold case. Then, we chat wit…
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Good day Firsties! Welcome back for another edition of Killing Time! Today, the girls and the ginger are all about knowledge! Our quest to become the smartest people alive continues as we take to the phones to learn from all of YOU! Today we learn about Stephen King and his obsession with Mambo no. 5, Jimmy Halloween, anatomy, the millennial pause,…
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On March 8, 2015, a 25-year-old man visits his friend’s apartment in Indianapolis, Indiana. What begins as a casual hangout quickly turns into a tragedy. After consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms, one friend suddenly grabs a loaded gun and shoots Ian and another friend, without any provocation. A third suffers a fatal gunshot wound to the neck and t…
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LISK Ep.24: The Cold Cases That Might Be Connected to LISK
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Heuermann stands charged with the murders known as the Gilgo Four, but the refined MO associated with those killings leads many to believe they could not have been the killer’s first. We take a deep dive into some of the other unsolved cases in and around Long Island that sparked renewed interest in light of Heuermann’s arrest. Hosted on Acast. See…
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: JUSTICE FOR CLAYTON
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The true crime x bachelor nation crossover you didn’t know you needed. 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/thefirstdegree ❤️ The Heavy Metal Project: theheavymetalproject.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thefirstdegree 🕺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirstdegreee 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/thefirst…
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Welcome back to Killing Time! This week the girls and the ginger are going all-in, trying to learn as much as humanly possible! Today I learned: Dual destinies, human shoes, C-sections, narwhals again, and a dress debacle! 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/thefirstdegree ❤️ The Heavy M…
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On April 19, 2015, a 21-year-old mother fails to turn up to work not far from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. After her sister calls the police, the young woman’s body is found in a shed at the rear of a local residence. Despite fighting for her life, she has been brutally stabbed almost 50 times. It’s only a matter of time before the perpetrator is ap…
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Asian Doe and Andre Isaac, also known as Sugar Bear, are the two biological male victims associated with the Long Island Serial Killer. What do these two outlier cases tell us about the killer or killers, the investigation and the role the media played in the case? We deep dive into these fascinating unsolved murders, what makes them different and …
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The girls and the ginger are back! Today on Killing Time, we’re talking conspiracies in a big way! Then! Today I learned… How the Earth (and Arby’s) got their names, plus, the inspiration behind “No Scrubs” by TLC! Then! The return of On the Stand! We take one call from a listener but ya gotta get to the end to hear it! 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus epi…
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On October 9, 2012, 19-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott leaves a note for her uncle and aunt. Although Lizzi is a Massachusetts native, she is living with her family in Chester, New Hampshire while she attends a nearby university to pursue her degree in marine biology. In the note, Lizzi explains that she is going to a friend’s place after her e…
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LISK Ep.22: Rex Heuermann Caught in His Own Digital Web
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Burner phones, fake emails and aliases, Rex Heuermann allegedly weaved a careful digital web to hide his identity but investigators were smarter. We deep dive into how law enforcement unraveled his secret identities and what it says about him. Then, we hear from a woman who experienced his stalking personally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: MACAULAY MACAULAY CULKIN CULKIN
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It’s Killing Time! This week, the girls and the ginger are discussing new developments with the Long Island Serial Killer case, followed by some general tangents as of course is tradition! Then it’s on to Today I Learned! On deck today: Macaulay Culkin, Sierra Mist, and Costco hot dogs (again!) Here we go! 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per mont…
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In the late night hours of May 9, 1996, a 30-year-old man leaves his home for his midnight shift in Brownwood, Texas. But he never makes it inside. Just after midnight, his car is found burning near a gun range, and his body is discovered nearby with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Despite the brutality of the man’s death, the police do no…
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LISK Ep.21: Should Shannan Gilbert's Case Be Re-Examined?
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This is the call Suffolk County police didn’t want you to hear. What do we know about the night Shannan Gilbert went missing? Allegations of drugs, money, sex, all adding up to one big mystery. Death by misadventure or something much more sinister? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: ALEXIS’ WEDDING RECAP
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Hello! Welcome back to another very special episode of Killing Time! Today, the girls and the ginger are reminiscing about Alexis and Matt’s incredible “surprise” wedding! That’s it! So much to say about such an incredible weekend celebrating our amazing friends. Oh, also, we got a surprise Pizza Hut delivery mid-episode shout out to the hut! 🎟 Cat…
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Episode 303: Ronda Thompson Reynolds, Part 2
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Over a decade after Ronda Reynolds was killed, her mother wins the right under state law to have a judge convene an inquest into the death. When a jury determines that in their view the coroner originally got it wrong, the focus eventually pivots to not one but two people in the woman’s life. In episode 303, Alexis and Jac take you through the culm…
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LISK Ep.20: Two Additional Murder Charges for Rex Heuermann
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In a shocking twist, the accused Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann, has been charged with the murders of 2 more victims, blowing this case wide open. Different MOs, different locations and a now expanded alleged timeline from 1993-2010. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Welcome back to another exhilarating episode of Killing Time! This week, the girls and the ginger are ALL over the place, but eventually, it’s time for everybody’s favorite segment, Today I Learned! On the menu today: the origins of Dungeons and Dragons, Manatee facts, Avocados, and a listener-submitted T-bell grievance! And yes, we know you know A…
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Episode 302: Ronda Thompson Reynolds, Part 1
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On December 16, 1998, a 33-year-old woman named Ronda Reynolds is found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside her home in Toledo, Washington. Her death is ruled a suicide. But her mother believes there’s more behind the circumstances of the incomprehensible loss of someone who was one of the first female state troopers in Washington, and had…
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The girls and the ginger would like to welcome you back for another week of Killing Time! Today, Jac goes deep into the halls of history with a super extended version of on this day! Then! Today I learned! The 7-eleven logo, the origin of Arby’s name, and chaos on the set of Titanic! Enjoy! 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full vide…
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On January 6, 2002, a 31-year-old pizza delivery driver is bludgeoned to death and has his throat cut after making a delivery to an apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. the brutality of the attack, which police suspect is motivated by robbery, has the community on edge. Within days, a 17-year-old young man, who lives at the apartment where the victim i…
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This week the girls and the ginger return for another fact-filled frenzy edition of Killing Time! Jac has about one million things to say before we get into the good stuff: Today I Learned! This week: Dolphin name tags, Hangover origins, Narlugas? Then back-to-back listener submitted TIL’s about KFC and eyedrops!! Let’s get it on! 🎟 Catch up to FOU…
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In the early morning hours of October 6, 2009, a 19-year-old woman is shot in her bed as she sleeps in her family’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin home. Immediately after the gunshot, the woman’s mother awakens to the sound of footsteps outside her door. Upon opening it, she comes face to face with an intruder holding a shotgun in his hand. The intruder flee…
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Welp, here we go again. The girls and the ginger return, and in the most Killing Time fashion ever, proceed to go on about 100 tangents before we get to our favorite new segment, Today I Learned! Our listener submission today is a fun fact about strawberries! Then! Angler fish reproduction, Five Guys fries, and bird flu! What a time to be alive! 🎟 …
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On December 11th, 1978, a 15-year-old boy disappeared after finishing work at a drugstore in Des Plaines, Illinois. Law enforcement was soon on the case and two days later, a search warrant was executed at a family home in the suburbs. But what investigators uncover in the coming weeks and months is beyond their wildest and most grotesque nightmare…
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LISK Ep.19: Heuermann’s Defense Attorney Sets His Eyes on James Burke
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A recent court appearance revealed some of the Heuermann defense strategy and it involves none other that James Burke. We learned about the 422 devices taken into evidence but the prosecutors and talk to Dr. Joni Johnston about why an alleged serial killer could possibly be holding on to so much incriminating evidence. And then there is the mysteri…
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Here we go again! The girls and the ginger return for another week of who honestly knows anymore. This tangent-filled episode takes so many twists and turns it’s hard to remember where we started. But one thing remains: this week, you will LEARN! With us! Today I Learned is back, and we’re taking another listener submission about snails! Then! The …
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