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  • E127: Dinner with the Devil
    Sep 1 2025

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    When two healthy retirees die weeks apart of so-called natural causes, their neighbors refuse to buy it. What starts as suspicion in a Midwest retirement village sparks an investigation that unearths arsenic, greed, and a serial killer hiding at the family table.



    Victims: Mary Lambert, Marion Mueller, Michael Albanese Sr.

    Location: Illinois

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    58 mins
  • E126: Settle Down, Cinderella
    Aug 18 2025

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    What started as a welfare check in suburban Rochester ended with a chilling crime scene, and an investigation no one saw coming.

    This episode was recorded at Oak Park Theatre in Minot, ND.

    Title submitted by: so many

    Victims: Bernard, Paulette, Diane, Ricky Brom

    Location: Rochester, MN

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • E125: the Latch Key Kid
    Aug 4 2025

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    A small town community is devastated by the sudden, inexplicable murder of a beloved 12 year old girl. As investigators work the case, a grieving mother becomes a catalyst for change.


    Recorded at Phat Fish Brewing


    Episode title submitted by: Jessica Taecker

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    1 hr
  • E124: Sick to Death
    Jul 21 2025

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    When two sudden deaths strike the same Missouri family, illness is blamed… until a third family member is hospitalized. What began as a quiet string of tragedies unravels into a chilling plot rooted in manipulation, control, and cold calculation.

    Victims: Mark & Shawn Staudte

    Location: Springfield, MO

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • E123: the Backburner Killer
    Jul 7 2025

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    When Dewayne Barrentine started asking questions about his girlfriend's past, her strange and inconsistent answers pushed him to dig deeper. He never expected the effort would help solve a murder.


    Location: Missouri

    Victim: Mitchell Kemp

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    59 mins
  • E122: The Killer's Cutlery
    Jun 23 2025

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    A woman is murdered in a quiet Iowa town, leaving the community stunned and suspicion quickly falls on someone close to her. But as the investigation unfolded, one question lingered: were the clues leading detectives down the right path?

    This episode was recorded before a wonderful crowd at the Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA.


    Victim: Cynthia Borton

    Location: Shenandoah, IA

    Episode title submitted by: Emma Koetz


    Correction note from Dawn (SPOILER ALERT!):

    I misspoke regarding the timeline the day of the murder. The killer was not waiting for Cynthia's son to leave for school; he was only waiting for John to go back to work after lunch.

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    54 mins
  • E121: Ragebaby Ken & Congirl Barbie
    Jun 9 2025

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    A sudden, tragic murder in an affluent Spokane, Washington neighborhood is linked to the disappearance of an oilfield worker in North Dakota. At the center of it all; a charismatic, flashy, and devious couple hellbent on screwing over every person they come in contact with.


    Recorded live with a packed house at the Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo, ND.

    Episode title submitted by: Jazmyn H

    Victims: Doug Carlisle, KC Clarke

    Locations: North Dakota, Washington


    Special thanks to author CJ Wynn for contributing to this episode. Be sure to check out her new book Miles of Destruction: A True Story of Oil, Greed, Lust and Murder

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • E120: Big Lake Lover
    May 26 2025

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    A murdered woman is found in her bedroom by her husband when he came home from work. The wounds so horrific, it had to have been personal. Could it have been her current husband? A former husband? Her oldest child? It would take years to find out who, and it would come down to DNA, but it wasn’t as big of a gotcha moment as people expected.

    This was recorded at Severance Brewing in Sioux Falls, SD.

    Episode title submitted by: Dan Fitzpatrick

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    1 hr and 11 mins