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Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with experts who've investigated some of the most notorious crimes in U.S. history.
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Tracy “Trace” Sargent has spent decades alongside her K-9 partners tracking down murderers and looking for missing persons. This week, she takes us beyond criminal headlines, sharing her firsthand experiences of working on numerous high-profile cases including the infamous BTK serial killer investigation.
In fall 2023, investigators identified a nine-year-old girl's killer 51 years after she was abducted near her home in Marietta, Georgia. Sergeant Morris Nix takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 36, with a firsthand account of what it was like to help solve Debbie Lynn Randall's 1972 murder.
In 2017, the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German shook the small town of Delphi, Indiana. More than six years later, will legal chaos persist in delaying the trial for the man charged in their deaths? Susan Hendricks, journalist and author of ‘Down the Hill: My Descent Into the Double Murder in Delphi’, takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 35.
In January 1994, 17-year-old Tami Jackson was found brutally murdered in Savannah, Georgia. Now, the lead investigator says she’s closer than ever to solving this decades-old cold case. Detective Tarra Smith takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 34.
It's been nearly 20 years since Alabama teen Natalee Holloway vanished on the last day of her high school graduation trip to Aruba. What’s next for the main suspect in her disappearance, Joran van der Sloot? Emmy Award winning Crime Scene Investigator Sheryl McCollum takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 33.
Ross Harris, whose murder conviction for the 2014 hot car death of his toddler son was overturned by Georgia’s Supreme Court last year, will not be retried. But could a case regarding his various sex-related offenses keep him in jail? Legal Analyst Philip Holloway takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 32.
Previous episode on Ross Harris: Episode 22 – Philip Holloway on the trial of Ross Harris
Nine years later, the mystery behind the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond on Georgia’s Lake Oconee still confounds authorities. Could new technology and the efforts of a private lab finally help solve the case? WSB-TV’s Karyn Greer takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 31.
Previous episode on the Dermonds: Episode 20 – Mark Winne on the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond
Samuel Little is considered the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, having confessed to killing 93 women between 1970 and 2005. Following his murder conviction in 2014, Jillian Lauren confronted Little and fought to identify several of his unknown victims. Jillian takes us beyond criminal headlines for episode 30.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with experts who've investigated some of the most notorious crimes in U.S. history. Episode 29 features legal analyst Philip Holloway on what’s next for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh – and those closest to him.
Other episodes featuring more on the Murdaugh investigations: Episode 17 – Riley Benson on the Murdaugh investigations Episode 27 – Alex Murdaugh Trial: Philip Holloway on key moments so far
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with experts who've investigated some of the most notorious crimes in U.S. history. Episode 28 features WSB-TV’s Matt Johnson on the Susana Morales murder investigation.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with experts who've investigated some of the most notorious crimes in U.S. history. Episode 27 features legal analyst Philip Holloway on key moments so far in disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with journalists and true crime experts who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in U.S. history. Episode 26 features Detective Bob Green on the disappearance of Erica Baker.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in U.S. history. Episode 25 features 95.5 WSB’s Michelle Wright on the murder of Carla Larson.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 24 features 95.5 WSB’s Sandra Parrish on the murder of Heather Strube.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 23 features Dr. Joni Johnston on the field of forensic psychology and the murder of Susie Zhao.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 22 features legal analyst Philip Holloway on the trial of Ross Harris, the Georgia father convicted in his toddler son’s hot car death.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 21 features WSB-TV’s Michael Seiden on the trial of Bryan Schmitt, an attorney convicted of murder in the 2019 road rage killing of Hamid Jahangard.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 20 features WSB-TV’s Mark Winne on the unsolved murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 19 features former WSB-TV reporter Mike Petchenik on the death of Tamla Horsford.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 18 features journalist Gina Tron and writer Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons on the murder of Suzanne ‘Suzie’ Bombardier.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 17 features Riley Benson, anchor/reporter for News 2 in Charleston, S.C., on the Murdaugh investigations.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 16 features WSB-TV's Michael Seiden on the Katie Janness murder investigation.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 15 features KIRO 7’s Monique Ming Laven on the 2009 and 2011 trials of Amanda Knox.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who've covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 14 features legal analyst Philip Holloway, who gives his recap of Ryan Duke's trial and previews what's next in the Tara Grinstead case.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 13 features an in-depth conversation with WHIO-TV’s Cheryl McHenry on the mysterious, tragic death of Ryan Zimmerman.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 12 features an in-depth conversation with Boston 25’s Bob Ward on the unsolved Gardner Museum art heist.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 11 features an in-depth conversation with legal analyst Philip Holloway on the upcoming trial for Tara Grinstead's alleged killer, Ryan Duke.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode 10 features an in-depth conversation with KIRO 7's Gary Horcher on infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode nine features an in-depth conversation with journalist and true crime author Marney Rich Keenan on The Oakland County Child Killer Investigation.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode eight features an in-depth conversation with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Bill Torpy on Fred Tokars.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode seven features an in-depth conversation with former WSB-TV reporter Mike Petchenik on Rusty Sneiderman's fatal 2010 shooting.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode six features an in-depth conversation with WSB-TV's Tony Thomas on the Tara Grinstead case.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode five features an in-depth conversation with 95.5 WSB's Veronica Waters on the Tex McIver murder trial.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode four features an in-depth conversation with esteemed journalist, and editor of ‘Around The Rings’, Ed Hula on infamous serial killer Ted Bundy.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode three features an in-depth conversation with 95.5 WSB’s Mark McKay on the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode two features an in-depth conversation with 95.5 WSB's Michelle Wright on the story of Tawana Brawley.
Host Nicole Bennett, a digital news producer with Cox Media Group, sits down with esteemed journalists from across the industry who’ve covered some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Episode one features an in-depth conversation with the iconic Monica Kaufman Pearson on the Atlanta Child Murders.