Voices for the Victims
The real estate market has never been hotter. Houses sell as soon as they’re listed. Bidding wars lead to all cash deals far above the asking price. But there is one kind of property that often sits on the market for years, no matter how much of a bargain it seems to be. Potential buyers come and go, the price keeps going down, and still the house stands empty.
In real estate jargon, it’s called a “stigmatized property” because the home comes with a history. An unfortunate one – a horrible dea
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Visit website →What’s it like to be obsessed by true crime? Matt interviews a young woman who says tales of murder have changed her life…for the better. A deeper look at why we’re fascinated by the darkest stories.
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It’s October 19th, 1970, and a young intruder named John Linley Frazier is sitting on a sofa inside a spectacular stone and glass mansion on a hill in Soquel, California, patiently waiting for a wealthy family of five to return home, so he can kill t
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In this special bonus content - Matt talks to Ben Terry, the inmate from our Oak Street episode, on how to survive a week in jail.
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When a married couple sets off for Grenada on their yacht Simplicity, the last thing they expect is the terror that awaits them in paradise.
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No one in Canton, Georgia will ever forget the “Goat Man,” and what ended his life on May 16th, 1991. Some call it a freak accident, some call it justice, and some call it murder, still angry that the killer walked free. On four legs.
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