Kevin Reddington will be appearing in another murder trial very soon… He is representing Kelsie Cote, who is accused of murdering her grandmother, Doris.

The details of Doris Cote’s gruesome death has the public questioning: what will Kelsie’s defense be? 

Does it seem plausible that Doris died at the hands of anyone other than her granddaughter?

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Randy Roth knew exactly how to charm vulnerable women. Actor Colin Egglesfield explains how that charm could turn into something much darker.

Colin joins Elisa to unravel the convicted killer’s web of love bombing, control and lies, the suspicious death of another wife and the chilling question of how Randy kept convincing women to trust him.

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Tim Bliefnick gave the public a reason to dislike him before he pulled the trigger on his wife… Was his answer on “Family Feud” a foreshadowing of their fate?

Plus, how did a divorce attorney turn into a criminal attorney for Bliefnick? What are the reasons you should NEVER do this?

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Jennifer Fessler sits down with filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato to unpack HBO’s Murder in Glitterball City and the shocking murder of hairdresser and drag performer James “Jamie” Carroll.

Jamie’s body was found buried beneath a Louisville home shared by former lovers Joey Banis and Jeffrey Mundt and both men blamed the other. The filmmakers reveal the disturbing evidence they uncovered, the questions that still linger and the surprising RuPaul’s Drag Race connection.

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A pregnant mom and her family are held at gunpoint for three terrifying days. And what really happened inside that house is even darker than the movie reveals.

Terror Comes Knocking actor Ivan Lopez joins Elisa to talk about the shocking true crime, the desperate fight to survive, and the disturbing details that never made it to screen.

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The trial that we’ve been following for weeks has finally come to a close… What does a mistrial mean for Lindsay Clancy and her team?

Kevin Reddington tried to get an appeal & is now asking the President for a pardon. Is it possible?

Plus, we’ve found similar cases to Clancy’s that may make you think twice. Is an acquittal truly the best option?

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Caroline Herrling may have come across as a sweet, innocent woman at first glance… At least to her neighbors.

Little did they know, she was taking over a dead man’s life & stealing his money before dismembering him on the roof of her building. And that's just the beginning. 

How did investigators catch Caroline and uncover her devious plans? Where is she now?

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“The Pastor’s Wife” is a new Netflix documentary that dives into the death of a devoted Christian woman, Mica Miller, who suffered grooming and abuse by her pastor and husband, JP Miller.

Do Emily and Shane believe that Mica killed herself, or was something more nefarious going on? 

How did JP continue to have followers, considering all he had done?!

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Five women. Five Hooters restaurants. Five shocking murders.

Jennifer Fessler sits down with The Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift showrunner Kevin Brennecke to uncover the disturbing connections between the cases and the warning signs that may have been missed. From workplace vulnerabilities to questions of safety and accountability, the documentary explores what happened to these women and why some former Hooters employees are still afraid to speak publicly.

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She killed her three children. But was Lindsay Clancy capable of understanding that what she was doing was wrong?

Elisa Donovan and Jennifer Fessler take on the case and find themselves struggling with the same question that has divided so many people: How much should severe mental illness change the way we judge an unthinkable crime?

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Emily and Shane are recapping this month’s true crime cases. 

From pastors to satanic rituals and fake doctors to scorned daughters…

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The jury is deliberating and they hold the fate of Lindsay Clancy in their hands… The question that everyone is asking: can Lindsay be fully acquitted?

What do Emily and Shane believe the final verdict will be? 

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Robert Baker, who plays school security guard Tom Hose in Lifetime’s The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story, breaks down how Hose kept a teenage girl captive for years without locks or chains and why psychological control can be just as powerful

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With the Clancy trial blowing up, there is another case of a husband framing his wife for suicide and it’s going viral… Coincidentally, they share the same name: Lindsey and Patrick.

Why did Patrick Barnett stage his wife’s suicide and where did he go wrong? Are there similarities between this case and what the public is allegedly assuming happened between the Clancy’s?

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Jordyn Ashley Olson, who portrays Tanya Kach in The Girl Locked Upstairs, breaks down one of the most chilling parts of Tanya’s story: why she was the perfect target for a predator.

At just 14, Tanya was isolated, vulnerable, and desperate for connection. Jordyn explains how a school security guard recognized those vulnerabilities and systematically exploited them until Tanya became dependent on the very man abusing her.

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Kevin Harper was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing his 6-month-old son. Investigators claimed the cause of death was shaken baby syndrome.

Kevin was sentenced to prison, unable to grieve the loss of his son, and forced into survival mode for 13 years while he remained behind bars. 

He is here to tell his story about being wrongfully convicted, and shedding a light on The Northern California Innocence Project, who stepped in to free him.

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Why are we so obsessed with the lawyers behind true crime’s biggest cases? Elisa Donovan and Jennifer Fessler dive into our fascination with courtroom stars lie Johnny Cochran, Marcia Clark, and Camille Vasquez – and why Kevin Reddington has become a standout in the Lindsay Clancy trial.  They break down how charisma, confidence and courtroom presence can turn lawyers into celebrities and even chang the way we see the people on trial.

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Christa Pike was just 18 years old when she murdered her fellow classmate, Colleen Slemmer, and carved Satanic pentagrams into her body. Was this a calculated murder? Did Christa and her accomplices try to hide their involvement?

Christa became the youngest woman in modern history to be sentenced to death for her crimes. On September 30, 2026, she is scheduled for execution... Is there a way out? 

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A Wall Street titan. A secret affair. A brutal murder inside a Hamptons mansion.

Missing security footage. A millionaire murdered in his own home. More than 20 years later, people are still asking the same question: What really happened? Elisa Donovan and actor Shawn Christian unpack the twists, motives, and mysteries behind this infamous Hamptons case.

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Steven Beard was a widowed man with a fortune, and that caught the attention of a young woman named Celeste. Though she received a hefty allowance, lived in a beautiful home & had a husband that loved her, it wasn’t enough…

That’s when a mental hospital, a crazed lover and a murder plot arose. Who pulled the trigger and attempted to murder Steven?

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Eva LaRue is breaking her silence on the terrifying 12-year stalking ordeal she kept private for years and the shocking reality that her stalker is now out of prison and back in society. LaRue reveals the threats that left her living in constant fear, how the ordeal impacted her daughter Kaya, and why stalking victims can feel trapped even when no physical crime has occurred. Now, she is telling her story in My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story and revealing what finally made her ready to speak out.

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After immersing himself in the Night Stalker's life to prepare for his starring role, Lou Diamond Phillips put on a hoodie and prowled a neighborhood like Richard Ramirez . What happened next stopped the experiment in its tracks.

Plus, Lou reveals the chilling truth about the killer that disturbed him most.

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With the Lindsay Clancy trial still in full swing, Emily and Shane are going over the most shocking discoveries from the past week.

The prosecution has rested its case, and now the defense has the floor… What will happen?

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Hann Pan and Bich Pan may have been strict parents to their daughter, Jennifer, but they had no idea how deep her hatred ran…

How did Jennifer devise the ultimate crime against the people who brought her into this world? Where did she go wrong? Who helped her commit this heinous act?

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Everyone thinks they know the Sherri Papini case. Jaime King isn’t so sure.

In a candid conversation with Elisa Donovan, Jaime opens up about questioning the headlines and her gut instinct to tell Sherri’s story.

She also shares the words in the script she almost couldn’t say out loud and why she believes the truth may be more complicated than the public wants it to be.

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Lori Hacking was married to her high school sweetheart, Mark, and began to tell her friends the great news: she was pregnant.

Mark claimed he was in medical school. They were packing up to move to a different state just for his education… But, was it all a lie? What was he willing to do to keep this secret?

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Filmmaker Josh Zeman joins Killer Thriller to revisit The Killing Season, the groundbreaking docuseries that took viewers inside the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders years before a suspect was arrested. Josh opens up about the victims whose cases were overlooked, the failures and infighting that plagued the investigation, and what his team uncovered while following the trail of missing women and suspected serial killers along Long Island’s South Shore. He also reflects on the emotional toll of working alongside victims’ families and reveals a crucial clue his team discovered during the making of The Killing Season that he wishes they had pursued further.

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Francine Hughes confessed to killing her husband, but millions of Americans still believed she was the victim.

Richard Masur takes us inside the true story behind The Burning Bed, the landmark true story crime drama that changed the national conversation about domestic violence. Did the jury get it right?

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Emily and Shane are diving into one of the most talked about & controversial cases happening right now, regarding a postpartum mother and a horrific crime against children.

Did Lindsay Clancy murder her 3 children while in a state of psychosis? Do we believe the theories that suggest she didn’t commit the crime at all? 

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Filmmaker Joe Berlinger joins Killer Thriller Docu to go inside Netflix’s The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare and explain why he refused to rush one of America’s most closely watched murder cases.

Joe discusses putting the victims, not the killer, at the center, the unanswered questions around the plea deal, and how online theories have changed the way we consume real-life tragedy.

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David Vander Meer was a pastor in Las Vegas, NV who got away with his wife’s death for 20 years… What happened?

David wasn’t only a murderer, he was also a pedophile, known to groom the children that attended his youth program. He even married one of his victims. How does a man this vile get away with his actions for so long? 

Plus, once David was arrested for his crimes, what happened to him? Did the police let something slip through the cracks? 

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Elisa Donovan and Jennifer Fessler examine two cases that captivated the nation: the Idaho murders and Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children.

They explore the role of mental health, the responsibility of true crime storytellers, and why we’re drawn to stories that confront the darkest parts of the human experience.

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An Amish husband secretly living as "Amish Stud." Multiple affairs. A wife who never saw it coming.

Kirsten Vangsness joins Elisa Donovan to explore the shocking true story behind Amish Stud, revealing how charm, loneliness, and manipulation can lead someone to do the unthinkable.

Follow Kirsten on Instagram: @kirstenvangsness

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Emily and Shane are recapping the most intriguing cases from this month's true crime lineup. 

From Bryan Kohberger to the 16 children found in their “house of horrors”, they’re giving you the latest updates.  

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Emily and Shane are diving into the case behind Netflix’s new documentary “A Toxic Love Story”. What key details did they leave out of this movie? Is there more to the victim’s story than we initially thought?

Plus, we’re providing updates on the new Netflix docuseries about the Idaho Murders. What information did this series shed a light on? What details of this case still stand out to us the most?

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Why do people become killers? Criminal Minds star Kirsten Vangsness joins Elisa Donovan to explore the psychology behind violent crime, why understanding behavior matters more than simple labels, and what more than 20 years as Penelope Garcia taught her about the darkest parts of the human mind.

Follow Kirsten on Instagram: @kirstenvangsness

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Sara Gilson was an influencer who was dealing with an abusive and unpredictable ex-husband in privacy.
Once she pulled back the curtain and revealed he was a pedophile, things spiraled out of control and left a murder-suicide in its wake. Is this the true danger of social media?

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Filmmaker Sophia Maddox joins Killer Thriller Docu to discuss "My Grandfather Charles Manson" and the shocking discovery that one of America's most infamous killers was her grandfather. Sophia shares how the revelation unraveled generations of family secrets, forever changed her relationship with her father, and inspired a deeply personal documentary about identity, generational trauma, healing, and breaking the cycle.

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When survival depends on outsmarting the person holding you captive, courage takes on an entirely different meaning.

Elisa Donovan talks with Girl in the Coffin star Tahirah Sharif about the psychology of captivity, why victims adapt in ways outsiders often misunderstand, and what stories like these reveal about fear, resilience, and the incredible instinct to survive.

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Emily and Shane are discussing the Los Angeles Innocence Project’s effort to prove Scott Peterson’s innocence. Is there enough evidence to sway a jury?

How do Emily and Shane feel? From a lawyer’s perspective, does he deserve a retrial at the very least?! Was circumstantial evidence enough to convict him in the first place? 

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The murder of Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner, was one of the most talked about crime cases in the early 2000’s. 
Scott Peterson: the husband, soon-to-be father & convicted murderer was picked apart by the media… But was it well deserved?
The truth is, Scott didn’t do himself any favors by having an affair, looking particularly uninterested in finding his wife, and allegedly trying to flee the state. Despite all of this circumstantial evidence, does Emily still believe his innocence?

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Jenn Fessler and Elisa Donovan revisit the infamous Pamela Smart case, unpacking the scandalous relationship with her 15-year-old student that set the stage for one of the most controversial murder convictions in modern American history.

They unpack the latest developments and court hearing in Smart's decades-long fight for freedom, debate whether she received a fair trial, and ask the question that still divides people more than 35 years later: Did the punishment fit the crime?

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Larry Millete was recently found guilty of murdering his wife, Maya. Her body was never found… What circumstantial evidence was enough for the prosecution to prove his guilt?!

When spell casters, poisons and strict rules for Maya were found, the conclusion seemed obvious.

Plus, Maya had claimed abuse before her disappearance. Scientific studies show that you’re 7x more likely to kill your spouse if there’s a history of strangulation.

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Most murders aren't committed by serial killers or lifelong criminals. They're carried out by ordinary people whose emotions, relationships, and decisions spiral out of control.

Elisa Donovan talks with David Lascher about starring alongside Melissa Joan Hart in Twisted Desire, a true crime drama inspired by real events that explores how teenage obsession, manipulation, and emotional turmoil can drive seemingly ordinary people to commit unimaginable act

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Kristine Bunch was sentenced to prison at just 21-years-old for killing her son, Tony. She was sentenced to a maximum security prison while being pregnant with her second son.

Kristine trusted the justice system, but the prosecution presented an altered report and junk science that led her jury to believe she was guilty. 

She was imprisoned for 17 years. She lost time with her son, and she didn’t have time to grieve her child that had passed. Yet, she was freed… How? 

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Director Margaret Brown joins Killer Thriller Docu to discuss HBO's The Yogurt Shop Murders, the gripping documentary series exploring the 1991 murders of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas, and the decades-long search for justice.

Margaret shares what drew her to one of Texas' most haunting unsolved cases, the emotional responsibility of telling a story rooted in unimaginable loss, and how false confessions and flawed interrogation tactics led to wrongful convictions.

She also reveals what happened when the unimaginable occurred: just weeks after the documentary premiered, the case was finally solved - prompting the series to return for a stunning final episode.

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Donna Yaklich alleged that her police detective husband repeatedly abused her, threatened her life and left her believing there was nowhere she could safely turn. Then she recruited two young men to kill him.

David Lascher joins Elisa Donovan to revisit the shocking case behind Cries Unheard, why the movie was far more brutal than he remembered, and the complicated question at its center: What happens when a victim of abuse becomes responsible for a crime herself?

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Fox Hollow Farm wasn’t just the Baumeister family home… On this property, investigators discovered 10,000 bone fragments of various men who went missing in the 1990’s. How did their bodies end up there?

After 30 years, why are we left with more questions than answers? Did Herb Baumeister have an accomplice that’s still alive? How did the police botch an investigation that involved so many deaths? 

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On this episode of Killer Thriller, Elisa Donovan is joined by Danielle Panabaker to discuss Lifetime’s new thriller Crowning at the Prom. Danielle opens up about playing a mother whose daughter’s carefully crafted perfect life begins to unravel after a devastating secret is revealed.

The episode explores the real-life tragedies that mirror the film, the pressure to maintain a perfect image, hidden pregnancies, eating disorders, and the importance of creating a safe space for young people to ask for help.

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When Sarah Boone locked her boyfriend in a suitcase, she documented it on her phone as he begged to be let out... Did she know he’d be dead the next morning?

What was her unique trial process like? When she was up on the stand, what did she claim her defense was? Did the jury find her guilty?

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