logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2023
39m 8s

Episode 1: Bass in the Wild

SPOTIFY STUDIOS
About this episode

As an enslaved man, Bass Reeves fights hand-to-hand with his enslaver. Victorious, Bass escapes, becoming a fugitive in America’s most dangerous, lawless territory just before the Civil War.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Up next
Sep 2023
Irene Garza Pt. 1
On the evening of April 16, 1960, Irene Garza went to church in the peaceful town of McAllen, Texas but never came home. Less than a week later, her body was found in a canal. Residents were terrified. Had a predator come to town to prey on them, or was one of their own a murdere ... Show More
37m 30s
Aug 2023
Party Fouls: House Party Horror
In 2011, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley threw a wild house party in Port St. Lucie, Florida. What his guests didn’t know was that on the other side of a locked door, dead bodies lay hidden. A jarring confession ignited a race against time to end the revelry for good. This episode origi ... Show More
34m 17s
Aug 2023
The Clutter Family Pt. 2
After the massacre of the Clutter Family on November 15th, 1959, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation began an intensive probe into the crime. Their search for the killers would result in one of the greatest true crime stories of all time. This episode originally aired in June 2019 ... Show More
47m 56s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2023
Sly Stone: Guns, PCP, a Psycho Mutt, and a Fugitive from Justice
At the end of the 1960s, Sly Stone was at the center of a groundbreaking musical movement that intended to break down barriers of race and genre, all in the service of making people happy. But at the dawn of the 1970s, Sly Stone suddenly was not happy. His L.A. mansion was overru ... Show More
42m 49s
May 2019
Introducing Somebody Somewhere Season 2: The Jungle Murders Trailer
Murder in a Seattle homeless encampment known as The Jungle. Three teenage brothers were charged, but are they the real killers? Only The Jungle knows. Join former federal prosecutor David Payne and producer Jody Gottlieb as they investigate. Somebody Somewhere Season 2: The Jung ... Show More
2m 28s
Apr 17
Episode 395 - Wallace Souza: Killing for Ratings
They say Brazil is not for amateurs. And that’s certainly true in the crime-stricken city of Manaus, where Wallace Souza – a charismatic TV host and congressman with a flair for the dramatic – built up an army of fans with his hard-hitting news coverage in the early 2000s. But wa ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2023
Judge Killer: Charles Harrelson
While many know his son, Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson, Charles Harrelson spent most of his adult life on the wrong side of the law. As a contract killer, he successfully killed his first two targets but went to trial for both. Years later, he was back on the streets, rea ... Show More
34m 57s
Oct 2024
Episode 371 - Eddie Lee Sexton Part 2: Feral Family Road Trip
Incest runs in the family – and Eddie Lee Sexton’s depravity knew no bounds. From his own  teenage daughters right down to the children he had fathered with his own kin – nobody was safe from him, or the sons he’d raised in his image. With the authorities breathing down his neck, ... Show More
1h 18m
Apr 3
The Apartheid Killer...
He claimed to be keeping the peace. In reality, he hunted Black South Africans for sport. This is the horrifying true story of Louis van Schoor—cop, vigilante, and Apartheid’s deadliest killer. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn m ... Show More
1h 24m
Jul 2024
Dennis Rader: BTK Part I
In the first half of this two-part episode, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the case of Dennis Rader, also known as BTK. Over 17 years, Rader tortured and murdered 10 people, while playing a game of cat and mouse with law enforcement and the media. ... Show More
50m 43s
Jan 2021
EP. 4 SOUTH DAKOTA - The Torture & Murder of Chester Poage
In the year 2000, a single, brutal murder would change South Dakota forever. Stories of serial killers oftentimes pique the interest of the public. However, sometimes it only takes a single crime to strike fear into the hearts of a population, and the brutality and depravity just ... Show More
29m 33s
Jul 2024
Introducing - The Burden: Empire on Blood
The Burden: Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed a ... Show More
2m 26s
Apr 2024
Chapter 4: "The State of Texas vs Robert Durst"
Robert Durst goes on trial for the murder of Morris Black in Texas with a dream team of attorneys. We dig into Bob's penchant for disguises, his relationship with Morris Black, and what may have motivated Bob to kill him.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co ... Show More
36m 16s