Everything you know, everything you’ve heard, is flipped on its head when one morning a man walks to the edge of the Tobin Bridge and steps off, falling 145 feet into the frigid waters below. The death sends waves of disbelief, rage, and guilt through Boston. And it forces everyone to examine themselves and the role they’ve played in a terrible hoax.
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Mar 2025
Introducing ‘Spotlight: Snitch City’
Today, we’re sharing the first episode of the brand new podcast Spotlight: Snitch City, produced by The Boston Globe's award-winning Spotlight team – some of the same folks who brought you the Murder in Boston podcast! In this specific episode, you’ll find yourself on the docks o ... Show More
51m 45s
Oct 2023
The Masked Beast of Jersey - A True Crime Look Into The Terrifying Crimes of Edward Paisnel
The movies feed our fears with masked serial killers like in “Scream,” “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and many others…And for good reason..because a masked psycho is terrifying. And whats even scarier then that is, when a real person wears a mask t ... Show More
24m 19s
Jan 2024
Check Out Murder in Boston
1989 Boston. The crack epidemic is raging, the murder rate soaring, and white flight has taken hold. Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife, Carol, are carjacked, drawn deep into a dangerous “inner city” neighborhood, and allegedly shot by a Black man. All of Boston – and the natio ... Show More
4m 49s
Feb 2022
Episode 78: Decapitated and burned - the shocking murder of Philip Finnegan
It was still bright on the evening of September 2, 2016 when a man walking his dogs made a gruesome discovery in Rahin Woods, close to Carbury in County Kildare.
Using a stick, he had poked at the ground and the brambles where his dog 'Bobby' had circled, only to see a foot protr ... Show More
29m 18s
Oct 2014
Serial S01 - Ep. 3: Leakin Park
It’s February 9, 1999. Hae has been missing for three weeks. A man on his lunch break pulls off a road to pee, and stumbles on her body in a city forest. His odd recounting of the discovery makes Detectives Ritz and MacGillivary suspicious. For instance, why did he walk so far in ... Show More
27m 6s
Nov 2021
Coming soon: Trafficked Season 2
The companion podcast to National Geographic’s Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. In season two, investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller goes deep with masterminds behind black markets and underground economies, including illegal plastic surgery, meth labs fueling America’s ... Show More
2m 11s
Mar 2023
EP. 105 NEW YORK - Maksim Gelman: The NYC Killing Spree of 2011
Every day, millions of people walk the busy streets of New York City, from natives heading to work to tourists visiting famous attractions. Everywhere you go, you see thousands of faces from all walks of life. But how well do we really know these people? What are they capable of? ... Show More
1h 58m