WARNING: Sextortion

Spencer Irwin was just 30 years old when he vanished one Sunday morning in July 2024. Days later, his body was found in a way that raised questions – naked, alone and quickly dismissed by authorities. But their assumptions about Spencer were wrong. As his mother began asking ques ... Show More

On May 4, 2007, 19-year-old Brittany McGlone did something she rarely did. Instead of going home after work, she went to her boyfriend’s house. By that afternoon, she was found dead in his bed, brutally beaten. She was naked, and her underwear was missing from the scene. In the h ... Show More

The Melissa Casias case keeps unraveling, and the more we learn, the less anything makes sense. New details have emerged about the strange woman who showed up at Sierra's job to deliver $50 in graduation money, and the trail leads to a confusing tangle of mismatched names. Meanwh ... Show More

This week survivor Quinn shares her story. *Content warning: This episode includes descriptions of sexual and emotional abuse of minors.**Resources:RAINN - The National Sexual Assault Online HotlineIf you’re in need of support, please contact RAINN - the United States largest ant ... Show More

<p>Ashley and Andrea meet another Utah mom who was stunned when the FBI swarmed her home to arrest her husband.  Then, Andrea visits agents working behind the scenes to protect children from online sexual abuse at the risk of compromising their own mental health. </p> <p>If you w ... Show More

Legislators recently met to vent their frustration at big tech’s lack of accountability for the production and trading of child sexual abuse material. Will it make a difference? If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com.   To report a ... Show More

<p>Ruby Franke makes shocking claims in court. The mom accused of child abuse, claims that one of her minor children sexually abused siblings, and molested several other family members,  and children in the neighborhood, for years.</p> <p> Franke alleges one of her children began ... Show More

This week survivor Nina shares her story. *Content warning: This episode includes descriptions of emotional, sexual and physical violence, gun violence, and murder.**Resources:The Domestic Violence Hotline offers free and confidential support, 24/7 at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233), text ... Show More

A 13-year-old girl disappears from her mother's apartment, only to return a week later beaten, raped, and with a rose tattoo on her neck. She barely escaped her terrifying ordeal. But within hours, police have her in handcuffs — she's under arrest for crimes her captors forced he ... Show More

<p>Ashley is interviewed by her local police department and finds out more about what her husband had been doing while isolating himself from the family. During a police interview, she learns devastating details about his crimes; the worst detail is that they involve her daughter ... Show More

<p>In 2004, a teenage girl with problems at home finds solace in a boy that she had just met online. This would lead her to pay him a visit, resulting in arguably one of the heinous cases ever to surface from South Korea.</p> <p>Tune in as we retell the tragic case of The Miryang ... Show More

<p>In 2004, a teenage girl with problems at home finds solace in a boy that she had just met online. This would lead her to pay him a visit, resulting in arguably one of the heinous cases ever to surface from South Korea.</p> <p>Tune in as we retell the tragic case of The Miryang ... Show More

*Content Warning: emotional and physical violence of children, interpersonal violence, sexual abuse, rape, accidental drowning death involving a child, alcohol and substance use disorder, body-image abuse, fatphobia, fraud, financial elderly abuse, disordered eating, anorexia. So ... Show More