Amazon Assassination

High school senior, Hazel Blackwell, was applying to her dream college when she uncovered an underground ring of admissions fraud. Who found out about Hazel’s intentions to tell, and killed her before she could blow the whistle? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe ... Show More

When five people go underwater in an eccentric billionaire’s private submarine, only four come back alive. With an ambitious Ph.D student found stabbed to death, can you solve who killed Ruth Tanner and why? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com ... Show More

A gang of bank robbers realize mid-heist that someone in their crew has tipped off the cops, leading to the gang leader being killed in an epic shootout with police. After narrowly escaping to their safe house, the surviving crew begins to piece together who on their team is not ... Show More

<p>A devoted conservationist and a journalist set off into the depths of the Amazon to report on corrupt and criminal activity but were never seen alive again. The murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira rocked the international community and revealed dark secrets hiding in one ... Show More

<p>A devoted indigenist and a journalist set off into the depths of the Amazon to report on corruption and criminal activity but are never seen alive again. The murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira rocked the international community and revealed dark secrets hiding in one of ... Show More

In December 1988 the Brazilian environmental campaigner, Chico Mendes, was shot dead by cattle ranchers. The 44-year-old leader of the rubber tappers union had become a powerful symbol of the struggle to save the Amazon. We hear from those closest to Mendes at the time of his dea ... Show More

What started as a push to increase mining in the rainforest led to a murder. Ernesto Londoño, Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how President Jair Bolsonaro is speeding the destruction of the Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad ... Show More

<p>Two Virginia college students set out for a romantic evening together in Jefferson National Forest but are gunned down in cold blood before they can get out of their car. Who pulled the trigger and why would anyone want to kill Heidi Childs and David Metzler? The answer still ... Show More

One morning, two men got in a boat and sailed down a river in the Amazon rainforest. They were never heard from again. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sig ... Show More

A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a co-worker half her age was in love with her, and that she'd spurned his advances. They now had to determine if love had turned into obsession... and a motive for murder.To le ... Show More

<p>Two prosecutors are gunned down within a short span. A tip comes in that there will be more bloodshed. The entire justice system was on edge in a case striking at its heart. Can police stop this murderer before he strikes again?</p><p>View source material and photos for this e ... Show More