Tom Brown's Body | 1. A Pretty Little Pl...

"My gut tells me he hasn't left Hemphill County. I think he's here somewhere, and I don't know if he intends to come out in the next day or two." 

"Makes you want to go to the church, get on your knees and say a few words, right? 

"I'm sitting there thinking, 'Oh God, I'm so scared right now.' I couldn't convince them. And so I just let them hammer me." 

This story is about telling fibs, and it’s also about bullying. Sometimes it is hard to say who the real bully is - because of course the smart bullies don’t go around with a badge saying “I am a bully.” 

It’s hard to know the truth when you KNOW someone is lying. That’s the situation that the documentarians, and the audience, are in when it comes to Cocaine Air. No one seems to know anything about the over 1,500 pounds of cocaine loaded onto a private jet bound for France from th ... Show More

When you get caught in a lie, you can either come clean or double down. One of our listeners had to decide if he should confess to his wife or lie to police, and his choice has haunted him ever since!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>It’s said that some pathological liars are even considered functionally delusional. They can even pass a lie detector test. They believe their own lies.</p><p>Sometimes they re-write their lies and memories on the spot. You can see their eyes flutter, a shift in attitude, and ... Show More

A building manager finds the violated and lifeless body of a young woman in the bathtub of her first apartment. When questioned, an ex-con living downstairs lies to police. But the lies alone do not prove murder and the case goes cold. Then a new forensic tool examines the old ev ... Show More

When the wife of a noted doctor goes missing, authorities believe it may have to do with an allegedly shady adoption ring. But then her husband goes house-shopping with another woman claiming to be his wife, and a friend finds a strange pile of concrete in his backyard. Investiga ... Show More

Can you tell if someone said something that wasn't true?