Darker Things

In this episode, host Scott Jagow relates his personal story about the 1996 bombing at the Atlanta Olympics. He was there when the bomb went off and part of the media coverage that ensued as security guard Richard Jewell was wrongly targeted by the FBI and skewered by the insatiable 24-hour-a-day news cycle. He also interviews author Lisa Napoli about her new book, Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News.

In this episode, host Scott Jagow shares the latest news on the issue of police violence, including the shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and police reform efforts around the country. Plus, national crime and law enforcement analyst Lisa Lockwood joins the show to give her perspective on the issues gripping the country.

An in-depth look at the multiple layers of one police shooting in Minnesota in 2016. How could this death have been prevented? What choices were made, what actions were taken that took it down the path of tragedy? What can we learn from an incident like this and progress in light of so many citizen deaths at the hands of the police? This episode explores what led to the death of Philando Castile and what the legal outcome suggests going forward.

On March 24, 2015, pilot Andreas Lubitz murdered 149 people and took his own life by flying a commercial airliner into the side of a mountain. The crash stunned the aviation industry and passengers around the world. In this episode, what happened that day and how was Lubitz even allowed to fly? We'll hear from American Airlines pilot Jonathan Hobbs about the issue of mental health and flying the public. Plus an update from the cockpit on the coronavirus.

Most serial killers are known entities before they're caught or killed or disappear. The Golden State Killer, the Zodiac, Bundy, BTK. Season 1, Episode 4 of Darker Things explores a 21st century serial killer who remained invisible while killing people across the country for more than a decade. Includes tape with the FBI and chilling interviews with the killer, Israel Keyes.

In the early hours of Aug. 9, 2013, Brandon Lawson's truck ran out of gas on a dark and lonely road in West Texas. He made a puzzling and scary call to 911 and within an hour he had vanished. In this episode, what is Brandon saying on that call and what may have happened to him that night?

The Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It's also extremely dangerous if you don't respect Mother Nature. In this episode, Scott Jagow tells incredible stories of death and survival from falls into the one mile deep gorge.

Introducing the new podcast Darker Things, an exploration of true crime, historic accidents, vanishings, and other fascinating things. Hosted by Scott Jagow, previously a host at Marketplace radio.

Sept. 25, 1978 was one of the darkest days in San Diego history. A mid-air collision brought down two planes into one of the city's neighborhoods, killing 144 people, most of them on board PSA Flight 182. In this episode, what went wrong that day and how did this accident make flying safer? Plus, American Airlines pilot Jonathan Hobbs discusses the case and tells host Scott Jagow what it's like to fly in the era of the coronavirus.