DEVIANT

By Cold Open Media

From the award-winning creator of Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, comes DEVIANT, a new true crime series that dives into the dark corners of what human beings are capable of. Host Dan Szematow... more

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Number 1: The Delphi Murders - Part 1: Gone
On February 13, 2017, two girls went for a walk near Delphi, Indiana. They never came home. Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, vanished from a popular hiking trail near the Monon High Bridge. The next day, they were found murdered. What followed was not a clean investigation or a tidy path to justice, but a six-year saga that would fracture a town, divide the public, and raise uncomfortable questions about policing, media, and truth itself. This is the first chapter in DEVIANT’s definitive series on the Delphi murders. In Part One, host Dan Szematowicz goes back to the beginning. The town. The trail. The timeline. The last known movements of Abby and Libby. The search. And the moment everything changes. This series does not pick sides or ask you to accept conclusions upfront. It lays out the facts, piece by piece, and lets the story speak for itself. Since Dan's original coverage from the podcast "Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders" ended in 2022, there has been an arrest, a trial, a conviction, and an explosion of new information and controversy. Some believe justice has been served. Others believe the truth is still out of reach, and that an innocent man sits behind bars. This series re-examines the entire case as it stands today, starting here, at the very beginning. If you think you know this story, you may want to listen anyway. If you don’t, you’ll soon understand why it refuses to let go. This is DEVIANT. We’re all wired differently. Some of us step outside every boundary. These are those stories. SEE THE EVIDENCE AND SUPPORT THE SHOW: http://deviantpodcast.com INSTAGRAM AND SOCIAL: @deviant.podcast Copyright 2026 Cold Open Media LLC All rights reserved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 04, 202622min
Number 2: A Reckoning: Clark Fredericks Confronts Abuse
LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED In this episode of Deviant Off Script, host Andrew Iden engages in a deep and intense conversation with Clark Fredericks, author of 'Scarred.' Fredericks recounts his harrowing journey of surviving childhood sexual abuse, and the impactful decision to confront and ultimately kill his abuser. He delves into the psychological and emotional turmoil that ensued, his struggles with substance abuse, and his path through the legal system. Fredericks also discusses his process of healing and transformation into a motivational speaker and advocate, aiming to help others overcome their trauma. This episode provides a raw and honest examination of the complexities of confronting one's past, and seeking justice on one's own terms. GET CLARK'S INCREDIBLE BOOK: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Scarred/Clark-Fredericks/9781668018651 JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast READ THE HAPPINESS EXPERIMENT: ⁠⁠https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michael⁠⁠ Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 01, 202542min
Number 3: Off Script: The Unknown JFK Conspiracy
We all know what happened in Dallas in 1963. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. But what many don't know is that there was a previous attempt on his live several years prior, and it was a push-of-a-button away from being successful. Bestselling author Brad Meltzer joins host Dan Szematowicz to tell the incredible story of the birth of Camelot, and the random chance that saved it for a short time. Read Brad's book, The JFK Conspiracy: https://bradmeltzer.com/Nonfiction/The-JFK-Conspiracy Pre-order Make Magic: https://bradmeltzer.com/Nonfiction/makemagic JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 07, 202549min
Number 4: The Route 29 Stalker Part 1: She's Never Late
(Part 1 /3) In the mid-90s, a mysterious man is attempting to flag down women drivers around the Route 29 corridor in Virginia. At first, nobody thinks much of it. Nobody makes the connections. And then, Alicia Showalter Reynolds disappears off that very road. What follows is great tragedy, and deep mystery. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 19, 202435min
Number 5: Anthony Sowell Part 4: Home Is War
Serial killers aren't created in a vacuum, and that goes for Anthony Sowell too. Everything about his life, up until the time police discovered the bodies of 11 women in and around his Cleveland home, was a series of warning signs. His childhood, his earlier crimes...everything. In this episode of DEVIANT, we learn the Sowell's origin story, and how he came to be. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Special thanks to Dr. Cheryl Arutt! She's great, and you can find her here: https://drcherylarutt.com and on her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/askdrcheryl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 03, 202437min