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Episode 249 of Nerdery & Murdery takes a different turn.

On the Nerdery side, we explore the classic sci-fi anthology series The Outer Limits — its eerie storytelling, moral dilemmas, and the way it challenged viewers to think beyond what they could see.

On the Murdery side, we step away from our A–Z Across America series for a case that does not fit the usual categories.

This is not a serial killer story.
There was no trial.
There was no contested narrative of guilt.

Instead, we examine the case of Shane Paul Wright — a single death surrounded by illness, belief, mental health, and a legal system struggling to decide what to call it.

This episode is about complexity.
About language.
About what happens when the truth doesn’t fit the box.

Sci-fi questions on one side.
Real-world moral questions on the other.

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