Abraham Shakespeare grew up poor and lived paycheck to paycheck for most of his young adult life. His luck would change when, in 2006, he purchased a winning lottery ticket. Although Abraham had noble plans for his money, his luck ran out when those he trusted most took advantage of his generosity, ultimately costing him his life.

On January 25, 2023, in a courthouse in South Carolina where the Murdaugh name had garnered respect and deference for so many decades, the trial of the disgraced Alex Murdaugh began, and Marina has all the details. The trial lasted 28 days with more than 70 witnesses, including Alec Murdaugh, who had to testify in order to explain to the jury why he had consistently lied to the police about being with Paul and Maggie just moments before their deaths.

On June 7, 2021, Alec Murdaugh returned home to find his son Paul and his wife Maggie had been brutally murdered. A distraught Alec told police that he had just arrived home and suspected that they had been killed in retaliation for his son’s involvement in the death of Mallory Beach. In part 2, Marina details how the police investigation into the double homicide led them to realize that Alec’s story wasn’t quite adding up, and soon, the information uncovered as a result of the investigation would leave even Alec’s closest family and friends wondering how they could have been fooled for so many years.

In this episode, Marina explains how the Murdaugh family name was synonymous with money, power and law and order in South Carolina lowcountry. Paul Murdaugh, the youngest son of Attorney Richard Alexander Murdaugh, had a reputation for using his family’s clout to consistently avoid the consequences of his own actions. But when Paul Murdaugh crashed his father’s boat in February 2019 in an accident that claimed the life of 19 year old Mallory Beach, Paul’s luck ran out. The Beach family’s subsequent pursuit of justice for their daughter would seemingly be the catalyst that ultimately led to the downfall of the Murdaugh empire.

On February 19th, 1949, Olive Durand-Deacon disappeared. She was last seen in the company of a polished young man who also lived at the swanky hotel. The investigation into Olive’s whereabouts would uncover a nearly unbelievable series of crimes. John Haigh was responsible, but what exactly did he do? Listen to this episode to find out!

In Part 2, Marina discusses the investigation into Kate and Gerry McCann and the path to clearing them as suspects. The episode concludes with a discussion of a new suspect German prosecutors are certain killed Madeleine as well as a woman who claims she could be the long-lost toddler.

On May 3, 2007, 3 year old Madeleine McCann disappeared from a villa in Portugal while her family was on vacation. In Part 1, Marina discusses how, with no viable leads, investigators suspected the worst of Kate and Gerry McCann.

Aileen Wuornos had a troubled childhood that led to an even more troubled adulthood. In this episode, Laura describes how 7 lives were lost after crossing paths with Aileen. Was she acting in self-defense? You be the judge.

Aileen Wuornos was born into misfortune. Her young biological parents found themselves in constant trouble and ultimately abandoned her, leaving her to fend for herself with her abusive grandparents. Her life would continue in a downward spiral, culminating in the murder of Richard Mallory. Tune in to this episode to hear all the GRIMM details.

On August 28, 1984, Josef Fritzl asked his daughter Elisabeth to help him install a heavy door onto the entrance of an underground bunker and once the door was installed, Josef incapacitated her. When she woke up, she was alone and tied up in a soundproofed dungeon, where she would remain for the next 24 years of her life, a sexual slave to her sadistic, abusive captor. In this episode, Marina details the unfathomable situation that Elisabeth Fritzl survived at the hands of her own father.