Remember when a story feels too shocking to be real…and then it is? The Lifetime movie Rescued by Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story brings their case to the screen, but behind it is a much darker reality.
What seemed like a random attack quickly unraveled into something targeted. And then there’s the moment it all clicks, when the truth about who was behind it changes everything.

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Gerhardt Konig is currently on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, Arielle, during a hike on the Pali Puka trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Arielle has survived to testify against her husband who allegedly tried to push her off a cliff, then attempted to inject her with a foreign substance, before finally hitting her repeatedly with a lava rock.

The evidence appears to be stacking up against Gerhardt, who claims self defense. Emily and Shane are providing their thoughts on the trial thus far, and will continue to follow the case as it progresses.

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Golfing or fishing? That one slip might’ve been the first red flag in Scott Peterson’s story and the moment everything started to unravel. Skye Borgman breaks down the red flags, while Amber Frey’s unforgettable press conference and secret phone calls reveal how she helped expose the truth. Plus, why the debate over Scott’s innocence is far from over.

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Tori Spelling was known as Donna Martin, the ultimate good girl. So when Death of a Cheerleader came along, she jumped at the chance to play someone completely different. In this episode, Tori looks back on stepping into a story rooted in a real high school murder, where jealousy, popularity, and pressure to fit in spiraled into something unthinkable. Because what starts as typical teen drama ends in a crime that still feels hard to explain.

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Emily and Shane are sitting down with former Bachelor star, Clayton Echard, to dissect his years-long battle against Laura Owens, who claimed to be carrying his child despite never having sex with him…

How did the internet sleuths that used to despise Clayton actually help garner support to take his perpetrator down? In a surprising twist, how does Clayton view this experience? Will there be a trial in the near future?

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This week, Emily is joined by Elisa Donovan, the host of the Killer Thriller podcast, to talk about the latest breaking news in the true crime sphere…
Savannah Guthrie’s interview on the TODAY show proves that they’re still holding out hope in the search for Nancy Guthrie. And, they’re getting into the Taylor Frankie Paul of it all.
Plus, a quadruple amputee corn hole champion is being charged for murder. How did it all go down?! It’s a story that’s almost too crazy to believe.

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From Gaslit by My Husband to I Am Elizabeth Smart to Joe vs. Carole, the pattern is the same. Control, manipulation, and people who can charm you while quietly rewriting your reality. Elisa Donovan sits down with Dr. Jaime Zuckerman to break down how gaslighting actually works, why narcissists target strong people, and why most people don’t realize what’s happening until they’re already deep in it.

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Kouri Richins was found guilty of murdering her husband by lacing his drink with 5x the lethal dose of fentanyl. Shortly after, she wrote a children’s book about grief.

The prosecution called dozens of witnesses to the stand to testify against her, including her best friend and the man she was having an affair with…

What is the evidence that points towards her? Is a guilty verdict justifiable with the evidence they have against her? 

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It's a story of three best friends who seemed inseparable until one of them goes missing and later is found murdered. In this episode, we dive into a documentary that slowly unravels the truth behind a friendship that wasn’t what it appeared to be, who murdered Skylar Neese and a shocking confession that blew up the whole investigation. Director Clair Titley, reflects on the power of seeing it all through a teenage lens, while we explore the chilling moments that will forever stick with us. 

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Remember when Tiger King completely took over everyone’s life during COVID? Brian Van Holt was right in the middle of bringing that chaos to life in Joe vs. Carole, playing one of the only grounded people in a world full of extremes. He gets into what made Joe Exotic so unsettling, how someone could be charming one second and dangerous the next, and why people stayed even as things got darker. And then there’s the moment everything shifts, when the chaos becomes impossible to ignore.

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