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Greer Grammer reveals how Leslie Van Houten went from an ordinary California teenager to a convicted Manson Family killer and shares her surprising personal connection to the woman who participated in the brutal murders.

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Elizabeth Chambers joins Jennifer Fessler to break down the devastating Haight family murders and the chilling warning signs that preceded the tragedy. Discussing her Investigation Discovery special, Toxic: What Happened in the Haight House?, Elizabeth reveals the controlling behaviors, financial abuse, and red flags that may have been missed before Tausha Haight, her five children, and her mother were killed. She also explains the one assessment she believes everyone should know about, why domestic violence can turn deadly, and what Tausha’s story can teach us about recognizing dangerous relationships before it’s too late.

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A New Jersey father of two vanishes, only for his dismembered remains to turn up in three suitcases along the Virginia coast. His wife is convicted of murder, but investigators never establish exactly where the gruesome dismemberment took place.

How could someone commit such a horrific crime without leaving behind an obvious bloody crime scene? Actor and attorney Michael Roark joins Elisa to examine the disturbing evidence and the possibility that Melanie McGuire didn't act alone.

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Does Noah Wyle deserve to be People’s Sexiest Man Alive?

Who we actually want to see perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in LA.

Amy’s zombie apocalypse survival plan and how long her water supply would really last.

The Nobody Wants This fire alarm scene that sent Danielle over the edge. 

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Halloween is all about costumes, candy, and spooky fun, but these true crime stories are scarier than fiction. 🎃 Jen Fessler and Elisa Donovan discuss three chilling cases involving a Halloween-night murder, a devastating family massacre, and a father who poisoned his child’s Halloween candy. It’s a haunting look at the real-life horrors behind the holiday.

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What did romantic rejection have to do with the Unabomber's murderous rage? Possibly more than anyone realized.

Former FBI profiler James Fitzgerald joins Elisa Donovan to reveal the disturbing stories buried in Ted Kaczynski's private writings: including a disastrous date, a humiliating workplace incident, and the resentment Fitzgerald believes helped fuel his violence. 

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Convicted sex offender Howard John Gombert Jr. is nearing release from prison, and investigative journalist Paul Solotaroff believes he may hold the key to solving the 30-year-old disappearance of 17-year-old Robin Murphy. Jennifer Fessler speaks with the host of The Devil’s Quarry about the clues investigators may have missed, why Gombert was never aggressively pursued as a suspect, and whether new developments could finally bring answers to Robin’s family.

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Ken McElroy terrorized an entire town and kept getting away with it. Until the day his luck ran out. He was gunned down in front of dozens of witnesses, and suddenly “nobody saw a thing.”

In Broad Daylight author Harry MacLean joins Elisa Donovan to unpack this wild true crime story, how McElroy became untouchable, and why everyone stayed silent.

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Why is everyone hating on Kylie Jenner as a newly crowned Victoria’s Secret Angel

We’ve got reviews, our no filtered thoughts on Widows Bay, Crystal Lake, and You Can See Everything 

A towel and drawer dilemma that many can relate to at home. 

Asking for a friend, if you are staying for free in their apartment, should you abide by their rules?

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Elisa Donovan and Jenn Fessler are still trying to process Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything.

From outrageous revelations to laugh-out-loud absurdity, the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary is unlike anything they've ever watched. Elisa and Jenn break down the wildest moments and debate the question at the heart of it all: Who's manipulating whom?

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