How does a self-proclaimed prophet convince families to hand over their young daughters?

Chanley Painter is joined by former law enforcement officer and "Profiling Evil" creator Mike King to expose the dark reality of Samuel Bateman. Together, they unpack how Bateman exploited a power vacuum within the FLDS empire, coerced entire families into absolute obedience, and hid young victims until a dramatic 2022 traffic stop blew his secret worldwide open.

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The family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is calling for the death penalty after a Los Angeles judge ordered singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, to stand trial in her killing.

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17-year-old Michelle “Missy” Avila thought she was heading into the California mountains with friends. Instead, she was brutally murdered by the very people she trusted most.

New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury joins the FOX True Crime Podcast to revisit the case she first covered as a young reporter, including her jailhouse interview with the killer and the chilling lack of remorse she witnessed firsthand.

Kingsbury also shares how the case inspired her first book, Missy’s Murder, launching a writing career that would eventually take her from true crime to bestselling fiction and film

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Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez, the keyboardist for the indie rock band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter and nanny were found murdered inside their Mexico City home, with two suspects arrested in connection with the killings.

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A Florida woman dubbed the “Black Widow” by police is accused of targeting men she met on dating apps for money and allegedly drugging a 69-year-old man, who later told investigators he believes she may have tried to poison him on multiple occasions.

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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial remains deadlocked after five days of deliberations, twice telling the judge they cannot reach a unanimous verdict. Now, after Judge William Sullivan delivered a formal instruction urging jurors to keep trying, could the next note from the jury bring the trial to an end?

Veteran true-crime journalist Ted Rowlands joins Chanley to discuss how close the case may be to a hung jury, what happens if a mistrial is declared, and whether prosecutors could try Clancy again.

Plus, they examine the growing tension outside the courthouse after a woman was accused of filming jurors, and whether outside influences could become an issue for the defense.

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Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been convicted in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, nearly 30 years after the rapper was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting.

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How does a prosecutor turn real-life courtroom tragedy into bestselling crime fiction? 

Trey Gowdy, former federal prosecutor and host of The Trey Gowdy Podcast, joins Chanley to recount the investigation of Dana Satterfield, a South Carolina mother whose cold case was solved ten years later through a twist of fate and DNA evidence. 

Plus, Trey opens up about the weight of seeking justice for victims and how his decades in the courtroom shaped his latest novel, The Sound of Regret.

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Authorities have identified the final unknown victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the Happy Face Killer, more than three decades after her body was found along a California highway.

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A former television news anchor has pleaded guilty to murdering her 80-year-old mother inside their Wichita, Kansas home on Halloween. Angeline Mock admitted to fatally stabbing Anita Avers after telling investigators she believed her mother was the devil and that she killed her to “save herself.” Mock now faces life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

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