Welcome back to The Guilty Files: True Crime Rewired. I’m Dani—your host, storyteller, and former Atlanta cop with a love for twisting true crime into new angles. On Monday, Brian gave you the straight facts of the Michael Peterson case—Kathleen’s death, the blood, the conviction, and that infamous staircase. Tonight, I’m taking you deeper, into the “what ifs” that haunt this case. We start with the case file recap, then open a fictional drawer filled with Kathleen’s secret diaries. What might she have seen coming? From there, we imagine what modern forensics could uncover, reimagine a jury room with hidden agendas, and revisit Elizabeth Ratliff’s eerily similar fall. We even explore a version where Kathleen’s daughter, Caitlin, takes justice into her own hands. This is The Staircase like you’ve never heard it—rewritten, reimagined, and recharged.

So buckle up, hit subscribe, and let us know what you think. Is Michael Peterson a master manipulator—or a man swallowed by circumstance?

This Rewired episode is your Netflix binge in podcast form—a collision of fact, imagination, and the dark allure of “what if.”Got a theory of your own? Think we nailed it—or missed something big? Reach out. I’m always listening at [email protected]. And don’t forget to rate, follow, and share The Guilty Files. We’re back Friday with the Revisited co-hosted episode.

Until next time, stay suspicious, keep it guilty—and always delete your browser history. I’m Dani, signing off.

On a quiet night in December 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Durham, North Carolina home. Her husband, Michael Peterson, said she fell. Prosecutors said she was murdered. What followed was a years-long legal battle and one of the most heavily dissected cases in modern true crime.In this episode of True Crime Uncovered, Brian lays out the facts—step by step. No distractions, no dramatics. Just the evidence, the investigation, and the questions that still follow the case to this day.What’s inside:

• The 911 call and what first responders saw
• Bloodstain patterns and forensic contradictions
• The prosecution’s theory versus the defense
• The mysterious death of Elizabeth Ratliff
• The verdict—and what happened after

Forget the documentaries and headlines—this is the case as it stands, based on the record.This is the first episode in our three-part series on The Staircase Murder.
Don’t stop here—follow the full case this week:🔥 Episode 2 – Rewired: Dani explores the emotional weight of the case through immersive storytelling
🧠 Episode 3 – Revisited: Brian and Dani come together to break it all down—what we know, what we don’t, and what justice really looked likeOne case. Three voices. Every angle.

We’ve laid out the timeline. We’ve stepped into the story. Now, it’s time to talk about what really happened—and why it was allowed to go on for so long.In this final episode on John Wayne Gacy, Brian and Dani sit down to unpack the case from every angle. What were the warning signs? Why weren’t they taken seriously? And how did someone like Gacy, with a criminal record and a growing number of red flags, keep slipping through the cracks?In this conversation:

• The missed opportunities that let Gacy keep killing
• How law enforcement failed the victims and their families
• The role bias, image, and assumption played in the investigation
• And what this case still teaches us about accountability and power

It’s not just about understanding Gacy—it’s about everything that let him hide in plain sight.This is the final episode in our three-part series on John Wayne Gacy.
Missed one? Go back and listen:🧊 Episode 1 – Uncovered: The straight facts with Brian
🔥 Episode 2 – Rewired: The human impact with Dani
🧠 Episode 3 – Revisited: The full breakdown with Brian & Dani One case. Three episodes. Every angle.🎧 Follow now for new cases every week—told three ways.

John Wayne Gacy wasn’t a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight—he was front and center. A man people trusted. Smiled at. Hired. And somehow, even as boys kept disappearing, no one thought to look closer—until it was too late.In this Rewired episode, Dani reapproaches the case from the ground level—bringing you into the lives of those who were affected, and the moments that slipped past unnoticed. This isn’t a recap—it’s a human look at the fear, the silence, and the systems that failed to see what was right in front of them.In this episode:

• A teenage boy heads out for a job interview and never returns
• A mother waits for answers that never come
• Neighbors question strange smells—and get no real response
• A survivor speaks, but isn’t believed

This is about more than Gacy. It’s about the people around him—the ones who were ignored, the ones who tried to stop him, and the ones who never made it home.This is the second episode in a three-part series on John Wayne Gacy.
Follow the full case:🧊 Episode 1 – Uncovered: The facts, the timeline, and the investigation with Brian
🔥 Episode 2 – Rewired: The human side of the story with Dani
🧠 Episode 3 – Revisited: Brian and Dani break it all down—what happened, what failed, and what still haunts this caseOne case. Three voices. Every angle.🎧 Don’t miss episode three, dropping Friday. Follow now to stay on the case.

He was a local contractor. A community volunteer. He dressed as a clown for children’s parties. And all the while, John Wayne Gacy was hiding something unthinkable beneath his home.In this episode of True Crime Uncovered, Brian opens the case file on one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. Between 1972 and 1978, Gacy murdered 33 young men and boys—and for years, no one suspected a thing.This episode breaks down:

• Gacy’s background and how he gained trust
• The first missing persons reports and overlooked red flags
• The police investigation that slowly closed in
• The shocking discovery under his house
• His arrest, trial, and final words

No distractions. No hype. Just the timeline, the evidence, and the truth of how one man got away with murder—over and over again.This is the first episode in a three-part series on John Wayne Gacy.
Keep listening for the full breakdown:🔥 Episode 2 – Rewired: Dani brings the story to life through immersive, scene-driven storytelling
🧠 Episode 3 – Revisited: Brian and Dani dig into the deeper failures and questions the case still raisesOne case. Three perspectives. Every angle.🎧 Follow now and catch episode two on Wednesday.

You’ve heard what happened. You’ve felt what it might’ve been like. Now it’s time to talk about what it all means.In this episode, Brian and Dani sit down to revisit the case of Jeffrey Dahmer—looking beyond the headlines and deep into the failures, patterns, and consequences that still echo today.Together, they explore:

• How Dahmer slipped through the cracks again and again
• The role race, class, and police negligence played in who was ignored
• The impact on the Milwaukee community, then and now
• And the lingering questions that still don’t have easy answers

This isn’t about retelling the story. It’s about holding it up to the light—and asking what we’ve actually learned.This is the final episode in our three-part series on Jeffrey Dahmer.
Missed one? Go back and listen:🧊 Episode 1 – Uncovered: The straight facts with Brian
🔥 Episode 2 – Rewired: The human experience with Dani
🧠 Episode 3 – Revisited: The big conversation with Brian & DaniOne case. Three episodes. Every angle.🎧 New case drops Monday. Hit follow to stay on the story.

The headlines told you he was a monster. But what did it feel like to be anywhere near Jeffrey Dahmer? In this Rewired episode, Dani brings a different lens to the case—shifting from the crime scene to the human experience. Using real details as the foundation, she builds a story that steps into the lives impacted: the overlooked victims, the neighbors who sensed something was off, and the people who tried to speak up but weren’t heard.In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The quiet terror of a young man realizing he might not make it out
• A neighbor’s growing suspicion and frustration with police inaction
• The feeling inside Dahmer’s apartment the night everything unraveled
• The aftermath, through the eyes of a city trying to understand the unthinkable

This isn't about just knowing what happened—it's about confronting what was ignored, missed, or dismissed.This is part two of a three-part case series on Jeffrey Dahmer.
Catch the full story across all three episodes:🧊 Episode 1 – True Crime Uncovered: The facts and timeline with Brian
🔥 Episode 2 – True Crime Rewired: The human side with Dani
🧠 Episode 3 – True Crime Revisited: A deep dive with Brian & Dani on what the case still says about justice, race, and systemic failureOne case. Three voices. Every angle.📖 The story you know — told from the inside
🎭 Hosted by Dani
🎧 For fans of Lore, My Favorite Murder, Welcome to Night Vale
🔔 Don’t miss episode three on Friday: True Crime Revisited – Dahmer

Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 young men and boys—crimes marked by brutality, manipulation, and chilling intent. But what made him one of the most infamous serial killers in modern history wasn’t just what he did. It was how long he got away with it.In this episode of True Crime Uncovered, Brian strips the case down to the hard facts—no dramatics, no speculation. Just the timeline, the victims, the missed warnings, and the evidence that finally brought Dahmer’s crimes to light.
You’ll hear:

• The early warning signs and first known attacks
• How Dahmer evaded suspicion for over a decade
• The night one victim escaped and led police to his door
• The discovery inside his Milwaukee apartment
• And the legal proceedings that followed

It’s the story you’ve heard—but told without the noise. Just the truth, plainly told.This is part one of a three-part case series.
Stay with us through the week:🔥 Episode 2 – True Crime Rewired: Dani steps into the story, retelling it from the ground level through immersive narrative
🧠 Episode 3 – True Crime Revisited: Brian & Dani dig into the case’s most disturbing questions, oversights, and the system failures that let it happenOne case. Three approaches. Every angle.✅ Forensic. Logical. Factual.
👮‍♂️ Hosted by Brian
🎧 For fans of Casefile, Dateline, Criminal
🔔 Subscribe now and follow the case across all three episodes. Episode two drops Wednesday.

We’ve told the story. We’ve stepped inside it. Now, we pull it all apart.In True Crime Revisited, co-hosts Brian King-Sharp and Dani come together to break down The Atlanta Child Murders—examining what we know, what we think we know, and what still doesn’t sit right.This isn’t about reaching for shock value. It’s about asking the hard questions:

• Did the arrest of Wayne Williams really close the case?
• Why were so many murders linked—and should they have been?
• What role did public pressure and politics play in the investigation?
• And most importantly, what was missed?

Brian brings the law enforcement lens. Dani brings the outside perspective. The result is an honest, unfiltered discussion that challenges assumptions and digs into the gray areas of the case. The Guilty Files gives you the full picture—one case, told three ways:
🧊 Episode 1 – True Crime Uncovered: The straight facts with Brian
🔥 Episode 2 – True Crime Rewired: The human side with Dani
🧠 Episode 3 – True Crime Revisited: The full breakdown with Brian & DaniYou’ve heard the story. Now hear the conversation.👥 Two hosts. One case. Endless possibilities.
🗣️ Co-hosted by Brian & Dani
🔔 Follow the show for new cases every week—told three ways.

We’re in the middle of our deep dive into The Atlanta Child Murders, and this time, we’re shifting the lens. In True Crime Rewired, host Dani brings you closer to the heart of the case—not with timelines or transcripts, but with an immersive retelling that captures the emotion, the fear, and the weight of what really happened.What was it like to live through it? To wait for answers that never came? To feel the city unravel with every new name on the list? This episode takes you inside:

• A mother’s quiet dread when her child doesn't return
• The rising panic across Atlanta’s streets and schools
• The silent strain inside the investigation
• A community holding its breath, waiting for justice

It’s not about rehashing the headlines. It’s about understanding the experience.The Guilty Files tells one story, three ways:
🧊 Episode 1 – True Crime Uncovered: The facts, with Brian
🔥 Episode 2 – True Crime Rewired: The human side, with Dani
🧠 Episode 3 – True Crime Revisited: The full breakdown, with Brian & DaniFollow the case across all three episodes to see every angle—cold facts, raw emotion, and sharp debate.📖 The story you know — retold with imagination
🎭 Hosted by Dani
🎧 For fans of Lore, My Favorite Murder, Welcome to Night Vale
🔔 Don’t miss episode three, dropping Friday: True Crime Revisited