When 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German disappeared from an abandoned railroad bridge on February 13, 2017, the community rushed to search for them. Once they were found murdered, law enforcement began the arduous process of searching for their killer. But, at the end of the day, it was clear from the investigation by Kevin Greenlee and Áine Cain, the co-authors of the forthcoming book Shadow of the Bridge, that Libby and Abby solved their own case– Libby by recording the man on the bridge and Abby by hiding the cell phone with the video on it.

In the second and final part of my interview with Kevin and Áine, they take us through the investigation and the ineffectiveness of the defense team’s approach to fighting the charges against the accused, a local man named Richard Allen. Kevin and Áine write about how the defense team was hampered by the moment Allen found God, began confessing to anyone who would listen and he said he wanted the opportunity to apologize to the girls’ families. We explore the psychology of denial and conspiracies, clearing up misconceptions that have persisted over the years, and we examine the emotional aftermath. Kevin and Áine tap into five years of covering the case to discuss the man convicted of the crime and his family, alternate suspects, the true crime community and creators, the loved ones of Abby and Libby and the legacy of the girls.

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On an unseasonably warm February day in 2017 in Delphi, Indiana, two friends, 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German, decided on a whim to head out to the trails near their homes. An abandoned railroad bridge that once carried trains gave way over time to the feet of residents. Many would venture out onto the bridge only to find themselves crawling back on their hands and feet, but Libby was brave and she was taking Abby across as she had with others before. At the end of the bridge, as Libby was recording, a man appears over Abby’s shoulder and says, “Guys, down the Hill.” Down the hill and across the creek, prosecutors would later say, the man stabbed the girls to death.

In 2022, the man was identified by law enforcement as Richard Allen, who was convicted of the girls’ murders in 2024. Since 2020, Kevin Greenlee and Áine Cain have covered the murders that occurred beneath the bridge and have just completed writing their book, Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland. Kevin and Áine joined me today to discuss their coverage of the case, their continued investigation and their forthcoming book, Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland.

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Amanda Erickson grew up in the Boston suburbs, always knowing there was something a little different about her - the dark pigmentation in her skin. Years later, she would reconnect with her father, who lived on the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona. This would begin a journey that would lead her to connect with her Indigenous heritage and transform her long career in film. After 16 years working for Hulu, Discovery, The Travel Channel, National Geographic, and others, she has begun making films about Indigenous people for mainstream audiences.

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Amy Carlson claimed to be the reincarnation of Robin Williams, Joan of Arc, Marilyn Monroe, Jesus Christ and the Hawaiian goddess Pele—along with being Elvis Presley’s mother and Donald Trump’s daughter in other lifetimes. In 2023, the HBO documentary Love Has Won: The Mother God Cult traced Carlson’s journey from a McDonald’s manager in Dallas to cult leader, promoting beliefs that the COVID pandemic was planned, 9/11 was staged, Sandy Hook was a hoax and drinking silver particles was a path to spiritual and physical healing.

Blending QAnon, New Age mysticism, authoritarian religion, pseudoscientific wellness influencers and science denial, Love Has Won thrived until Carlson’s mysterious death in 2021, when followers drove her mummified body from Oregon to Colorado, awaiting her reincarnation. Today, as conspiracy theories move further into the mainstream, I’m joined by her former lover, Andrew-Ryan Profaci, to talk about community, belonging, loss, power, and the cults that hide not just in buildings—but in ideas.

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When Morgan Dana Harrington went missing and was then found dead in a Virginia field, her parents' world was shattered. When her parents found out about the long string of crimes that went unpunished by her killer, Jesse Matthew Jr., they turned their outrage into a fight to "save the next girl."

Morgan was a vibrant 20-year-old college student attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, when she disappeared in 2009. She wanted to be an educator. Five years later, Matthew would be arrested for the abduction and murder of another college student, 18-year-old Hannah Graham. Now, her parents, Gil and Dan Harrington, have honored her death by fighting to protect others and her life by educating students all over the world.

Dan and Gil join me to discuss Morgan's life, death and legacy, their grief and their triumphant aftermath in the second of two episodes.

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Morgan Dana Harrington was a vibrant 20-year-old college student attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, when she vanished in 2009—an event that captured national attention and ignited public grief. Her killer wasn’t identified until the 2014 abduction and murder of another University of Virginia student, 18-year-old Hannah Graham, just miles away.

The two cases forced society to confront chilling questions about personal safety and predators who operate quietly among us. In this episode, I’m joined by Morgan’s parents, Gil and Dan Harrington, to reflect on her life, her legacy and how unimaginable tragedy gave birth to advocacy that reached far beyond what they ever envisioned.

Together, we look closely at Morgan’s case—and what to do with the pieces of your world that have been shattered.

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Robert Peters spent most of his life as a prosecutor and a Christian. Those two things came together when he took his position as the director of institutional response for GRACE, an organization that investigates sexual abuse in Protestant churches.

Founded in 2003 after a reporter called the founder about a case of sexual abuse mishandled by a pastor, GRACE, which stands for Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, the group's leadership became convinced that Protestant institutions were not properly addressing incidents of sexual abuse that would eventually lead to the damage seen in the Catholic Church. In their view, authoritarian cultures of some organizations were particularly susceptible to spiritual abuse and silencing victims.

Following in the footsteps of James Lutrell, a prosecutor in the case of the Delphi, Indiana murders of Abby Williams and Libby German, Robert puts a laser focus on victims, getting to the truth and promoting change. Robert joins me today to discuss stemming out abuse in the church.

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Paul Volkman was a University of Chicago-trained doctor who seemed destined for greatness. Instead, he was sentenced to life in prison for the prescriptions he wrote that devastated southern Ohio and the surrounding areas.

In the tradition of true crime, Philip Eil tells Volkman's story and the sordid history that led to the American opioid epidemic. In the 1980s and 1990s, following decades of criticism for not considering patients' pain, medical doctors recognized it as the Fifth Vital Sign. However, unlike heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature, pain cannot be easily measured. Into the breach, unscrupulous doctors and businesspeople stepped in, seeding devastation for patients, towns and families. Volkman may be the most egregious example, but the results of his actions were echoed across the country.

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When Haley Omeasoo was at the University of Montana, she remembers hearing the news that her friend, classmate and relative, Ashley Loring Heavyrunner went missing. Years later, Haley, a doctoral student in forensic anthropology, has founded a growing nonprofit organization focused on bringing crime scene investigation services to reservations. After meeting while searching for Ashley, Haley and I sat down to discuss her journey.

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From Juárez to the Indigenous reservations of Montana, Irish artist Brian Macguire has used his paintings to build his awareness and as his form of protest against the marginalization of certain people. Macguire, who grew up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, knows the suffering of the disappeared all too well.

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To find out about Brian's work "Invisible Women" about the missing and murdered women in and around Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua:

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