Up and Vanished

Published on 06 Jul 2017. This week, Karen and Georgia discuss the murders of master forger Mark Hofmann and the case of the Central Park 5.

Published on 20 Mar 2018. Christine gets a tip that helps geographically narrow the search for Cleo, and Connie visits another sister, April, to see what she may remember. Scouring old photos and documents, they stumble on a key reference to Cleo in April’s adoption records.

Published on 17 Feb 2015. On this, the first in a series of three episodes on one of our favorite Heavy Hitters, Jeffrey Dahmer, we cover the man's life from his bizarre and lonely childhood through high school up until his arrival in the great city of Milwaukee.

Published on 07 Sep 2016. When Jacob Wetterling was taken, authorities launched what would turn into one of the largest searches for any missing person in the history of the United States. But that first night, law enforcement didn't cover all the basics.

Published on 20 Apr 2018. We’re excited to introduce our newest fiction podcast: Sandra. Helen thought her new job would help her forget her dreary hometown, but working behind the curtain on everyone’s favorite A.I. isn’t quite the escape she expected.Listen to the rest of the series by visiting gimletmedia.com/Sandra or wherever you get your podcasts.Apple Podcasts | Pocketcasts | Overcast | Stitcher

Published on 17 May 2018. The Wonderland Murders takes you on journey back to the drug- and sex-fueled world of 1970s Los Angeles, building to a brutal multiple murder just off the Sunset Strip. You can hear the first two episodes right now by searching for The Wonderland Murders on Apple Podcasts, wherever you’re listening to this, or by visiting wondery.fm/wonderland

Published on 25 Aug 2015. Kenda talks about the the victims that haunt him to this day and what it’s like to live with PTSD.

Published on 21 Oct 2016. When Melinda Dawson was seven years old, she learned that she was adopted under mysterious circumstances. As she got older and had children of her own, she tried to learn something about her biological parents. And when she went to the county courthouse and asked to see a copy of her birth certificate, she discovered that she was an unwitting participant in something much bigger and more complicated than she could have imagined. 

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Published on 20 Nov 2016. Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, a city where organized crime corrupted every aspect of public life. In the first episode of Crimetown, a young prosecutor named Buddy Cianci takes on a gruesome murder case. As the investigation heats up, Buddy goes head to head with the most notorious mob boss in the country—and launches a career that will change Providence forever.For credits and more information about this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.

Published on 25 Apr 2018. If you've been following the news, you've probably heard that the man dubbed the Golden State Killer by I'll Be Gone In The Dark author Michelle McNamara has been caught, according to multiple sources.

You probably also know that we just started making a special book club podcast for Patreon supporters. Well, in honor of the news, and to entice you to become a supporter, we're releasing our inaugural book club discussion about I'll Be Gone In The Dark.

Click here to support us on Patreon and hear future book club shows!

Book club guests: Rabia Chaudry, Patrick Hinds, and Rebecca Lavoie

Music by Twin Guns