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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Part one and two of our guardianship episodes are avail. When Julie Belshe arrived at her parents’ Las Vegas house in 2013, they’d vanished. What happened to her parents, and how would Julie bring them back? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What is a public defender really up against? Emily Galvin Almanza fought for over 2000 clients in some of America's toughest courts and saw firsthand how even being accused of a crime can derail someone's life. We get into it all in today’s ep and talk solutions!

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Off Record: The ER of Law (with Emily Galvin Almanza)

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · June 11 · 49m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

In 1964, Paul Fronczak was kidnapped from a Chicago hospital just one day after he was born. Miraculously found and returned two years later, he grew up unaware of his past until a childhood discovery sparked a search for the truth.

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Kidnapped at Birth (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · May 21 · 38m

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Derek Wood @derekdwood.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This episode of @theknifepodcast.bsky.social made me want to fight the scammers that have cheated this elderly widower out of (10s? 100s?) of thousands of his life savings. Similar thing happened to a friend’s father, a retired MD, who lost over $70K. So upsetting. omny.fm/shows/the-kn...

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Scam, Continued - The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

Chancy Lewis, a retired schoolteacher and recent widower, struck up an unlikely online friendship after receiving a text from a wrong number. Five short weeks later, his entire world began to unravel.

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Hannah tells Patia the story of a six-year undercover FBI operation infiltrating an international smuggling operation. Plus, Patia tells Hannah about her favorite new podcast. Recommendation: Adults in the Room

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Off Record: Operation Royal Charm

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · April 9 · 52m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

In January 2023, 58-year-old Donna Nelson was arrested in Tokyo on international drug-smuggling charges. All signs pointed to Kelly, a man she’d been online dating, who’d given her a suitcase to carry across international lines. Donna’s family shares her story with us.

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When Trust Becomes A Trap

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 12/04/2025 · 1h 6m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Criminal defense attorney Michael Foote joins The Knife to discuss the murder trial of Bricen Rivers. In July of 2024, 22-year-old Lauren Johansen was found dead in the trunk of her own car. Her ex-boyfriend, Bricen Rivers, is now charged with capital murder.

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A Preventable Tragedy

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 11/20/2025 · 1h 5m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

That stone-cold, bone-cold attitude. From our latest episode, “I Know Everything” about a romance scam.

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

We love our cute totes. Perfect for carrying around your favorite crime novel 🔎✨ Order by 12/14 to receive by 12/25 exactlyrightstore.com/collections/...

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

When Heather Rovet met Jace Paratti, the chemistry was instant. But when the relationship hit a rough patch, Heather wondered if maybe Jace was hiding something. What she discovered would thrust them both into international headlines and reveal that Jace Paratti wasn’t Jace Paratti at all.

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I Know Everything

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 11/13/2025 · 1h 7m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The sudden passing of Michael Cochran in 2019 was a medical mystery. But when his widow, Natalie Cochran, was convicted of fraud, a possible motive was revealed. By 2025 Natalie Cochran stood trial for murder. Forensic Pathologist Dr. Paul Uribe walks us through this shocking murder trial.

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What Remains

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 11/06/2025 · 46m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

For nearly two decades Alec Couros has been the target of scammers on the internet. A professor and public speaker from Canada, Alec discovered in 2007 that his photos were being stolen and used in romance scams. Since then, his face has been used thousands of times to con victims around the world.

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Am I Dating You?

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 10/23/2025 · 1h 14m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Sarah and Josh were a young couple in Boston, raising two boys and building a happy life together. After bringing their 3-month-old to the ER with a fever, a series of events spiraled out of control, ending with both their children taken from their home in the middle of the night.

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Gone without a Warrant

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 10/16/2025 · 1h 6m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

When Ellen was in college, she was kidnapped after leaving her shift at Applebee’s. She recounts the terrifying hour that followed as she was driven around the city, unsure if she would make it out alive.

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The Night Ellen Was Kidnapped

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 10/02/2025 · 57m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Thank you! It was quite a meaningful episode for us.

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

This is a personal one. Patia shares a story she’s followed for years: the disappearance of Samantha Sayers, who vanished after hiking Vesper Peak in August 2018. Then, Hannah tells the extraordinary survival story of Robert Schock, who survived 30 days in the wilderness.

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The Knife: Off Record – 124

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 09/11/2025 · 1h 10m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Johnathan Walton, author of Anatomy of a Con Artist, shares how he met “Mair Smyth,” grew to love her as a sister, and then was brutally betrayed when she conned him out of $100,000. Johnathan has since spoken with hundreds of other victims and built a handbook to expose con artists.

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Queen of the Con: Johnathan Walton’s Story

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 1h 18m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Thank you @sisterwolf.bsky.social for sharing a story from your family history. Listen to The Knife: Denton Family Murder for the whole story. Video credit: The Denton family

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

This week we’re talking scams. Hannah shares the story of a man whose photo was used to con thousands of women, and Patia takes us inside an unsettling case of identity theft.

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The Knife: Off Record – 122

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 08/28/2025 · 51m

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a Problem 🏳️‍🌈🧠 @sisterwolf.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Last spring I reached out to Hannah and Patia from @theknifepodcast.bsky.social about telling the story of my cousins Patricia and Melanie. Today they released the episode and I’m so grateful for their research and thoughtful storytelling. omny.fm/shows/the-kn...

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Denton Family Murder - The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

Beth Denton has always wondered what really happened to her cousin Patricia, who was murdered in 1970 in her home in Oklahoma City. Decades later, she decided to find out. This week, we speak with Be...

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

On Off Record episode 20, Patia and Hannah dig into listener emails, covering a rental scam, a case of digital dating abuse (yes, it’s real), and a cold case: the 2013 disappearance of Brookelyn Farthing.

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Cassie attended a Halloween party at an Oregon State University fraternity in 2008. The night started with costumes, loud music and a dance party but ended with Cassie in the ER. The police investigated, the state brought charges, and the case went to trial.

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My Body Is The Crime Scene

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 08/07/2025 · 58m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

This week we bring you two crime stories with Mandy and Melissa from Moms and Mysteries. Hannah & Patia discuss the killing of Richard Challen by his wife, Sally Challen. Then, Mandy and Melissa share the wild true story of the “Barefoot Bandit.” Plus, Patia and Hannah have recommendations.

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The Knife: Off Record – 118

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 54m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Bob Innes never set out to stop murders. But when his satirical website, RentAHitman.com, started attracting real requests for contract killings, he found himself in an unusual predicament. What, if anything, should he do about it?

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Rent-A-Hitman: Murder, Interrupted

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/24/2025 · 49m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Hannah and Patia sit down with Anna Sinfield, the producer and writer behind the first two hit seasons of The Girlfriends to discuss their new season. Plus, Hannah shares an update on the Brenda Andrew case.

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The Knife: Off Record – 116

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/17/2025 · 1h 6m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Tennyson and Kyle felt safe in their quiet, rural community—until their lives were shaken by not one, but two violent home invasions. It wasn’t random. The attacks were targeted, and Tennyson was the focus. Even more chilling: it all happened on her very first Mother’s Day as a new mom.

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The Mother’s Day Attack

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/10/2025 · 1h 2m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

On November 23, 1985, Jackie Pflug took her seat aboard Egypt Air 648. Minutes after take off, the plane was hijacked. Jackie walks us through that harrowing day and how she survived.

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Hijacked

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 06/19/2025 · 1h 1m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🚨 new episode 🚨 Susan was going about a normal day at work when an FBI Agent showed up with terrifying news. She was on a hit list.

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The Kill List

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 06/05/2025 · 55m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Meg Richter was branded a “troubled teen” and sent by her parents to Mountain Park Baptist Boarding Academy. But Mountain Park operated more like a militaristic cult than a school.

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Mountain Park

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 05/22/2025 · 1h 3m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

In this week’s Off Record: Patia shares the story of a string of bizarre robberies in Edwardsville, Illinois—cracked not by cops, but by the sharp-eyed owner of a local spa. Then, Hannah dives into the rise and fall of Doc Gallagher, a Texas preacher who ran a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

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The Knife: Off Record – 108

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 05/15/2025 · 49m

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Healing Justice @healingjustice.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

In today’s @newsobserver.com op-ed, Yolanda Thomas—longtime Healing Justice member—shares why dismantling the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission would harm families like hers and deny survivors the care, truth, and justice they deserve. Read the full article here: bit.ly/3SzxpCf

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

New ep out today: “On the Side of Truth” In 1991, Yolanda Thomas’ sister Jacquetta was murdered. A trial followed with a conviction & life sentence. 16 years later, Yolanda finds herself in an unexpected battle: fighting to free the man convicted of killing her sister.

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On the Side of Truth

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 05/08/2025 · 57m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🚨 New ep out today 🚨 Hannah unpacks the wild true story of Osama El-Atari—a flashy con man- turned-jailhouse informant, who ultimately helps take down a serial killer. Also, Patia and Hannah discuss There Is No Ethan, Anna Akbari’s gripping account of a catfishing saga.

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The Knife: Off Record – 106

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 05/01/2025 · 49m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New episode: The Wrongful Conviction Jennifer Thompson was a college student when a man broke into her home and sexually assaulted her. Jennifer did her best to help law enforcement capture her assailant, but years later would learn the wrong person had been held responsible.

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The Wrongful Conviction

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 04/24/2025 · 1h 14m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

We are so thrilled to be featured on New & Noteworthy! Thank you Apple 🎉 & thank you to everyone who has helped make this show a reality.

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

From pop culture to the FBI, the perception of polygraphs varies wildly depending on who you ask. Hannah and Patia speak to an expert polygraph examiner whose work led to a bombshell confession in a half-decade old missing persons case, turned murder.

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The Knife: Off Record – 104

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 04/17/2025 · 48m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Episode 3 is out now. Thanks to Toni for sharing her story 🙏 Escape from Colorado: Newly married and just a month into her pregnancy, Toni’s husband becomes physically abusive. Toni carefully plans to escape with her children.

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Escape from Colorado

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 04/10/2025 · 1h 4m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Episode 2 is out! The Knife: Off Record is our conversational episode format. Patia and Hannah discuss cases and answer listener questions. This ep, Patia tells Hannah about a missing persons case she investigated. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

On episode one, hosts Hannah and Patia speak with Darun Henry. While on a morning run through her neighborhood park, Darun is attacked by a stranger and makes a split-second decision that will lead to her assailant’s capture.

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A Morning Run

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 03/27/2025 · 48m

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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast @theknifepodcast.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Our first episode is available now wherever you listen to podcasts!

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