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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast
The Knife: A True Crime Podcast is a weekly true crime podcast from journalist/producers Hannah Smith and Patia Eaton.
It's a show about people who’ve been dropped into a story they didn't start, but are left to finish. In-depth interviews take the listener behind the punchy headlines to hear what really happened from the people who lived it. The Knife reveals the ripple effect of crime.
Through empathetic, solution-oriented journalism, Hannah and Patia find the untold stories of people…
Episodes
- The Knife: A True Crime Podcast
Off Record: Held at Gunpoint (with Tom Breyfogle)
Patia sits down with Tom Breyfogle, a Producer on The Knife. First, Patia tells Tom a story about Stanley Alpert who narrowly escaped a 25-hour kidnapping…
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Off Record: Red River Street (with Karen Kilgariff)
Patia speaks with Karen Kilgariff (Host, My Favorite Murder) about a tragedy she witnessed at SXSW in 2014. Karen reflects on the moment an unthinkable tragedy…
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Off Record: Behind the Bloodstains (with Anita Vita)
In this episode, Patia speaks with Anita Vida, a forensic expert specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis. Anita discusses her work examining the evidence…
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Off Record: Lost in the Woods (with Gaby)
Hannah’s longtime friend, Gaby, tells Patia about a time she and her boyfriend set out on hike that should've been pretty quick and uneventful. But hours…
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What happened to Rebekah? (Part 2 of 2)
Within days of learning her daughter, Rebekah Barsotti, was missing, Angela flew to Montana, desperate to find her daughter. When the search for Rebekah…
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What happened to Rebekah? (Part 1 of 2)
In the summer of 2021, Rebekah Barsotti went missing just outside of Missoula, Montana. Was her disappearance the result of a tragic accident, or something…
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Off Record: Knot What it Seems
Hannah tells Patia about an online knitting community shaken by the sudden death of one of its own. But as people begin piecing together what happened, the…
- The Knife: A True Crime Podcast
Fertility Scandal
In 1991, Diane Porter sought fertility treatment from the world-renowned Dr. Ricardo Asch. But just a few short years later, a scandal broke that would shine…
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Off Record: Missing Husband
Patia tells Hannah about Craig Thetford, a man whose disappearance quickly became a grave concern to investigators. Craig's family was worried sick, except for…
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Munchausen by Proxy
When Tanya Reid called 911 to report that her young son was not breathing, paramedic Tony Collins was first on the scene. And what Tony witnessed that day…
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Off Record: Finding the Lost Girls (with Paul Holes)
Legendary investigator, Paul Holes, joins us to discuss Finding the Lost Girls, his audiobook about the investigation into serial killer Joseph Naso and…
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Fake Kidnapping. Real Terror.
One phone call is all it took to plunge Jennifer DeStefano into every mother's worst nightmare. But as the truth came into focus, so did a chilling new kind of…
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Off Record: Surviving Psychosis (with Carolynn Murray)
What if you looked across the room, saw a bloodied body, and believed you had committed murder? Carolynn Murray has experienced the terrifying reality of…
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The FBI is Here
Zeke Gonzalez had worked hard to turn his life around when, one morning, on his way to work, he was arrested. Zeke couldn't seem to shake the past he'd worked…
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Off Record: The Love Rat
When Rebecca Gray arrived in Perth in 2016, she met Sean and they quickly fell in love. After they'd been together for over a year, Sean uncovered a trail of…
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Presenting – Hardcore Con with Johnathan Walton
This week we'd like to introduce you to the podcast, Hardcore Con. It's a new show from Johnathan Walton Media. What on earth could convince an Ivy…
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Guardianship Fraud (Part 2 of 2)
When Julie Belshe learned her parents had been placed under private guardianship and taken from their home in September 2013, she launched a battle to get them…
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Guardianship Fraud (Part 1 of 2)
When Julie Belshe arrived at her parents’ Las Vegas house in 2013, they’d vanished. After a desperate weekend of searching, she located them, but…
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Off Record: Cancer Scam Continued
As a follow-up to last week's episode, Patia and Hannah break down the fraud perpetrated by Tony Dia, the father of fallen police officer, Anthony Dia. Patia…
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Cancer Scam
When Lisa Titkemeier told her new friend Dee Lynn that she had cancer, Dee sprang into action, raising thousands of dollars to help. But what began as an…
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Off Record: The ER of Law (with Emily Galvin Almanza)
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…
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Off Record: Inside a Kratom Wrongful Death Case (with Michael Cowgill)
Attorney Michael Cowgill joins us to discuss a wrongful death lawsuit involving Kratom, the widely available and largely unregulated substance sold in gas…
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Kidnapped at Birth (Part 2 of 2)
Paul Fronczak discovered that he was not biologically related to his parents, Dora and Chester Fronczak, but was born in New Jersey as Jack Rosenthal. He also…
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Kidnapped at Birth (Part 1 of 2)
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…
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Off Record: A Mother on Trial (with Samantha Michaels)
Investigative reporter Samantha Michaels of Mother Jones spent a year digging into Oklahoma’s controversial “failure to protect&rdquo…
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Off Record: Stalked Twice
Patia tells Hannah the story of LaVonne Skalias and her fight to survive two brutal attacks by her stalker, a man she barely knew. Recommendation: Girl on the…
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Scam, Continued
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…
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Off Record: A Conversation with Dusty Turner
In today's episode, we're speaking with Dusty Turner, who was recently released from prison after 31 years. Dusty reflects on the night that changed his life…
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The Night That Changed Everything
In 1995, 21-year-old Jennifer Evans was murdered in Virginia Beach. Dusty Turner and Billy Brown were both convicted and sent to prison. But from the…
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Off Record: Operation Royal Charm
Hannah tells Patia the story of a six-year undercover FBI operation infiltrating an international smuggling operation. Plus, Patia tells Hannah about her…
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House on Fire
April Scales was 15, pregnant and running out of options. When her grandparents tried to step in, April made a devastating decision that changed the course of…
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Off Record: Victim Turned Scammer
Patia tells Hannah a story about Christine Echohawk, who ran a sweeping online romance scam that drained more than $1.5 million from women who believed they…
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Service Dog Fraud
In 2018, Rebecca Peluso, a single mother whose daughter Ella has high-support-needs autism, sold off her belongings to afford a service dog she was told would…
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Off Record: Playing God
Hannah tells Patia about the criminal case against the leaders of a religious group known as His Way Spirit Led Assemblies. Its leaders, Shelley Bailey…
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The Fugitive Mother (Part 2 of 2)
This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Embroiled in a hellish custody battle over her 9-month-old daughter, Lee Barnett made a surprising and criminal decision, to…
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The Fugitive Mother (Part 1 of 2)
This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Embroiled in a hellish custody battle over her 9-month-old daughter, Lee Barnett made a surprising and criminal decision, to…
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Off Record: The Promise of a Cure
Patia tells Hannah a story about a woman named Antonella Carpenter who charged thousands for a laser treatment she claimed was 100-percent effective in killing…
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Presenting - The First Degree with Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter
This week, we’d like to introduce you to The First Degree, a true crime podcast from Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter. In episode 361, Jac and Lex unravel…
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One in Infinity
In 2014, new parents, Jessica and Justin had just returned home from the hospital with their first baby, a boy. But after only one night home, Justin was…
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Off Record: Deadly Greed
Patia tells Hannah the story of Oliver Karafa and Lucy Li, a married couple chasing fame and fortune who went on a deadly crime spree. Also, we have…
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A Dangerous Man
Cassandra Rosa had just moved back to her home state when she began receiving vulgar messages from an anonymous number. Cassandra was being stalked. The more…
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Off Record: Highway Serial Killings (with Frank Figliuzzi)
Hannah tells Patia a story about a Crime Analyst who spotted the most sinister connection between human remains found along a highway. And later, we hear from…
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Update and Jennifer Thompson ReRelease
Patia and Hannah share a behind-the-scenes update. Then, one of our favorite episodes from the archives - A Wrongful Conviction. Jennifer Thompson was a…
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Off Record: Scandal at the Zoo (with Marissa Gibson)
High-ranking executives at the Columbus Zoo are caught in a wild fraud scheme and experience an epic fall from grace. Marissa Gibson, who investigated their…
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Hannah & Patia Were on My Favorite Murder!
Hannah and Patia join Karen and Georgia on My Favorite Murder to discuss their approach to true crime storytelling, the importance of centering the voices of…
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Chilling Obsession
Kylie Bearse, a meteorologist at a local news channel in Denver, joins us to discuss what it feels like to be stalked by an obsessed man. When Kylie took legal…
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The Knife: Off Record 136
In 2017, a family friend’s concern over a peculiar coworker led FBI Agent Mark Hastbacka straight into the path of Dana Lawrence — a serial con…
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When Trust Becomes A Trap
Ashlee and Kristal join us from Perth, Australia, to discuss the case of their mother, Donna Nelson. In January 2023, their 58-year-old mother was arrested in…
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A Preventable Tragedy
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…
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I Know Everything
When Heather Rovet met Jace Paratti, the chemistry was instant. And soon, they were making plans for the future. But when the relationship hit a rough patch…
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Off Record: What Remains (with Dr. Paul Uribe)
The sudden passing of husband and father, Michael Cochran, in 2019, was initially a medical mystery. But when his widow, Natalie Cochran was convicted of…
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Special Episode: It’s Worse Than We Thought
In this crossover episode with lovelustfear, a podcast hosted by Jake Deptula, we hear a powerful story from a woman named Allyn. Allyn met a captivating man…
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Haunted
When Jaime and Ben bought their first home in Lamar, Arkansas, a charming 1800s fixer-upper with two chimneys and a wraparound porch, they were thrilled to…
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Am I Dating You?
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…
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Special Episode: Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Elin Lantz Lesser joins us to talk about a cold case that haunted Texas for more than four decades, the 1974 murder of Carla Walker. Recently solved through…
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Gone without a Warrant
Sarah and Josh were a young couple in Boston, raising two boys and building a happy life together. But one night, everything changed. After bringing their…
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The Knife: Off Record – 128
This week, Patia tells the story of the Trenchcoat Robbers, Ray Bowman and William “Billy” Kirkpatrick, a notorious duo who evaded capture for two…
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The Night Ellen Was Kidnapped
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…
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The Knife: Off Record – 126
This week Hannah answers a listener’s question about a man named Tommy Lee Buckley and his “Treasury Gate” scheme— a web of corruption…
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Decades in the Dark
Burt Rosen searched for his missing son, Matthew, for over twenty years. Matthew had been struggling with mental illness when he vanished in 2001. Burt spent…