Mercy, Mass Media, and the Murder of Ruth Pel...

Police have found the body of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee in Ohio's Perry County. Investigators believe she was murdered in a short-term rental in neighboring Hocking County. Today, we talk about updates in the case and get some insights from a source familiar with that part of Ohi ...  Show more

Update: This episode has been updated to include a statement from the police in Columbus, Ohio. That comes in around 15:40 and ends around 17:30. On February 1, 2026, authorities in Fishers, Indiana announced that they believed missing 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee to be dead. The fo ...  Show more

The story of one of America’s youngest death row inmates is tragic and complicated. How did a young woman in 1980s Indiana end up in prison? Alex Mar unfolds her incredible book, Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy. It’s a journey about racism, anger ...

One of the most incredible stories in true crime is the tale of Arthur Conan Doyle and how he helped free a man…who was innocent of murder. Author Margalit Fox offers us a deep dive into the characters in her book, Conan Doyle for the Defense.  

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Nancy Brophy likes to write about romance, sex and murder. But when her husband is found murdered, her life starts to mirror her fiction. Binge all episodes of Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spo ...  Show more

Did a love triangle lead to murder? After his fiancée is found dead, a man researches time travel to “correct a horrible mistake.” Correspondent Tracy Smith reports for "48 Hours." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc. ...  Show more