E40: Boy in The Box

What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ...  Show more

Elizabeth Short’s gruesome murder is the LAPD’s most infamous unsolved case. But there’s one person who thinks he’s cracked it — the alleged killer’s own son. Today, we reopen the case against George Hodel, a certified genius and once-celebrated doctor who rubbed elbows with note ...  Show more

Discover the heartbreaking story of "America's unknown child," The Boy in the Box. After 65 years, DNA evidence finally revealed his name and family, but the case remains unsolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In 2004, 31-year-old Kevin Clewer goes out for a night on the town in an area near Chicago called “Boystown.” The next day, his father finds him dead in his apartment--he has been stabbed over 40 times. New developments in the case have led investigators to focus on a possible su ...  Show more

In the so-called murder capital of the world, Terry Childs grew up in the shadows of infamous serial killers. Until he became one himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Between the relentless accusations and physical assaults, the early 2000s were a dangerous time to be living in the Polk household. No one knew that more than their three kids, all caught in the middle of their parents’ tempest. On October 13th 2002, it all came to a head. Learn ...  Show more