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Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps — True Crime
Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps

Crossing the Line is a true crime podcast revealing cold cases of the missing and murdered, told start-to-finish each week. Using the campfire storytelling style that made Paper Ghosts a #1 hit on Apple Podcasts, host/investigative journalist/New York Times bestselling true crime author M. William Phelps connects deeply with families touched by violent crime – he understands them, because he is one of them. Having gone through the murder of his own pregnant sister-in-law, Phelps brings not only his personal experience, but also 20-plus years of investigative journalism into the worlds of these stories. Follow and subscribe to Crossing the Line for a weekly dose of murder, mayhem and madness.

Copyright: © 2023 M. William Phelps

Latest Episodes:

The Murder of Patricia Miller Aug 30, 2022

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When a woman's body is found burned in her bed, police investigate. The search for her killer heats up after it's discovered that she has been brutally raped and bludgeoned with a hammer.

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Peter Contos: Double Life, Triple Murder Aug 23, 2022

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A Massachusetts military officer has a big secret. A woman is found strangled in her bathtub. Two children are missing. As the search begins, a colleague contacts Phelps to describe the horrifying series of events that lead them to a shocking discovery. His story is both courageous and harrowing. You won't hear this case told like this anywhere else.

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Slender Man: A Deal with the Devil Aug 16, 2022

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Many have heard of the Slender Man case. Two 12-year-old girls decide to kill their friend, all in the name of a fictional character from the internet, called Slender Man. He's a tall, creepy-looking figure with long arms and legs - no face. But what really happened in the woods that day, when a young girl was stabbed 19 times? After new developments, Phelps digs into the interrogation tapes and sorts out the case.

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Monster Pastor: The Murder of Freddy Laster Aug 09, 2022

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A dismembered torso, washed postmortem, is discovered near a gas station in 1994. A family searches for their brother for 20 years, never giving up hope. Are the two cases connected? Detectives use one of the oldest tools in their investigative arsenal to catch the killer.

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The Petite Jasmine Tragedy Aug 02, 2022

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A mother loses custody of her kids to her violent and abusive ex. Did the government go one step further and effectively sanction her murder?

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Serial Killer Vincent Groves Jul 26, 2022

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Serial killer Vincent Groves claims to have killed dozens of people. But how high was his actual body count? Phelps is joined by Detective Steve Connor to reveal the answers.

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Murder by the Book: The Daniel Brophy Homicide Jul 19, 2022

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In Portland, Oregon, a beloved culinary teacher is found murdered inside his school's kitchen. Could his wife, a budding romance novelist, be guilty of his murder?

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The Tacoma Park Murders Jul 12, 2022

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The rape and murder of a 12-year-old Tacoma girl weighs heavily on the hearts and minds of detectives for over three decades... until a casual lunch in a diner changes everything.

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The Snapchat Killer Jul 05, 2022

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A 23-year-old Army sergeant on leave, hundreds of miles from his home, walks out of his father's house on New Year's Eve - only to be shot dead while getting into his truck. But is it a case of mistaken identity? Or something more sinister? Questions are answered in this episode, as the killer chillingly describes the murder...

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The Missing Girl and One-Eyed Serial Killer Jun 28, 2022

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Caledonia Jane Doe was a teenage girl murdered on November 9, 1979. Her case has become one of the most popular cases of unidentified homicide victims in the world. In this episode, strange clues like tan lines in a cold climate reveal how her identity was discovered after being forgotten for decades.

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