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Killer Thriller x Docu: Elizabeth Holmes, a Naked Boyfriend, and Three Hours of Absolute Insanity Oct 21, 2026

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Elisa Donovan and Jenn Fessler are still trying to process Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything.

From outrageous revelations to laugh-out-loud absurdity, the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary is unlike anything they've ever watched. Elisa and Jenn break down the wildest moments and debate the question at the heart of it all: Who's manipulating whom?

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Legally Brunette: Sandra Birchmore Pt. 1 Oct 20, 2026

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Sandra Birchmore was failed by law enforcement as an adolescent, and it followed her through adulthood.

She was groomed, taken advantage of by authority figures, and her life was taken. Allegedly, someone wanted to ensure that she kept their secrets…

Emily and Shane are diving into the background of this case, what happened to Sandra, and the main players in this horrific crime.

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Killer Thriller: Did the Menendez Relatives Know About the Abuse All Along? Oct 19, 2026

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What did relatives know, and what did they keep secret?

Actress Marlene Forte, who played the brothers' aunt in Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, joins Killer Thriller to reveal the disturbing family secrets, the warning signs that may have been ignored, and why José Menendez's own sister defended the nephews who murdered him.

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Legally Brunette Presents: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - Mark Winger & “The Intruder” Oct 18, 2026

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Mark Winger portrayed himself as a hero. His wife, Donnah, was allegedly murdered by a lunatic, and Mark tried to avenge her.

However, after Mark remarried, he had three more children and started a new life for himself. Then, detectives received new information that painted him as Donnah’s murderer.

Why did he kill his wife? What was the evidence against him?

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Killer Thriller Docu: The girl next door who ended up in Federal Prison Oct 17, 2026

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A teenage girl, a major cocaine operation, and seven years in federal prison. Jennifer Fessler sits down with Denise Trigo Fleming, author of Dealing: Memoirs of a Cocaine Teenpin, to explore how she went from a teenager caught up in Southern California’s glamorous drug scene to serving time in federal prison. Denise opens up about the dangerous relationships and fierce loyalties that kept pulling her deeper into that world, the devastating loss of her best friend, and the choices that changed her life forever. She also reflects on surviving prison, rebuilding her life, and how she sees her past today.

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Killer Thriller: Your Daughter's New Boyfriend Could Be a Sex Trafficker Oct 15, 2026

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He may seem sweet, attentive and genuinely interested in your daughter. But what if the romance is actually a trap?

In Stolen From the Suburbs, starring Sydney Sweeney, teenage girls are manipulated by young men they think they can trust before being abducted into a sex trafficking ring.Actress Brooke Nevin explains the real grooming tactic known as the “Romeo trap,” how traffickers exploit emotional vulnerability and her warning to unsuspecting parents that this can happen anywhere.

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Gypsy Rose-Blanchard: Victim or Perpetrator? Oct 13, 2026

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With Gypsy Rose back in headlines after her ex-fiancés tragic passing, Emily and Shane are diving into the crime that initially put her behind bars.

What did Münchausen syndrome by proxy look like for Gypsy growing up? How far did her mother’s abuse extend? Did Dee Dee have everyone, including Gypsy, fooled?

There is no justification for murder; was it Gypsy’s only way out?

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Killer Thriller: The Side of the Unabomber Almost Nobody Knew Oct 12, 2026

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Ted Kaczynski has been remembered as a brilliant, isolated killer, but people who actually knew him described another side. A local librarian who befriended him said he tutored her child and could make her laugh for hours.

Sharlto Copley, who plays him in Ted K, reveals the startling details he uncovered while researching Kaczynski and the side of the notorious killer most people have never heard about.

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Legally Brunette Presents: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - The Black Widower Oct 11, 2026

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Thomas Randolph was married six times, yet four of his wives had died… What happened to these women? How did he get away with these crimes for so long?

Plus, there’s a Rod Stewart song about killing your wife and it’s a detail that Shane can’t quite get over.

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Killer Thriller Docu: Did a ghost help solve a murder? Oct 10, 2026

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A woman is murdered, her body dumped in the Mississippi River, and nearly 30 years later, her ghost may help lead investigators back to her killer. Jennifer Fessler sits down with writer and director Philip Cairney to unpack HBO’s The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story, a chilling true-crime investigation filled with mob ties, buried secrets, shocking twists, and eerie encounters that challenge even the biggest skeptics. Is it guilt, coincidence, or something paranormal?

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