Murder on Music Row from The Tennessean

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Episode 1: Life is a Cabaret Oct 07, 2025

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David "Skull" Schulman was an outlaw in a world of musical outlaws. Friends with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, Skull was constantly getting arrested in his early days for overseeing illegal gambling, drinking and nudity in the Rainbow Room.

Murder on Music Row Season 2: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow, coming Oct. 7 Sep 09, 2025

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Coming Oct. 7

Murder on Music Row Season 2: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow" is an 8-part deep dive, narrative podcast that focuses on the 1998 murder of David "Skull" Schulman, an iconic Nashville figure who owned the Skulls Rainbow Room strip club/country music bar for 50 years. The police may have botched the investigation. The prosecutor didn't believe he would get a conviction. And the Tennessee Innocence Project has looked into the case. Hosts Keith Sharon and Kirsten Fiscus uncovered new evidence that may upend long-held beliefs about Skull's murder.

Coming Sept. 3: Binge Untested for free! Aug 20, 2025

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On Sept. 3, you’ll be able to binge the entire season of USA TODAY's new show "Untested" – for free. As the story unfolds, you’ll get an insider’s view of how Marshawn Curtis sweet-talks cops in multiple states, avoiding arrest and terrorizing more women.

Ten years later, a new detective picks up the trail. But will her efforts be enough to put him behind bars? To find out, subscribe to Untested from USA TODAY.

The Long Talladega Con Part 1 May 27, 2025

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All you need to con your way into a NASCAR race is a car, money and the guts of a snake wrangler. In 1982, a man named L.W. Wright showed up in Nashville trying to talk his way into Talladega.

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Part 1: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track
Part 2: Could L.W. Wright drive as fast as he could talk?
Part 3: After getting a black flag, would LW Wright outrun the law?

The Long Talladega Con Part 2 May 27, 2025

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Could L.W. Wright drive a race car faster than 180 miles per hour? That's what he set out to do. If he could qualify, he would earn a spot on the starting line at Talladega, arguably the fastest, most dangerous NASCAR race in America.

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Part 1: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track
Part 2: Could L.W. Wright drive as fast as he could talk?
Part 3: After getting a black flag, would LW Wright outrun the law?

The Long Talladega Con Part 3 May 27, 2025

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With Talladega in his rearview mirror, L.W. Wright was on the run. He had several people in Nashville, those he conned out of money, and several NASCAR officials trying to find him. Could he go fast enough to drop out of sight forever?

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Part 1: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track
Part 2: Could L.W. Wright drive as fast as he could talk?
Part 3: After getting a black flag, would LW Wright outrun the law?

Introducing Untested May 06, 2025

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A detective’s dogged pursuit of justice links two rape accusations 800 miles apart, and puts her on the path to catch a sexual predator. She’ll bring listeners along on her quest in the new exclusive true crime podcast series from WITNESS and USA TODAY, Untested. Here’s the first episode.

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Coming Soon: Untested Apr 08, 2025

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He terrorized women. He slipped through the cracks. But one detective refused to give up. Untested, an exclusive true crime podcast series from WITNESS and USA TODAY, brings listeners along on this detective’s quest to bring a serial sex offender to justice. Coming in April..

Chasing Einstein Part 1: Could missing keys lead to havoc? Dec 23, 2024

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When a jail officer discovered two keys missing from the control room, the new, about-to-open Nashville jail had a big problem. Who would break into a jail? What could that person do with stolen keys? The race was on to catch a man who inmates had given the nickname Einstein.

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Chasing Einstein Part 2: How earlier crimes hinted at the future Dec 23, 2024

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The man with the nickname Einstein had served almost a decade in prison, where he learned tricks to help him get out of sticky situations. He hid razors in his wall and handcuff keys in his belt. Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall became obsessed with catching this man, who had unleashed a plan to infiltrate Hall's baby — the new Downtown Detention Center.

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