The State of Perfect Balance: A True Crime Podcast

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S.1 Ep. 6: The Murder in Shaker Heights Nov 12, 2018

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This episode involves a couple of young boys, a screwy, sex-obsessed mother, protective snobbery and more than a few family secrets. Six people come together in mid 1960s suburbia in a bizarre tale ending in a calculated, tragic and heartless murder. They are the Young and Colby families, and this is their story.

S.1 Ep. 5: The Murders in Mount Vernon Nov 06, 2018

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We tend to think of ourselves in danger of assault by strangers: We fear Someone entering our home in the dark of night with evil intent. But what do you do if that evil intent comes from someone you know and love?

A Message to Our Supporters Nov 05, 2018

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Please stick with us. Come back on Tuesday, November 6th! And don't forget to vote!

S1. Ep.4: The Murders in Yellowsprings Oct 29, 2018

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You can do everything right, contribute to your community, and be well liked and admired. You can avoid the pitfalls of life, and concentrate on family and friends. Yet, in the darkness of anger stemming from the smallest of disappointments, may still find a fateful appointment with evil intent. Listen to the story of good friends Skip and Sherri, in episode four of A State of Perfect Balance.

S.1 Ep. 3 (part two): The Murders in Ashland Oct 21, 2018

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The conclusion of the unbelivable story of Ashland, Ohio's serial killer, Shawn Grate.

S.1 Ep. 3 (part one): The Murders in Ashland Oct 14, 2018

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There are killers, and then there are those who take the lives of others in such a monstrous way as to make any reasonable person wonder how it’s even possible. Not just murder, but deception, trapping, torture, rape, violent death, and then even after death, continuing morbidity. Could this kind of appalling deprivation occur in a small Ohio town? Absolutely. This is part one of a two part story.

S.1 Ep. 2: The Murder in Cuyahoga Falls Oct 07, 2018

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When Amanda Russell began a romantic relationship in her mid 30s, she coundn't know the hidden background her new boyfriend brought with him. When she found it necessary to break things off, that background soon came horrifically to life and invaded every aspect of her own world, and the lives of her family.
What happens when we take every possible step to protect ourselves, but we aren't protected at all?

S1. Ep.1: The Murders in Strasburg Sep 29, 2018

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In a quiet Ohio village where the nearest grocery store is five miles away and the school gymnasium is packed for the third grade Christmas pageant, an elderly couple tries to get a few hours' sleep before driving their son to the airport the next morning. When they fail to show up, their family begins to worry.

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