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When 20-year-old newlywed Elena Milagro Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the spring of 1930, her family took her to the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida, for treatment.

There, they met a German-born scientist named Carl Tanzler, who promised that he – and he alone – could save Elena from certain death. The Hoyos family’s despair quickly turned to hope, but little did they know the disturbing lengths Carl would go to preserve Elena’s life.

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Brianne Jaskulski
Production & music – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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[Part 2 of 2]
*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, rape, femicide, child sexual abuse ***
For more than a decade, the investigation into the Gilgo Beach serial killings was stalled by corruption and apathy. But in 2022, a new task force would identify a clue that Suffolk County police had held in their possession since the very beginning of the investigation. A clue that would lead directly to the worst serial killer Long Island had ever seen…

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Production & music – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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[Part 1 of 2]
*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, rape, femicide ***
In the late 2000s, women started going missing after travelling to Long Island, New York. Initially, their disappearances were only noticed by their families, but when a fifth victim named Shannan Gilbert went missing on May 1 2010, the search for her would reveal a series of horrific crimes…

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Production & music – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content warnings: Crimes against children ***

In July 1997, residents of Moe, Victoria were left reeling after their town was put on the map for all the wrong reasons. A 14-month-old boy named Jaidyn Leskie had gone missing under the most bizarre of circumstances, prompting a media circus.

The boyfriend of Jaidyn’s mother, 28-year-old Greg Domaszewicz, immediately came under police suspicion as he had been looking after Jaidyn on the night he disappeared. But as the case progressed and more details emerged, not everyone was convinced.

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
Production & music – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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New Hampshire couple Pamela and Gregory Smart had only recently married when their lives took a shocking turn. Gregory was murdered in their home in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong. As Pamela navigated life in the public eye as a newly grieving widow, an anonymous phone call to police unraveled a complex web of secrets that no one could predict.

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Milly Raso
Production & music – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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