Emily and Shane are diving into some of the biggest cases right now… Laken Snelling gave birth alone in her college bedroom and has been charged with killing her newborn. Did she know she was pregnant? How did they find her baby?

Then, high school teacher Jason Hughes was killed after a student prank gone wrong. Though it’s obvious the teenagers didn’t intend to harm him, should they be let off the hook?

Plus, Michele Hundley Smith was missing for 25 years until they finally found her. The plot twist: she disappeared on purpose. How did this woman manage to escape the FBI?! What does her family think?

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A 14-year-old girl is taken from her bedroom and held captive for nine months; a case that still feels impossible to process. Skeet Ulrich almost didn’t take the role of her captor, saying he couldn’t justify stepping into someone that dark until he understood the bigger story. What followed clearly stayed with him: from scenes so intense crew members walked off set, to the moment Elizabeth Smart walked onto the set while he was fully in character. He opens up about the toll it took, the nightmare that came out of it, and how his own past shaped the way he connected to her story.

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When Larry Rudolph was given an ultimatum by his mistress, he decided to murder his wife, Bianca Rudolph, while on an African Safari.

Larry was a master con-man disguising himself as a prominent local dentist. From claiming $30,000/month in insurance money for a “crocodile bite” to pocketing $4.8M of life insurance after killing his wife, he felt he could get away with anything.

But, marrying his mistress, overspending his undeserved cash and eventually yelling, “I killed my wife for you!” in a restaurant finally led to his & his mistress’ demise.

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A brutal home invasion. A terrified victim. And a twist that changes everything. Jana Kramer breaks down the true crime case behind Gaslit by My Husband and how psychological manipulation spiraled into something much darker.

For Jana, who openly shares her story of surviving domestic violence, this role hits close to home. But what really makes this case shocking isn’t just the violence. It’s how slowly reality gets warped, until the victim doesn't know what’s real.

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When Mike Williams’ best friend and wife began a secret affair that lasted for years, they decided their best course of action was to take Mike out of the equation… indefinitely.

By faking an accidental drowning in crocodile-infested waters, they were able to keep authorities off their scent for years. But, the truth finally caught up to them after making some enemies along the way.

Mike Williams got justice, though no one has ever officially been charged with his murder. How is that possible, considering both criminals are locked away?

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When 16-year-old Skylar Neese disappeared from her family home in 2012, no one expected her two best friends were to blame.

After Skylar’s “friends” physically stabbed her in the back, they put on a show to convince the public that they wanted nothing more than to find their missing friend.

Emily and Shane dive into the details, explaining how one psychotic break led to the unraveling of the truth and the conviction of Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf.

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Melanie McGuire was convicted of killing her husband, stuffing his dismembered body into three different suitcases and throwing him into the Chesapeake Bay.

But, when the suitcases resurfaced, it wasn’t long until detectives led a clear path to her. What circumstantial evidence was enough to put Melanie behind bars for the rest of her life? Is there a chance she didn’t do it?

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Amanda Knox became one of the most infamous names in true crime after her roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was murdered while they were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. What followed was a global media frenzy, the nickname “Foxy Knoxy,” and a case that would spiral through years of trials and appeals before Knox was ultimately exonerated. Knox breaks down the interrogation that helped shape the case against her, how assumptions turned into “facts,” and how the media narrative quickly transformed her into a villain before the evidence was understood. She also talks about surviving prison, reclaiming her identity after the world believed she was guilty, and why she now investigates controversial prosecutions and possible wrongful convictions, including in her podcast DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby.

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