A documentary podcast
A six-part story about how the deadliest mass murder in the history of Ohio led to an investigation plagued by corruption and possibly the worst miscarriage of justice this decade.
6 chapters · limited series
Written, hosted and edited by craig d'entrone
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Season one · 6 episodes
Chapter 01
a sophisticated operation
36 min · On April 22, 2016, someone murdered eight members of one extended family across four houses in one night. Ten years later the state of Ohio says it's solved the Pike County Massacre. But can you trust the state's story?
Chapter 02
crookedest county
41 min · An informant reveals that Chris Rhoden's alleged business partners likely had the motive and means to massacre him and his family. So why does the official investigation go in the opposite direction?
Chapter 03
alternate universe
34 min · A suspiciously-timed raid sends the investigation in an unexpected new direction. But can the man in charge of it be trusted?
Chapter 04
we have all this
45 min · When investigators fail to get confessions out of their lead suspects, they resort to shocking pressure tactics. But will their brutal squeezing solve the crime, or just destroy more lives?
Chapter 05
no contact
42 min · After arresting the lead suspects, officials spin a story of a family rivalry turned deadly. But with the Wagners insisting they're innocent, can the prosecution get the evidence to line up with its story?
Chapter 06
breaking point
54 min · Armed with two confessions but virtually no forensic evidence, prosecutors take the two remaining Wagners to trial. But when they take the stand, will the two confessors tell the truth?
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