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Real Crime: The REELZ Files

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Feb 22, 2022 • 48min

Copycat Killers: X-Men

On May 23, 2015, a triple murder shook a small town in Oxfordshire, England. That's when 21-year-old Jed Allen reached his boiling point. He is furious about his mother's spiraling problems with drugs, alcohol and a boyfriend Jed does not approve of. Worried for his mother and his sister, he kills the three in a blind rage. His misguided need to protect his family from themselves is inspired by the X-Men character, "Wolverine" who is known for being a loner with a kind heart, but who also allows his good intentions to morph into killer instincts instead. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  
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Feb 21, 2022 • 48min

Autopsy: The Last Hours of…Anissa Jones

As the adorable “Buffy” in the 1960’s sitcom “Family Affair,” Anissa Jones was the most famous child star of her generation. But on August 28, 1976, Anissa died at a friend’s house near San Diego, California. She was only 18 years old. A photograph taken at the beach the previous day showed her in good physical shape. World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter investigates her life and last hours to solve the mystery of the sudden, tragic death of actress Anissa Jones.  Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  
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Feb 17, 2022 • 48min

Murder Made Me Famous: The “Craigslist Killer”

The “Craigslist Killer” also known as Philip Markoff, was 23 when he was preparing for a promising future as a doctor and a life of happiness with his fiancée, Megan McAllister. He seemed destined for greatness as one of Boston University’s brightest med students, but Markoff had a dirty little secret. He would set up appointments with women offering erotic services on Craigslist to rob them, and one encounter ended in murder. His unsuspecting fiancée stood by his side until the evidence was too overwhelming. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  
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Feb 16, 2022 • 49min

Sex Lies & Murder: Cocaine Cowboy

Kathleen Denson, a successful businesswoman begins dating local playboy and ranch hand, Gerald ‘Cody’ Boyd. Their relationship is toxic in nature as they spend much of their time binging on booze, cocaine, and sex. The relationship takes a kinky turn when Kathleen’s store manager also strikes up a relationship with Cody. Booze, cocaine, sex, a love triangle… and before you know it, someone winds up dead.  New episodes of Sex Lies & Murder drop each Wednesday.  Like what you hear and want more real crime and mystery? Go to reelz.com/get-reelz/ 
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Feb 15, 2022 • 48min

Copycat Killers: Halloween

Evil lurks in an upscale, gated community in Annetta, TX. The perpetrator is 17-year old Jake Evans who is inspired to copy what he saw in Rob Zombie's remake of the slasher flick, Halloween. In a homicidal quest to destroy a family he felt was suffocating him, Jake devises a plan to kill his family just like the masked killer "Michael Myers," in the movie. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/  
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Feb 14, 2022 • 50min

Autopsy: The Last Hours of…Chyna

On April 20th 2016, professional wrestling legend Chyna died from an overdose in her Los Angeles apartment. Once celebrated as the “Ninth Wonder of the World,” Chyna’s life unraveled after she left WWE and became infamous for drug and alcohol abuse. After a mysterious 4-year exile in Japan, Chyna returned to the USA intent on reinventing herself. Instead, she died alone 9 months later at the age of just 46. Expert Coroner and Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Michael Hunter unpacks the secrets of Chyna’s autopsy and, along with accounts from friends, pieces together the truth about Chyna’s tragic death.  Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  
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Feb 10, 2022 • 48min

Murder Made Me Famous: Jean Harris

The 1980 murder of Scarsdale diet doctor, Herman Tarnower, shocks the nation. His lover and headmistress of a prestigious girls’ school is arrested and convicted in a sensational trial in the suburbs of New York City. Jean Harris claims the shooting was accidental when the doctor struggled for her handgun to prevent her attempt at suicide. This true story of wealth, fame and jealousy garners sympathy for Harris as a long-time girlfriend rejected by Tarnower and replaced with a younger woman. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  
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Feb 9, 2022 • 50min

Sex Lies & Murder: Soccer Mom's Secret

The community of Grand Junction, Colorado is shocked and devastated to learn that soccer mom, Paige Birgfeld, has been living a double-life as an escort when she goes missing in 2008. Investigators begin looking for clues that may lead them to Paige’s whereabouts and in the process, they discover more than they ever could have imagined.  New episodes of Sex Lies & Murder drop each Wednesday.  Like what you hear and want more real crime and mystery? Go to reelz.com/get-reelz/ 
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Feb 8, 2022 • 48min

Copycat Killers: Saw

In the horror movie Saw, a twisted killer named "Jigsaw" becomes notorious for designing torture scenes that test his victim¹s will to live. The movie inspired a copycat "Jigsaw-Killer" and his first victim was a pizza deliveryman who became an unwitting player in his scheme. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  
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Feb 7, 2022 • 50min

Autopsy: The Last Hours of…Mindy McCready

February 17, 2013… Country Music singer Mindy McCready shoots herself to death on the porch of her house in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Her boyfriend had killed himself on the same spot five weeks earlier. What caused the singer behind “Ten Thousand Angels” to take her life? Could the tragedy have been prevented? World-renowned Forensic Pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter puts Mindy's complex personal life under the microscope to reveal how her unhealthy relationship with prescription drugs may have aggravated an un-diagnosed mental condition that led Mindy to suicide.  Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/  

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