Generation Why: True Crime

A little brick house on 2nd street in Atchison, Kansas may not look haunted, but stories have been told over the years that the house is inhabited by the ghost of a young girl who died a violent death. Justin & Aaron visit their local haunted house of legend and discuss its history.Get bonus content from Generation Why at: patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening.Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

March, 2nd, 2015. Norfolk, Virginia. As a young girl, AJ Hadsell found herself in the rare situation where two different men vied for the opportunity to officially be considered her father. But was one of them a loving father figure as he insists to this day, or was he merely a predator who would engineer her abduction and eventually take her life – all while attempting to frame an innocent person? Get bonus content from Generation Why at: patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 12th, 2009. Rye Brook, New York. 53-year-old Ben Novack Jr., the son of a famous Florida hotelier, was beaten to death in his hotel room at a convention in upstate New York. His wife Narcy Novack, who stood to inherit his estate, was one of the first suspects.Get bonus content from Generation Why at: patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the late hours of June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin executed an elaborate escape plan and vanished from Alcatraz Island. 60 years later, the case remains open, and speculation abounds. Did the men meet a watery grave or defy the odds and find freedom? patreon.com/generationwhy Tons of bonus episodes and off the cuff discussions can be found at Patreon! Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Daniel Picus arrived home from work on August 11, 1998 to find his wife, Lisha Gayle Picus, murdered. Police had no leads until a $10,000 reward brought forward a man who claimed a fellow inmate, Marcellus Williams, confessed to the murder. Marcellus was convicted of murder and sentenced to death with no physical evidence. Get bonus content all day at patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

October 26, 2015. Calgary, Canada. When a phone call Lee Antoni had with his wife, Amanda, was cut short while he was over 400 miles away visiting family, he didn’t expect the worst. When she failed to respond to his calls and texts over the weekend he assumed she was busy. It was only when he returned home to find his wife absent, and their pets hungry, that he truly became concerned. In the basement, where the walls and floor were covered with blood, Lee discovered his wife, Amanda Antoni, dead. Investigators would leave no stone unturned in their search for answers.Get bonus content from Generation Why at: patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On July 27th, 1996, a bomb exploded in the Olympic village in Atlanta, Georgia. The FBI finally had a suspect linked to all three attacks, Eric Robert Rudolph. However, he fled authorities and was nowhere to be found. Who is Eric Rudolph, and can the authorities catch him before he strikes again? Music by The Captain of True Crime GarageGet bonus content from Generation Why at: patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On July 27th, 1996, a bomb exploded in the Olympic village in Atlanta, Georgia. Officers initially suspected Richard Jewell, the security guard who found the bomb, but he was cleared a few months after the attack. Because of this, the lawsuits against him by two of the survivors were dismissed. Authorities were back to square one. Music by The Captain of True Crime Garage.Get bones episode and beyond the episode content at! patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

July 27th, 1996. Atlanta, Georgia. During a free concert at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, security guard Richard Jewell spotted an abandoned knapsack and reported it to a GBI agent. Authorities soon discovered the knapsack contained a live bomb and the agent and Jewell began evacuating people from the area. The bomb detonated minutes later, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others. Days later, Jewell became the main suspect in the bombing. Music by The Captain of True Crime Garage. patreon.com/generationwhyListen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeremy Foy is a former Marine and a former Federal Law Enforcement officer. He has been releasing videos on tiktok stating that he knows that his grandfather, Richard Hoffman, a former police officer, was the Zodiac killer. I have no way of knowing if he was. There are many suspects. If nothing else, this episode should serve as a reminder that the Zodiac Killer murdered multiple people and has thus far gotten away with it. I hope that the Zodiac killer's identity will be revealed someday so that we can finally mark the case as solved.Tom Voigt's website: ZodiacKiller.comJeremy's tiktok: jfoy_3.0See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.