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In Part 2, Erica returns to close out Sherri Rasmussen’s story as the burglary theory that once satisfied investigators begins to unravel. Decades pass before a cold case review and a DNA breakthrough point detectives towards someone almost no one expected.

In Part 1 of this baby break episode, our guest host, Erica, tells the tragic story of Sherri Rasmussen - a brilliant young woman whose promising future was cut short by a shocking murder. As detectives pursue a burglary theory, troubling questions and overlooked clues hint that the truth may be far more complicated.

Two Everett women, murdered four years apart. Two cold cases. Decades of silence — until DNA, a determined detective, and a stick of gum finally caught up with the man who killed them. In this episode, Marina covers the horrific crimes of Mitchell Gaff and how his narcissism contributed to his life sentence.

For years, Gisèle Pelicot knew something was wrong. She was exhausted, losing chunks of time, living with symptoms no doctor could explain. Then her husband of fifty years was arrested, and the truth finally surfaced. In this episode, Marina covers what Dominique Pelicot did inside an ordinary home in the south of France, the dozens of ordinary men who came through its doors, and the decision Gisèle made to waive her anonymity and face every one of them in open court. As she put it: shame must change sides.

*Special Guest Appearance by Colby!* In September 2004, Charlie Brandt and his wife Teri evacuated the Florida Keys ahead of a hurricane and went to stay with Teri’s niece Michelle in Orlando. Two of them never left. What investigators found in that house — and what they would learn about Charlie’s past — would unravel a secret the Brandt family had kept for more than thirty years, and reopen cold cases across South Florida that had been waiting for an answer.

*Special Guest Appearance by Colby!* In 1997, a teacher was raped at her elementary school in Rogers, Arkansas. The man who did it left almost no evidence behind, and for two decades, the case went cold. In 2017, a city worker was shot to death on a country road in a town of 450 people. In episode, Marina discusses how Grant Hardin, a small-town police chief, was the missing link.

In the finale of this series, Marina brings the story of Fred and Rose West to its conclusion. From the police investigation that finally broke the case open, to the discovery of nine sets of remains at 25 Cromwell Street and the fields of Much Marcle, this episode covers the full reckoning: Fred’s confession, his death on New Year’s Day 1995, and the trial that put Rosemary West behind bars for life.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In Part II, Marina picks up where the story left off — inside 25 Cromwell Street, where Fred and Rose West had already gotten away with murder. This episode covers the assault on Caroline Owens, the one victim who survived and went to the police — and what happened when the justice system let Fred and Rose walk free. From there, Marina covers the eight young women murdered at Cromwell Street between 1973 and 1979, and the fate of Heather West, the daughter who never made it out.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In the first of this series, Marina explores the origins of one of Britain's most notorious killer couples — Fred and Rose West. From Fred's troubled childhood and his first murders in the 1960s, to Rose's deeply disturbed upbringing and how the two came together in Gloucester, this episode traces the making of two killers before the world knew their names.

In March 1960, a quiet day trip to Starved Rock State Park ended in tragedy. Three women set out to hike the trails and never came home. What followed was a confession, a conviction, and decades of lingering doubt. The man who admitted to the crime later recanted, raising unsettling questions about how the case was handled and whether the truth was ever fully uncovered. In this episode, we walk through what happened that day, the investigation that followed, and why the Starved Rock murders still feel unresolved more than 60 years later.

Daisy De La O was nineteen years old when she was murdered outside her Compton apartment in February 2021. Her killer, Victor Sosa, was identified quickly. Then nothing happened. In this episode, Marina tells the story of who Daisy was, the relationship that killed her, and how the people who loved her refused to let her case go cold.

In August 2017, Swedish journalist Kim Wall boarded a homemade submarine in Copenhagen for an interview with Danish inventor Peter Madsen. She was supposed to be back in two hours. She never returned. This is the story of Kim Wall - an accomplished journalist who traveled the world telling stories about people others overlooked. It's about the investigation that followed her disappearance, the trial that exposed the truth, and how her family made sure she would be remembered not as a victim, but as the fearless reporter she was.

In this episode, Marina examines the case of Brittany Smith, who was charged with murder after shooting a man in her Alabama home in 2018. Brittany claimed she acted in self-defense after being raped and beaten, and that the man was strangling her brother when she pulled the trigger. Alabama's stand your ground law was designed to protect people who defend themselves in their own homes—but would it protect her? Marina breaks down the legal framework, the evidence presented at the hearing, and the complicated aftermath that followed.

In the finale of our Robert Durst series, The Jinx airs and millions of people hear what Bob said in that bathroom. As the episode goes live, the FBI is already tracking Bob—he's on the run again. They arrest him in New Orleans and charge him with Susan Berman's murder. At trial, prosecutor John Lewin builds his case while Bob's defense team fights back with everything they have. Bob takes the stand for a grueling cross-examination. We follow the trial through to the verdict, Bob's death in prison, and the civil lawsuit that finally forces his wife Debrah to answer questions under oath about what she really knew.

In this episode, Marina examines some medieval torture devices including the Pear of Anguish, the Rack, the Iron Maiden, the Catherine Wheel, and the Judas Cradle. These instruments were used across Europe for interrogation, punishment, and execution, designed to inflict severe pain and maintain social control through fear.