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Ken McElroy terrorized an entire town and kept getting away with it. Until the day his luck ran out. He was gunned down in front of dozens of witnesses, and suddenly “nobody saw a thing.” In Broad Daylight author Harry MacLean joins Elisa Donovan to unpack this wild true crime story, how McElroy became untouchable, and why everyone stayed silent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen if you want to… Why is everyone hating on Kylie Jenner as a newly crowned Victoria’s Secret Angel We’ve got reviews, our no filtered thoughts on Widows Bay, Crystal Lake, and You Can See Everything  A towel and drawer dilemma that many can relate to at home.  Asking for a friend, if you are staying for free in their apartment, should you abide by their rules? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elisa Donovan and Jenn Fessler are still trying to process Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything. From outrageous revelations to laugh-out-loud absurdity, the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary is unlike anything they've ever watched. Elisa and Jenn break down the wildest moments and debate the question at the heart of it all: Who's manipulating whom? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What did relatives know, and what did they keep secret? Actress Marlene Forte, who played the brothers' aunt in Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, joins Killer Thriller to reveal the disturbing family secrets, the warning signs that may have been ignored, and why José Menendez's own sister defended the nephews who murdered him.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teenage girl, a major cocaine operation, and seven years in federal prison. Jennifer Fessler sits down with Denise Trigo Fleming, author of Dealing: Memoirs of a Cocaine Teenpin, to explore how she went from a teenager caught up in Southern California’s glamorous drug scene to serving time in federal prison. Denise opens up about the dangerous relationships and fierce loyalties that kept pulling her deeper into that world, the devastating loss of her best friend, and the choices that changed her life forever. She also reflects on surviving prison, rebuilding her life, and how she sees her past today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He may seem sweet, attentive and genuinely interested in your daughter. But what if the romance is actually a trap? In Stolen From the Suburbs, starring Sydney Sweeney, teenage girls are manipulated by young men they think they can trust before being abducted into a sex trafficking ring.Actress Brooke Nevin explains the real grooming tactic known as the “Romeo trap,” how traffickers exploit emotional vulnerability and her warning to unsuspecting parents that this can happen anywhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even the most handsome man can fall victim to a red carpet fashion crime. Alexander Skarsgård, we love you, but we need to talk about those shoes. Ben Affleck is an Oscar winning director, so how did one major flub make it into his new film Animals?  Tobey Maguire is officially setting the bar way too high for ex-husbands after officiating his ex-wife’s wedding Miami Vice is filming right now and we are swooning over Austin Butler.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ted Kaczynski has been remembered as a brilliant, isolated killer, but people who actually knew him described another side. A local librarian who befriended him said he tutored her child and could make her laugh for hours. Sharlto Copley, who plays him in Ted K, reveals the startling details he uncovered while researching Kaczynski and the side of the notorious killer most people have never heard about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A woman is murdered, her body dumped in the Mississippi River, and nearly 30 years later, her ghost may help lead investigators back to her killer. Jennifer Fessler sits down with writer and director Philip Cairney to unpack HBO’s The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story, a chilling true-crime investigation filled with mob ties, buried secrets, shocking twists, and eerie encounters that challenge even the biggest skeptics. Is it guilt, coincidence, or something paranormal? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise Brown recounts the terrifying night she says she watched O.J. Simpson grab Nicole by the throat and lift her off the ground as Denise desperately tried to pull him away. Nicole left with her that night but returned the next day. Denise explains why she once blamed herself and what she now understands about why victims go back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen if you want to… Everyone locked in on DWTS this week, but who stood out to us the most?  Tom Cruise we love you, but we have to admit, we didn’t know what Digger was about.  If Dooms day arrived tomorrow, how prepped are you? Realizing our six degrees of separation to the cast of RHOSLC.  A skunk may be ruining our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister Denise reveals the warning signs of abuse her family missed, including a shocking photo of Nicole’s battered face that she explained away as 'movie makeup.' More than 30 years later, Denise opens up about what Nicole was hiding from the people closest to her, and what she wishes she had understood before it was too late. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian and actor Dane Cook joins Jen Fessler and Elisa Donovan to open up about the shocking betrayal at the center of his new documentary, Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story. After discovering his half-brother had stolen millions from him, Dane’s life, career and relationship with his family unraveled in ways he never saw coming. He reveals what the betrayal did to him personally, how he rebuilt his life after one of its darkest periods, and the lessons he learned the hard way about money and trust. Plus the surprising answer to whether he would ever sit down with him face-to-face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Carter told her suicidal boyfriend Conrad Roy to go through with it and when he tried to back out, prosecutors said she told him to get back in the truck. The Girl From Plainville creator Patrick Macmanus takes Killer Thriller inside the explosive “texting suicide” case and reveals what he discovered in thousands of private messages about their complicated relationship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen if you want to… Tom Cruise is usually good at everything he does, but what did he manage to completely botch this week? Off Campus stars were busy this week; Belmont Cameli’s new Reebok ad, cringy or iconic?  Ella Bright’s full circle moment with Taylor Swift had us smiling  Why we are convinced Antonio Cipriano is the next big thing  A hot take about Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy on DWTS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.