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In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor's phone. After she is rescued, investigators turn their attention to her kidnapper: a man named Shawn Grate. As detectives interview Grate, they realize that he may be behind the disappearances of multiple missing women in the area. Could they be face to face with a serial killer? A six-part series from 20/20 and ABC Audio. New episodes Tuesdays.

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Introducing 'What Happened to the McStays?'

2026/08/11

Today, we're bringing you a new episode of our latest series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, 'What Happened to the McStays?' In episode one, the McStay family home is found frozen in time — and spurs a yearslong mystery. To keep listening, follow 'What Happened to the McStays?' for free on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Or subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ to get access to new episodes early and ad-free, plus unlock exclusive bonus content from 20/20 and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit ⁠⁠apple.co/2020truecrime⁠⁠ to subscribe now. Terms apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus: 'Dana'

2025/12/16

How did police figure out who "Dana" was? "The Hand in the Window" host John Quiñones sits down with "Start Here" host Brad Mielke to unpack the methods investigators used to discover her identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Piece by Piece

2025/12/09

Before a semblance of normality could return to the town of Ashland, all of Shawn Grate’s crimes would have to be uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'The Other Me'

2025/12/02

There was the charming Shawn Grate — but a different version of him lurked just beneath the surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Follow the Flies'

2025/11/25

A detective gets Shawn Grate to admit to his brutal attacks on Jane Doe. But what about the other missing women? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Be On the Lookout'

2025/11/18

A woman drives into Ashland to run some errands. She never returns home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Survivor

2025/11/11

The town of Ashland, Ohio, is turned upside down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Covert Court

2025/11/04

A 911 call becomes the first step in an investigation that would reveal sinister and shocking crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing "The Hand in the Window"

2025/10/22

In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor’s phone. This call would become the first step in an investigation that would reveal sinister and shocking crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4.5 out of 5

584 reviews

★☆☆☆☆

TippleTopple 2026/08/12

Bad

Unable to listen after paying.

★★☆☆☆

crystalavx 2026/07/01

Host too slow

The story is good, but had to stop cause I can’t bear the house voice and how slow he talks :/

★★★★★

Softazabutterfly🦋 2026/06/02

🪶⭐💫🌟✨⭐🕊️

I started episode 1 and as I was listening, I realize that I was fermilior with this case. But then as I listened on.. I realized that there was soooo...

★★★★★

Pickiest Pickle in the Patch🥒 2026/04/08

OMGGG!!!

As y’all know I’m the Pickiest Pickle in the Patch🥒. And, MY WORD! This podcast is so amazing I watched it over 5 times. And I try to watch other pod...

★★★★★

Listener Lisa 2026/03/10

Amazing police work

This was one of the best crime podcasts I’ve ever listened to. But you missed the mark with the title. It should be “Detective Kim Mager, American Her...

★★★☆☆

Coin addict 34 2026/03/03

Meh

Interesting story, but the hosts voice is grating. He is over-dramatic, and drops into vocal fry way too often. He is trying way too hard. It takes ...

★★★★★

Katie926 2026/02/28

Wow.

This was a gripping story right from the first 3 minutes. The first episode had me tearing up. I’m so glad this horrible person is behind bars, and th...

★★★★★

alternativethoughts 2026/02/26

I need more ! Where is another story ???

★☆☆☆☆

This is a review_:3 2026/02/23

…the voice

The ai voice was so bad I couldn’t stand hearing it

★☆☆☆☆

liamyob 2026/02/22

The voice!!!

Ugh. Stop with the voice. Just talk. Cut out the vocal fry. Couldn’t get past 5 minutes. Ugh.

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