True Suspense

Season 9 Murder in the Matrix: Episode 3 Penetrating the Matrix

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0500

In the finale of Murder in the Matrix, Erik becomes suspicious and posts myriad items on social media. His "best friend" Bobby is revealed. A troubled teen in California has the misfortune of confiding in the same "friend." The U.S. Senate investigates.

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Erik the Viking https://www.instagram.com/eriktheviking1987/reel/DMh_uV1xGlo/

Details of What Happened https://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=35242111 (See also Wall Street Journal August 28, 2025, “A Disturbed Man…”)

Losing Touch with Reality https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/technology/openai-chatgpt-users-risks.html

Adam Raine https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/teen-suicide-chatgpt-open-ai-lawsuit-adam-raine-rcna228048

The Lawsuit https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26078522-raine-vs-openai-complaint/#document/p4

The Adam Raine Foundation https://www.theadamrainefoundation.org/adams-story/

Season 9 Murder in the Matrix Episode 2: Good News and Bad News

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0500

Suzanne's son, Stein Erik Soelberg, marries Emily, a woman he admires. But he runs into serious problems, and has repeated run-ins with the police. As Erik increasingly wonders about his own sanity, his new "best friend" reassures him but turns out to be deceitful.

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Bodies Identified https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/06/bodies-found-old-greenwich-ct-suzanne-adams-stein-erik-soelberg/

AT&T Interview with Emily, Erik's Wife https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hdfxdo1vtGo&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD

A Drinking Problem https://www.christopherfountain.com/blog/2025/2/24/ah-eric-you-may-have-a-bit-of-a-drinking-problem

Police Encounter, February 2025 https://greenwichfreepress.com/police-fire/multiple-charges-for-greenwich-driver-who-blew-through-stop-sign-fled-from-police-228107/

Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-steinerik-with-his-upcoming-medical-bills

Season 9 Murder in the Matrix: Episode 1 Family Ties

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0500

Police are called to perform a welfare check in a peaceful and prosperous neighborhood. They discover a disturbing scene. We meet Suzanne, a key player in the story, and hear of her interesting family background.

Links to More Information

The Town of Greenwich Connecticut https://ctvisit.com/listings/town-greenwich

Suzanne Adams Oral History Interview https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/31/

Hell is So Green by William Diebold https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Hell-Is-So-Green/William-Diebold/9780762772759

Season 9 Trailer: Murder in the Matrix

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:45:00 -0500

Season 9, entitled "Murder in the Matrix" launches on January 5, 2026. Two violent deaths at a multimillion dollar home in a safe and wealthy town in New England rattle the community. But more importantly, a reconstruction of the background and lead-up to the event sent shockwaves across the country due to circumstances so unusual that they involved the first killings of its kind in the U.S. and perhaps the world.

Season 8 Reality Happens Episode 3: Trial and Verdict

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:45:00 -0500

A family's wrongful death lawsuit moves through the court system.

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News of wrongful death lawsuit https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/city-of-omaha-in-court-over-wrongful-death-lawsuit-involving-cops-crew-member.263699/

Interview with attorney Domina representing family https://www.dominalaw.com/media/audio/Interview_01.mp3

Story in Omaha World Herald about case before the judge https://omaha.com/news/crime/judge-now-will-decide-did-omaha-cops-have-duty-to-protect-cops-crew-member/article_32cc9d76-32f0-523f-b19d-1c5dcd73c112.html

Season 8 Reality Happens: Episode 2 Guns and Bullets

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:45:00 -0500

A robbery goes terribly wrong with shocking consequences.

Omaha World Herald story on explanation by police chief https://omaha.com/news/crime/omaha-police-chief-says-officers-justified-in-firing-their-weapons-in-wendys-shooting/article_f64dc75c-2e06-11e4-9add-0017a43b2370.html

Notice from COPS TV producers https://www.cops.com/bryce_dion/

Season 8 Reality Happens Episode 1: Cops and Robbers

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:30:00 -0500

The Omaha Police Department suffers a major embarrassment when a viral video creates the impression of excessive force. They decide to invite the producers of the COPS TV show to film in Omaha to showcase police professionalism, a fateful decision the Chief would come to regret.

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KETV News 7 Report: Controversial Arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsqktdW6xLs#ddg-play

Season 8: Reality Happens Trailer

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:30:00 -0500

A reality crime TV show takes a tragic and unexpected turn.

Season 7: Twisted House Update

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0500

A major new development in the case of the murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan.

Links to More Information

Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/29/au-pair-manslaughter-plea-banfield-herndon-slaying/

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Season 7: Twisted House Episode 4 Aggravated

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0500

Prosecutors and police make a stunning announcement. Have they found the key to the mystery of the murders? This is the last episode pending new developments sure to be coming soon. Stay tuned for updates and new episodes.

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News Conference https://youtu.be/9FtB5IZ4kjM

Bond Hearing https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/27/brendan-banfield-bond-hearing/

Salacious Details https://www.fox5dc.com/news/bond-denied-virginia-man-charged-double-homicide-left-wife-another-man-dead

Motion to Surpress https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/au-pairs-statements-to-police-wont-be-suppressed-in-herndon-murder-case/3726879/?os=windhgbityl&ref=app

Bizarre Triangle https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/us-news/virginia-husband-brendan-banfield-arrested-and-charged-with/

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Season 7 Twisted House: Episode 3 The Real Ones

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0500

Might certain songs from the band "Fall Out Boy" provide potential clues about the killings of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan? Dramatic new information is revealed in preliminary hearings and a trial is scheduled.

Links to More Information

Fans of the Band https://imgur.com/kfobZhj

News of the Bond Hearing https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/nanny-charged-murder-denied-bond-brazil-passport/65-a76c7728-3e74-46e5-ad73-4ac3681ac847

Grand Jury https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/fairfax/grand-jury-indicts-au-pair-in-connection-to-mans-death-in-fairfax-county/65-7958c778-e8c6-4ed9-ad11-b695b598357c

A Sordid Affair https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/12/23/herndon-double-homicide-au-pair/

Trial Approaching https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2024/09/04/herndon-au-pair-affair-trial/

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Season 7 Twisted House: Episode 2 One murder, or two?

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0500

The deceased are mourned and police stay mum... until a bombshell is dropped many months later and an arrest is made. Do they have the right person?

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News of the Arrest https://tinyurl.com/nbc-arrest

Lt. Weeks Briefs the Press https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR0xKBVh-08

Interview with Chief Davis https://youtu.be/wa9yxLyokng

Chief Davis talks to Sports Junkies https://omny.fm/shows/the-sports-junkies/chief-kevin-davis-phillies-face-game-7-joe-beninat

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Season 7 Twisted House: Episode 1 Horror in the Suburbs

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0500

A 911 call summons local police in Herndon, Virginia to the scene of stabbing and shooting deaths at a family home in an otherwise peaceful neighborhood.

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Police Chief Briefing https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxcountyPD/videos/3032456893567574/

News Report and Neighbor Comments https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/1-dead-1-seriously-injured-after-shooting-and-stabbing-in-fairfax-county-police/3286403/

Another Report https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/fairfax-county-stabbing-shooting-reston/65-b13473f4-f25d-4331-8533-29c05a94bd931

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Season 7 Trailer: Twisted House

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0500

Season 7 from True Suspense, launching on September 23, 2024, is "Twisted House." In a peaceful neighborhood of Herndon, a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, a baffling mystery unfolds when police are called to a scene where two violent deaths have occurred in what otherwise appears to be a model family home. Police are guarded with information, but the more they reveal, the more twists and turns develop. The question is: what actually happened inside the house?

Season 6 The Great Deceiver: Ep. 4 Most Wanted

Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Law enforcement attempts to track a fugitive from justice. Victims speak out.

Links to More Information [contains spoilers]

Human Wrecking Ball https://www.marijuanaventure.com/human-wrecking-ball/

Justin Costello on Facebook Live https://vimeo.com/461215450

Fugitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8jPbnjtv8#ddg-play

A Plea https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/former-bellevue-resident-pleads-guilty-fraud/281-382b07eb-55e6-45b8-bc1d-5d4fb7f54a7a

Justice Department Press Release https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/former-bellevue-washington-resident-sentenced-12-years-prison-securities-fraud

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Season 6: The Great Deceiver Ep. 3 - 25 Shades of Fraud

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0500

Costello sends an "accidental" text. Suspicions are aroused and questions are asked.

Links to More Information

White Diamond Research Report https://seekingalpha.com/article/4284779-discovery-gold-corp-is-150m-empty-shell-false-company-statements-98-percent-downside

SEC Press Release https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr-25552

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Season 6 The Great Deceiver: Ep. 2 Big Plans, Big Promises

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0500

A distraught victim becomes desperate. A ten thousand dollar marijuana cigar. A scientist-businesswoman explains the cannabis industry.

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The Cannagar https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/first-time-in-history-10k-gilded-cannagar-sells-to-very-stoked-man-in-seattle

Verda Bio (Cannabis Research Company) https://www.verdabio.com/

Basic Jane (CBD Company co-founded by expert Jessica Tonani) https://basicjane.com/

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Season 6 The Great Deceiver: Ep. 1 Gone to Pot

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0500

A drunken disturbance at a refined, luxury retreat results in threats to employees and the police. A well-to-do couple invests in the cannabis industry under the guidance of an expert. A crime spree begins.

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Running for Office https://www.postbulletin.com/news/newcomer-takes-on-longtime-legislator-for-house-31a-seat

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Season 6 Trailer: The Great Deceiver

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 09:45:00 -0500

Season 6 from True Suspense, launching on April 15, is "The Great Deceiver." A man described as a "financial psychopath" assumes a false identity and invades the legalized marijuana industry in the State of Washington and beyond with a rampage of criminal schemes, leaving a trail of human pain and devastation in his wake.

Season 5 Creeping Suspicion: Ep. 2 Crash Into Me

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0500

As the police are stymied, there is no shortage of speculation from online sleuths as to who or what may have killed Jasen Smith at the end of a Dave Matthews Band concert. A different kind of investigation leads to a theory that gains traction.

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An Unfathomable Death https://doseofbuffa.com/2019/05/24/an-unfathomable-death-when-you-go-to-a-dmb-concert-and-never-come-home

Settlement https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/settlemen-maryland-heights-band-concert/63-f07af807-581d-4175-ae83-ea7378a807e9

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Season 5 Creeping Suspicion: Ep. 1 Sudden and Mysterious

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0500

Jasen and Darcy were long-time fans of the Dave Matthews Band. When they set out to see the band at an outdoor venue, they could not possibly have anticipated the shocking turn of events that would upend their lives.

Links to More Information

People Magazine Article https://people.com/crime/man-dies-head-injury-dave-matthews-band-concert/

Remembrance https://www.newstribune.com/obituaries/2019/may/19/jasen-smith-10c8/

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Season 5 Trailer: Creeping Suspicion

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0500

A group of friends attend an outdoor concert featuring world-renowned rock group The Dave Matthews Band. Under circumstances shrouded in mystery, one of them would never come home. Police are baffled.

Season 5 is a two-episode mini-season from True Suspense, entitled Creeping Suspicion. Stay tuned wherever you listen to podcasts or at www.truesuspense.com.

Season 4 Body of the Crime: Ep. 5 Corpus Delicti

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0500

In this, the final episode of Body of the Crime, news suddenly breaks that "the mystery has been solved" and prosecutors file murder charges. A courtroom battle begins, but do the authorities have it right?

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Breaking news KMTV 3 News Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN-ZBNU2AZw

Alternate theory Lincoln Journal Star https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/keadles-attorneys-raise-alternate-theory-that-ty-thomas-was-killed-by-sex-trafficker/article_88fd463c-a20b-5f7e-864d-67c3e63b8317.html

Opening arguments KETV 7 https://www.ketv.com/article/opening-arguments-begin-in-trial-for-man-accused-of-killing-missing-college-student/30688083

Trial Continues 6 News WOWT https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Keadle-murder-trial-continues-prosecutors-reference-Facebook-posts-567711821.html

Verdict KETV 7 https://www.ketv.com/article/verdict-expected-in-case-of-man-accused-of-killing-missing-college-student-keadle-tyler-thomas/30916833

Sentence 6 News WOWT https://www.wowt.com/2020/07/15/joshua-keadle-to-be-sentenced-for-2010-murder-of-peru-student/

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Season 4 Body of the Crime: Ep. 4 Placing Blame

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0500

With the trail to the missing college student seemingly growing cold, disturbing new details emerge about events leading up to her disappearance. Ty's parents decide to take action.

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Nancy Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXUWjtInX8o&list=TLPQMDQwNzIwMjNuiBL-3nPMnQ&index=2

KETV Interview with Thomas family attorney https://www.ketv.com/article/case-still-open-for-missing-peru-state-student/7120915#

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Season 4 Body of the Crime: Ep. 3 Justice Delayed

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0500

After a woman's allegations that she had been repeatedly raped shines a new spotlight on the disappearance of Tyler Thomas, another woman steps forward with new allegations about the same man.

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Keadle Sexual Assault Charges

https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/joshua-keadle-bound-over-on-sex-assault-charges/article_5bcb4af2-855c-5975-a7b9-879c0919969b.html

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Season 4 Body of the Crime: Ep. 2 Déjà Vu

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0500

The search for Ty Thomas intensifies and police interview some of her friends and classmates. A dramatic development in the case is announced.

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Arrest is made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RyUutDbVb8

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Season 4 Body of the Crime: Ep. 1 So Close Yet So Far

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0500

An underage woman visiting a friend at a small Nebraska college is the victim of a sex crime but decides not to report it. Two years later, at a another small college elsewhere in Nebraska, a different young woman, just in the first semester of her studies, goes missing after a night of partying. A massive search is launched.

Note: The story in Season 4 involves sexual assault and other reports of criminal violence so listener discretion is advised.

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Photo and description of Tyler "Ty" Thomas https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyler-thomas-missing-fbi-joins-search-for-nebraska-college-student/

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Season 4 Trailer: Body of the Crime

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -0500

Season 4 from True Suspense, starting on October 9, is "Body of the Crime." A young woman in the first semester of her first year at a small Nebraska college suddenly goes missing. As the FBI joins state and local law enforcement in a massive search, the disappearance brings other crimes to light, including previously unreported sexual assaults. Accusations of abduction, rape, and murder begin to emerge.

Season 3 Night Raids: Ep. 5 To Tell the Truth (conclusion)

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -0500

A rally for justice outside the courthouse as the grand jury is about to convene occurs on the 800th anniversary of a major historical event. The grand jury announces its findings and in this, the final episode of Night Raids, a widow's fight for justice reaches its conclusion.

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Radley Balko in the Washington Post introduces David Hooks to a wider audience. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/10/06/meet-59-year-old-david-hooks-the-latest-drug-raid-fatality/

A report from the local CBS affiliate includes the official statement of attorney Mitch Shook on behalf of the Hooks family from October 1, 2014. https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/dublin/david-hooks-family-investigating-his-death/299011987

A piece by Ed Krayewski in Reason Magazine entitled "Deadly Police Raid Over Meth That Wasn't There Based on Tip From Car Thief" https://reason.com/2014/10/03/deadly-drug-raid-over-meth-that-wasnt-th/

The June 2015 news release from Sheriff Bill Harrell. https://www.41nbc.com/update-sheriff-bill-harrell-comments-on-david-hooks-case/

News of the widow's lawsuit. https://www.41nbc.com/fatal-laurens-county-shooting-victims-wife-files-federal-lawsuit/

WMAZ news video of the history of the case including excerpts from interview with Teresa Hooks. https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/case-of-laurens-county-man-killed-by-deputies-in-his-home-in-2014-now-scheduled-for-trial-in-february/93-91bfaf73-4aed-44f7-bc42-b41edc97712a

Ruling of the Appeals Court in Hooks lawsuit https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/18-10628/18-10628-2020-06-19.html

Judge orders mediation https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/federal-judge-pushes-for-settlement-in-lawsuit-david-hooks/93-748bcd3a-6de1-473e-88f2-27870fa527b4

Case settlement https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/david-hooks-widow-settle-wrongful-death-suit/93-2b05de9f-d84e-45ab-ae8e-6ec7a6d28b4b

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Stay Tuned for Season 4 of True Suspense: Body of the Crime.

Season 3 Night Raids: Ep. 4 The Rocky Road to Justice

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:45:00 -0500

Troubling new information is revealed about the search warrant. Public outcry grows.

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A piece in the Washington Post about the death of David Hooks with focus on the search warrant and raid:

"Meet 59-year-old David Hooks, the latest drug raid fatality" by Radley Balko, Washington Post, October 6, 2014

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/10/06/meet-59-year-old-david-hooks-the-latest-drug-raid-fatality/

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Season 3 Night Raids: Ep. 3 And Then It Was Over

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:45:00 -0500

Teresa Hooks phones her son Brandon to let him know she and David were being robbed and that shots had been fired. Brandon calls 911 as Teresa fears the worst.

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Season 3 Night Raids: Ep. 2 Lies, Drugs, and Guns

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:45:00 -0500

In the afternoon before the second raid on the Hooks property, a sergeant from the Laurens County Georgia Sheriff's Department is summoned to a different home on false pretenses. He confronts a man who has a startling confession. The narcotics division is called in and hurried plans are made in a race against time.

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Season 3 Night Raids: Ep. 1 Thief in the Night

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:45:00 -0500

In a small town in Georgia, residents of a secluded home off a hidden driveway find themselves victims of a major property theft. As it turns out, this was only the beginning.

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A piece about Dublin that features a local YouTube personality, Hey Hey Casey Rae who is briefly heard from in this episode:

Locals know best: exploring Dublin, Georgia - Atlanta Magazine https://www.atlantamagazine.com/travel/locals-know-best-exploring-dublin-georgia/

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Season 3 Trailer: Night Raids

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Season 3 from True Suspense, starting on August 7, is "Night Raids." A real life tale of drugs, guns, and death will, as always, keep you at the edge of your seat. In the course of 5 episodes, released on Monday each week, hear about the theft of guns and ammunition spiraling into a more dramatic turn that terrorizes a household, triggers a criminal investigation and the convening of a grand jury, and leads to a court battle that goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Season 2 The Chloroform Capers: Ep. 5 Damaged Lives (Season Finale)

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:30:00 -0500

In this, the final episode of the Chloroform Capers, events surrounding two alleged crimes occurring 8 years apart--an abduction in 2012 and an attempted murder in 2004--begin to overlap in time.

Don't miss Season 3 from the True Suspense files--"Night Raids."

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Season 2 The Chloroform Capers: Ep. 4 Drawing Blood

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:30:00 -0500

Jane Kroboth is attacked in her sleep by a man dressed as a vampire.

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Season 2 The Chloroform Capers: Ep. 3 A Question of Justice

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:30:00 -0500

Police search for the white van and its driver, the man who abducted Chelsea Steiniger. They catch a break along the way.

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Season 2 The Chloroform Capers: Ep 2 A Visit from a Vampire

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:30:00 -0500

Eight years prior to Chelsea's fateful encounter with a stranger in a white van, Michael Ayers, like Chelsea and her boyfriend, was a person down on his luck. Michael was determined to turn his life around after serving prison time and worked hard at it. Unfortunately, a car accident in 2004 set him back financially and left him without transportation. A man who befriended him at the gym came to his aid and showered him with kindness, however, followed by a strange and startling proposition.

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Season 2 The Chloroform Capers: Ep. 1 An Abduction

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:30:00 -0500

In Season 2 from the True Suspense files we present "The Chloroform Capers." In this opening episode, titled "An Abduction," we visit Charlottesville Virginia and meet a young woman named Chelsea who finds herself having to trudge over two miles on a freezing cold night to get to her mother's home. Along the way, she is greeted by a stranger. He seems friendly. At first.

Links to Information

A map of the Charlottesville area may be found at https://pacific-map.com/charlottesville-va.html. The City of Charlottesville appears in yellow, and Albemarle County in white. Pantops is around the area where Route 250 intersects Stony Point Rd. on the map. Grady Avenue is shown (near the center of the map).

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Season 2 Trailer: The Chloroform Capers

Tue, 30 May 2023 11:30:00 -0500

Season 2 from True Suspense, starting in mid-June, is "The Chloroform Capers." Real life tales of crimes that involve kidnapping, a murder plot, and an apparent vampire, will keep you at the edge of your seat. Over 5 episodes, released on Monday each week, hear how the crimes take place, step-by-step, along with the ensuing courtroom drama and more.

Season 1 Blink and He's Gone Ep 3 (Conclusion) A Blink of the Eye

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Episode 3 A Blink of An Eye

The wrap-up of our story starts with a press conference by officials that leaves widespread disbelief in its wake. Many refused to accept what they were being told.

Links to More Information

Coroner's Report - https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/06/05/swimmingpool.boy/

How Could This Have Happened? - https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/06/us/boy-s-body-found-in-pool-police-never-entered.html

More on the Coroner's Report - https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91589&page=1

Police Perspective - https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vIC0eoww8nEJ:https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-07-me-missing7-story.html+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Disbelievers - https://centerforaninformedamerica.com/newsletter-4/

Silent Killer - https://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/05/27/drowning/index.html

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Season 1 Blink and He's Gone: Ep. 2 A Discovery

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:45:00 -0500

Blink and He's Gone -

Episode 2: A Discovery

As the search for young Paulo continues into Tuesday after his disappearance on Sunday, there is a shocking discovery. Horror and outrage engulfs greater Los Angeles.

Links to Information

The Search Continues https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-06-04/article/12403?headline=Police-search-for-boy-who-vanished--The-Associated-Press-

Investigation https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2002/06/03/Two-LA-child-disappearances-investigated/93161023153620/?ur3=1

More on the Investigation https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-04-me-missing4-story.html

Murder... or something else? https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-05-me-missing5-story.html

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Season 1 Blink and He's Gone: Ep 1 A Birthday Party

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0500

Blink and He's Gone -

Episode 1: A Birthday Party

Welcome to Season 1, the relatively short, inaugural story from True Suspense, entitled "Blink and He's Gone." A child from a modest immigrant family disappears while visiting a mansion in one of the richest neighborhoods in America. In this, the first episode, you'll meet the Ayala family as they take their young son to a birthday party at a fancy mansion in the Beverly Hills area. They could not have expected what they discovered when they later came to pick up the boy.

Links to Information

A $49.5 Million Neoclassical Home Gets Decked Out in Neon - WSJ https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/a-49-5-million-neoclassical-home-gets-decked-out-in-neon-132283

Paolo Ayala Photo 6/2/02, from... News Photo - Getty Images https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/paolo-ayala-7-years-old-has-been-missing-since-sunday-6-2-news-photo/563608901?adppopup=true

The Search https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-06-04/article/12403?headline=Police-search-for-boy-who-vanished--The-Associated-Press-

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