The Binge Crimes: Fatal Fantasy
Sony Music Entertainment
Renowned DNA scientist Dr. Robert Schwartz is found brutally murdered inside his secluded Virginia home in the weeks before Christmas 2001. As investigators dig in, a dark, paganistic theme hovers over the crime. As suspects emerge, a Live Action Role- Playing game, scripted by the least likely person imaginable, reveals a frightening subculture of young adults dabbling in the occult. Greed, control, manipulation and hatred unravel in an outrageous and unbelievable homicidal plot. Join investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author M. William Phelps as he sorts out the deadly measures some will go to get what they want.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 45min
The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 5. Tables, Turned
What begins as an ordinary afternoon ends with Tonya in handcuffs and her family in disbelief that she’s a convicted murderer. It turns out there’s a lot more to the Bonnie and Clyde story than was previously known.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 43min
The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 4. Born to Run
With a new identity, Tonya begins to believe her past is buried for good. But when her story makes it to primetime TV, a swaggering young special agent starts closing in.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 1min
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Jan 19, 2026 • 43min
The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 3. Undercover
In a last-ditch gamble, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents conceive an elaborate ruse to try to get Margo’s relatives to turn on her.
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Jan 12, 2026 • 39min
The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 2. Bad Lead
On the run with nothing but adrenaline and borrowed luck, Margo Freshwater vanishes into Baltimore while detectives waste precious time chasing the wrong trail.
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Jan 5, 2026 • 42min
The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 1. The Breakout
Margo Freshwater is just 18 when she tries to bail out a friend charged with armed robbery. She ends up in big trouble of her own, when she and a much older man tear across the South like Bonnie and Clyde, shooting first and asking questions later.
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Dec 29, 2025 • 1min
Introducing: The Crimes of Margo Freshwater
Coming soon to The Binge, it's The Crimes of Margo Freshwater.
When she was 18, Margo Freshwater fell in with a much older man, and together they blazed through a three-week long crime spree that ended with her sentenced to 99 years for murder. But then she escaped from prison...and vanished for the next three decades. As Margo built a life under a new name; investigators chased her ghost...
When host, Cooper Moll, sets out to find Margo, she expects the legend. What she finds is a far more tangled story.
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Dec 8, 2025 • 39min
Hunting the Bogeyman | 6. Answers
Nicole wrestles with whether she should try and meet the rapist face to face. Then she finds some measure of peace in an unexpected way.
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Dec 3, 2025 • 1min
The Binge Newsletter Is Here: Dive Deeper Into True Crime
We know you’ve been craving more. More details. More context. More of the story behind the story. That’s why we created The Binge Newsletter—a free, twice-monthly deep dive into the cases you can’t stop thinking about.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 37min
Hunting the Bogeyman | 5. Unmasked
When the NorCal Rapist goes to trial, evidence from his storage unit paints a terrifying picture of him as a catfisher and lifelong predator. But Nicole still has questions.
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