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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Nov 24, 2025 • 30min
Hunting the Bogeyman | 4. The Arrest
After a breakthrough idea for solving cases cracks the mystery of the Golden State Killer, the NorCal Rapist’s identity is finally revealed. A stakeout ensues, and the hunt for his DNA.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 37min
Hunting the Bogeyman | 3. The Rollercoaster
When the Bogeyman attacks again, police launch an unprecedented operation to hunt him down. And finally Nicole finds out how her case was linked to the others in the series.
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Nov 10, 2025 • 39min
Hunting the Bogeyman | 2. This Is Not a Movie
When Nicole hears about another attack eerily like hers, she sounds the alarm. Fifty miles away, celebrated cold case detective Paul Holes discovers two more cases no one knew were connected.
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Nov 3, 2025 • 34min
Hunting the Bogeyman | 1. The Nightmare
Nicole is home alone when a masked man breaks in and sexually assaults her. She’s confident she can help police catch him. But things don’t go to plan.
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Oct 27, 2025 • 1min
Introducing: Hunting the Bogeyman
When she’s 21, Nicole Earnest-Payte is attacked in her own home. She comes to believe a serial predator has started terrorizing women in Northern California. Officials are skeptical until acclaimed detective Paul Holes finds a clue, kickstarting an extraordinary hunt for a real-life bogeyman, and for Nicole, hope for an end to a long nightmare.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 45min
The Vanishing of Janis Rose | 6. The Real Janis
There’s only one person left who holds the truth, Janis herself. David and host Larrison show up to answer the remaining mystery: Why did she keep up decades of lies?
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Sep 30, 2025 • 43min
The Vanishing of Janis Rose | 5. Then Who is David?
Ogden passes off the baton to a new investigator, David, because for him, it’s personal. After a major break in the case, host Larrison Campbell and David set out to answer the question of how Janis pulled off decades of lies and deceit.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 44min
The Vanishing of Janis Rose | 4. Bombshell
During the lunch rush in a Texas Dairy Queen, Janis’s five decades of lies finally begin to crumble. But Ogden, the investigator, discovers that solving this part of the mystery has left him faced with an even bigger one.
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Sep 16, 2025 • 44min
The Vanishing of Janis Rose | 3. Pregnant
After escaping from a murderous boyfriend, where does Janis turn up next? With a child she may or may not have stolen in the South Louisiana Bayous. As more witnesses come forward, the investigator's cold case is suddenly white hot.
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Sep 9, 2025 • 44min
The Vanishing of Janis Rose | 2. Risk Taker
The investigator visits a pair of sisters who begin to drop breadcrumbs of clues possibly leading to Janis’s whereabouts. The problem is, a few of those crumbs lead to more than one man known for murder. Is the investigator looking for Janis–or her headstone?
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