Part one and two of our guardianship episodes are avail. When Julie Belshe arrived at her parents’ Las Vegas house in 2013, they’d vanished. What happened to her parents, and how would Julie bring them back? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What is a public defender really up against? Emily Galvin Almanza fought for over 2000 clients in some of America's toughest courts and saw firsthand how even being accused of a crime can derail someone's life. We get into it all in today’s ep and talk solutions!

Off Record: The ER of Law (with Emily Galvin Almanza)

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · June 11 · 49m

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In 1964, Paul Fronczak was kidnapped from a Chicago hospital just one day after he was born. Miraculously found and returned two years later, he grew up unaware of his past until a childhood discovery sparked a search for the truth.

Kidnapped at Birth (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · May 21 · 38m

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Thank you for listening!

Donna Mc@donnajmcmillan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@theknifepodcast.bsky.social I just listened to this week's episode about failure to protect laws. This headline really grabbed me.

This episode of @theknifepodcast.bsky.social made me want to fight the scammers that have cheated this elderly widower out of (10s? 100s?) of thousands of his life savings. Similar thing happened to a friend’s father, a retired MD, who lost over $70K. So upsetting. omny.fm/shows/the-kn...

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Chancy Lewis, a retired schoolteacher and recent widower, struck up an unlikely online friendship after receiving a text from a wrong number. Five short weeks later, his entire world began to unravel.

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Hannah tells Patia the story of a six-year undercover FBI operation infiltrating an international smuggling operation. Plus, Patia tells Hannah about her favorite new podcast.   Recommendation: Adults in the Room

Off Record: Operation Royal Charm

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · April 9 · 52m

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Thank you so much! ❤️

Derek Wood@derekdwood.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My fav new podcast of 2025 = @theknifepodcast.bsky.social Hannah Smith and Patia Eaton produce engaging stories of ppl who’ve been affected in one way or another by crime, and the tangled societal questions raised by these peoples’ experiences. Highly recommended. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

In January 2023, 58-year-old Donna Nelson was arrested in Tokyo on international drug-smuggling charges. All signs pointed to Kelly, a man she’d been online dating, who’d given her a suitcase to carry across international lines. Donna’s family shares her story with us.

When Trust Becomes A Trap

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 12/04/2025 · 1h 6m

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Criminal defense attorney Michael Foote joins The Knife to discuss the murder trial of Bricen Rivers. In July of 2024, 22-year-old Lauren Johansen was found dead in the trunk of her own car. Her ex-boyfriend, Bricen Rivers, is now charged with capital murder.

A Preventable Tragedy

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 11/20/2025 · 1h 5m

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That stone-cold, bone-cold attitude. From our latest episode, “I Know Everything” about a romance scam.

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When Heather Rovet met Jace Paratti, the chemistry was instant. But when the relationship hit a rough patch, Heather wondered if maybe Jace was hiding something. What she discovered would thrust them both into international headlines and reveal that Jace Paratti wasn’t Jace Paratti at all.

I Know Everything

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 11/13/2025 · 1h 7m

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The sudden passing of Michael Cochran in 2019 was a medical mystery. But when his widow, Natalie Cochran, was convicted of fraud, a possible motive was revealed. By 2025 Natalie Cochran stood trial for murder. Forensic Pathologist Dr. Paul Uribe walks us through this shocking murder trial.

What Remains

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 11/06/2025 · 46m

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For nearly two decades Alec Couros has been the target of scammers on the internet. A professor and public speaker from Canada, Alec discovered in 2007 that his photos were being stolen and used in romance scams. Since then, his face has been used thousands of times to con victims around the world.

Am I Dating You?

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 10/23/2025 · 1h 14m

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Sarah and Josh were a young couple in Boston, raising two boys and building a happy life together. After bringing their 3-month-old to the ER with a fever, a series of events spiraled out of control, ending with both their children taken from their home in the middle of the night.

Gone without a Warrant

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 10/16/2025 · 1h 6m

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When Ellen was in college, she was kidnapped after leaving her shift at Applebee’s. She recounts the terrifying hour that followed as she was driven around the city, unsure if she would make it out alive.

The Night Ellen Was Kidnapped

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 10/02/2025 · 57m

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Thank you! It was quite a meaningful episode for us.

Derek Wood@derekdwood.bsky.social · last yr.

Need a break from the news? This episode of @theknifepodcast.bsky.social is really good and quite touching. It’s not a typical true crime story at all. But it is very well-made and very relatable, especially if you have experience with family estrangement and/or MH disorders omny.fm/shows/the-kn...

This is a personal one. Patia shares a story she’s followed for years: the disappearance of Samantha Sayers, who vanished after hiking Vesper Peak in August 2018. Then, Hannah tells the extraordinary survival story of Robert Schock, who survived 30 days in the wilderness.

The Knife: Off Record – 124

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 09/11/2025 · 1h 10m

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Johnathan Walton, author of Anatomy of a Con Artist, shares how he met “Mair Smyth,” grew to love her as a sister, and then was brutally betrayed when she conned him out of $100,000. Johnathan has since spoken with hundreds of other victims and built a handbook to expose con artists.

Queen of the Con: Johnathan Walton’s Story

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 1h 18m

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Thank you @sisterwolf.bsky.social for sharing a story from your family history. Listen to The Knife: Denton Family Murder for the whole story. Video credit: The Denton family

This week we’re talking scams. Hannah shares the story of a man whose photo was used to con thousands of women, and Patia takes us inside an unsettling case of identity theft.

The Knife: Off Record – 122

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 08/28/2025 · 51m

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Last spring I reached out to Hannah and Patia from @theknifepodcast.bsky.social about telling the story of my cousins Patricia and Melanie. Today they released the episode and I’m so grateful for their research and thoughtful storytelling. omny.fm/shows/the-kn...

Denton Family Murder - The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

Beth Denton has always wondered what really happened to her cousin Patricia, who was murdered in 1970 in her home in Oklahoma City.  Decades later, she decided to find out. This week, we speak with Be...

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On Off Record episode 20, Patia and Hannah dig into listener emails, covering a rental scam, a case of digital dating abuse (yes, it’s real), and a cold case: the 2013 disappearance of Brookelyn Farthing.

Cassie attended a Halloween party at an Oregon State University fraternity in 2008. The night started with costumes, loud music and a dance party but ended with Cassie in the ER. The police investigated, the state brought charges, and the case went to trial.

My Body Is The Crime Scene

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 08/07/2025 · 58m

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This week we bring you two crime stories with Mandy and Melissa from Moms and Mysteries. Hannah & Patia discuss the killing of Richard Challen by his wife, Sally Challen. Then, Mandy and Melissa share the wild true story of the “Barefoot Bandit.” Plus, Patia and Hannah have recommendations.

The Knife: Off Record – 118

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 54m

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Bob Innes never set out to stop murders. But when his satirical website, RentAHitman.com, started attracting real requests for contract killings, he found himself in an unusual predicament. What, if anything, should he do about it?

Rent-A-Hitman: Murder, Interrupted

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/24/2025 · 49m

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Hannah and Patia sit down with Anna Sinfield, the producer and writer behind the first two hit seasons of The Girlfriends to discuss their new season. Plus, Hannah shares an update on the Brenda Andrew case.

The Knife: Off Record – 116

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/17/2025 · 1h 6m

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Tennyson and Kyle felt safe in their quiet, rural community—until their lives were shaken by not one, but two violent home invasions. It wasn’t random. The attacks were targeted, and Tennyson was the focus. Even more chilling: it all happened on her very first Mother’s Day as a new mom.

The Mother’s Day Attack

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 07/10/2025 · 1h 2m

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On November 23, 1985, Jackie Pflug took her seat aboard Egypt Air 648. Minutes after take off, the plane was hijacked. Jackie walks us through that harrowing day and how she survived.

Hijacked

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 06/19/2025 · 1h 1m

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🚨 new episode 🚨 Susan was going about a normal day at work when an FBI Agent showed up with terrifying news. She was on a hit list.

The Kill List

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · 06/05/2025 · 55m

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