The Idaho Massacre

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  • On November 13, 2022, four students from the University of Idaho are brutally stabbed to death in an off-campus house. After a lengthy investigation and cross-country manhunt, a Ph.D. student from a neighboring university is charged with the crimes. As it turns out, the 28-year-old was majoring in criminology, studying the behavior of killers like the ones he would later be accused of becoming. Did he use his skills to become a real-life Dexter? Were the Idaho victims his first, or was a serial killer hiding in the midst? The producers of The Piketon Massacre explore all sides of the shocking crime in pursuit of the truth.
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  • Introducing: The Piketon Massacre

    Introducing: The Piketon Massacre
    Jul 22 2020

    On the night of April 21, 2016 in rural Piketon, Ohio - eight members of the Rhoden family were viciously murdered execution style in their homes. Two years later in 2018, their neighbors, the Wagners, were arrested and charged with committing the largest massacre in Ohio’s history. Shocked by the arrests, this once close-knit and religious community remains divided and unable to cope. Was a respected and reputable Piketon family responsible for this unimaginable murder spree? Our team will examine the deep ties that connected both families. We’ll examine the evidence and possible motives for the crimes. For the first time we’ll speak with townspeople, psychological experts, respected investigators, friends and members of both families. Are the Wagners responsible for the murders, and if convicted, will they be executed? Or is it possible that there is still a murderer at large waiting to kill again?

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    1 min
  • Daddy's Playing Zombie

    Daddy's Playing Zombie
    Jul 29 2020

    On the night of April 21, 2016 eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered in their homes. Episode one explores the crime that decimated an entire family and left residents of the small town of Piketon, OH reeling. We examine what lead up to the crime, look into the details of Ohio’s largest murder investigation, and the potential motives that drove the alleged killers.

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    28 mins
  • Wagners in Custody

    Wagners in Custody
    Aug 5 2020

    In April 2016, after eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered in their homes, Ohio authorities launched the largest homicide investigation in the state’s history. For over two years, residents of the small town of Piketon lived in fear, as rumors circulated about who the killers could be.

    Then, on November 13th, 2018, six members of a local family were arrested in connection with the brutal massacre. In episode two, we meet the family accused of being responsible for this unthinkable crime and talk to those who knew them the best. We’ll also examine the ties that bound the two families together and the driving motive authorities claim might lie at the heart of the tragedy.

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    26 mins

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Many facets to this crime

I live in Southwest Ohio so I'm intrigued with this crime story. Drugs and crime go hand in hand.

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informative & insightful

love the care taken for the rhoden family & the tie-in of journalists & investigators

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Riveting , could be better, rabbit hole

So this is a horrible & fascinating true crime story. Careful research & investigative journalism evident. As mentioned in other reviews, there are a LOT of advertisements. Additionally, reporting becomes confusing & hard to follow in the midst repetition. New information gets lots in midst of repeating other parts of story. My friend recommended this podcast & now I’ve gone down a Piketon rabbit hole. Such a disturbing story.

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Great informative content

Growing up in 80s and nineties I have a bias against "valley" style accents. Where the speaker's words are stretched out in order to raise their tone and finish their sentence at a higher tone. I have always seen these fluctuations as a customer science decision of the speaker,insincere, and very "surface" especially when these fluctuations happen sentence after sentence for extended periods of time. I recognize my bias, so despite several speaker's (in the most recent recordings) doing this I get over it and listen to the content. If you are like me and struggle with those fluctuations in speech, please be aware and really listen for the content. It is good.

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Fascinating

wait 2 yrs to listen all episodes are about 15 mins outside of sponsor ads

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Could Be Better

The story is interesting, and as far as podcasts go, this one isn't too bad in the way of narration. I have certainly heard much worse. My biggest problem with this podcast is the number of advertisements. The entire story could be told in much fewer episodes and seasons. 25 to 30-minute episodes that contain 15 minutes of ads get ridiculous.

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