The First Degree
Alexis Linkletter, Jac Vanek
Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter on a chilling ride into the darkest corners of your worst nightmares. Murders, cults, kidnappings, and conspiracies—all told through the eyes of a guest who is one degree of separation from the story itself. From infamous serial killers to the unbelievable unknown murder in your own backyard, The First Degree delivers a new pers...
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Episodes (717)
Episode 298: John Wayne Gacy, Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: GREATEST FORNICATOR EVER
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Episode 297: Andrew Wieman, Part 2
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: HAMSTER MAN
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Episode 296: Andrew Wieman, Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: MOST INTELLIGENT EPISODE EVER
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Episode 295: Julie Lee Kelin
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: DEFINITELY
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Episode 294: Joan Angela D'Alessandro
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: NOTHING IS EVERYTHING
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Episode 293: The Ripple Effect
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THE BIG BONK
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Episode 292: William Rufus Stephens Jr.
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: LAP IT UP
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Episode 291: James "Jimmy" Michael
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: TAMRON HALL
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Episode 290: Tamron Hall: Watch Where They Hide
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: HOLLY MADISON RETURNS
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Episode 289: Jill Ann Spaulding
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: LEAP DAY
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Episode 288: Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn, Part 2
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: READ IT ON REDDIT
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Episode 287: Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn, Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: TIME TRAVELING TRUMPS
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Episode 286: Greg Hunter
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: APPLE BOTTOM GENES
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Episode 285: The Hadleys
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: CRIMINAL EDUCATION
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Episode 284: Teresa Halbach
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: ASHLEY & MIRANDA
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Episode 283: Leanne Irene Davidson
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: LOOKING FOR LINDA
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Episode 282: Kimberly Kaye Jones Wallace
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: FOR THE THRILL OF IT
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Episode 281: Joey Comunale
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: ASK A GIRL ASK A GINGER
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Episode 280: Pamela Kay Wills and Patricia Ann Mizell
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: TRADITIONS
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Episode 279: Marie Buck
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: NOT QUITE FESTIVUS
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Episode 278: Wilbur & Wilma Williams Part 2
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: PUKA SHELLS
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Episode 277: Wilbur & Wilma Williams Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THE MICHELIN MAN
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Episode 276: The Murdaugh Family, Part 2
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: KATIE THE GREATY
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Episode 275: The Murdaugh Family, Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: TURKEY TALK
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Episode 274: Christina Brittany Colón
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: TWIHARDS
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