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 273: Joseph Heidesch
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: ACCIDENTAL ON THE STAND
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Episode 272: Roy Dean Ratliff
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: HALLOWEEN HANGOVER
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Episode 271: Huong Nguyen
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: MEMEOWEEN
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Episode 270: Rita and Colleen, Part 2
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: WEDDING BELLS, THE FINALE
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Episode 269: Rita And Colleen, Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: WEDDING BELLS PART 2
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Episode 268: Kenneth White
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: WEDDING BELLS PART 1
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Episode 267: Robert Lovvorn Herren, Jr.
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: JACS FACTS
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Episode 266: Michael Thomas Garry
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY
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Episode 265: Norah Rayne Smitherman
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: QUICKSAND
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Episode 264: John Cornelius Mcghee
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: NOT TIM FERRISS
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Episode 263: Teresa and Rosanna
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: FROG PRETTY
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Episode 262: Tyler Spann
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: UNSOLICITED ADVICE
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Episode 261: Steve Fason
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THE FOURTH DIMENSION
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Episode 260: Phillip Brewer and Jody Fortuna
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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: MISSING: LAUREN SPIERER
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: KEVIN GOES TO MARS
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Episode 259: Jhorden Clay
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THEME PARKS
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Episode 258: Blaine Whitworth
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: APHANTASIA
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Episode 257: Rex Heuermann: A Deep Dive
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LISK: Peaches and Baby Doe
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: ASPIRE TO CONSPIRE
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LISK: State of NY v. Rex Heuermann
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LISK: Breaking News, The Arrest
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LISK: The Unidentified
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: VIVA LAS VANEK
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Episode 256: Pseudocide
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LISK: Getting to know Maureen Brainard Barnes
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: POKEMON GO TO JAIL
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Episode 255: Richard "Doug" Douglas White
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LISK: Getting to know Amber Lynn Costello
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: ARE WE THE ASSHOLES?
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Episode 254: Adrian Marshall
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LISK: Getting to know Megan Waterman
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: WORLD RECORDS
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Episode 253: A Jensen Beach Nightmare
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