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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LISK: Getting to know Melisssa Barthelemy
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: BEN FRANKLIN
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Episode 252: Zadie Cooper
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: BIG BROTHER
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Episode 251: Thomas Brackett
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LISK: Getting to know Jessica Taylor
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: DOOMSDAY
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Episode 250: Suffolk County Police (LISK Part 3)
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LISK: Her name was Valerie Mack
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: DOWN YOU GO
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Episode 249: Shannan Gilbert, et al. (LISK Part 2)
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LISK: Getting to Know Shannan Gilbert
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: HELLO DARKNESS
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Episode 248: Megan Waterman (LISK Part 1)
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: M’LADY
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Episode 247: Cindy Ching Stevens
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: SAY WHAT?
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Episode 246: Sam Olson
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: MOST LIKELY TO…
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Episode 245: La’Reko Williams
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: 420
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Episode 244: The O'Connell Funeral Home Murders Part 2
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: PUMPKIN EATER
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Episode 243: The O'Connell Funeral Home Murders Part 1
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: WORM RAIN
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Episode 242: Nicole Crystal Sinkule
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: APRIL FOOLERY
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Episode 241: Jeff Wood
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: PIGEONS
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Episode 240: Jessica Berry
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: OWN YOUR SHIT
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Episode 239: HitmanForHire.Net
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: BARBIE BLUNDERS
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Episode 238: Rebeca Peña
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: BODIES
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Episode 237: Nina Viktoria Hilt
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: BOTCHED
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Episode 236: Sidney Ann Merrick
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: BABERAHAM LINCOLN
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Episode 235: Oscar Alvarado
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THE VMA’S
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Episode 234: Ana Carrillo
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THE OREGON TRAIL
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Episode 233: Lauri Waterman
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: HOLLY MADISON
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Episode 232: Stacy Arthur with Holly Madison
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: EDGAR ALLAN POEM
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Episode 231: Marcell Eads Jr.
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Episode 230: Bennie William Schuck
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BONUS: KILLING TIME: THE MOSCOW MURDERS
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