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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

🚨 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.

Meg Richter was branded a “troubled teen” and sent by her parents to Mountain Park Baptist Boarding Academy. But Mountain Park operated more like a militaristic cult than a school.

In this week’s Off Record: Patia shares the story of a string of bizarre robberies in Edwardsville, Illinois—cracked not by cops, but by the sharp-eyed owner of a local spa. Then, Hannah dives into the rise and fall of Doc Gallagher, a Texas preacher who ran a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

In today’s @newsobserver.com op-ed, Yolanda Thomas—longtime Healing Justice member—shares why dismantling the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission would harm families like hers and deny survivors the care, truth, and justice they deserve. Read the full article here: bit.ly/3SzxpCf

New ep out today: “On the Side of Truth” In 1991, Yolanda Thomas’ sister Jacquetta was murdered. A trial followed with a conviction & life sentence. 16 years later, Yolanda finds herself in an unexpected battle: fighting to free the man convicted of killing her sister.

🚨 New ep out today 🚨 Hannah unpacks the wild true story of Osama El-Atari—a flashy con man- turned-jailhouse informant, who ultimately helps take down a serial killer. Also, Patia and Hannah discuss There Is No Ethan, Anna Akbari’s gripping account of a catfishing saga.

We are big fans of @healingjustice.bsky.social and the work they do. Check out today’s episode with founder Jennifer Thompson.

New episode: The Wrongful Conviction Jennifer Thompson was a college student when a man broke into her home and sexually assaulted her. Jennifer did her best to help law enforcement capture her assailant, but years later would learn the wrong person had been held responsible.

We are so thrilled to be featured on New & Noteworthy! Thank you Apple 🎉 & thank you to everyone who has helped make this show a reality.

From pop culture to the FBI, the perception of polygraphs varies wildly depending on who you ask. Hannah and Patia speak to an expert polygraph examiner whose work led to a bombshell confession in a half-decade old missing persons case, turned murder.

Episode 3 is out now. Thanks to Toni for sharing her story 🙏 Escape from Colorado: Newly married and just a month into her pregnancy, Toni’s husband becomes physically abusive. Toni carefully plans to escape with her children.

Episode 2 is out! The Knife: Off Record is our conversational episode format. Patia and Hannah discuss cases and answer listener questions. This ep, Patia tells Hannah about a missing persons case she investigated. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On episode one, hosts Hannah and Patia speak with Darun Henry. While on a morning run through her neighborhood park, Darun is attacked by a stranger and makes a split-second decision that will lead to her assailant’s capture.

Our first episode is available now wherever you listen to podcasts!