ROOTOFEVIL
More than 70 years later, the Black
Dahlia case continues to fascinate,
inspiring Stan series I Am the Night
and this accompanying podcast that
takes a closer look at the murder of
aspiring actress Elizabeth Short.
Even more intriguing: Root is hosted
by two great-granddaughters of Dr
George Hodel, the man suspected
of the crime. That’s some serious
family baggage to unpack.PODCASTS
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5 TRUE CRIME SERIES
YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
GLADIATOR
From The Boston Globe’s
Spotlight Team (the subject of
2016’s Best Picture Oscar-
winning film) comes this series
looking at the murder conviction
of New England Patriots player
Aaron Hernandez, as well as the
effects of brain condition CTE
(which is linked to repeated head
injury) and the culture of pain
medication abuse that’s rife
in professional football.FROM THE FILES
A spin-off of the long-running
Australian podcast Casefile, the
recently launched From the Files
will venture back into cases
previously covered on the
original series to provide
updates on new developments
and a deeper insight into the
crimes through extra interviews
and analysis. The best part: the
franchise’s Anonymous Host is on
board this new series, too.MAN IN THE
WINDOW
A chilling look at the early-1970s
to mid-’80s crime spree of Joe
DeAngelo, whose wrongdoings
escalated from peeping to home
invasions to dozens of rapes and
13 suspected murders. Presented
by Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist Paige St John, it also
features an exclusive interview
with DeAngelo’s ex-fiancée.UNRAVEL S3
Walkley Award-winning reporter
Gina McKeon examines the still-
unsolved disappearance of
teenage mother Belinda Peisley
in 1998, six months after coming
into a large inheritance. The
evidence surrounding six people
of interest named at the inquest
into Peisley’s suspected death is
evaluated, while the world of
drugs and violence in which she
was involved is also exposed.