Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler
Thirteen victims. An inconclusive investigation. Sixty years later, the story of the Boston Strangler still has a hold on the public imagination. “Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler” retraces the tragic fate of the victims and explores why a killer’s confession never closed this decades-old case. Last season, “Truth and Lies: The Informant" told the story of an ordinary man who was recruited by the FBI to stop a domestic terror attack. Season 1 covered the rise and fall of the notorious sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein and told the stories of women who fought to bring Epstein to justice.
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December 23, 2019 • 2 mins
"Truth & Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production of the award-winning ABC News Investigative Unit and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "A Killing On the Cape," "Have You Seen This Man?," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www.abcaudio.com/podcasts
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January 9, 2020 • 53 mins
It's 2005 and police in Palm Beach, Florida discover a mysterious millionaire is abusing underage girls recruited to visit his mansion for massages. How the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein began. "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production of the award-winning ABC News Investigative Unit and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "A Killing On the Cape," "Have You Seen This Man?," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," a...
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January 9, 2020 • 49 mins
A woman recalls her allegedly harrowing encounter with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and wonders how Epstein managed to escape justice after she tried to sound the alarm. "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production of the award-winning ABC News Investigative Unit and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "A Killing On the Cape," "Have You Seen This Man?," the daily ABC News podcast "Start Here," and more: http://www....
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January 16, 2020 • 48 mins
Even after multiple federal law enforcement investigations, Jeffrey Epstein's past remains murky. One thing is certain: His rise to wealth and power seems to defy conventional logic. Editor's Note: An earlier version of this episode attributed interim Dalton headmaster Peter Branch's comments to NPR; in fact, Branch made his comments about Jeffrey Epstein to The New York Times. "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production o...
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January 23, 2020 • 50 mins
The college dropout with little financial pedigree gets close to one of the most successful businessmen in the world, becoming a trusted advisor overseeing his personal fortune. Was this relationship the source of Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious wealth? And did he use this connection to the billionaire's businesses to prey on young women and girls? "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production of the award-winning ABC News Inve...
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January 30, 2020 • 53 mins
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell, the Oxford-educated socialite who once jet-setted around the world with Jeffrey Epstein? His girlfriend? His confidant? Or was it something more nefarious? Was this charming, elegant woman an accomplice to crimes he committed against girls and young women? "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein" is a co-production of the award-winning ABC News Investigative Unit and ABC Audio, makers of "The Dropout," "A Killing...
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February 6, 2020 • 50 mins
As Jeffrey Epstein continues to build a financial empire, he ventures West, buying a massive piece of property outside Santa Fe, New Mexico. It's a private cattle ranch -- set in desolate, untouched land -- and rumors would fly among locals as to just what was going on at the compound known as Zorro Ranch. Epstein's wealth may have been growing, but so was the scale of his alleged abuse -- this time, involving a 16-year-old girl wh...
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February 13, 2020 • 54 mins
Jeffrey Epstein further expands his real estate empire with arguably his most extravagant purchase, a private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands called Little St. James, that he dubbed "Little St. Jeff." A contractor who did a lot of work on the island says he witnessed things he found terribly unsettling, including young-looking girls sunbathing on the beaches. And it was in this seemingly idyllic paradise where one woman alleges s...
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February 20, 2020 • 69 mins
Back in Palm Beach, local authorities build what they believe is a solid case against Jeffrey Epstein and they turn it over to the FBI, confident the feds will investigate and prosecute Epstein as the local police feel he deserves. Victims ?from Florida, New York and New Mexico are interviewed by the FBI ?over the course of two years -- and ?they are assured that the wheels of justice are turning. But what eventually happens stuns ...
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February 27, 2020 • 65 mins
In July 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking of underage girls, handcuffed as he exited his private plane that had arrived from Paris. For a brief moment, the victims exhaled, hopeful that justice would be served at long last. But before facing the charges, Epstein slips from justice again –- this time, for good. In August 2019, Epstein would be found dead in his jail cell after an apparent suicide. But ...
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July 10, 2020 • 38 mins
It’s the biggest development in the saga of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse since his death. Ghislaine Maxwell -- Epstein’s former girlfriend and close associate -- has been arrested by federal authorities and is now facing possibly decades in prison. On this bonus episode of "Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein," host Mark Remillard speaks with ABC News Senior Producer James Hill and ABC News Senior Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersk...
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January 4, 2023 • 2 mins
From ABC Audio comes "Truth and Lies: The Informant," a remarkable story of an ordinary man who risked his life as an FBI informant and thwarted what would've been one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history.
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January 11, 2023 • 44 mins
A city in Southwest Kansas becomes an unlikely multicultural mecca. But some people around town aren't comfortable with this kind of change — and they start making it known.
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January 11, 2023 • 41 mins
In Garden City, members of a newly formed militia keep a close eye on the Muslim community. But little do they know, there's someone surveilling them.
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January 18, 2023 • 46 mins
The militia members begin setting their plans in motion, making Dan Day's work more crucial than ever. But the job begins to take a toll on him.
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January 25, 2023 • 47 mins
The militia members have everything they need to carry out an attack. To slow them down, the FBI brings in an undercover agent who tries to win over the group's leader.
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February 1, 2023 • 43 mins
The FBI makes the final move to take down the Crusaders, and Dan Day faces the militia members in court.
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February 21, 2023 • 1 min
Sixty years later, the story of the Boston Strangler still has a hold on the public imagination. "Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler" retraces the tragic fate of the victims and explores why a killer’s confession never closed this decades-old case.
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March 1, 2023 • 32 mins
In June 1962, a woman opens the door to a stranger. What happens next will shock the country and haunt the streets of Boston for years to come.
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March 8, 2023 • 26 mins
The Boston Strangler's killing spree brings a torrent of pressure on law enforcement. Police try new techniques to catch the killer, but their methods raise questions among the press.
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