DEEP DIVE: CYBORG COCKROACHES
We’re bouncing all over the place this week, so put on your seatbelts and get ready for the ride. A new lawsuit alleges that Frederic Fekkai...
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20 of 719 episodesEpisode 419: Dana Woods
In August 2012, two young women spend a summer night together in Berkeley County, South Carolina, before accepting a ride from someone they...
DEEP DIVE: THE BUTT SNIFFER STRIKES AGAIN
It’s another variety show type of week over here at the Deep Dive and we’ve got something for everyone. D4VD’s lawyers dump him, Laura Owens...
Episode 418: Bigger Than the Trial
The Lindsay Clancy case has brought renewed attention to postpartum psychosis, a rare but potentially devastating condition that, when left...
DEEP DIVE: WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE?
No, for real, what is wrong with everyone lately? This week we’re discussing a woman who was giving sex eyes to the camera during the Lindsa...
Episode 417: Stozek/McBrien
Growing up in suburban Chicago, a young girl is raised to trust the adults around her. Her church, her school, and her family all feel like...
DEEP DIVE: UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS
Today we are discussing the tragedy of Hayden Panettiere’s sudden passing and everyone who failed her throughout her life, Anthropic and Ama...
Episode 416: Trish Haynes
In May 2018, a 25-year-old woman suddenly disappears while living with a childhood friend in Grafton, New Hampshire. Her family immediately...
DEEP DIVE: TO CATCH A PREDATOR?
There’s a lot going on this week, so put those tin foil hats on. First, we’re discussing the new bizarre documentary Predators, and the impa...
Episode 415: Three People Knew
In August 2017, a newlywed is found shot to death inside a hotel room in Athens, Georgia, while on a road trip with her husband. As investig...
Introducing: CRIMES OF REDDIT, Alexis’ new show with Sabrina Deana-Roga
Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love The First Degree, you are going t...
DEEP DIVE: AUTHOR SESSIONS - CHAOS
Today's episode is the Deep Dive x The First Degree Book Club crossover you didn't know you needed. We're sitting down with bestselling auth...
Episode 414: Manson murders, MKUltra, and the CIA
This week on The First Degree, we're doing something a little different. Consider this episode your CHAOS crash course. Tom O'Neill's ground...
DEEP DIVE: THE MANOSPHERE BAKERY
This week Jac is taking you on a very niche deep dive, so buckle up. We’re going all the way down the manosphere rabbit hole via a “hot” vir...
Episode 413: Christian Sayre
In October 2021, the owner of a beloved dive bar in Everett, Washington is arrested on multiple counts of sexual assault, sending shockwaves...
DEEP DIVE: MKULTRA ALIVE & WELL?
Tin foil hats on! Today’s episode, we go down the rabbit hole of Tulsi Gabbard’s brother being arrested for luring kids into his hotel room...
Episode 412: Hotel Zaza Tragedy
On July 29, 2019, police respond to a 911 call from a hotel in Dallas, Texas. There are noise complaints about some guests, but hotel securi...
DEEP DIVE: TYLER ROBINSON HEARING
Tyler Robinson’s hearing has officially started and it is a shit show already. We are discussing the highlights, the plot holes, and the fak...
Episode 411: Jeremy "Scotty" Cockrell
In June 2006, a 17-year-old spends the evening volunteering with a local haunted house before making plans to spend the next day at the lake...
DEEP DIVE: LEX'S LISK UPDATE
This week, Alexis is giving you the inside scoop on all of the latest LISK updates, including what she saw at the sentencing hearing, never...