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WTOP’s American Nightmare Series

Gamut Podcast Network

“WTOP’s American Nightmare Series” is a podcast covering true crime stories in the Washington D.C. region. Season 2, “Murder in a Safe Place,” debuts Feb 22. The podcast investigates the vic...

Episodes

20 of 79 episodes

S6 E6 - The Two Millers

Seven years after his arrest, Brian Miller finally goes on trial for the Canal Murders of Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas. With DNA tying M...

00:42:40Oct 20, 2026

S6 E5 - The House on Mountainview

After more than 22 years, DNA finally identifies Brian Miller as the suspected Canal Killer. Police arrest the Arizona Zombie Hunter and sit...

00:40:31Oct 13, 2026

S6 E4 - The Arizona Zombie Hunter

Phoenix cold case detectives finally have a name. Their investigation leads them to an eccentric figure in the city's steampunk scene known...

00:35:10Oct 6, 2026

S6 E3 - Your Killer's Name

More than two decades after the murders of Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas, the Phoenix Canal Murders remain unsolved. Then forensic geneal...

00:38:09Sep 29, 2026

S6 E2 - Psycho

Ten months after the murder of Angela Brosso, 17-year-old Melanie Bernas is killed while riding her bike along a Phoenix canal. The similari...

00:39:01Sep 22, 2026

S6 E1 - The Killing Year

In 1992, Phoenix, Arizona was experiencing one of the most violent years in its history. But the murder of 22-year-old Angela Brosso was dif...

00:33:50Sep 15, 2026

TRAILER - The Canal Murders premieres September 15th

Coming September 15th to the American Nightmares award winning podcast feed. In the early 1990s, a serial killer hunted the canals of Phoeni...

00:01:59Sep 1, 2026

Season 6 Primer: From The Garden to The Canal

Before Season 6 begins, showrunner Brian Peter Falk and former police commander Mike King — one of the central figures from Season 5 sit wit...

00:38:25Jun 25, 2026

Introducing The Canal Murders - Season 6 of American Nightmares COMING SOON

Coming soon to the American Nightmares award winning podcast feed. In the early 1990s, a serial killer hunted the canals of Phoenix, Arizona...

00:01:53May 28, 2026

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00:37:14May 18, 2026

CLOSER LOOK, E3 - Understanding The Why and How

Following the story of Zion, survivors share the moments, memories, and manipulation that couldn’t be fully captured the first time. Jackie...

00:47:07Apr 14, 2026

CLOSER LOOK, E2 - When Memories Return And Puzzles Are Solved

What happens when you return to the place where it all began? In Episode 2 of Gardens of Evil – A Closer Look Inside The Garden, hosted by M...

00:56:21Apr 7, 2026

CLOSER LOOK, E1 - Get Over It, Kids are Resilient

After the events of Gardens of Evil , the story doesn’t end for the survivors. In the first episode of our bonus series A Closer Look , we e...

00:50:20Mar 31, 2026

S5 E7 - Standing Tall

Arvin, Carla and others see their day in court, but was justice served? Most of the Zion Society children are either uncooperative or unable...

01:03:52Mar 17, 2026

S5 E6 - Tell Me Everything

The media descends on Northwood. The Zion Society children are interviewed, but many refuse to cooperate. Mike King gets a surprise call fro...

00:55:52Mar 10, 2026

S5 E5 - Deliver Us From Evil

Seventy Ogden police officers gather in the dark and move into Northwood at dawn, hitting multiple Zion Society homes at the exact same mome...

00:56:55Mar 3, 2026

S5 E4 - The Buyer

Jeff Peterson has spent years trying to pull his kids out of the Zion Society - until the cult’s hunger for money creates an opening. When h...

00:53:37Feb 24, 2026

S5 E3 - The Alpha

From inside the Zion Society, Erin (heard in rare archival audio) explains how predators exploit vulnerability - love-bombing, isolation, an...

01:07:21Feb 17, 2026

S5 E2 - To Hell And Back

Investigator Mike King is officially assigned to investigate Erin’s allegation - quietly, urgently, and under the threat of destroyed eviden...

01:02:03Feb 10, 2026

S5 E1 - What Lies Beneath

Welcome to a new season of American Nightmares! A pristine neighborhood in Ogden, Utah hides something rotten. When a couple moves into Nort...

00:50:24Feb 3, 2026