Missing Scientist Found Dead After Year-Long Mystery

In 2019, two women were brutally murdered within hours of each other in Cape Coral, Florida. The man responsible, Wade Wilson, would later confess to the killings and ultimately be sentenced to death. But as the case gained national attention, Wilson became the subject of something few expected: a devoted online fanbase. Social media users dubbed him the "Deadpool Killer," creating fan pages, viral videos, and even sending love letters to a convicted murderer. Award-winning journalist Kaitlin Knapp joins Chanley to break down the murders, the warning signs that preceded them, and the disturbing online fascination that turned a killer into an internet celebrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Hampshire's highest court overturned Adam Montgomery's murder conviction in the death of his five-year-old daughter Harmony, ruling he did not receive a fair trial, while leaving several related convictions intact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Minnesota deli owner accused of stealing more than $4.2 million from a federal child nutrition program has surrendered, becoming the first arrest tied to the FBI’s new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Part One, we examined the decades-long investigation into the murders of Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison. Today, Chanley sits down with renowned investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore, whose groundbreaking work helped solve the case more than 30 years later. Moore explains how forensic genetic genealogy identified a new suspect, brought answers to the victims' families, and helped clear four men who spent years under suspicion for a crime they say they did not commit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A South Carolina judge has been appointed to oversee the next phase of Alex Murdaugh’s murder case after the state Supreme Court overturned his convictions and ordered further proceedings in the high-profile double murder trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On December 6, 1991, the city of Austin, Texas, was changed forever. Four teenage girls, Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, were brutally murdered inside a yogurt shop, which was then set on fire. It became one of the most infamous, heartbreaking mysteries in American history. Decades of traditional police work led to dead ends, wrongful convictions, and overturned verdicts, leaving the families with zero answers. But 30 years later, everything changed. Defense Attorney and host of the Courtroom Confidential Podcast, Joshua Ritter, joins to discuss the revolutionary new DNA technology that is blowing this cold case wide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Veteran actor James Handy, known for roles in Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick, has died after authorities say he was fatally stabbed outside a Los Angeles County home, with his girlfriend's son now under arrest in the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The murder case against former OnlyFans creator Courtney Clenney continues to move forward, with her defense team telling a Florida judge they have examined key evidence and are preparing for additional depositions as she maintains she acted in self-defense in the 2022 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a naked, dazed man was discovered behind a Georgia Burger King in 2004 with no memory of his past, the nation was captivated by the heartbreaking mystery of "Benjaman Kyle". He went on national television, gained public sympathy, and claimed a medical anomaly had erased his identity. But what happens when losing your memory is actually a carefully constructed lie to bury a dark history? Former FBI Special Agent Ken Maxwell joins to break down the alleged shocking charade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nearly a year after she vanished without a trace, the remains of Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Melissa Casias have been found in a remote New Mexico forest, adding to a growing list of scientists and researchers whose deaths or disappearances remain shrouded in mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices