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Season 1 was excellent. Season 2 is seriously lacking. I feel that the investigator for the podcast did absolutely nothing other than listen to the family. I am not saying that the family’s views are irrelevant and I am not saying that something wasn’t covered up by law enforcement. However, all we heard was the family again and again and again. So much so that it becomes almost too much to listen to by the last few episodes. I would have been more interested in hearing more investigation into why the victim was so scared and why she didn’t leave. Not victim blaming at all just wishing there was more insight from this podcast into all sides of this story instead of just one side.

Season 1 on Bardstown was amazing! Stellar reporting overall. Very engaging and lots of interviews with reputable sources. However the second season I couldn’t get past episode 3. Everything is speculation and absolutely no concrete evidence showing anything worthy of a podcast. Hopefully season 3 is better (if there is one)

Excellent podcast. I hope eventually they get a resolution and find out what really happened to Nanette. The family deserves answers and this investigation was clearly botched from the beginning.

Can anyone advise where to find the music credits to this podcast? The song at the end is truly haunting.

I became so invested in this podcast! I remember some of the Bardstown incidents happening so it was so interesting to listen to inside stories! I was so upset once I finished the podcast..I need more stories!

The facts of this case—fire chief’s wife seemingly killed in fire— sound more like a novel than a true crime story, making it perfect for a podcast. The first several episodes of this podcast expertly presented the extraordinary facts of this case, giving the listener the necessary bits of information in a pace and sequence that enhanced the story. The producers also used interesting content to tell the story, such as dash cam audio from the fire chief’s vehicle when he was responding to the scene.

However, it feels like the producers ran out of content near the end. One of the last episodes is pretty much just a recorded conversation between the victim’s family and law enforcement, a recording that didn’t reveal that much about the case and made my ears bleed. If producers felt that the recording was really that important to the story, they should have edited it down.

I think the feelings and opinions of a victim’s friends and family should be valued, but this podcast has too much content from the victim’s family and friends saying the same things (often speculative things, at that) over and over and over again. They could have cut that content in half (at least) and accomplished the same objective of giving a voice to the victim’s loved ones.

Cut some of that content and maybe a couple of episodes and this podcast may have been five-star material.

The second season was super slow. Could have been condensed a lot. Also- why are we interviewing people for a podcast in a diner?! All I can hear in most of the interviews are plates clanging and people talking in the background - very distracting.