True Crime · Apple TV / Plan B / Blanchard House

Heart

by Apple TV / Plan B / Blanchard House

#107 All Podcasts
▲1 today #20 True Crime
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Sonny and Terry shared the same heart. They died the same way. And there’s one other thing these two men shared: a wife. A heart transplant transforms Sonny Graham’s fate when he reaches out to the widow of his heart donor. What follows is trumpeted by local papers as a miraculous love story. But court filings expose a more troubled reality. Friends and family report a worrying change in Sonny. Then, he dies by suicide—the exact same fate, it turns out, as his heart donor, Terry Cottle. The families of the two men are suddenly bound together by disturbing questions. Others speculate that Sonny’s new heart might have been carrying Terry’s traumas. Are the two men’s deaths just a coincidence, or are there darker forces at work? Heart is an Apple Original podcast produced by Plan B and Blanchard House. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. http://apple.co/Heart

Latest episodes

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Metamorphosis | 5

As Terry’s heart is transplanted into Sonny Graham’s chest, some close to Sonny detect a profound change in him. Terry’s short life was marked by deep trauma. Could Sonny

Nov 2
38 min

Amazing Grace | 4

Terry lies on life support, and painful decisions must be made about donating his organs. Terry’s sister recalls tense scenes in the hospital. Family tensions seem to car

Oct 26
39 min

A Good Heart | 3

Meet the man whose heart beat in Sonny Graham’s chest: Terry Cottle. Terry’s family remembers him as a devoted family man—until he starts an affair. He leaves his childho

Oct 19
35 min

Suspicion | 2

Sonny’s daughter Michelle is devastated by her father’s affair with the widow of his heart donor. Michelle writes a heart-wrenching letter cutting all ties to Sonny. Foll

Oct 19
46 min

The Lion | 1

A heart transplant saves the life of Sonny Graham, the charismatic “lion” of Hilton Head Island. But after Sonny seeks out the widow of his heart donor, his whole world s

Oct 19
30 min

Introducing Heart

Sonny and Terry shared the same heart. They died the same way. And there’s one other thing these two men shared: a wife. A heart transplant transforms Sonny Graham’s fate

Oct 12
3 min

Chart trend

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#1#58#114OctNov

#55

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days in the top 100 since Oct 2026

Chart positions

Where Heart ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 4, 2026).

#107 ▲ 1 All Podcasts US

#20 — True Crime US

What listeners say

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The story is captivating however, many points of the story are stated again and again. Gets a bit annoying if you’re binging the whole series. I think the narrator does a good job but the story could’ve been told in three or four episodes.

Miketwojays · Oct 2026

After listening to all of Heart, I was left thinking that “Did she pull the trigger?” is only part of the question. What disturbed me was the pattern I heard—not just in Sonny’s and Terry’s stories, but in so many others’ accounts of their relationships with Cheryl. To me, those accounts described bullying, manipulation, and emotional cruelty. We recognize how devastating bullying can be for children and teenagers. Why shouldn’t we take that same harm seriously when it happens between adults? That doesn’t establish that Cheryl caused either death, but it raises a question: what accountability should there be for a pattern of psychological cruelty? This story stayed with me long after the final episode.

SouthernSideEye · Oct 2026

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