Motive for Murder

This summer I have been binge-listening to dateline pods. The thing about Pam and Mommy Doomsday were my favorites, but this is the first time I have heard Josh Mankiewicz and I listened to the entire thing in TWO DAYS it was that good. When are we getting kieth Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz together because that will be FANTASTIC. No doubt this has been my favorite case so far and actually HEARING the murderer’s voice and hear him preach his lies was disgusting but important. People need to listen to dateline because it informs you on criminal activity. It makes you smarter. Listen to dateline. You won’t regret it. From a crime junkie.

Definitely an under-appreciated podcast with an incredible story that deserves far more attention. I read the reviews beforehand, which honestly made me apprehensive to even listen, but it immediately took me in from the first episode and I binged the whole season in one evening. The compassion the reporter showed towards the victims and their loved ones in this podcast, has gone above and beyond any other true crime podcast I’ve listened to (and I’ve listened to well over 100…). The narrative was expertly done. The host’s statements about grief, and sharing his experience as a veteran reporter whose spent decades interviewing bereaved parents during the worst moment in their lives, brought me in tears. As someone whose been dealing with complex grief and loss of two of the most important people in my life (only several years ago, and the other the beginning of this year), and got into true crime after the first death as, when done properly, helps me process or “share” my grief in some odd way — it really touched me how much compassion around grief and loss remained central to this case. The central motivator of this podcast was not “entertainment,” or inserting twists & turns into a story that’s already been solved (like it is with so many popular true crime podcasts); but to simply share this story with the respect it deserves in service of the victims and the truth. Thank you for making this, and sharing such an otherwise dark and confusing story with such focus and clarity. It really forces the listener to empathize with the victims in such a gentle way.

I can’t listen to any other podcast because they just talk too much! I have listened to all that you have and I want MORE! I drive 50 miles a day to and from work and I enjoy it because of your podcast! Thank you for top notch stories!

This story grabs you from the beginning but I feel it would not have the same impact if it was not for Josh Mankiewicz’s story telling. His sidebar remarks and slightly snarky comments add to a compelling story! Great job Mr Mankiewicz!!!