For four seasons, investigative reporter Melissa Jeltsen has told the stories of women whose lives — and deaths — were shaped by the failures of the systems meant to protect them. Now she's widening her lens, with new episodes every week. In What Happened to Her, Melissa takes on the stories that won't let her go. Women whose deaths were too quickly ruled suicides. Women no one believed. Cases everyone else called closed. Some weeks, a mystery unfolds across multiple episodes. In others, Melissa sits down with fellow investigative journalists and podcast hosts to go behind the scenes on the cases — and the women — they just couldn't shake.
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Coming Soon … What Happened to Her
For four seasons, investigative reporter Melissa Jeltsen has told the stories of women whose lives — and deaths — were shaped by the failures of the systems meant to prot
Sep 23 1 min
Beginnings and Endings — Nashville E6
As new chapters unfold, experts examine whether the law can truly recognize the harm caused when fertility care fails. Former CRH patients are left to reckon with the liv
Dec 17 2025 43 min
The Unraveling — Nashville E5
Two former employees describe what they saw as the clinic unraveled. Their stories, and a look into public records, help piece together how CRH fell apart. Plus court doc
Dec 17 2025 45 min
The Audit — Nashville E4
Months after the shutdown, patients finally hope to reclaim their embryos. But as auditors begin comparing records to what’s actually in storage, they uncover widespread
Dec 10 2025 44 min
You Think That's Your Ovary? — Nashville E3
As the fallout widens, patients uncover troubling new information about who was providing their care. Their discoveries trigger a wave of questions — and draw the attenti
Dec 10 2025 43 min
The Stakeout — Nashville E2
Word spreads that the fertility clinic has shut down without warning. As desperate patients band together, they realize their plans to get pregnant are now on hold. What
Dec 3 2025 39 min
The Last Day — Nashville E1
Sydney McDowell walks into her Nashville fertility clinic expecting a routine appointment. Instead, devastating news sends her scrambling to get her embryos out before th
Dec 3 2025 39 min
Introducing: What Happened in Nashville
What Happened in Nashville is a deeply reported investigation into the sudden collapse of a Tennessee fertility clinic, and the patients caught in the fallout. When the C
Dec 3 2025 2 min
Going to Court - Talina Zar BONUS
Melissa heads to Wisconsin to cover the ricin trial. Jess is there too, determined to come face to face with Kore. We hear powerful firsthand accounts from the victims an
Jul 24 2025 35 min
Horizon - Talina Zar E8
In our season finale, five years have passed since Talina disappeared, but Jess continues to obsess over the details. Meanwhile, Talina’s family searches to define closur
Jun 19 2025 38 min
Safe - Talina Zar E7
Uncovering an incident in Wisconsin from 2014 sends Jess chasing a new set of questions. But as COVID stretches into the fall of 2020, the official investigation slows to
Jun 11 2025 35 min
One Step Ahead - Talina Zar E6
New evidence is popping up all over town - all over Oklahoma, in fact. The police seem closer than ever to solving the case when a sudden death throws Jess - and the inve
Jun 4 2025 30 min
If I Go Missing - Talina Zar E5
Talina’s family gets involved in the search from afar. Meanwhile, the non-stop investigation starts to take a toll on Jess. And the police turn up evidence that upends th
May 29 2025 41 min
The Mattress - Talina Zar E4
Weeks pass with no sign of Talina. Her friends, as well as the online sleuths and the local sheriff start to uncover strange clues—a burned mattress, a missing persons po
May 21 2025 33 min
Belonging — Talina Zar E3
Jess discovers Talina Zar isn’t the missing Oklahoma woman’s real name, and the meaning of the moniker unlocks a door to a fantasy world ripped from the pages of 1970s pu
May 14 2025 44 min
Small Town, Big Secrets — Talina Zar E2
Jess and the sleuths connect with people who knew Talina Zar in real life. As the sleuths begin to formulate a picture of who Talina is, and what might have happened to h
May 7 2025 46 min
Alone Time —Talina Zar E1
Jess Trevino lived a quiet life of true crime fandom - until she stumbled upon Talina Zar’s cryptic Facebook post. Isolated because of COVID, Jess assembles an online tea
May 7 2025 33 min
What Happened to Talina Zar — TRAILER
It’s April 2020 and the world is locked down. In Oklahoma, a woman named Talina Zar posts a chilling message on Facebook: she’s sick with COVID and heading to a remote la
May 7 2025 2 min
The Survivors — Libby Caswell BONUS
Libby Caswell is unable to share her experience of domestic violence in her own words. In this bonus episode, four anonymous women tell their stories of domestic abuse-
Feb 28 2024 28 min
Nuisance laws — Libby Caswell BONUS
The nuisance law in Independence, Missouri played a pivotal role in Libby's story. In this bonus episode, hear Melissa's extended conversation with Sandra Park, former AC
Feb 8 2024 21 min
Chart positions
Where What Happened to Her ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 25, 2026).
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This is the best of this genre. It marries a mystery with an exploration of profoundly important societal issues: here, suicide, police sexual misconduct, and the devastating impact of failing to protect vulnerable young women who misplace trust in authority. The sensitive investigation and storytelling here left me deeply moved and with deep empathy for Sandy’s family who was forced to suffer with not knowing for decades. Well done!
Andrew from Providence · Aug 2024
Really great storytelling, interviews were fascinating. Appreciate the care taken to give Libby a voice.
My big issue was that each episode had at least 10 minutes of ads. I know ads are a necessary evil but boy this was too much.
TripleE2004 · Aug 2024
This show hit so close to home for me, I listened to this while at the gym and had a couple break downs. Libby’s story is so heartbreaking and the women talking in the “Epiphany” episode made me think back to my abuse. I feel terrible for Libby no matter how she died, she was failed at all levels. Cannot wait for the next season.
Verkaikprincess · Aug 2024
Extremely well written, edited, and clearly articulated. Libby’s story will stick with me. I’m so sorry for her and everyone who loved her and was betrayed by the IPD. I hope every single person involved from her teen years till her death gets their karma sooner than later. I wish Cindy peace as she continues her fight for justice and raising that sweet boy.
Those complaining about ads… that’s what keeps this content free. It’s also only a handful of taps to skip through them. To poorly rate and/or stop listening when the remedy takes 2 seconds at most is ridiculous.
HHFAbnkll · Jun 2024
I would say that there is about a minute of commercials for every two minutes of content, which is really not bad. If you are able to constantly fast forward to skip through the commercials, it’s a good podcast.
Ronnie11111 · Jul 2024
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