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Father Wants Us Dead

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About Father Wants Us Dead

In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journalists go inside the mind of the killer, learn about the doomed family, and revisit the 18-year-quest to bring List to justice — a saga even more bizarre and twisted than ever previously reported. Check out our other podcasts: Someone's Hunting Us - The story of a serial killer you've never heard of and the women who took him down. In the Shadow of Princeton - When the grande dame of Princeton is murdered, one investigator sees a conspiracy.

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SOMEONE'S HUNTING US: A new series from the creators of Father Wants Us Dead

The creators of 'Father Wants Us Dead' bring you a new true crime series about a serial killer you've never heard of and the women who took him down: Someone's Hunting Us. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751%20%20] In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss — and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target. Like 'Father Wants Us Dead' — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly — 'Someone's Hunting Us [http://www.someoneshuntingus.com/]' is a deeply-reported story that honors the victims, investigates the investigators and gets inside the mind of a killer that fooled everyone. ----------- Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaver’s full interrogation video: ⁠⁠⁠https://someoneshuntingus.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://someoneshuntingus.com] Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com. Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola. The podcast is recorded by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. The episode was mixed by Blake Maples, who also composed our music. James‬‭ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.‬ Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

12 Feb 2026 - 40 min
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Coming Soon: Someone's Hunting Us

Here's the trailer for our new podcast, "Someone's Hunting Us," which drops Feb. 10. In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss — and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target. The journalists behind “Father Wants Us Dead” — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly — bring you a deeply-reported true crime story of a serial killer hiding in plain sight and the women who took him down.  Follow "Someone's Hunting Us" at the links below to get notified when the episodes drop Feb. 10. Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/someones-hunting-us/id1870901751] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/79zGVezaEPRUoF9SIISYrr?si=a43c672a17874661] Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3ac39ed2-a494-41af-a78d-13892dc5815f/someone%E2%80%99s-hunting-us%20] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

28 Jan 2026 - 2 min
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Feed drop: Introducing 'American Shrapnel'

From our sister news site AL.com comes 'American Shrapnel.' The Olympics explode on a July night in 1996. The largest pipe bomb the country has ever seen. A string of bombings shakes Atlanta for the next year. Thousands of photos and videos produce one blurry image of the attacker, a photo so grainy the FBI called him “Blob Man.” Agents zero in on the wrong man, the media follows suit, and the real bomber slips away. Until Birmingham. In Alabama, the Blob Man finally makes a misstep. He detonates another bomb, but this time someone sees something. A college student asks himself a question: Why, when everyone else is rushing to see what happened, is that man running away? That curious student breaks open what was then the largest manhunt in U.S. history: the search for Eric Robert Rudolph.  Years pass. No trace. Does he have help? Is he planning more attacks? In American Shrapnel, the latest podcast from the Murrow-winning Alabama Media Group, join 2x Pulitzer Prize winner John Archibald and award-winning journalist Becca Andrews as they track the path of destruction — from the bombings, through the manhunt, and back to the twisted politics that fueled it. You’ll hear the stories of survivors, radicals and heroes. This isn’t a story of the past. The anger that fueled it has only grown stronger today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

30 Jul 2025 - 4 min
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INTRODUCING: IN THE SHADOW OF PRINCETON

An excerpt of the first episode of the new podcast by the creators of Father Wants Us Dead. The matriarch of a prominent Princeton family is found stabbed to death in her locked basement in 1989. Why would anyone want to kill Cissy Stuart, one of the Ivy league town’s most well-known characters? The shocking investigation sprawls across decades, as police turn their attention from a serial attacker, to her son, to a group of Princeton University students who said they were at a Grateful Dead concert at the time of the killing. The hot-blooded investigator sees a conspiracy. Is he way off base? Or does privilege let you get away with murder? Listen to In the Shadow of Princeton exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App [https://promo.wondery.com/app/?_branch_match_id=918537492137772434&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXL8%2FPS0ktqtRLLCjQy8nMy9YPdQnKMHMv9%2FDxSgIAoRN3HiQAAAA%3D] or Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-shadow-of-princeton/id1747378289?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=wondery_podcasts]. Start your free trial today by visiting https://wondery.com/links/in-the-shadow-of-princeton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

5 Jun 2024 - 9 min
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COMING SOON: IN THE SHADOW OF PRINCETON

From the creators of FATHER WANTS US DEAD comes a gripping new true crime series dropping June 5. The matriarch of a prominent Princeton family is found stabbed to death in her locked basement in 1989. Why would anyone want to kill Cissy Stuart, one of the Ivy league town’s most well-known characters? The shocking investigation sprawls across decades, as police turn their attention from a serial attacker, to her son, to a group of Princeton University students who said they were at a Grateful Dead concert at the time of the killing.  The hot-blooded investigator sees a conspiracy. Is he way off base? Or does privilege let you get away with murder?  Listen to In the Shadow of Princeton starting June 5 exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App or Apple Podcasts. Start your free trial today by visiting https://wondery.com/links/in-the-shadow-of-princeton/ [https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwondery.com%2Flinks%2Fin-the-shadow-of-princeton%2F&data=05%7C02%7CREverett%40njadvancemedia.com%7C7982674188a24f0f5d8d08dc79b0ca70%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C638519047431498582%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2TWLI7XXpiHx3x4KKNQwuMR0fuXwSHMOfSCqn8FVyv4%3D&reserved=0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

30 May 2024 - 2 min
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