“Surf Ghetto”
Episode 1: Years after a notorious pill mill doctor is put out of business, violence and addiction wash over a once idyllic beachfront community.
“Hot dog stand”
Episode 2: A pill mill doctor’s office is so busy that a hot dog stand is set up to accommodate all the people waiting to get their pain pills.
“Korrianne”
Episode 3: A Melbourne teenager falls deeper into addiction thanks to Dr. John Gayden.
“Police begin connecting the dots”
Episode 4: As more and more people die from Oxycodone overdoses, police begin connecting the deaths to one doctor in the area.
“Young girls”
Episode 5: Dr. Gayden uses his opiate-induced influence on underage girls.
“Monster”
Episode 6: A federal judge lays into the man who prescribed more opiates in six months than the state of California, calling him a “monster.”
How We Got Here
Bonus episode: FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explains a bit of the backstory of our journey to telling you about the Gayden case.
Coming Soon: Monster on the Beach
Based in the small beachside community of Indialantic, Florida, the long-awaited sixth season of the award-winning true crime podcast Murder on the Space Coast is nearly ready to drop. Listen to all our previous episodes before we dive into our next story: Monster on the Beach.
While you're waiting for the next season
Murder on the Space Coast season 6 is currently in production. While you wait for it to drop, check out The Last Ride - a series produced by our friends here in the USA Today Network of Florida.
Crosley Green's fight for freedom moves to the U.S. Supreme Court
With the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing Crosley Green’s previous victory of a new trial, his lawyers are hoping to get his case in front of the highest court in the land – The U.S. Supreme Court.