The Alicia Kozak Podcast
The Alicia Kozak Podcast
Hosted by Alicia Kozak (Kozakiewicz), the first known survivor of child abduction by an online predator, motivational speaker, and national advocate, this podcast goes beyond true crime to reveal the hidden side of real crime. In each episode, Alicia has raw, powerful conversations with the people who confront the darkest crimes against children. These are the heroes and protectors who work behind…Social links:
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Dark Fiction, Real Victims with Ray Oliver
Alicia sits down with Ray Oliver, a Special Agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s Computer Crimes Unit, to explore the realities of tracking online predators and examining digital evidence. Ray shares the emotional toll of the work, the cases that have stayed with him, and h…
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Breaking the Silence: Chaz Balogh’s Survivor Story
Breaking the Silence: Chaz Balogh's Survivor Story In Part 2, former Detective Sergeant Chaz Balogh shares publicly how he survived childhood sexual abuse and carried that secret for more than 40 years, even while investigating crimes against children. Chaz and Alicia discuss the silence and stigm…
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Searching for Evidence and Giving Support with Chaz Balogh and Spike
In Part 1, Alicia sits down with retired Detective Sergeant Chaz Balogh to discuss his path into law enforcement and his work investigating crimes against children. Chaz also discusses his relationship with his partner, an electronic-storage detection K-9 named Spike, and explains how these remarka…
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What Evil Looks Like: Inside Rusty's Investigations (Part 2)
In Part 2 of Alicia's conversation with investigator Rusty, they go deeper into one of the most disturbing child exploitation cases he's ever worked and the realities of tracking some of the internet's most dangerous offenders. Along the way, Rusty shares how investigators cope with the emotional w…
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Inside the Digital Underworld: Investigator Rusty (Part 1)
What really happens on the dark web—and how do investigators find the people hiding there? Alicia sits down with investigator Rusty in Part 1 of a 2 part episode, for an eye-opening conversation about tracking child exploitation networks, exposing the growing threat of nihilistic violent extremist …
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Protecting Kids Online: ICAC Investigator Karen O'Connor & Bogey the Digital Detection Dog
How do investigators stay one step ahead of online predators? Alicia Kozak sits down with the D ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) investigator Karen O'Connor for a fascinating look inside the fight to protect children from online exploitation. Karen shares how she and her electronic storage d…
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The Opera Ranger (Part 2)
In Part 2 of The Opera Ranger, Alicia Kozak continues her conversation with child exploitation investigator and opera singer Will Britt, exploring the challenges of protecting children, confronting evil, and maintaining hope in the face of unimaginable darkness. Will shares the cases that shaped hi…
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The Opera Ranger (Part 1)
What does it take to hunt down society’s worst offenders while protecting its most vulnerable? In part one of this compelling two-part episode, Alicia sits down with Agent Will Britt to explore his intense, high-stakes work in the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. He also opens up about …
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Introducing: The Alicia Kozak Podcast
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