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The Knife: A True Crime Podcast is a weekly true crime podcast from journalist/producers Hannah Smith and Patia Eaton. It's a show about people who’ve been dropped into a story they didn't start, but …Follow the podcast:
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Did You Kill My Mother? (Part 2 of 2)
Ashlee Wlasiuk was only 10 years old when her father Pete Wlasiuk stood trial for the murder of Patty Wlasiuk. While fighting for her father's innocence, devastating secrets came to light. Among them was the revelation that Patty was not Ashlee's biological mother. Her real mother was a woman named…
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Did You Kill My Mother? (Part 1 of 2)
At just nine years old, Ashlee Wlasiuk lost her mother, Patty, when her parents’ truck plunged into a lake. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident soon became a murder investigation, with Ashlee’s father, Pete Wlasiuk, charged with Patty’s death. Had Patty drowned in a terrible accident, o…
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Off Record: Held at Gunpoint (with Tom Breyfogle)
Patia sits down with Tom Breyfogle, a Producer on The Knife. First, Patia tells Tom a story about Stanley Alpert who narrowly escaped a 25-hour kidnapping. Then, Tom tells Patia about a time a man popped up from his car's back seat, flashed his gun and told Tom to drive. Patia’s Book Recommendatio…
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Off Record: Red River Street (with Karen Kilgariff)
Patia speaks with Karen Kilgariff (Host, My Favorite Murder) about a tragedy she witnessed at SXSW in 2014. Karen reflects on the moment an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in front of her and what it means now to carry that memory.
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Off Record: Behind the Bloodstains (with Anita Vita)
In this episode, Patia speaks with Anita Vida, a forensic expert specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis. Anita discusses her work examining the evidence in the appellate case of convicted murderer Paul Duyst, offering insight into the forensic analysis and what the bloodstain patterns revealed…
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Off Record: Lost in the Woods (with Gaby)
Hannah’s longtime friend, Gaby, tells Patia about a time she and her boyfriend set out on hike that should've been pretty quick and uneventful. But hours later, they realized they'd lost the trail. With their food and water running low—and barely any cell service—Gaby and her boyfriend knew they ne…
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What happened to Rebekah? (Part 2 of 2)
Within days of learning her daughter, Rebekah Barsotti, was missing, Angela flew to Montana, desperate to find her daughter. When the search for Rebekah stopped, her estranged ex-husband's behavior became impossible for Angela to ignore. Eventually, remains were found and now, Angela is on a missio…
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What happened to Rebekah? (Part 1 of 2)
In the summer of 2021, Rebekah Barsotti went missing just outside of Missoula, Montana. Was her disappearance the result of a tragic accident, or something else? For Rebekah's mother, Angela Mastrovito, the subsequent search for Rebekah left more questions than answers, especially concerning her es…
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Off Record: Knot What it Seems
Hannah tells Patia about an online knitting community shaken by the sudden death of one of its own. But as people begin piecing together what happened, the story begins to... unravel.
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Fertility Scandal
In 1991, Diane Porter sought fertility treatment from the world-renowned Dr. Ricardo Asch. But just a few short years later, a scandal broke that would shine an entirely new light on what was actually happening at the fertility clinic.
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