Double Assault, Double Murder: The Rachel Morin Case

Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps

In early 2023, security footage shows a young man leaving the scene of a double assault in Los Angeles. Months later, 3000 miles east, 37-year-old mother of five, Rachel Morin, goes out jogging and fails to return home. How are the two cases connected to a murder in another country—a case sparking political controversy and debate? 

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M. William Phelps is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications1, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine and Hartford Courant. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics.

Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer.

Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps is executive produced by M. William Phelps, LLC and Matthew Valentinas/Mom’s Basement Management, written by M. William Phelps, with Audio Mastering and Mixing by Matt Russell.

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