15 episodes

In a small Tennessee town, a local serial killer was caught by the most unlikely investigators: A group of high school students, led by their teacher, Alex Campbell. Throughout the course of one school semester, the class pieced together a 30-year-old mystery and identified the killer behind at least six brutal murders. Shockingly, while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations publicly agrees with their theory, no charges have been filed against the murderer. While some sleuthing students already have graduated, they, along with a fresh crop of current high schoolers, still want to finish the assignment, once and for all. 

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In a small Tennessee town, a local serial killer was caught by the most unlikely investigators: A group of high school students, led by their teacher, Alex Campbell. Throughout the course of one school semester, the class pieced together a 30-year-old mystery and identified the killer behind at least six brutal murders. Shockingly, while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations publicly agrees with their theory, no charges have been filed against the murderer. While some sleuthing students already have graduated, they, along with a fresh crop of current high schoolers, still want to finish the assignment, once and for all. 

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    Why We Love Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn

    Why We Love Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn

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    An Update

    An Update

    Alex speaks with KT Studios producer, Andrew Aronow on current day updates after the podcast. They speak on what the students are up to now and two major updates in the case. 

     

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    • 30 min
    The XQ Institute

    The XQ Institute

    The original project in 2018 had stemmed from a grant students had won from the XQ Institute. Find out more about the nation's leading nonprofit organization.
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    • 31 min
    The Final Exam

    The Final Exam

    Alex, Reiley, and Marlee meet with members of the press, law enforcement, and locals at the Elizabethton County Chamber of Commerce to present their latest findings. A moment they had been working towards for months. 

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    • 29 min
    Studying Up

    Studying Up

    Alex and his students meet with a former FBI behavioral analyst and assistant public defender/former assistant district attorney to talk about their findings. 

     

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    • 32 min
    A New Plan

    A New Plan

    Wrapping up the conversation with the sole survivor of the ‘Bible Belt Strangler’, Alex and his students prepare for a meeting as they come back from winter break.   

     

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    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
711 Ratings

711 Ratings

mspattiann ,

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Heard about this podcast on Truth & Justice and I had to binge the season! Great job.

cmkuhtz ,

Just okay

Started out okay, but ended up being a commercial for the education institute. Not edited or organized very well. This story could’ve been told so much better.

Dismissed zebra ,

TLDR

This podcast cast should come with a disclaimer - much too long and repetitive. It circles around and has a hard time getting to the point. And apparently an unpopular opinion, but what are high school kids doing researching a SERIAL KILLER? Really now.

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