11 episodes

From 1976 to 1977, four children outside of Detroit were abducted, held in captivity, and murdered. You Know They Know chronicles this allegedly-unsolved serial case known as the Oakland County Child Killings, now the subject of the TV show, Children of the Snow (Hulu, 2019), inspired by host J. Reuben Appelman's true-crime book, The Kill Jar (Simon & Schuster, 2018).

You Know They Know: The Oakland County Child Killer J. Reuben Appelman

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    • 4.4 • 59 Ratings

From 1976 to 1977, four children outside of Detroit were abducted, held in captivity, and murdered. You Know They Know chronicles this allegedly-unsolved serial case known as the Oakland County Child Killings, now the subject of the TV show, Children of the Snow (Hulu, 2019), inspired by host J. Reuben Appelman's true-crime book, The Kill Jar (Simon & Schuster, 2018).

    Episode 1: Search Warrant Part 1 + The Murder of Mark Stebbins, Victim #1

    Episode 1: Search Warrant Part 1 + The Murder of Mark Stebbins, Victim #1

    Introduction to a search warrant and the murder of Mark Stebbins, Victim #1 to the Oakland County Child Killings, the allegedly-unsolved Detroit-area murders chronicled in this true-crime podcast. Joining host J. Reuben Appelman is Cathy Broad, sister of Victim #4, Timothy King.

    • 57 min
    Episode 2: Search Warrant Part 2 + The Murder of Jill Robinson, Victim #2

    Episode 2: Search Warrant Part 2 + The Murder of Jill Robinson, Victim #2

    Introduction to a search warrant, Part 2, and the murder of Jill Robinson, Victim #2 to the Oakland County Child Killings, the allegedly-unsolved Detroit-area murders chronicled in this true-crime podcast. Joining host J. Reuben Appelman is Cathy Broad, sister of Victim #4, Timothy King.

    • 1 hr
    Episode 3: Search Warrant Part 3 + The Murder of Kristine Mihelich, Victim #3

    Episode 3: Search Warrant Part 3 + The Murder of Kristine Mihelich, Victim #3

    Introduction to a search warrant, Part 3, and the murder of Kristine Mihelich, Victim #3 to the Oakland County Child Killings, the allegedly-unsolved Detroit-area murders chronicled in this true-crime podcast. Joining host J. Reuben Appelman is Cathy Broad, sister of Victim #4, Timothy King.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Episode 4: Search Warrant Part 4 + The Murder of Timothy King, Victim #4

    Episode 4: Search Warrant Part 4 + The Murder of Timothy King, Victim #4

    Introduction to a search warrant, Part 4, and the murder of Timothy King, Victim #4 to the Oakland County Child Killings, the allegedly-unsolved Detroit-area murders chronicled in this true-crime podcast. Joining host J. Reuben Appelman is Cathy Broad, sister of Victim #4, Timothy King.

    • 1 hr
    Episode 5: Calling Bull. Commentary on Episodes 1-4

    Episode 5: Calling Bull. Commentary on Episodes 1-4

    J. Reuben Appelman calls bull on the official narrative in this summary of Episodes 1-4 of his true-crime series about the allegedly-unsolved case of the Oakland County Child Killings.

    • 33 min
    Episode 6: Suicide Scene + Criminologist, Michael Arntfield

    Episode 6: Suicide Scene + Criminologist, Michael Arntfield

    J. Reuben Appelman and expert criminologist, Michael Arntfield, discuss the alleged suicide of Christopher Busch, a prime suspect in the Oakland County Child Killings.

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
59 Ratings

59 Ratings

m.d. lovecraft ,

Engaging, insightful, granular

This podcast is fantastic. Thank you for all of your hard work. I recommend your book to anyone interested in true crime. I personally loved the autobiographical sections of your book as well. I’m looking forward to more of your work; podcast, book or otherwise.

AlleyCat31387 ,

The audio could not get worse

Is he adding the sounds of helicopters for dramatic effect? It’s SO irritating. Aside from the consistent stuttering, if you did a drinking game for every “and and and” “um um um” or “uh uh uh” you’d be dead in 20 minutes

Metamora Girl ,

Needs editing

I listen to a lot of podcasts and this was by far the worst. The subject matter was interesting,especially for those of us who were growing up in metro Detroit during these murders. But the host was so ill prepared and the audio quality so poor, it was really hard to listen to.

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