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CounterClock
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In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.
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Season 8: The Lane Bryant Murders (Trailer)
May 2100:04:22Summary readyOn the morning of February 2, 2008, six women went to work at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois. By 10 AM, five of them were dead. What happened inside that store in the span of forty minutes remains one of the most disturbing and least understood mass murders in modern American history. The gunman posed as a delivery driver, held the women captive, and executed them leaving behind the cash register, most valuables, and almost no usable evidence. A police officer was three hundred yards away when the 911 call came in. The killer was still gone by the time anyone arrived. Eighteen years later, no one has ever been arrested. In Season 8 of CounterClock, investigative journalist Delia D’Ambra goes further into the Lane Bryant case than any journalist has before. Through firsthand accounts and thousands of documents, Delia reconstructs not just what happened inside that store, but why it may have happened, and who may have been responsible. The five women killed that morning, Rhoda McFarland, Carrie Hudek Chiuso, Connie Woolfolk, Sarah Szafranski, and Jennifer Bishop, deserve answers that their families have been waiting for nearly two decades. And this season, so are we. Counterclock Season 8 will be available wherever you get your podcasts on May 28th but you can binge the full season right now in the Crime Junkie Fan Club. Download the Crime Junkie app or visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/ and use code "COUNTERCLOCK" for 50% off your first month to listen early and ad-free. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuck Twitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuck Facebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Season 7: Jousting (Update)
Aug 2900:28:03Summary readyA North Carolina Superior Court judge in Forsyth County, NC, ruled on August 8th, 2025, to vacate the convictions of the Winston Salem 5 for the 2002 murder of Nathaniel Jones and dismiss all charges with prejudice after finding credibility to their claims of innocence. But brothers Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen remain behind bars. In this special update episode, Delia returns to her home state to interview people from the investigation and post-conviction process to explain the current litigation still ongoing in the North Carolina Court of Appeals.Contact the North Carolina Attorney General's office here.Find out more about the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence here. To donate, visit nccai.org/how-you-can-help/.View source material and photos for this episode at: counterclockpodcast.com/season-7-jousting-updateFor even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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ANNOUNCING: Dark Valley
May 8, 202500:35:13Summary readyJane Boroski was seven months pregnant when she was stabbed 27 times by an unknown man. Miraculously, she survived. But Jane later finds out she is the only survivor of a serial killer who prowled the Connecticut River Valley in the 1980s and killed at least 8 women before her. Now, she's here to speak for the dead.Dark Valley is an investigation into the Connecticut River Valley Killer (CRVK) and the 8 women who were brutally murdered. CRVK prowled the borderland of Vermont and New Hampshire in the 1980s. These cases remain unsolved to this day. Produced and hosted by Jennifer Amell.Narratively driven, Dark Valley centralizes the story of Jane Boroksi, considered to be the lone survivor of the Valley Killer as she and Jennifer investigate the cold cases of Catherine Millican, Elizabeth Betsy Critchley, Heidi Martin, Bernice Courtemanche, Ellen Fried, Eva Morse, Lynda Moore, and Barbara Agnew. Jane Boroski recounts her harrowing attack in 1988, when a stranger savagely stabbed her 27 times while she was pregnant. The investigation unfolds in real-time as Jennifer works to highlight the victims' voices and uncover new leads and suspects by talking with law enforcement, criminal profiler Dr. John Philpin, victims' families, and locals. Listen to Dark Valley now on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Or join the Crime Junkie Fan Club to enjoy Dark Valley ad-free PLUS gain access to exclusive case files. More details HERE. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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INTRODUCING: THREE Season 2
Mar 14, 202500:05:16Summary readyFor over 30 years, the murder of 23-year-old Dana Ireland haunted the island of Hawai‘i, leaving behind a tangled web of suspicion, betrayal, and unanswered questions. Three men were convicted. The case was closed. Justice was served. Or so everyone thought.Hosted by Amanda Knox - an exoneree, journalist, public speaker and best-selling author - this Season of THREE takes you deep into a case that was never as simple as it seemed. Through never-before-heard interviews and unwarranted access, we’ll walk you through this notorious crime and how it impacted three families - The Ireland’s, The Schweitzer’s and The Pauline’s all in very different ways. And the shocking discovery that changed everything.Someone got away with murder. Until now. This is THREE Season 2: Murder in Vacationland. Listen starting on 3/13 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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BONUS: Season 7 Q&A
Mar 7, 202500:42:01Summary readyJoin Delia and special guest Amanda Knox as they discuss YOUR lingering questions about Season 7! Amanda’s book, Free: My Search for Meaning, is available for pre-order here.Be sure to check out Amanda’s podcast, Labyrinths, as well as all of her other work at amandaknox.com.And keep an ear out for THREE Season 2: Murder in Vacationland, which drops on March 13, 2025, wherever you get your podcasts! For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep 11 of 11: Jam-packed
Feb 7, 202500:49:22Summary readyThe defendants in the CounterClock Season 7 case were back in court for a highly-anticipated evidentiary hearing January 6th - January 24th, 2025, in Winston-Salem, NC. Delia attended in-person several days to bring you all the updates, plus the brand new interviews from people connected to the defendants, case and victim. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep 10 of 11: Justice?
Dec 6, 202400:50:39Summary readyDelia unravels a bizarre van ride that Jessicah Black was taken on and discovers a dark history within Forsyth County regarding wrongful convictions. Chris Paul’s memoir about his late grandfather provides insight into how the famous athlete has reconciled with where the case stands now. The age-old legal maxim: “Justice delayed is justice denied” comes under scrutiny. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep 9 of 11: Jigsaw
Dec 6, 202400:25:19Summary readyDelia interviews a friend of the defendants who was never interviewed by police, and his story is one she can’t easily forget. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep 8 of 11: Journey
Nov 29, 202400:28:56Summary readyThe private forensic lab that handled the evidence in the Jones case in 2018 and 2020 tells Delia that advances in forensic science may be able to reveal more about the unknown DNA in the case. Delia dives deep into the Willard Cab Company phone bill from 2002 and tries to get inside the mind of who placed those suspicious calls. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep 7 of 11: Judgment
Nov 29, 202400:49:32Summary readyThe North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission process enters its final phase. Delia interviews the expert in developmental psychology who testified twice in the case to understand more about false confessions, and the victim’s family offers their final thoughts to the court. A retired footwear examiner deems old interpretations of shoeprint evidence as junk science and Delia explores. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.Instagram: @counterclockpodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CounterClockPod | @audiochuckFacebook: /CounterClockPodcast | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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