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Crime Adjacent
Hosted by Chase Patrick · EN
OK, profilers. Can you solve an unsolvable murder?
Join host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick live on stage for Crime Adjacent, the world’s biggest true crime podcast. Every week, at shows across the country, Chase reopens the most haunting, enduring mysteries from the grim underbelly of American true crime and challenges you to solve them.
“An atmospheric and immersive podcast where true crime and psychological thrillers intersect.” — Earworthy
From the Zodiac to the Rest Stop Killer, the Michigan Nightstalker to the Cross Country Killer, each episode unfolds like a real investigation — like the whip smart, nerdy love child of Murder, She Wrote and War of the Worlds — and dares you to unravel the mystery and provide justice for those who need it most.
It looks like a true crime podcast. It sounds like a true crime podcast. But what happens when the cosmology of our escapist entertainment looks terrifyingly like our real world? That’s Crime Adjacent. It’s a fully scripted, intimate, locked-room mystery that pulls back the curtain on our social obsession with true crime and what this fascination with humanity’s darkest impulses says about … us.
“Crime Adjacent is redefining the true crime genre.” — Podcasting Today
Crime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick, a former crime reporter turned contributor for NPR, The New York Times, and McSweeney’s. He uses degrees in sociology and gender studies from UC Berkeley, along with an obsession with criminal profiling, true crime, and Jessica Fletcher, to explore why people commit crimes, why we are enthralled with them, and who, ultimately, pays the price.
So listen closely, profilers. Because with every episode, a new crime is afoot and every detail matters.
It’s not crime. It’s Crime Adjacent.
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Crime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick.
It is produced & edited by Multitude.
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Catching the Nightstalker
1w ago00:25:02Tap to summarizeAt the tail end of September 2024, a man in a clown mask broke into the cabins of vacationing women on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan to rub their feet in the dead of night. And then, the murders began. A Realtor, and then another one. A billionaire human resources officer turned obnoxious podcaster. And then a real estate developer.One after another, someone was murdering the most powerful people in Petoskey and Walloon. Until the night of Sept. 29, 2024, when the so-called Michigan Nighstalker chose the worst possible target. Because it put them on a collision course with Deputy Alexandra Swanson, who ended this murder spree and unmasked the killer behind everything.This is part 25, the final episode, of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.With the end of Season 8, the Crime Adjacent team is hitting the road for a series of live shows across the country, beginning next week with a show in Austin.Here's what you can expect: The most haunting cases from the world’s biggest true crime podcast — live on stage every week. Join host Chase Patrick as he reopens the most enduring mysteries and pulls back the curtain on our fascination with true crime.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and the coolest people in the world at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →A race to the end
2w ago00:21:39Tap to summarizeTwo things happened on that final night, Sunday September 29, 2024.Sheriff Press, Bill Laboa, and one of the Crime Adjacent computer pros formed a makeshift team to track all of the clowns roaming Walloon: Tim Meeks, Roger Michaels, and a mysterious third one.As they worked together to identify this new killer, Deputy Swanson raced to the Bear River Country Club, hellbent on rescuing the woman who had rescued her so many years ago. This is part 24 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →A town on fire
3w ago00:23:11Tap to summarizeEarly in the morning on May 24, 2010, a fire broke out at a cabin on Walloon Lake. At first, investigators thought it was an ember flying from a backyard fire pit.But then, fire investigators immediately noticed the smell of gasoline throughout the cabin. And they soon discovered the unlikeliest of suspects outside, watching, wide-eyed and mesmerized, as an entire family burned within the fully engulfed house. It turns out, this pivotal event, so many years ago, would play a role in the downfall of the Michigan Nighstalker. Because it turned out that this killer messed with an absolute survivor and would end up paying the price.This is part 23 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Going fishing
4w ago00:27:43Tap to summarizeDeputy Swanson immediately recognized a victim of sextortion when she saw high school senior Emily Willis trudging fearfully through town.The FBI reports that more than 7,000 cases of sextortion happen every year, when blackmailers start up fake relationships with minors to get incriminating materials they can then use to blackmail those minors. Swanson, who had worked with the FBI, recognized the signs and she immediately rushed into action.But she didn't just stop Emily Willis and let her know that help was available. Swanson enlisted the high schooler's help and together, they would take down the cyber criminal who had been menacing the town for the entire year.This is part 22 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Blackmail
Apr 1500:16:15Tap to summarizeHigh school senior Emily Willis said her best friend, Dorian Block, was the happiest, most cheerful person she had ever met. They'd known each other since before kindergarten and were about to graduate this year from high school and go on to college together.But one day, in early September 2024, Dorian began acting very, very strangely. Like she was scared of something, or someone.Within hours, Dorian would be dead, and Emily, just a few weeks later, would find herself in the exact same situation.Because it wasn't just something that scared Dorian. It was, indeed, someone.And that someone had now turned his attention to Emily.This is part 21 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Theory of the case
Apr 800:20:01Tap to summarizeSheriff Press had a grand theory about the ultimate suspect in this case. She put it all together when she noticed a pattern.All of the women who were assaulted were out-of-town visitors. But all of the women who were murdered had something in common.They were Realtors.And there was only one man in town with a grudge against Realtors. Was he behind all this?The only problem was ... this guy had been murdered as well.This is part 20 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Two days, four murders
Apr 100:14:37Tap to summarizeNorthern Michigan lake country had seen a murder in years. And then all of a sudden there are four, in just two days?It didn't make sense to Sheriff Press. All of her prime suspects were either in jail already or dead.So clearly, someone was still out there, targeting her citizens. And it felt like there was nothing she could do to stop it.This is part 19 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →An Accomplice
Mar 2500:13:57Tap to summarizeTim Meeks said he had an accomplice, someone who gave him information about which cabins were rented by single women and then paid him to go scare all these visitors. Really put the fright into them.And this someone, Meeks said, was a big name on the lake. A huge name on the lake. Sheriff Morgan Press went to this someone's house and what she discovered didn't make any sense. If she had just captured the clown creeper, Meeks, who killed his alleged accomplice?This is part 18 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Interrogation
Mar 1800:27:30Tap to summarizeHow do you get information out of someone who absolutely, positively, doesn’t want to give it? And what if you raise the stakes even more? What if, say, you want them to tell you something. But that something will land them in prison, for life. How do you get them to talk? Can you get them to talk?That was the dilemma facing Sheriff Morgan Press when she confronted Tim Meeks about all of the break ins. How could she get this guy to confess? Could she?This is part 17 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Arresting the Nightstalker
Mar 1100:19:01Tap to summarizeThe plan to use Deputy Swanson as a decoy to lure out the Nightstalker failed miserably.Swanson was stabbed. The Nightstalker got away. And although Sheriff Press finally had confirmation that Tim Meeks was, indeed, the real identity of the Nightstalker, we were no closer to catching him.Until that night, when we did, in fact, catch Tim Meeks. Red handed. In the cabin of a woman named "Cassandra Royal." But what we didn't realize was that catching Tim Meeks would not be the end of this case.This is part 16 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker.What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly.With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024.But now, the darkest chapter begins, as host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick is pulled into the case of the Michigan Nightstalker.New episodes every Wednesday.Weekly live BTS videos and our True Crime College profiling group at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick. It is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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