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Maggie Freeling
Hey y', all. I'm Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer winning producer and reporter. But one of the worst things that could happen as a journalist happened to me and it nearly broke me. And it's all told in my podcast. Death and Deceit. An Alliance. This was a story from a few years ago. A real time investigation I did with private investigators in 2021. Back then we were looking into the brutal murder of a young woman.
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The murder of a mother of five in her own home stunned the small town of Alliance, Ohio. 26 year old Yvonne Lane, a beautiful, vivacious woman found in a pool of her own blood.
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Her case was solved quickly by a confession.
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They chained him to the wall and they told him that they wanted him to confess.
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And I was sure the police got the wrong people.
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This case has absolutely consumed just about everyone who has touched it. The case is haunte Haunting. I, I, it's haunting.
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But as I dug, I was not ready for what I found.
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If you slit her throat right here, there would be blood. More blood on that, on that, yeah, on that sofa. I mean it's just on the arm really.
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And that's what broke me. Were my instincts totally off? Like I'm just like, I don't know, I feel like, I don't, like I feel like I got emotional. I don't know, I'd feel really.
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Confused.
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Or was there something actually wrong with this case?
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You guys have got to understand what's at this point. My God. I had eight or nine names of officers who were potential sexual partners.
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She had so many secrets.
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This case has a cemetery. Cemetery, sideaches, sex trade.
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It seems like everyone in her life had a motive to kill Yvonne.
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Everyone in this town seems to have some kind of secret or interest in this victim, whether it be drugs, sex or both.
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Now, nearly five years later, I'm looking back at that time in my life and that case with a new lens. What really happened to Yvonne Lane and to me. The first four episodes of Death and Deceit, an alliance premiere December 5th. Listen on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts and be sure to follow us on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube at Orbit Media FM.
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Podcast: The Burden
Host: Orbit Media
Episode: Introducing: Death and Deceit in Alliance (Trailer)
Date: November 28, 2025
This trailer introduces "Death and Deceit in Alliance," the latest investigative series by acclaimed journalist Maggie Freeling. The series revisits the haunting 2021 case of Yvonne Lane, a mother of five brutally murdered in her Ohio home. The season promises a raw, personal journey alongside Freeling, as she questions the original investigation, grapples with her own instincts and the emotional toll, and tries to uncover what truly happened in Alliance, Ohio.
The trailer is intense, vulnerable, and deeply personal. Maggie Freeling’s narration is marked by emotional honesty and journalistic rigor, while the investigator’s interludes heighten a sense of suspense and complexity. The focus is on the buried secrets, trauma, and the repercussions of flawed justice.
Summary prepared for listeners seeking a detailed preview of the gripping new season and the troubled, enthralling case at its center.