Generation Why: True Crime

Many listened to the Dirty John podcast, which introduced the world to John Meehan, a dangerous serial predator who infiltrates the life of Debra Newell and ultimately dies at the hand of her daughter, Terra. But there was an overlooked story that’s now being told, in full, for the first time.
In The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror, Tonia Bales recounts her harrowing experiences as John’s wife of 10 years and the mother of their daughters, Emily and Abby. Highlighting new details and revelations, Tonia shares the abuse she suffered from the man she once believed to be her soulmate, but who ultimately revealed himself as a coercive and controlling terrorist. Through exclusive archival materials and all-new interviews with the people who knew her and John best, uncovering long-held secrets and including perspective from their daughters, Tonia embarks on a re-investigation of the man she thought she knew. The multiple bombshells she unearths include one that will change her and her daughters’ lives forever.
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In this tell each other a story episode, Justin tells the story of a mannequin that wasn't a mannequin which is used for strange purposes over many years; Aaron tells the story of a mummy being sold on the black market but is hiding a terrible secret.
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When Amber Aiaz and her 12-year-old daughter Melissa Fu went missing, Amber’s husband, Cheng Zhang, told a story so far-fetched that investigators were certain he was involved. However, before long, they would start to seriously wonder: could the most unbelievable explanation be true? **A prior version of this episode contained the wrong audio. This has now been corrected.
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Today, Eastern State Penitentiary is best known as a museum which strives to educate the public on the criminal justice system, but it was once considered one of the most revolutionary prisons of its time. Built around the ideas of penance, reflection and reform, the prison was designed to keep inmates in solitary confinement in the hope that they would reflect on their crimes and change their ways. And over the years, it housed infamous criminals, including Chicago gangster Al Capone and notorious bank robber Willie Sutton. But there are also accounts of paranormal activity. In this episode we will be talking about the prison and its history.
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In December 1900, three Scottish lighthouse keepers seemingly vanished without a trace from a remote island called Eilean Mór. When a fourth keeper arrived at the isolated station to relieve one of his colleagues from his post, he was startled to find an entirely empty stone structure devoid of life. What happened at the lighthouse and where were the keepers?

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