With the trail gone cold, police try one last gambit to find their man.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher who k

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Feed drop: Introducing Firecracker

Nov 14th, 2023 7m 44s

“Firecracker, a new true crime podcast from NJ.com's sister news site Syracuse.com, is a deep dive into a horrific 27-year-old crime. When police saw what was left of Carol Ryan’s body, dumped in the driveway of a suburban compost site in Septe

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BONUS: The Watcher

Nov 2nd, 2022 43m 38s

The real story of The Watcher, Westfield’s other boogeyman, whose mysterious letters inspired the hit Netflix series.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, t

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BONUS: Pulling back the curtain

Jul 19th, 2022 33m 49s

The hosts take you behind the scenes of the creation of the “Father Wants Us Dead” podcast and discuss never-before-heard interviews and outtakes from the show.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ

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BONUS: Postcards from the edge

Jul 5th, 2022 34m 4s

Our hosts answer your questions and reveal more surprising details from the cutting room floor.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sun

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A word about season one

Jun 28th, 2022 3m 6s

Our hosts have some exciting news in store for “Father Wants Us Dead” fans.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher w

Sympathy for the devil

Jun 21st, 2022 44m 42s

50 years later, two reporters try to understand what drove John List to commit such atrocities — and the real cost.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, th

Judgment Day

Jun 14th, 2022 44m 45s

Back in New Jersey to stand trial, John List makes one last attempt to stay free.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school tea

The old lady and the tabloids

Jun 7th, 2022 50m 47s

18 years after the murders, a tip from an unlikely source leads authorities to John List's doorstep.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant an

The Talented Mr. List

May 24th, 2022 47m 46s

As police frantically search for the mysterious killer, John List slips out of one identity and into another. -------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the ac

Mopping up the blood

May 17th, 2022 48m 1s

Step by terrible step, John List systematically kills each member of his family — and then confesses everything.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the a

The man at the train station

May 10th, 2022 50m 32s

As family and financial worries mount, John List carries on an elaborate charade — all the while contemplating the unthinkable.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about J

The boogeyman of Westfield

May 10th, 2022 43m 47s

John List moved his family to New Jersey seeking a better life, but this seemingly ordinary accountant will turn out to be the scariest neighbor his town has even seen.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcas

The mansion turned morgue

May 10th, 2022 36m 37s

In a quiet, well-to-do New Jersey suburb in December 1971, police make a shocking discovery that sends the community reeling — and launches a national manhunt for a fugitive mass murderer.-------'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigativ

Trailer

Trailer: Father Wants Us Dead

Apr 29th, 2022 5m 26s

In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journ