WTOP’s American Nightmare Series

By WTOP | Hubbard Radio

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Subscribers: 2496
Reviews: 15
Episodes: 31


 Oct 6, 2022

MeNotYou
 Jun 1, 2021
well done.


 Feb 22, 2020
feels overly focused on meaningless details.

Gilda
 Feb 21, 2020
Sad story about a vicious crime told with a sound respectful voice.

Michelle
 Feb 5, 2020
Too many ads, story should be riveting, but never quite makes it there.

Description

“WTOP’s American Nightmare Series” is a podcast covering true crime stories in the Washington D.C. region.  Season 3, "Unknown Subject": For 9 years, he terrorized women across the DC region. Breaking into homes and raping his victims before killing a brilliant scientist near the gates of Georgetown University in 1998. And then, it all stopped. Had he died? Was he locked up? Before the FBI would name him the infamous Potomac River Rapist, detectives simply called him their “unknown subject” for years. A man whose DNA linked him to multiple crime scenes but whose name and face remained a mystery to police. For nearly three decades, detectives had no idea who he was until a bike cop named Smugs began connecting the dots.   Season 2, “Murder in a Safe Place," investigates the vicious rape and murder of 50-year-old nurse Sherry Crandell inside the DC-area hospital where she worked. Her murder has mystified not only the police, but her family and the community for the past two decades. Police have DNA evidence and fingerprints - even a witness to the attack - but no suspect. In “Murder in a Safe Place,” veteran DC reporter Paul Wagner tells a story that, by the final episode, will have you thinking there may be a chance for justice after all. Season 1, “22 Hours: An American Nightmare,” hosted by WTOP award-winning reporters Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore was named the No. 2 Podcast of the Year by The Associated Press and was listed among Apple Podcasts’ Most Popular New Shows of 2019. “22 Hours: An American Nightmare” chronicles the case that became known nationwide as the “DC Mansion Murders” – the horrific killing of a DC power couple, their 10-year-old son, and housekeeper – in a way no one has covered it before. 

Episode Date
S3 EP9 - Final Chapter
Dec 20, 2022
S1 E14: Appeal Denied
Dec 19, 2022
S3 EP8 - Breaking News
Nov 22, 2022
S3 EP 7 - Consciousness of Guilt
Nov 15, 2022
S3 EP6 - Unmasked
Nov 08, 2022
S3 EP 5 - Going Down the Rabbit Hole
Nov 01, 2022
S3 EP4 - A Cold Hit
Oct 25, 2022
S3 EP 3 - The Case That Wouldn't Break
Oct 18, 2022
S3 - E2 - Kelly's Story
Oct 11, 2022
S3 EP1 - A Murder In Georgetown
Oct 04, 2022
S2 EP 6 - The Link
Sep 27, 2022
Trailer: Season 3- Unknown Subject
Sep 20, 2022
S2 EP5 - A Break in the Case
Sep 20, 2022
S2-E4 The War Room
Sep 13, 2022
S2 EP3 - The Dragnet
Sep 06, 2022
S2 E2 - The Investigation
Aug 30, 2022
S2 E1 - The Murder
Aug 23, 2022
S1EP13 22 Hours: The Appeal
Jan 15, 2021
S1E12 22 Hours: The Breakdown: Q&A #2
Aug 26, 2019
S1E11 22 Hours: Life Without
Aug 19, 2019
S1E10 22 Hours: The Verdict
Aug 12, 2019
S1E9 22 Hours: Brother vs. Brother
Aug 05, 2019
S1E8 22 Hours: The Breakdown: Q&A #1
Jul 29, 2019
S1E7 22 Hours: Cross
Jul 22, 2019
S1E6 22 Hours: On the Stand
Jul 15, 2019
S1E5 22 Hours: A Murder Trial is a Play
Jul 08, 2019
S1E4 22 Hours: The Pizza Crust
Jul 01, 2019
S1E3 22 Hours: The Money Drop
Jun 24, 2019
S1E2 22 Hours: Taken Captive
Jun 17, 2019
S1E1 22 Hours: The Fire
Jun 10, 2019
Trailer: 22 Hours
Apr 24, 2019