People who are mad about true crime podcasts love to pretend there is some moral imperative we are following. That they are educational. That we’re learning how to not get murdered, for example. But let’s be honest, we just enjoy a murder show, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
But occasionally journalists and amateur detectives actually do affect positive change, if not directly, then shedding light on cold cases or mobilizing listeners to come forward.
Here are seven times when true crime podcasts had (sort of) happy endings.
The Teacher’s Pet
Hedley Thomas is a dog with a bone. In this 17-episode show (which is admittedly a bit on the long-side) Australian journalist Thomas gets his teeth into the case of the disappearance of Lynette Dawson, a nurse and mother who went missing in 1982. Though no body has ever been found, it grows increasingly likely that...
But occasionally journalists and amateur detectives actually do affect positive change, if not directly, then shedding light on cold cases or mobilizing listeners to come forward.
Here are seven times when true crime podcasts had (sort of) happy endings.
The Teacher’s Pet
Hedley Thomas is a dog with a bone. In this 17-episode show (which is admittedly a bit on the long-side) Australian journalist Thomas gets his teeth into the case of the disappearance of Lynette Dawson, a nurse and mother who went missing in 1982. Though no body has ever been found, it grows increasingly likely that...
- 5/19/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
It’s now been a year and a half since the malformed, shambling remains of Zack Snyder’s Justice League crawled into theaters. With Warner Bros. having lost confidence in Snyder after the apparent failure of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, they booted him off the project, replaced him with Joss Whedon and subjected the movie to nightmarish sounding reshoots. What came out of this torturous process pleased nobody, with the film going on to flop at the box office and receive a deserved critical drubbing.
For most pics, that would be the end of the story, with Justice League‘s fate being to reside in bargain bins forever. But Justice League‘s fans aren’t just any fans. Fueled by a constant drip of rumors about Zack Snyder’s partially completed cut of the movie, elements from it being teased by Snyder himself and even half-finished scenes from it hitting the internet,...
For most pics, that would be the end of the story, with Justice League‘s fate being to reside in bargain bins forever. But Justice League‘s fans aren’t just any fans. Fueled by a constant drip of rumors about Zack Snyder’s partially completed cut of the movie, elements from it being teased by Snyder himself and even half-finished scenes from it hitting the internet,...
- 4/25/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
There are many grievances that fans have with the theatrically released cut of Justice League, which arrived last November. It might sound like a bit of a superficial issue, but one that got the most criticism is the absence of Superman’s black suit. The Man of Steel’s resurrection from the dead always leads to him wearing a darker costume, so says DC lore, and as such, fans were irritated that Joss Whedon’s version of the film threw the outfit out.
As we know, original director Zack Snyder intended for the black suit to feature, but we’ve never gotten a proper look at the scenes he filmed with Henry Cavil in the costume thanks to the lack of a Snyder cut release. Thankfully, then, one fan’s now taken it upon himself to imagine what the black suit would’ve looked like in the movie.
Twitter user...
As we know, original director Zack Snyder intended for the black suit to feature, but we’ve never gotten a proper look at the scenes he filmed with Henry Cavil in the costume thanks to the lack of a Snyder cut release. Thankfully, then, one fan’s now taken it upon himself to imagine what the black suit would’ve looked like in the movie.
Twitter user...
- 12/16/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Lord Sugar is back in the boardroom for The Apprentice, and there's a fresh crop of candidates hoping to impress the Amstrad boss and his trusted advisers Karren Brady and Claude Littner.
Whose business idol is Taylor Swift? Who's sucking up to Lord Sugar already? And - perhaps most importantly - who's got the biggest mouth on them? Read on to find out about all 18 of this year's hopefuls:
Aisha Kasim, 30
"Pressure makes diamonds. It's something I respond well to, I think it's go hard or go home."
Inventor Aisha owns a hair accessories business and says Victoria Beckham is her business inspiration. She fancies herself as a bit of a songwriter too, penning a jingle for one of her own products - a heated bun that curls your hair.
April Jackson, 26
"I'm Jamaican. We come first, we win on the track and we will win in the boardroom."
London-born...
Whose business idol is Taylor Swift? Who's sucking up to Lord Sugar already? And - perhaps most importantly - who's got the biggest mouth on them? Read on to find out about all 18 of this year's hopefuls:
Aisha Kasim, 30
"Pressure makes diamonds. It's something I respond well to, I think it's go hard or go home."
Inventor Aisha owns a hair accessories business and says Victoria Beckham is her business inspiration. She fancies herself as a bit of a songwriter too, penning a jingle for one of her own products - a heated bun that curls your hair.
April Jackson, 26
"I'm Jamaican. We come first, we win on the track and we will win in the boardroom."
London-born...
- 10/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Photographs by Benjamin Lowy
On tour with former singer-songwriter Nathan Hubbard and his showstopper of a plan to rescue Ticketmaster's business -- and, for an encore, its dreadful reputation.
The Ticketmaster Turnaround Tour rolls into New York ready to rock. The audience on this fine day in mid-May is a who's who of local clients including the Yankees, Madison Square Garden, and Blue Man Group, here to see if the live show is any different from what they've heard for, literally, decades. Hell, they can't believe Ticketmaster is touring. Throughout its history, Ticketmaster's executive team did not come to you. Call it the Sympathy for the Devil Tour, if the Rolling Stones hadn't already used that moniker.
The road show, 10 cities in four weeks, is CEO Nathan Hubbard's idea, as is the black T-shirt he's wearing: Tm on the front, dates and cities on the back, evoking a concert keepsake.
On tour with former singer-songwriter Nathan Hubbard and his showstopper of a plan to rescue Ticketmaster's business -- and, for an encore, its dreadful reputation.
The Ticketmaster Turnaround Tour rolls into New York ready to rock. The audience on this fine day in mid-May is a who's who of local clients including the Yankees, Madison Square Garden, and Blue Man Group, here to see if the live show is any different from what they've heard for, literally, decades. Hell, they can't believe Ticketmaster is touring. Throughout its history, Ticketmaster's executive team did not come to you. Call it the Sympathy for the Devil Tour, if the Rolling Stones hadn't already used that moniker.
The road show, 10 cities in four weeks, is CEO Nathan Hubbard's idea, as is the black T-shirt he's wearing: Tm on the front, dates and cities on the back, evoking a concert keepsake.
- 6/21/2011
- by Chuck Salter
- Fast Company
Book publisher Simon & Schuster will offer 5,000 of its titles for sale digitally via document-sharing site Scribd.com, opening a fresh chapter in Amazon's epic struggle to dominate the e-book market with its Kindle e-reader. Best-selling Simon & Schuster editions from scribes like Dan Brown, Steven King, and Mary Higgins Clark will sell on Scribd's site, while thousands of other titles will be searchable in Scribd's database, from which users can sample 10% of those books' content and click through to purchase print editions.
The Scribd model is what Amazon must have seen coming (and feared): while Amazon sets the price of books it sells and restricts the file readability to its own Kindle e-reader, Scribd takes only 20% of whatever price the publisher chooses, granting authors and publishing houses much more leeway. Using anticopying software from Adobe, Simon & Schuster's books are formatted to read on most e-readers (but not the Kindle) and some cell phones.
The Scribd model is what Amazon must have seen coming (and feared): while Amazon sets the price of books it sells and restricts the file readability to its own Kindle e-reader, Scribd takes only 20% of whatever price the publisher chooses, granting authors and publishing houses much more leeway. Using anticopying software from Adobe, Simon & Schuster's books are formatted to read on most e-readers (but not the Kindle) and some cell phones.
- 6/12/2009
- by Clay Dillow
- Fast Company
Ty Pennington isn't one to take a backseat when someone is in need. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's main man has offered up a $10,000 reward for anyone with information about a hit-and-run accident that left the cousin of his comanager, Bill Stankey, on life support. Per a statement released by Pennington's rep, 33-year-old Daniel Seeck, a Los Angeles-based attorney, was struck by a vehicle Jan. 17 while riding his bike in Santa Monica. He is now on life support at UCLA Medical Center. A red SUV was seen in the area immediately following the crash, according to the statement. Tipsters are being asked to contact Santa Monica Police Investigator Chris Dawson at 310-458-8427 or We Tip at...
- 1/21/2009
- E! Online
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