WTOP’s American Nightmare Series
“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.Podcasts
S3 EP9 - Final Chapter
Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 6 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds
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S1 E14: Appeal Denied
Published: Dec. 19, 2022, 6 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds
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S3 EP8 - Breaking News
Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 2:51 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 8 seconds
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S3 EP 7 - Consciousness of Guilt
Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 37 seconds
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S3 EP 5 - Going Down the Rabbit Hole
Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 43 seconds
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S3 EP 3 - The Case That Wouldn't Break
Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 18 seconds
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S3 - E2 - Kelly's Story
Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 32 seconds
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S3 EP1 - A Murder In Georgetown
Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 7 seconds
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S2 EP 6 - The Link
Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 22 seconds
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Trailer: Season 3- Unknown Subject
Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 33 seconds
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S2 EP5 - A Break in the Case
Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 48 seconds
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S2-E4 The War Room
Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 12 seconds
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S2 EP3 - The Dragnet
Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 55 seconds
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S2 E2 - The Investigation
Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 38 seconds
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S1EP13 22 Hours: The Appeal
Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 6 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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S1-EP13 22 Hours: The Appeal
Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 32 seconds
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BONUS - We’re Alive: Goldrush Trailer
Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 6 a.m.Duration: N/A
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S1E12 22 Hours: The Breakdown: Q&A #2
Published: Aug. 26, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 25 seconds
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The Breakdown: Q&A #2
Published: Aug. 26, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 23 seconds
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S1E11 22 Hours: Life Without
Published: Aug. 19, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 2 seconds
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Life Without
Published: Aug. 19, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 26 seconds
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S1E10 22 Hours: The Verdict
Published: Aug. 12, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 33 seconds
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BONUS EPISODE: Murder Made Me Famous
Published: Aug. 8, 2019, 6 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes
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S1E9 22 Hours: Brother vs. Brother
Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 34 seconds
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Brother vs. Brother
Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 6 seconds
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S1E8 22 Hours: The Breakdown: Q&A #1
Published: July 29, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 55 seconds
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The Breakdown: Q&A #1
Published: July 29, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 3 seconds
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S1E7 22 Hours: Cross
Published: July 22, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 55 seconds
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S1E6 22 Hours: On the Stand
Published: July 15, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 53 seconds
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S1E5 22 Hours: A Murder Trial is a Play
Published: July 8, 2019, 4 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 42 seconds
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A Murder Trial is a Play
Published: July 8, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 52 seconds
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S1E4 22 Hours: The Pizza Crust
Published: July 1, 2019, 4:01 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 57 seconds
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S1E3 22 Hours: The Money Drop
Published: June 24, 2019, 4:01 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 15 seconds
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The Money Drop
Published: June 24, 2019, 3:01 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 17 seconds
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S1E2 22 Hours: Taken Captive
Published: June 17, 2019, 4:01 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 15 seconds
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S1E1 22 Hours: The Fire
Published: June 10, 2019, 4:01 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 54 seconds
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22 Hours Preview Episode
Published: April 24, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds
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