DEVIANT
From the award-winning creators of Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, comes DEVIANT, a new true crime series that dives into the dark corners of what human beings are capable of. Hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden tell good stories about bad people who do very bad things. Some people are wired for good. Some are wired for bad. And some are wired... to be Deviant. Follow the show wherever you listen and across socials @deviant.podcast (IG, TT, YT)
Tue, April 01, 2025
The Hart Family Murders (4/5): Failure
(Part 4/5) In our latest episode of DEVIANT, Andrew Iden looks at the Hart Family case through the lens of an adoption system that may have failed to protect, and a process that favored two women who would become abusers, and then murderers. How did six children slip through the cracks? JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, March 28, 2025
Uncovering Cold Cases & FBI History with Author John Oller
In this episode of Deviant Off Script, we chat with John Oller, an author, journalist, and former attorney. John has written several books, including his latest, "Gangster Hunters," which explores the early days of the FBI during the 1930s gangster era. John shares the fascinating story behind his first dive into true crime writing: revisiting a cold case about Christie Mullins, a 14-year-old girl murdered in 1975. This case, which went viral in Columbus, Ohio, led to a reopening of the investigation and the policing naming a new suspect. John also discusses the challenges he faced in uncovering new evidence and getting the case reopened. Additionally, we delve into his latest book, exploring why the 1930s gangsters continue to captivate us and the role of the FBI in catching these notorious criminals. Check out host Andrew Iden and John's conversation about crime, history, and the relentless pursuit of justice. GET JOHN'S BOOK: https://a.co/d/fpHZhXC JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 25, 2025
The Hart Family Murders (3/4): The Facade
(Part 3/4) When the Hart Family arrived at events and concerts, people noticed. Image was everything. And that was by Jen Hart's design...she curated a well crafted image. In this week’s episode, Deviant's Andrew Iden explores the careful facade that the Harts created, and reckons with what was seen vs the darkness that is now known. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, March 21, 2025
Off Script: Steve Gunderson
Steve Gunderson spent his entire law enforcement career as the tip of the spear. He fought against violent extremists and domestic terror groups, hell bent on inflicting pain on American citizens. As an agent with the ATF, he was front and center, infiltrating the KKK, the Aryan Brotherhood, learning about their moves, their mission, and trying to bring them to justice before they could continue their brand of violence. In this episode of Off Script, Gunderson joins Andrew Iden to share some amazing stories of a life and job spent fighting back against hate. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 20, 2025
The Hart Family Murders (2/4): Eliminate Doubt
(Part 2/4) Following the decision to rule the Hart family crash an intentional act, Sheriff Tom Allman holds a coroner’s inquest, which reveals the haunting 48 hours leading up to the crash, and a clearer picture of who Jen and Sarah Hart were as mothers. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 18, 2025
The Hart Family Murders (1/4): A Thousand Words
(PART 1/4) To outside appearances, Jennifer and Sarah Hart are the model of a happy modern family. They're married, have six adopted children and are always going on adventures. And then, in March of 2018, the Harts drive their van off a cliff in California, plunging into the Pacific Ocean. All six of their children are in the van with them. None survive. Investigators quickly realize this is no accident. As they learn more about the Hart family, it becomes clear that behind the happy social media posts and happy public faces, there is darkness. What happened in the Hart family van, and why? JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, March 14, 2025
Rachel Jeffs: A Brave Survivor
For years, Rachel Jeffs lived behind the walls of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ-Latter Day Saints, the FLDS. There, she was abused: physically, mentally and sexually, by Warren Jeffs, the leader of the polygamist group. He was also her father. Rachel has managed to escape the group, and in doing so, is telling the world about her experience as a member of the FLDS, and the control that women inside the group live under. In this episode of Off Script, she shares her story with host Andrew Iden. It's a story of bravery and survival, how she escaped, and even her current views on religion and spirituality. GET RACHEL'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Escaped-Polygamy-Father/dp/0062670522 JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, March 07, 2025
Ex-KGB Spy Jack Barsky
"Russia's spies" has been a major news story for almost a decade now. They are here, in our computers, and on the ground. So what's it like to be one? Jack Barsky (not his original name) was a spy for the KGB at the height of the Cold War. He was a member of the elite Directorate S...the illegals. While training in Moscow, he learned how to act like an American, or so he thought. He figured it out though, and lived in the US, pretending to be American, for 15 years until the FBI put it all together. In this DEVIANT Off Script, host Dan Szematowicz sits down with Jack, now a US citizen, to get his incredible story. Get Jack's book: https://a.co/d/jeUx6lW Get Jack's podcast "The Agent" here: https://cumuluspodcastnetwork.com/pods/the-agent/ JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, March 05, 2025
The Dark Corners: "Supreme Gentlemen"
(2/2) In April of 2018, Alek Minassian sits in a Toronto police station after using a van to kill eleven people. Now, investigators are trying to figure out who he is, and why he did this. Minassian is happy to talk about it all. What he spins is a tale years in the making, winding himself into the very fabric of what he calls the beta uprising...the incel revolution. Who are the incels? What do they want? How much of a threat are they today? DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz explores all these questions, and concludes the story of the the 2018 Toronto Van Attack. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Mon, March 03, 2025
NEW: Updates!
Andrew Iden has some programming changes, so you know what to expect, and when. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, February 28, 2025
Searching for America with Robyn Curnow
Robyn Curnow has spent her career reporting from some of the world's most interesting places. In 2008, she got to know an athlete in her native South Africa: Oscar Pistorius. In this episode of Deviant Off Script, Robyn talks to host Andrew Iden about reporting on crime stories in South Africa versus the United States, her coverage of the Pistorius murder trial, her career as a journalist, and interviewing people in the middle of crisis and trauma. CHECK OUT ROBYN'S PODCAST HERE: https://www.searchingforamericapod.com/ JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 25, 2025
The Dark Corners: Blood In Toronto
Part 1/2 In the spring of 2018, a beautiful Toronto day is broken by a man in a white rental van. He picks a busy part of town...a place where many people will be out and about. He pulls onto the sidewalk, and hits the accelerator. Ten minutes later, he's murdered 11 people. Police immediately arrest 25-year-old Alec Manassian. He claims to have a cause: the "incel revolution." In this multipart story from DEVIANT, host Dan Szematowicz explores this dark day, and the killer who claims allegiance to a bizarre online community. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, February 21, 2025
Terror Expert Jeffrey Simon
January's terror attack in New Orleans put the spotlight back on lone wolf terror. It's among the most terrifying acts of violence because it usually comes without warning, and it's extraordinarily difficult to prevent...but not impossible. Join DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz as he learns all about it from terror expert Jeffrey Simon. What are the biggest threats facing us today, and can anything be done to stop them? Get Jeffrey's books here: https://a.co/d/3cFSByf and here: https://a.co/d/fSxgBqA JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Tue, February 18, 2025
DEVIANT: Upcoming Stories
We've been hard at work putting together a new series of stories for you. In this mini-installment, hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden play sound from some of those new stories, talk about what you can expect and tell you how you can suggest stories too (hint: it's linked here). JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, February 14, 2025
Undercover Agent Jay Dobyns
As a longtime undercover ATF Agent, Jay Dobyns infiltrated outlaw biker gangs, and the famed Hell's Angels. Jay spent years inside the Angels as a member and officer, living alongside some of the most violent and dangerous criminals in America. He was also a member of the ATF teams that took part in the standoff at Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing response and the Columbine High School investigation. Deviant’s Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden talk to Jay about the pressure cooker existence of life undercover. GET JAY’S BOOK: https://a.co/d/eWbMfsM JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 11, 2025
Serial Killer Joseph Daniel Miller
He brags about his crimes for years, but nobody takes him seriously until 1992 ,when he’s caught in the act. Now everyone is listening as police attempt to untangle the full mystery of Joseph Daniel Miller, and the private graveyard he creates outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz takes introduces you to the serial killer you probably don't know about. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, February 07, 2025
Off Script: The Unknown JFK Conspiracy
We all know what happened in Dallas in 1963. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. But what many don't know is that there was a previous attempt on his live several years prior, and it was a push-of-a-button away from being successful. Bestselling author Brad Meltzer joins host Dan Szematowicz to tell the incredible story of the birth of Camelot, and the random chance that saved it for a short time. Read Brad's book, The JFK Conspiracy: https://bradmeltzer.com/Nonfiction/The-JFK-Conspiracy Pre-order Make Magic: https://bradmeltzer.com/Nonfiction/makemagic JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 04, 2025
The West Mesa Murders
In 2009, the buried bodies of 11 women are found in the desert outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The discovery kicks off a massive investigation, and an enduring mystery. Who committed these crimes? Is there a serial killer at work? DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz searches for the truth about what happened out on the West Mesa. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, January 31, 2025
Off Script: Andrea Dunlop
Andrea Dunlop hosts the incredible podcast, Nobody Should Believe Me, which explores the psychology and criminology of Munchausen by proxy. It's a not-well-understood. form of abuse, and Andrea has first-hand knowledge after her sister was investigated for it more than 10 years ago. Andrea is also a novelist, and brings her experience and expertise on this mysterious subject to her work. In this week's episode of DEVIANT Off Script, Andrea and host Andrew Iden explore her amazing life story, and compelling work. Get Andrea's new book: https://a.co/d/f9vrQ4q JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, January 24, 2025
Off Script: Ashleigh Banfield
A renowned journalist, Ashleigh Banfield has been delivering the news across America for years. Before she was focused on true crime reporting, she was broadcasting from Ground Zero during 9/11, anchoring live news programs from the Middle East, and broadcasting on Court TV, Dateline, and 20/20, among others. She also happens to be a good friend of ours, and her story of journalism, life in front of the camera and the pull to true crime is a fascinating one. And now, she's launching her own, brand new true crime, podcast, Drop Dead Serious. It's out now wherever you get your podcasts, and she joined host Andrew Iden to talk it, and her incredible career. Check out Ashleigh's new podcast: https://www.dropdeadserious.com/ Get some delicious, healthy snack bars from our sponsor: http://thebellabars.com JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, January 17, 2025
Off Script: FBI Forensic Artist Lisa Bailey
If you didn't know that the FBI has forensic artists in their vast resource pool, you aren't alone. Meet Lisa Bailey. As an artist and forensic sculptor, Lisa was tasked for more than two decades with creating age progression imagers, as well as face approximation, the practice of using human skulls to try and identify unknown people and crime victims. She started her journey with the FBI in the shadow of 9/11, where one of her first assignments was working on the case against Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged 20th hijacker of the 9/11 attacks. Her book Clay & Bones is out on paperback now! Get it here: www.lisabaileyauthor.com JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, January 10, 2025
Off Script: Former Drug Smuggler Ken Behr
Ken Behr's life was like a movie. He spent years smuggling marijuana and cocaine all over the United States. He was really good at what he did. Eventually though, his operation came crashing down, and he went to work for the DEA. Now, he’s an author who's candid and open about his story of drugs, money and many years of evading the law. In this edition of DEVIANT Off Script, Ken opens up to host Andrew Iden about his story. Get Ken's book: https://onestepovertheline.com/ JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, January 03, 2025
Off Script: Prison Officer Mike Cantrell
Very few places can match the pressure, the violence and the bizarre logic of a US prison. Mike Cantrell is one of the few who understands how it all works, and has spent his career making it work. As a state and federal corrections officer, he's seen and been through it all. And as the host of The Prison Officer Podcast (https://theprisonofficer.com/), he brings his wild and unbelievable stories into the light. In this episode of DEVIANT Off Script, Mike wows hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden with the story of his life. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, December 20, 2024
Off Script: Journalist Paul Vercammen
Paul Vercammen has seen plenty in his journalism career. Based in CNN’s LA Bureau, he had a front row seat to wildfires, earthquakes, and some of America’s most biggest celebrity trials. OJ Simpson, Robert Durst, Michael Jackson, and the Led Zeppelin copyright case, just to name a few. Paul joins hosts Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz to take you inside the courtroom. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, December 13, 2024
Off Script; Bob Motta
Bob Motta is the creator of Defense Diaries, one of the fastest growing names in true crime. From John Wayne Gacy to corrupt cops to his detailed coverage and legal analysis of the Delphi murders, Bob delivers true crime news and analysis through the lens of an experienced defense attorney. Bob joins Dan and Andrew to talk about all of that, and more. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit and follow Defense Diaries: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseDiariesPod Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/DefenseDiaries Social: https://www.instagram.com/defensediaries and https://www.tiktok.com/@defensediariespodcast https://defensediaries.com Apple Podcasts: Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Tue, December 10, 2024
DEVIANT December
The holiday madness is here, and that goes for us here at DEVIANT too. Andrew and Dan share a quick update on what our holiday plans for the show are, and what you can expect through the new year. We also preview some of the amazing conversations you can expect. That includes deep-cover operatives, and true crime luminaries. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, December 06, 2024
Off Script: Stacey Honowitz
Stacey Honowitz spent 36 years in the Florida State Attorney's Office, prosecuting some of the worst of the worst: those who prey on children. Dan and Andrew talk with Stacey about her incredible career, and her current work in educating children, teens and adults on recognizing and stopping abuse. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Explore Stacey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Stacey-Honowitz/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AStacey+Honowitz Stacey's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/staceybhonowitz/ Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 E3 · Tue, December 03, 2024
The Route 29 Stalker Part 3: The Wrap Up
(Part 3/3) It's the last episode of our exploration, and hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden give their final takes on this mystery, talk about who may also have been a victim, and explore some of the possible suspects. Also, some great sound from family members of Alicia Showalter-Reynolds that we weren't able to get to in the first two episodes. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, November 29, 2024
Off Script: Sheriff Tom Allman
For 13 years, Tom Allman had his hands full. He was the legendary Sheriff of Mendocino County in California. It's a massive part of the state, and is one the country's most prolific locales for growing marijuana. Sheriff Allman talks to hosts Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz about keeping the peace in the modern Wild West, managing the steady decriminalization of marijuana on a local level and the right way to police in the 21st Century. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 E2 · Tue, November 26, 2024
The Route 29 Stalker Part 2: The Good Samaritan
(Part 2/3) Who killed Alicia Reynolds? Who targeted women along a Virginia highway? Who is the Route 29 Stalker? As Alicia's family continues to process after all these years, Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz explore some of the possibilities of who it may be. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, November 22, 2024
Off Script: Diane Dimond
From NPR to Hard Copy to NBC to Extra, and from OJ to Heidi Fleiss to Pamela Smart to Kenneth Bianchi, Diane Dimond's reporting career has let her witness some of the biggest stories of our time. But perhaps she's best known for her investigative work into the molestation allegations against Michael Jackson, and the investigation and trial to come. Diane joins DEVIANT hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden to get into her incredible career. Get Diane's books here: https://dianedimond.com/books/ JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S4 E1 · Tue, November 19, 2024
The Route 29 Stalker Part 1: She's Never Late
(Part 1 /3) In the mid-90s, a mysterious man is attempting to flag down women drivers around the Route 29 corridor in Virginia. At first, nobody thinks much of it. Nobody makes the connections. And then, Alicia Showalter Reynolds disappears off that very road. What follows is great tragedy, and deep mystery. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, November 15, 2024
Off Script: Eric O'Neill
To stop the most notorious spy in US history, Eric O'Neill went undercover, and became the tip of the spear. His part in catching Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent passing highly classified and damaging information to Russia, is legendary, and the subject of the 2007 film "Breach." In this episode of DEVIANT Off Script, Eric and host Andrew Iden talk about how he helped get Hanssen, and his career in counterintelligence and cybersecurity. It's an incredible, eye-opening story you have to hear to believe. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Buy Gray Day, Eric's thrilling book on spies and spy hunting here: https://ericoneill.net/books/gray-day/ Learn more about Eric here: https://ericoneill.net/ Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, November 08, 2024
Off Script: Detective Mike Hammond
In our first episode of DEVIANT Off Script, hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden get to know the life and career of former Chicago homicide detective Mike Hammond. Over his career, he's seen it all. Every kind of crime scene, every kind of crime. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Detective Stories with Mike Hammond: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hNRxWgpEjibTgrAyK9pkUI43CqASpU3&si=cBGM9_GZWwXhnr6G Copyright 2024 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Tue, November 05, 2024
A Special Announcement!
DEVIANT is going to two episodes a week! Hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden breaks down what to expect, and how you can participate too. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 29, 2024
Ghost Stories
It's Halloween, and in this special episode of DEVIANT, hosts Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz tell three of their favorite, kinda-maybe-true original ghost stories. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 E5 · Tue, October 22, 2024
Off Script: The Lake Oconee Murders
Now you know everything we know about the 2014 killings of Russell and Shirley Dermond. So what do you think? In our Off Script episode, we give our parting thoughts on this case, read yours and play some of the sound we weren't able to get to in the main story. Also, a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT that we think you'll like. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit our TikTok Instagram and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 E4 · Tue, October 15, 2024
The Lake Oconee Murders Part 4: The Workup
By now, you know many of the details of these crimes. The place, the time and what was done to Russell and Shirley Dermond. What we still don't know is the why and the who. In the final chapter of our exploration of the Lake Oconee murders, we consult with former members of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, and put together a profile of that who, and that why. Can we get closer to the actual truth? JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 E3 · Tue, October 08, 2024
The Lake Oconee Murders Part 3: A Big Lead
The crime scene found at the home of Russell and Shirley Dermond was bizarre...among the most bizarre many in law enforcement has ever seen. For years, no evidence of significance was found. But then, a breakthrough happens that has a chance to change the entire trajectory of the investigation. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 E2 · Tue, October 01, 2024
The Lake Oconee Murders Part 2: By Land or By Boat
Russell Dermond is dead, murdered and decapitated in his home. His wife Shirley is gone, with no sign of where she is, and whether or not she's alive. As Sheriff Howard Sills and his team of deputies search rural Georgia, word spreads around town, and rumors run rampant. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 E1 · Tue, September 24, 2024
The Lake Oconee Murders Part 1: Derby Day
In the new series of DEVIANT, we explore the mysterious, bizarre and unsolved murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond. In May of 2014, they were murdered in their home in the upscale community of Lake Oconee, GA. This is the story of a crime without apparent motive, and the man who's made it his mission to bring the killer, or killers, to justice. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 E6 · Tue, September 17, 2024
Off Script: Anthony Sowell
As we wrap up our exploration of the Anthony Sowell case, we answer your questions, read your comments and play some great sound you haven't heard yet. Also, we unveil the next story we're taking on. JOiN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 E5 · Tue, September 10, 2024
Anthony Sowell Part 5: Somebody's Daughters
Anthony Sowell is now in court, on trial for his life. The evidence is overwhelming, with witnesses giving unforgettable testimony. What does "justice" look like for such monstrous actions? Will Sowell take responsibility? Will police take their share of it? ANNOUNCEMENT: In next week's episode, we'll be answering your questions and reading your comments. Leave them in the comments on your favorite podcast platform, DM us via our socials @deviant.podcast (Instagram and TikTok) or reach out through our Patreon: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 E4 · Tue, September 03, 2024
Anthony Sowell Part 4: Home Is War
Serial killers aren't created in a vacuum, and that goes for Anthony Sowell too. Everything about his life, up until the time police discovered the bodies of 11 women in and around his Cleveland home, was a series of warning signs. His childhood, his earlier crimes...everything. In this episode of DEVIANT, we learn the Sowell's origin story, and how he came to be. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Special thanks to Dr. Cheryl Arutt! She's great, and you can find her here: https://drcherylarutt.com and on her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/askdrcheryl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 E3 · Tue, August 27, 2024
Anthony Sowell Part 3: Catch and Release
Serial killer Anthony Sowell could have been stopped much earlier than he was, but at multiple points and for multiple reasons, the system failed. Chance, systemic neglect and incompetence all played their roles. In this episode, we'll learn about the most egregious missed opportunity...the one that allowed him to go on killing. The police had him, but they let him go, and never looked back. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 E2 · Tue, August 20, 2024
Anthony Sowell Part 2: Faces, Voices and Dreams
Cleveland police finally learn that there's a serial killer at work right under their noses, and his name is Anthony Sowell. As the full horror of what's in Sowell's house becomes clear, a neighborhood is in shock, and the families of missing women wait for news. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 E1 · Tue, August 13, 2024
Anthony Sowell Part 1: A Fall From A Window
In the summer of 2009, a horrible smell was spreading across Imperial Avenue, in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Cleveland, OH. The people who lived there thought it was coming from the local sausage factory. They were wrong. That autumn, police walked into the house next door, the one belonging to Anthony Sowell. What they find inside is a nightmare...a serial killer operating right in front of them. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Thu, August 08, 2024
Introducing Nobody Should Believe Me
Nobody Should Believe Me is an amazing true crime show focused on the bizzare phenomenon known as Munchausen by Proxy, a disorder that can lead to crimes against children. Through four seasons, host Andrea Dunlop (a friend of DEVIANT) delves into these unbelievable - and unfrogettable - stories. This is the first episode of Season 4. To hear the rest of the season as well as prior seasons, follow Nobody Should Believe Me wherever you get your shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E8 · Tue, August 06, 2024
Off Script: Israel Keyes
Unbelievably weird and wild details...those are everywhere in the stories of Israel Keyes, and in our first edition of "DEVIANT: Off Script," we share some of the things we didn't have room for in the series. Also, we answer YOUR questions, share your comments, and reveal who our next subject is...our next deviant. Join our Patreon: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E7 · Tue, July 30, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 7: We Are One
Serial Killer Israel Keyes enacts his final act of control, and investigators are now on their own. It's the final episode of our exploration of Keyes, and we give our answer to the big question: just how far did Israel Keyes go? JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E6 · Tue, July 23, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 6: Watch it Burn
As investigators continue to chip away at Israel Keyes, searching for the truth, he talks about traveling to Texas after he kills Samantha Koenig, and completely losing control. And in a dramatic courtroom appearance, all hell breaks loose. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E5 · Tue, July 16, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 5: Eleven Skulls
Law enforcement now knows that Israel Keyes is a serial killer, and that he operates in a way they've never seen before. But what don't they know? They focus their efforts on getting Keyes to talk about new crimes and new victims. And he does...to an extent. And then, authorities make an incredible - and terrifying - discovery inside his jail cell. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E4 · Tue, July 09, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 4: You Got Your Monster
After a massive manhunt, police arrest the man they believe is responsible for the 2012 abduction of Samantha Koenig from Alaska. Israel Keyes is a brand new name to them, and as he confesses the truth about what he did to Samantha, and hints at many more crimes, the authorities get to work. JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DeviantPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E3 · Tue, July 02, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 3: Through the Window, Into the Night
Serial killer Israel Keyes had an incredibly effective MO, and it kept him under the radar for years. But that all came to an end in a traffic stop argument. This is the story of how that happened, and our launching point into the next phase of our quest to figure how far Israel Keyes actually went. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E2 · Tue, June 25, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 2: No One Knows Me
Israel Keyes wasn't born a murderer. But his extremely unusual early years are an important part of understanding who he became, and how he embraced the monster. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E1 · Tue, June 25, 2024
Israel Keyes Part 1: A Shark Beneath the Water
Serial killer Israel Keyes wasn't on anyone's radar. What he did was completely unknown, and law enforcement had never heard of him. But all of that changes when he starts talking. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Tue, June 18, 2024
DEVIANT: What You'll Hear
DEVIANT, a new true crime podcast tells good stories about bad people who do very bad things. In this preview, hosts Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz talks about what you'll hear in the show, how it came to be and what to expect in every episode. Also, more on their first series: chasing the truth about serial killer Israel Keyes. They'll explore his crimes through the words of those who knew him, those who caught him, and Keyes himself. The first two episodes of Deviant premier on Tuesday, June 25th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trailer · Thu, May 30, 2024
Welcome to DEVIANT
From the award-winning creators of Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders , comes DEVIANT, a new true crime series that dives into the dark corners of what human beings are capable of. Hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden tell good stories about bad people who do very bad things. Some people are wired for good. Some are wired for bad. And some are wired... to be Deviant. Follow the show wherever you listen and across socials @deviant.podcast (IG, TT, YT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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