The FOX True Crime Podcast

A former Massachusetts police officer is on trial for the alleged murder of 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, whose death was initially ruled a suicide. Federal prosecutors accuse Matthew Farwell of strangling Birchmore, who was pregnant at the time, and staging the scene to cover up years of alleged grooming and sexual exploitation. Law & Crime reporter and Scandal host Sierra Gillespie joins to discuss the evidence, conflicting medical findings, allegations of police misconduct, and what could determine the outcome of Farwell's trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lansing police warn of a potential serial killer targeting homeless men along the river trail near Michigan State University. Five men were killed while sleeping overnight, four suffering severe head trauma. A suspect was arrested for one stabbing, but police say they don't fit the overall pattern and urge residents to avoid the trail at night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For decades, Joseph DeAngelo terrorized California while hiding in plain sight as the notorious Golden State Killer. But could his violent crimes have started earlier than investigators originally believed? Former FBI profiler and criminologist Dr. Bryanna Fox joins Chanley to examine DeAngelo's disturbing criminal history, the warning signs that may have been missed, and the psychology behind one of America's most infamous serial killers.  Plus, a closer look at the FOX Nation documentary Golden State Killer: Unmasking a Monster, which raises new questions about the true extent of his crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After becoming the first U.S. death row inmate to survive lethal injection—enduring two doses during her scheduled execution—convicted killer Christa Pike has secured a major legal victory as a judge reopens her challenge against Tennessee's execution protocol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fourteen years after UNC student Faith Hedgepeth was found brutally murdered in her Chapel Hill apartment, Miguel Salguero Olivares has gone on trial for first-degree murder after genetic genealogy and a routine traffic stop linked his DNA directly to the 2012 crime scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices