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Sometimes, news stories echo in our minds for years after they’ve occurred. With each season of Shattered, we select one of those complex, true stories and take an in-depth look.
Season 4 charts the life and death of Jimmy Hoffa.
Season 3 tells the story of a string of murders that took place in the mid-1970s in Oakland County, Michigan. Many people know the case as the Oakland County Child Killer.
Season 2 tells the story of Rick Wershe Jr., also known as White Boy Rick. At 14, Rick became the youngest FBI informant ever and helped bring down some of Detroit’s biggest drug dealers. Then the FBI abandoned him, and he became the dealer.
Season 1 investigates the disappearance of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton. The boys’ father, John Skelton, is the main suspect. Almost a decade later, the mystery of what happened to the boys remains open, with their small Michigan hometown wondering - could a father have committed an unimaginable crime?
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Jeremy Allen, host of season 1, is joined by Kevin Dietz, host of season 2, to announce the subject of Shattered: Season 3 coming in 2019.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as we get closer to the release. Have a happy and healthy new year!
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As we prepare for the release of Shattered’s Season 3, we’re excited to share one of our favorite stories from the new season of our another podcast from Graham Media, Mismatch.
Hosted by veteran reporter Roger Weber, Mismatch features stories about the incompatible, the unsuitable, and the out-of-step.
In this episode:
Theodore Roosevelt lived through a bullet in the chest and the carriage accident that killed his bodyguard. He’d beaten the chronic illness that left him gasping for air, dodged a charging rhinoceros, made his own charge up San Juan Hill and gotten through the day on which both his wife and mother died. But now, feverish and emaciated, he was ready for his life to end on The River of Doubt.
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We're hard at work on our next season of Shattered. In the meantime, though, we think you'll like this episode of another show we're fans of.
Welcome to Crimetown. Each season they investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan.
"From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug epidemic, political scandal, and innumerable other hardships, but they’re still here—and they have stories to tell. New episodes out Mondays, exclusively on Spotify."
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This is part 1 of a 2 part story.
As a young girl from Saginaw, Michigan, Joyce Dixson-Haskett was molested and abused. As she grew up the abuse got worse, and she would eventually be forced into the world of human trafficking. She would be pushed to a breaking point, where she would have to kill or be killed. But that’s only part of her story. If you or someone you know needs help call the trafficking hotline @ 1 (888) 373-7888
Watch more of Joyce’s story here and see our entire series on trafficking here.
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This is part 2 of a 2-part story. This story
For Joyce Dixson-Haskett, life had hit a fork in the road. She’d just been released from the hospital after receiving a brutal beating. She knew it was only a matter of time before a “date” would lead to something worse than a 13-day hospital stay. If a “John” didn’t end her life, her trafficker might.
If you or someone you know needs help call the trafficking hotline @ 1 (888) 373-7888
Watch more of Joyce’s story here and see our entire series on trafficking here.
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As we work away on Shattered: Season 5, host/producer Jeremy Allen is back with a brand new invention. It's a podcast called Everything is Fine.
As we navigate one of the strangest time periods in history, we are sure to question everything and wonder if what we’re doing is right. The only solid answer available is, “who the hell knows?!”
Jeremy is a father of three and husband to Kelly. Like most of us, he's working from home currently, while trying this whole homeschooling thing out. It’s territory he's not familiar with - at all!
Each day for the next few weeks, Jeremy will document what life is like with an audio journal. His family will guest star along the way. Here's a preview.
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As we continue to work on Shattered: Season 5, we want to tell you about a new, tiny, daily podcast that might be an aural balm fo this challenging moment.
It’s easy to feel helpless as each new day breeds more uncertainty. The Best Advice Show, hosted by Zak Rosen, exists as a daily reminder that there are weird, delightful and effective ways to survive and thrive in this world. In every episode of the show, a different contributor offers their own personal take on what they do to make their life better, healthier, saner and more liveable.
Subscribe to "The Best Advice Show" wherever you listen to podcasts.
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On Shattered we look back on some of the biggest stories from Michigan’s past and re-examine them. But today, we're going to tell you about something that happened very recently. Sunday, May 31st in, Downtown Detroit.
This episode contains explicit language and violence.
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Debra has been searching for her son, Donald Izzett Jr. for 25 years. The last time she spoke with him was Mother’s Day. He had called from a road trip, but sounded upset, saying he needed money. Then the phone went dead. Donnie’s friend told police that he dropped him off in New Orleans. But Debra thinks he was murdered. And decides to investigate the case herself.
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Season 1, Chapter 12: Tanner, Alexander and Andrew Skelton’s whereabouts continue to be a mystery. Their father, John has kept the information needed to crack the case locked up inside his head, but now he’s talking. In our second conversation on the phone with John, he opens up about his love for Tanya and admits he made a big mistake. He also says there were other people at his house, who drove his van early in the morning, back on Black Friday 2010.
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Season 1, Chapter 11: After the exchange of letters, a visit to the prison and many emails, John Skelton calls us on the phone. The public will hear John’s words in his own voice for the first time in several years. He talks about his meeting with Mose Gingerich, his heart breaking for his ex-wife Tanya and how one of Tanya’s sisters prompted him to reach out and finally call. John discusses hate mail, his internet searches and so much more.
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Season 1, Chapter 10: John Skelton has been silent for the better part of a decade. WDIV’s Sandra Ali and Jeremy Allen do their best to get him to speak. In the meantime, police bring someone with Amish ties to confront John.
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Season 1: Chapter 9: As investigators work the Skelton case in Michigan, something pops up, but way off their radar. Human remains are found in Missoula, Montana – the remains of 3 kids. Lead Investigator Jeremy Brewer and Tanya try to figure out a connection to Montana. Tanya also struggles with what John Skelton’s family is saying about the case, her boys and her role in all of it.
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Season 1, Chapter 8: John Skelton’s family in Morenci stays tight-lipped about the case. His mother, father and sister live a thousand miles away in Florida. Jeremy Allen heads to Jacksonville, seeking a perspective we haven’t yet heard.
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Season 1, Chapter 7: Early morning, Black Friday, 2010, John Skelton's cell phone registers to cell phone towers between Morenci, Michigan and Holiday City, Ohio. Somewhere along this route is where police believe he made his children disappear. Lead Investigator Jeremy Brewer takes us on a ride, following that very route.
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Season 1, Chapter 6: John Skelton's stories change every time he tells them. One that has been told, more than once, is that he gave his children to the Amish. Because they are such a private people, there's no record of their thoughts on this possibility. WDIV's Sandra Ali and Jeremy Allen hit the road to get a firsthand account from the Amish.
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Season 1, Chapter 5: With his three sons missing, John sits inside a Michigan prison cell. He doesn't seem worried, but he also doesn't seem to feel guilty. Hear John tell his story, for the first time, in his own words.
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Season 1, Chapter 4: We’re welcomed into the home of Tanya Skelton. We get into the alleged abuse of her own sons and John's family’s take on what he did or didn’t do. Tanya also reveals what built her back up after an emotional breakdown.
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Season 1, Chapter 3: John Skelton sits alone in a cell, with all the answers locked away deep inside his mind. Chief Larry Weeks and Detective Lt. Jeremy Brewer are the past and present lead investigators on the case. Is there any way to find the answers, find the boys, without John's cooperation?
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Season 1, Chapter 2: Andrew, Alexander and Tanner are missing. But before their dad, John, made them vanish, a storm was brewing between him and his wife, Tanya. Tanya gives us a glimpse into life with John before Black Friday 2010.
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listening to this less then a man is infuriating! Nothing that he said was about those children, it was all about him and his feelings and his life, it was all family court is against me because I have a dick bullshit and of course I lost the boys because they always rule in the females favour wah wah wah, of course HE did nothing wrong for the judge to not rule his way, nothing about him stealing their sons, maybe that's why the mum got full custody? and yes he was seeing their sons but of course that wasn't good enough because it wasn't on his terms, he's freaking lucky he was seeing them at all considering how scary it would be never knowing if he was going to run off with them again. The other thing of note is nowhere does he even mention their mum assaulting their kids, all he talks about is how he was treated. As if you wouldn't use every opportunity to talk about there own mother assaulting their kids? Surely it would be the focus but nope, she won in court because she has a
thanks for this..very unsightful..
Excellent podcast! great storytelling even if the subject is difficult. Keep up the great work. I'm obsessed.
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Well now alot more information.
Now Ohio will probably get 8nvolved there's slot going on in Ohio latley.
did I hear season 4 is in the works??
Yes, I too feel like John's lies are oblivious and I can tell when he gets caught off guard bc he stutters and stumbles. No wonder everyone looking for the boys remain so frustrated. It's completely obvious that John did not.give them to any Underground Sanctuary and I was thrilled, LIKE THRILLED, to hear his parents finally say as much in the update. ,???l0)hy6e2
Please stop trying to do the Serial-style conspiratorial "unscripted" asides with all the fake thoughtful pauses. It's clumsy and takes away from an otherwise great story.
this is so hard to listen to 😥
Omg, seriously? From the start of the interview he's fumbling for words! Yet he doesn't stop. He's a pathological liar!!
bottom line... John's responsible for this! How do you live with that, John?! I'm born and raised in Michigan and never knew the whole story of the Skelton boys. This is heart breaking
She was 32 in 1998 when she was convicted of having sex with a 14 year old! still listening but you should be ashamed for glossing over that. it is unbelievable and then the host appologized for bringing up..lol..wyf! At one point she acts like she cant remember Joanne's last name. there is something fishy with her. what if she is involved. hmm...she doesnt sound well to me. and she had sex with a 14 year old when she was 32. on whst planet is that normal.
Best wishes to Rick!!!
exclusively on spotify? no thanks
shows how our government will use even a child to get what they want, then take his life. They stood back and watched what THEY groomed and never lent a helping hand. Was that not what they needed also at first?? a HELPING HAND. TRUMP SHOULD PARDON HIM.
I thought Shattered - White B.oy Rick was well done. Kevin Dietz did a great job! I am looking forward to more on this story!
John's father said "the course WE took"..... hmmmm what?!?!
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Orchestrates the shipment of stolen cars from Florida to his sisters house while in prison. Convict running a con. We'll see what happens on the outside.