Betrayal Weekly - Introducing: The Crimes of Margo Freshwater

Episode Date: January 20, 2026

When she was 18, Margo Freshwater fell in with a much older man, and together they blazed through a three-week long crime spree that ended with her sentenced to 99 years for murder. But then she escap...ed from prison...and vanished for the next three decades. As Margo built a life under a new name; investigators chased her ghost...  When host, Cooper Moll, sets out to find Margo, she expects the legend. What she finds is a far more tangled story.  Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad free January 1st by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:02:26 on the IHard Radio app, podcast or wherever you get your podcast. Margo Freshwater. She was a wild child, you might say. Hot off a killing spree with a boyfriend twice her age. Almost like a Bonnie and Clyde situation. They were armed, dangerous, and on the run. They had a wanted poster of her up on the wall.
Starting point is 00:02:47 I mean, she's like a legend. She was given a life sentence. She'll be delivered to the woman of the state penitentiary of Nashville. They'll be confined for a period of 99 years. But that didn't last long. She basically walked out of prison, and then she was able to stay hidden for 32 years. Her family declared her dead, but one investigator never stopped looking. It goes from chasing a ghost to she does exist.
Starting point is 00:03:16 For over 30 years, Margot Freshwater outran the law. Now, she's done running. And for the first time ever, she's ready to tell her side. I wanted to get my story out there the way it really went down. From Sony Music Entertainment and Glass Podcasts, this is the Crimes of Margo Freshwater, available now on The Binge. Search for the Crimes of Margo Freshwater wherever you get your podcast to start listening today. I'm Ego Vodom. My next guest, it's Will Ferrell.
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