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1. Stay With Me
Episode Date: October 10, 2024For almost 50 years, Karen Falasca searched for the man who killed her sister, Denise. Host Anthony Scalia joins Karen in her search for the truth. ...
The Binge Cases: Denise Didn't Come Home
Karen Falasca last saw her 15 year old sister Denise on July 14, 1969, when they parted ways not far from their Bergen County home. The next day, Denise’s body was found strangled next to a cemetery. For almost 50 years, Karen searched for her sister's killer. In Denise Didn’t Come Home, host Anthony Scalia joins her in her search and discovers an unexpected truth. Smoke Screen is now The Binge Cases - new name, same home for thrilling true crime stories. Denise Didn't Come Home is the latest series from The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, all ad-free right now. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the The Binge Cases show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession.
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2. The Memory Palace
Episode Date: October 8, 2024Karen remembers the bizarre events leading up to her sister’s murder, and all the people she never suspected, until she took a second look. Binge...
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3. The Torso Killer
Episode Date: October 7, 2024Host Anthony Scalia looks into the unsolved murders of young women in Bergen County. Could their deaths be the work of a gruesome serial killer? Bi...
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Introducing: Denise Didn't Come Home
Episode Date: September 24, 2024Smoke Screen is now The Binge Cases - new name, same home for thrilling true crime stories. Catch the new season, Denise Didn’t Come Home, on October...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 8. The Last Letter
Episode Date: September 19, 2024The defense attorneys for the man behind the scam argue the Duval scheme is no more deceptive than a magic show. But prosecutors make a strong case fo...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 7. Call Me Blade
Episode Date: September 12, 2024Our host writes a handwritten letter to the mastermind behind the Duval letters in 2023. He’s impressed and reaches out. He’s never spoken to a journa...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 6. DNA of a Scammer
Episode Date: September 5, 2024The mastermind behind the Maria Duval scam is revealed. Who is he and how did he operate one of the biggest scams in U.S. history? Investigative repor...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 5. The Runner
Episode Date: August 29, 2024U.S. Postal Inspector Clayton Gerber discovers that the letters are entering the country via Albany, NY, and that they’re originating from a company i...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 4. The Swiss Swindlers
Episode Date: August 22, 2024To find out how the scheme is operating in the present, we go back to how it all started. We know that two Swiss businessmen had bought Maria’s name a...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 3. One Man's Trash
Episode Date: August 15, 2024The Maria Duval letter scam began in Europe—so how did it make its way to America? U.S. Postal Inspector Clayton Gerber begins to unravel the threads...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 2. Psychic to the Stars
Episode Date: August 8, 2024Who was Maria Duval? Her son says she had a gift, an ability to see people’s futures. She helped locate missing people and worked with the French elit...
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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 1. Your Devoted Friend
Episode Date: August 1, 2024What would you do if you got a mysterious letter promising to restore your health and vitality? Doreen Robinson wrote back and sent money to the Frenc...
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Introducing: The Greatest Scam Ever Written
Episode Date: July 25, 2024What would you do if one handwritten letter promised to change your life forever? All of us want magic, to feel like there is some sort of exterior...
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My Friend, the Serial Killer | 6. Unfinished Business
Episode Date: July 8, 2024Despite promises made by the police, the killer faces the death penalty for his crimes. Donna confesses that she is terrified her father will find a w...
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My Friend, the Serial Killer | 5. Donna
Episode Date: July 1, 2024In the present day, Steve tracks down Donna, the killer’s daughter, who he first met when she was 12. Nearly fifty years later, Donna describes the ha...
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My Friend, the Serial Killer | 4. The Exclusive
Episode Date: June 24, 2024Steve secures his exclusive interview with the killer, who reveals what he considers the “real reasons” his victims died. While digging into this inve...
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My Friend, the Serial Killer | 3. Take Us To The Bodies
Episode Date: June 17, 2024On the strangest road trip ever, the confessed killer leads detectives, a prosecutor, and a medical examiner on a grim quest to unearth the bodies he...
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My Friend, the Serial Killer | 2. Confessions
Episode Date: June 10, 2024Steve dives deeper into the details of the killer’s life, reaching out to his wife and daughter in an attempt to secure an exclusive interview with th...
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My Friend, the Serial Killer | 1. Local Man
Episode Date: June 3, 2024Steve Fishman is an intern at his local Connecticut newspaper and a regular hitchhiker. When one of his hitched rides comes to an unnerving conclusion...
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Introducing: My Friend, the Serial Killer
Episode Date: May 28, 2024What would you do if someone you knew turned out to be a serial killer? In the 1970s, Steve Fishman was an intern at his local newspaper, when on...