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In February 2017, Abigail Williams and Liberty German went for a walk near Delphi, Indiana and never came home.

What followed became one of the most haunting and divisive murder cases in modern American crime. An unusual crime scene. A video of the killer captured on a victim’s phone...the figure known as Bridge Guy. Years of speculation, accusations, and unanswered questions.

In 2022, a local man, Richard Allen, was arrested. In 2024, he was convicted. And yet, for many, the case still feels unresolved.

This February, DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz takes a fresh, comprehensive look at the Delphi murders.

Over the course of the month, this special event series will examine the case from the beginning, incorporating years of newly released information, evidence that was not previously public, and insights gathered during and after the making of Down The Hill, including stories and information that very few know.

Each episode introduces a new piece of the story, examining the evidence carefully, methodically, and without an agenda.

Did Richard Allen kill Abby and Libby?
If so, did he act alone?
If not, who did?
Were mistakes made by investigators or the courts?
And when everything is laid out, what actually makes sense?

New episodes release Wednesdays and Fridays throughout February, beginning February 4. A short primer episode arrives first, outlining the key events and milestones for those new to the case or in need of a refresher.

This is not a recap.
It is a full re-examination.

When it concludes, the goal is simple: to understand what the evidence truly shows and why this case continues to divide so many people.

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(PART 2/2)

The manhunt is on.

In Part 2 of this DEVIANT series, host Dan Szematowicz picks up the story as Christopher Dorner disappears into the mountains of Southern California, triggering one of the largest and most intense police searches in state history.

As authorities flood the Big Bear region, search hundreds of cabins, and warn residents to stay inside, Dorner resurfaces in a series of confrontations that prove he is still armed, mobile, and willing to engage law enforcement directly. What follows is a rapidly escalating chain of events that ends in a violence and fire.

This episode examines the final hours of the manhunt, the shootout that leaves officers dead and wounded, and the decisions made by law enforcement as the situation spirals toward its conclusion. It also explores the aftermath, including the questions, controversies, and scrutiny that follow the end of the siege.

Part 2 completes the story of the Christopher Dorner manhunt, focusing on what happened, how it unfolded, and the lasting impact it left behind.

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In February 2013, a double murder in an Irvine parking garage sets off a chain of events that quickly spreads far beyond the city. What begins as a quiet, baffling crime soon escalates into a statewide emergency.

In Part 1 of this two-part DEVIANT episode, host Dan Szematowicz tracks the story from the killings of Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence through the critical discoveries that identify Christopher Dorner as the suspect. As the investigation unfolds, law enforcement agencies across Southern California move into high alert, protective details are deployed, and Dorner resurfaces violently.

This episode covers the first confirmed attacks on police, the widening manhunt, and the moment authorities realize they are dealing with a trained, mobile shooter who is actively engaging officers.

Part 1 ends with Dorner vanishing again, leaving behind burned evidence in the mountains and forcing law enforcement into a massive, uncertain search.

Part 2 continues with the Big Bear manhunt, Dorner’s reappearance, and the final confrontation.

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This encore presentation revisits one of the most unsettling stories ever featured on DEVIANT. It is a firsthand account of the execution of Gainesville Ripper Danny Rolling, as witnessed by veteran South Florida journalist Michael Mayo.

Mayo covered two Florida executions in his 31-year career. What he saw, and what he did not expect to feel, stayed with him. In this conversation with DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz, Mayo walks us through the days leading up to Rolling’s death: meeting the families of the victims, entering Florida’s death chamber, hearing the condemned man sing a self-written hymn moments before the chemicals flowed, and grappling with what executions mean for justice, closure, and the people left behind.

It is a stark and unvarnished look at an experience few ever witness. It also raises hard questions about punishment, memory, and the weight of what the state asks us to carry.

This is a rerelease of a previous DEVIANT episode. New episodes return next week.

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In December 1992, 25-year-old teacher Christy Mirack is attacked in her East Lampeter, PA apartment just minutes before she’s supposed to leave for work. Investigators find signs of a violent struggle and a full DNA profile from her killer, but there's no match. For more than twenty-five years, the case sits in limbo as state and national databases expand with no hits.
In this episode, host Dan Szematowicz follows the investigation from the original crime scene, through decades of unanswered questions, to the breakthrough that finally identified her killer: a discarded water bottle, a strand of chewed gum, and a new forensic tool that didn’t exist in 1992.
And even after a guilty plea and a life sentence, one question still has no answer...why?

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SOURCES:

Lancaster County District Attorney Press Releases

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order (2025)

Pennsylvania State Police DNA Match (via DA statements)

LancasterOnline / LNP Coverage

Associated Press

ABC27 / WGAL / CBS21 Reports

WHYY / NPR Pennsylvania

Court Records: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas

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