Algorithm
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Algorithm
When Afrikka Hardy was strangled in 2014 it seemed completely random, but it wasn’t. It was part of a pattern. Four years earlier, reporter Thomas Hargrove had created an algorithm to detect serial killers and flagged Gary, Indiana as the site of an unusual number of strangulations. But when Hargr...
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15 episodes
DNA
What happened to the DNA evidence associated with Hargrove's list. And what happened to Gary's backlogged rape kits?
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New Confessions
Ben receives a letter from Vann agreeing to an interview. Ben talks to Kasich about Vann and why he plead to life in prison after wanting to be execut...
The Chicago Connection
Ben investigates some of the cold cases that Hargrove identified and explores Darren Vann's connection to killings in Chicago.
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Bonus | Q&A
Ben listens to voicemails and answers listener questions.
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The Survivor
One woman escapes Vann and tries to warn the police, but they don't listen.
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Marvin and Teaira
After Vann returns to Gary, Marvin Clinton's fiance Teaira Batey disappears. Frustrated with the police, Marvin starts investigating on his own.
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Red Flags
After the death of Vann's child, Vann snaps. He's arrested twice for horrific crimes, once in Gary and then in Austin.
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Vann's Early Crimes
Detective Ford interrogates Vann about his past and tries to determine how many Vann has really killed... And what can we learn from Vann's ex-wife, s...
The Death March
The Death March Continues as Darren Vann leads detectives to more victims... but it's unclear if he's telling the whole truth about his crimes ...
The Suspect
Detective Ford investigates Afrikka's killer... and discovers the killer may be connected to even more murders.
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Cold Cases
Jackie investigates the cases Hargrove's algorithm identified. But there aren't any major leads... until Afrikka's murder.
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The Algorithm
Four years before Afrikka's Death, reporter Thomas Hargrove took clues from the Atlanta child murders and the Green River Killer and created an algori...
Afrikka Didn't Need to Die
When Afrikka Hardy was strangled in 2014 it seemed completely random. But it wasn’t. It was part of a pattern.
Lori Townsend reminisces about he...
Algorithm
When Afrikka Hardy was murdered, it seemed completely random. But it wasn't. It was part of a pattern. And police had been warned that a serial killer...
Teaser: Algorithm
Can an algorithm connect cold cases -- and help catch a modern serial killer?
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