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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!

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30:54

Karen Read Trial: The Jury Questionnaire

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/04/01

Jury selection is underway in the Karen Read trial, and we just got our hands on the juror questionnaire. In this bonus episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down what the questions reveal about each side’s strategy, what kind of jurors they’re both desperate to avoid, and how this high-profile case is already playing out in the courtroom… Follow Ashleigh on Social

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20:48

Karen Read's Bombshell Docuseries | ID's Body in the...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/31

What started as a tragic death in the snow has spiraled into one of the most explosive murder cases in recent memory. Karen Read stands accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe... but as her defense claims a massive cover-up, the story has only gotten messier. In this episode, we dig into the brand-new Investigation Discovery series Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read. Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen

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49:07

Adolescence: The Netflix Series HAUNTING Every Parent

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/27

A 13-year-old boy. A murdered classmate. A justice system that doesn’t blink. Netflix’s "Adolescence" has shocked viewers with its raw, unflinching look at how far prosecutors will go, and how fast a child can become a criminal in the eyes of the law.In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh sits down with clinical psychologist and best-selling author Dr. John Duffy, who’s spent three decades inside the minds of teenagers... and inside the homes where things go quietly wrong. Together, they

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51:00

EXPLOSIVE DOCS: Bryan Kohberger's Damning Amazon...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/20

Explosive new court filings in the Bryan Kohberger case reveal shocking evidence—including his Amazon purchase history, a chilling selfie taken just hours after the murders, and a newly uncovered timeline of messages between the surviving roommates. What does it all mean for the case? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Brian Entin from NewsNation joins Ashleigh Banfield to break it down.New Episodes Every Thursday Follow Ashleigh on Social

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52:57

Idaho Murders: Hidden Clues That Could Take Kohberger...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/19

In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh sits down with NewsNation’s Brian Entin to break down new court filings that reveal some of what prosecutors plan to prove at trial. From surveillance footage and cell phone records to purchase history and digital evidence, we’re analyzing how investigators are piecing together their case against Bryan Kohberger. Could this evidence be the smoking gun that seals his fate, or will the defense find ways to challenge it? This episode of the podcast is

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16:21

Breaking: Idaho Student Murders FULL 911 Call | What...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/15

The full 911 call from the tragic Idaho student murders has finally been released, shedding new light on that fateful night. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks it all down: playing the call in full and walking through the transcript to analyze what was said, what wasn’t, and what it all means in the bigger picture. Follow Ashleigh on Social

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76:06

Lori Vallow's Prison Interview: What Her Body...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/13

She’s back. From behind bars, Lori Vallow just gave an all-new Dateline interview, and it’s every bit as 'Lori' as you’d expect. But this time, we’re not just listening to what she says... we’re breaking down what she’s really telling us.On this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with Scott Rouse, world-renowned deception and body language expert from The Behavior Panel, to dissect the interview frame by frame. This episode of the podcast will be posted to YouTube on 3/13

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53:40

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Wendy Williams Drops New...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/03/06

Wendy Williams isn’t just setting the record straight—she’s demanding her freedom. In this exclusive interview, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with the iconic talk show host to talk about the rumors, the reality, and her battle to end the conservatorship controlling her life. What’s really going on with her health? Who’s pulling the strings? And what does Wendy want the world to know? No filters. No holding back. Just Wendy, in her own words. Video versions of the podcast are available on YouTube

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63:35

Scam, Lies & Fake Cancer: Exposing 'Scamanda' with...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/02/27

In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with Charlie Webster, the host and creator of the hit podcast Scamanda, and the host and producer of the ABC docuseries Scamanda. Charlie takes us behind the scenes of Scamanda, the jaw-dropping true story of Amanda C. Riley, a seemingly devout woman who faked a cancer diagnosis to con her community out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. From the meticulous research that uncovered Amanda’s deception to the emotional toll of telling a story filled with

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58:57

Scamanda: The Insane Fake Cancer Con That Shook the...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/02/27

In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with Nancy Moscatiello, creator and executive producer the hit podcast Scamanda and the explosive ABC docuseries. Nancy takes us inside the mind-blowing true story of Amanda C. Riley, the so-called cancer warrior who pulled off one of the most brazen scams in modern history—raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars while faking a terminal illness.How did Amanda spin her web of deception so convincingly? What was the moment that

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29:41

Uncle Peter | Episode 6: Justice for the Victims of...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/02/20

As Peter Nygard spends the final days of his life in a jail cell, Ashleigh Banfield talks with his victims about what justice looks like for them. She speaks to his family about the irony of Peter dying alone after a lifetime of being surrounded by people-- mostly women. About "Uncle Peter" Growing up, he was always "Uncle Peter" to me. Peter Nygard was my best friend's uncle, but would one day become the world's most reviled serial rapist. How did it happen? What made him into this monster? We

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38:04

Uncle Peter | Episode 5: Charges, Destruction, &...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/02/13

The unraveling of Peter Nygard. As accusations and charges mount, his family faces the reality of who their family icon really is, and family support dissolves.About "Uncle Peter" Growing up, he was always "Uncle Peter" to me. Peter Nygard was my best friend's uncle, but would one day become the world's most reviled serial rapist. How did it happen? What made him into this monster? We opened up Peter’s secret vault of exclusive pictures, videos, phone calls, messages, memos, letters… even his

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43:32

Uncle Peter | Episode 4: Rage Monster

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/02/06

From charismatic charmer to violent raging monster, Peter Nygard lured people in and ruined their lives. No one was sheltered from his wrath, and certainly not his family. In this episode of Uncle Peter, Nygard’s niece, Angela Dyborn, takes us behind the scenes of his corporate empire and describes what he did to the people who worked for him and to the family who’d been loyal to him for life.About "Uncle Peter" Growing up, he was always "Uncle Peter" to me. Peter Nygard was my best friend's

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41:25

Uncle Peter | Episode 3: The Tentacled Tyrant

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/01/30

The abduction of a teenage tennis student, the lawyer representing 135 Nygard victims, there was no escaping the wrath of Peter Nygard. In episode 3 of Uncle Peter, if it wasn’t brutal and violent sexual abuse, Peter Nygard was verbally and financially abusive to almost everyone who worked for him, and employees lived in paralyzing fear of Nygard. And we ask the question on everyone’s mind: how responsible were the people who surrounded and enabled Nygard as his niece Angela is hit with a massive

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47:49

Uncle Peter | Episode 2: Behind the Mind of a Master...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/01/23

For years Peter Nygard held women captive inside the gates of Nygard Cay, where he hosted wild swinger parties regularly and sexually assaulted potentially hundreds and hundreds of women. But today he’s the one being held captive, jailed behind bars – as his victims tell their stories. Episode 2 of Uncle Peter reveals how this sexual deviant became who he is today and what he did to everyone around him - in addition to his rape

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55:04

Uncle Peter | Episode 1: Meet the Monster

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/01/23

In this episode, host Ashleigh Banfield unveils her connection to Peter Nygard, head of a Canadian clothing empire worth nearly a billion dollars. A prolific sex criminal, he‘s been called “the Jeffrey Epstein of Canada”. Now, Ashleigh and his niece, her childhood best friend, reveal his secrets and together show what it was like growing up with “Uncle

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03:03

"Uncle Peter" Trailer

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2024/05/29

Episode #1: UNCLE PETER - Trailer Growing up, he was always "Uncle Peter" to me. Peter Nygard was my best friend's uncle, but would, one day, become the world's most reviled serial rapist. How did it happen? What made him into this monster? My friend opens up Peter’s secret vault of exclusive pictures, videos, phone calls, voice mails, memos, letters…even his little black book. Together, we recount the last 40 years... growing up with him ..living with him.. working for him... and being swept up in

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