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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson"s true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interviews journalists, podcasters and authors about their fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their investigations in the world of true crime, many of which have never been shared before. Kate interviews Patricia Cornwell, the prolific true crime author about her book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Closed, she heads to Texas with veteran

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56:21

Dawson Fearnow: Incognito Inc.

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2026/08/24

This is the third time I’ve had Dawson Fearnow on the show—he writes about Arizona and some of the bad things that happened there. He’s talking to me about a piece he wrote for Phoenix Magazine called "Incognito, Inc.: Arizona’s Secret, Starring Role in the Federal Witness Protection Program.” Dawson tells me about several cases about mob informants in the state who couldn’t stay out of trouble. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by

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53:32

Tori Telfer: Criminal Broads

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2026/08/17

Alright, I have a great podcast for you. It’s called Criminal Broads and it’s hosted by Tori Telfer. The stories focus on women as criminals. She tells me about a bank robber and a dirty doctor, as well as some others. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod

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56:52

Maurice Chammah: The Last Twelve Weeks

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2026/08/10

I’ve had my buddy,MauriceChammah, on the show before. He’s a journalist with the Marshall Project, and a leading authority on the death penalty. He has a podcast out called: The Last Twelve Weeks. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the attorneys for a man on death row in Texas are racing to stop his execution. It’s a complicated story about a very bad man…who might have been wrongly convicted for murders he didn’t commit. Join my Patreon

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58:20

Kate Casey: Martha Moxley

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2026/08/03

The 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley made national headlines because of its brutality, but also because the main suspect was a cousin of the Kennedys. Michael Skakel was tried, convicted and then released from prison. Many felt like he might have gotten away with murder. But some people who have reinvestigated the case aren’t so sure. And that includes true crime podcaster Kate Casey who has a show called Reality Life with Kate Casey. She wrote about the case in an article for Vanity

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51:19

Justine van der Leun: Unreasonable Women

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2026/07/27

My next guest has done something extraordinary: she traveled across America collecting stories of criminalized survival.Shocked to find how many women were convicted for protecting themselves against abuse. AuthorJustinevan der Leuntellsmethe stories in her bookUnreasonable Women: Three Stories of Self-Defense, Wrongful Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my

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60:30

Eva Benefield: Ghost Girl

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2026/07/20

If you followed the so-called Black Swan murder case, you probably saw a teenage girl, trying to get justice for her father. In 2020, Ashley Benefield shot and killed her estranged husband, Doug, in Florida. Eva Benefield had already gone through so much trauma in her life and then she had to watch her stepmother go on trial for murdering her father. Eva tells me the story from her memoir: Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder.Join my Patreon!patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by

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53:16

Emily Winslow: Jane Doe January

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2026/07/13

Author Emily Winslow is a fabulous crime novelist andshe’salso a sexual assault survivor. In 1992, she was a young drama student at an elite conservatory in Pittsburgh. One January night, she was brutally raped by a stranger. More than 20 years later, Emily found out that the attacker had finally been arrested. In her memoir,JaneDoeJanuary,Emily digs into her own case to find out what went wrong. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals

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65:36

Pamela Colloff: Catch the Devil

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2026/07/06

JournalistPamColloff is one of my favorite people. She’s an outstanding criminal justice reporter who is now publishing her first book. And it’s a doozy. It’s about a serial criminal, a so-called informant who conned the courts and the DAs. He sent dozens of people to prison who were wrongly convicted. But did he get away with it?Pamtells me the story at the center of her book: Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast. Join my Patreon

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61:40

Michelle Pitcher: Riding Shotgun

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2026/06/22

A man was convicted of capital murder in Texas in 1999 and much of the case depends on eyewitness testimony. But there’s a twist: one of the witnesses was hypnotized. Should Charles Flores still be on death row? Michelle Pitcher from the Texas Observer tells me the story from season five of The Unforgiven podcast. It’s called Riding Shotgun. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals andpromotions at this link:https://bit.ly/4gF2K18

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58:24

Axton Betz-Hamilton: The Less People Know About Us

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2026/06/15

Millions of us have had our identities stolen—the thief can be a stranger, or someone very close to you. Author Axton Betz-Hamilton grew up in fear in rural Indiana because her family was being targeted. Her father even had to sell his family’s farm. As an adult, Axton became an expert in identity theft. And then she found out who had almost destroyed their lives.She tells me the story from her bookThe Less People Know About Us. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this

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55:47

Robert Hilland: Chasing Evil

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2026/06/08

In 1998, FBI agentRobert Hillandwas at a dead end with a cold case, until he got a huge break… from a famous psychic, John Edward. Hilland wasa skeptic, but not anymore. He spent twenty-five years solving crimes with Edward.Robert Hillandtells me the story at the center of his book,Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and

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53:26

Jessica McDiarmid: Highway of Tears

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2026/06/01

For decades, scores of Indigenous women and girls have vanished from an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia called The Highway of Tears. Journalist Jessica McDiarmid is from that area, and she decided to investigate why so many cases were either ignored or dismissed. She interviewed family members and friends of some of the victims for answers. She tells me about her book: Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and

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51:00

Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 2

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2026/05/18

We’re back talking to filmmaker Liam Le Guillou about his documentary An Unknown Compelling Force: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. We learn more about the victims, and we hear about many conspiracy theories. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)See

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43:37

Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 1

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2026/05/11

Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou was fascinated with the mystery surrounding the deaths of nine experienced Russian hikers in the Ural Mountains in 1959. Paul Holes and I talked about this case on Buried Bones, but Liam really, really dug into the mystery. He has his own opinion and he shares it in his documentary, An Unknown Compelling Force: The Dyatlov Pass Incident. We rarely do this, but we had to make this interview a two-parter. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and

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46:17

Naomi Clifford: Women and the Gallows

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2026/05/04

Throughout history, women have been convicted of crime, sometimes violent crimes, we know that. But most were not sent to the gallows. Historian Naomi Clifford decided to tell the story of the time period in England, 40 years beginning in the late 1700s, and the women who were given the death penalty. She tells me about their crimes, their defense…and their lives before their deaths. Her book is called: Women and the Gallows. Support this podcast by shopping ourlatest sponsor deals and

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55:24

Diane Fanning: Bitter Remains

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2026/04/27

Author Diane Fanning is known for covering high profile cases like Casey Anthony and JonBenet Ramsey. But not with this book. In the summer of 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson left to pick up her two sons from her ex-husband’s home. And she was never seen alive again. Dianedigs into this case, which leads us from NorthCarolinato Texas. Her book iscalled,Bitter Remains: A Custody Battle, A Gruesome Crime, and the Mother Who Paid the Ultimate Price. Support this podcast byshopping our latest sponsor

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Patrick Radden Keefe: London Falling

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2026/04/20

In 2019, surveillance cameras at the headquarters of Britain’s spy agency in London recorded video of a 19-year-old man. He was pacing back and forth on a high balcony of a luxury tower along the bank of the river.A twoin the morning, he jumped into the water. Soon, his family discovered that he had lived a secret life that might have led to his death. From the bestselling authorPatrickRadden Keefe tells me about his book,London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's

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59:30

Andrea Dunlop: The Mother Next Door

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2026/04/13

One type of crime wedon’ttalk about much is Munchausen by proxy.It’sa mental health condition and a form of child abuse.It'swhere a caregiver exaggerates, makes up, or induces physical or psychological symptoms in a child to make them seem sick. Or it could be another person under their care. AuthorAndreaDunlop writes about Munchausen by Proxy in her book,The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy.She and a Texas detective review his past cases and try to make

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59:41

Susan Orlean: The Library Book

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2026/04/06

Author Susan Orlean wrote a best-selling book years ago that you’ve probably heard of: The Orchid Thief. It was made into a movie called Adaptation. Susan has nowwrittenanother book—this one about an unexpected crime that might not have been a crime at all. A fire in the LA Public Library destroyed more than 400,000 books in 1986. Did they find out what caused it? Or who? Susan tells me the story in her book,TheLibrary Book. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and

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56:33

William J. Mann: Black Dahlia

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2026/03/30

One of the most enduring mysteries in crime history is the horrible murder of Elizabeth Short. The Black Dhalia case has been told over and over again, including by Paul Holes and me on Buried Bones. But author William J. Mann has taken a different angle…and I really like it. He’s written a deeply researched, victim-forward book about Elizabeth: her life, her struggles and her death. But his focus is right where it’s supposed to be: on her. William tells me about his new book,

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