When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of Nazi Germany's death squad. The entire world was watching. Today, we take a look at the Nuremberg trials and their role in defining international law after World War II. This episode originally aired in 2018—this version includes an update with Benjamin Ferencz, who celebrated his 101st birthday earlier this year.
The Red Flag
Episode #176
2021-11-05 12:25:30
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In 2006, a man named William Ramsey went to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida for a life-saving liver transplant. It was a success, and so when his health started to decline after the procedure, doctors couldn't figure out why.
Ghost Racket Crusade
Episode #175
2021-10-22 14:24:37
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The story of two famous friends — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini — and the disagreement that ended their friendship: can we speak to the dead?
The Loves
Episode #174
2021-10-08 12:16:48
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"There is something he hasn't been telling me and I'm about to find out what it is."
Family Money
Episode #173
2021-09-24 12:53:59
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When Beverley Schottenstein's husband Alvin died, she and her children sold their stake in his family's business, worth an estimated 90 million dollars. Family relationships got complicated. It was hard to know who to trust. And what happened next surprised everyone. Beverley told us, "I was floored."
Roselle and Michael
Episode #172
2021-09-10 12:37:56
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Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He says the first indication that something was wrong was the sound of a muffled explosion. Then the building began to tilt, and he felt the floor drop like an elevator. But Michael Hingson didn't panic because his guide dog, Roselle, was calm.
Sealand
Episode #171
2021-08-27 12:26:02
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Today's episode begins with rock & roll and ends with royalty. When bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were becoming popular, they weren't played much on the radio in England. The BBC controlled the airwaves at the time, and some listeners described its music offerings as "square." So aspiring DJs packed up their record collections, got in boats, and sailed past the territorial limits of the UK, where they set up pirate radio stations in the sea—sometimes on abandoned WWII sea forts.
Ian Manuel
Episode #170
2021-07-30 11:38:58
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At 14 years old, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and spent an estimated 18 years in solitary confinement. Today, he tells his story.
Masquerade
Episode #169
2021-07-16 12:09:00
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The story of a cryptic children's book, a real-life treasure hunt, and its very mysterious winner: "He refused to be on camera. It's just his voice. His wife even asks that they disguise his voice, but she asks too late. The interview is already happening. And she faints."
48 Hours, Part 2
Episode #168
2021-07-02 12:13:21
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When Aaron Quinn called the Vallejo police to report that his girlfriend Denise Huskins had been kidnapped, and went into the station for questioning, a detective told Aaron that he didn't believe him. When Denise was released after being held captive for about 48 hours, police didn't believe her either. It soon became clear that the police viewed Denise and Aaron as suspects, not victims.
48 Hours
Episode #167
2021-06-18 12:09:38
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"I think it was around 3:00 a.m., and that's when I heard a strange man's voice waking me from sleep."
On Fire
Episode #166
2021-06-04 12:16:45
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On November 12th, 2012, the Accomack County volunteer fire departments got a call. An abandoned house had suddenly gone up in flames. And then, just hours later, a second fire was reported. Then a third. Over the next few months, there would be a lot more fires—nearly 90 in all. It was all anyone could talk about in Accomack. Someone was burning down the entire county.
Unfit
Episode #165
2021-05-21 12:44:15
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In August 1934, Ann Cooper Hewitt was having lunch with her mother when she suddenly felt pain in her abdomen. When she went to the doctor, he told her she would have to have her appendix removed. He never examined her abdomen. She later told papers that when she woke up from surgery, she heard a nurse saying that Ann "didn't suspect a thing."
Sanctuary
Episode #164
2021-05-07 15:01:36
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After 32 years in the United States, José Chicas was told he had to leave. He bought a plane ticket to El Salvador, but then a local church offered another option.
The Ghoul of Grays Harbor
Episode #163
2021-04-23 15:44:23
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The Pacific Northwest was said to be terrorized by a serial killer in the early 20th century. A local police chief told reporters that he believed that they were dealing with "the greatest murderer of the age." But the real story was a lot more complex.
I Fought the Law
Episode #162
2021-04-09 12:10:36
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The song "I Fought the Law" by the Bobby Fuller Four reached number 9 on the Billboard Charts in the week of March 12, 1966. Just months later, Bobby Fuller was found dead. The mystery of what happened to him has been called "the rock and roll version of John F. Kennedy's assassination."
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