The 13th Step

Federal prosecutors now say the vandalism scheme was Eric Spofford’s idea all along. Spoff... more

A federal judge sentences Eric Labarge, the man who pled guilty to orchestrating the vanda... more

New Hampshire lawmakers consider a new oversight bill proposed in response to the podcast.... more

Federal prosecutors have charged a fourth person in the vandalism case, a man they describ... more

Federal prosecutors have charged three men for their alleged roles in the vandalism incide... more

A conversation with one of the women whose story of sexual assault you heard earlier in th... more

Since Lauren began reporting, Eric Spofford sold his New Hampshire company for millions of... more

What does it take to catch a predator in the addiction treatment industry? We hear about a... more

How did 13th stepping become so common in the recovery world and who can hold people accou... more

In March of 2022, Lauren publishes her first story detailing allegations against Eric Spof... more

As Eric Spofford tells it, he spent his teen years in the throes of addiction and crime. W... more

The 13th Step is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Document team. More at [13th... more

Reporter Lauren Chooljian starts getting tips about the founder of New Hampshire’s largest... more