Father Wants Us Dead podcast

Father Wants Us Dead

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  NJ.com  

In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journalists go inside the mind of the killer, learn about the doomed family, and revisit the 18-year-quest to bring List to justice — a saga even more bizarre and twisted than ever previously reported.

In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journalists go inside the mind of the killer, learn about the doomed family, and revisit the 18-year-quest to bring List to justice — a saga even more bizarre and twisted than ever previously reported.

 

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Feed drop: Introducing 'American Shrapnel'

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30 Jul 2025

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INTRODUCING: IN THE SHADOW OF PRINCETON

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05 Jun 2024

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09:07

05 Jun 2024


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COMING SOON: IN THE SHADOW OF PRINCETON

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30 May 2024

02 MINS

02:21

30 May 2024


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Feed drop: Introducing Firecracker

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14 Nov 2023

07 MINS

07:44

14 Nov 2023


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BONUS: The Watcher

The real story of The Watcher, Westfield’s other boogeyman, whose mysterious letters inspi... more

02 Nov 2022

47 MINS

47:08

02 Nov 2022


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BONUS: Pulling back the curtain

The hosts take you behind the scenes of the creation of the “Father Wants Us Dead” podcast... more

19 Jul 2022

33 MINS

33:49

19 Jul 2022


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BONUS: Postcards from the edge

Our hosts answer your questions and reveal more surprising details from the cutting room f... more

05 Jul 2022

34 MINS

34:04

05 Jul 2022


#11

A word about season one

Our hosts have some exciting news in store for “Father Wants Us Dead” fans. ------- 'Fathe... more

28 Jun 2022

03 MINS

03:06

28 Jun 2022


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Episode 9: Sympathy for the devil

50 years later, two reporters try to understand what drove John List to commit such atroci... more

21 Jun 2022

44 MINS

44:42

21 Jun 2022


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Episode 8: Judgment Day

Back in New Jersey to stand trial, John List makes one last attempt to stay free. ------- ... more

14 Jun 2022

44 MINS

44:45

14 Jun 2022


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Episode 7: The old lady and the tabloids

18 years after the murders, a tip from an unlikely source leads authorities to John List's... more

07 Jun 2022

50 MINS

50:47

07 Jun 2022


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Episode 6: America's Most Wanted

With the trail gone cold, police try one last gambit to find their man. ------- 'Father Wa... more

31 May 2022

37 MINS

37:24

31 May 2022


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Episode 5: The Talented Mr. List

As police frantically search for the mysterious killer, John List slips out of one identit... more

24 May 2022

47 MINS

47:46

24 May 2022


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Episode 4: Mopping up the blood

Step by terrible step, John List systematically kills each member of his family — and then... more

17 May 2022

48 MINS

48:01

17 May 2022


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Episode 3: The man at the train station

As family and financial worries mount, John List carries on an elaborate charade — all the... more

10 May 2022

50 MINS

50:32

10 May 2022


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Episode 2: The boogeyman of Westfield

John List moved his family to New Jersey seeking a better life, but this seemingly ordinar... more

10 May 2022

43 MINS

43:47

10 May 2022


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Episode 1: The mansion turned morgue

In a quiet, well-to-do New Jersey suburb in December 1971, police make a shocking discover... more

10 May 2022

36 MINS

36:37

10 May 2022


#1

Trailer: Father Wants Us Dead

In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John L... more

29 Apr 2022

05 MINS

05:26

29 Apr 2022