Mike Williams set off on a hunting trip into the swamps of North Florida,

where it was thought he met his fate by a group of hungry alligators,

except that's not what happened.

And after the uncovering of a secret love triangle,

the truth would finally be revealed.

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They were hurt by what happened as well,

and so there was an opportunity for them to heal,

and for me to try to begin to understand what happened to this man

that I was beginning to perceive.

It's like, it's a good doctor who had done the terrific crime.

I'm Kate Winkler Dawson, a nonfiction author and journalism professor in Austin, Texas.

I'm also the host of the Historical True Crime podcast,

Tenfold War Wicked, and the co-host of the podcast,

Barried Bones, on exactly right.

I've traveled around the world interviewing people for the show,

and they are all excellent writers.

They've had so many great true crime stories,

and now we want to tell you those stories with details that have never been published.

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