Gone without a Warrant

The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Sarah and Josh were a young couple in Boston, raising two boys and building a happy life together. But one night, everything changed. After bringing their 3-month-old to the ER with a fever, a series of events spiraled out of control, ending with both their children taken from their home in the middle of the night, without a warrant. Their story exposes how a system meant to protect kids can tear a family apart.

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:06.2	The Girlfriends is back with a new season, and this time I'm telling you the story of Kelly
0:11.1	Harnet.
0:12.0	Kelly spent over a decade in prison for a murder she says she didn't commit.
0:16.7	As she fought for her freedom, she taught herself the law.
0:19.9	He goes, oh God, Ar, in that jailhouse lawyer.
0:22.9	And became a beacon of hope for the women locked up alongside her.
0:27.0	You're supposed to have been faith in God, but I had nothing but faith in her.
0:29.9	I think I was put here to save souls by getting people out of prison.
0:35.1	The Girlfriends, Jailhouse Lawyer.
0:37.3	Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:43.7	Two rich young Americans move to the Costa Rican jungle to start over, but one of them
0:49.0	will end up dead and the other tried for murder three times.
0:53.1	It starts with a dream, a nature reserve and a spectacular new home.
0:57.9	But little by little, they lose it. They actually lose it.
1:00.9	They sort of went nuts.
1:02.4	Until one night, everything spins out of control.
1:09.6	Listen to Hell in Heaven on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:18.3	This story contains adult content and language. Listener discretion is advised.
1:24.2	He says, Sarah, there's a real possibility that they could be trying to take out today. You need to get out of the hospital. Do whatever you can to leave theife. I'm Hannah Smith. I'm Pasha Eaton. Today we're speaking with Sarah Perkins and we'll also hear from her husband, Josh Sabie. But he had to leave the room a little early on in the interview to watch over their children.
2:01.6	In July of 2022, Sarah and Josh had a new baby, and he came down with a fever.
2:07.3	So they took him to the ER, but a hospital visit that began with concern over a fever ended up turning into a nightmare.
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