Killer Thriller: True crime stories we can’t stop watching
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iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Elisa Donovan sits down with Killer Thriller Docu host Jenn Fessler to break down the true crime stories they can’t stop thinking about…the ones that hit hard and never really let go.
They get into what makes certain cases unforgettable, the moments that stay with you, and how dramatizations and documentaries can sometimes tell completely different versions of the same story.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:10.6 | Amy Robock and T.J. Holmes present. |
| 0:13.5 | Killer Thriller with your host, Elisa Donovan. |
| 0:18.5 | Hey, everyone. Elisa Donovan here, and this is Killer Thriller. |
| 0:22.9 | Today's episode is a little different and honestly, one of the most fun that we've done. |
| 0:28.4 | Instead of focusing on just one case, we are diving into the stories that stick with us. |
| 0:34.3 | The ones we can't stop thinking about, can't stop recommending, and maybe can't stop |
| 0:39.8 | watching, even though we probably should. We are talking true crime dramatizations and documentaries, |
| 0:47.7 | how they hit differently, what they get right, what they leave out, and why some stories stay with |
| 0:53.7 | you long after they're over. |
| 0:56.5 | And I'm so excited to do this with someone who knows this space just as well as I do, |
| 1:02.2 | Killer Thriller docu host, Jen Fessler. |
| 1:05.9 | Jen, welcome to Killer Thriller Jen Fessler. |
| 1:10.4 | Oh, thank you so very much. Hi. Hi. I'm so happy to see you as always. I am so happy to see you. Just in case listeners care, like we met at Jeff Lewis. It was one of the best days in my life. I mean, I will never forget that with the shoot. We're going to get off topic so quickly, but we're going to get right back on it. |
| 1:28.6 | But I adored you from the get. I was like, why don't I know this person already? I felt this. But it's also I grew up with you. You didn't know me, but you. Oh. This is my favorite. Okay. Thank you. All right. We're going to try to stay on topic. So I want to start with my dramatization pick, one of mine, is the Amanda Knox, the twisted tale of Amanda Knox. |
| 1:51.7 | Yep. |
| 1:52.3 | And here is... |
| 1:53.3 | O&G. |
| 1:53.9 | Why? |
| 1:54.8 | One, I think she herself is maybe one of the most extraordinary people that I've ever spoken to at somewhat at length. |
| 2:02.9 | I think she is really just an incredible human being. But the series itself really achieves |
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