SOMEONE'S HUNTING US: A new series from the creators of Father Wants Us Dead

Father Wants Us Dead

NJ.com

True Crime, News

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The creators of 'Father Wants Us Dead' bring you a new true crime series about a serial killer you've never heard of and the women who took him down: Someone's Hunting Us. In 2016, a serial killer was preying on Black women and girls he thought no one would miss — and getting away with it. Police in New Jersey never suspected that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a nerdy-looking, polite young man from a law enforcement family, was the one stalking the streets and dating apps for his next target. Like 'Father Wants Us Dead' — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time by Entertainment Weekly — 'Someone's Hunting Us' is a deeply-reported story that honors the victims, investigates the investigators and gets inside the mind of a killer that fooled everyone. ----------- Check out our website for more about our reporting, plus photos and video footage, including Khalil Wheeler-Weaver’s full interrogation video: ⁠⁠⁠https://someoneshuntingus.com⁠⁠⁠ Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@someoneshuntingus.com. Someone's Hunting Us is a production of NJ Advance Media, the #1 local news organization providing reporting for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Daysi Calavia-Robertson, a columnist covering communities of color, and Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola. The podcast is recorded by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. The episode was mixed by Blake Maples, who also composed our music. James‬‭ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.‬ Special thanks to EqualSpace in Newark, where several of our interviews were recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Rebecca Everett here from Father Wants Us Dead. I'm back in your feed today to present to you the first
0:06.2	episode of our new podcast, Someone's Hunting Us. Just like Father Wants Us Dead, it's a deeply
0:12.0	reported story. It honors the victims. We're investigating the investigators and getting inside
0:18.8	the mind of a killer who, like John List, fooled everyone, at least for a time.
0:24.1	So please stay tuned and check out our first episode of Someone's Hunting Us, and then go follow the show wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.3	Thanks, guys.
0:32.5	A quick warning.
0:34.1	This podcast deals with violence and sexual assault.
0:37.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:41.5	A silver BMW purrs across the Newark City line on a summer night in 2016.
0:48.8	Behind the wheel, his mind is clear.
0:51.9	He is part id, driven by his desires and unable or unwilling to resist them.
0:59.8	But he isn't all impulse.
1:02.6	In the pocket of the driver's side door are the items he's collected for his kill kit.
1:08.1	Tight black clothes, zip ties, a body fluid cleanup kit. There's also pepper
1:13.6	spray and a small container of lighter fluid, sloshing when the car dips into a pot hole.
1:18.6	The tools of his craft lovingly assembled for a night just like this one.
1:24.6	He's been planning this, like he plans everything.
1:29.6	It's finally happening.
1:32.3	Death has come to Newark.
1:35.4	The killer isn't from Newark, but he knows the city well,
1:39.7	including the area they call down bottom.
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