Wondry's new true crime podcast, The Apology Line, begins with Alan Bridge posting flyers around New York City asking people to anonymously apologize for their crimes.

Not to God, not to the police, but to his answering machine.

Within hours, the calls started coming in.

People apologizing for stealing, infidelity, lying, and even murder.

Sounds like a tape line.

Alan got dozens of calls from people claiming to be murderers, but one man stood out.

Richie, he was deliberate, measured, and his calls would leave thousands wondering if he really was the serial killer he claimed to be.

That is until Richie offered to provide proof of his crimes.

Like what?

I don't know, he kind of listened to find out.

Oh my gosh, I need to know, we're about to play you a preview of The Apology Line.

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Wondry, Wondry.

It was early 1981, and I was with a group of friends at a loft in New York City.

It was a dinner party with, I think, about six, maybe eight of us around the big table.

Doug Welch was there too.

Through the huge windows, we could see the lights of the Empire State Building.

Rosary Candles flickered on a curved bookcase that separated the living room from the bedroom.

These gatherings always went late.

We were all artists, so we talked about our work, politics, and how we were surviving in the city.

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