The Knife: Off Record – 108
The Knife: A True Crime Podcast
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Patia shares the story of a string of bizarre robberies in Edwardsville, Illinois—cracked not by cops, but by the sharp-eyed owner of a local spa. One of the weirdest discoveries? A Walmart-style basement packed with stolen “trophies.” Then, Hannah dives into the rise and fall of Doc Gallagher, a Texas preacher and radio host who weaponized faith to run a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Links:
Texas Department of Insurance Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-texas-insurance-podcast/id1557773249
AARP podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-perfect-scam/id1362050907
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| 0:00.0 | This is exactly right. |
| 0:07.2 | Everyone thinks they'd never join a cult. |
| 0:09.5 | But it happens all the time to people just like you. |
| 0:12.2 | And people just like us. |
| 0:13.5 | I'm Lola Blanc. |
| 0:14.6 | And I'm Megan Elizabeth. |
| 0:15.9 | We're the hosts of Trust Me, a podcast about cults, manipulation, and the psychology of belief. |
| 0:21.4 | Each week, we talk to fellow survivors, former believers, and experts to understand why people get pulled in and how they get out. |
| 0:28.1 | Trust me, new episodes every Wednesday on Exactly Right. |
| 0:31.6 | Listen wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:36.1 | This story contains adult content and language. |
| 0:39.1 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:58.5 | Welcome to the knifeife Off Record. |
| 0:59.3 | I'm Hannah Smith. |
| 1:00.7 | I'm Pasha Eaton. |
| 1:02.5 | Thanks so much for listening. |
| 1:06.3 | So Hannah, the show's been out a little while now. |
| 1:06.8 | It's out. |
| 1:07.6 | It's out in the world. |
| 1:09.7 | We're recording this ahead of time. So we logged some episodes. And now we're at the point where it's out in the world. We're recording this ahead of time. So we logged some episodes. |
| 1:12.3 | And now we're at the point where it's out in the world. People are listening to it. How does that feel? |
| 1:17.8 | I think for me, this being my first time, not just behind the scenes. Like, I was on our last show |
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