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Publisher |: NJ.com

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: New Jersey,; Society & Culture,; True Crime

Categories Via RSS |: News,; True Crime

In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journalists go inside the mind of the killer, learn about the doomed family, and revisit the 18-year-quest to bring List to justice — a saga even more bizarre and twisted than ever previously reported.

People |: Rebecca Everett (@rebeccajeverett),; Jessica Remo (@jessicaremonj)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: NJ
Premiere Date |: 2022-04-29
Frequency |: Monthly
Explicit |: No

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14 Available Episodes (14 Total) / Average duration: 00:37:42

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14 Available Episodes (14 Total)Average duration: 00:37:42

Nov 02, 2022

00:47:08

The real story of The Watcher, Westfield’s other boogeyman, whose mysterious letters inspired the hit Netflix series.

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'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher who killed his mother, wife and three kids in their Westfield, New Jersey mansion 50 years ago. John List left behind a confession letter, explaining why what he'd done was right, and disappeared to start a whole new life, eluding authorities for nearly two decades. The loss of those innocent lives, the horror and the fear, forever scarred this quiet New Jersey community.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

Check out Reeves Weideman's haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html">New York Magazine article from 2018 and his most watcher-657-boulevard-update.html">recent update to the story.

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Jul 19, 2022

00:33:49

The hosts take you behind the scenes of the creation of the “Father Wants Us Dead” podcast and discuss never-before-heard interviews and outtakes from the show.

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For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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Jul 05, 2022

00:34:04

Our hosts answer your questions and reveal more surprising details from the cutting room floor.

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For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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Jun 28, 2022

00:03:06

Our hosts have some exciting news in store for “Father Wants Us Dead” fans.

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For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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Jun 21, 2022

00:44:42

50 years later, two reporters try to understand what drove John List to commit such atrocities — and the real cost.

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New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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Jun 14, 2022

00:44:45

Back in New Jersey to stand trial, John List makes one last attempt to stay free.

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New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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Jun 07, 2022

00:50:47

18 years after the murders, a tip from an unlikely source leads authorities to John List's doorstep.

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New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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May 31, 2022

00:37:24

With the trail gone cold, police try one last gambit to find their man.

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New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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May 24, 2022

00:47:46

As police frantically search for the mysterious killer, John List slips out of one identity and into another.

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New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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May 17, 2022

00:48:01

Step by terrible step, John List systematically kills each member of his family — and then confesses everything.

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New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.

For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

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Nov 02 | 00:47:08

BONUS: The Watcher

Jul 19 | 00:33:49

BONUS: Pulling back the curtain

Jul 05 | 00:34:04

BONUS: Postcards from the edge

Jun 28 | 00:03:06

A word about season one

Jun 21 | 00:44:42

Episode 9: Sympathy for the devil

Jun 14 | 00:44:45

Episode 8: Judgment Day

Jun 07 | 00:50:47

Episode 7: The old lady and the tabloids

May 31 | 00:37:24

Episode 6: America's Most Wanted

May 24 | 00:47:46

Episode 5: The Talented Mr. List

May 17 | 00:48:01

Episode 4: Mopping up the blood

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