Blackmail

Blackmail

From Crime Adjacent by Chase Patrick

April 15, 2026 · 16 min · Season 8 · Episode 21

About this episode

The episode follows high school senior Emily Willis as she navigates the mysterious and dangerous circumstances surrounding her best friend Dorian Block's death.

High school senior Emily Willis said her best friend, Dorian Block, was the happiest, most cheerful person she had ever met. They'd known each other since before kindergarten and were about to graduate this year from high school and go on to college together. But one day, in early September 2024, Dorian began acting very, very strangely. Like she was scared of something, or someone. Within hours, Dorian would be dead, and Emily, just a few weeks later, would find herself in the exact same situation. Because it wasn't just something that scared Dorian. It was, indeed, someone. And that someone had now turned his attention to Emily. This is part 21 of the 8th season of Crime Adjacent: the untold story of the Michigan Nightstalker. What happens if your favorite character jumps off the page and starts a podcast? That’s Crime Adjacent, the never-ending true crime thriller told weekly. With the help of devoted listeners and true crime fans, the international #1 smash hit Crime Adjacent podcast team has already captured the Bay Area's Rest Stop Killer in 2023, stopped the Mercy Street Butcher in 2019, and exposed the AmaniCorp conspiracy in 2024. But now, the darkest chapter begins, as…

People in this episode

Host: Chase Patrick

Topics covered

  • high school
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • thriller
  • true crime
  • suspense

Keywords

  • blackmail
  • murder
  • friendship
  • suspense
  • true crime
  • Michigan Nightstalker

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