About this episode

The episode recounts a murder investigation led by a detective who discovers a chilling list of goals that includes a desire to kill someone and get away with it.

Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 315. On a day in 2001, a veteran homicide detective put on his gloves and stepped into a cluttered bedroom. He’d been working a murder case for months, but he still had no clear evidence pointing to any of his suspects. But a tip from an informant had led him to this bedroom, and he hoped he would find something useful. The detective searched the room, but nothing stood out to him amidst the mess – until he saw a piece of notebook paper sitting on a nightstand. On the paper was someone’s list of goals they wanted to accomplish in life. The detective scanned the list. Most of the goals on the list were pretty standard stuff, but one goal immediately jumped out at the detective. Because one of the things on the list the writer wanted to achieve was to “Kill somebody and get away with it.”

People in this episode

Host: MrBallen

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• detective work
• crime
• mystery
• fan favorite

Keywords

• murder case
• detective
• goals list
• crime story
• mystery

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