11 episodes
The Clearing Spotify Podcasts
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- True Crime
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4.6 • 8.7K Ratings
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When April Balascio was 40 years old, something she’d feared for decades was finally proven true. Her father, Edward Wayne Edwards, really was a murderer. The Clearing is about what came after April called a detective in 2009 to tell him about her suspicions — a call that led to her father’s arrest and eventual conviction on multiple murders — and tracks the emotional journey as she and host Josh Dean dig back into her childhood, unravel the truth of her father’s life, and overturn a viral online narrative that had turned Edward Wayne Edwards into a kind of serial killer caricature. Produced by Pineapple Street Studios in association with Gimlet.
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1. Hunting Season
April reads a news story and everything changes.
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2. Creepy John Wayne
Who the hell was Edward Wayne Edwards anyway?
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3. Give Me The Needle
How one murder case turned into three.
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4. Bullshit Bullshit B******t
Confronting the myth of Ed Edwards.
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5. A Lot of Old Memories
What else could Ed Edwards have done?
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6. Give Yourself Up Son
How to solve a murder and why you probably won’t.
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Customer Reviews
Outstanding
Very compelling story, and the storytellers recognize and protect the dignity of the very many victims.
I’d subtract only half a star because the music is strangely inappropriate at pivotal, poignant moments—when you’d expect a cello or a piano, there’s a dippy clarinet or oboe.
Incredibly captivating
Well written, clear and concise presentation.
Do recommend!!
I am so glad I decided to binge this podcast, very well done and so very sad for all people involved!! I loved it and I would recommend this podcast to anyone that likes true crime!