Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter on a chilling ride into the darkest corners of your worst nightmares. Murders, cults, kidnappings, and conspiracies—all told through the eyes of a guest who is one degree of separation from the story itself. From infamous serial killers to the unbelievable unknown murder in your own backyard, The First Degree delivers a new perspective to the already fascinating true crime landscape. And who knows... you may be our next guest. (Plus, join them every Thursday for Killing Time, the light-hearted, true crime-adjacent aftershow!)
| Title | Date published | ||
| DEEP DIVE: THE HEIST | 2025-10-23 | ||
| Episode 374: Meghan Kiefer | 2025-10-22 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: ROMANTIC HOMICIDE | 2025-10-16 | ||
| Episode 373: Joseph "Joby" Palczynski | 2025-10-15 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: PSYCHIC MEDIUM JONATHAN MARK | 2025-10-09 | ||
| Episode 372: The Hillside Stranglers, Part 2 | 2025-10-08 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: BAD WITCH CLUB | 2025-10-02 | ||
| Episode 371: The Hillside Strangers, Part 1 | 2025-10-01 | ||
| Introducing: CRIMES OF… | 2025-09-26 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: BIG ASS WIGS | 2025-09-25 | ||
| Episode 370: Brown's Chicken Massacre, Part 2 | 2025-09-24 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: DEEP IN OUR EELINGS | 2025-09-18 | ||
| Episode 369: Brown's Chicken Massacre, Part 1 | 2025-09-17 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: SHOW ME DEM ALIENS | 2025-09-11 | ||
| Episode 368: Zahra Baker | 2025-09-10 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: UNKNOWN CALLER, THE HIGH SCHOOL CATFISH | 2025-09-04 | ||
| Episode 367: An Arrest: Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain | 2025-09-03 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: BASED ON A FAKE STORY | 2025-08-28 | ||
| Episode 366: The Kalamazoo Uber Murders | 2025-08-27 | ||
| DEEP DIVE: DIZZY GLIZZY | 2025-08-21 |