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 | ||
| Episode 82: Tara Grinstead | 2020-03-03 | ||
| Episode 81: Mr. Anime | 2020-02-26 | ||
| Episode 80: Megan Metzger | 2020-02-19 | ||
| Episode 79: A Biker and a Murderer | 2020-02-12 | ||
| Episode 78: The Black Dahlia Part 2 | 2020-02-05 | ||
| Episode 77: The Black Dahlia Part 1 | 2020-01-29 | ||
| Episode 76: The Runaway Murders | 2020-01-22 | ||
| Episode 75: Melissa Duran | 2020-01-15 | ||
| Episode 74: Father Eric Freed | 2020-01-08 | ||
| Episode 73: Polly Klaas | 2020-01-02 | ||
| Episode 72: Kenny Ratzlaff | 2019-12-25 | ||
| Episode 71: Margaret Cho | 2019-12-18 | ||
| Episode 70: A New Year’s Eve Murder | 2019-12-11 | ||
| Episode 69: Rose & Daisy Edwards | 2019-12-04 | ||
| Episode 68: Curtis Gray | 2019-11-27 | ||
| Episode 67: Becky Sutton | 2019-11-20 | ||
| Episode 66: A Bad Boy Romance | 2019-11-13 | ||
| Episode 65: The Hollywood Ripper Part 2 | 2019-11-06 | ||
| Episode 64: The Hollywood Ripper Part 1 | 2019-10-30 | ||
| Episode 63: Jesse "LJ" Matthew | 2019-10-23 |