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Shattered

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Sometimes, news stories echo in our minds for years after they’ve occurred. With each season of Shattered, we select one of those complex, true stories and take an in-depth look. Season 4 charts the life and death of Jimmy Hoffa. Season 3 tells the story of a string of murders that took place in the mid-1970s in Oakland County, Michigan. Many people know the case as the Oakland County Child Killer. Season 2 tells the story of Rick Wershe Jr., also known as White Boy Rick. At 14, Rick became the youngest FBI informant ever and helped bring down some of Detroit’s biggest drug dealers. Then the FBI abandoned him, and he became the dealer. Season 1 investigates the disappearance of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton. The boys’ father, John Skelton, is the main suspect. Almost a decade later, the mystery of what happened to the boys remains open, with their small Michigan hometown wondering - could a father have committed an unimaginable crime?
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Episodes

White Boy Rick, Chapter 3 – Fight Night in Vegas

Chapter 3 – Fight Night in Vegas: When the police keep raiding drug houses rife with cash and cocaine, the Currys don’t think it’s simply bad luck for them or great work by the police. They suspect there is a rat in the organization and they want it exterminated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201824 minSeason 2Ep. 3

White Boy Rick, Chapter 4 – I’m No Cocaine Kingpin

Chapter 4 – I’m No Cocaine Kingpin: Rick has given the feds enough information for them to start prosecuting the Curry’s. Out of a job, Rick charts a new path with the skills he's accumulated from the government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201830 minSeason 2Ep. 4

White Boy Rick, Chapter 5 – Operation Backbone

Chapter 5 – Operation Backbone: From behind bars, Rick is asked to inform again as part of Operation Backbone, an FBI sting that aims to catch dirty Detroit cops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201826 minSeason 2Ep. 5

White Boy Rick, Chapter 6 – Inspector Todd

Chapter 6 – Inspector Todd: Rick says the reason he’s been languishing in prison for so long has a lot to do with one man, Gil Hill. Hill was the head the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Unit and he also played the part of a cop in the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201822 minSeason 2Ep. 6

White Boy Rick, Chapter 7 – Kid Rock and White Boy Rick

Chapter 7 – Kid Rock and White Boy Rick: Rick is granted his first parole hearing in 15 years. Kid Rock shows up to testify on his behalf. Rick thinks he has a chance at parole. But a letter from then Wayne County Prosecutor (and current Mayor of Detroit), Mike Duggan, throws a wrench into Rick’s dream of freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201831 minSeason 2Ep. 7

White Boy Rick, Chapter 8 – Just Call Me Rick

Chapter 8 – Just Call Me Rick With Hollywood making a movie about his life and some positive signs coming from the new Wayne County Prosecutor, Rick thinks he might have a shot at parole. As that’s happening - before he was sent to prison, before he sold drugs, before he became an informant, Rick was young and in love with Michelle. All these years later, they’ve reconnected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201828 minSeason 2Ep. 8

~~Introducing Shattered, Season 1 – Black Friday~~

Welcome to Shattered, a new true-crime podcast from WDIV in Detroit. Season 1 chronicles the young Skelton brothers’ disappearance on Black Friday, 2010. The mystery of what happened to the boys remains open, with their small Michigan hometown wondering - could a father have committed an unimaginable crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 20182 min

Black Friday, Chapter 1 – Shattered

Season 1, Chapter 1: The Skeltons, a family of 5, once whole and together has been shattered. John, the father, begins acting erratically and eventually pushes mom, Tanya, too far. But he's not done there. His anger toward Tanya leads to the eventual disappearance of 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton. But how and why? Shattered: Black Friday is the story of true life events from Morenci, Michigan. A small town with a big problem. If you have any information ab...

Apr 15, 201830 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Black Friday, Chapter 2 – Irreversible

Season 1, Chapter 2: Andrew, Alexander and Tanner are missing. But before their dad, John, made them vanish, a storm was brewing between him and his wife, Tanya. Tanya gives us a glimpse into life with John before Black Friday 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201832 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Black Friday, Chapter 3 – Maze Runners

Season 1, Chapter 3: John Skelton sits alone in a cell, with all the answers locked away deep inside his mind. Chief Larry Weeks and Detective Lt. Jeremy Brewer are the past and present lead investigators on the case. Is there any way to find the answers, find the boys, without John's cooperation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201830 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Black Friday, Chapter 4 – A Family Thing

Season 1, Chapter 4: We’re welcomed into the home of Tanya Skelton. We get into the alleged abuse of her own sons and John's family’s take on what he did or didn’t do. Tanya also reveals what built her back up after an emotional breakdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201840 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Black Friday, Chapter 5 – Me, Myself and John

Season 1, Chapter 5: With his three sons missing, John sits inside a Michigan prison cell. He doesn't seem worried, but he also doesn't seem to feel guilty. Hear John tell his story, for the first time, in his own words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201824 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Black Friday, Chapter 6 – A Simpler Story

Season 1, Chapter 6: John Skelton's stories change every time he tells them. One that has been told, more than once, is that he gave his children to the Amish. Because they are such a private people, there's no record of their thoughts on this possibility. WDIV's Sandra Ali and Jeremy Allen hit the road to get a firsthand account from the Amish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201825 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Black Friday, Chapter 7 – Holiday Road

Season 1, Chapter 7: Early morning, Black Friday, 2010, John Skelton's cell phone registers to cell phone towers between Morenci, Michigan and Holiday City, Ohio. Somewhere along this route is where police believe he made his children disappear. Lead Investigator Jeremy Brewer takes us on a ride, following that very route. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201831 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Black Friday, Chapter 8 – Southern Discomfort

Season 1, Chapter 8: John Skelton’s family in Morenci stays tight-lipped about the case. His mother, father and sister live a thousand miles away in Florida. Jeremy Allen heads to Jacksonville, seeking a perspective we haven’t yet heard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201837 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Black Friday, Chapter 9 – Missoula, Montana

Season 1: Chapter 9: As investigators work the Skelton case in Michigan, something pops up, but way off their radar. Human remains are found in Missoula, Montana – the remains of 3 kids. Lead Investigator Jeremy Brewer and Tanya try to figure out a connection to Montana. Tanya also struggles with what John Skelton’s family is saying about the case, her boys and her role in all of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201828 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Black Friday, Chapter 10 – Dear John

Season 1, Chapter 10: John Skelton has been silent for the better part of a decade. WDIV’s Sandra Ali and Jeremy Allen do their best to get him to speak. In the meantime, police bring someone with Amish ties to confront John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201833 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Black Friday, Chapter 11 – Inmate #812593

Season 1, Chapter 11: After the exchange of letters, a visit to the prison and many emails, John Skelton calls us on the phone. The public will hear John’s words in his own voice for the first time in several years. He talks about his meeting with Mose Gingerich, his heart breaking for his ex-wife Tanya and how one of Tanya’s sisters prompted him to reach out and finally call. John discusses hate mail, his internet searches and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Apr 15, 201835 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Black Friday, Chapter 12 – Getting to the Point

Season 1, Chapter 12: Tanner, Alexander and Andrew Skelton’s whereabouts continue to be a mystery. Their father, John has kept the information needed to crack the case locked up inside his head, but now he’s talking. In our second conversation on the phone with John, he opens up about his love for Tanya and admits he made a big mistake. He also says there were other people at his house, who drove his van early in the morning, back on Black Friday 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Apr 15, 201827 minSeason 1Ep. 12
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