When police saw what was left of Carol Ryan’s body, dumped in the driveway of a suburban compost site in September of 1996, they wondered what weapon could cause that level of devastation. The truth was grislier than anyone imagined, and the un

Chapter IX

Sep 1st, 2022 28m 4s

The Return to Maple Avenue.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapter VIII

Aug 18th, 2022 38m 35s

And Josh said, "Mom, he's gone."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapter VII

Aug 4th, 2022 55m 25s

"You told me yourself on Wednesday that he would die. He would not survive on the outside if he did not have the proper detox. And you yanked that from him, and now you're telling me you're just going to boot him out and send him back with no t

Chapter VI

Jul 21st, 2022 1h 2m

In the past, Shawn had been very careful to hide the gory details of his addiction from his family. But today is different.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapter V

Jul 7th, 2022 1h 4m

As hard as Shawn was trying to lead a normal life, at best he was only halfway. And that’s probably why he was so focused on Josh and Katelyn’s wedding.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Inside Look: Sara Ganim Speaks with Dan LeBatard

Jun 23rd, 2022 50m 54s

This week we take a break from Shawn's story to gain an inside look at the origins of its reporting. Join us as Sara Ganim speaks Dan LeBatard on his show "South Beach Sessions" about how she broke one of the biggest sports scandals in history

Chapter IV

Jun 16th, 2022 24m 20s

""He stole my childhood from me. I don't know who I am anymore"Please note that this chapter contains profanity and graphic depictions of child abuse and sexual assault that some people may find distubring. Learn more about your ad choices. V

Chapter III

Jun 9th, 2022 46m 26s

Shawn was nearing the end of his 30-day stay at The Ranch, and from what Marianne could tell, he hadn’t truly been sober for very much of it. She felt the promise of this fancy rehab facility atop a hill slipping through her fingertips.Learn m

Chapter II

Jun 2nd, 2022 59m 30s

"I need to know what's going on. What is going on with him that he's nodding off like that?"Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapter I

May 26th, 2022 58m 55s

"Don't you remember that camp? Don't you think it was weird? Something happened… he changed."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Start Here

Nov 2nd, 2021 19m 47s

September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the