
Episode 3: The man at the train station
05/10/22 • 50 min
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As family and financial worries mount, John List carries on an elaborate charade — all the while contemplating the unthinkable.
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'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher who killed his mother, wife and three kids in their Westfield, New Jersey mansion 50 years ago. John List left behind a confession letter, explaining why what he'd done was right, and disappeared to start a whole new life, eluding authorities for nearly two decades. The loss of those innocent lives, the horror and the fear, forever scarred this quiet New Jersey community.
New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.
For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As family and financial worries mount, John List carries on an elaborate charade — all the while contemplating the unthinkable.
-------
'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher who killed his mother, wife and three kids in their Westfield, New Jersey mansion 50 years ago. John List left behind a confession letter, explaining why what he'd done was right, and disappeared to start a whole new life, eluding authorities for nearly two decades. The loss of those innocent lives, the horror and the fear, forever scarred this quiet New Jersey community.
New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.
For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 2: The boogeyman of Westfield
John List moved his family to New Jersey seeking a better life, but this seemingly ordinary accountant will turn out to be the scariest neighbor his town has even seen.
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'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher who killed his mother, wife and three kids in their Westfield, New Jersey mansion 50 years ago. John List left behind a confession letter, explaining why what he'd done was right, and disappeared to start a whole new life, eluding authorities for nearly two decades. The loss of those innocent lives, the horror and the fear, forever scarred this quiet New Jersey community.
New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.
For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 4: Mopping up the blood
Step by terrible step, John List systematically kills each member of his family — and then confesses everything.
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'Father Wants Us Dead' is a serial investigative true crime podcast from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger about John List, the accountant and Sunday school teacher who killed his mother, wife and three kids in their Westfield, New Jersey mansion 50 years ago. John List left behind a confession letter, explaining why what he'd done was right, and disappeared to start a whole new life, eluding authorities for nearly two decades. The loss of those innocent lives, the horror and the fear, forever scarred this quiet New Jersey community.
New episodes will be released each Tuesday through June 21.
For more about the show or to see photos of the List family and the crime scene, visit www.fatherwantsusdead.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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