Dark Dialogue: Unraveled Truths

Making a Murderer (Episodes 1–3) — Narrative Framing, Omission, and Bias

Dark Dialogue: Unraveled Truths returns with a deep, unscripted examination of Making a Murderer, starting at the beginning.
In this episode, John and Angela break down Episodes 1–3, not to recap them—but to interrogate them. We examine how narrative framing, selective editing, and strategic omissions shape public opinion long before juries ever hear the evidence. From Steven Avery’s exoneration to the early construction of conspiracy, this episode explores what the documentary emphasizes, what it minimizes, and what it leaves out entirely.
This is not a verdict.This is not a defense.It’s an examination of how true-crime storytelling influences belief.
If you’ve ever felt pulled toward certainty by a documentary, this episode is your reminder: don’t take it at face value
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West Memphis Three — Unraveled Truths, Episode 1 | Satanic Panic, False Confessions & the Case That Won’t Die

In May 1993, three eight-year-old boys were found murdered in a drainage ditch in West Memphis, Arkansas. What followed became one of the most controversial criminal cases in American history — driven by fear, moral panic, and a justice system desperate for answers.
This is not a traditional deep dive.
In the debut episode of Dark Dialogue: Unraveled Truths, John McColl sits down with Angela for an unfiltered, unscripted conversation about the West Memphis Three — a case so embedded in true crime culture that even decades later, it still ignites anger, disbelief, and unanswered questions. No polished timeline. No scripted forensic walkthrough. Just lived research, firsthand reactions, and the uncomfortable realities that refuse to stay buried.
Together, they examine the Paradise Lost documentaries, the role of Satanic Panic in 1990s policing, the deeply flawed confession that anchored the prosecutions, and the cascade of investigative failures that shaped the outcome from the very beginning. From the unexplained “Bojangles” incident to mishandled evidence and ignored leads, this episode challenges how narrative replaced proof — and how three teenagers became casualties of institutional failure.
This conversation arrives at a critical moment. In late 2025, after years of legal battles and public pressure, a judge finally approved advanced DNA testing on key evidence, including the shoelaces used to bind the victims. For the first time in decades, modern forensic science may finally answer the question that has haunted this case for over thirty years:
If it wasn’t them… who was it?
Dark Dialogue: Unraveled Truths exists to revisit infamous cases without reverence for broken systems or comfort in familiar conclusions. Some stories don’t end with a verdict. Some truths remain buried because digging is inconvenient. This series is about pulling those cases apart — carefully, critically, and without fear of where the answers lead.
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