INFAMOUS: The Horsch House of Horrors
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INFAMOUS: The Horsch House of Horrors

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202658 min
  • Documentary
  • Crime & justice

It started with a parked car near Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and a woman's voice from inside: "You're going to hurt me." Within hours, investigators were at the door of a boarded-up rowhouse in the city's Olney neighborhood. What they found inside raised more questions than answers, and months later, they're still trying to separate what's real from what was staged. So our team started digging into the house, the men who lived there, and the women whose trails lead back to it. If you want to learn more about Barbara Rotella’s work documenting underreported and underrepresented mi...

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If you know me, you know I love stories that make me go, wait, what? The kind that stop you in your tracks and send you straight down a rabbit hole.

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And my friend Delia D'Ambra tells stories just like that on Park Predators. Every Tuesday, Delia investigates true crime cases that unfold in the world's most beautiful places.

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From national parks to hiking trails, she reveals the shocking crimes, mysterious disappearances, and unsettling encounters hidden beneath the postcard perfect scenery.

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