DEVIANT

About DEVIANT

From the award-winning creator of Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, comes DEVIANT, a new true crime series that dives into the dark corners of what human beings are capable of. Host Dan Szematowicz tells good stories about bad people who do very bad things. Some people are wired for good. Some are wired for bad. And some are wired... to be Deviant. Follow the show wherever you listen and across socials @deviant.podcast (IG, TT, YT)

Publisher

Cold Open Media

Category

education · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 May 2024

Latest episode

11 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

100 of 117 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Delphi Murders - Part 2: Crime Scene

   On February 14, 2017, searchers make a discovery in the woods near Delphi, Indiana that changes the town forever. Abigail Williams and Liberty German are found. What investigators encounter in those first moments triggers an immediate and massive response, including the Indiana State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For years, almost nothing about this crime scene is made public. It becomes one of the most tightly guarded scenes in modern American law enforcement. Even experienced reporters with deep sourcing are left with little information. Why is so much held back? In Part Two of DEVIANT’s extended Delphi series, host Dan Szematowicz moves into the earliest hours of the investigation. We look at what police see, what stands out to them, and what early questions begin shaping the direction of the case. What makes investigators describe the scene as odd and strange? What decisions are made in those first critical hours? What possibilities are considered? And how do those first impressions influence everything that follows? Before turning fully to the evidence, we also pause to remember Abby and Libby as they were in life. Friends. Daughters. Kids with plans. This episode focuses on context, process, and the foundation of the investigation. The timeline matters. The details matter. What was known, and what was not known, matters. We continue step by step. We're not yet drawing conclusions or taking sides...just telling the story as it unfolds. JOIN OUR PATREON TO SEE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE: www.deviantpodcast.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: TikTok/Instagram - @deviant.podcast Copyright 2026 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   4 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Delphi Murders - Part 1: Gone

   Host Dan Szematowicz recounts the disappearance and murder of Abigail Williams and Liberty German near Delphi, Indiana, detailing the initial search and timeline of events in this tragic case.

3. 

   21 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Delphi Murders: Series Preview

   In February 2017, Abigail Williams and Liberty German went for a walk near Delphi, Indiana and never came home. What followed became one of the most haunting and divisive murder cases in modern American crime. An unusual crime scene. A video of the killer captured on a victim’s phone...the figure known as Bridge Guy. Years of speculation, accusations, and unanswered questions. In 2022, a local man, Richard Allen, was arrested. In 2024, he was convicted. And yet, for many, the case still feels unresolved. This February, DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz takes a fresh, comprehensive look at the Delphi murders. Over the course of the month, this special event series will examine the case from the beginning, incorporating years of newly released information, evidence that was not previously public, and insights gathered during and after the making of Down The Hill, including stories and information that very few know. Each episode introduces a new piece of the story, examining the evidence carefully, methodically, and without an agenda. Did Richard Allen kill Abby and Libby? If so, did he act alone? If not, who did? Were mistakes made by investigators or the courts? And when everything is laid out, what actually makes sense? New episodes release Wednesdays and Fridays throughout February, beginning February 4. A short primer episode arrives first, outlining the key events and milestones for those new to the case or in need of a refresher. This is not a recap. It is a full re-examination. When it concludes, the goal is simple: to understand what the evidence truly shows and why this case continues to divide so many people. Be sure to join DEVIANT's Patreon for pictures, documents, audio and more as the story unfolds at deviantpodcast.com Copyright 2026 Cold Open Media LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

The Delphi Murders - Part 2: Crime Scene

Published 11 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It was one of the most tightly kept secrets in American law enforcement. Back when we did the Down the Hill podcast, we could barely find out anything, and we were probably some of the more well -sourced people covering this as it happened. Police just weren't talking. The civilians who discover the crime scene weren't talking. Nobody was talking. When it comes to crimes, this is extremely unusual to find that level of secrecy around any crime scene in any story. My question about that was always, why? Why the secrecy? Yeah, obviously police always want to hold some things back. Things that only the perpetrator will know. […]

Who has been a guest on DEVIANT

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Hammond
• Caroline Fraser
• Dr Darrin Porcher
• Jerri Williams
• David Londo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

256,209

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

614 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

338 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

91

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