In the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia. What followed was one of the biggest and most expensive investigations in the history of the American South. To get to the bottom of this forgotten case, journalist Shaun Raviv visits a rural community with plenty of secrets.
He discovers the epic history of the well-respected family who owned the property, uncovers the fates of the bodies sent to a crematory called Tri-State, and searches for the mysterious man at the center of it all. And in the process, Shaun explores one of the most primal and vexing questions we face as human beings: What do the living owe the dead?
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INTRODUCING: Lords of Death
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BONUS: Behind the scenes of Noble
Matt Schaer and Shaun Raviv go behind the scenes of Noble to reveal the creative process and insights behind the hit podcast series.
18 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
NEW SHOW: Unfit For Service
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14 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
New Series: How It All Went South
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Listen Now: Kill List
In the depths of the dark net, tech journalist Carl Miller makes a disturbing discovery: a secret Kill List targeting hundreds of innocent people on a murder for hire website. When the police decide not to investigate, Carl is thrown into a race against time to warn those in danger and uncover the truth about the people who want them dead. From Wondery and Novel, comes a true story about obsession, control and the price of life and death.
11 Sept 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Pastor | Chapter 8
Years later, Shaun meets a man who knows all of Brent Marsh’s secrets, and travels to Noble, where it all started.
4 Sept 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Missing Right Arm | Chapter 7
As Brent Marsh’s court case winds up, one victim of Tri-State Crematory has a remarkable change of heart, even after seeing her husband’s mummified corpse. Other families are not so forgiving.
28 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Marshes | Chapter 6
The family that owns the crematory—the Marshes—has been in northwest Georgia since slavery times. Their story may help explain what went wrong at Tri-State.
21 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Recovery | Chapter 5
Forensic specialists from around the country are brought in to help recover and identify all the bodies found at Tri-State Crematory. One woman brought in to help also searches for her own brother’s body and finds a conspiracy.
14 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Furnace | Chapter 4
The Marsh family hires a lawyer with a history of representing town weirdos. And an expert examines the crematory furnace.
7 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Vaults | Chapter 3
As police scour the crematory property, hundreds of family members who sent bodies to be burned learn that they’ve been deceived, setting off a panic.
31 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Special Agents | Chapter 2
Two EPA agents investigate a report of human body parts discovered at the rural site of Tri-State Crematory. What they find sets off the biggest investigation in Georgia history.
31 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Gas Man | Chapter 1
A gas man out on a routine delivery discovers a corpse on a rural property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia.
10 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT
Trailer: Noble
In the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia. What followed was one of the biggest and most expensive investigations in the history of the American South. To get to the bottom of this forgotten case, journalist Shaun Raviv visits a rural community with plenty of secrets.
He discovers the epic history of the well-respected family who owned the property, uncovers the fates of the bodies sent to a crematory called Tri-State, and searches for the mysterious man at the center of it all. And in the process, Shaun explores one of the most primal and vexing questions we face as human beings: What do the living owe the dead?
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4.7 / 5
4,427 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
1,894 ratings
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