The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

Ashlee Wlasiuk was only 10 years old when her father Pete Wlasiuk stood trial for the murder of Patty Wlasiuk. While fighting for her father's innocence, devastating secrets came to light. Among them was the revelation that Patty was not Ashlee's biological mother. Her real mother was a woman named Jackie, who died under mysterious circumstances. As the truth about her father began to emerge, Ashlee wondered, what else had he lied about?
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At just nine years old, Ashlee Wlasiuk lost her mother, Patty, when her parents’ truck plunged into a lake. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident soon became a murder investigation, with Ashlee’s father, Pete Wlasiuk, charged with Patty’s death. Had Patty drowned in a terrible accident, or had Pete killed her and staged the crash? As a child, Ashlee fiercely defended her father, refusing to believe he could be responsible for her mother’s death. But as the years passed, troubling questions became harder to ignore.

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Patia sits down with Tom Breyfogle, a Producer on The Knife. First, Patia tells Tom a story about Stanley Alpert who narrowly escaped a 25-hour kidnapping. Then, Tom tells Patia about a time a man popped up from his car's back seat, flashed his gun and told Tom to drive.
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Patia speaks with Karen Kilgariff (Host, My Favorite Murder) about a tragedy she witnessed at SXSW in 2014. Karen reflects on the moment an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in front of her and what it means now to carry that memory.
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In this episode, Patia speaks with Anita Vida, a forensic expert specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis. Anita discusses her work examining the evidence in the appellate case of convicted murderer Paul Duyst, offering insight into the forensic analysis and what the bloodstain patterns revealed about the case.
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