An unsympathetic victim, a prosecutor's conviction playbook, a missing mother of two and a tale of lie after lie after lie. Across four seasons, Murder on the Space Coast has explored each of these heartbreaking true-crime stories based in Central Florida.
Latest episodes
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13 min
Season 4 Update: Abramowski released from prison
After 23 years in prison for a murder many believe he did not commit, Jeff Abramowski's conviction was overturned and he was released from custody. The state has yet to announce wh…
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22 min
“Hot dog stand”
Episode 2: A pill mill doctor’s office is so busy that a hot dog stand is set up to accommodate all the people waiting to get their pain pills.
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9 min
How We Got Here
Bonus episode: FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explains a bit of the backstory of our journey to telling you about the Gayden case.
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32 min
“Monster”
Episode 6: A federal judge lays into the man who prescribed more opiates in six months than the state of California, calling him a “monster.”
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24 min
“Police begin connecting the dots”
Episode 4: As more and more people die from Oxycodone overdoses, police begin connecting the deaths to one doctor in the area.
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20 min
“Surf Ghetto”
Episode 1: Years after a notorious pill mill doctor is put out of business, violence and addiction wash over a once idyllic beachfront community.
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23 min
“Korrianne”
Episode 3: A Melbourne teenager falls deeper into addiction thanks to Dr. John Gayden.
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33 min
“Young girls”
Episode 5: Dr. Gayden uses his opiate-induced influence on underage girls.
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1 min
Coming Soon: Monster on the Beach
Based in the small beachside community of Indialantic, Florida, the long-awaited sixth season of the award-winning true crime podcast Murder on the Space Coast is nearly ready to d…
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3 min
While you're waiting for the next season
Murder on the Space Coast season 6 is currently in production. While you wait for it to drop, check out The Last Ride - a series produced by our friends here in the USA Today Netwo…
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14 min
Crosley Green's fight for freedom moves to the U.S. Supreme Court
With the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing Crosley Green’s previous victory of a new trial, his lawyers are hoping to get his case in front of the highest court in the land –…
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12 min
Crosley Green comes home
After 32 years in prison, Crosley Green was released – pending the outcome of the state’s appeal. He talks prison, family, his lawyers and ice cream with host John A. Torres.
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24 min
Mini Season Episode Three: A Dark Place
A potential deal between Crutchley and the prosecutor’s office falls apart. Other suspects emerge in Tammy’s disappearance and can being obsessed with murder save your life?
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23 min
Mini Season Episode One: The Vampire and The Beauty Queen
Nearly 40 years after she went missing, local beauty queen Tammy Lynn Leppert’s disappearance continues to baffle. Could there be a simple explanation? Could she have been one of t…
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30 min
Mini Season Episode Two: One Step Ahead
John Crutchley, the ‘Vampire Rapist,’ seems one step ahead of police at all times as they struggle to prove he was a serial killer responsible for killing numerous local women. And…
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14 min
Season 1 Update: Bennett's Best Shot at Freedom
Having already spent 36 years in prison for a murder many doubt he committed, Gary Bennett finally gets some good news in the form of a top law firm taking his case.
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21 min
10: The Long Arc of the Universe
Crosley Green dreams of freedom while his attorneys prepare for a worst-case scenario.
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27 min
9: Brady Violation
A Federal Court rules that Crosley Green should get a new trial.
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30 min
8: Hair, Fate and Destiny
Could troubling DNA results derail convicted killer Crosley Green’s fight for freedom?
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31 min
7: National attention
A private eye succeeds in getting Crosley Green’s story national media coverage.