Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry
Somethin’ Else / The Marshall Project / Sony Music Entertainment
Smoke Screen is an investigative documentary series on people with complex motives and morals. Follow characters on the fringes of society — con artists, cult leaders, corrupt poli...
Episode list
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June 13, 2025
6 min
The Man Behind a Trail of Lies, Lovers, and Stolen Lives
He told each of them a different story: billionaire’s son, crypto genius, tech founder. None of it was true. From the outside, Ken was everything—successful, charming, generous. Bu...
moreMarch 12, 2025
8 min
Finding Mom’s Killer: He Looked for Answers—And Found a Nightmare
Noreen Boyle goes missing, and her 11-year-old son is determined to find her. He teams up with a homicide cop to investigate his mother’s murder. In a shocking turn of events, toge...
moreJanuary 14, 2025
9 min
A Perfect Couple or a Perfect Crime? The Story of Tex and Diane McIver
A single gunshot left Diane McIver dead and her husband Tex at the center of a deadly mystery - but was it a tragic accident or a carefully calculated scheme? Found out on Deadly F...
moreDecember 9, 2024
8 min
Scary Terri: Inside the Mysterious World of a Deadly Guru
Between 1977 and 1989, a dozen people died under mysterious circumstances, with one thing in common: a spiritual leader named Terri Hoffman. Join investigative reporter Jonathan Hi...
moreNovember 19, 2024
1 min
Inside the High-Stakes Secrets of ‘Lady Mafia’
Sara King lived large as 'Lady Mafia,' but what caused it all to come crashing down? Host Michele McPhee unravels the secrets behind Sara King's high-roller life and high-stakes cr...
moreOctober 7, 2024
4 min
Denise Didn't Come Home - One Woman's Search For Her Sister's Killer
Karen Falasca last saw her 15 year old sister Denise on July 14, 1969, when they parted ways not far from their Bergen County home. The next day, Denise’s body was found strangled ...
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