Unknown Subject

22/12/2022

The bonus episode is available now! Listen here: bit.ly/3BW5dl8

23/11/2022

"Potomac River Ra**st" suspect Giles Warrick, the man at the center of Unknown Subject's season 3, was found dead in his DC Jail cell on Saturday, less than two weeks before his trial for the murder of Christine Mirzayan was scheduled to begin.

While the trial will no longer happen, we do plan to release a follow-up episode after the Thanksgiving holiday with reaction from victims, victims’ family members and others intimately involved in the case.

In the meantime, host Paul Wagner has released a short new episode with a few details on what we know about Warrick’s death.

Host Paul Wagner brings listeners a huge update about Giles Warrick that changes the course of...everything.

14/11/2022

Paul Wagner, host of the American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast, spoke with Adam Carolla of the The Adam Carolla Show on PodcastOne. Listen to the show to learn more about how law enforcement uses DNA evidence to solve cold cases: https://adamcarolla.com/jon-reep/

08/11/2022

In November 2019, detectives from Montgomery County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., make their way to Conway, South Carolina, where investigators are certain they will find their “unknown subject.” They head to a ranch house on a rural country road where a 60-year-old man is living with his girlfriend. But, what will they find when they knock on the door?

Find out in the latest episode of WTOP's American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast. Listen/subscribe: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/episode/s3-ep6-unmasked/

01/11/2022

In the latest episode of the American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast, learn about a young Montgomery County police officer, named "Smugs," who was handed the case after investigators were tired of waiting for another DNA cold hit.

Listen/subscribe: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/episode/s3-ep-5-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/

25/10/2022

A new American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast episode is now out. In episode four, learn about how years of investigating got two detectives nowhere until DNA from all of the Potomac River Ra**st attacks linked to one man.

Listen/subscribe: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/episode/s3-ep4-a-cold-hit/

18/10/2022

TW: Sexual violence

In the 1990s, Montgomery Co. Police Detective Joe Mudano knew he had a ruthless ra**st preying on women, but he had no idea who he was. More maddening for him was the fact the Unknown Subject seemed to have inside information. But how?

Listen/subscribe: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/episode/s3-ep-3-the-case-the-wouldnt-break/

14/10/2022

Listen to the harrowing story of a woman, named Kelly, who survived an encounter with the Potomac River Ra**st many years ago. Don't miss the second episode of the American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast.

Seven years before Christine Mirzayan was murdered in Georgetown, a man cut the phone lines to a house miles outside the city and r***d a teenage baby sitter. T

11/10/2022

TW: Sexual violence

Seven years before Christine Mirzayan was murdered in Georgetown, a man cut the phone lines to a house miles outside the city and r***d a teenage babysitter. The first of a string of similar attacks spread out over several years. Kelly survived that awful night and tells her harrowing story in the second episode of the American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast.

Listen/subscribe: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/episode/s3-e2-kellys-story/

07/10/2022

Since debuting on Oct. 4, over 23,000 people have listened to the first episode of WTOP News' third season of the American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject podcast. Find out why!

Learn about the ongoing case of the Potomac River Ra**st and the key piece of evidence that the killer left behind in episode 1.

Listen/subscribe: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/episode/s3-ep1-a-murder-in-georgetown/

04/10/2022

TW: Sexual violence.

In WTOP News’ American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject, Paul Wagner delivers exclusive interviews with victims and homicide commanders, digging deep into the investigation of the Potomac River Ra**st. The first episode of the third season launches today, Oct. 4, 2022: https://americannightmarepodcast.com

28/09/2022

TW: Sexual violence

In WTOP’s American Nightmare Series: Unknown Subject, host and journalist Paul Wagner delivers exclusive interviews with victims and homicide commanders, while digging deep into the investigation of the infamous Potomac River Ra**st. Listeners will also hear evidence that has never been made public before this podcast, including the pivotal police interview with the suspect.

The third season of WTOP’s American Nightmare series will launch Oct. 4, 2022 on PodcastOne, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and WTOP.com.

Learn more about WTOP's American Nightmare Series podcast and host Paul Wagner here: https://americannightmarepodcast.com/

29/03/2021

Ten months after Prince George's County Police Detective Bernie Nelson began using genealogy to track Sherry Crandell's killer through his relatives - the research continues on a promising family tree.

Episode 6 of WTOP News' American Nightmare Series: Murder In A Safe Place is out now.

15/03/2021

In the days after Sherry Crandell was r***d and murdered, the police in Prince George’s County set up the ‘war room’ to manage the investigation. That probe uncovered shocking details about security on the hospital campus.

Ep 4 is out now. Listen -> AmericanNightmarePodcast.com

11/03/2021

When looking at suspects, Homicide Commander Mike McQuillen knew he had to keep an open mind when narrowing the list down.

Did that help or hurt the investigation? The story continues as Ep. 3 is out now. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Americannightmarepodcast.com

08/03/2021

After Sherry Crandell died on a Tuesday, it became the most difficult day of the week for Sherry's daughter Tiffany.

The heartbreaking story continues as Ep. 3 is now available wherever you get your podcasts. AmericanNightmarePodcast.com

04/03/2021

From NBC Washington: "An interview with a woman who witnessed an unsolved murder more than two decades ago in Prince George’s County was recently dug up by award-winning crime reporter Paul Wagner."

An interview with a woman who witnessed an unsolved murder more than two decades ago in Prince George’s County was recently dug up by award-winning crime reporter Paul Wagner.

01/03/2021

There was a witness to the vicious murder of Sherry Crandell in 1998. The problem? - She's not sure what exactly she saw.

Listen to host Paul Wagner explain and subscribe to wherever you get your podcasts.

Ep1 out now, Ep2 out next Monday. AmericanNightmarePodcast.com

12/02/2021

Shirley Montague worked as a secretary in the Family Health Center in 1998, when Sherry Crandell was murdered in the hospital.

She remembers the moment they told her that Sherry had been killed.

Subscribe for the first episode on February 22nd -> americannightmarepodcast.com

12/02/2021