M. William Phelps Investigates a Poisoning death in “We Thought We Knew You”
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In this episode 191, we visit with M. William Phelps, the New York Times bestselling author of “We Thought We Knew You,” a gripping true crime investigation into the poisoning of Mary Yoder and the dark revenge plot behind her death.
On September 17, 2015, Mary Yoder died a suspicious death. Her husband, Bill Yoder, is a suspect. An anonymous letter also points to her son, Adam Yoder, and then evidence points to Adam’s jilted ex-girlfriend and former employee of the Yoders, Kaitlin Conley. Who killed Mary Yoder and how did they do it? Phelps expertly breaks down the events that led to Mary’s death and the investigation that followed.
Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author of “Where Monsters Hide” had this to say about the book, “A nonfiction thriller of the highest literary caliber only an investigative journalist like Phelps—at the top of any true crime writer’s game—could accomplish.”
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New York Times bestselling investigative journalist and serial killer expert M. William Phelps is the author of more than forty nonfiction books and has appeared on over 100 television shows. He created, produced and starred in the series Dark Minds and is one of the stars of Deadly Women and Oxygen’s Snapped, Killer Couples and KillerPost. Touched by tragedy himself through the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a Connecticut farming community.
“Phelps is an expert in the world of true crime and the mind of a serial killer.” —Library Journal
“Phelps is a true-crime veteran.” —New York Post
“Phelps is one of America’s finest true-crime authors.” —Vincent Bugliosi
“M. William Phelps [is a] master of true crime.” —Real Crime Magazine
“Phelps is the king of true crime.” —Lynda Hirsch, Creators Syndicate columnist
Radio America calls him “the nation’s leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.”
Paper Ghosts Podcast
Check out the popular Paper Ghosts podcast by M. William Phelps in production with iHeart Radio about the disappearance of young girls in a small town in the 70s. It was a major project, 11 years in the making. Season 1 of his investigative, narrative podcast focused on four missing Connecticut girls Janice Pockett, Debra Spickler, Lisa Joy White and one confirmed murder, Susan Larosa. PAPER GHOSTS for iHeartRadio is available now.
Check out Phelps’s cover story for Connecticut Magazine, “Blonde, Blue-eyed and Gone,” based on his investigative work behind an episode of DARK MINDS under the same title. Here you can see Phelps discuss that same article and the case with a victim’s family member.
“Development in the world of television is a tough game,” Phelps says, “but I am working my way through it. I miss DARK MINDS, and appreciate all of the support from fans of the series. But I have bigger things in the pipeline. I am grateful for every viewer and reader.”
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