Episode 1: The Puppet Master and the Prince of Darkness, Part 1: Puppet Theater

In episode 1, we learn about the major players in this bizarre true story. There's William Sidney Bradfield, a.k.a. Bill--a handsome, charismatic teacher of English, Latin and Greek at Upper Merion High School. Adored by students and colleagues alike, Bill is a larger than life figure with larger than life stories that may or may not be true. And there's Dr. Jay C. Smith, retired Army Colonel and principal of Upper Merion High. Nicknamed The Prince of Darkness by colleagues, Dr. Smith is unlike anything this respectable community has ever seen, with his eccentric habits and unsettling eyes. He may make people uncomfortable with his perverted jokes and bizarre conversation, but no one knows (yet) about Dr. Smith's dark secret life. Then there's Susan Reinert, a kindhearted teacher and mother of two whose deadly mistake will be to put her trust in the hands of the wrong man. Join Katie and Whitney for the beginning of this epic story of love, greed, manipulation and murder.

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Too much chatter, not enough story

I am so off- put by the two women chatting and giggling that it's not worth listening to. I'd prefer the story without the laughter and opinions. Way too much laughter. Hated it. It's A murder story, not a comedy. Sounds like kids giggling inappropriately, interspersed with stupid comments.

Childish and disrespectful

I agree with previous review. These ladies spend too much time going off on tangents of comparing and talking about “how gorgeous a man is and should have been in a movie” or making fun of what is occurring in the story. Not even going to start on the giggling, like school girls. WTF the info being shared is about people who lost their lives, family and friends affected, etc. No comment where the information was gleaned for their commentary. Bad, bad, bad..Done listening.