The Clearing

The Clearing

When April Balascio was 40 years old, something she’d feared for decades was finally proven true. Her father, Edward Wayne Edwards, really was a murderer. The Clearing is about what came after April called a detective in 2009 to tell him about her suspicions — a call that led to her father’s arrest and eventual conviction on multiple murders — and tracks the emotional journey as she and host Josh Dean dig back into her childhood, unravel the truth of her father’s life, and overturn a viral online narrative that had turned Edward Wayne Edwards into a kind of serial killer caricature. Produced by Pineapple Street Studios in association with Gimlet.

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July 3, 2019 2 mins
When April Balascio was 40 years old, something she’d feared for decades was finally proven true. Her father, Edward Wayne Edwards, really was a murderer. The Clearing is about what came after April called a detective in 2009 to tell him about her suspicions — a call that led to her father’s arrest and eventual conviction on multiple murders — and tracks the emotional journey as she and host Josh Dean dig back into her childhood, u...
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Listen to the first two episodes of The Clearing starting July 18.  When April Balascio was 40 years old, something she’d feared for decades was finally proven true. Her father, Edward Wayne Edwards, really was a murderer. The Clearing is about what came after April called a detective in 2009 to tell him about her suspicions — a call that led to her father’s arrest and eventual conviction on multiple murders — and tracks the emotio...
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July 18, 2019 49 mins
April reads a news story and everything changes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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July 18, 2019 50 mins
Who the hell was Edward Wayne Edwards anyway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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July 25, 2019 55 mins
How one murder case turned into three.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 1, 2019 42 mins
Confronting the myth of Ed Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 8, 2019 49 mins
What else could Ed Edwards have done? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 15, 2019 52 mins
How to solve a murder and why you probably won’t.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 22, 2019 41 mins
April finds a connection in Akron, OH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 29, 2019 41 mins
On a farm in Wisconsin, April sees some good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Today we're sharing the first episode of The Disappearance of Nuseiba Hasan, a new season of Conviction created by our colleagues at Gimlet. Listen to the full series here. Nobody seems to know what happened to Nuseiba Hasan, a Jordanian-Canadian woman, who, in 2006, suddenly vanished without a trace. That is until someone from her past resurfaced, searching for justice. For the last three years, investigative journalist Habiba Nos...
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