Fear Thy Neighbor

Fear Thy Neighbor

What would you do if the person you feared most… was living right next door? On Fear Thy Neighbor, we dive deep into stranger than fiction stories about neighbors gone wrong. We’ll hear these true stories as told by the victims, their families and their neighbors... featuring real 911 calls and surveillance archives. Tune in to hear what happens when simple issues turns into living nightmares with horrific and often fatal consequences. Also, go back and listen to episodes of Deadliest Decade. On Deadliest Decade, go on a terrifying journey back in time and explore the most notorious murders of the 1990’s and 1980’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 16, 2025 38 mins
Deep in the Australian outback, the rugged hamlet of Tungkillo is home to father and new grandfather, Kevin Skeyhill. His idyllic rural existence gets even better when Darren Lorke moves in next door. Not only is Kevin happy to make a new friend, he’s hoping his neighbor will share the expense of rebuilding the badly worn fence shared between them. But Darren accuses Kevin of extortion and the feud is on, soon exacerbated when torr...

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Loomis, California is a sleepy little town near Sacramento, and home to long time couple Gary Bortis and Maryanne Stein. They are friends with everyone on serene Boone Lane so it’s no surprise they welcome newcomer Lawrence “Cutter” Ficarra with open arms. Peace and friendship are soon destroyed when Lawrence reveals himself to be a developer and begins building a number of townhouses in the land behind Boone Lane. To make matters ...

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June 2, 2025 36 mins
Jed Elshant falls in love with rural Tennessee after moving onto a picturesque street. He’s quick to make friends with his new neighbors- longtime residents Robin and Charlie Hill on one side, and Cody and Amanda Massengill on the other. Yet as he settles in, Jed is put off by the wrecked cars and general unsightliness of his neighbor’s property. After acquiring a land survey, Jed sets out to clean mess he believes falls withi...

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May 26, 2025 33 mins
Perris, California, is an old rail town now seeing new life as a highly desirable neighborhood.  The Carbajal family is one of the first to move into the area, soon followed by the Aguayo family who settle in next door.  Twenty something Raul Carbajal and Alex Aguayo become fast friends, spending long hours bonding in their respective man caves. When, a simple misunderstanding unfolds, things between these two young hothe...

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May 19, 2025 35 mins
Residing for many years in Slanesville, West Virginia, the Atkins family is thrilled to welcome the Voit family to the area when they move in next door. The neighbors, including their teenage children, get along great and socialize frequently. When the Atkins family dog is injured, the Voits even lend them money for the vet bills. But when the Voits get a dog of their own, and one of the Atkins’ goats is found dead, patriarch Ray A...

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May 12, 2025 38 mins
A spine-chilling look into one of Canada’s most notorious mass killings. Today's story takes place in Portapique, Nova Scotia- an idyllic community nestled on the beautiful shore of Canada’s Bay of Fundy. It’s where wealthy denturist Gabriel Wortman decides to call home. Gabriel is a prominent resident and highly regarded by his many neighbors for his generosity and helpful nature – not to mentions the great parties he throws at hi...

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May 5, 2025 33 mins
Springfield, Virginia residents Janelle Hull and her daughter Amaya are thrilled when they are able to move out of their rough and tumble neighborhood into the beautiful, upscale community of Bedstraw Court. Initially, they’re given a warm welcome by their new neighbors, including Sara Hetle, but for some unknown reason her husband Michael gives them the cold shoulder. More troubling, as the women settle into their new lives they f...

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Fear Thy Neighbor is back for another season. What would you do if the person you feared most… was living right next door? On Fear Thy Neighbor, we dive deep into stranger than fiction stories about neighbors gone wrong. We’ll hear these true stories as told by the victims, their families and their neighbors... featuring real 911 calls and surveillance archives. Tune in to hear what happens when simple issues turns into living...

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December 16, 2024 38 mins
When a friendly retired couple moves in next door to a family with young children, the two households are initially united by a shared love of dogs. But when a strange coincidence leads them to realize they have far more in common, feelings of unease set in and it’s not long before these feelings evolve into all-consuming distrust and agitation. When one of the dogs launches a brutal and near-fatal attack, a drawn-out legal battle ...

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December 9, 2024 33 mins
Deep within the Appalachian Mountains, two families have inhabited neighboring plots for decades. But the once harmonious neighbors turn to bitter enemies after the police are called regarding an alleged theft -- violating the unspoken tradition of leaving authorities out of disputes. The wingding mountain roads are the scene of numerous confrontations that escalate to terrifying spats and acts of intimidation before finally culmin...

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December 2, 2024 41 mins
A single woman and her two young sons believe they have found a perfect new apartment on a quiet street with an on-sight landlord. Soon after the lease is signed, the landlord begins to exhibit controlling and obsessive behavior, frequently monitoring the coming and goings of his tenants and flying into a rage over perceived parking infractions. The family's once idyllic living situation turns into a living hell of arguments and in...

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November 25, 2024 36 mins
When a renegade handyman moves into a tight knight apartment complex, he quickly hits it off with his downstairs family-man neighbor. While the pair initially bond over a shared love of sports, the thin walls and an affinity for noisy cuckoo clocks soon turn the friendship sour. As animosity grows and festers, rising tempers become a ticking time bomb and the shared hallways set the scene for a final confrontation that will culmina...

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November 18, 2024 41 mins
Two nocturnal neighbors who are down on their luck bond with late night visits while the rest of the world is sound asleep. The platonic friendship deepens as they share struggles with one another. When one oversteps a major boundary and buries the other in debt with a hustle gone wrong, things go south fast. While their financial co-dependence keeps them entwined, a disturbing act of revenge is plotted and executed- one so gruesom...

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November 11, 2024 45 mins
After years of fostering a harmonious relationship with their quiet, unassuming neighbor, one tight-knit family is shocked to learn that he has been hiding a wife for nearly a decade inside his house. As the family gets to know the timid young woman, shocking truths are revealed, and a plan is set in place to remove her from toxic living conditions. But in doing so, a bitter grudge is stirred up that will have drastic…and fatal con...

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November 4, 2024 42 mins
When the Sienna family moves in next door to the Duckett family, their two sons Mark and Mitchell initially strike up a friendship over a shared love of cars and cigarettes. But as time goes on, Mark begins to encroach on the generosity of the Sienna family and his increasingly erratic and bizarre behavior threatens their sense of safety. As Mark’s mental health begins to unravel, he becomes plagued with delusions and paranoia. Whe...

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October 28, 2024 36 mins
When a Baptist pastor moves in next-door to a free-spirited older woman in suburban Las Vegas, you’d expect him to live piously and love his neighbor. But unfortunately, the two couldn’t be more different and as they struggle to wrap their heads around differing morals and lifestyles, tensions soar. Soon, back and forth allegations between them swirl as each accuses the other of noise violations, intimidation, spying, and drug use....

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October 21, 2024 44 mins
A family lends a friend in need a place to stay but kicks her out after a series of disagreements. Offended by the perceived offence, she refuses to move away and instead buys the house directly across the street from the family. From there, a years-long dispute kicks into high gear that will see rumors swirl among townsfolk, cyber bullying, topless lawnmower riding and heated public arguments. As the bitter rivalry swells, the res...

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October 14, 2024 36 mins
For years, a married couple rules a suburban street with their obnoxious behavior and taunting of fellow neighbors. Their reign of the otherwise quiet street is challenged by the arrival of a new neighbor who won’t stand for their digressions. As years of tensions fester between the two parties and insults are hurled, one neighbor is pushed over the edge. The result is an all-out brawl over a snow shoveling dispute that ends with a...

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October 7, 2024 1 min
What would you do if the person you feared most… was living right next door? On Fear Thy Neighbor, we dive deep into stranger than fiction stories about neighbors gone wrong. We’ll hear these true stories as told by the victims, their families and their neighbors... featuring real 911 calls and surveillance archives. Tune in to hear what happens when simple issues turns into living nightmares with horrific and often fatal consequen...

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February 10, 2023 36 mins

When young Sarah Rairdon vanishes in Underwood, Minnesota, the whole town launches an exhaustive search for her. The discovery of her body leads to terrifying fears of child abductions and reveals a tragic secret.


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