Should Be Alive

Should Be Alive

Should Be Alive investigates the 2019 murder of a transgender teenage girl named Nikki Kuhnhausen in Vancouver, Washington. Host Ashley Korslien explores issues facing transgender people and brings a spotlight to an increasing number of acts of violence against the trans community. From the team that produced the award-winning investigative true crime podcasts The Yellow Car and Urge to Kill, KGW and Vault Studios present Should Be Alive.

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May 13, 2022 2 mins

Listen to Should Be Alive starting May 25.

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In 2019, 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen disappears after going on a late-night walk in Vancouver, Wash. Friends and family begin searching for Nikki as investigators pursue leads in her disappearance.

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June 1, 2022 47 mins

Detectives begin to focus on one specific ‘person of interest’ in Nikki Kuhnhausen’s case. The man agrees to come in for an interview with police.

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June 8, 2022 37 mins

Six months after Nikki Kuhnhausen’s disappearance, her remains are discovered in the mountains an hour outside of town. Police make an arrest in the case.

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June 15, 2022 46 mins

As attorneys prepare for trial, David Bogdanov’s defense team presents a new narrative about the day Nikki Kuhnhausen died. One that paints Nikki as the aggressor and David as the victim.

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June 22, 2022 65 mins

The murder trial for David Bogdanov begins and he takes the stand in his own defense. He tells a story about why he killed Nikki Kuhnhausen. But will the jury believe him?

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June 29, 2022 61 mins

The jury reaches a verdict in David Bogdanov’s murder trial. Advocates push for important legislation to be passed in Nikki Kuhnhausen’s honor.

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July 12, 2022 42 mins

A one-on-one interview with the judge on David Bogdanov’s murder trial: Clark County Superior Court Judge David Gregerson.

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New from VAULT Studios, "Intent: The Tex McIver Case" is available now. Investigators in Atlanta have always known who shot successful Atlanta businesswoman Diane McIver in Sept. 2016—and so did she. Diane was shot by her husband, Tex McIver, and she knew it was him because she handed him the gun. In "Intent: The Tex McIver Case," 11Alive WXIA News Reporter Kaitlyn Ross and VAULT Studios investigate the shooting, its aftermath and ...

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"Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved," the third season of VAULT Studios' Bardstown podcast, will begin on Mon., Oct. 17. Season one host Shay McAlister will be joined by Madison Wade, a reporter and anchor at KING5 in Seattle and the former host of the ABC10 TV news series "California Unsolved." Each episode, the two journalists will look back at a different unsolved case they have covered in search of new insights and, hopefully, answers....

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"Beyond Bardstown: Unsolved," the third season of VAULT Studios' Bardstown podcast, is available now. Season one host Shay McAlister will be joined by Madison Wade, a reporter and anchor at KING5 in Seattle and the former host of the ABC10 TV news series "California Unsolved." Each episode, the two journalists will look back at a different unsolved case they have covered in search of new insights and, hopefully, answers. Follow now...

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From Oregon’s first woman to go on trial for murder in the 1800’s to a grave robbery gone terribly wrong, join KGW and VAULT Studios as we dive into tales of old time crime. Wicked West explores legends, lore and the dark side of history. New episodes every Wednesday beginning October 26th.

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