Best Mike Adamick Podcasts (2025)

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The Ridgewood City Council murders 21:17

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5d ago21:17

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In the winter of 2023, three city councilmembers from the city of Ridgewood were abducted. One, Gary Pugh, was murdered, his body dumped in a valley on the outskirts of town -- the exact same location used by the Rest Stop Killer. The two others, Margie Miller and Bea Macy, were brutally assaulted but, somehow, survived. To figure out what happened…

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A Show You'll Love: Harlem Queen 13:46

10d ago13:46

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Episode title: Stephanie's Great Escape This episode tells of Madame Stephanie St. Clair's great escape from prison and flight to France, aided by her secretary, Ruby and her top underling, Manos. This episode features: Gabrielle Adkins as Stephanie St. Clair Mare-Francoise Theodore as Josephine Baker Journey Brown-Saintel as Ruby Luke Slattery as …

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Bea Macy 19:49

11d ago19:49

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Bea Macy was born in a small town in Wisconsin but, just like Len Macy, she made her way to Ridgewood in a roundabout fashion following the Summer of Love. She remained in town until the very end. In the 1960s, she escaped the doomed cult in the valley outside of town, grabbing on to a secretarial job at City Hall. There, she learned the ins and ou…

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MTTA 225: Eric Rickstad 31:57

11d ago31:57

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Eric Rickstad Books Show Notes & Transcript Video Transcript The post MTTA 225: Eric Rickstad appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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Parking lots 18:36

18d ago18:36

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There’s something undeniably eerie about a parking lot. The rows of silent cars, or worse, the vast swaths of empty space. The distant echo of footsteps. The half-burnt yellow lights casting shadows across the gritty pavement. Parking lots are liminal spaces — they’re designed for movement, for transitioning from the safety of cars to the safety of…

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End game 24:51

26d ago24:51

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Over the span of a week in December 2023, two Ridgewood city council members were abducted and assaulted. One, Gary Pugh, had been murdered. The other, Margie Miller, managed to survive somehow, but the prognosis did not look good. She was abducted on Friday night, Dec. 15, 2023, and by the following morning, Saturday, she would be in the hospital,…

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MTTA 224: Traci Hunter Abramson 31:01

26d ago31:01

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Tokens 22:06

1M ago22:06

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True crime is littered with cases of killers who tied to throw investigators off their tracks. These cases are also littered with the tiny, dumb mistakes these killers made that ultimately led to their demise. The out of place pizza box. The tiny trace of DNA. The wild story of a late-night trip through a blizzard that was most definitely not an im…

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MTTA 223: Nicole Trope 23:41

1M ago23:41

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Other Books by the Author Show Notes & Transcript Summay Video Transcript The post MTTA 223: Nicole Trope appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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Fraud 27:07

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On Dec. 13, 2023, Ridgewood resident Mollie Miller came to one of the Crime Adjacent live shows in San Francisco. She had a message for us: The Rest Stop Killer had returned to Ridgewood. But more than that, she knew exactly who the killer was. So why, then, when I returned to Ridgewood to investigate, did I find her in her main suspect's home? I n…

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MTTA 222: J.A. Jance 25:00

1M ago25:00

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Other Books by J.A. Jance Show Notes & Transcript In this episode of Meet the Thriller Author, I sit down with New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance to talk about her incredible career and her latest novel, The Girl from Devil’s Lake (Joanna Brady #21). Highlights include: Video Transcript The post MTTA 222: J.A. Jance appeared first on Meet…

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Rehearsal Fantasy 26:04

2M ago26:04

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True Crime stories are riddled with serial killers and their crimes. But how do they get started? From BTK to The Nightstalker to the Rest Stop Killer, many serial killers begin with what forensic psychologists call rehearsal fantasy. That's the term for the young teen or young man outside, in the bushes, watching. Eventually, for some, these voyeu…

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Margie Miller 25:04

2M ago25:04

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Margie Miller spent her life trying to escape Ridgewood. But a series of unfortunate events always pulled her back home, and right back into the heart of this case. At 18, she was accepted into the University of Chicago, but her family just couldn't afford it, and so she stayed home. At 22, she was offered a job in San Francisco, but her father sud…

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MTTA 221: Mike Adamick 42:27

2M ago42:27

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Books by Mike Adamick Show Notes and Transcript Video Transcript The post MTTA 221: Mike Adamick appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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The Lake 33:24

2M ago33:24

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On Sept. 27, 1969, the Zodiac killer donned a black hood and approached a young couple on the shores of Lake Berryessa — just a few miles north of Ridgewood. Once he tied up the couple, he stabbed them mercilessly. I told you the Zodiac kept appearing in strange ways in the case of the Rest Stop Killer, and it happened again here, at Lake Berryessa…

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Michelle Diaz 23:50

2M ago23:50

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The disappearance of Michelle Diaz happened at the worst possible time in a small town with limited resources and in a media environment desperate for information about a different case altogether. So although her death would eventually lead to uncovering the true volume of horror committed by the Rest Stop Killer, she would, sadly, become a footno…

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MTTA 220: Dan Buzzetta 33:34

2M ago33:34

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Latest Book Other Books by the Author Show Notes and Transcript Summary Video Transcript Heads Up:This transcript was generated with the help of AI and only got a quick once-over from a human. So if you spot a typo or something that doesn’t make sense… let’s just blame the robots. 🤖[00:00:05.020] - IntroThis is Meet... The post MTTA 220: Dan Buzzet…

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Going Home 25:23

2M ago25:23

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It was Mollie Miller who alerted me to the death of Gary Pugh. It was Mollie Miller who said the Rest Stop Killer was back, who said the Palmer family was involved somehow, and that the police were covering for them. And yet, she now refused to talk. Something was happening in Ridgewood, and on Thursday Dec. 14, 2023, I went home for the first time…

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A Show You'll Love: Kingscreek 19:03

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Curiosity is a dangerous thing. Kingscreek is a weekly horror semi-anthology podcast, with weekly episodes. Follow Damien Bachman as he reads through his late uncle's old research, centered around the strange and paranormal occurrences in Kingscreek, Washington. Case A-95: Serial Roadside Phenomena (Fall 1997) Recording Date: 09/16/08 Content Warni…

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Gary Pugh 31:29

3M ago31:29

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The killer disappeared for nearly 30 years. Police thought he moved or was caught or just decided to call it quits, which happens occasionally with serial killers. Then Gary Pugh was abducted from a quiet street in Ridgewood on December 11, 2023, and discovered dead in the valley just hours later. The Rest Stop Killer had never left. Crime Adjacent…

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Len Macy 34:30

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When Len Macy arrived in San Francisco in 1967 for the Summer of Love, he was immediately tempted by the cults and charismatic narcissists who preyed on young people at the time. Charles Manson. Jim Jones. Synanon. They were everywhere. But it was Mitch "Moon" McDaniel that would lure Len to Ridgewood, where he would soon find himself alone and for…

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Daniel Palmer Jr. 37:00

3M ago37:00

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Three Ridgewood men have been abducted and murdered, their bodies found in a valley on the outskirts of town. And the same man found two of them. This is Daniel Palmer Jr., a millionaire housing developer who owns the valley land. On the nights of each murder, Palmer said he was home, hosting fund-raisers for local politicians. People saw him each …

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MTTA 219: Ty Hutchinson 39:31

3M ago39:31

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Latest Book Ty Hutchinson Books Show Notes & Transcript Summary Video Interview (from MTTA YouTube Channel) The post MTTA 219: Ty Hutchinson appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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Gone Cold 25:07

3M ago25:07

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One man built a flamethrower and patrolled the town’s sewer system, positive the killer lurked underground. A posse of women formed an armed vigilante group and roamed the streets at night. Neighbors reported other neighbors to police. Kids called the tip line on their teachers. As Ridgewood waited for the killer to strike again, mass hysteria sett…

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Panic 29:39

4M ago29:39

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After the abduction and murder of Bobby Briggs on Jan. 20, 1996, Ridgewood exploded. There was a killer among them, taking men. Off busy streets. Stomping them to death. Just as it has done all over the country for ages, panic set in. And Ridgewood would never be the same. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episode…

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A New Zodiac Victim? 27:30

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The similarities between the abduction of Bobby Briggs and one Zodiac survivor were so striking that Detective Jones had to check it out. Briggs was kidnapped in the middle of Ridgewood, on a busy thoroughfare. And yet, there were no witnesses or signs of a struggle. It was as if he simply vanished. When Detective Jones inspected his truck, she kne…

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Bobby #2 40:37

4M ago40:37

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With the discovery of a third body in the valley just off Interstate 80 in Ridgewood, police realized the killer emerged every other Saturday night. Only this time, instead of abducting a man at Hunter Hill rest stop, he was in Ridgewood. Anyone, it seemed, was fair game now. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New epis…

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MTTA 218: Alex R. Johnson 37:21

4M ago37:21

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Show Notes and Transcription Alex R. Johnson Author Interview Summary: Transcript Trailer for Two Step Alex R. Johnson Interview (Video) The post MTTA 218: Alex R. Johnson appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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The Doodler Links 26:16

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Detective Ida Jones had seen this before. Gay men were being murdered while the police and the entire town looked the other way. Like a nightmare she couldn’t escape, she couldn’t stop this from happening in Ridgewood. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the scenes details or jo…

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The Timeline 27:04

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Bobby Calvin had everything going for him. Smart, handsome, a former D1 star quarterback at Stanford, where he almost led the team to a national title in the 1980s. An actor with big dreams of Hollywood. An early adopter of the Internet. So how did he cross paths with a killer on a lonely night just after the new year in 1996? Detective Jones has s…

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Bobby #1 20:43

5M ago20:43

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Exactly two weeks after the discovery of Tommy Coulet, another man was found on the outskirts of Ridgewood. Same valley. Same injuries. Same horrible manner of death. This is the story of Bobby Calvin, who would soon become known as Bobby #1. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind …

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The Profile 37:28

5M ago37:28

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With no leads, no clues, and no suspects, Tommy’s case went cold, almost instantly. But as more men were abducted in Ridgewood, investigators reached out to the FBI for a profile. The profile has never been publicly released. Until now. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the sc…

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Tommy 32:07

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Tommy Coulet left home at 9 p.m. on Dec. 23, 1995 and would never return. His body was discovered the next morning in a known lovers’ lane spot on the western edge of Ridgewood just off Interstate 80. Investigators wouldn’t know it at the time, but Tommy Coulet would be the first known victim of the most prolific serial killer in American history. …

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Crime Adjacent. New season: The Rest Stop Killer 2:53

6M ago2:53

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Thirty years ago, someone began snatching men from a small Bay Area town and dumping their bodies in a quiet lovers’ lane just off Interstate 80. But just as quickly as the killings began, they suddenly stopped. The killer simply vanished. No suspects. No arrests. No headlines. These men and their murderer were forgotten, overshadowed by other noto…

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MTTA 217: Joshua Moehling 32:36

6M ago32:36

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More Books by Joshua Moehling Show Notes and Transcription Summary: Transcript The post MTTA 217: Joshua Moehling appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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MTTA 216: Marcie R. Rendon 31:54

6M ago31:54

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Marcie R. Rendon Books Show Notes and Transcription Summary: Transcript The post MTTA 216: Marcie R. Rendon appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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MTTA 215: Walter Mosley 32:02

8M ago32:02

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Other Books by Walter Mosley Show Notes & Transcript Summary: Transcript Video The post MTTA 215: Walter Mosley appeared first on Meet the Thriller Author.By Alan Petersen

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MTTA: 10th Anniversary Special 40:34

8M ago40:34

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This episode is different from the others. I won’t be interviewing an author, but instead, I’ll be looking back on ten years of the podcast! On June 23, 2025, Meet the Thriller Author officially marks its 10-year anniversary! It’s hard to believe that what started as a passion project has grown into a long-running show... The post MTTA: 10th Annive…