Last Seen presents: "Beyond All Repair," a new murder mystery podcast

Hey,

I’m Amory Sivertson, and I’m on the podcast team at WBUR, Boston’s NPR, the home of Last Seen. And because I’m constantly looking for new podcast recommendations, especially new mysteries to get lost in… I have one for you. I’m going to share the first episode of a new series from WBUR with you right here, right now. It’s called Beyond All Repair, and it tells the story of a crime, but also the woman who was accused of that crime, Sophia.

Sophia was newly married and 6 months pregnant when she was charged with murdering her mother-in-law in 2002. She gave birth to a son in jail that she hasn’t seen since, and for the last three years, she’s been telling me her story in hopes of getting justice for her mother-in-law, of having a chance of meeting her son, and of finally being believed. There are BIG themes in this story — there’s a really complicated family at the center of it, the murder itself is a sibling he-said-she-said, and there are deep reflections on mistakes made and time lost woven into this larger pursuit for the truth of what happened.

So I hope you’ll stay put and give it a listen, and if you want to keep going after that, episode two is already waiting for you. Just look for Beyond All Repair wherever you listen to Last Seen.

Note: That was the first episode of Beyond All Repair from WBUR and ZSP Media. Episode 2 is already waiting for you. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.