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Introducing a brand new podcast from Wondery called The Apology Line.

"I'm definitely more paranoid wherever I go. I definitely watch my back more and pay attention to what's going on around me."

"The people of the town are calling us and saying, 'Do we have a monster that lives in our community?' I wish I could give them Solace."

"I'm like, 'What the heck is that?' So, I walk around some shrubs, and as I get closer I can see that it kind of looks like bone."

“It's kind of strange that your investigator calls this search, and lo and behold, right after he starts the search, a cell phone is found.”

"I'm sitting there thinking, 'Oh God, I'm so scared right now.' I couldn't convince them. And so I just let them hammer me."

"Makes you want to go to the church, get on your knees and say a few words, right?

We hope you're enjoying “Tom Brown’s Body” and that if you haven't already, you'll subscribe and tell your friends about this story. We also wanted to tell you about another true crime podcast -- this one's from writer Michael Connelly. Season 2 of Murder Book “The Women Who Stopped Sam Little” launched on October 5. The series follows a Los Angeles Police Department cold case investigator's relentless hunt for Little across the country to capture and convict him with the help of a group of...

"My gut tells me he hasn't left Hemphill County. I think he's here somewhere, and I don't know if he intends to come out in the next day or two."

“Someone is lying. And it’s hard to know who’s lying and who’s not.”