Deborah Roberts

This show is sponsored by Killer Ken, a podcast from i-D.

Family dynamics can be tricky, and sometimes even the people closest to you can become the most dangerous.

Killer Ken from i-D explores real cases about how family life can fall deep into manipulation, obsession, and murder.

Unpack what happens when rivalry and desire for control lead investigators and relatives questioning what fueled some of the darkest crimes ever committed.

Does evil run in the family?

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Hey there, 2020 listeners.

This is Deborah Roberts, co-anchor of 2020.

We've got a new spinoff series we think you're going to want to hear.

So we're making it available for you right here on our podcast.

It's called Bad Romance.

Have a listen.

But their story ends with a hooded man hammering on the front door, frightening texts, a mysterious kidnapping, and a deadly shot in the dark.

Knoxville is a rural community.

There's a lot of mountain folks around here.

The Central High Bobcats are a big deal here, and it's just as big of a deal to be on the cheerleading squad.

In the fall of 2014, Emma Walker was 14 years old.

Going into high school, being a freshman cheerleader, was that a big deal for her?

She had done competitive gymnastics as a young child and then competitive dance.

When she tried out for cheerleader, she was the only freshman that made it.