EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 19 MIN
He Staged His Ex Wife’s Home Invasion Then Tried to Be the Hero
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On New Year’s Eve 2021, Morgan Metzer woke up inside her Canton, Georgia home to a masked intruder standing in her doorway. The man assaulted her, zip tied her, and dragged her outside into the freezing cold before fleeing. Moments later, her ex husband Rodney Metzer arrived and called 911, presenting himself as the man who had come to help. Investigators quickly began questioning how he appeared at the scene at exactly the right moment. As detectives examined phone records, surveillance footage, and online activity, prosecutors say a disturbing plan emerged. Rodney had allegedly faked a terminal cancer diagnosis in an attempt to win Morgan back after their divorce. When that failed, investigators say he researched how to disguise his voice, restrain someone, and secretly accessed her home security system before the attack. Faced with mounting evidence, Rodney Metzer pleaded guilty to charges related to the home invasion and assault. He was sentenced to 70 years, including 25 years in prison followed by decades of probation. What began as a terrifying break in ultimately revealed a calculated attempt to manipulate and control the situation, with Rodney positioning himself as the hero of a crime he allegedly planned himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On New Year’s Eve 2021, Morgan Metzer woke up inside her Canton, Georgia home to a masked intruder standing in her doorway. The man assaulted her, zip tied her, and dragged her outside into the freezing cold before fleeing. Moments later, her ex husband Rodney Metzer arrived and called 911, presenting himself as the man who had come to help. Investigators quickly began questioning how he appeared at the scene at exactly the right moment. As detectives examined phone records, surveillance footage, and online activity, prosecutors say a disturbing plan emerged. Rodney had allegedly faked a terminal cancer diagnosis in an attempt to win Morgan back after their divorce. When that failed, investigators say he researched how to disguise his voice, restrain someone, and secretly accessed her home security system before the attack. Faced with mounting evidence, Rodney Metzer pleaded guilty to charges related to the home invasion and assault. He was sentenced to 70 years, including 25 years in prison followed by decades of probation. What began as a terrifying break in ultimately revealed a calculated attempt to manipulate and control the situation, with Rodney positioning himself as the hero of a crime he allegedly planned himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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