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Vigilante

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Vigilante is a podcast about regular people who take justice into their own hands - for better, or for worse. Hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.

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Episodes

  1. Tim Ballard: Unmasking a Hero

    Listen to the new season of Opportunist, out now wherever you listen to podcasts. In the 10th season of "The Opportunist: Tim Ballard," Podcast One will explore controversy surrounding Tim Ballard, the celebrated founder of Operation Underground Railroad, an organization known for its mission to...

  2. Seraphine Warren: Long Walk to Justice

    Seraphine Warren rose to prominence as an advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – walking 2,400 miles from Arizona to Washington, D.C. to draw attention to her missing aunt Ella Mae Begay, who disappeared from a Navajo Reservation in 2021. But while she spoke out publicly against the...

  3. Chase Johnston: Prisoner v Predator

    Chase Johnston is part of a growing trend of online citizen vigilantes who pose as underage kids and use social media to confront and capture would-be sexual predators. But when a sting operation goes bad, Chase Johnston finds himself the one arrested and behind bars.

  4. Byron David Smith: The Deer Hunter

    Byron Smith was tired of his home being burgled. He said it had been broken into at least a half dozen times. And he was determined not to let it happen again. So, Smith set a trap and laid in wait to protect his “castle.” When two teenage cousins broke into his house on Elm Street, it set off a...

  5. Ransom! Available now!

    Ransom: Season 1 - Position of Trust is a story of greed and betrayal and how one’s outward appearance can be dangerously deceiving. Go to ransompodcast.com, or follow Ransom on your favorite podcast app. Twelve-year-old McKay Everett disappeared from his Texas home in September 1995. His father...

  6. James Fairbanks: A Hero and a Devil

    James Fairbanks spent his career helping at-risk children. But their stories took a devastating toll on him. In 2020, Fairbanks said he witnessed a registered sex offender - Mattieo Condoluci - scouting out his next victim. Fairbanks vowed on the spot he wouldn’t allow another child to be abused....

  7. Rev. Raymond Broshears: Militant Priest

    In the 1970s, San Francisco’s gay community was being terrorized. An unlikely hero emerged - Rev. Raymond Broshears. Determined to protect his flock, the gun-toting, controversial gay priest brought vigilante justice to San Francisco’s streets.

  8. Marvin Heemeyer: The Killdozer

    Marvin Heemeyer was nearing his breaking point after a decade-long battle with his local zoning commission. He believed they were conspiring against him. Heemeyer demanded justice, and in an effort to secure the justice he believed he deserved, he turned to an armored bulldozer and terrorized his...

  9. Varnamtown! Available Now!

    Two years ago, Kyle MacLachlan, the star of Twin Peaks, called investigative journalist Joshua Davis with a strange story. Kyle had heard a rumor that Pablo Escobar did a deal in the early 1980s with a remote, coastal Southern town of 300 people. In exchange for vast wealth and limitless cocaine,...

  10. Tim Miller: Epilogue

    Host Allie Conti joins Hannah Smith (The Opportunist) in conversation about the making of Vigilante, season one. If you have recommendations for people we should profile in futures seasons of Vigilante, please leave them in a review in Apple Podcasts.

  11. 5 of 5: Squaring the Circle

    What really happened to Laura Miller?

  12. 4 of 5: To Walk Alone

    "Got to do whatever works, dear."

  13. 3 of 5: Lessons

    Marla recovers a memory.

  14. 2 of 5: Fun and Games

    "I set his ass up."

  15. 1 of 5: Welcome to Tim World

    A famous search-and-rescuer invites a journalist to Texas, where not everything is as it seems.

About this show

Vigilante is a podcast about regular people who take justice into their own hands - for better, or for worse. Hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Vigilante have?

Vigilante has 15 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 21, 2024.

What is Vigilante about?

Vigilante is a podcast about regular people who take justice into their own hands - for better, or for worse. Hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.

How often does Vigilante release new episodes?

Vigilante publishes about every 63 days, based on its 15 episodes since May 2022.

Who hosts Vigilante?

Vigilante is created and hosted by PodcastOne.
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