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Inside the Midnight Order - Ep. 2: "Let the Evidence Lead"

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ABC News

True Crime

3.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Could "Archie" be a killer? Midnight Order members Marina and Florence reveal their conclusion — and what they learned from their first investigation together. "Inside the Midnight Order" is a companion podcast to the Freeform documentary series "Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order," now streaming on Hulu. Follow the "Inside the Midnight Order" podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there. It's Deborah Roberts. I hope you're following

0:03.4

inside the midnight order. It's a behind-the-scenes look at how a group of young

0:07.8

women is tackling cold cases using forensic analysis and data skills.

0:13.0

Here's episode two.

0:15.0

Hey there, I'm ABC News correspondent,

0:20.0

Kaina Whitworth.

0:21.0

And I'm Nancy Schwartzman, the director and executive producer of

0:24.5

Sasha Reed and the midnight order.

0:27.0

From ABC Audio and Freeform,

0:28.9

this is inside the midnight order.

0:41.2

Nancy, in episode two, Dr. Sasha Reed and the midnight order continue investigating this Veronica and Archie case.

0:43.3

Basically, they're trying to figure out

0:45.0

whether Veronica's ex, who they call Archie,

0:48.5

could be the man responsible for the deaths of several women. They have this case totally laid out in front of them with a woman who absolutely believes

0:57.2

that her husband is this serial killer and they have all this information to work with.

1:02.4

Nancy, ultimately what was the conclusion that they came to there and why?

1:07.2

This is where they were sharpening their skills. This was their first real get out, hit the streets, meet families, meet law enforcement, go to the

1:16.4

scenes of the crimes. The midnight order comes to the conclusion that Archie is not responsible for this string of murders, but I think it really emboldened them to jump into the Picton case.

1:30.0

This Veronica in Archie case was the midnight Order's first official case together, but it's one that doesn't have, as you pointed out, the most satisfying conclusion for them.

1:40.0

But ultimately, what does that case tell us about the investigative process, and what should the listeners be taking away from that?

1:48.0

What I love about the midnight order and their approach is compassion first, but let the evidence lead. So really taking this

1:56.2

seriously listening to this woman looking at her data looking at the

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