The Clearing
When April Balascio was 40 years old, something she’d feared for decades was finally proven true. Her father, Edward Wayne Edwards, really was a murderer. The Clearing is about what came after April called a detective in 2009 to tell him about her suspicions — a call that led to her father’s arrest and eventual conviction on multiple murders — and tracks the emotional journey as she and host Josh Dean dig back into her childhood, unravel the truth of her father’s life, and overturn a viral online narrative that had turned Edward Wayne Edwards into a kind of serial killer caricature. Produced by Pineapple Street Studios in association with Gimlet.
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Well done
Mar 4
The very last minutes of this podcast had me in tears. How beautiful it was ended. Like April and Tim’s dad were able to tie a knot !
Outstanding
Jan 10
One of the best podcasts I’ve ever heard. Atmospheric, sensitive. Recordings are either clear or repeated. Score is lovely. And I fell in love with April and her strength. Well done gentlemen.
Great score
Jan 4
Loved the storytelling. The scoring really elevates the whole podcast.
Outstanding
06/04/2024
Very compelling story, and the storytellers recognize and protect the dignity of the very many victims. I’d subtract only half a star because the music is strangely inappropriate at pivotal, poignant moments—when you’d expect a cello or a piano, there’s a dippy clarinet or oboe.
Listened to three episodes
10/30/2024
Could’ve been an interesting story if presented better. It needed another host that new how to professionally speak and communicate. The host kept mispronouncing Louisville and his delivery was a sleep inducing monotone.
Incredibly captivating
05/30/2024
Well written, clear and concise presentation.
Do recommend!!
04/22/2024
I am so glad I decided to binge this podcast, very well done and so very sad for all people involved!! I loved it and I would recommend this podcast to anyone that likes true crime!
My current obsession
03/06/2024
This podcast has absolutely fascinated me. It is so well paced and presented that it’s difficult for me to set it aside. I’ve listened to many podcasts about killers and the fact that I’d never heard of Ed Edwards just blows me away. I also now follow Matthew Dear’s music. It’s wonderful! I’m currently watching the documentary “It Was Him…” simply so I can put some faces to the names in your podcast. I’m completely hooked on following whatever murders may be cleared up in connection with that monster. Thank you for allowing me to be aware of him.
Excellent
03/05/2024
Will be checking out other pods by this team. Really well done.
A Must Listen For True Crime Pods
03/01/2024
In a market saturated with true crime podcasts, unique ones can be hard to find and GOOD unique ones like unicorns. Meet your unicorn! An abused daughter discovers as an adult her father is a serial killer and sets about trying to solve his cases and get closure for the victims’ families. On its surface, that’s what this podcast is about. Look deeper and you’ll see it’s how human beings cope with trauma and make sense of a senseless world. The way murder has impacted the lives of those affected by it is something glossed over in too much of true crime and this unflinching look, particularly how the daughter of a serial killer bonds with the families of her father’s victims and suspected victims and they move forward, is extraordinary. The reporting throughout is quite good and we’re not just left with more information about a killer and how they work but how those left behind pick up the pieces.
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