I know a thing or two about true crime...
I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years.
This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice...
...and dive deep into critical clues, with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV!
Join me for my personal take on many of these stories...
...and my personal connection to several as well!
I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious!
Series #1 in the 
Franchise: Uncle Peter
Watch Episode #1 Trailer: Peter Nygard
Episode #1: Uncle Peter
Growing up, he was always "Uncle Peter" to me. Peter Nygard was my best friend's uncle, but would one day become the world's most reviled serial rapist. How did it happen? What made him into this monster? She opens up Peter’s secret vault of exclusive pictures, videos, phone calls, messages, memos, letters…even his little black book. Together, we recount the last 40 years... growing up with him ..living with him.. working for him... and being swept up in the criminal and civil cases that brought down his empire.
Ashleigh Banfield
Award-winning veteran journalist Ashleigh Banfield is the host of “Banfield” on NewsNation. Before joining NewsNation, Banfield, an Emmy, Telly, Iris, Gracie and National Headliner Award winner, served as a legal analyst and host for Court TV, as well as a regular contributor to Investigation Discovery’s ID “Murder Mystery” series.
During her 36-year career, Banfield has served as host of the A+E prime-time series, “Live Rescue,” host of “Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield” on HLN, anchored “Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield” on CNN, and and co-anchored the CNN morning news show, “Early Start.”
She has also served as an Anchor correspondent for ABC News, reporting for “Good Morning America,” “20/20,” “ABC World News Tonight,” and “Nightline.” Prior to ABC, Banfield anchored and hosted three programs on Court TV including the daily legal news program, “Banfield and Ford: Courtside,” the weekly evening show, “Hollywood Heat,” and the prime-time special series that she created and co-produced, “Disorder in the Court.” As a correspondent for NBC News, Banfield reported for “The Today Show,” “NBC Nightly News,” and “Dateline.” During this time, she also anchored several primetime series on MSNBC, including “A Region in Conflict and Ashleigh Banfield: On Location.“
