Witnessed: Various Seasons
4.8/5
Critic Rating
When Janis, a young mother of four, vanishes from her small Mississippi town in the 1970s, the cracks in her perfect life are exposed. In 2019, after more than four decades, an investigator becomes determined to find out what happened to her. As host Larrison Campbell follows the twisty tale of Janis’s secret life, she takes listeners on a journey through three states, four marriages and the bed of at least one murderer. In the end, the trail of lies and forged documents lead to Janis–and a fate that no one in her old life ever imagined. Binge all episo...
Critic Reviews
Score: 4.9
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • Oct 17, 2024
"(Season: Night Shift) Lara thought the story played out like a medical thriller film. Toby found the elements of the story and its themes interesting, though he thought the narrative pace slowed in the later episodes."
Score: 5
Hannah Verdier • The Guardian • Sep 12, 2024
"(Season: Night Shift) Adelstein delivers the story without exploitation."
Score: 3.5
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • May 16, 2024
"(Season: 19 Days) Kevin and Rebecca found it to be rudimentary, as true crime podcasts go. Lara liked hearing about the bomb tech operations. Toby thought the show missed an opportunity to examine the cultural, economic, and racial issues the Austin bombings affected."
Score: 5
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery • Apr 8, 2024
"(Season: 19 Days) The sad reality is that this wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last, successful terrorist plot to captivate America. The motives for all these plots are undoubtedly different, but the effects will always be the same – chilling terror on everyone. …"
Score: 5
Hannah Verdier • The Guardian • Apr 13, 2023
"(Season: Devil In The Ditch) This cold-case podcast is personal for journalist Larrison Campbell...Campbell pulls no punches talking about how Presh was “bludgeoned”, but as it’s close family the story feels far from exploitative."
Score: 5
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter • Apr 10, 2023
"(Season: Devil in the Ditch) Larrison, who we find tasked with trying to get a small town to talk, has a real reason for reporting this, and the show has guts and heart and family ties that paint Presh as she was remembered, a colorful, kooky, and energetic Southern charm you’ll wish you knew in this life. I found myself missing her and I didn’t even know her. …"
Score: 5
Ximena Smith • Stuff NZ • Oct 1, 2022
"The hosts of the series are sisters Leah and Katie Henoch and, together, they take an even-handed, thoughtful approach to this fascinating story. If you enjoy a good tale in the guru-gone-wrong genre, then Witnessed: Mystic Mother could be right up your alley."
