Crime Adjacent Live Episode 595: The Betrayal of Matilde Freeman

Matilde Freeman, age 12, practically skipped out of her house in Stockton, California, on Oct. 8, 2022. Finally, she must have thought, finally. After years of bullying and a change of cities, she had made new friends.On this Saturday afternoon, one of those friends invited Matilde over to hang out, listen to music, and plan outfits for an upcoming Karol G concert in Sacramento.Hours later, a neighbor discovered Matilde. She had been brutally beaten, injected with drugs, and then left to die in an alley between homes.Police quickly determined who had attacked her: three girls, ages 12 and 13, whom Matilde believed were her new friends. But the question haunting the community was why. Why did three girls team up to murder Matilde Freeman? And were they really the only ones to blame?This is Crime Adjacent episode 595: The Betrayal of Matilde Freeman, told live in Philadelphia during our tour.OK, profilers. Can you solve an unsolvable murder?Join host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick live on stage for Crime Adjacent, the world’s biggest true crime podcast. Every week, at shows across the country, Chase reopens the most haunting, enduring mysteries from the grim underbelly of American true crime and challenges you to solve them.“An atmospheric and immersive podcast where true crime and psychological thrillers intersect.” — EarworthyFrom the Zodiac to the Rest Stop Killer, the Michigan Nightstalker to the Cross Country Killer, each episode unfolds like a real investigation — like the whip smart, nerdy love child of Murder, She Wrote and War of the Worlds — and dares you to unravel the mystery and provide justice for those who need it most.It looks like a true crime podcast. It sounds like a true crime podcast. But what happens when the cosmology of our escapist entertainment looks terrifyingly like our real world? That’s Crime Adjacent. It’s a fully scripted, intimate, locked-room mystery that pulls back the curtain on our social obsession with true crime and what this fascination with humanity’s darkest impulses says about … us.“Crime Adjacent is redefining the true crime genre.” — Podcasting TodayCrime Adjacent is written and performed by Mike Adamick, a former crime reporter turned contributor for NPR, The New York Times, and McSweeney’s. He uses degrees in sociology and gender studies from UC Berkeley, along with an obsession with criminal profiling, true crime, and Jessica Fletcher, to explore why people commit crimes, why we are enthralled with them, and who, ultimately, pays the price.So listen closely, profilers. Because with every episode, a new crime is afoot and every detail matters.It’s not crime. It’s Crime Adjacent. New live shows every Wednesday from theaters across America.Weekly live behind the scenes insights for Crime Adjacent insiders at Patreon -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/crimeadjacentWeb site -- www.crimeadjacent.comCrime Adjacent is produced & edited by Multitude.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.