Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo, The Staircase returns, and an Atlanta Monster take-down

IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP! Crime Writers On is facing off against This American Life for a chance to win DiscoverPods's PODCAST MADNESS. We are one win away from SHOCKING THE WORLD! Let's get it done: vote now at discoverpods.com. The panel tackles quite a bit this week: more "Staircase" episodes coming, the "Black Tapes" fake out, a scathing reviewin Slate on "Atlanta Monster," books that stay with us, and a special announcement for our Patreon supporters(it involves Toby). Moving on, season two of CBC’s Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo looks at the case of a girl both murdered and now missing. Will Connie Walker find the Cree girl adopted into some American family? Will she skillfully tie the tale to the heartbreaking story of Canada's "Sixties Scoop"? What do the crime writers think of it? TO SKIP TO OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF FINDING CLEO, JUMP TO 1:03:49 Then in crime of the week- ready player one. (Wanna see that "human looking dog?" Click here.) SPONSORS THIS EPISODE True Religion - Go to truereligion.com/crime and enter code CRIME at checkout for 20% off your entire order CBS's "The Good Fight" - Go to cbs.com/crime for your FREE trial of CBS All Access Le Tote - Go to letote.com and use promo code CRIME at checkout to get 50% off your first month Felix Gray - Go to felixgrayglasses.com/crime to try a pair of Felix Gray computer glasses Namely - Get a free demo by visiting namely.com/crime EverlyWell - Head to everlywell.com and use promo code CRIME to take 15% off your first order Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia