Catch Me If You Can
Kraig Hanadel
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1992 · Fresno, California
The Ewell family murders
The story behind Catch Me If You Can
Dale and Glee Ewell and their daughter Tiffany were shot dead in their California home in 1992. Their surviving son, Dana, stood to inherit the family fortune. Investigators uncovered a murder plot involving Dana and a friend, and both were convicted. The apparent family tragedy became a case about a son arranging his relatives’ deaths for money.
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When1992
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American Justice — Millions Of Reasons To Kill (2002)
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Forensic Files — Two in a Million (2007)
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The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science — Family Plots (2000)
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Ray William Johnson: True Story — The Dana Ewell Murder Story
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24: The Ewell Family
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released December 2, 2019. About 61 minutes.
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This Entitled Rich Kid Got What He Deserved // The Dana Ewell Murder Story
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released July 17, 2026. About 8 minutes.
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Eight Million Reasons to Kill: The Ewell Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released May 5, 2020. About 81 minutes.
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The Ewell Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released November 17, 2023. About 79 minutes.
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Episode 220: The Ewell Family | One by one
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released December 14, 2025. About 57 minutes.
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Murdered for Millions: The Ewell Family Killings
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released January 23, 2024. About 57 minutes.
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Episode 6: Dana Ewell/ The Persecution of Joseph Lobdell
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released June 3, 2024. About 44 minutes.
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S2E13: The Son That Had His Family Killed- Dana Ewell
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released April 17, 2022. About 18 minutes.
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Ewell Family Murders & April Kauffman
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released March 3, 2021. About 146 minutes.
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THE PRODIGAL SON: Inside the Mind of Dana Ewell from Prison on the 30th Anniversary of his Family's Massacre
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released April 14, 2022. About 44 minutes.
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68. Sounds Like Psycho Greed - Dana Ewell And Joel Radovcich
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released February 19, 2019. About 57 minutes.
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Episode 1: The Ewell Family - Murdered for Money
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released January 19, 2023. About 53 minutes.
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Episode 2: The Ewell Family Tragedy
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released August 2, 2025. About 42 minutes.
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Millions of Reasons to Kill
Podcast coverage of the The Ewell family murders case. Released February 4, 2026. About 39 minutes.
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The Desert Sun · 1997-12-17 · Page 5
The Ewell and Radovcich trial opens
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Ewell v. Scribner — federal appellate memorandum
The Ninth Circuit’s review of Dana Ewell’s habeas challenge to the convictions for the murders of his parents and sister.
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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- August 1, 2012
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Ewell v. Scribner — habeas order
A federal district court order on Dana Ewell’s petition challenging his convictions in the Ewell family murder case.
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- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
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- 2011
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- 1:2006cv00186
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Tragedy Strikes the Seemingly Perfect Ewell Family | In Ice Cold Blood Preview
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SPOILED SON KILLS MILLIONAIRE PARENTS? THE EWELL FAMILY MURDERS
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The Rich Heir Who Killed His Entire Family for $8 Million | The New Detectives
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Murdered For Millions | Evil in the Archives
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Murdered for Millions | Official Trailer
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