In this episode, Jaime and Alana examine a quiet kind of deception: spiritual manipulation that preys on compassion rather than money. Describing personal encounters, they uncover how time, emotional energy, and even prayer can be stolen under the guise of need.

But when discernment finally breaks through the deception, the story doesn't end in shame. Instead, it raises a hard question: how do believers guard what is sacred without closing their hearts?

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!

Kim Hyun-Hee was hand-picked by the North Korean Party when she was still a teenager. Ripped away from her family, Hyun-Hee was trained and molded into an elite secret agent whose devotion was only to her country.

By the age of 25, she had carried out North Korea's deadliest terrorist attack, but even though she tried to end her own life before her crimes caught up with her, Hyun-Hee's story was far from over.

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!

Kirat is living her best life as a young, professional 30-something when she meets Bobby, a friend of her cousin. After several years of very casual interactions, Bobby confesses two things to her: He's dying, and he's in love with her.

What unravels next destroys Kirat's life, her trust in humanity, and leaves listeners wondering ... could something like this ever happen to you?

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In the days of Alaska's Wild West, a scrappy ambitious con man decided to take on East Coast bankers like J. P. Morgan and Simon Guggenheim who were making claims on the mines in Alaska's Copper River region.

The ensuing mess led to a scam that left hundreds penniless and a shootout whose echoes still ring in Alaska's Keystone Canyon today.

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!

What the world saw was 47 felonies and 4 incarcerations. Tammy Franklin didn't know it yet, but she was more than just a number. She was a Daughter of the King.

Nearly 200,000 women in America are behind bars today, many carrying the heavy burdens of trauma, shame, and brokenness. Tammy knows that world firsthand. Early on, she believed her destiny was an endless cycle of addiction and incarceration, until she cried out one simple prayer: "God, help me."

That desperate plea became the turning point that changed everything.

Now, years later, Tammy oversees Prison Fellowship's correctional programs across the South Central U.S., helping women discover the same hope and healing that transformed her life. Join us for this very special episode where Tammy shares her powerful story of hope and redemption.

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!

On an otherwise completely ordinary day, a completely ordinary, law-abiding citizen named Ivan Santiago walked up to a man he'd never met before, pulled out a gun, and shot him at close range.

Seconds after pulling the trigger, he claimed to have no memory whatsoever of his actions. His defense? He'd been part of a scientific study researching the effects of hypnosis, and one of the researches had placed a post-hypnotic suggestion into his brain.

Can someone actually be hypnotized to kill in cold blood? And if so, the question has the be asked ... how can you make sure it doesn't happen to you?

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!

Nobody expected that kids selling papers on street corners could take on two of New York City's most powerful millionaires, but that's just what happened in 1899.

When media moguls hiked prices of newspapers, a few ragged newsboys rose up against two of the most powerful men in America. Their strike brought New York City presses to a standstill and gave a voice to the voiceless.

But behind the headlines was a deeper story — of courage, unity, and justice for the exploited.

Jump back in time with us as we discuss the 1899 newsboys strike, a historic labor battle that inspired the Newsies Broadway musical. Explore how street-smart kids took on newspaper giants, changed labor history, and improved the lives of millions of kids who followed after these courageous few.

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!

When a baby's abducted from the San Antonio Aquarium, the press has a field day ... but not for the reasons you'd think.

The victim? A juvenile horn shark named Miss Helen. Binge this light-hearted, fishy-themed episode of Christian True-Crime Junkies today ... just wash your hands after visiting the touch tank!

Join award-winning authors Alana Terry and Jaime Hampton, as each week we bring you unforgettable testimonies of survival, stories of justice, tales of redemption, and yes sometimes plain old murder ... but always clean and always from a Christian perspective!