# The Binge Crimes: The Poet

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Author: Sony Music
Episodes: 150

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In 1977, a stranger calls Ruth Finley to blackmail her about a secret from her past. The caller escalates to stalking her on the streets, sending terrifying poems in the mail, and threatening her life. The case sets off a years-long manhunt, one of the most expensive and infamous in Wichita history, to catch the man known as The Poet. A serial killer named BTK, with a knack for bad poetry, already had the city on edge. So when Ruth goes to the police, they start to wonder: are The Poet and BTK the same person? The police try to protect Ruth at all costs. At one point stationing officers in the home she shares with her loving husband. Still, The Poet keeps finding ways to get to her. At the dawn of criminal profiling and serial killers, it’ll take a whole new strategy to finally crack this case. And when they do, it opens up bigger, scarier mysteries about the human psyche. Binge all episodes of The Poet, ad-free by subscribing to The Binge. Search and follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases feeds on Apple Podcasts and hit Subscribe, or visit ⁠GetTheBinge.com. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and neve…

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## Episodes
- [The Poet | 5. Breaking Point](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-poet-5-breaking-point) — 2026-07-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Poet | 4. Ruth Under Siege](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-poet-4-ruth-under-siege) — 2026-07-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Poet | 3. The Stabbing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-poet-3-the-stabbing) — 2026-07-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Poet | 2. Where’s Ruth?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-poet-2-where-s-ruth) — 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Poet | 1. The Call](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-poet-1-the-call) — 2026-07-01T13:00:00+00:00
- [Introducing . . . The Poet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/introducing-the-poet) — 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [Cut, Color, Kill | 6. Betrayal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/cut-color-kill-6-betrayal) — 2026-06-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Cut, Color, Kill | 5. The Other Man](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/cut-color-kill-5-the-other-man) — 2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [Introducing . . . U R NEXT](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/introducing-u-r-next) — 2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Cut, Color, Kill | 4. Don’t Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/cut-color-kill-4-don-t-talk) — 2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Cut, Color, Kill | 3. Award-Winning Performance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/cut-color-kill-3-award-winning-performance) — 2026-05-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Cut, Color, Kill | 2. The Stranger at the Wake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/cut-color-kill-2-the-stranger-at-the-wake) — 2026-05-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [Cut, Color, Kill | 1. Big Daddy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/cut-color-kill-1-big-daddy) — 2026-05-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Introducing . . . CUT, COLOR, KILL.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/introducing-cut-color-kill) — 2026-04-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Crime Scene: The Sugar Land Murders — When Kids Kill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/crime-scene-the-sugar-land-murders-when-kids-kill) — 2026-04-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Fantasy | 6. Monster](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/fatal-fantasy-6-monster) — 2026-04-06T09:00:00+00:00
- [Introducing . . . My Mother's Lies!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/introducing-my-mother-s-lies) — 2026-03-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Fantasy | 5. The Infestations Of Evil](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/fatal-fantasy-5-the-infestations-of-evil) — 2026-03-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Out Now: Crime Scene Weekly — Unforgettable True Crime Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/out-now-crime-scene-weekly-unforgettable-true-crime-stories) — 2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Fantasy | 4. The Springtime War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/fatal-fantasy-4-the-springtime-war) — 2026-03-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Fantasy | 3. ‘One Big Oopsy’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/fatal-fantasy-3-one-big-oopsy) — 2026-03-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Fantasy | 2. Mud](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/fatal-fantasy-2-mud) — 2026-03-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Fantasy | 1. Overkill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/fatal-fantasy-1-overkill) — 2026-03-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [Introducing . . . FATAL FANTASY.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/introducing-fatal-fantasy) — 2026-02-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 6. The Reckoning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-crimes-of-margo-freshwater-6-the-reckoning) — 2026-02-09T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 5. Tables, Turned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-crimes-of-margo-freshwater-5-tables-turned) — 2026-02-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 4. Born to Run](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-binge-crimes-the-poet-4109522/the-crimes-of-margo-freshwater-4-born-to-run) — 2026-01-26T10:00:00+00:00
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