From the depths of the darknet emerges one of this year’s most chilling true-crime podcasts. “The Kill List,” a gripping new series from Wondery and Novel, follows tech journalist Carl Miller as he stumbles upon a horrifying discovery: a murder-for-hire website with hundreds of ordinary people marked for death.
What begins as an investigation into the darker corners of the internet transforms into a pulse-quickening race against time. With law enforcement’s response frustratingly slow, Miller takes it upon himself to alert potential victims whilst attempting to unravel the sinister web behind these assassination listings.The series masterfully explores themes of power, obsession, and the disturbing reality that in our digital age, anyone could unknowingly become a target. Miller’s firsthand investigation adds an urgent immediacy to the narrative, as he grapples with both the moral weight of his discovery and the very real danger of alerting those who profit from this deadly marketplace.