New Season of ‘Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer’ Available

Written by John Edward Betancourt

One particular genre of podcasts that has outright exploded in the last few years, are true crime podcasts. Because they offer up a rare opportunity to explore cases that the world has never heard of before and ponder upon the psyches of the real-life monsters that lurk about our world. Not to mention, this surge in examinations has brought new evidence to life and some to justice, all because these podcasts really do offer detailed looks at cases that overburdened police departments sometimes cannot offer their full attention to, and well, the wonder of the true crime podcast is top of mind today, simply because a popular one is back on the airwaves.
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For earlier today a brand-new season of Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer dropped, complete with one fascinating story to offer. One where reporter Steve Fishman reveals some never before heard confession tapes, courtesy of his own unique relationship with a serial killer and well… that’s quite the story to immerse oneself in. Since that will indeed allow for incredible insight, regarding the most dangerous killer of all, and well, since you’re undoubtedly curious now about his tale, here are all the details on this new season of the show, and how you can listen to every episode today, courtesy of Sony Music.

‘Sony Music Entertainment and Orbit Media, today announced the premiere of Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer, the newest season of Sony Music’s hit investigative podcast series that explores shocking tales of crime and deception. In this season of Smoke Screen, journalist and host Steve Fishman unpacks the story of serial killer Robert F. Carr III and, with the help of the killer’s daughter, dissects his personal connection to Carr’s heinous crimes that spanned a decade.  Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes at once today. 
 
In My Friend, The Serial Killer, Fishman sets out to understand the man who he briefly met just months prior to his confession of multiple rapes and murders. The killer picked him up hitchhiking and for some reason, let him go. Throughout the series, listeners are exposed to the never before heard confession tapes, interviews with detectives and a road trip to the scenes of his crimes. All the while Fishman continues to question – how did this happen? Why was I spared? And how do I revisit this dark story from so many years ago? 
 
“My whole world was turned upside down at 19 years old working for a local Connecticut newspaper. The bells went off meaning a huge story had come in,” said host and reporter Steve Fishman. “In that moment, I learned that I was almost the victim of a serial killer and for years I have searched for answers about this man who I narrowly escaped from.” 
 
Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer is hosted by award-winning journalist, Steve Fishman. Dan Bobkoff is the producer. Annie Aviles is the editorial consultant. From Sony Music Entertainment, executive producers are Catherine Saint Louis and Jonathan Hirsch.  
 
Listeners can subscribe to Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer on The Binge, as well as all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. For more information on Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer and all other Sony Podcast shows, follow @SonyPodcasts on X/Twitter and Instagram.
 
About Sony Music Global Podcasts
We are Sony Music Entertainment’s Global Podcast Division - where podcasters are artists. We put creators first and develop premium shows that loyal audiences keep coming back to. Based in New York, Los Angeles and London, we are a team of podcast obsessives covering creative, sales, marketing and business development teams focused only on one thing – our listeners and the shows we make for them.
 
About Orbit Media
Orbit is a storytellers' company which produces elevated true crime series. Our current series The Burden, was top ten on the Apple true crime charts, and Editor's Choice on Spotify. Orbit will soon re-release, the companion podcast, Empire on Blood, a #1 Apple podcast. Orbit is run by Steve Fishman and co-founded by Oscar-winner Fisher Stevens.’

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