Episodes

  • Ep 1: The Rusty Palace
    May 12 2022
    It’s 2006, and young British writer Jamie Fullerton flies to Ohio to wrestle a black bear named Caesar for a magazine article. Caesar’s owner, Sam Mazzola, intrigues and disturbs Jamie – then years later shocking news about Sam makes newspaper headlines.
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    38 mins
  • Ep 2: Hail, Caesar!
    May 12 2022
    Jamie is back in Ohio to uncover the mysterious life of Sam Mazzola. He hears how Sam treated his bears like humans, taking them to health spas and protecting them from gun-wielding wardens. It was Sam and his animal empire vs the world.
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    36 mins
  • Ep 3: Wildlife Adventures
    May 12 2022
    Sam grew his animal empire with tigers and pet shops, but dark secrets were dumped into his shop’s trash compactor. Sam said he loved his creatures, but protestors doused him in pig blood as animal rights pressure on him mounted.
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    38 mins
  • Ep 4: Black Nails
    May 12 2022
    Sam discovered that he could draw people into his world with promises of wild animal adventures. As Jamie connects with Sam’s associates around north Ohio a disturbing picture emerges, showing what he was really using his creatures for.
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    23 mins
  • Ep 5: Lost Puppy
    May 12 2022
    Sam was transfixed by one particular person, out of the many he pulled into his snarling animal world. Obsession dovetailed with manipulation as Sam pursued a forbidden love, to the point of delirium and violence.
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    45 mins
  • Ep 6: Brent
    May 12 2022
    With both his animal business and his chances of love deteriorating, Sam holed up in his barn with his bears. One night tragedy struck, and Sam’s liberty seemed at risk while his mental turmoil reached breaking point.
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    21 mins
  • Ep 7: The Tie Game
    May 12 2022
    Sam found psychological release from the anvil-heavy pressures falling on him, but it was a release steeped in danger and abuse. His love obsession unquenched, Sam decided to push his already tense relationships to the limits.
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    36 mins
  • Ep 8: Chained
    May 12 2022
    After hearing whispers of conspiracy theories and murder plots, Jamie discovers the truth behind the shocking headlines he read about Sam, a decade before. Jamie makes one last trip, to reacquaint himself with Sam’s bears.
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    32 mins