Serial Productions Investigates Murder-for-Hire Plot in New Podcast

M. Gessen explores her cousin's alleged scheme to kill his ex-wife in 'The Idiot'

Serial Productions, the New York Times-backed podcast company, launched a five-part series in March 2026 examining a federal murder-for-hire case. Host M. Gessen investigates her own cousin's alleged plot to hire someone to kill his ex-wife, Priscilla, in a case that involved FBI undercover operations and federal charges in San Francisco.