Unsuspecting travelers are murdered by a family that rents them a place to stay…sounds like something from today’s headlines BUT this actually happened in the 1870’s! Camilla Bruce has written a novel on The Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers, and we discuss these cold-blooded killers on this edition of Crime Scene! You can find…
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Murder, hijacking, and a global conspiracy involving a huge oil tanker. Journalist Kit Chellel joins us to discuss the subject and his recent book on the subject, Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy, at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3XI0Hix Thanks Kit!
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D.B. Cooper is one of the most famous criminals of the 20th Century. What was his deal anyway? Who was he? Why did he do what he did? Was it an inside job? We discuss this with Chris Williamson. You can find his book on the subject, Take the Money & Run: The Vanishing of…
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A serial killer who was “too intelligent to get caught” is the subject of today’s podcast. Kate Winkler Dawson joins us to talk about 19th century murderer Edward Rulloff. You can find her book on Rulloff, All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind, at Amazon:…
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A young woman is found hanged to death in her millionaire boyfriend’s mansion. What happened? We discuss this very strange case with New York Times Best Selling author Caitlin Rother. You can find Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HoVNSk Thanks Caitlin! – This content is for adults. Thank you for…
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A 30-year-old cold case solved within two hours by a citizen scientist using a laptop and DNA data is the subject of this all-new edition of Jim Harold’s Crime Scene. Our guest is Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes. We discuss this fascinating case and the recent book on it. You can find The Forever Witness:…
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We talk about the true story of British murderer Dennis Nilsen on this edition of Crime Scene. Our guest is author Alan Warren. You can find his book on Nilsen at Amazon: Drinks, Dinner & Death: The True Story of Dennis Nilsen (British Criminals Book 4) Thanks Alan!
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Dr. Rebecca Hayes joins us to talk about the interaction between social media and crime on this edition of Crime Scene. \You can find her book at Amazon: #Crime: Social Media, Crime, and the Criminal Legal System (Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture) Thanks Dr. Hayes!
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Rachel Monroe examines the appeal of true crime to women in her recent book, Savage Appetites. We talk about it on this edition of Crime Scene. You can find her book at Amazon: Savage Appetites Thanks Rachel!
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Famed trial lawyer Mike Papantonio joins us to talk about his fight against the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid crisis. You can find his novel based on the crisis at Amazon.com: Law and Addiction Thanks Mike!
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