Joe D. Kennedy retired as the Special Agent-in-Charge for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Carolinas Field Office in 2014 after 28 years of service. These days, Mr. Kennedy spends much of his time looking into cold cases. In this return episode of Jim Harold’s Crime Scene we talk about some famous cold cases and…
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Long for the good ol’ days when people were honest? Well, keep dreaming! Railey Jane Savage shares stories of the great scammers of history who would cheat you as soon as look at you! You can find her book, A Century of Swindles, at Amazon: https://amzn.to/42PjjQ7 Thanks Railey Jane for a great conversation! —For more…
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New Yorkers remember the wild TV ads of Crazy Eddie, a very popular electronics chain in the 70s & 80s. Investigative Journalist Gary Weiss joins us to talk about the real Eddie Antar and his machinations to separate customers from their dollars in a, not always, honest way. You can find Gary’s book on the…
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Finding mutilated bodies and chasing a mad butcher sounds like something out of a Jack The Ripper book. However, these headlines were found much closer to home for me! In the 1930s, my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio was terrorized by the Torso Killer who may have killed as many as 12-13 people. The criminal left…
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Research Psychologist Alexander Parker is confident he has cracked the Jack The Ripper case. We talk about it on this week’s edition of Crime Scene! You can find Alexander’s recent book, Jack The Ripper: A Cold Case Investigation, at Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3LudGjM Thanks Alexander! —For more information on our podcast data policy CLICK HERE
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Forensic psychologist Joni Johnston joins us to answer questions about serial killers. You can find her book on the subject, Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/40iKKR3 Thanks Dr. Johnston! —For more information on our podcast data policy CLICK HERE
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Carol Costello has interviewed multiple presidents, and covered some of the biggest stories of our time during her decades of work with CNN. Yet, the one case has stuck with her for decades was one of her very first. It’s the terrible story of a woman who was raped and blinded in the 1980s. Carol…
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Could a serial killer live next door to any of us? Richard Estep shares tales of serial killers who slipped under the radar while doing their evil deeds. You can find Richard’s book, The Serial Killer Next Door: The Double Lives of Notorious Murderers at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3YLQhi2 Thanks Richard! —For more information on our podcast…
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John Wayne Gacy murdered AT LEAST 33 young men. Most he buried in his basement. This “killer clown” is one of history’s most infamous serial killers. We have a truly disturbing conversation with journalist Brad Hunter about this monster. You can find Brad’s recent book Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy: The Real-Life Killer…
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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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