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Criminal

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

 

#222

Episode 212: The Fasting Cure

In 1911, two sisters traveled to Seattle to meet a "doctor" named Linda Hazzard. The sisters didn’t seem very sick, but when they arrived, Dr. Hazzard told them they didn’t have a moment to lose – they needed to begin her treatment right away.  A few months later, one of the sisters wrote a letter to her old governess. “I am wonderfully better in fact,” she said, “getting stronger by leaps.” But her handwriting was messier than usual, and her sentences ran together and overlapped. You can find Gregg Olsen’s book, Starvation Heights, [here] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/124485/starvation-heights-by-gregg-olsen/) . Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

Yesterday

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47:59

Yesterday


#221

Episode 211: Crazy Eddie

In the 1980s, the discount electronics chain store Crazy Eddie was so famous, its commercials were parodied on "Saturday Night Live." So when the family business began selling its company shares on Wall Street — making millions — nobody questioned its success. Gary Weiss’ book is [Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie] (https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/gary-weiss/retail-gangster/9780306924569/) .  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Mar 2023

39 MINS

39:47

17 Mar 2023


#220

Episode 210: Out of the Box

In 1964, one of the best javelin throwers in Australia traveled to England to see if he could qualify for the Olympics. But, because of an injury, he didn’t make the team - and he couldn’t afford a plane ticket home. So he came up with an idea while working a cargo job at Heathrow Airport: “I saw them shipping animals. And I thought, well, if the dogs can survive it, I could.” Marcus and Julie McSorley’s book about Reg Spiers is [Out of the Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler] (https://www.outoftheboxstory.com/) . Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts here: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Mar 2023

44 MINS

44:30

10 Mar 2023


#219

Episode 209: An Impossible Crime, Part 2

This episode continues where [Episode 208] (https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-208-an-impossible-crime-2-24-2023) leaves off. In 2001, Daniel Taylor wrote a letter from prison to a reporter at the Chicago Tribune named Steve Mills. Steve Mills spent months investigating before publishing a detailed examination of Daniel’s case as part of a series called “Cops and Confessions.” Daniel told us, “To have someone finally say that they believed me changed my whole life.” Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Mar 2023

44 MINS

44:41

03 Mar 2023


#218

Episode 208: An Impossible Crime

Daniel Taylor was 17 years old when he was arrested for a 1992 double homicide in Chicago. But Daniel had an alibi. He was in jail at the time of the murders. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Feb 2023

37 MINS

37:14

24 Feb 2023


#217

Episode 207: Novak v. City of Parma

In 2016, a man named Anthony Novak created a parody Facebook page of his local police department. "I just thought, 'That would be funny.'" About a month later, he was arrested. Novak is now petitioning the Supreme Court, and The Onion submitted an amicus brief in support of his case. Their brief is written as a parody of an amicus brief. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Feb 2023

38 MINS

38:33

17 Feb 2023


#216

Episode 206: The Feather Lady

On October 4, 1960, Eastern Airlines Flight 375 took off from Boston’s Logan airport, and then, two minutes later, it crashed. 62 people died. Investigators couldn't figure out what had happened, and they decided to ask a scientist working at the Smithsonian for help. Roxie Laybourne's investigation helped launch a whole new field of science that changed aviation and forensics. Special thanks to the Smithsonian Institution Archives for letting us share audio of Roxie Laybourne. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) .  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Feb 2023

42 MINS

42:08

03 Feb 2023


#215

Episode 205: Sunset Mesa

Debbie Schum waited a long time to receive the cremated ashes of her friend, LoraLee Johnson. When she did, she felt relieved to finally take them home with her. But then, she got a call from the FBI. We first aired this episode in 2020. Earlier this month, Megan Hess and Shirley Koch were sentenced for their crimes. We've included updates about the case in this version of the episode. To learn more, check out Elena Saavedra Buckley’s article, “ [‘None of this happened the way you think it did.’] (https://www.hcn.org/issues/51.10/communities-none-of-this-happened-the-way-you-think-it-did-cremated-remains) ” Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at  [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Jan 2023

42 MINS

42:39

20 Jan 2023


#214

Episode 204: They Came for the Judges

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August of 2021, they unlocked the prisons and freed prisoners, some of whom sought revenge on the women judges who convicted them. We speak with some of the judges in today’s episode. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [apple.co/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at  [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Jan 2023

42 MINS

42:21

06 Jan 2023


#213

Episode 203: Dog in the Bed, Cat in the Bag, Camel on the Golf Course

Stories of animals really going for it. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [Apple.co/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Listen back through our archives at  [youtube.com/criminalpodcast] (http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Dec 2022

45 MINS

45:39

16 Dec 2022


#212

Episode 202: Across the Atlantic

In February of 1910, members of the Music Hall Ladies Guild in London received a strange letter from their treasurer – a singer who went by the name Belle Elmore. It said that she suddenly had to travel to the United States, and that she was resigning from her position. Several weeks later, at the Music Hall Ladies Guild fundraising ball, Belle's husband arrived with a date. And she was wearing Belle's brooch. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Dec 2022

48 MINS

48:39

02 Dec 2022


#211

Episode 201: The Tylenol Murders

On September 29, 1982, Adam Janus suddenly collapsed in his home outside of Chicago. He died within hours. Later that same day, in the same house, his brother also collapsed — then his sister-in-law. All three of them had been healthy. Nobody could figure out what was going on. Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski reported an investigative series looking back on the Tylenol murders for the Chicago Tribune. You can  [listen to their podcast here] (https://www.chicagotribune.com/tylenolmurders/ct-chicago-tylenol-murders-podcast-episode-1-20220922-kqde23s4bnebxhak23z5enobhu-htmlstory.html) , and  [read their series in the Chicago Tribune here] (https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-tylenol-murders-unsealed-first-24-hours-20220922-2mts4uwyzjgard6cawicu2myvm-htmlstory.html) . Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Nov 2022

51 MINS

51:46

18 Nov 2022


#210

Episode 200: We Interrupt This Program

On a Saturday night, in February 1949, the music programming on one of the most popular radio stations in Quito, Ecuador, was interrupted with an urgent news bulletin: strange objects in the sky that looked like large disks with bright lights were using a powerful ray to destroy a nearby city. And they were heading right for Quito. Thanks to Lisette Arévalo for sharing her tape and her reporting. In 2020, she reported this story for the Spanish-language podcast Radio Ambulante – it’s called “The Extraterrestrials.” You can listen at  [https://radioambulante.org/en/audio-en/the-extraterrestrials] (https://radioambulante.org/en/audio-en/the-extraterrestrials) . Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Nov 2022

39 MINS

39:59

04 Nov 2022


#209

Episode 199: Ghostwatch

On Halloween night, in 1992, an unusual television special aired on the BBC. Nobody expected what happened next. “The technicians were looking up at the big screen in the lobby, saying to each other, ‘My God, what's going on in Studio One?'”  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Oct 2022

54 MINS

54:51

21 Oct 2022


#208

Episode 198: The Hammersmith Ghost

In the winter of 1803, residents outside of London reported strange encounters with a ghost. Some said it looked like Napoleon Bonaparte, or a horse without a head. Others said the ghost breathed fire and smoke. By Christmas, there was a “full-scale phantom panic.” Shortly after the New Year, one man decided he’d stop the ghost once and for all. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Oct 2022

37 MINS

37:40

07 Oct 2022


#207

Episode 197: Mantrap

Ed and Bertha Briney’s unoccupied farmhouse was reportedly broken into 50 times over 10 years. They put up “No Trespassing” signs, repeatedly complained to sheriffs in two different counties, nailed doors shut, and boarded up windows - but nothing worked. So they decided to try something else. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

23 Sep 2022

40 MINS

40:46

23 Sep 2022


#206

Episode 196: Hungryland

In March of this year, a biologist working in a nature preserve in Florida saw an alligator swimming along a canal with something in its mouth. When she looked closer, she realized it was a human arm. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Sep 2022

38 MINS

38:35

09 Sep 2022


#205

Episode 195: The Procedure

In 1967, a very unlikely group of individuals gathered to quietly break the law and help facilitate abortions. They established a phone number. When you called it, a recording of a woman's voice would tell you what to do next. Who was behind this number? The Clergy Consultation Service, an underground network of ministers and rabbis who wanted to help people access safe abortions in a time before it was legal. We first aired our conversations with some of them in 2017. And after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year, we decided to call some of them back. Take our survey: [vox.com/podsurvey] (vox.com/podsurvey) Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

19 Aug 2022

33 MINS

33:52

19 Aug 2022


#204

Episode 194: The Divorce Colony

This episode picks up where [Episode 193] (https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-193-a-ring-and-a-bottle-7-22-2022) left off. We suggest you listen to them in order. Blanche Molineux visited her husband while he was in prison for murder to keep up what she called the “ghastly pretense.” But eventually, she couldn’t keep it up anymore, and bought a train ticket to a place called "The Divorce Colony." April White’s book is [The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier] (https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/april-white/the-divorce-colony/9780306827686/) . Take our survey: [vox.com/podsurvey] (http://vox.com/podsurvey) Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Aug 2022

37 MINS

37:32

05 Aug 2022


#203

Episode 193: A Ring and a Bottle

In 1895, Blanche Chesebrough moved into a small apartment in Gramercy Park, in New York City. She brought a portrait of her parents, a vase for flowers, and her piano. She later said, “music had been my one absorbing interest,” and that she wasn’t interested in getting married. But eventually, she agreed to anyway. When she returned home from her honeymoon, she learned her husband was suspected of murder. April White’s book is [The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier] (https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/april-white/the-divorce-colony/9780306827686/) Take our survey: [vox.com/podsurvey] (http://vox.com/podsurvey) Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

22 Jul 2022

34 MINS

34:31

22 Jul 2022


#202

Episode 192: The Devil’s Hole Pupfish

There is a cave in the middle of the Mojave Desert called Devil's Hole. It's home to a small iridescent blue fish, called the Devil's Hole pupfish - and you can't find them anywhere else in the world. There are fences, cameras, and motion sensors for security. In 2016, three men rammed the fences and broke in. We need your help. We are conducting a short audience survey to help plan for our future and hear from you. To participate, head to [vox.com/podsurvey] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/a0ad16ac-dec1-11e8-bc53-273addf660d7/podcasts/f547b046-5de4-11ec-acc5-733706bb297f/episodes/89f0e336-5e97-11ec-adac-7b334b66d2e8/vox.com/podsurvey) , and thank you! Did you know we have a shop on our website where you can buy things like t-shirts, water bottles, postcards - even baby onesies? And right now, we're having a summer sale. Go to [thisiscriminal.com/shop] (https://thisiscriminal.com/shop) and get 20% off your purchase. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

08 Jul 2022

35 MINS

35:28

08 Jul 2022


#201

Episode 191: The Sailor's Teeth

In 1982, forensic dentists examined the teeth of thousands of sailors stationed on an aircraft carrier called the USS Carl Vinson in Newport News, Virginia. It’s been called “the largest dental dragnet likely in U.S. history.”  Chris Fabricant’s book is [Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System] (https://bookshop.org/books/junk-science-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system-9798885780445/9781636140308) . We need your help. We are conducting a short audience survey to help plan for our future and hear from you. To participate, head to [vox.com/podsurvey] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/a0ad16ac-dec1-11e8-bc53-273addf660d7/podcasts/f547b046-5de4-11ec-acc5-733706bb297f/episodes/89f0e336-5e97-11ec-adac-7b334b66d2e8/vox.com/podsurvey) , and thank you! Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow.] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out our [ online shop] (https://store.dftba.com/collections/criminal) .  Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Jun 2022

42 MINS

42:33

24 Jun 2022