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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.

 

#247

Episode 236: Under the Crabapple Tree

On September 16, 1922, a reverend and a choir singer were found dead under a tree. Between their bodies was a stack of love letters. When police began investigating the murders, tabloid reporters did too, and rumors about the case began to spread quickly. We have some exciting news – Criminal is going back on tour! We can’t wait to see you. Presale tickets are available at 12 pm ET today for Criminal Plus members. If you're not a member yet, you can sign up at  [thisiscriminal.com/plus] (http://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We'll post news and links for general sale tickets when they're available at  [thisiscriminal.com/live] (http://thisiscriminal.com/live) . 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Sep 2023

41 MINS

41:01

22 Sep 2023


#246

Episode 235: The Newsroom

Jeff German was a reporter for over 40 years in Las Vegas. He spent his life covering the mafia, corruption, and murder. In 2022, he was found killed outside his home. His colleagues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal tried to figure out why he had died—and if his death had anything to do with his work. 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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

15 Sep 2023

38 MINS

38:41

15 Sep 2023


#245

Episode 234: The Séances

In 1916, two British soldiers were held captive in a remote prisoner-of-war camp. People said the camp was escape-proof. One day, one of the soldiers received a postcard from his aunt in England, suggesting they try experimenting with a Ouija board. When reports of ghosts started circulating around the camp, the two soldiers had an idea. 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Sep 2023

44 MINS

44:34

08 Sep 2023


#244

Episode 233: Iceland Noir

Iceland is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, but people there love to read about crime. Even the Prime Minister of Iceland has written a crime novel. We stopped by her office to ask why. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Ragnar Jónasson's book is [Reykjavík] (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250907332/reykjavik) . 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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

25 Aug 2023

30 MINS

30:43

25 Aug 2023


#243

The Other Phoebe Judge

A preview of what we’re making over on Criminal Plus! Hear me and Criminal co-creator Lauren Spohrer taking your questions, telling stories, and talking with other producers and special guests. We’re having a lot of fun making these bonus episodes. When you sign up for Criminal Plus, you’ll also get ad-free listening on all of the shows we make, access to an exclusive merch store, and more. If you sign up as a Premium member, you’ll also get to attend virtual live events—like our first one, coming up on Thursday, August 24. We’ll be playing Criminal trivia. Learn more and sign up at  [thisiscriminal.com/plus] (https://plus.thisiscriminal.com/) . Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Aug 2023

12 MINS

12:05

21 Aug 2023


#242

Episode 232: Wolf 10

In April of 1995, wildlife biologists flew small airplanes over Yellowstone National Park, looking for two missing wolves. “They’re just gone. And that’s implausible because wolves don’t just disappear.” Thomas McNamee’s book is [The Killing of Wolf Number Ten] (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632260000) . This episode was originally released in 2020. 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Aug 2023

36 MINS

36:06

18 Aug 2023


#241

Episode 231: The Nurse

When Amy Loughren started working as a nurse at Somerset Medical Center, she did everything she could to hide the fact that she had a heart condition. And then, another nurse named Charles Cullen discovered Amy’s secret. He told her that he would keep it, but she didn’t know that he was keeping his own secret too. 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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

11 Aug 2023

46 MINS

46:50

11 Aug 2023


#240

Episode 230: The Perfectionists

A story about religion, sex, an assassination, and silverware.  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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Aug 2023

48 MINS

48:14

04 Aug 2023


#239

Episode 229: A Glamour and a Mystery

In the summer of 1917, 16-year-old Elsie Wright took a photograph of her 9-year-old cousin, Frances Griffiths. It was the first photograph she’d ever taken — and it became the source of a mystery that lasted for most of the 20th century. 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, and members-only merch. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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

28 Jul 2023

41 MINS

41:58

28 Jul 2023


#238

Episode 228: Roll of the Dice

The UNABOM investigation was one of the longest manhunts in American history - it lasted for 18 years starting in 1978. Before the FBI started investigating Ted Kaczynski, they looked into a number of suspects, including a group of friends who loved playing Dungeons & Dragons. This episode is part of the podcast Project Unabom. Listen to the entire series on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/Project_Unabom] (https://apple.co/Project_Unabom) . 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, and members-only merch. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Jul 2023

48 MINS

48:51

21 Jul 2023


#237

Episode 227: The Bodies in the Bog

In the summer of 1984, a local newspaper reporter outside of Manchester, England, got a tip from the police. A foot had been found in a nearby bog. 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, and members-only merch. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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

14 Jul 2023

36 MINS

36:32

14 Jul 2023


#236

Episode 226: The Prison Newspaper

A little over sixty years ago, there were 250 prison newspapers being published on a regular basis. Today, there are 26. We visit Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina to meet Phillip Vance Smith, II, the editor of The Nash News. Learn more about the American Prison Newspapers digitization project [here] (https://www.jstor.org/site/reveal-digital/american-prison-newspapers/?searchkey=1688136127159) . Listen to more of Fresh Air’s interview with Angolite editor Wilbert Rideau [here] (https://www.npr.org/2010/04/26/126217412/doing-time-and-doing-good-in-la-s-angola-prison) . Special thanks to Terry Gross and Fresh Air, which is produced at NPR member station WHYY and distributed by NPR.  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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, and members-only merch. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Jul 2023

43 MINS

43:16

07 Jul 2023


#235

Episode 225: The Impersonator

Mary Jones could sing just like Aretha Franklin. One night, a James Brown impersonator saw her perform at a Motown tribute show - and thought he could take her on tour and trick audiences into believing she was the real Queen of Soul. [Jeff Maysh] (https://jeffmaysh.com/) tells the story. Learn more in Jeff Maysh’s piece for Smithsonian Magazine, [“The Counterfeit Queen of Soul.” ] (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/counterfeit-queen-soul-180969340/) 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) . Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, and members-only merch. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . 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://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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

30 Jun 2023

34 MINS

34:40

30 Jun 2023


#234

Episode 224: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and Cleveland’s Torso Murderer

In 1934, a man collecting driftwood along the Lake Erie shore found a human torso on the beach. No one could figure out what had happened. Over the next several years, more bodies were discovered. Eventually, a coroner assembled something he called the “Torso Clinic” to work on the case. It was made up of about 30 people – doctors, professors, police officers, and a young Prohibition agent named Eliot Ness. We're excited to announce Criminal Plus - our new membership program. Sign up to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes, ad-free listening of Criminal, This is Love, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery and members-only merch. Our first bonus episode is available now! Learn more and sign up here: [thisiscriminal.com/plus] (https://plus.thisiscriminal.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: [iTunes.com/CriminalShow] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . 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 Jun 2023

40 MINS

40:40

23 Jun 2023


#233

Episode 223: The Unknown Woman

When a toymaker and a doctor teamed up to make the world’s first CPR doll, they decided to make the doll’s face look like one specific woman – a woman who they thought had drowned. People call her l’Inconnue de la Seine, or the Unknown Woman of the Seine. 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/) . 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 Jun 2023

36 MINS

36:40

16 Jun 2023


#232

Episode 222: The Paramedics

As recently as 1965, if you had a medical emergency, the people who showed up at your door would be volunteer firefighters, police officers, or undertakers with a hearse. Today, the story of how a group of Black men from Pittsburgh changed that.  Kevin Hazzard’s book is [American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics] (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kevin-hazzard/american-sirens/9780306926075/?lens=hachette-books) . 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/) . 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 Jun 2023

53 MINS

53:11

09 Jun 2023


#231

Episode 221: Lavender Scare

Helen James grew up in a military family — her great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, her father in WWI, and her uncles in WWII. So when she enlisted in 1952, she felt like she belonged. Shortly after, she realized she was being watched. 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/) . 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 Jun 2023

27 MINS

27:49

02 Jun 2023


#230

Episode 220: Shipwrecked

There’s an old sailors’ saying about the ocean at the southernmost part of the world — “below 40 degrees latitude, there is no law; below 50 degrees, there is no God.” David Grann brings us the story of what happened when five British warships set off on a secret mission to steal a ship filled with treasure. They’d have to sail around the very bottom of South America — at 56 degrees south. David Grann’s book is [The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wager-a-tale-of-shipwreck-mutiny-and-murder-david-grann/18732445?ean=9780385534260) . 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/) . 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

26 May 2023

38 MINS

38:29

26 May 2023


#229

Episode 219: A Mysterious Bank

In the late 1870s, a woman named Sarah Howe started a bank just for single women called the Ladies’ Deposit Company. She asked new customers to tell their friends about the bank rather than advertising in newspapers, and she promised she could almost double their money.  Today, the story of the woman running a Ponzi scheme before Charles Ponzi was even born. 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/) . 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 May 2023

33 MINS

33:15

19 May 2023


#228

Episode 218: "Did we get it right?"

“What we ask jurors to do is to just absorb all this trauma and just to keep on absorbing it and not process it with anyone. Just hold it in and hold it in and hold it in.” A look at what happens during and after a trial – and how some courts are trying to help jurors. 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/) . 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

12 May 2023

45 MINS

45:10

12 May 2023


#227

Episode 217: The Juror

In 2008, Sven Berger was chosen to serve on the jury for a murder trial. He says the sentence that he and his fellow jurors handed down “felt like a mistake right away.” Sven talked about what happened next on the podcast [Heavyweight] (https://open.spotify.com/show/5c26B28vZMN8PG0Nppmn5G) , and today, we’re sharing that episode with you. Maurice Chammah [originally reported] (https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/03/10/my-regrets-as-a-juror-who-sent-a-man-to-death-row) on Sven’s story for The Marshall Project. 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

05 May 2023

35 MINS

35:16

05 May 2023


#226

Episode 216: The Magdalene Laundries

When she was 14 years old, Elizabeth Coppin was sent to a place called Peacock Lane in Cork, Ireland. It was a laundry business run by a Catholic order of nuns. Elizabeth noticed bars on its windows. 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

28 Apr 2023

38 MINS

38:37

28 Apr 2023


#225

Episode 215: The Somerton Man

In 1948, two horse jockeys were riding on a beach in Australia when they came across a man lying in the sand. There was a partially smoked cigarette resting on his jacket. He was well dressed, with a striped tie and polished shoes. And he was dead. No one could figure out who he was. 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

21 Apr 2023

42 MINS

42:23

21 Apr 2023


#224

Episode 214: Palace of Justice – A Conversation with Benjamin Ferencz

When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. It's been called the largest murder trial in history, with more than one million victims. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of Nazi Germany’s death squad. Benjamin Ferencz died last Friday, April 7, at the age of 103. He was the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials. Today, we're sharing our conversation from 2018. 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

14 Apr 2023

28 MINS

28:33

14 Apr 2023


#223

Episode 213: The Most Wonderful Terrible Person

When Debra Miller woke up on October 8th, 1964, she was expecting to see a black Volkswagen in her family’s driveway. Instead, she saw a police car. “And I knew my father was dead.” 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

07 Apr 2023

46 MINS

46:26

07 Apr 2023


#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

24 Mar 2023

46 MINS

46:02

24 Mar 2023


#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