Crime in Congress

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, who was not John Hinckley's first target - and no, the shooting was not politically motivated. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the murder of former Congressman Preston Taulbee, who was shot in the halls of Congress by his arch nemesis. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/murder-in-the-u-s-capitol-and-the-...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the murder of journalist Jeff German, who was uncovering the corruption and affair of local politician Robert Telles. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://www.the-sun.com/news/12314488/robert-telles-found-guilty-m...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part four (of four) of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it.  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. So...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part three of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it.  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Ha...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part two of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it.  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Hang...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part one of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it.  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Hang...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the still unsolved political assassination of General Thomas C. Hindman. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://ozarkscivilwar.org/archives/4748 https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000628https://encyclopediaof...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing Alice Marie Johnson, today's Presidential 'Pardon Czar' and yesterday's inmate serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug offense. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://x.com/mic/status/922495751296499712?ref_src=twsrc...

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Lynette Fromme. A Manson family member, Lyn cut her teeth in the world of theatre and cults before becoming a household name herself. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Squeaky: The Li...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing one of the hottest debates in politics and medicine - Do we have the right to die? - and the case that became an international sensation, Terri Schiavo. Rep. De...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing the tragic death of Kari Hunt and the brave advocacy her family undertook to make us all a little bit safer, ensuring that every time we dial 9-1-1, the call co...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing part II of the infamous abscam - a story of corruption, luxury, and a con man turned FBI informant who would be critical in bringing justice to several high pro...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing part I of the infamous abscam - a story of corruption, luxury, and a con man turned FBI informant who would be critical in bringing justice to several high prof...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are taking you back to middle school history class, discussing the brutal caning of Senator Charles Sumner by House of Representatives Member Preston Brooks - an event that st...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are taking you to Pennsylvania, where we discuss R. Budd Dwyer, a State Treasurer whose crimes and public suicide shocked the world.    Sources:  The Sins of Our Fathers: A Pr...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the D.C. Madame, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who ran an illegal, high-end prostitution ring in the Capital City for years, only to meet a tragic end and expose a f...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. This session, we're talking about political superstar Marion Barry, who led a highly successful - and highly controversial - career in D.C. politics. Follow us on Instagram @ CrimeinCongress   H...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. This session, we're talking about the days-long hostage crisis that paralyzed Washington and the political superstar, Marion Barry, whose survival continued a successful, albeit controversial, c...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the decades-long scandals of Democrat Congressman from Youngstown, Ohio Jim Traficant (or Traffic Cone, we accept both). Traficant would be the fifth - but no...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the 1981 Brink's Robbery, which led to three murders and a wild political saga still playing out to this day. Representative Mike Lawler from New York also sw...

NEWS FLASH! We're popping in your feed with a bonus episode recapping some of the most salacious headlines from the past few weeks, mixed in with random anecdotes by yours truly, Harley and Sarah.    If you like crime, scandal, politics, and want to stay up-to-date on news of the week, this segment is for you!   Sources:  https://newspapers.com/image/365337621/?match=1&terms=%22roosevelt%22%20...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about hostage situation in Washington, D.C. that lasted 38 hours and led to multiple fatalities; but, we can't talk about that attack without first discussing the 1...

NEWS FLASH! We're popping in your feed with a bonus episode recapping some of the most salacious headlines from the past few weeks, mixed in with random anecdotes by yours truly, Harley and Sarah.    If you like crime, scandal, politics, and want to stay up-to-date on news of the week, this segment is for you!   Sources:  Daily Mail: Shock twist reveals the real reason Peanut the Squirrel was seiz...

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about a 1900's stolen election, an insurrection at a capitol building, and an assassination of (one of) Kentucky's governors.    Follow us on Instagram @ CrimeinCon...