Crime on Prime Time

This week we are coming back strong from being sick with Law & Order Season 10 Episode 1 "Gunshow". Hold tight with this one because the opinions are strong. After recapping the episode, we cover the real life true crime case it was based on. July 1st, 1993 was a normal business day in the 101 California Street high-rise building. That was until a man dressed in a suit stepped off the elevator...

The gang is all back together for the first time in a long time and oh man this episode is a doozy. First, we start by recapping Criminal Minds Season 7 Episode 20 "The company". If you know Criminal Minds, you know this episode. After the recap they jump into the true crime story this Criminal Minds episode was based on. Colleen Stan was like any young woman in the 70s, young, free, and hitchhiki...

In a much anticipated return, Arod is back!!! And with him back we are covering a case in his neck of the woods. But first we recap CSI Season 13 Episode 8 "CSI on Fire" and it's a roller coaster for sure. Then Kenzi tells the story of the real life true crime that shares similarities in the episode. Between 2003 and 2005 a serial killer was operating in the East Corridor of Albuquerque and the po...

We promise we are back for a while now! And we are coming back strong with a SVU episode! This week we watched Law & Order SVU Season 13 Episode 3 "Blood Brothers". After the recap, we jump into the real celebrity scandal this episode was based on with a new twist to the show. This week we did a biography episode on the career of Arnold Schwarzengger. From a boy in a small village in Austria t...

It's 2024 and Crime on Prime Time is back and we're starting off the new year with a lot of laughs! This week we watched CSI: Miami Season 6 Episode 7 "Chain Reaction". After the recap, we cover a true crime story, or more like seven that share just one think in common with the TV episode.... a genius drug smuggling attempt. Are they all genius ideas though? You decide after we cover the 7 crazies...

After coming back from a holiday break, the gang welcomes the Christmas season by recapping NCIS: LA Christmas episode Season 9 Episode 11 "All is Bright". Then we head back to New York City for our true crime that shares similarities with this episode. In 1977 New York City was not the glamorous city we may think it was. New York City was a desperate and dangerous place, but all the feelings of t...

This week we finish up our two part series on the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, but Kenzi substitutes her brother Brady with her brother Carson for this week's episode. They start by recapping NCIS Season 4 Episode 13 "Sharif Returns", which is the follow up episode to NCIS "Sandblast' from the week before. Then we dive into the investigation and subsequent manhunt for the terrorists behind the...

We are back after a one week break due to sickness and travel. At least some of us are back..... Kenzi has guest host Brady on to cover NCIS Season 4 Episode 7 "Sandblast". After the recap, they discuss the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which you might think you know? But did you know it started with the murder of a Rabbi in 1990? Or that the Joint-Terrorism Task Force had a man on the inside?...

This week we finish up Part 2 of 2 of Joy Risker's story. In this part we dive into the events following Sean's confession, including the subsequent investigation. Then comes the trial, which is just as dramatic as Sean Goff himself. Also during the trial we get the story of the days and hours leading up to Joy's death by a surprise witness. Sadly, during the trial we have to listen to the story S...

We are headed back to our roots this week! We watched and recapped Law & Order SVU Season 9 Episode 10 "Snitch". Then Kenzi tells the story of the real true crime case this episode was based on. When police in Arizona found the remains of Joy Risker, they were unaware that over in San Diego police were already investigating Joy's disappearance. They and Joy's friends and family even had one ma...

We have another guest with us on this week's episode! Kenzi was joined by her other brother, Brady, and they recap CSI: Miami Season 9 Episode 21 "G.O.", which is a real mind bender and has twists and turns almost every scene! This episode is all about pranks, so after the recap Kenzi and Brady share their own experience with a prank on their house. Then they dive into the incredibly sad story of...

The gang get together to cover a one-season-only, spinoff of Law & Order, Law & Order: LA Sesason 1 Episode 4 "Sylmar"! Folks, this spinoff might be better than SVU..... just saying..... Anyways, after the recap, we get into the true story it was based off of. Colleen LaRose became curious about the Islamic faith after a one night stand, but as she spent more and more time online learning...

We are headed back to the bayou in this week's episode! We watched and recapped NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 18 "In Plain Sight" before diving in to a true crime story that surprisingly shared more similarities with the TV episode than you would expect. From a young age, all Virginia Hall wanted was to be an agent in the US Foreign Service, but when serving as a clerk at the US Consulate in...

On today's episode we head to court for a crazy trial on and off the screen! First we start with our usual recap, this time of CSI Season 4 Episode 11 "Eleven Angry Jurors". After, we dive into Tanner v The United States, the story of a jury that turned into a party. In the 1980s, William Conover and Anthony Tanner were found guilty on conspiracy to defraud the United States and mail fraud, but li...

College football is back which means we have to start with a Texas football update. But don't worry soon after we recap Hawaii Five-0 Season 10 Episode 13 "Loa'a pono ka 'iole i ka punana". Then we jump into the case of the best yet worst counterfeiter in American history, Emerich Juettner. He started producing fake $1 bills just to survive the Great Depression, but little did he know the Secret S...

On this very special episode, Kenzi hosts with her brother Carson to cover their family show, Criminal Minds! After they discuss the role Criminal Minds played in their family, they recap Criminal Minds Season 10 Episode 6 "If the Shoe Fits". Then, they travel back in time to the early 1900s to discuss the "Giggling Granny". All Nannie Doss wanted out of life was Prince Charming, but once she answ...

This week we learned all about the Navy! Per the usual, we start by recapping NCIS Season 12 Episode 13 "We Build, We Fight". Then we jump into a true crime case that shares some similarities with the episode. While docked in Sasebo, Japan, Radioman Allen R. Schindler Jr. was just trying to enjoy one last night out before the U.S.S. Belleau Wood took off for the Philippines the next day. That was...

Another Wednesday, another episode of Law & Order SVU! This week we watched Law & Order SVU Season 22 Episode 1 "Guardians and Gladiators". This episode was based on the Central Park Birdwatching Incident. Christian Cooper was just trying to spend his Memorial weekend birdwatching, when he found himself in a confrontation with a dog owner. A confrontation he had thought was just about leas...

We are back to our regular streaming schedule and bringing you a show we haven't covered yet. This week for the first time we watched CSI: Miami Season 10 Episode 11 "Crowned" and we dive into the world of beauty pageants. After we go through our riveting recap of the episode, we jump into the tragic death of Agnieszka Kotlarska. Agnieszka was the first Polish woman to ever be crowned Miss Interna...

We go conspiracy in this weeks episode! But first recap Bones Season 5 Episode 6 "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken". From there we dive into the story of the Karen Silkwood, the Kerr-McGee whistleblower. During her time at Kerr-McGee, Karen secretly collected documents to confirm her suspicions that Kerr-McGee was knowingly putting workers at risk of contamination of radioactive plutonium. She...

We are rounding out our crimes of Robert Durst series with the Law & Order trifecta! This week we watched Law & Order Criminal Intent Season 1 Episode 19 "Maledictus. After our recap, we go back in the timeline to learn about Susan Berman, the daughter of a Vegas mob boss, her connection to Robert, and how that connection and her loyalty cost her life on Christmas Eve 2000. Durst would hav...

In the second installment of our deep dive into the crimes of Robert Durst, we watched Law & Order Season 14 Episode 17 "Hands Free". Yes you read that right, the OG Law & Order also had an episode based on Robert Durst. After our recap we jump into Robert Durst Part 2: Morris Black's Story. While the New York police were reinvestigating Robert's wife's, Kathie McCormack, disappearance, Du...

We are back with another Part 1! But first, we recap this weeks TV episode Law & Order SVU Season 4 Episode 18 "Desperate". After the summarized version of the TV episode, we dive into the disappearance of Kathie McCormack. In 1970s, Kathie met, fell in love with, and married Robert Durst, the first born son of a prominent real estate tycoon. But, when Kathie goes missing after a dinner party...

The gang starts the episode by talking all things dreams! They answer a listener write in question about the wildest dreams they ever had and then jump right into recapping NCIS Season 16 Episode 1 "Destiny's Child". After that it's another history lesson from Professor Kenzi and get ready because there's a pop quiz. Between the 1970s and 1980s a group called FALN set off a number of bombs in the...

We are back with part two of Criminal Minds Season 10 Episode 1 "X". In this finale, we hear about the ending of the Butcher of Kingsbury Run's reign of terror and Elliot Ness' downfall as the media "Golden Boy" and career downfall. Then we dive into several theories including the only two suspects at the time? And was this killer the same as the Black Dahlia killer? We discuss these theories and...