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In the Crimemas Volume I finale , Todd Hiles and Stewart Fillmore confront one of the most haunting and divisive crimes ever associated with the holiday season—the death of JonBenét Ramsey . On Christmas night, in a quiet Colorado home filled with decorations and anticipation, something went terribly wrong. What followed was not just a murder investigation, but decades of suspicion, missteps, and...

In a small Tennessee town near Nashville, a bank was targeted by someone wearing a costume no one expected. It wasn’t Christmas. It wasn’t even winter. But the disguise followed a familiar pattern—one tied to celebration, distraction, and the false comfort of tradition. As investigators looked closer, they began to see something unsettling: this wasn’t a one-off. Different holidays. Different cost...

In Cisco, Texas , during a time meant for goodwill and generosity, a man walked into a bank dressed as Santa Claus . What followed was neither joyful nor accidental, but a calculated act that blurred the line between performance and crime. The disguise worked because it was familiar. Trusted. Disarming. And by the time the illusion collapsed, the damage had already been done. With careful storytel...

Todd Hiles and Stewart Fillmore step into the uneasy space where fear, patriotism, and tradition collided. During the height of the Red Scare , even the most beloved symbols of American life were not immune to suspicion. In 1947 , an FBI report quietly raised concerns about a holiday film cherished by generations—alleging that beneath its warmth and optimism lay something far more unsettling. Subt...

In Crimemas Case 02 – The Lone Ranger: Unmasked on Christmas Eve , Todd Hiles and Stewart Fillmore turn to a quieter kind of crime—one that struck not through violence, but through symbolism, timing, and audacity. On Christmas Eve, 1986 , in a Houston airport filled with travelers and holiday expectation, something vanished. Not just property—but an identity. What was taken belonged to a man who h...

In a special presentation from Back in Crime — Crimemas , Todd Hiles and Stewart Fillmore open a series unlike anything before it: a new episode released every day leading up to Christmas, each exploring a crime tied to the holiday season. Case 01 - Silent Night...Deadly Bomber begins at a time meant for peace, reflection, and goodwill—when violence is least expected and trust is at its highest. D...

In the Season Two finale, Case 22 – The Gambler Who Always Won , retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore close the season with the story of a man who made a living by turning risk into profit—and walking away untouched. Known to the world as Titanic Thompson, he crisscrossed America wagering on cards, golf, and propositions designed to trap the unwary. He was...

Retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore shift the focus away from the motorcade and into a quiet Dallas neighborhood—where another death would become inseparable from one of the most scrutinized days in American history. Just forty-five minutes after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit was shot and killed in broad day...

Retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore trace the hidden history of America’s most audacious counterfeiters—and the quiet war waged to stop them. Beginning in the late 19th century with Emanuel Ninger , known to authorities as Joseph Gilbert , the story unfolds through an era when forged currency threatened the very trust that held the nation together. Ninger...

In Case 19 – The Icebox Murders , retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore revisit one of Houston’s most unsettling and misunderstood homicide investigations—an ordinary home tied to a mystery far larger than the crime itself. On Father’s Day, June 20, 1965 , Fred and Edwina Rogers vanished from their quiet neighborhood. When neighbors alerted police, officers...

The Nation’s First Manhunt , retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore take you back to the beginning of modern federal law enforcement—to a murder that would ignite America’s very first nationwide manhunt. When FBI Special Agent Edwin C. Shanahan was shot and killed in 1925 by Martin J. Durkin , a ruthless car thief who had already wounded four police officers...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and back to a case that hits closer than ever—Todd’s own childhood. In this gripping episode, The Boy in the Trunk , the agents travel back in crime to the quiet town where Todd grew up, after a long-lost memory suddenly resurfaces. What he once dismissed as a childhood u...

Retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore take you deep inside the Bureau for a gripping look at one of its most legendary figures: Melvin Purvis. In Case 16 – The Original G-Man , Hiles and Fillmore unravel the meteoric rise and mysterious downfall of the man who took down John Dillinger and became America’s first celebrity lawman. Revered by the public but re...

Retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore take you back under the crime scene tape one last time for the gripping conclusion to Back in Crime’s explosive three-part series on The JFK Assassination. In the series finale, The Second Autopsy , Hiles and Fillmore confront the lingering questions and unsettling inconsistencies surrounding JFK’s original autopsy—an e...

Retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore take you back under the crime scene tape for another gripping chapter in one of America’s most infamous cases: The JFK Assassination. In this second episode of Back in Crime’s highly anticipated three-part series, The JFK Assassination, Hiles and Fillmore shift their focus from The South Knoll Shooter to The Parkland Do...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and back to one of the most infamous cases in American history: The JFK Assassination. Kicking off the highly anticipated Season 2 of Back in Crime, this three-part series begins with The South Knoll Shooter. Questions have been flooding in after a groundbreaking discover...

In this chilling episode, the Texas Crime Travelers delve into the unsolved serial killer case that haunted Texarkana in 1946, known as the Moonlight Murders. The Phantom Killer terrorized the town, committing a series of brutal attacks that left the community paralyzed with fear. Hiles and Fillmore explore the investigation step by step, unraveling the mystery and examining the evidence that has...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and into this conspiracy-filled episode, the Texas Crime Travelers delve into the hidden history of America's most notorious criminals. You know about John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Alvin Karpis—all declared Public Enemy No. 1 by FBI Director...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and back to "Case 12 - The Trip 23 Mystery Box Episode." In this special installment, the Texas Crime Travelers present a thrilling adventure for fans of puzzle box shows like Lost, Westworld, and Severance and mystery-solving enthusiasts. Hiles and Fillmore sta...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape on to Alcatraz Island. In this episode, the Texas Crime Travelers provide you with Alcatraz 101—everything you need to know about the infamous prison, its notorious history, and the daring escapes, including the legendary Anglin brothers. Hiles and Fillmore explore the in...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and back to one of the most harrowing investigations of the civil rights era, focusing on "Case 10 - The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing." This infamous 1963 attack tragically claimed the lives of four innocent children in a racially motivated act of terroris...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and back to the case that started it all, starring The Deadly Actress. Questions have been pouring on for the agents, following a viral TikTok video from Texas Crime Travelers, where they hinted at the arrest of The Vampire Diaries Actress. Sound familiar? This case had n...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore as they take you under the crime scene tape and back to the case that started it all, starring The Deadly Actress. Questions have been pouring on for the agents, following a viral TikTok video from Texas Crime Travelers, where they hinted at the arrest of The Vampire Diaries Actress. Sound familiar? This case had n...

In this much-anticipated episode of Back In Crime, retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retied FBI agent Stewart Fillmore dive into the mystery of "The Missing Civil War Gold." Following a viral TikTok video from Texas Crime Travelers, they explore the conspiracy and legend surrounding stolen Civil War gold believed to be hidden in Dents Run, Pennsylvania, and the FBI's involv...

Join retired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore for a gripping episode of "Back In Crime" as they dive into part 2 of Snatching Sinatra. The Texas Crime Travelers unravel the shocking events of Frank Sinatra Jr.'s kidnapping, a crime that shook the entertainment world. With their expert storytelling, Hiles and Fillmore explore the abduction, from the initial cap...