Brew Crime Podcast

We are back with the latest series Crimes in Japan. Mike brings us the case of Takahiro Shiraishi the Twitter Killer. Sources ●     https://www.courthousenews.com/japan-executes-man-convicted-of-murder-for-killing-and-dismembering-9-people-in-his-apartment/ ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kininGQZZWY ●    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiro_Shiraishi ●    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P...

We are back with the latest series Crimes in Japan. JT brings us the case of Yasutoshi Kamata the Osaka Ripper. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasutoshi_Kamata    https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/25/national/crime-legal/japan-sends-two-inmates-gallows/    https://icomdp.org/two-executions-carried-out-by-japan-authorities/    https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/japan/japan-executes-...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on August 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·         https://www.newsweek.com/texas-millionaire-trophy-hunter-killed-buffalo-safari-south-africa-2110206 ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-punches-cougar-face-deters-212227869.html ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-punches-cougar-face-deters-212227869.html ·         https://...

We are back with the latest series Blackmail. Mike brings us the case of the How both the CIA and the KGB both tried to blackmail Sukarno the first President of Indonesia after independence.   Sources https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/18r5zki/sukarno_the_former_president_of_a_conservative/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RD...

We are back with the latest series Blackmail. JT brings us the case of the United States V. Ogoshi.  When blackmail goes too far. Sources Indictment United States Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan: "Ogoshi Brothers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms In Sextortion Scheme That Resulted In Death Of Teen. " (September 5, 2024). Available at: https://www.justice...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on August 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·          https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-concert-christian-rock-musician-cancellation-1.7592356 ·         https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chinese-vessel-arctic-surveillance-1.7590513 ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/war-on-gaza-senators-call-on-canadian-government-t...

We are back with the latest series Jealousy. Mike brings us the case of the murder of Hannah Leflar by her ex boyfriend Skylar Prockner. Sources For full list of sources go to www.brewcrime.com ●https://ca.news.yahoo.com/apos-dozens-apos-teens-knew-110000566.html?guccounter =1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAA KqVq3KJ0qOOu3Tz588K2U7uMgv1Q-RhN5N3Pn5wdFSwdNoxhJxoA...

  We are back with the latest series Jealousy. JT starts us off with the attack on Nancy Kerrigan a famous Figure Skater. Sources Baughan, N. (2017, December 1). I, Tonya review: A chilling story of thwarted ambition. BFI. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/i-tonya-review-chilling-story-thwarted-ambition * CBS News. (2019, January 6). Almanac: The Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding scandal....

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on July 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·         https://abcnews.go.com/US/firefighters-ambushed-gunman-responding-brush-fire-coeur-dalene/story?id=123325507 ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mother-handcuffed-her-sons-hands-201237618.html ·         https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/percentage-canadians-see-u-top-154146696.html ·...

This week we wanted to share an episode from a podcast friend of ours as we were unable to get an episode of our own out. This is the Family Plot Podcast and they discuss A History of Bookstores as Resistance Centers on episode 255. Show notes. In this episode we are joined by Kelsey Black, of the Book Burrow Bookstore in Pflugerville Texas as we discuss the history of Bookstores as Resistance Cen...

We are back with the latest series Serial Killers. Mike continues the series with Robert Lee Yates a serial killer out of Washington State.  Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lee_Yates https://www.courthousenews.com/death-sentence-upheld-for-spokane-serial-killer/ https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Yates,%20Robert%20Lee.htm https://murderpedia.org/male. Y/y/yate...

We are back with the latest series Serial Killers. JT starts the series with Micajah “Big” Harpe and Wiley “Little” Harpe brothers who were active in the late 1700's. Almost no murder was out of line for these two. Sources ⁠ "Beware of Micajah and Wiley Harpe, conclusion." The Courier News. (https://mycouriernews.com/articles/2023/04/6947/beware-of-micajah-and-wiley-harpe-conclusion) "Frontier Jus...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on June 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·         https://ca.news.yahoo.com/israel-says-greta-thunberg-being-071326859.html ·         https://www.popsci.com/environment/osprey-drops-hammerhead-shark/ ·         https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/30/bc-washington-border-honeybees-escape-flipped-truck/ ·         https://ca.news.yaho...

This series we are going to tackle Death Penalty Cases.  This episode Mike will discuss the executions of both Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin.  The last two people executed in Canada.    Sources ⁠ https://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/en-CA/General-Information/Our-Monthly-Story/story-archives/prospect-cemetery/Lucas.aspx chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://winnipegpolicemuseum...

This series we are going to tackle Death Penalty Cases.  This episode JT will discuss James French. The last man to be executed in the United States in 1972 until 1976 when they started executing people again. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_French_(murderer)  https://murderpedia.org/male. F/f/french-james-donald.htm https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1990/09/09/last-man-executed-in-...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on March 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources https://www.corrections1.com/prison-food/articles/10-of-the-best-or-worst-prison-recipes-bxaR2ewyToWYzohR/  https://www.corrections1.com/contraband/men-with-air-cannon-try-hurling-200k-worth-of-drugs-into-la-prison  https://www.thedailybeast.com/climber-rescued-twice-from-mt-fuji-after-return...

This series we are back to cover Blue Collar crime.  These more honorable crimes than white collar crimes right?  Mike talks about Gilbert Galvan JR and American that become a prolific criminal in Canada. Sources https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/bandit/ https://www.original-cin.ca/posts/2022/9/21/bandit-a-bloated-tale-of-canadas-flying-bank-robber https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/n...

This series we are back to cover Blue Collar crime.  These more honorable crimes than white collar crimes right?  JT tells us about Henricus Antonius “Han” Van Meegeren a master art forger. Sources https://museumhack.com/anniversary-forgery-meegeren/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_van_Meegeren https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/54449 http://denisdutton.com/van_meegeren.htm https://www.telegraph.c...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on March 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. Sources ·        https://ca.style.yahoo.com/woman-rare-autoimmune-disease-unforgettable-222318131.html. ·        https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/captain-canuck-trump-1.7505647 ·        https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/u-s-man-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-sexually-abusing-abducting-13-yea...

Brew Crime joined in this fun project from Octoberpod Am. This is an anthology episode. Somewhere the sun shines, somewhere the birds sing the glories of a new dawn. Somewhere … it's Spring again! But HERE … every day is Halloween! Rogue Transmissions, an uncanny anthology of exceptional indie podcasts, presents the Halfway to Halloween Hullabaloo! Your horror host Edward October is scanning the d...

We are back now to cover White Collar Crimes.  Mike will cover William Obront a man that did it all as long as it was illegal.  His crimes took place mostly in Quebec with some in Ontario and even some Florida.   Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Obront https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-montreal-butcher-was-a-banker-for-the-mafia/ https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/...

We are back now to cover White Collar Crimes.  JT will cover Jack Abramoff a Republican lobbyist and all around bad dude.   Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff https://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/11/18/142506057/jack-abramoff-from-corrupt-lobbyist-to-washington-reformer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/28/jack-abramoff-new-book-corruption-in-washington_n_1064602.html...

Welcome to Brew Crime News! This episode falls on March 2025. Listen to todays news, once monthly. JT was sick so Paige of Reverie True Crime Joined on this episode. Sources https://www.newsweek.com/fish-sex-mating-sperm-evolution-behavior-animals-2011660 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/tennessee-man-shot-dog-while-100039489.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/former-philippine-leader-duterte-arrested-033028...

In this chilling episode of Brew Crime, JT and Mike crack open a cold one and dive deep into one of the lesser-known yet horrifying war crimes of the 20th century — the Seoul National University Hospital Massacre. As North Korean forces swept through Seoul during the Korean War in 1950, hundreds of innocent patients and medical staff were brutally executed inside a place meant for healing. Join us...

With War on everyone's mind these days we decided to tackle a tough subject in War Crimes.  For this week Mike brings you a discussion of the First Gulf War or the Iraq Iran conflict.  Unfortunatley JT was sick so Paige of Reverie True Crime pinch hit for him.    Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War https://www.britannica.com/event/Iran-Iraq-War https://www.history.com/topic...