Criminal Discourse Podcast

Listen to the final episode of the MacDonald Family Murders. This final part will wrap up with the outcome of the 1979 murder trial and other theories of the murders.

Listen to part 3 of the MacDonald Family Murders and the case being made against Jeffrey MacDonald.  In this episode we'll talk about the re-investigation and how someone who staunchly believed in Jeffrey MacDonald's innocence would come to change their mind.

This episode continues covering the case of the MacDonald Family Murders.  We explore more of the evidence and the formal Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) interview with Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald held on April 6, 1970. His article 32 hearing would determine whether or not he would face a court-martial.

February 17, 1970 was a morning few on the Fort Bragg Army Base or the nation would soon forget.  The pregnant wife of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald and their two young daughters were brutally murdered in their on-base housing unit.  Who is responsible?  Is it a group of drug crazed hippies or someone closer to the victims?  Listen to the story of what happened in those early morning hours and decide for...

Listen to one of our first episodes about Margaret "Bill" Allen.  A fascinating story of one woman who tried to live her truth, but others would not let her be. Their actions would lead to a murder and then to a hanging.   

An international manhunt, cross dressing and the Asian sex trade.  What do all of these things have in common.....Peter Chadwick.  Listen to one of our original episodes only released through our Facebook page.  

Picture doing something you've done hundreds of times before, but this time things don't go as planned.  Now imagine that activity involves jumping out of an airplane, 4,000 feet above earth. As you plummet towards the ground your parachute doesn’t open!  Listen to the amazing story of Victoria Cilliers, and the twisted tale of her attempted murder.

In the mid-70s home invasions throughout the tri-state area were on an uptake.  Two perpetrators would not only break into unsuspecting residences, but they would toy with their victims for hours.  Soon their invasions escalated to sexual assaults and murder.  Who were they?  Why did they torment and torture their victims?  Was it for the money or the thrill of seeing the fear in their victims eye...

In July 2014 Genesis Rincon was gunned down in one of the most gang infested cities in America.  Did someone target this twelve year old girl? Was she an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet? Listen to the story of how one family's path to justice took a winding road and ended where it all began, in Patterson New Jersey.

Was Amy Dechant wrongly accused or a greedy woman trying to outrun the law? A son fails to call his mother one summer night in 1996. Was this happenstance or did something nefarious take place? Listen and learn how America's Most Wanted played a crucial role in bringing a desperate fugitive to justice.

How does a legally blind Japanese man go from finding enlightenment to running an international cult set on starting World War III?  Listen to the fascinating story of Shoko Asahara and the Aum Shinrikyo cult he founded. Learn how expensive melons lead to his capture!

Listen to the story of Katherine Knight. How could a woman commit such unspeakable horrors to a man she supposedly loved?  Her crime was murder, but it was how she executed the murder that caused her to receive a sentence that had never been handed down to a female defendant in Australia’s history.

In 1843 one man would set a legal precedent that still utilized today in some countries.  Daniel M'Naghten would attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister of England only to be caught up in a case of mistaken identity.  Did his delusions cause his actions or was he legally sane at the time of the crime?  Listen to the story of how Daniel's actions set the standard for generations to come...

From 1971 until 1980 Carroll Edward Cole was on a killing spree that spanned four states.  How was he able to get away with killing into the double digits and no one put it together?  Listen to the story of this notorious serial killer who in the end got what he wanted.  

In December 2011, the unthinkable happened in the city of Detroit. Two-year-old Bianca Jones was the victim of a carjacking. Or was she?  Listen to the story and decide if the right person was convicted of murder or if Bianca is still out there waiting to be found.  

Twenty seven year old Avis Banks was five months pregnant when she was shot and left for dead in a pool of blood on her garage floor.  Who committed this heinous crime in a quiet residential neighborhood in Ridgeland Mississippi in November 2006?  Was it a crime of opportunity or did someone want Avis and her unborn child dead? 

Listen to the story of how the murder of a young girl and the subsequent conviction of a teenage boy played a role in changing a country's stance on the death penalty.

The disappearance of an 11-year-old girl and her subsequent murder would rock the city of Rochester, NY in November 1971.  Shock turned to fear when two more young girls were abducted from busy streets in broad daylight never to be seen alive again.  Listen to the story of The Alphabet Murders and discover why these crimes are also known as The Double Initial Murders.

Just a forewarning this episode talks about domestic abuse. How could a man who started out so sweet and nice turn into a monster over time?  In 2008 this man would unleash unspeakable horrors on someone he "loved?" Listen to the survivor story of one woman who lived through six days on a cross-country trip with a man who planned on never letting her return home.  

September 1984 would result in the tragic death of a loving mother of three sons. Was it a robbery gone bad or an intentional murder?  Listen and learn how the greed of Robert O Marshall destroyed the lives of so many people.  For thirty years the question lingered. Who killed this wife and mother?

In April 2013, Dr. Autumn Klein, a brilliant neurologist, suddenly collapsed after returning home from her shift at a Pittsburgh hospital. What was causing her system to shut down?  Was it something that she encountered at work or something more sinister? Listen to the medical mystery that doctor's raced to resolve while trying to save one of their own.  Was it an accident, suicide or murder?

In July 2003 a mother, her three children and the children's grandmother would be found shot to death in their Bakersfield, California home.  The youngest victim was just 6 weeks old.  Who would target this family?  Was this a robbery gone wrong or something more personal?  Listen to the story of how a killer was brought to justice due to what the bug evidence told investigators.  

In October 2008, police discovered a horrific crime scene in a quiet residential neighborhood in Riverside California.  Marine Sgt. Janek Pietrzak and his new bride, Quiana Faye-Jenkins Piertrzak, were found bloody, beaten, tortured and murdered.  Who could commit such heinous acts?  Listen and learn how investigators from Riverside County and NCIS agents worked together to bring the perpetrators...

In November 1971, DB Cooper was an unassuming middle aged man.  Then he boarded a plane at the Portland International Airport for a thirty minute flight to Seattle.  It would turn out to be one of the most infamous skyjacking/robberies in US history.  Has the notorious robber's identity finally been discovered?  Listen and find out!

July 1999 in a quiet suburb of Oklahoma City a man would lose his life in the driveway of his parent's home in front of his older sister and two young daughters.  Soon the perpetrator would be caught, but the question that still lingers today is whether or not the right man was sentenced to death?  Listen to the story of Julius Jones and decide for yourself.  There are lots of questions surro...